STRIVE Holds Its Last Meeting
The STRIVE Program held its last meeting of the year on Thursday, April 12th in room 1602 at Minnetonka High School. The program for the meeting was to have the STRIVE students complete a written evaluation of this year’s programs and also to give each student the opportunity to get up in front of the group and tell what they found memorable about STRIVE this year and what their plans are for this coming year and a future goal in their life. Overall the students really liked all the sessions and particularly appreciated the lessons on attitudes, goal setting and study skills.
Scott Dykhoff and Dick Glover conducted the evaluation and expressed how proud we as Rotarians are of the commitment and progress the STRIVE students have made this year. Dick Glover said “This is the best STRIVE Group we have ever had!” Dick also expressed appreciation to Scott for his leadership of the STRIVE Program and that he would now be working with the Eden Prairie Rotary Club because of his promotion and change of business location.
When asked how the STRIVE Students would like to be communicated with they overwhelmingly wanted to be texted or tweeted. Dick admitted that the Rotarians have some modernizing to do to make that happen for next year’s program and that Scott Zerby from the Rotary Club has volunteered to help in that regard. Each of the Mentors present also spoke and thanked the students for their commitment to the program and how proud they were of the STRIVE kids this year.
There will be one final luncheon for the STRIVE Students and their parents sometime in May. Because of the large size of the group plans are being looked into to hold the luncheon at MHS in the Black Box. It has been a great year for STRIVE and we want to thank all of the Rotarians that attended and presented this year to make the program such a great success.