Steve Crowell. President, Rotary Club of Jefferson City; Larry Linthacum; Superintendent of Schools, Jefferson City and member of the Rotary Club of Jefferson City; Carrie Tergin, Mayor of the City of Jefferson and member of the Jefferson City Breakfast Rotary Club; Jana Forck, 2018 Jefferson City Public Schools Eisinger Teacher of the Year; and Steve Newman a Past President of the Rotary Club of Jefferson City who provided the invocation.
Mayor Carrie Tergin welcomed the attendees to the New Teachers Welcome Luncheon. Jefferson City Public Schools Superintendent Larry Linthacum introduced the new teachers. 2018-19 Teacher of the Year, Jana Forck, spoke to the attendees about her experiences as a teacher and offered some practical advice to the new teachers. Ms. Forck’s comments were uplifting and inspiring. One quote Ms. Forck shared was “The benefit to losing is you get to learn from your mistakes.”
Rotary Club of Jefferson City members Alice Bartlett, Christine Ellinger; Julie Allen and 6080 Assistant District Governor Pat Hiatte worked on the event. The greeters at the New Teachers Welcome Luncheon were Rotary Club of Jefferson City members Nick Monaco and Paul Jungmeyer. The Rotary Club Local Foundation, Pam Henrickson, President, provided financial sponsorship of the event. Brown Printing contributed the printing of the program.
The New Teachers Welcome Luncheon sponsored by the Rotary Club of Jefferson City and the Rotary Club Local Foundation appeared in a local newspaper, the News Tribune, in Jefferson City Missouri.