New Member Welcomed

Jennifer Daversa being inducted with Ed Brewer, Pres., Tom Miller, Membership Chair and Rich Bangs, Mentor.

President Ed Brewer with new member Dennis Finn and fellow Rotarian Al Wonstolen.

Student of the Month

Castle View High School Senior Michaela Good accepts Student of the Month honors from Rotary Club of Castle Rock President Ed Brewer, left, Good's father Michael Good and, right, CVHS Principal James Calhoun.

Michaela Good, senior at Castle View High School, has been named Student of the Month for April by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock.

Good carries a 4.1 grade point average and is a member of the National Honors Society and the World Language National Honors Society. She has won other honors including Academic Letters, the Principal's Honor Roll, Scholar Athlete and First Team Academic All State membership. She is in the top two percent of her graduating class.

Good has played varsity softball for CVHS and won All Conference Honorable Mention First Team. She also was named MVP in softball for CVHS, won the Coach's Award and played in the Colorado All Stars game. She has played competitive softball for 10 years.

Principal of CVHS, James Calhoun, who presented Good to the club, said Good's teachers called her an amazing student who presents a positive role model, has a strong work ethic and is a pleasure to have in class.

Good told Rotarians she plans to attend Colorado State University where she will play softball and major in bio-medical engineering. She said she hopes to get a Master's degree in her major and work in pharmaceutical genetics and help develop drug-based therapies.

Janelle Hilmes accepts Student of the Month honors from Rotary Club of Castle Rock President Ed Brewer, left, and Castle View High School Principal James Calhoun.

Janelle Hilmes has been honored as the Student of the Month for March by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock.

CVHS Principal James Calhoun introduced Hilmes, a senior at Castle View High School, at the April 4 meeting. Calhoun said Hilmes was praised by her teachers for being very friendly and helpful while earning exceptional grades, taking advanced classes and being involved in many student activities.

Hilmes carries a 4.12 grade point average, is ninth in her class and scored 30 on her ACT test. She is taking advanced calculus, is a member of the National Honor Society and is a member of the Interact Club, a student Rotary Club.

In addition, she is a member of the DECA club and was a state qualifier in DECA, a youth business group. She has also won the Saber Cat award for her school.

Hilmes played CVHS volleyball for four years and was a member of the Colorado Momentum Volleyball Club from 2009 to 2011.

Hilmes said she plans to attend Colorado State University and major in Business Administration, with an emphasis on marketing, finance and public administration.

Nicole Rowland accepts Student of the Month certificate from Castle View High School Principal James Calhoun, left, and Rotary Club of Castle Rock President Ed Brewer.

Nicole Rowland, senior at Castle View High School, was honored Wednesday as the Student of the Month for February by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock.

Rowland is active at CVHS by participating in DECA, a youth business group, and varsity rugby and lacrosse.

She was in varsity rugby in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and was on the U-19 rugby team in 2010 and 2011. She was captain of the team in 2011 and was an all-state player in 2009 and 2010.

She also was involved in the school student intern program in which students are paired with businesses and work with that business and then prepare reports and a presentation on their experience.

Rowland carries a 4.0 grade average and won academic excellence awards in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

She said she would be visiting three universities during spring break before she makes a decision about where to attend college. One of her options is Penn State University.

Catalina Mapson accepts a Student of the Month certificate from Rotary President Ed Brewer (right) as her father Chris Mapson and CVHS Principal James Calhoun (left) look on.

Catalina Mapson, senior at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, was honored as Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock.

The Principal of Castle View, James Calhoun, presented Mapson to the club.Calhoun said Mapson loves math and has taken nearly all of the math class available at the school, including Advance Placement calculus this year.Her other love, said Calhoun, is the Japanese language. She has taken all of the Japanese classes available at the school and has traveled to Japan.Mapson has been a member of the World Language National Honors Society for four years and has been an officer in that organization. She has also been a member of the National Honor Society for three years.Mapson told the club she plans to go to college to study applied math and physics. She has not decided where she will attend college but has been accepted at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado Boulder. She said she has applications pending at MIT, Stanford and Emory University

Student of the month for December, Shawnte Roberts, was joined at the presentation by Castle View Principal Dr.James Calhoun, left, and her parents Paul and Angie Roberts.

Shawnte Roberts, senior at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, was honored December 14 as the December Rotary Student of the Month.

Roberts was honored by the Rotary Club of Castle Rock for her academic achievements and her involvement in her school and the community.

She is a member of the National Honor Society, carrying a 4.10 grade point average and a ranking of seventh in a class of 378.

Roberts has been a member of DECA, a business-oriented club, at the school and this year is president of the club. Last year she placed third in state competitions.

She also is a member of the Technology Student Association and the TRAC, a rocketry club. She also has won honors for academic lettering all three years at the school and she won second place for a sculpture she entered in the district-wide art competition.

Roberts has been very active in her church, Plum Creek Chapel.

She said she plans to study business in college and is still considering where to attend.

Club visits Soaring Hawk 5th Graders to educate on Constitution

Ed Brewer explains the fine points of the US Constitution to 5th graders at Soaring Hawk Elementary.

Veterans Monument Foundation Receives Donation

Ed Brewer, President, presents donation to Warrant Officer Bob Rotruck

July 20, 2011 - Today the Rotary Club of Castle Rock presented a donation of $1,000 to the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation.

The monument will honor all military veterans, both those who still live and those who gave the last full measure of devotion to defend our liberty and our beloved country.  It will be a special place for individuals and families to gather, honor and remember those who have died.  It will be a public gathering place to honor all our living veterans.