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Vol 16, NO. 24
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Local students compete in Rialto Lions Club annual speech contest
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n Wednesday, Feb, 21, 2018, the Rialto Host Lions Club hosted their annual club level Student Speakers Contest at the Knights of Columbus facility in Colton.
Carroll Ann Zacher, Chairperson of the event for the Rialto Host Lions Club, explained that a maximum of eight high school students are invited to participate in the public speaking contest each year. Five students from the local area high schools came to offer their presentations on this year’s topic "Integrity and Civility Play
What Role in Today's Society?"
excellent presentation and granted points to each speaker based Judging the contest were Sharon on those specific guidelines. Hanki, a teacher in the Rialto Unified School District, Nancy The Lions Club statement Luther and Kristiana Shirley of regarding the purpose of the the Cultural Homestay Student Speakers Contest is “the International Association. The contest provides an opportunity judges had ten specific speaking Contest, cont. on next pg. points with the attributes of an
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RIALTO HOST LIONS CLUB
Up to eight students from local high schools are invited to participate in Rialto Host Lions Club annual Student Speakers Contest, which took place on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Pictured from left: Contest winner Kenny Hua (Rialto High), Tim Solomon (Eisenhower High), Katelyn Miller (Carter High), Lions Club President Don Martin (in back), Cassandra Muniz-Ramos (Carter High), Hannah Seng (Rialto High), contest chairperson Carroll Ann Zacher and Liliana Rojas (Rialto High).
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Rialto Branch Library patron Etienne Bland and Library Youth Services Lead Connie Bottini check out the old-time film projector provided by Milton Goodwin during the Black History Month Film Festival
n Tuesday, February 13, 2018 the Woman’s Club of Rialto met at their club headquarters located at 219 North Riverside Avenue to hold their first Paint Night fundraiser. Woman’s Club President Kathleen Holm explained that the event was being held to provide monies to their High School Scholarship fund and the Rialto High School Art Department. “We invited Deborah Mount, an art teacher for Rialto High School, to come and lead our ladies in a Paint Night,” said Holm, “I had met her previously at the Rialto Relay for Life while working with the Students Stopping Cancer Club making a memorial quilt for the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. We’re excited to have her here.” Library, cont. on next pg.