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Student of the Month
Since January 2001, the Timonium Optimist Club has conducted our Student of the Month (SOM) project to honor students from area elementary and middle schools. Timonium Optimist Jim Righter, who originated the idea for SOM, makes arrangements with a different school each month during the school year. There are ten schools in the cycle so that each has the opportunity to recognize an outstanding student every year.
Selection of the student to be honored is left up to the principal and school staff. The club invites the student and guests, including a representative from the school, to a dinner meeting where the student is recognized as Student of the Month.
The SOM project builds self-esteem among the students recognized and fosters goodwill between the Timonium Optimist Club and local schools. Regular press coverage in the Towson Times also makes the public aware of the positive achievements of young people and promotes a positive image of the club.
Students of the Month for School Year 2007–2008
- September 2007—Bria Griffith
9th grade, Villa Maria School - October 2007—Veselina Mineva
4th grade, Padonia Internat’l Elementary School - November 2007—Mary Katherine Moynihan
5th grade, Hampton Elementary School - December 2007—Mattie Milchling
8th grade, St. Joseph School - January 2008—Patricia Dylan Stein
5th grade, Timonium Elementary School - February 2008—Colin Miller
5th grade, Warren Elementary School - March 2008—Anna Cox
5th grade, Lutherville Laboratory - April 2008—Alex McClerndan
Age 13, Ridge-Ruxton School - May 2008—Margo Csipo
7th grade, Cockeysville Middle School - June 2008—TBA
Ridgely Middle School
Awards for Student of the Month
- SOM personal plaque to the student
- $50 savings bond to the student
- SOM perpetual plaque to the school for public display
- Copy of the Optimist Creed to the student’s parents
