From: Kathy Pierce
Family and Consumer Science Teachers
Central High School
East Corinth, Maine 04427
Lisa and Betty thought that you might be interested in hearing about my "Summer 2000" plans. My daughter, Carrie(BA and M.Ed from Gallaudet University) and I are having a summer program called Sign-N-Kids. The day camp is for deaf and hard of hearing children, their siblings and hearing children of deaf adults. The children will have full access to American Sign Language and be able to socialize and play with their peers. This is important to provide because in rural Maine many deaf children may be isolated as the only deaf child in their school. The purpose is to build confidence and social skills through deaf culture and self-esteem building activities.
Carrie and I have found that there is loads of paper work getting started as a tax exempt organization but we keep going. Our goal is to provide this program free of charge to the families so Carrie is busy fund raising. Responses are just beginning to come in and we are very pleased with the enthusiasm and generosity of the public.
This idea is totally my daughters, who as many of you know is deaf. I am very proud of the success that she has achieved. Carrie came back to Maine to work after going to college and working in the Washington D.C. area for eight years. Carrie is now working at the Winterport School with five deaf children. She thoroughly enjoys the job and the school district. She also does family centered education for agencies in the Bangor area.
Congratulations Betty Jane Meader and Rhonda Lecompte!!!
Thomas College Associate Professor NameBetty Jane Meader, CFCS an Associate Professor and Waterville resident was honored at the Spring Meeting of the Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences at the Portland Market. She was selected as Leader of the Year by the Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Mrs. Meader has taught fashion merchandising and retail management at Thomas College for the past 29 years. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Maine at Farmington and her graduate degree from the University of Maine at Orono. As Maine's Leader of the Year she will attend the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Conference later this summer.
She is an active member of the American Association of University Women, and has served both as president and vice-president of the Waterville chapter of the organization, as well as state vice president. Mrs. Meader is also an active member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, and a supporting member of the Maine Women's Lobby, Literacy Volunteers Association, Rape Crisis Assistance, and the Waterville Historical Society.
She and her husband Richard have two sons.
Auburn Educator Rhonda Lecompte
Named Teacher of the Year
by Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
An Auburn educator was named Teacher of the Year by the Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences at their Spring Conference in Portland. Rhonda Lecompte an Auburn Middle School educator was chosen Teacher of the Year in the area of Family and Consumer Sciences. Mrs. Lacompte is a Family and Consumer Sciences educator at Fairview Middle School in Auburn. She has taught for thirteen years and obtained her Bachelor of Science from the University of Maine at Farmington and her Master degree in Educational Leadership/Administration in 1994 from University of Southern Maine.
Rhonda is a member of Maine AFCS and Maine AFCS Educators. Rhonda has been teaching 13 years and was one of the educators to represent Maine as a participant at the National Conference on National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences.
Principal Don Marcus, said of Mrs. Lecompte "she has boundless energy and makes sure each student succeeds"
Rhonda resides in Auburn with her husband, Mike, and two children Logan and Lauren.