SPOTLIGHT on sUCCESS! CLAIRBOURN STUDENTS ARE COMING UP ROSES!
Brownies Carissa Coane and Claire Combs along with Girl Scouts Mary Farley and Stephanie Seitz celebrating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts at a special booth by transportation.
Two of Clairbourn’s students, Carissa Coane and Mary Farley, were selected to represent the Brownies and Girl Scouts in the 2012 Rose Parade. Carissa rode on the Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary Float next to the CEO of Girl Scouts USA, and Mary got to walk next to the float as it moved along the parade route. Trish Coane, Carissa’s mother, shared that Carissa, “...was selected out of nearly 500 girls who each had to write an essay about how they showed courage, confidence, or character as a Girl Scout. Then, the pool was narrowed down to 50 for personal interviews. Finally, 10 girls were selected to represent the six different levels of Girl Scouts. The executives who interviewed Carissa sent her a personal note of congratulations, and commented on how poised and confident she seemed in her public speaking. As part of the interview process, she had to talk to several adults about her involvement and contributions to the organization. I attribute this quality to her weekly poem recitals in front of Mrs. Wreede’s second grade class and, of course, her yearly presentations in Chapel.” Mary Farley also went through a long and involved selection process that included writing an essay, submitting a letter of recommendation, and then finally going through an interview process with a panel of Girl Scout officials. In the end, she was chosen to be one of 60 girls to walk next to the float and carry a representation of the Girl Scout Badges made entirely out of flowers and seeds. Mary also achieved her Silver Award in Girl Scouting by doing a community service project that took over a year to complete, and included numerous service project hours. Now she is working toward the Gold Award—the highest level of Girl Scouts (equal to Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts). BAYNE BOSSOM CONTRIBUTES TO LIBRARY
Fourth-grader Bayne Bossom helped to expand Clairbourn’s library this year. He participated in a horse competition where prizes consisted of monies towards the winners’ school libraries. Bayne earned $136 and helped Librarian Anita Knight choose the books purchased with the money. A special donor plate with his name on it was added to the inside cover of each book. Bayne Bossom won $136 in new books for the library.
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