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Union Pacific Railroad has existed since 1862 and still moves the nation’s freight by rail, even traveling through Waxahachie, Texas. Dan Harbeke, Director of Public Affairs for the company, presented to Rotary members about the many benefits of Union Pacific to the economy and growth of the nation. The rail company has been in existence since 1862, when President Lincoln signed the Pacific Rail Act. Union Pacific continues to add to the US transportation industry, and remains a national leader in the field
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Jamie Mills, Assistant Principal at Global High School, brought the Global students of the month for November, December and January to be presented to the Rotary Club.
The student of the month for November 2017 is Joshua Garcia. He is the son of Maria E. Garcia and is a sophomore at Waxahachie Global High School.
Joshua has been active in the Interact Club, the high school Rotary Club, since he got to Global last year. He is a conscientious young man who is a good citizen. He is maintaining all A’s in his classes.
Joshua’s favorite community service work is the Hidden Miracles Respite Night held every first Saurday of the month. Respite Night is a chance for the caregivers of children with special needs to get a break and some much needed time to themselves while the students play with their kids.
In his free time Joshua is involved in fish breeding. He collects aquatic plants and enjoys gardening. He is also a fan of hiking. After high school he plans to become a chemical and molecular eigineer.
Tianyi Zhou is the December student of the month. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Hong Dyess. She is a junior at GHS who excels academically. She is on the A-honor roll. She earned third place at the Regional TSA competition for fashion design.
This is Tianyi’s third year in the Interact Club and she is the club treasurer this year. She spends numerous hours working at Hidden Miracles but also enjoys DEAR day and the Human Rights symposium held each spring.
In her spare time Tianyi enjoys reading and biking. She plans to attend Rice University.
Blair Deere is the GHS student of the month for January. She is the daughter of Brandon and Brandi Deere. She is a junior at Global High where she excels academically.
This is her second year in the Interact Club and she is a leader in the PRIDE Club as well. She is receiving the award because of her many dedicated service hours working at Hidden Miracles.
In her spare time Blair enjoys bicycling, dancing, costumes and makeup. In the future she plans to become a doctor.
It is an honor for Rotary to acknowledge such outstanding students as Joshua Garcia, Tianyi Zhou and Blaire Deere. They have been presented with a plaque with their names engraved on it. This plaque will hang in the halls of Global High School for many years to come.
Dr. Al Benskin, Principal at Waxahachie High School, brought his Students of the Month for December and January to be presented to the Rotary Club.
Zenon Bernard is the WHS student of the month for December. She is the daughter of Patsy and Bennie Bernard. She is a senior at WHS where she has been involved in several of the school’s clubs including the American Sign Language Club and the Interact Club.
For three years Zenon showed rabbits in the Waxahachie chapter of the FFA and made sale twice. She has also been a member of the Spirit of Waxahachie Indian Band for four years and has been involved in many of the band’s recent victories. She is proud to say that she was a member of the varsity band that won the bronze medal at the state marching competition. She has represented the Waxahachie band in all regional band competitions for four years and made the concert band the last two years in a row.
Outside of school, Zenon stays active in her studies and volunteering. She volunteers at SPCA and for the Interact Club. She also volunteers as a peer tutor at the high school library. In the summer of 2016 Zenon represented Waxahachie by becoming a Texas Ambassador of Music on a tour throughout Europe. Also during that summer she was given the opportunity to attend the National Student Leadership Conference at Georgia Tech University. While there she learned many leadership techniques and forged her passion for physical therapy.
Next fall year she wil be attending Texas A&M University and pursuing her dream of studying physical therapy.
Annabeth Hayes is the January Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Penny and Greg Hayes. She is a senior at WHS in the top ten in her class and has received the Superintendent’s Honor Roll every year of her high school career.
She is a member of the Spirit of Waxahachie Indian Band and has been a leader in the program for two years, serving as historian, social officer and flute section leader. She is also a three-year member of the Wind Ensemble, the 2018 TMEA 5A Honor Band Champion. Annabeth also was a member of the Spirit of Waxahachie Indian Marching Band, the 2017 Bronze Medalist and 2016 and 2017 Bands of America Finalist. She attended the 2016 Flute Festival at Texas Woman’s University where she was named one of the Honors Soloists. She has competed in the UIL Solo and Ensemble for three years and has received top rankings of "One" every year.
Annabeth is a member of Interact participating in Mums for Emily and bell ringing for the Salvation Army. Last summer she volunteered at the Ellis County SPCA where she enjoyed helping exercise dogs and cats.
After graduating, Annabeth plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin to study architecture.
It is an honor for Rotary to acknowledge such outstanding students as Annabeth Hayes and Zenon Bernard. They have been presented with a plaque with their names engraved on it, which will hang in the hall of Waxahachie High.
About the Waxahachie Rotary Club: The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. The Waxahachie Rotary Club meets each Thursday at 11:45am at the Waxahachie Civic Center.
State Representative and Rotarian John Wray explained how congress works and some important issues facing it.
Rotarian and Waxahachie High principal Dr. Al Benskin had the pleasure of introducing the WHS Student of the Month for October, Emma Cook.
The Leadership Waxahachie program that Ann Montgomery participated in chose a downtown ampitheater as its class project. Jim Phillips from KBEC was interested in the project and made a donation to get things moving. The two of them visited the Rotary Club to present an overview of what has become ampitheater park.
Global High School’s principal Ken Lynch presented the Global High School Student of the Month Award for September 2017 to Jacqueline Navarro.
Jacquline, the daughter of Abel and Angelina Navarro, is a junior at Global High School. She excells academically and is on the A/B Honor Roll. This is her second year in the Interact Club but she is receiving this award because of her many dedicated service hours. She spends numerous hours working at Hidden Miracles which is her favorite Interact event. She also enjoys the Red Bags event in which volunteers put the kits together for the Salvation Army’s annual Angel Tree project.
In her spare time Jacqueline enjoys traveling and listening to music. In the future, she plans to continue her studies to become a music producer, potentially studying at the Media Tech School in Dallas.
It is an honor for Rotary to acknowledge such an outstanding student as Jacqueline Navarro and she has been presented with a plaque with her name engraved on it. This plaque will hang in the halls of Global High School for many years to come.
For more information about the Rotary Club of Waxahachie where we believe in Service Above Self and doing things as a club we cannot do alone, visit the club web site at www.waxahachierotary.org . You can find American flag subscription forms there.
Rebehak Corder is a senior docent at the George W. Bush Presidential Library which has an extensive 9/11 display. Her sister, Anna Corder, is an exceptional presenter and together they work to remind us that the common heroism shown during 9/11 is still inspiring today.
Ellis County Game Warden Jeff Powell visited the Rotary Club to explain his job and variety of things he is responsible for. There are about 500 Game Wardens in the 274Texas counties so they keep busy.
A Game Warden is a state police officer charged primarily with protecting natural resources. They are probably most often thought of checking hunting and fishing licenses but there is much more to their jobs. They also enforce the Water Safety Act patroling lakes and waterways to insure boating safety. They patrol for DWI on the road and in the water. They are called in for drownings because they have boats. They also regulate sea food laws controlling the quality of oysters and shrimp.
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