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LHS Senior Kolby Blair Named Student of the Month
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Lewisville Noon Rotary Youth Committee chair Sue Bowman (above right) last week presented Kolby Blair with the club’s Student of the Month certificate for his myriad accomplishments during his high school career.
 
Lewisville High School (LHS) principal Jim Baker (above far left) shared how members of the school’s student body government recently took a trip to Washington, DC  to learn about the country’s rich history. Blair’s kind heart and attentiveness were on full display throughout the trip, just as they are on campus throughout the school year, Baker said.  “When you share space with more than 2000 kids, you’re dependent on the ones…who are genuinely good human beings,” he added. 
 
Blair has been a part of the student council and ROTC for two years and has also participated in the swim team and the Interact Club, among other activities. This fall, the ambitious LHS senior will be heading to the nursing program at Midwestern State University. Blair was joined by his parents, Lile (pronounced Lilly) and Sergeant Gordon Blair, who oversees all Student Resource Officers for the Lewisville PD. The Lewisville Noon Rotary is delighted to honor this outstanding student for his many achievements and the positive impact he has made with his teachers and peers. 
Volunteers Rock March Adopt-a-Spot
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LNR club members John Kazor (far left), Sue Bowman (holding cardboard), and James Kerbow (far right) were joined by several students from Lewisville High School's Interact Club for this month's Adopt-a-Spot cleanup. The volunteers filled bags with trash they collected along Garden Ridge Blvd. and discovered a rogue street sign that likely came off its post due to recent high winds. Participating in Adopt-a-Spot is a great way to practice Service Above Self while making an important difference to Keep Lewisville Beautiful, and we are grateful for everyone's efforts last weekend!
LISD Vo-Tech Program Opens Doors for Students
HVAC technician and guest speaker Dustin Neff last week gave Rotarians a detailed overview of Lewisville ISD’s leading-edge vocational and technical education program, which prepares high school students for future career success in the trades.
 
HVAC is an extremely lucrative field with a significant shortage of technicians, Neff noted. “I’m a third generation air conditioning contractor. My grandfather started doing it in 1949,” he said. His father, Keith Neff, followed suit, learning the trade from a young age, and by the time Dustin Neff was in high school, he was carrying on the family tradition.
 
Today, he is the General Manager of Triple A Air Conditioning & Heating in Flower Mound and is heavily involved in LISD’s vocational program for the HVAC industry. As part of the initiative, the school district built a sprawling workshop at the Technology, Exploration and Career Center - WEST (TECC West) lab, located near the Lewisville High School Natatorium on Round Grove Road. The HVAC vocational program can position graduates to immediately move into good paying jobs, avoiding college debt, Neff said. Alternately, graduates can continue on to get an associates degree or use their ability to earn money in the trade to help pay for college, should they desire a four-year degree.
 
The average technician age is 55, Neff explained, and there will be a huge drop in the labor force as workers in the Baby Boomer and Generation X cohorts retire. LISD’s vocational program will help mitigate this shortage and equip the next generation with practical, marketable skills that will serve them well for years to come.
 
The state-of-the-art HVAC equipment at the TECC West lab includes six fully operational gas systems and heating systems. Neff and a colleague also recently met with several juniors and seniors in the program to do practice interviews and teach soft skills for navigating customer relationships, as well as the hands-on technical skills to install and repair heating and air conditioning units.
 
“I have a real passion for helping students and helping people, and I love to help business owners,” said Neff, who hopes to hire some of the program graduates at his company.
 
The full TECC West building includes instructional opportunities for several other trades, ranging from automotive repair to electrical, welding, audio video production, and cosmetology. Students are at the facility for two periods a day and can come out with job-ready certifications, opening doors to a future career. For more information, visit the TECC West website at www.lisd.net/teccw.
Lewisville Noon Announces Big Fore Charity Golf Tournament
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The Lewisville Noon Rotary this week officially kicks off its promotional campaign for the club's biggest fundraiser of the year, the 2023 BIG FORE Golf Tournament.
 
This year's tournament will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023 at Oakmont Country Club. The event includes a boxed lunch on the golf course and celebratory sit-down dinner with raffles and award presentation following a full day of golfing. All profits raised from the annual fundraiser go to support more than 20 local charities. For more information or to register a player, team, or sponsor, visit the LNR event page on GolfStatus here. Rotarians can also download the two-sided informational flyer or full-color sponsorship trifold brochure in the Homepage Download Files section in the left column of the LNR website homepage. 
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FAMILY OF ROTARY
 
Please pray for Sally Quezeda's daughter, who is fighting an infection, and for former Lewisville mayor Dean Ueckert, as he continues to recover from throat cancer surgery. 
 
Club members were thrilled to see long-time member Spud Newton at Bistecca last week, and we pray he will continue regaining his strength, so he can participate regularly in LNR's weekly lunch gatherings.
 
Please pray for the health and safety of Eyad Salloum's family members living in Syria, which has experienced extensive infrastructure damage and loss of life in several cities in the wake of massive earthquakes. 
 
Finally, please continue to pray for Jay Agarwal, who is in India, where he established an orphanage and is involved in many other philanthropic projects.

You can send any specific prayer requests or praise reports to be included here to Audrey Stansbury at audreystansbury@gmail.com.
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