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Announcing the 2020 Oratorical Contest
Ever wonder what it would be like to live with no constraints? No limitations? No frustrations? Coronado school students have an opportunity to muse on these ideas and speak on the theme Just Imagine a World Without Boundaries in the 2020 Coronado Optimists Oratorical Contest.
This is the 49th year of the Coronado Optimists’ contest and will be held in the Winn Room at the Coronado Library on Monday, March 2nd at 3:30 – 6:00p.m. The contest is an enjoyable but serious public-speaking opportunity for Coronado students to explore why they are so confident and optimistic about their future. All are invited to attend the contest, especially the students’ families and friends, and be amazed with the students’ insights and the quality of their speeches.
All Coronado school students, including home-schooled students, under the age of 19 as of October 1, 2019 (there is no minimum age) are eligible to participate and encouraged to apply. Students are urged to work with his/her teacher to prepare their speech.
The students’ 4 – 5 minute speeches, delivered from memory, are judged on content, presentation, poise, and overall effectiveness. Each student receives a participation certificate and the top three students receive medallions and cash awards. The top two students can go on to compete at the Optimists zone and district level contests in April for college scholarships up to $2,500; the district level winner can participate in the regional contest and the Optimist Oratorical World Championship in July for a college scholarships up to $15,000.
The Application form, which includes all the contest rules, is below. It is also available from Gene Rathswohl, the contest coordinator, at erathswohl@san.rr.com.
Completed application forms should be mailed to:
Gene Rathswohl
924 Eighth Street
Coronado, CA 92118
Applications must be received by Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
A maximum of 20 students can participate, so the earlier an application is submitted the better. Feel free to contact Gene with any questions you have regarding the contest.
2019 Winners
Weekly Optimist Meeting 01-16-2020
The meeting kicked off promptly at 0700 with a prayer from Charles Ahren and pledge lead by Bill Carinder.
Our speaker needed to postpone but Optimist member, Roy Mantz stepped up to be our speaker.
DONATIONS
If you have been approached regarding Coronado Optimist making donations to various clubs, groups and school activities we now have an application process with criteria. The application is on our webpage..questions please contact Liaison Chair: Jim Jamison
SUPERBOWL OF CARING
January 15th thru February 2nd
The JOI kids will be picking up between 10am and 1pm
contact Erin Downey 619-675-1323
No ding master today...Mark is absent
Richard Owens, Al Aegerter, Roy Mantz, and Laura Lynn Meek.
Roy Mantz, Larry Kracht, Tom Kane, and Leslie Crawford.
Don Crawford father in law Don Hubbard turned 94 and Don Crawford master gardener class student where Optimist Diana Drummey stated she optimist at the intro class of 2020
George Kunberger home.. mother in law turned 100…brag about his wife and sister who did a Great Gatsby part
Cynthia writing again and published in a friends book
Laura Lynn meek bragged for Justin who will be receiving a valor award posthumously...Victoria Rose last semester at school and going into US Navy, and Coco Channel is all certified as a support dog.
Zoll son re deployed praying for his safety.
Jim Callaway brag Drummey doing ½ marathon on Sunday-Thanks Jim!
City fix property in front of Jim Cooper's house.. he is thrilled.
Guest Speaker:
Roy Mantz
Our guest speaker our own Roy Mantz who is celebrating his 92 birthday and 39 years in the club.
Kirk Henry met Roy thru Optimist Club and Coronado Round Table. Roy handled all computer documents and data entry the Round Table Assc.
But if you want to really get to know Roy, read his book which is on sale on Amazon...Once a Jock Always a Jock...Recollections of The Flying Midshipmen. A book of fun and interesting stories.
Roy wanted to be a pilot and took a battery of tests to get into college and become a pilot under the ROTC program. His official day of enlistment was January 1, 1946, which gave him the status of WWII Veteran without out seeing combat.
He started his early life attending USC when Admiral Holloway instituted a program in 1946 to bea apprentice seaman. Roy was part of this program called The Flying Midshipmen at USC. He completed two years of school while doing active duty flying too.
There were Lots of restrictions with this program... for example you could not get married.
Roy after his first two yrs aviation midshipman program he was sent to first squad and the co did not know what to do with them and his fellow pilots. Administration did not see them as qualified to be officers yet too they were not enlisted. These midshipmen were surely.not trusted to fly on and off of aircraft. Base gate guards stopped the midshipmen as they thought they were impersonating officers.
Significant names that will be recognized as part of this program from 1946 and 1950 Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, our own Leslie Crawford's dad, Don Hubbard.
And from our own Optimist Club members who too were midshipman: Admiral Paul Speer, Casey Reynolds, Ed Crown, and Larry Reisick,
Roys favorite plane was the Cougar and it sounds like the time he was flying a seaplane...not so great. He was able to finish his school studies and expected to return to USC, but there was no longer the ROTC program at USC. He was sent to Kansas University...some of the best time of his life.
Roy met his lovely wife, Kathleen down in Florida with friends. During their time of getting to know each other it was found that Kathleen's only relatives who lived in North Hollywood were Roy's neighbors... what a small world.
Roy and Kathleen settle in Coronado after a marvelous 28 yrs of Navy life..with three boys who have married lovely ladies giving them 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
After the Navy, Roy and other Flying Midshipmen were not represented appropriately by the Navy. The Flying Midshipmen Association was created to make sure those still active could receive equity pay and representation with the Navy. The association was a success and decommissioned in 2011 ...the same year of 100 years of Aviation History was celebrated.
I have know Roy for my 26 yrs as an Optimist with our club...he is an amazing person...we have so many in our club...with wonderful stories...I say let's have more Coronado Optimist tell their stories...
Thank you Roy for your service to our country, our community and to Optimist.!
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Every Thursday Morning at 7:00 am in the Coronado Community Center.
1845 Strand Way
Coronado, CA 92118
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Weekly Optimist Meeting 12-19-2019
Well, here we are at the end of an Optimist Year. There will be much to discuss at the Christmas party tonight. Cocktails at 5 and dinner served up at 6. Brenda promises great fun and fellowship--Lord knows that our world is in need of fellowship and humor. Andy Hendrickson will provide the humor. Al Aegerter and his band of merry men with have the music. The rest of us will be the Spirits of Christmas Present.
We had a fine prayer from Brenda Kracht, and a Jim (Zoll or Jamison) started the pledge.
President Dennis told us of other times that tried men's souls--in particular, Valley Forge in 1777.
More about the New Year--There will be a Last Supper of 2019 at the VFW Hall on New Years eve from four to six. Bring a dish or a donation for the Optimist Foundation.
And the hard charging JOI clubs sold all the stuff you left in Erin Downey's front yard on Saturday. With the sale of Bill Parry's refrigerator complete, the net was $461 for the effort against childhood cancer. BZ
The latest goldenrod Handbook and Directory is out. Pick up your copy on Jan 2 which will be our next meeting date.
Now what in the world is going on here? Past President John Bowen, Incumbent President Dennis Dorman, and SAFE President Georgia Ferrell are giving us a demonstration of turtles. John hasn't quite got his head where it ought to be. But you get the idea.
Here are Dennis, Lauren, and Georgia taking a big check from us so they can teach the turtle to little kids. It is a way that children can learn to respond when facing strong feelings. Sort of like a time out.
Georgia told us all about the SAFE programs helping parents to learn new skills to become more effective in raising their children. SAFE works in the schools to make our very fluid student population a more friendly community for the new student.
The sixth grade Drug Prevention Program has been institued to show children the downside of involvement with drugs.
All this made possible by you Optimists!
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SouperBowl of Caring 2017
Octagon Club had their SouperBowl of Caring Food Drive on February 5th...SuperBowl Sunday. A total of 1,450 cans of food were collected from generous donors around Coronado. The Octagon Club of Coronado would like to thank all those who donated to help this collection be a great success.
CHS Basketball Optimist Night
CHS Basketball Optimist Night was on Friday, February 3. Optimist Bob Kracht called the game. Optimists came out in good numbers in their goldenrod shirts.
Pennies for Pasta begins!
Optimists showed up in force to begin counting bags of change for the Pennies for Pasta drive at Coronado Middle School. Our own Optimist, Jennifer Landry, is also the middle school teacher spearheading this fundraiser.
Optimists help with SAFE Conference
Optimists help with SAFE Conference
Coronado Optimists were on hand to help out yesterday with registration at the 5th annual Coronado SAFE conference at Coronado High School.
Optimist Club 46th Birthday!
September 23, 1970
from the archives of the Coronado Journal....
"Optimist Club to charter Sept. 23 - David Nash. Capt. USN Ret., acting president of Optimist Club of Coronado, will charter the new civic club on September 23. The signed charter members number seventeen to date. The club will undertake Youth Appreciation Week as their first community project. The local members of the newly formed Optimist Club will participate in Youth Appreciation Week during November 9-15. The objective of this week is to recognize the accomplishments of youth in the home, school, church, and community. And to encourage other civic organizations to publicly show their respect for youth. Finally, the Optimist club hopes to encourage greater interchange of ideas between adults and youth leaders.
The Optimist Club of Coronado meets on Thursday mornings at 7 at La Avenida Restaurant for breakfast. A program of public interest is presented at all club meetings. Capt Nash, and all club members invite men of the community who are not presently affiliated with a civic club to join them at any of their meetings. The object of the club is for good fellowship and the betterment of our youth."
Sports Fiesta 2016 Results
Another Sports Fiesta goes down in the record books! Perfect weather, fun competition, and a bunch of people in yellow shirts aka the Optimists made for a great morning at Coronado's North Beach. Here are the results for today's competitions.
5K Run Ocean Swim Triathlon Hardrock Paddle Board
Our Own Olympic Torch bearer
Coronado Optimist Club member Erin Downey shared her experience of carrying the torch for the Olympics in Atlanta, and she brought her big candle to prove it. Pretty neat! She told us all about the adventure and how she stayed close to a young Japanese woman who shared the load.
Middle School Junior Optimists
Our Coronado Middle School Junior Optimists joined with the Bonita Club in visiting Stein Family Farm recently.
Coronado Little League
We recently received a lovely note from Miho Leonard, team mom for Coronado Little League's Intermediate Division Team, the A's, thanking us for sponsoring their team. They started the season with a victory and haven't looked back. Schedule is below!
March 16 4:30
March 19 3:00
March 22 4:30
April 5 4:30
April 9 3:00
April 11 4:30
April 16 12:00
April 20 4:30
April 23 9:00
April 25 4:30
Oratorical Contest
For all students interested in entering the Optimist Oratorical Contest please refer to the links below for the contest application and rules. We're looking forward to your entries!!!
Holiday Fun!!!
The high school Octagon Club hosted cider and snaps at the 2015 Holiday Parade. Much fun had by all!
Go Play, Get Fit!
This happy group of Optimists supported the Go Play, Get Fit event sponsored by the Greater San Diego Area Recreation and Parks' Coalition for Health and Wellness. More than 900 children from 10 cities across San Diego County attended the event at Tidelands Park. The Optimists manned the "Candyland" game where children made their way through the board game by running, jumping, squatting, skipping, and lunging! And it wasn't just the kids who got a workout. 🙂
Optimists Celebrate 2015 Youth Appreciation Awards
Optimists, school administrators, teachers, and parents recently celebrated youth appreciation awards given to students at Coronado High, CMS, Palm Academy, Coronado Pathways, Christ Church Day School, and Sacred Heart. The awards are presented to one boy and one girl in each class who best exemplify those qualities expressed in the Optimist Creed. Concern for others, cheerfulness and doing your best in all phases of school life are but a few of the character traits of these outstanding students. It was very inspiring to hear the stories shared by administrators and teachers. Our future is in great hands. Congrats to all the recipients!!!!