Paso Robles High School Athletes
Recently Honored
Lions Club hosts 61st Annual Sportsmanship Awards Night
Paso Robles, Calif. (December 20, 2007) On Tuesday,
December 11, 2007, several athletes from Paso Robles High School were
honored by the Paso Robles Lions Club. The students were nominated by both
coaches and fellow teammates for their leadership attributes, being a great
example to other teammates, and because they “are a joy to coach.” The Paso
Robles Lions Club has been recognizing PRHS student athletes with the
Sportsmanship Awards since 1946. Go Bearcats!
Pictured above (not in order): Kelley Burdette, Girls Varsity Volleyball;
Karlee Anderson, Girls JV Volleyball; Jennifer Hernandez, Girls Freshmen
Volleyball; Grant East, Boys Varsity Water Polo; Austin McCall, Boys JV
Water Polo; Kim Bergin, Girls Golf; Mike Stark, Varsity Football; Hunter
Gay, Freshman Football; Leo Club member Ki Park, Girls Varsity Tennis;
Bailey McWhorter, Girls JV Tennis; Leo Club member Carissa Long, Varsity
Girls Cross Country; Reihia Todd, Varsity Boys Cross Country; and Reilly
Newman, JV Boys Cross Country.
Paso Robles Lions & Leo Club Announce 2007
Student Scholarships
Totaling a combined club record of $8,000
During the ceremony on June 6 at the Paso Robles High School Scholarship
Night, four students received $500 each from the Lions Club. Crystal
Ontiveros, Patrick Rookus, Megan Thiessen and Oscar Torres. Six students
received $1,000 each from the Leo Club. Nicholas Bacigalupo, Tyler Parham,
Leo Will Bedell, Leo Robert Van, Leo Tasha Wisniewski and Leo Britney
Wright. All students were there to accept their awards.
The money was raised through generous community donations during various
Lions Club fundraisers and the Lions/Leo Club Barney Schwartz concession
stand sales. Lions and Leo Club members volunteer their time to raise funds
that are given back to the community.
Paso Robles Lions & Leos Give Generously to
the Community
PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA (July 10, 2007) – At a recent meeting, the Lions
and Leos Clubs of Paso Robles calculated the donations made during the
2006-2007 fiscal year. Together they gave an impressive $21,674.00 to local
schools, club and programs. Recipients of these funds include the Boy
Scouts, Supplies for Solders, SLO Ambulance, WHAR (Wolf Rescue), AYSO, City
of Hope, Mid-State Fair Livestock Projects, SLO Track Club, PRHS SkillsUSA,
Police Explorers, NorCal Eye Institute, Zone Speaker Contest, Club Student
Speaker Contests, Project Lifesaver, Lions Insight, Paso Robles High School
Sportsmanship awards, Student Eye Screening and PRHS Student Scholarships.
The Paso Robles Lions Club was chartered in 1939. Like all Lions clubs, the
Paso Robles clubs are recognized for service to preventing blindness and the
visually impaired. In addition, they conduct a variety of other local
projects and activities designed to improve our community and help people in
need.
Wally Ohles
receives the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award
Pictured from left to right:
District Governor Bill Dunlevy,
immediate past President John Boes, and Secretary Wally Ohles
Paso Robles Lions Club
Sportsmanship Awards
Since 1946, the Paso Robles Lions Club has been proudly giving the student
athletes of PRHS the sportsmanship award. This award is selected by the
members of their teams and considered the most prestigious award the athlete
can receive.
Some 60-65 student athletes receive this award each year. One athlete from
each fall, winter and spring sports is presented a medal on a ribbon at a
Lions Club meeting. Coaches, parents and family members are invited to
attend. Over the years, several students have received this award more than
once and many recipients have advanced in their careers because of the
characteristics exhibited from achieving this award.
Student Live Stock Purchase
Paso Robles Lions & Leo Club Purchase Livestock at 2007 California Mid-State
Fair - Total Donation of $2,438 for both animals
During the livestock auction held on Saturday August 4, the Lions Club
purchased a lamb raised by Leo member Jesse Henderson-McBean for her Paso
Robles FFA project.
Thank you for supporting me at the Paso Robles Mid-State Fair. ---Jesse
Henderson-McBean
The Leo Club purchased a hog raised by Leo
member Forrest Erwin for his Paso Robles 4-H Project.
“Thank you so very much for buying my pig. Your purchase has further funded
my love of animals. I appreciate your act of kindness and will never forget
this day.--- Forrest Erwin
Student Eye Glass Purchase
Student Vision Screening
During the Mid 1920’s, Helen Keller challenged the International
Association of Lions Clubs to become the world leader in the prevention of
blindness. Since, the Lions are known for working to end preventable
blindness. In Paso Robles, the Lions proudly lead the way by assisting in an
early intervention program to perform vision screening for all students K-8
in the Paso Robles School District.
For the past 20 years, Dr. Doug Major OD, an optometrist with Optometric
Care Associates in Paso Robles has been coordinating the vision-screening
program countywide. The Paso Robles Lions Club provides funding and a
portable vision trailer for Dr. Major and other doctors and professionals to
conduct vision screening every September for more than 2,400 students
locally and 17,000 students countywide.
Any child under the age of 18 who requires further eye examination or
glasses not covered by SLO county Medi-Cal, Health Families and Sight for
Students is eligible to request financial subsistence from the Paso Robles
Lions Club. If the request is beyond our local Lions Club capabilities, we
refer the patient for free medical or surgical care to the Northern
California Lions Eye Foundation.
Eye Glass Recycling
Click here for more info
This year's winner is Valerie Lloyd…..topic “Immigration –My Solution”
Student Speaker Contest
Each year in February, the Paso Robles Lions Club participates in a
student speaker contest administered by Lions Multiple District Four Student
Speakers Foundation. The contest begins at the club level and progresses
five levels completing at the multiple district level. Contest winners
receive cash prizes for during the first three levels and scholarship funds
for the remaining winners. The foundation provides more than $100,000 to
contest winners each year. Speakers are judged on text, delivery and
effectiveness of effort during their ten-minute speech.
In 2007 marks the 70th year of the contest and the recent winners of the
Paso Robles Lions Club are as follows:
Year Winner Topic
2006 Jessica Henderson-McBean Internet- Hero or Villain
2007 Jessica Henderson-McBean Global Warming- Fact or Fiction
For more details on the Multiple District Four Student Foundation, please
refer to the following website:
www.ssf.md4lions.org/index.html
Student Scholarships
Paso Robles Lions & Leo Club Announce 2007
Student Scholarships
Totaling a combined club record of $8,000
During the ceremony on June 6 at the Paso Robles High School Scholarship
Night, four students received $500 each from the Lions Club. Crystal
Ontiveros, Patrick Rookus, Megan Thiessen and Oscar Torres. Six students
received $1,000 each from the Leo Club. Nicholas Bacigalupo, Tyler Parham,
Leo Will Bedell, Leo Robert Van, Leo Tasha Wisniewski and Leo Britney
Wright. All students were there to accept their awards.
The money was raised through generous community donations during various
Lions Club fundraisers and the Lions/Leo Club Barney Schwartz concession
stand sales. Lions and Leo Club members volunteer their time to raise funds
that are given back to the community.
Student Sports Awards
Adopt-A-Street
Pioneer Day Bean Feed
Lions Field Cleanup
Leo Club Sponsor
Paso Robles Lions Club
Student Livestock Purchase
The Paso Robles Lions Club continues
its involvement in the community by rewarding a youth member for their
livestock project. For more than 15 years during the Mid-State Fair, the
Lions purchase an animal from a member of a local organization.
This project is funded solely from our club members and the most recent
recipients are as listed.
Year Name Organization Animal
2005 Caitlin Walker Paso Robles FFA Lamb
2006 Jesse Henderson-Mc Bean Paso Robles FFA Lamb
(Pictured below)
