Beta Tau Dialogue. Rose s Reflections

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1 Beta Tau Chapter 67 of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Area VI Alpha State, Texas Volume 24, Issue 5 February 2016 Rose s Reflections by Debra Rose Bradley Beta Tau President WOW! What a party! Beta Tau celebrated its 80 th birthday on Saturday, January 16 th at the Silo Restaurant. Blanche Delgado, area 6 coordinator, and Epsilon Beta were there to join in the fun, the food, the Schools for Africa/World Fellowship information, Scotta Williams presentation on Medical & Dental International and the singing. Check out page 8 for all the party photos. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: February Meeting Info 2 Veronica Zappa Dean s List 2 Save The Date 3 DKG Facebook Page 4 Frisco Convention Information 4 ASTEF Grant Application Due 4 Founders Day Celebration Tea 5 Beta Tau Awards Nominations 6 Nancy Wallace Smiles! 7 Members Are The Heart 7 Photos 8 Birthdays 9 If you missed our birthday celebration, we missed you, too. Beta Tau s next meeting is Saturday, February 13 th at 10:00 a.m. at the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas headquarters, details on page 2. The program will include a presentation about the DKG Girl Scout badge. Also, Barbara Huffman, lead volunteer at the San Antonio Humane Society (SAHS), will speak about education programs; how SAHS impacts area classrooms, and available educational/shelter volunteer opportunities. After the presentations, a business meeting will be held at the Alamo Café on 281. One item on the agenda for the February business meeting is the approval of the nominating committee s slate of officers for the biennium. The March meeting is Beta Tau s Pioneer Teacher and Master Teacher awards program. Nomination forms will be available at the February business meeting and a nomination form is on page 6. The Delta Kappa Gamma President s Chapter Biennial Report was due on February 1 st. We met the deadline, which counts for P.A.C.E. points and I would like to thank the Texas State Organization for simplifying the reporting process this year. If you are the chair for the communications committee, programs committee, membership committee and various other committees, you did not have to file an individual report this year. The report gathered pertinent information without being overwhelming. The only other report Beta Tau was required to submit by February 1 st was necrology. Upcoming deadlines are the Annie Award application due on April 1 st and the P.A.C.E. Award application due on May 1 st, Hope to see you on Saturday, February 13 th, at the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas headquarters. Happy Valentine s Day!! Beta Tau Chapter San Antonio, Texas Beta Tau Dialog Rose Bradley - Editor debra_bradley@sbcglobal.net 2102 Copper Hill San Antonio, TX You re so DKG if. You say yes with a smile when asked to work on a project and give 110% of your time and talent, knowing it s for the betterment of children s futures. -Margie R. Crowley, Alpha Alpha Chapter, SC reprinted from the DKG News January/February 2016

2 Page 2 February Meeting Information February 13 th, 2016 At 10:00 a.m. Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas 811 N. Coker Loop San Antonio, TX ( ) PROGRAM: DKG s Girl Scout Badge San Antonio Humane Society Educational Program LUNCH Alamo 281N Business Meeting Veronica Zapata Beta Tau Scholarship Recipient Makes Dean s List å Arline Patterson, Veronica Zapata, and her proud mother at the December 2015 Beta Tau Silver Scholarship Tea

3 Page 3 SAVE THE DATE BETA TAU MEETINGS DKG Girl Scout Badge Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas San Antonio Coordinating Council Humane Society Awareness Project Business Meeting Saturday, February 13, :00 a.m. Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center 811 N. Coker Loop San Antonio, TX Lunch: Alamo Cafe Pioneer Teacher and Master Educator Awards Salad and Dessert Supper Thursday, March 10, :00 p.m. Business Meeting NEISD Community Learning Center 8750 Tesoro Dr. San Antonio, TX Mission(s) Accomplished UNESCO World Heritage Designation Saturday, April 16, :00 a.m. La Fonda at Alamo Heights 8633 Crownhill Blvd San Antonio, TX Founders Day Luncheon - April 30, :00 p.m 4:00 p.m. Grace Fellowship Baptist Church Bulverde, TX 87th Texas State Convention - June 23-25, 2016 Frisco Convention Center Frisco, Texas Area 6 Workshop - September 17, Uvalde High School

4 Page 4 DKG has a page. Visit the page and it! Registration will be online in March. Need A Room For Convention: There are rooms available in the overflow hotels: Hyatt House and Hilton Garden Inn. Both are across from the Frisco Convention Center and include breakfast. There are still tickets available for the Friday Night Fun at a Frisco Rough Riders game. From Beta Tau s website you can go directly to the TSO Convention website, for all your convention information. Helpful Hint: Bring address labels to convention. Use the labels on the back of tickets so registration lines go faster. Box lunches will be available on Thursday and Saturday. Application Deadline Approaches Do you know someone who dreams of making a difference in the life of a student by earning a teaching certificate? Does that person need some financial help to reach that goal? An Aspiring Educator's Grant might be just what they need! Guidelines and applications for the grant may be found at astef.org (click on forms) Applications must be postmarked by March 1, Please let ASTEF help put qualified people into the classroom.

5 Page 5 Delta Kappa Gamma International Society San Antonio Coordinating Council Founders Day Celebration Tea Saturday, April 30 th, 2016 At 2:00 p.m. $10.00 per person Speaker: Blair Ortmann of SAMM Ministries Recognition of New Chapter Presidents Necrology Ceremony Name: Chapter: Address: Phone: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MAIL TO: BETA TAU Scotta Williams 3027 Split Rock Circle Bulverde, TX DEALINE FOR RESERVATION IS SATURDAY, APRIL 16 TH

6 Page Beta Tau Awards Nomination Form Submitted by: 1. Pioneer (retired) Teacher: because 2. Master (active) Teacher: because Annually, Beta Tau honors a Pioneer Teacher and Master Educator at the March meeting. Both awards recognize a member s outstanding service and contributions made to education. The Pioneer Teacher is one who has retired, while the Master Educator is one who is still actively teaching. The deadline for nominations is Thursday, February 25 th or you may your recommendations to Suzette Price, Awards Committee Chairman, thewriteprice@gmail.com.

7 Page 7 What Makes Nancy Wallace Smile? Receiving a $600 donation from Beta Tau. From the fall of 2014 through the spring of 2015 Beta Tau members culled through their jewelry boxes looking for gently used costume jewelry, they no longer needed. The jewelry was collect at Beta Tau s monthly meetings. In June, at the TSO Convention in San Antonio the Beta Tau Shines! jewelry booth was open for business. Beta Tau voted at its September meeting to donate all the proceeds, $600, to the Texas Women s Storybook Project. Nancy was presented the check at the 80 th birthday celebration on January 16 th. Over the years Beta Tau has donated a total of $3100 to this project. Members Are The Heart Blanche Delgado, area 6 coordinator, handed everyone at the 80 th birthday party a sachet containing a red rose, a heart, and mustard seeds at the bottom. Tied to the sachet was the verse Matthew 17:20. The red rose represents DKG. The heart represents the theme of our TSO State President. The Heart of the Society is its Members Mustard seeds represent our members. They have faith and when it comes to a challenge nothing is impossible.

8 Page 8 Happy 80 th Birthday Beta Tau January 16, 2016 This is the birthday. This is the birthday. Of Beta Tau Chapter, of Delta Kappa Gamma. This is the birthday. This is the birthday. Beta Tau Chapter is 80 years old! A Little Socializing Before the Festivities Begin Ann Arnold, Margaret Bates, Blanche Delgado, Kathy Jeffcoat, Lola Hill and Debby Valdez Did you say 80!! Lee Bough, new Beta Tau transfer member, Mary Alice Barrow, reserve member and her guest, Penny Beringer Roberta Carlson, Rose Bradley, and her guest, Vicki Whitener Zakin

9 Page 9 FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS Carolyn Smith Suzette Price Mission Statement The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Click Here To Access The Lone Star News - Fall Edition Vision Statement Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide BETA TAU OFFICERS PRESIDENT Debra Rose Bradley 1 st CO-VICE PRESIDENT Loretta Huddleston 1 st CO-VICE PRESIDENT Arline Patterson 2 nd VICE PRESIDENT Cynthia Kosub We re on the Web! TX-betatau/ TREASURER RECORDING SECRETARY CORRESPONDING SECRETARY PARLIAMENTARIAN Scotta Williams Kathy Jeffcoat Marilyn Wienecke Dorothy Bankhead Newsletter Graphics clker.com -- publicdomainvectors.org -- clipartlord.com pdclipart.org -- openclipart.org -- wpclipart.com publicdomainfiles.com -- thegraphicsfairy.com/free-public-domain clipartpanda.com