In honor of the start of the 2009-2010 school year, the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise welcomed Dr. Max Rose, Superintendant of the Washington County School District to speak to the 654th Meeting of the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise.
Dr. Rose, well known to many of the members of the Club, has devoted his life to his passion for teaching. Dr. Rose, born and raised in Garfield County, has Bachelor’s, and Masters’ degrees in Mathematics and a doctorate in Math and Chemistry from BYU. He keeps his fingers in the classroom not only in the public schools of the district, which he visits frequently carrying his crusade for study of the sciences, but retains his title as a professor of math and chemistry at Dixie State College where he also currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
Dr. Rose, well known to many of the members of the Club, has devoted his life to his passion for teaching. Dr. Rose, born and raised in Garfield County, has Bachelor’s, and Masters’ degrees in Mathematics and a doctorate in Math and Chemistry from BYU. He keeps his fingers in the classroom not only in the public schools of the district, which he visits frequently carrying his crusade for study of the sciences, but retains his title as a professor of math and chemistry at Dixie State College where he also currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
In his engaging style, he talked about “the kids”, it’s all about “the individual kids”. He is proud of the District, the 7th largest in the State of Utah with its many leading edge programs. The District offers “Success Academy” which allows completion of a high school diploma along with a 2 year Associate Degree from Dixie State College, and is able to boast of a 90% high school graduation rate, staggering considering the national graduation rate is only 60%.
The dual immersion, bilingual school Dixie Sun is accumulating great success stories. Dr. Rose addressed member’s questions about Trust Lands, Charter Schools and N1H1 preparation in the schools at the end of his presentation. We were informed that the Washington County School District does not intend to close schools in response to “flu” due to the disruption to the community that could cause. Instead prevention such as strong emphasis on hand washing is in place. In conclusion, Dr. Rose invited any one with a few minutes to spare to volunteer at a school. Another example of how Rotarians can make a difference “one person at a time”.
With very mixed emotions this club accepted the resignation of President Elect Nominee, Kyle Ashby who will be leaving the community for a career opportunity. Kyle, we will miss you.
Next week: Lynn Spafford on Costa Rica and related ways to make that difference “one person at a time”. You won’t want to miss it!
See you next week,
Marla Shelby-Drabner, President
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