PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

I enjoyed seeing those of you who were at the August meeting and appreciate the work of each committee. I hope that each of you will want to become more involved in helping accomplish the activities that we have planned for our chapter this year. As you share the work of committees, be thinking of the committee on which you would like to work next year.

ALPHA PI OFFICERS 2006-2008

President - Martha Scarbrough

First Vice President - Vicki Young

Second Vice President - Alice Huskey

Secretary - Linda Jernigan

Treasurer - Joyce Hiebert

Parliamentarian - Carmen Morrell

ALPHA PI MEETINGS 2006-2007

August 14.………4:30 pm………..Manchester

Central High School

September 11.…. 4:30 pm ……….. Tullahoma

Robert E. Lee Elementary School

November 13.…. 4:30 pm ……….. Manchester

Administrative Plaza, Community Room

February 12 …… 4:30 pm ……….. Tullahoma

Robert E. Lee Elementary School

.March 12 …….. 4:30 pm ………. Manchester

Central High School

April 28 ………10:30 am ……………….TBA

DUES REMINDER

Member dues, active $70 and reserve $25, may be paid at the September meeting and must be paid by October 31.

ACTIONS TAKEN AT
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

à International scholarships were raised from $5000 to $6000.

à Educators who have been retired no more than two (2) years may now be inducted into the society.

ALPHA PI WEBSITE:

The new Alpha Pi website is almost complete. Please look over the pages at:

http://www.deltakappagamma.org/TN-alphapi/

And email Vicki Young if you see any errors. Please pay special attention to the September meeting link and the Delta Kappa Gamma song. You will need Shockwave (a free download if you click on the link near the bottom of the homepage) to view the song video. Watch for new additions throughout the year!

??? MEMBER MYSTERY ???

Who is the member that ---

A---prefers chocolate pie, caffeine free sodas, and Good Housekeeping magazine, is a Virgo, and sang with a country music band while in high school?

B---prefers oatmeal cookies, Eric Clapton, and the Tennessee Titans, is a Leo, and skied in the AEDC 4 th of July water ski shows?

C---prefers football, apples, and Italian Cream cake, has archaeology as a hobby, and dated a non-English speaking soccer player while touring Chile, South America?

D---prefers any music but country, maple trees, and Oprah magazine, has a cat named Tiger, and was a clerk/typist at the University of Kansas?

E---prefers gardenias, music from the 60’s and 70’s, and shopping at Cold Water Creek, does cross stitch, and once appeared on the “Captain Bob and Bobo” Show at Fair Park in Nashville when she was four years old?

DISCOVER THESE MEMBERS AT THE
SEPTEMBER MEETING!

 

 

 

AGENDA September Meeting

4:15 Snacks and Getting Re-acquainted
4:30 Call to Order and Meditation
4:35 Program:
“The Story of TeachSpace-Exciting
Teachers and Students in STEM”

5:20 Chapter Business
1. Approval of minutes for 8-11-06
2. Treasurer’s Report
3. Correspondence
4. Committee Reports
5. Member Recognitions
6. Announcements
6:00 Adjournment

CONGRATULATIONS---

--- to REBECCA BINGHAM for receiving the Teacher of the Year honor from the Coffee County Board of Education for grades 5 - 8

--- to SARAH KING on the birth of baby daughter Olivia Katherine, born August 2, 2006, weighing 7 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long

---to DOROTHY PEDIGO for receiving the Teacher of the Year honor from the Coffee County Board of Education for grades 9 - 12

--- to CAROL PREISER for receiving the Lena Saine Excellence in Teaching Award for 2005-06 at the 2006 Awards Day ceremony in May at Coffee County Central High School

COMMITTEE CORNER

The Literacy/Special Project Committee is getting information about Coffee County participation in the September 23 activities for the Governor’s Imagination Library Week. As activities, locations and times are known, you will be given more information.

The Scrapbook Committee requests that you bring news items about our members and activities in our members’ schools.

XI STATE NOTES

NOMINATION FORMS for state office or state elected committee are due by October 31, 2006.

GOVERNOR BREDESEN’S BOOKS FROM BIRTH PROGRAM was approved as the Xi State literacy project. The week of September 18-24 has been designated by the Governor as Imagination Library Week. Saturday, September 23, 2006, is the date of the statewide sign-up of children for the Books from Birth program.

THE TRENT LOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL in Pascagoula, MS, as a state project was approved. The school was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Xi State members have contributed over $12,000 that has been sent to the school for library books and teacher supplies. Monetary donations to this project may be made at any time and sent to Xi State Treasurer Linda McCrary. See the Xi State Website for more information.

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE is June 25-30 at the New Orleans Riverside Hilton.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

 JULY

Lucy Deal - July 31

Hilda Hale - July 14

Becky Langford - July 17

Carmen Morrell - July 13

Joan Pockrus - July 13

Reba Walters - July 21

 AUGUST

Bertha Ashley - August 22

Rebecca Bingham - August 7

Suzi Boyd - August 17

Sarah King - August 18

Jennifer Ray - August 17

Martha Scarbrough - August 26

Leslie Wurst - August 5

SEPTEMBER

Linda Jernigan - September 13

Vicki Young - September 15

ALPHA PI NEWS
September 2006