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January 3, 2008

Reflections
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Reflected News

National Speech Contest Results

Kach Essay Results

New DI Officers

80 in 08

Congress 08

Naples Trip winner

National Speech Contest Results:

Regional Winners:

Region I:

Tucker Lemmer (Vermont - Junior) $500.00 Award

William Bermender (Connecticut - Senior) $500.00 Award

Region II:

Branden Glass (Pennsylvania - Junior) $500.00 Award

Nicholas A. Cook (Virginia - Senior) $500.00 Award

Region III:

Shane Uselton (Tennessee - Senior) $500.00 Award

Region IV:

James E. Bowling (Kentucky - Junior) $500.00 Award

Sean D. Shuler (Ohio - Senior) $500.00 Award

Region V:

No Participants

Region VI:

Bryce C. Evans (Missouri - Junior) $500.00 Award

Gabriel C. Eggers (Missouri - Senior) $500.00 Award

Region VII:

Ryan P. Nash (Colorado - Junior) $500.00 Award

Alexander Sherman (Colorado - Senior) $500.00 Award

Region VIII:

Tyler E. Daley (Northern California/Hawaii - Junior) $500.00 Award

Sean M. Daley (Northern California/Hawaii - Senior) $500.00 Award

National Winners:

Tyler E. Daley (Northern California/Hawaii - Junior - 1st Place) Additional $1,500.00 Award

Branden Glass (Pennsylvania - Junior - 2nd Place) Additional $750.00 Award

Sean M. Daley (Northern California/Hawaii - Senior - 1st Place) Additional $1,500.00 Award

Sean D. Shuler (Ohio - Senior - 2nd Place) Additional $750.00 Award

New DeMolay International Officers

Grand Master.....C. Michael Watson (Ohio)

Grand Senior Councilor.....Robert W. Cockerham (Missouri)

Grand Junior Councilor.....Wesley D. Thornton (New Mexico)

James C. McGee, PGM.....Grand Treasurer (Alabama)

Joe A. Williams, PGM.....Grand Secretary

International Master Councilor.....Richard W. Eells, II (Georgia)

International Congress Secretary.....Jeremy D. "J.D." Olsen (Montana)

Region I Representative.....David L. Craft (Maine)

Region I Cabinet Member.....Timothy Blanchard (Massachusetts)

Region II Representative.....Kurt J. Hamrock (DC)

Region II Cabinet Member.....

Region III Representative.....John W. Whitaker (Tennessee)

Region III Cabinet Member.....Todd A. Stovall (Georgia)

Region IV Representative.....Theodore B. Korn (Ohio)

Region IV Cabinet Member.....Thomas Faulkner (Indiana)

Region V Representative.....Michael W. Stuhr (Nebraska)

Region V Cabinet Member.....Benjamin Krall (Minnesota)

Region VI Representative.....Steven E. Crane (Kansas)

Region VI Cabinet Member.....Justin A. Woods (Missouri)

Region VII Representative.....Gary E. Mueller (Colorado)

Region VII Cabinet Member.....Nick Guzzo (Colorado)

Region VIII Representative.....Terry L. Peters (Northern California/Hawaii)

Region VIII Cabinet Member.....Benjamin B. Turconi (Northern California/Hawaii)

The 2008 SCOTTISH RITE PAUL R. KACH ESSAY WINNER
THEME: COMRADESHIP THE ULTIMATE PRECEPT!

REGION #1
10^th Grade and Below:                        11^th Grade and Above:
Benjamin R. Anderson                          Jesse Warren
Fred A. Doubleday Chapter                    Gardner Chapter
Woodstock, VT                                  Gardner, MA

REGION #2
10^th Grade and Below:                         11^th Grade and Above:
Branden Glass                                     Jacob D. Palo
Lorraine Chapter                                  Erie Chapter
Butler, PA                                          Erie, PA

REGION #3
10^th Grade and Below:                         11^th Grade and Above:
Alexander J. Hood                               Shane W. Uselton
Twickenham-Milford Chapter                Coffee County Chapter
Huntsville, AL                                    Manchester, TN

REGION #4
10^th Grade and Below:                         11^th Grade and Above:
No Submission                                   Jordan Winemiller
                                                        Cherokee Chapter
                                                        Louisville, KY

REGION #5
10^th Grade and Below:                         11^th Grade and Above:
No Submission                                   Zach M.I. Splittgerber
                                                        Omaha Chapter
                                                        Omaha, NE

REGION #6
10^th Grade and Below:                         11^th Grade and Above:
Hunter R. Beilharz                               Nathan K. Beattie
Richardson Chapter                              Edmond Chapter
Richardson, TX                                   Edmond, OK

REGION #7
10^th Grade and Below                          11^th Grade and Above
No Submission                                   Demetri McLarnan
                                                        Arizona Chapter
                                                        Tucson, AZ

REGION #8
10^th Grade and Below                          11^th Grade and Above
No Submission                                   Benjamin Turconi
                                                        Santa Rosa Chapter
                                                        Santa Rosa, CA

80 in 08

Over the last number of years, many of our members and a few advisors have been asking, "when can we bring back the office of State Junior Councilor?" State Junior Councilor was removed a number of years ago due to the low membership in Maryland DeMolay. It was hard to find qualified candidates to fill all three State Officer positions every year, so State Junior was dropped, and we went with two State Officers since then. It is my belief, we can have a better membership year in 2008 then in 2007. This will enable Maryland DeMolay to grow and have the members necessary to fill 3 State Officer positions. So here is my challenge to you, WHEN YOU BRING IN 80 NEW MEMBERS BY THE END OF 2008, THE POSITION OF STATE JUNIOR COUNCILOR WILL BE RETURN IN 2009. Notice I said, when you bring in 80 new members. I have that much confidence in all of our members and chapters that this will happen. We have 7 chapters in Maryland, if each one brought in its DeMolay International membership goal of 12, we would have 84 new members in DeMolay! You have been asking for it, now you can have it. Go out, live, breath, and talk DeMolay and your chapter will grow and so will the State Association. -"Dad" Bill Eppig, Executive Officer

Congress 2008

DeMolays from Delaware and Maryland enjoyed a fun weekend packed with awesomeness! From selecting cabin leaders, making cabin banners and cheers, enjoying great grub served up by the State Staff, to learning to make a YouTube Video, to a "who dun it?" Murder Mystery, and a question and answer with the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master of Masons in Maryland Tom Velvin all had FUN! Most importantly it was all done in the Brotherhood of DeMolay. The "Murders" took place through out the weekend and finally Sergeant Mario and Detective Luigi were called in to sum up the clues and arrest the one responsible. A full set the clues and evidence as well as the Nostrodamus Quatrain can be found by clicking the respective links. The RWDGM Tom Velvin was even caught up in the killer's rampage but was soon miraculously restored to full health by our resident magician/State Marshall, Alex Matthews who used a "restore" spell to bring the RWDGM back to life. Dad Randy Watson taught DeMolays how to make the most of it by only using materials that one could scrounge up to make costumes for the DeMolay Degree. Dad Sterling DeBold Taught DeMolays the finer details of our webpage and we can better use it, and Dad Todd Duehring put the DeMolays to work on brainstorming on ideas for YouTube videos for DeMolay. Each cabin was given the responsibility of sketching, recording, and editing their own video presentation. This exercise taught us all, that it is really easy to make a video that can be put on YouTube and help get DeMolay known better and increase public awareness. For details make your very own DeMolay YouTube video click here for a few resources and pointers.

NAPLES TRIP CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Brother Tyler Dibble of Berlin Chapter, Berlin, MD. He and a guardian will be flown to sunny, much warmer than Maryland right now, Tropical Florida. Brother Dibble brought in 5 new members. Great job to Brother Dibble and all who competed for the trip !

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