(Cazenovia, NY – July 8, 2011) The following is the schedule and list of teens attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) seminar held at Cazenovia College. Students are selected for their leadership potential and willingness to serve others. Local Rotary clubs from across Central New York pick the teens and pay their tuition to attend the seminar.
More information on RYLA in Central New York is available at www.rotarydistrict7150.org/RYLA
Rotary District 7150 RYLA schedule for July 8-10, 2011
FRIDAY
7 a.m.: RYLA staff arrive, prepare stations on registration tables, get room keys, sign Staff Action Policy.
8-9:45: Registration in front entrance of Shove Suites (Building 6, along Seminary Street, off of Sullivan Street), room assignments and taking gear to Shove Suites rooms, then students go to Morgan Center. Secret Squares ice breaker, rules
9:45 to 9:55 Welcome, Morgan Room (Past District Governor Herb Jerry)
9:55 to 10:05: Conference rules and expectations (Larry Richardson)
10:05 to 10:20: Move project supplies to shelf building location, to be determined..
10:20 to 11:05: “The Importance of Effective Communication in Leadership and in Life,” (Maureen Louis, director of Communication Studies at Cazenovia College), Morgan Center
11:05 to 11:15: Restroom break.
11:15 to noon: “Developing the Attitude of a Champion,” (Tim Ahern, president of Ahern, Murphy & Associates) Morgan Center
Noon to 12:15 p.m.: “Free time” — Divide project parts
12:15 to 1: Lunch in Hubbard Hall dining center
1 to 1:45: “Know Your True Colors,” McDonald Lecture Hall in Eckel Hall (Phyllis Danks, former high school athletic director, Marcellus and Jordan-Elbridge high schools)
1:45 to 1:50 Move to Morgan Center
1:50 to 2:40: “Communicate to Motivate,” Morgan Room (Liz Metzger. librarian, Canastota Public Library)
2:40 to 2:45: Bathroom break
2:45 to 3:30: “Ethics and Credibility: How They Tie into Effective Leadership” Morgan Room (Kurt Wheeler, Mayor of Cazenovia)
3:30 to 3:35: Move to projects studio
3:35 to 4:10: Start assembling shelves
4:10 to 4:20: Break
4:20 to 4:45: Teen issues, and skit planning (Larry Richardson and Barbara Devendorf), Morgan Room
4:45 to 5:15: Swimming pool activities planning session, Coleman A&B or if weather is good, out on the Quad (Phyllis Danks)
5:15 to 6: “Free time”
6 to 6:40: Supper in Hubbard Hall dining center
6:40 to 7: Class meeting, day in review, Shove Hall lower lounge (Ellen Nowyj)
7 to 7:30: Change clothes and walk to college’s swimming pool
7:30 to 9: Swimming pool games and activities (games, Marilyn Anderson; ugly dive competition, Larry Richardson)
9 to 9:30 p.m.: Walk back to Shove Suites, change for evening activity
9:30 to 11:30: Mexican night snack and movie, Sayford Cafe
11:30: Lights out
SATURDAY
8 to 8:40: Breakfast in Hubbard Hall dining center
8:40 to 9:25: “Free time” (shelves), project area
9:25 to 9:30: Move to Morgan Room
9:30 to 10:15: Setting and prioritizing goals, Morgan Room (Paul Muench, varsity football coach and teacher at Fayetteville-Manlius High School)
10:15 to 10:20: Bathroom break
10:20 to 11:05: Internet, cell phones and personal life: Predators are watching you, and so is your future, Morgan Room (Wendy Fical, direcor of Utica office of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
11:05 to 11:15: Bathroom break
11:15 to noon: “Teamwork in politics, and the importance of working together throughout life,” Morgan Room (U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle)
noon to 12:40 p.m.: Lunch in Hubbard Hall dining center.
12:40 to 1:00: Dress for challenge course, walk to van pickup spot in driveway between Hubbard Hall and Shove Hall
1:00 to 2:15: Ride to challenge course at SUNY Institute of Technology, in Utica
2:15 to 6:30: Low-ropes challenge course
6:30: Leave in vans for Cazenovia College. Eat dinner on the way back
8:15 p.m. Arrive back at Cazenovia College
8:15 to 9: Spaghetti tower building — members and joints (Larry Richardson) interactive session, east end of Hubbard Hall cafeteria
9 to 11:30 Pizza & wings and a student-led Q&A, stand-up comedy, Sayford Cafe, followed by a teen-led game on the Quad
11:30: Lights out.
SUNDAY
8 to 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast in Hubbard Hall dining center
8:45 to 9:00: Group photo, hopefully outside on the quad
9:00 to 9:15: Teams move projects from studio to lobby of Hubbard Hall
9:15 to 9:40: Participants describe their planned service projects, including how they plan to gather resources and materials, Sayford Cafe
9:40 to 9:45: Move to the Morgan Room
9:45 to 10:05: Teens perform their skits, Morgan Room
10:05 to 10:25: Teens complete RYLA surveys, receive Rotary 2010-11 theme pin, Morgan Room
10:25 to 11:40: Get dressed for banquet, clean out rooms, have room and suite inspected by RYLA staff, carry luggage to the Morgan Room
11:40 to 11:50: Turn in envelope with room key and swipe card to Mary Beth Richardson in the lobby of Hubbard Hall, and get $20 security deposit
11:50 a.m. Take your seats in the banquet room.
noon to 2:00: Recognition banquet in College Dining Center. Special guest is Jenni Gratien, program director of Chadwick Residence. Keynote speaker is District Governor Jim Gascon (need PowerPoint projector, screen and laptop)
2:00: Get some of the teens to load the project into truck. Conference concludes. RYLA staff collapses.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Class of 2011
Bethanie “Beth” Abbott
3115 Falls Road
Marcellus, NY 13108
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus
Alan Baldwin
126 Lincklaen Street
Cazenovia, NY 13035
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cazenovia
Madeline “Maddie” Balman
4059 South Street Road
Marcellus, NY 13108
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus
Alex Bateman
402 Park Avenue
Fulton, NY 13069
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fulton Sunrise
Mike Best
P.O. Box 111
Bouckville, NY 13310
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oriskany Falls
Brooke Cole
713 Jervis Avenue
Rome, NY 13440
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Rome
Marshal Cominsky
1706 Sherman Drive
Utica, NY 13501
sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Utica Whitestown
Kathryn Costello
2835 Hill Road
Cazenovia, NY 13035
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cazenovia
Victoria Darby
2620 State Route 29
Dolgeville, NY 13329
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dolgeville
Danielle Felty
5042 Beef Street
Syracuse, NY 13215
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus
Pat Fink
98 Olde Maple Avenue
Fulton, NY 13069
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fulton
Anthony Finocciaro
3557 Seneca Turnpike
Canastota, NY 13032
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Canastota
Kaleigh “Fitz” Fitzsimmons
215 West 7th Street
Oswego, NY 13126
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oswego
Caroline Gadsden
4452 Tree Tops
Manlius, NY 13104
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fayetteville-Manlius
Kelli Getchonis
8628 Weaver Road
Bridgeport, NY 13030
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chittenango
Corey Graham
144 Rose Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13202
phone: 484-8019
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Syracuse Inner-City
Liam Halpin
100 Hartford Terrace
New Hartford, NY 13413
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Utica
Rob Harney
4304 Wood Creek Road
Rome, NY 13440
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sherrill
Shane Holleran
21 East Elizabeth Street
Skaneateles, NY 13152
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Skaneateles Sunrise
Mitch Hughes
7790 Dixon Road
Camden, ,NY 13316
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Camden
Devinne Jaloweic
2804 Oneida Street
Sauquoit, NY 13456
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greater Utica Sunrise
Jacob “Jake” Jasewicz
624 East Monroe Street
Little Falls, NY 13365
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Dolgeville
Cheyenne Jayson
618 Patio Circle Drive
Oneida, NY 13421
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oneida
Sarah Kelly
4679 Antoinette Drive
Marcellus, NY 13108
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus
Emily Kott
29 Tappan Street
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Syracuse Sunrise
Brittany Madden
2963 Oneida Street
Sauquoit, NY 13456
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sauquoit
Samantha “Sam” McCarthy
205 Roberts Street
Canastota, NY 13032
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Canastota
Makenzie “Kenz” Mohorter
Black Point Road
Canastota, NY 13032
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chittenango
Kali Noonan
860 Burt Road
Little Falls, NY 13365
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Little Falls
Morgan Noone
8333 Oswego Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Baldwinsville
Madeleine Perkins
4820 Otisco Road
Tully, NY 13159
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tully
Danielle Petkovsek
273 West Monroe Street
Little Falls, NY 13365
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Little Falls
Sarah Piana
1334 State Route 169
Little Falls, NY 13365
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Little Falls
Jim Reid
4515 Bally Gar Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027-9085
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Baldwinsville
Madison Singler
2685 East Lake Road
Skaneateles, NY 13152
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Skaneateles
Brook Szachta
5744 Mack Road
Skaneateles, NY 13152
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Moravia
Katy Trombley
37 North Williams Street
Little Falls, NY 13365
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Little Falls
Baillie Vensel
1614 Stump Road
Marcellus, NY 13108
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus
Karina Wagner
4370 Clark Terrace
Marcellus, NY 13108
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus
Jacob “Jake” Yallowitz
30 Burwell Street
Little Falls, NY 13365
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Little Falls
Christian Stellakis
397 Fox Road
Bridgeport, NY 13030
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chittenango

