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The Lititz Rotary Club recognized Payton Gooding as Student of the Month at their regular meeting on January 23, 2024, held at the Lititz Springs Inn & Spa. Payton is a Warwick High School senior and the daughter of Michelle and Reed Gooding.
Payton is an academic achiever and has demonstrated academic excellence during her time in the Warwick School District. She has earned recognition on the Distinguished Honor Roll each year. Payton’s strong academic efforts have earned her membership in the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Computer Science Honor Society, and the English Honor Society. She also earned first place in the Pennsylvania Media and Art Competition for a digital movie project.
Also at Warwick, Payton has demonstrated strong leadership as President of her class since her freshman year and most recently served as Captain of the Warwick girls soccer team. Payton also had the privilege of being a Teacher's Assistant (TA) for Mrs. Rakiewicz, a broadcasting and English teacher at the high school. Payton expresses great admiration for Mrs. Rakiewicz and is grateful for the lessons learned in broadcasting classes. She is also looking forward to serving as a TA for Mr. Neuman who has influenced Payton to excel in more challenging classes.
Payton is an active volunteer and served as a camp counselor for youth soccer camp during the past two summers. The week-long camp, organized by Warwick, brought together aspiring girl athletes to train with the girls' high school soccer team for two hours each day from Monday to Thursday. She also participated in a Special Olympics Game Day and volunteered at the rubber duckie race for the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development. During the holidays, Payton helped wrap gifts for families in need. She also volunteers with multiple adopt a highway events.
Over the past three years, Payton gained gained valuable work experience at Philly Pretzel Factory, where she assists customers and developed skills in handle food preparation.
In the future, Payton expects to attend Savannah College of Art and Design and major in film and television. She has a strong interest in the creative realm of the film industry, and aspires to become a movie director or editor and pursue her passion for storytelling and visual arts.
Rotary Club of Lititz Announces 2024 Travelogue Series
Come to Lititz and see the world! The Rotary Club of Lititz is pleased to announce the return of its Travel & Adventure Film Series program this year. Your seat awaits you, so make plans to buckle up for travel adventures around the beautiful globe.Each Travelogue presentation will be held at Grace Church, 501 W. Lincoln Avenue, Lititz. There will be two performances – a matinee at 2:00 p.m. and an evening at 7:00 p.m. with a musical prelude beginning a half-hour before each performance.General admission tickets are sold at the door at a cost of $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. Season tickets ($20.00 for adults and $10.00 for students) may be purchased from any Rotary Club of Lititz member or at the Lititz Public Library. The season tickets may be used during either the matinee or evening presentations. For more information, contact Dean Brandt, 756 Rothsville Road, Lititz, PA 17543, by phone at 717.626.4520.The tour includes the opportunity to see:
- “Yellowstone Trails & Tails” with Dale Johnson, Saturday, March 16, 2024.
- “Great Cities of Europe” with Marlin Darrah, Saturday, April 13, 2024.
- “The Road to Namibia” with Rick Ray (includes South Africa and Victoria Falls), Saturday, May 25, 2024.
We welcome not only our past patrons but anyone who would enjoy a relaxing and entertaining presentation of lands, life, and culture in distant places. This is truly an outstanding entertainment value.For roughly 60 years, the Travelogue series has helped to provide funds to local non-profit service groups, as well as providing college loans and scholarships to many local students. Some of the locally supported groups include four local fire companies, Warwick Ambulance Association, Warwick/Lititz Community Chest, Lititz Historical Foundation, Lititz Public Library, Lititz recCenter, and Lititz Springs Park. Those who attend our Travelogue Series help us to continue these important community service efforts. Thank you for your SUPPORT to our wonderful community of Lititz and visit our web site at www.lititzrotary.com!
The Lititz Rotary Club recognized Ethan Zipko as Student of the Month at their regular meeting on November 15, 2022, held at the Lititz Springs Inn & Spa. Ethan is a Warwick High School senior and the son of Lisa and Brian Zipko.
Ethan is an academic achiever and has demonstrated academic excellence during his time at Warwick by earning recognition as a member of the National Honor Society, earning designation on the Distinguished Honor Roll each year, and ranking academically in the top 10 of his class. He has also been recognized with an honorable mention at the North Museum Science and Engineering Fair and earned a runner up award in Material Sciences at the Warwick Science Fair. Ethan has also been recognized as a Scholar Athlete with the Warwick Football team and is a three-time member of the All-Academic Team Gold for football.
In addition to academic excellence, Ethan is an outstanding athlete. He plays center and is captain on the football team as well as being a first baseman and pitcher for the Warwick baseball team. Ethan is grateful that he and his teammates have been able to compete at a championship level.
To exemplify the Rotary value of “Service Above Self”, Ethan is involved with youth football and baseball and has helped coach and teach skills to players in both sports. He has also helped coach youth league flag football. When not involved in sports, he is a tutor. As a member of the National Honor Society, Ethan has supported the community by visiting retirement homes, helping to make and distribute meals during Thanksgiving and providing presents for children during Christmas. In the summer he often works on his grandparents New Jersey farm, does landscaping.
Ethan has a strong interest in photography and astronomy. He hopes to develop skills as an astro-photographer. After graduating from Warwick, he expects to study meteorology.
The Lititz Rotary Club recognized Zachery Jerchau as Student of the Month at their regular meeting on October 25, 2022, held at the Lititz Springs Inn & Spa. Zachary is a Warwick High School senior and the son of Jennifer and Matt Jerchau.
Zachary is an academic achiever and has demonstrated academic excellence during his time at Warwick by earning recognition on the Distinguished Honor Roll each year. He is also a member of the National Business Honor Society. He is the President of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) which is organized to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. He is also President of the National Business Honor Society, Treasurer of Student Council, a Student Council Representative and member of the Men in Business Club.
Zachary exemplifies the Rotary value of “Service Above Self”. He volunteers extensively across Warwick. Zachary serves as a Teacher Assistant for the business department and the athletic director. Zachary is part of the Warwick's Link Crew, a high school transition program in which leaders are positive role models and mentors who guide the freshmen to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school. In addition, he is a volunteer with Warwick’s Peers Assisting Learning Support (PALS), a student-run organization which pairs classmates with and without special needs in an assortment of group activities.
Zachary is also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), a community working to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. He attends Calvary Church, where he assists with the livestream presentations, volunteers in the second grade children’s ministry and is a member of the youth leadership team.
Currently, Zachary works on the customer service team at Bomberger’s Store and at Country Home Catering. In the future, Zachary is considering further study and training in the fields of business, law enforcement, homeland security or government.
On October 11, Lititz Rotary present Lyndsey Mackie, Director of Development for the Byrnes Health Education Center in York, with a gift of $2,000 to support their programs. At the meeting, Mackie expressed her gratitude for our Rotary’s long-term commitment and faithful support in providing funding for the center throughout the 25 years of our partnership. She stated that the support Rotary provides is vital to the success of the center. She also reviewed the many programs, 52 in all, that the center provides for school students. The Byrnes Health Education Center has a student-centered curriculum which is delivered by the request of partnering school systems. By the numbers, the Byrnes Health Education Center provides services to 14 counties in Pennsylvania as well as 17 additional US states and four Canadian provinces. The center recently completed a four million dollar building project which enables it to provide state-of-the-art facilities for accessing instruction.
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