Great Futures Start Here - Boys & Girls Club of Portage County
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Being Yourself<br />
Youth Editorial<br />
By: Jordan Bechtold, 15, Plover <strong>Club</strong> Member<br />
Yokwi! That was hello in Marshallese which is the main language <strong>of</strong> the Marshall Islands<br />
where I, Jordan Bechtold, was born. Being born in a different country already gave me individuality.<br />
Individuality means to be you and nobody else. I am very unique and proud <strong>of</strong> being unique. If people<br />
say turn right I’ll be one <strong>of</strong> those who will turn left, provided left is the right way to go. If you<br />
have ever heard <strong>of</strong> “March to the beat to your own drum”, which means be yourself; that would be<br />
what I do. So read on my friends who I can’t see, and discover who you are.<br />
Sometimes being yourself can be very hard to do. Some people might not like who you<br />
are, what you stand for, or your thoughts and belief. You can’t change their opinions, but you don’t<br />
have to believe them. If you want to sing then sing! If you want to dance then who is there to<br />
stop you?<br />
Lots <strong>of</strong> famous people wouldn’t get where they are if they were afraid to be them.<br />
Examples are some <strong>of</strong> your favorite singers like Lady GaGa, Ke$ha, Eminem, and Michael Jackson. Other<br />
examples are movie stars like Jack Black, Johnny Deep, Will Smith, and Jim Carry. These people are<br />
or were themselves every day, no matter what everyone else thinks.<br />
If everyone acted like everyone else then how would we know who’s who’s? If you ever<br />
looked in the mirror then you see your reflection. If you acted like everyone else then no one would<br />
know who you are. Nobody would be remembered for anything. Everyone wants to be remembered,<br />
but do you want to be remembered for whom you are or who you could’ve been?<br />
So to end this fun one sided conversation I’ll ask you again. Who are you? If you know who<br />
you are then be proud <strong>of</strong> what you are (unless you’re a bad person like a robber or a murderer,<br />
if you are then shame on you!). If you ever met me or my friends then you would know I’m not<br />
your average person. If they don’t like who I am then I tell them “I’m going to walk how I want<br />
to walk, I’m going to dance when I want to dance, and I’ll talk how I want to talk. You can’t change<br />
me and I can’t change you.” Like fingerprints no one is the same. Even though we may look alike we<br />
aren’t the same. So one way to wrap this up is Yowke, which also means farewell.<br />
“Individuality means to<br />
be you and nobody else.”<br />
Ms. Danielle R. Schulta<br />
Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas & Dorit Sievwright<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Ruth Smiley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip & Holly Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Marsha Sowle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John & Pauline Sporakowski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dale & Linda Strehlo<br />
Towne Bridge <strong>Club</strong><br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Leanne Turzinski<br />
Ms. Darlene Tymn<br />
Mrs. Rosemary Varney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weiser<br />
Welling Woodworks Inc.<br />
Ms. Beverly West<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Nancy Westenberger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Joan Witt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Heather Wiza<br />
Stevens Point U.U. Fellowship<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marc & Constance Fang<br />
Mr. Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Mburu<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Michelle Daniels<br />
DuraClean Specialists<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leo & Barbara Meronek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas & Sandra Warner<br />
<strong>Club</strong> Supporters<br />
Accounting Workshop SC<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg & Kay Aiken<br />
Altenburg Dairy INC<br />
Mrs. Floy Mae Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John & Monica Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Cheryl Anderson<br />
Ms. Fran Augustine<br />
Badger Plastic And Supply Company<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Edward & Penny Bancker<br />
Mr. Rhody Bannach<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Rick and Lori Beggs<br />
Biolife Plasma Services<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Fred & Patrice Boehm<br />
M & E Rentals, LLC<br />
Dr. & Mrs. William & Susan Boylan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jason & Laura Brown<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Maria Bubla<br />
Candlewood Property Management LLC<br />
Classic Development Corporation <strong>of</strong> Plover<br />
Commercial Ro<strong>of</strong>ing Inc<br />
Construcks INC.<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert & Nancy Cooper<br />
William & Roseann Debot<br />
Del Monte Foods<br />
Mr. Michael Devine<br />
Fahrner Excavating, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Julia Fenlon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Marge Finnessy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas & Marie Firkus<br />
Liz Fulton & Mitch Fisher<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Nancy Froehlke<br />
Ms. Alberta Glenzer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dan & Kathleen Goulet<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Guilliams<br />
Mrs. Dorothy A. Helminiak<br />
James D. Hom, D.D.S., S.C.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Rose Jirous<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey & Jill Jones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Barbara Jordanger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob & Liz Kammer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Norman & Violet Keats<br />
Ms. Mary Grace Keene<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Don & Ruth Komasa<br />
Mr. Gaylord E. LaGraves<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Lindie Landin<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Wayne & Judy Lerand<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph & Marcia Locher<br />
Ms. Judith Mabie<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Jim & Kerry Malczewski<br />
Marshfield Clinic<br />
Mr. Rudy M. Mast<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan & Sheila Meddaugh<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl & Lisa Mocadlo<br />
Mr. Jeff Morin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Mosier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald & Mary O`Brien<br />
Okray Family Farms<br />
Adrian Omernick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Tammy Orgel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob and Sandy Orgish<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Joanne Patrick<br />
Mr. Eric W. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Pilger<br />
Dave and Kathy Pisarski<br />
Point Diesel, Inc.<br />
Dr. Lee Orval Powers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John & Gail Prais<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Cindy Rajek<br />
Ms. Cathy Rhutasel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James & Stacey Risk<br />
Mr. Christopher J. Robinson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. George & Jeanette Rogers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Jean Schaff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James & Martha Schuh<br />
Mrs. Mary Shippy<br />
Mr. James Sivley<br />
Mr. Randall Smith<br />
Sterling Optical<br />
Stevens Point Lions <strong>Club</strong><br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Gail Stout<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Patricia Svaton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary Taylor<br />
The House Doctor<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Greg & Mary Toomire<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Mary Trautschold<br />
Ms. Elsie Weir<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John & Kathy Weisbrod<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Debbie Weishan<br />
Ms. Ardis Winters<br />
John Wiskerchen & Laura Prince<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl & Kay Wohlbier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Karl & Jane Wolf<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wes & Maxine Worth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Francis & Harriet Wysocki<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Louis & Avis Wysocki<br />
Mr. Marc & Jessica Young<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jim & Barb DeWeerd<br />
Ms. Christina Omernik<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dave & Roseann Rosin<br />
Noodles and Company<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Quevillon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy and Wendy Staven<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Craig & Catherine Flagel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Bonnie Foley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas & Erin Hahn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Donna Marx<br />
Neenah Papers Inc. - Matching Gift Center<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dave & Carol Pringle<br />
William Schierl & Sarena Melotte<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne and Shannon Semmerling<br />
Vietnam Veterans <strong>of</strong> America, Inc. Chapter 115<br />
Village <strong>of</strong> Milladore<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carie Winn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Donna Baumh<strong>of</strong>er<br />
Emy J`s<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Karl & Karen Aldinger<br />
Boston Funeral Home<br />
Mr. Dennis Brown<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Art & Barb Ceplina<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Craig & Debra Cherney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry & Sue Doxrude<br />
Fletcher Farms, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Vince & Mary Fonti<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dave & Karen Henneghan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Rick & Carleen King<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Terrill Leek<br />
Mccain Foods<br />
Redeemer Lutheran Church<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John & Eva Mae Regnier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steve & Renee Smith<br />
Central Labor Council<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Todd & Jenny Williams<br />
Mr. John Sullivan<br />
Stephen Faber, D.D.S. & Jackie Meyers<br />
Mitchell`s Hilltop Pub and Grill<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Carol Okray<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Don and Tina Peters<br />
Plover Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Police Association<br />
Ms. Jean L. Pyfer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Jeanne Regnier<br />
RR Donnelly<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Fritz & Julie Schierl<br />
Ms. Carroll Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick & Diana Steffen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Jill Wittry<br />
Mr. Timothy Worzella<br />
Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Jeri Kopecko<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond & Mary Nass<br />
Mr. Fred Strasser<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel & Nancy Burns<br />
Mrs. Lois H<strong>of</strong>meister<br />
Ms. Gerri Okray<br />
Stevens Point Tents<br />
<strong>Club</strong> Investors<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Scott & Laura Adamski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob & Mary Berard<br />
Community First Bank<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim & Karen Cooper<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Fred & Penny Copps<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry & Lynne Dernbach<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Cindy Eagon<br />
Fahrner Asphalt Sealers, LLC<br />
Mr. Jerry P. Fahrner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Marcia Fritzsche<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard & Mitzi Hlavac<br />
Ms. Joan Joerns<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley & Pam Johnson<br />
Kohl`s<br />
Mrs. Edith Kraus<br />
Kwik Trip, Inc.<br />
M & I Bank - Plover Branch<br />
Mark Motors<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Mendyke, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck & Vikki Nason<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Nigbor<br />
Paragon Farms<br />
Dr. Lisa Reineke<br />
Roberts Irrigation Company INC<br />
Ms. Anne Schierl<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dean & Peggy Sivley<br />
Skyward Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Patricia Okray<br />
Town Of Hull<br />
John F. Kennedy School<br />
Point Heating & Cooling<br />
<strong>Portage</strong> <strong>County</strong> Deputy Sheriff`s Association<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Nancy Zavadsky<br />
AUTO BODY PROGRAM<br />
The kids at Gateway and a few other kids from other sites<br />
have a chance to use some <strong>of</strong> their time learning aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
auto body repair. With the auto body program, headed up<br />
by volunteer Charlie Fernandez and Gateway Report Center<br />
Director JR Wynne, the kids get to work one-on-one with<br />
auto body pr<strong>of</strong>essionals at Pat’s Car Star in Plover.<br />
Students start by learning the basics on how to repair a small<br />
dent in a steel panel and each student repairs their own<br />
panel. They fix the dent, prime it, prep it for paint, paint the<br />
steel panel, and then finish it by putting their own designed<br />
pinstripe on the panel. When they are done, they get to take<br />
their finished product home to show what they have learned<br />
during this six-week course.<br />
This program is truly important because it is a self-confidence<br />
booster and knowing that the kids can really take a project<br />
from start to finish increases their self-image and the vision<br />
they have for themselves in the future.<br />
Helping Kids Realize Their Potential<br />
When interviewing Pat Arnold, co-owner <strong>of</strong><br />
Pat’s Car Star, he said,<br />
“I really enjoy watching these<br />
young people come the f i rst night<br />
not knowing what to expect. As<br />
each week goes by I get to know<br />
their skill level better and they feel<br />
more comfortable in the work they<br />
are performing. By the last class<br />
we all know each other and I feel<br />
as much pride in the product they<br />
produced as they do.”
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