Calendar:
Kindergarten Rodeo: Friday, April 17. Rodeo students will exercise and play traditional western games such as gold panning, horseshoes, brand the “toro,” and other fun relays.
Kindergarten Promotion Program: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21. All families are invited to the end-of-year celebration.
Kindergarten field trip: Friday, May 22. Kindergarten field trip to Childsplay at Tempe Center for the Performing Arts.
—JoAnne Cawley
Hamilton High Huskies
Hamilton Gridiron Golf tournament:
The tournament begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Ocotillo Golf Course. The cost is $125 and includes 18 holes of golf and dinner. There will be a silent auction and raffle with great prizes; four tickets to Disneyland, premium Diamondbacks tickets, gift certificates to various restaurants, golf passes to local golf courses, Nike merchandise, one-month membership to Studio Fit, tickets to Phoenix Symphony and many other great items. Visit the Hamilton Gridiron website at http://hamiltonhuskiesfootball.com to register. Limited space is available. Sponsorships and donations for silent auction/raffle are still being accepted. Contact hamiltongridironclub@gmail. com if interested.
—Wendy Lyle
Patricia Grahmann earns highest award in Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts, Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, has honored Chandler resident Patricia Grahmann with the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive. Patricia is one of 25 girls to earn the award in 2015.
Patricia graduated from Chandler Preparatory Academy in May 2014 and attends Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She is considering a major in biology or neuroscience.
This prestigious award requires a girl to stretch her skills and step forward as a leader to meet a local or global need and create a sustainable change. In the process, she develops and enhances her own leadership, determination, creativity and confidence.
When Patricia was 5, she asked everyone attending her birthday party to bring a stuffed animal, instead of a birthday present. She then took the stuffed animals to the pediatric ward at a nearby hospital and gifted them to patients.
The birthday tradition ultimately inspired her Gold Award project. She began “Celebrate with Banner,” a program to teach children about the joy of giving by encouraging them to collect donations for their birthday, rather than presents for themselves. Patricia worked with the Cardon Children’s Medical Center communication team to include “Celebrate with Banner” in their email marketing, on social media and on their website. Since the launch of her
project, more than 700 items have been donated to the children’s center.
“Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award is truly a significant achievement,” said Tamara Woodbury, chief executive officer of GSACPC. “These girls saw a need in their communities, developed a plan and took action to resolve the issue. Their dedication, perseverance, and leadership is making the world a better place.”
Completing a Gold Award project usually takes 18 to 24 months and
often involves seeking in-kind donations and recruiting volunteers. Gold Awardees distinguish themselves in the college admission process, earn college scholarships and enter the military one rank higher.
The Gold Award recipients were honored at the 2015 Girl Scout Gold Award Celebration on Saturday, March 28, at the Glendale Civic Center.
SUMMER BREAK CAMPS
Camps are indoors and will cover Hitting, Throwing, Fielding, Speed & Agility and even Pitching and Catching for interested BASEBALL and SOFTBALL players. Our instructors have the knowledge and experience to develop players of all ages and skill levels from the beginner to intermediate and advanced. Includes Shirt and daily Drink and Snack!.
PRICING
Camp 1: June 1-5, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 2: June 8-12, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 3: June 15-19, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 4: June 22-26, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 5: June 29-July 3, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 6: July 6-10, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 7: July 13-17, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 8: July 20-24, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Camp 9: July 27-31, Mon.-Fri., 8am-Noon
Chandler resident Patricia Grahmann has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive. Submitted photo
