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Volume 101 Number 27
District Four Royalty
S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
July 10, 2013
Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje members compete in Paris, France
Texas teens win World Championship in rocketry
Congratulations to 2013 District Four Queen Ana Fuentes and Duchess Olivia Schwertner, both of Lodge 49, Rowena. They were crowned at District Four Youth Achievement Day held June 29 at Lodge 49, Rowena. District Four YAD photos and results appear on pages 18 to 21.
by Amy Janecka SPJST Lodge 40 El Campo-Hillje
It all started last September when three teens from Georgetown 4-H Club got together to launch some rockets for Team America Rocketry Challenge, (TARC). Like all other years, this year’s challenge was a huge undertaking requiring solid engineering skills. But brothers Matt (age 17) and Mark (age 13) Janecka, who are home-
schooled, and Daniel Kelton (age 16), who attends East View High School, formed a three-man team and got to work. The boys had to design, build, and launch a rocket to an altitude of 750 feet and safely bring down a raw egg in 48 to 50 seconds under a parachute 14 to 16 inches in diameter. Competing against more than 700 other teams, Matt, Daniel, and Mark qualified for the national TARC competition, where
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ABOVE: Texas rocket competition winners meet the French president at the 2013 Paris Air Show. (Photo: Alex MacNaughton - USA Today). LEFT: Congratulations to, left to right, Mark Janecka, Daniel Kelton, and Matt Janecka on their grand accomplishment. Mark and Matt are members of SPJST Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje.
District Five Royalty
Congratulations to 2013 District Five Royalty. They are, left to right, Duke Mathieu Barcak, King Ryan Bronikowski, Queen Denae Bronikowski, and Duchess Léa Barcak, all of Lodge 88, Houston. They were crowned at District Five Youth Achievement Day held June 30 at Lodge 88, Houston. District Five YAD photos and results appear on pages 22 to 25.
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 SPJST Cookbook Order Form............5 Lodge Section......................................6 Reunions ............................................10
Inside Th is Week’s Vestnik
Death Claims......................................11 Youth Section.....................................12 State King’s Notebook ......................12 Czech Culture ....................................26 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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“Fruit Pizza” from SPJST Tasty Traditions Cookbook
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Lodge 177 Academy gives to Czech Heritage Museum
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Lodge 25 Ennis youth shares photos of new Czech kroj