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Volume 107 Number 3
Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
★ Brotherhood
January 23, 2019
ISSN —07458800
Leora Uribe of Lodge 133, San Antonio
named “Teacher of the Year” Leora Uribe of SPJST Lodge 133,
The 2019 SPJST State Progressive 42 Domino Tournament winners are, front, left to right, first place - James Hosch of Lodge 200, BrucevilleEddy; second - Raymond Raesz of Lodge 29, Taylor; back, second from left, third - Arnold Raesz of Taylor; and fourth - Milton Peterson of Lodge 6, Cottonwood. Congratulating them are State Fraternal Director Frank Horak, far left, and Fraternal Services Specialist Tammy Martinez.
Lodge 200, Bruceville-Eddy member wins State Progressive 42 Domino Tournament The start of the New Year is a time for celebration and the first SPJST state tournament for 2019. On Saturday, January 12, 2019, a total of 48 players turned out for the SPJST State Progressive 42 Domino Tournament hosted at the SPJST Home Office in Temple. Last year, we also had 48 players. We’re off to a great start in 2019. Based on the responses that we received from the players, the SPJST Home Office is a great place for the tournaments! Of the 48 players that participated in the 14-round tournament, 24 were members and 24 were prospective members. Again, all of the traditional SPJST tour-
naments are being held in Temple. The Home Office provides a great central location and a comfortable gathering place. Players drove into Temple as far away as Ennis, El Campo, Hallettsville, Waco, and Dime Box. Players enjoyed snacking on kolaches in the morning and chicken and dumplings, green beans, salad, rolls, and bread pudding for lunch - all from Kolache Kitchen. Thank you, Margie Faltesek, for bringing your peanut and pecan brittle to our tournament. It was delicious! Tournament winners were:
San Antonio recently earned the distinguished honor of “Teacher of the Year” at Harlandale Middle School in San Antonio. Leora has been an SPJST member since she was two years old. She is the daughter of Rick and Kathy Uribe and granddaughter of Frank and Joanne Pavelka. As a college student, Leora taught art in an after-school program which was funded by local non-profit groups. “My mom always suggested that I should become a professional teacher,” says Leora. “One day I realized she was right!” Leora had been teaching all along while going in and out of dif-
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SPJST Scholarship Application Deadline February 1, 2019 Applications and all required information must be received by the Home Office on or before February 1, 2019.
*Must be an active SPJST Youth Club member to apply for the Leadership Grant.
To receive a General Scholarship Application and *Leadership Grant Application, please call the SPJST Home Office Fraternal Department at 800.727.7578 or 254.773.15 or download an application at www.spjst.org.
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ferent majors. “When I made the decision to major in education, I knew I made the right decision.” She earned her degree from University of Texas at San Antonio in 2012 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies focusing on fourth through eighth grade education in English, language arts, reading, and social studies. “I think middle school - especially sixth grade - is a fun grade level to teach,” Leora says. “Sure, it’s hard sometimes, but overall the students are still young enough to be really sweet kids. Yet, they are mature enough to understand and care about the challenging topics we cover in social studies, and
To receive a General Scholarship Application and/or *Leadership Grant Application, please call the SPJST Home Office Fraternal Department at 800-727-7578 or download an application at www.spjst.org. See more information on page 18. *Must be an active Youth Club member to apply for the Leadership Grant.
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Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Lodge Section......................................5 100 Pennies Drive Donor Form ..........9 In Memoriam ......................................14
Youth Section.....................................15 Youth Quarterly Report.....................18 Youth Merit Points Update................19 Czech Culture ...................................21 Advertisements .................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
SPJST Foundation supports volunteer fire departments
Lodge 4 Hallettsville hosts Christmas party
Applications and all required information must be submitted to the Fraternal Department by February 1, 2019.
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Lodge 49 Rowena youth earns Eagle Scout Page 9
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