Rotary Club of Kenosha George W. Taylor Scholarship applications are now being accepted!
100 Years Young in 2021!
Nearing 100 Years of "SERVICE ABOVE SELF" in Kenosha!
The Rotary Club of Kenosha was chartered in 1921 by Rotary International. Our over 50 members are active citizens devoted to service. As a major service organization in Kenosha, we annually distribute grants to local organizations, provide hands-on service to the community, and sponsor youth programs.
Please consider joining us in service to the community, district, and world.
We are back in person and meeting on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at Kemper Center. Come join us from Noon - 1:00 pm for fellowship, friendship and fun!
Stay tuned as we work on our club's Strategic Vision Planning and find new ways to serve our community when & where we are needed in the next decade!
Rotary Club of Kenosha George W. Taylor Scholarship applications are now being accepted!
Beth Ormseth, Principal of LakeView Technology Academy spoke at our luncheon updating us on where LVTA is at today and the plans for its future. LakeView is a choice High School with 40 full time students, there admission process involves a rubric where students answer questions and are given points and if their interests align with one of their programs: Engineering/Manufacturing (i.e., Engineering, CCN, Automation), Biomedical Science (i.e., Vet Tech – Pre Med) and Information Technology (i.e., Programming/Web Design). Engineering and IT offer Project Lead the Way classes which allow for transfer of some credits to the college level. They already have with MSOE and Marquette and are working on one with Carthage. They are currently working to finalize their plans for building a new school on the Chrysler site, their current building is old (1995) and since they rent the space, the maintenance is not on the KUSD schedule, so much has been delayed. The new school will allow for easier access for students to get there, the ability to add approx. 300 part-time Juniors/Seniors who will take core classes at their home school and then spend the afternoon taking classes in one of the three program tracks. LVTA is not the only “specialty” program school. KUSD has a ton of Pathways for students – ITA has a culinary program, Tremper has Automotive, etc.
Dr. Jennifer Connelly’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of a wide array of brain and spine tumors. More specifically, she is focused on tumors that begin or have spread (metastasized) to the brain or spine. She shared the advances in this area, including Awake Craniotomy – where the patient is awake as their brain is stimulated, allowing the surgeon to see what areas/functions may be effected.
Minimally invasive surgery - where a small incision is made thru the nose, above the eye or behind an ear, shorter stays, better outcomes. AL MR Linac Accelerator – there are only 2 in the US, one at Froedtert and the Medical College and one at MD Anderson in Texas. This allows for radiation to be given AND an MRI to be done at the exact same time. Up and coming treatments are Heat Shock treatments – the patient wears something on their head and and walk around with the device ~ 18 hours/day. Now looking at using for small cell lung CA also. In addition, her clinical interests include evaluating and treating neurologic complications of cancer and cancer therapies (including paraneoplastic syndromes seizures, and neuropathies). Her research interests include molecular pathology as well as development of advanced MRI imaging techniques for diagnosing and treating brain and spinal cord tumors. Her holistic patient-centered care focuses on improving quality of life outcomes for brain and spine tumor patients. A native of the Milwaukee area, Dr. Connelly graduated from Marquette University with her Biomedical Engineering degree, she then went to the Medical College of WI for Medical School and has received all of her training there. Dr. Connelly is board certified in Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neuro-Oncology.
Kenosha, WI 53143-5111
United States of America