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Rodman named Jr. Carpinterian of the Year BY Lea BoYd
Girls, Inc. of Carpinteria Presented to Bianca Calhoun, left, by Mary Crowley
HELP of Carpinteria Presented to Terry Moore by Judy Goodbody
Securing the title of Jr. Carpinterian of the Year is no small feat. First, your grade point average should be miles above a 4.0. Second, the number of community service hours you’ve logged should be about equal to most adults’ annual work output. And third, you should aspire to a career in which saving lives plays an integral role. All three of this year’s finalists for the title brought these attributes to the competition, a fact that makes Matthew Rod- Jr. Carpinterian of the Year finalists, from left, Molly Miller, Matthew man’s win particularly Rodman and Viviana Morales all exhibited impressive academic and spectacular. extra curricular accomplishments. Rodman, a Cate Cup Bookstore to teach Mandarin to children. School senior with Carpinteria roots, boasts a 4.25 State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who presented grade point average, volunteers in myriad capaci- Rodman with a commendation from the State of ties and plans to major in biochemistry and possibly California, noted that as the mother of a Cate grad she pursue a career in medicine. Check, check and check. understands that the Carpinteria preparatory school What sets Rodman apart from his peers, according challenges its students with highly rigorous academics. to his teachers, is that he demonstrates intellectual “What impressed me most,” she said to Rodman, “is leadership while making significant contributions your willingness to give back to other students—this to the extracurricular life at Cate: “He has not only is the sign of a true leader.” served as an example in the classroom, but has shown Rodman congratulated his co-finalists, Carpinteria a rare leadership quality on the playing field of life.” High School seniors Molly Miller and Viviana Morales, Rodman mentors younger Cate students, gives and thanked his grandparents and his sister along with campus tours to prospective Cate families, partici- his school and his school advisor Mary Arango for all pates in theater productions and writes for the school their support. “I’m extremely grateful and honored to newspaper. His giving spirit is evident off campus as have been chosen as this year’s Junior Carpinterian of well; last summer he led a series of classes at Curious the Year,” he told the crowd.
People’s Self-Help Housing Presented to Jeanette Duncan by David Gustafson
Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning Presented to Chuck Griffin by Debbie Murphy
Chamber Ambassador of the Year Presented to Stephen Joyce by Lynda Lang
Rotary Club of Carpinteria Presented to Lin Graf, right, by Roland Rotz
PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON
Plaza Playhouse Theater Presented to Sandy Sponcil, right, by Melinda Bie
Chamber Volunteer of the Year Presented to Donna Treloar by Lynda Lang