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Please wait...Junior Optimists Kickoff 2011-12 Program
On Wednesday night, October 12, students and parents representing 14 K-8 schools in Farmington and Farmington Hills met to kickoff the Junior Optimist program for the 2011-12 school year. Here are some of the things interested parents should know if they missed the meeting:
Students need to register for their individual school on this web site. Follow this link, and be sure to check the box(es) at the bottom for the Junior Optimist ListServ at your school(s). That will insure that you receive messages about upcoming meetings and events at your school, and your parent leader will know who you are and how to contact you.
The next meeting will be held at your school. To prepare for that meeting, there were two "homework" assignments. Students who wish to run for office need to fill out a candidate bio, and all students were asked to come up with at least one community service project proposal. Forms for both of these can be found at this link.
Check the web site calendar for the dates and locations of upcoming school and district-wide meetings.
Students also had a chance to hear from the Junior Optimist Coordinator for the state of Michigan, Cheryl Thames. The state-wide Junior Optimist Convention will be held in Farmington Hills in March of 2012.
Sixth grade student Margaret Amshay gave a presentation about her service initiative called "One-Can-A-Week". Margaret has collected over 700 cans of food in the past year from people who live on her street. Neighbors simply put a can of food by their front door on Sunday mornings, and Margaret collects them and gets them to the Neighborhood House Food Pantry in Farmington Hills.
Margaret created this program at age 9, and now hopes to expand it throughout the community through our Junior Optimists. She'll be visiting with all of our clubs this year to talk about the program. Check the student forms area of the web site for more information, or contact Margaret Amshay (through her mom).
Welcome!
You have arrived at the brand new web site for Farmington - Farmington Hills Junior Optimists and their parents. The F2H Junior Optimists are the largest service organization in our community, with over 200 active members. This new web site was specifically designed to help you and the members of your club communicate and share information with each other and our other local Junior Optimist Clubs. Please take a moment to register with the site (bottom-left). You'll be able to sign up for the ListServ(s) for your school or schools during the registration process. You'll also gain access to forums and the individual news and updates page for your school. We look forward to working with you this year in serving our community.
In March 2012, we will be honored to host the Michigan Dsitrict Junior Optimist Convention. Junior Optimist Student Leaders from around the state will descend on Farmington Hills, to share best practices and participate in team-building exercises. We were given this honor for having more Junior Optimists Clubs than anywhere else in the state of Michigan. As the host chapter, all of our Junior Optimists will have the opportunity to participate.
Power Junior Optimists 2010-11
Gill Junior Optimists 2010-11
