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Alpha State Five Star Award Newsletter

DKG Vision Statement: Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide
Education...Whats
Working, Whats Not:
Fill in the Gaps
Presenter: Mrs. Vernell Gregg
Honorary Member of Kappa Theta Chapter
Date: March 24, 2014
Time: 5:15 p.m. Eat & Socialize
6:15 p.m. Meeting
Location: Highland Park Cafeteria
1200 N. Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, Texas 75218
Inspiration/Meditation: Lisa Bagley
Hostesses: Ida Durham, LaTonya Hadnot
Facilitators: Leigh Taylor, Yvonne Manuel,
Joanne Szalay
Volume 50, Issue 6 Eta Zeta, Chapter 174, Dallas, Dallas County, Area IX, Texas State Organization, Texas
February/March 2014 The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Eta Zeta Press wants to know.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Contact: Mary Claire Welch, Communications Chair
By Mail: 4 Ryddington Place
Dallas, Texas 75230
By Email: marycwelch@sbcglobal.net
By Phone: 214-827-2395
214-850-9264
Please submit information for publication by
April 21, 2014 for the upcoming issue.
Evelyns Expressions
Eta Zeta Chapter has had
two very busy and productive
months. We have accomplished a
lot! What a great January
meeting! The program, Our Heritage: Steps through
Time, was great. The Readers Theatre presentation,
The Texas Twelve, A Glance Back, honoring the
founders of Delta Kappa Gamma was written by
Dianne McFerren, Kappa Upsilon Chapter. Thanks to
program director, Mary Claire Welch, for her
leadership in this presentation. Thanks also to the
following participants: Mary Bixler, Ona Calvo,
Arlene Delgado Barrios, Ida Durham, Sharon
Kraus, Melanie Moseley, Joanne Szalay, Leigh
Taylor, Elizabeth Taheri, and Jane Walker. The
cloche hats really set the tone. It is important to review
our history periodically. The harmony in Were So
Proud of You was so beautiful that I asked for a repeat
of the song. Thanks to Music Chairman, Johnnie
Cunningham and thanks to Sandra Foster Brown for
writing the words. The recommitment ceremony led by
Cynthia DeVies was touching.
Our Annual and Biennial Reports were
completed and mailed on time. Thanks to Dr. Ona
Calvo, Cynthia Devies, Sandra Foster Brown, Karen
Hickman, Melanie Moseley, Jane Walker and Mary
Claire Welch. Wow! Great Job! I also submitted the
Presidents 2013 Annual Report.
On February 27th Eta Zeta members were
invited to read to students once again this year at B.H.
Macon Elementary.

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Eta Zeta Chapter Programs for
2013-2014
Expand the Vision:
Educate, Inspire, Encourage

Monday
August 19


Monday
September 23

Program: Community College Connection
Time: 5:15 PM Eat and Socialize 6:15 PM -Meeting
Location: Highland Park Cafeteria
1200 N. Buckner Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75218
Hostesses: Elizabeth Taheri, Judy Bryant

Monday
October 28


Monday
November 25


Monday
January 27


Monday
February 24


Monday
March 24


Saturday
April 5


Monday
May 19


June 19-21
2014

Program: Getting to Know You/ Salad Supper Reverie
Time: 6:00 PM Eat, Socialize, Meeting
Location: St. Luke United Methodist Church
5710 R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75223
Hostesses: Executive Board and Carolyn Lipton
Program: Partner Up: The World is Our Frontier
Time: 5:15 PM Eat and Socialize 6:15 PM- Meeting
Location: Highland Park Cafeteria
1200 N. Buckner Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75218
Hostesses: Mary Bixler, Jeannie Morrison, Elia Pardo
Program: Expand the Vision: Welcome New Eta Zeta Roses
Time: 5:15 PM Eat and Socialize 6:15- Meeting
Location: Casa Cavazos
5409 N. Jim Miller Road, Ste. 239 Dallas, Texas 75227
Hostesses: Leigh Taylor, Yvonne Manuel, Patricia Webb,
Jean Stoner, Sandra Woodruff
Program: Our Heritage: Steps Through Time
Time: 5:15 PM Socialize 6:00 PM -Meeting
Location: Highland Park Cafeteria
1200 N. Buckner Blvd. , Dallas, Texas 75218
Hostesses: Kathryn Hons, Sandra McMillen, Jane Walker
Program: The Look of Success: Centsless Shopping
Time: 5:15 PM Eat and Socialize 6:15- Meeting
Location: Highland Park Cafeteria
1200 N. Buckner Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75218
Hostesses: Joanne Szalay, Kendra Perkins, Elaine Thomas
Dallas County Coordinating
Council Luncheon
Brookhaven Country Club
85th Texas State Organization
Convention
Elegante Hotel in Lubbock, Texas
Program: Envisioning the Future and Celebrating Our Past
Time: 6:00 PM Eat,and Socialize 6:15- Meeting
Location: On the Border
3130 Knox Street, Dallas, Texas 75205
Hostesses: Aundrea Wright Young, Melanie Moseley,
Tobizena Williams
Program: Education...Whats Working, Whats Not
Time: 5:15 PM Eat and Socialize 6:15- Meeting
Location: Highland Park Cafeteria
1200 N. Buckner Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75218
Hostesses: Ida Durham LaTonya Hadnot
Delta Kappa Gamma promotes professional and
personal growth of women educators and excellence
in education.
We are still working on membership. Lets
continue Annie Calling under the leadership of
Membership Chair, Karen Hickman. Three new members
were nominated for membership in February. A New
Member Orientation was held for Seretha Merchant,
Heather Hawthorne, and Beverly Leonard on March 7,
2014 at Matts Rancho Martinez Restaurant. They were
accompanied by their sponsors Evelyn Hamilton and
Mary Bixler. Executive Board members Joanne Szalay,
Sandra Foster Brown and Mary Claire Welch helped to
orient the nominees to our Society. All three have accepted
to become members and are to be initiated at the March
meeting.
You did it! You made it happen! Thanks to all for
making our Annie Project, The Look of Success/
Centsless Shopping, a success. Thanks to Sandra Foster
Brown for her leadership. Thanks to sponsors, contributors
and all participants. Eta Zeta sisters are powerful.
Our Monday night speaker, Johnlyn Mitchell, was
awesome. She has always had the look of success and was
able to share valuable insights with all of the ladies who
were invited to attend our meeting and style show of
clothing dos and donts for an interview or in the
workplace. Since our Centless Shopping Spree project
ended on March 1, 2014, I have been singing songs that
speak of helping others such as Touch Somebodys Life
with your Goodness, If I can Help Somebody as I Pass
Along, and Reach Out and Touch Somebodys Hand.
The nine ladies who we helped by inviting them to shop at
our EZ Boutique expressed their thankfulness, gratefulness,
and demonstrated happiness at the end of the project on
Saturday. What a wonderful legacy of service for Eta Zeta
Chapter to leave!
Congratulations to Cynthia DeVies and Sharon
Kraus. They both will play at the DKG International
Convention in Indianapolis. Cynthia will play the prelude
for the Presidents Banquet and Sharon will play the prelude
for the Celebration Luncheon. Congratulations to Dr.
Yvonne Manuel and Aundrea Wright Young. Yvonne
presided for the first time over the Dallas Fort Worth
Regional Association of School Psychologist January 31,
2014. Aundrea was a presenter at the Texas Computer
Education Association Conference (TCEA) held February
3-7, 2014. Her presentation was entitled Ipads, eReaders,
and More, Oh, My!
At our March 24, 2014 meeting Mrs. Vernell
Gregg will be the speaker/presenter. She is an honorary
member of the Kappa Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma Society International in Lewisville/Flower Mound
area. She has served on the Lewisville ISD School Board
for six years. We will make nominations for the
Achievement Award and have an Initiation ceremony.
In May we will have an opportunity to meet /see
our Texas State Organization President, Nancy Newton.
New officers will be installed and the Achievement Award

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Eta Zeta Birthday
Wishes
March Birthdays
Linda Horowitz March 1
Cynthia DeVies March 17
Seretha Merchant March 21
April Birthdays
Bettye Cooke April 9
Johnnie Cunningham April 13
Judy Bryant April 15
Sue Laird April 25
Anna Ruth Penn April 27
May Birthdays
Jane Walker May 2
Lisa Bagley May 3
Dr, Selma Hughes May 3
Aundrea Young May 20
Karen Hickman May 21
Nancy Newton to
Speak at Dallas County
Coordinating Council
Spring Luncheon
On April 5, 2014 the Dallas
County Coordinating Council
will meet at Brookhaven Country Club for a Spring
Luncheon. The 2014 theme is Reflections of Delta
Kappa Gamma. All fourteen chapters of Dallas
County Coordinating Council are invited to attend.
Texas State Organization President ,Nancy Newton
will address the group.
We would like to encourage all Eta Zeta
members to attend. Eta Zeta members, Sharon
Kraus, will be providing the musical accompa-
niment during the luncheon. I hope you have
already sent your check of $25 to our treasurer,
Debbie Duke, so that you will be able to attend this
event. If you have not yet sent your check and
would like to attend the luncheon, please call
Debbie Duke at 469-474-9549. Brookhaven
Country Club is located at 3333 Golfing Green
Drive, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234. The link to a
map is: http///goo.gl./maps/my6dv .
Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the
luncheon and program will begin at 11:00 a.m. We
hope to see you there!
will be given. Members will be recognized for various
achievements. It promises to be an exciting evening.
Let us move forward and get ready to go to the
Texas State Organization Convention in June. Many Eta
Zeta members can attest to the fact that I was really sold on
Delta Kappa Gamma after I attended my first state
convention in Dallas. I was already sold on DKG, but the
convention took me to another level. If you have never
attended a Texas State Organization, move to that level
with me as we continue to move forward. Again, we did it!
We made it happen! Thanks for going the extra mile.
Forward moving ever,

Evelyn
Evelyn Hamilton
Eta Zeta Chapter President

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Answer all three questions correctly first and
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1) What is the topic for the Techno-Tips for
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mentioned in the Spring 2014 Lone
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Indianapolis Awaits
Delta Kappa Gamma International Convention
July 28-August 1, 2014 in Indianapolis
Registration deadline: June 28, 2014

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Johnlyn Mitchell
Shares Wisdom for
Look of Success

Johnlyn Mitchell addressed Eta Zeta members
and their guests at the February 24th chapter meeting
about interview strategies and the wisdom of interview
fashion. The nine ladies to participate in the March 1st
EZ Boutique Centsless Shopping Spree were in
attendance to hear her tips on what an interviewer is
looking for in professional appearance and behavior
from a potential employee. The young ladies accepting
the invitation to participate were Tyrenie Davis, Maria
Mancera, Marivel Mancera, Angelica Nieto, Tania
Nieto, Dee Robinson, Anahi Rodriguez, Milagros
Rodriguez, and Dorothy White. Johnlyn is a former
principal in the Dallas Independent School District. She
served as an administrator at the elementary, middle
school, and high school levels. She currently is serving
as the Senior Executive Director of North East Texas
Academic Partnerships.
Johnlyn Mitchells address was followed by a
style show featuring Eta Zeta models Evelyn Hamilton,
Cynthia DeVies, Aundrea Young, Ona Calvo, and
Mary Claire Welch. As each model arrived, the
members and guests voted using a green paddle for
appropriate or a red paddle for inappropriate. The
models presented themselves illustrating the dos and
donts Johnlyn had described in her address. Each
model returned for a second time to the runway to model
how the inappropriate clothing could become
appropriate. The meeting was filled with wisdom and
laughter. Most of all, the members and guests reported
the program to be of great value.
Each of the guests were invited to the Centsless
Shopping Spree on March 1st to select gently used or
new clothing needed for interviews or work experiences.


Eta Zeta Troupe Takes Stage during
Our Heritage: Steps Through Time
Program


Thirteen Eta Zeta members donned
their cloche hats and help the founders of Delta Kappa
Gamma come to life at our January 27
th
Eta Zeta
Chapter meeting. The meetings title was Our Heritage:
Steps Through Time. A Readers Theatre authored and
originally directed by Dianne McFerren, past President
of Kappa Upsilon, entitled The Texas Twelve, A
Glance Back provided the script for the Eta Zeta ladies.
The professional climate of the times, social events,
scientific discoveries, and milestones in the world of
Texas sports were woven throughout the script. The
presentation allowed the introduction of our founders
and our Society in an interesting and humorous way.
We had 13 actors to bring the times alive. Liz
Taheri, Jane Walker, Joanne Szalay, Ona Calvo,
Mary Bixler, Leigh Taylor, Melanie Moseley, Evelyn
Hamilton, Ida Durham, Arlene Delgado Barrios,
Sharon Kraus, and Mary Claire Welch presented the
review of the history of the times of which our founders
were a part. Lisa Bagley practiced with the group, but
was unable to participate due to illness.
The program was well-received and Mary
Claire Welch, narrator, would like to thank all of the
Eta Zeta members who practiced and participated.
Everyone looked great in their cloche hats. It was great
fun working together to learn more about the Society
and the exceptional women educators who really made
the organization come to life.
(L to R) Evelyn Hamilton, Ona Calvo, Mary Bixler, Leigh Taylor,
Ida Durham, Liz Taheri, Joanne Szalay, Jane Walker, Melanie
Moseley, Arlene Barrios Delgado, Mary Claire Welch

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was sponsored by Mary Bixler and Mary Claire Welch.
Angelica Nieto was sponsored by Elizabeth Taheri.
Tania Nieto was sponsored by Jean Stoner. Dee
Robinson was sponsored by Joanne Szalay. Anahi
Rodriguez was sponsored by Leigh Taylor. Milagros
Rodriguez was sponsored by Debbie Duke. Dorothy
White was sponsored by Sandra Foster Brown.
The EZ Boutique was staffed with Eta Zeta
members eagar to do whatever it took to ensure the
success of the project. Elia Pardo, Yvonne Manuel,
Johnnie Cunningham, and Norma Matthews helped
with whatever needed to be done. All participants left with
smiles, confidence, full shopping bags and some
understanding that Delta Kappa Gamma Eta Zeta Chapter
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EZ Boutique Opens
Doors for Centsless
Shopping Spree
Eta Zeta Chapter came together to create the EZ
Boutique for the nine ladies who had attended the
February 24, 2014 Eta Zeta chapter meeting to learn about
The Look of Success. The St. Mark Presbyterian
Church Family Center was transformed into a shopping
venue complete with racks of gently used and new
clothing donated by Eta Zeta members from 10:00 to 4:00
p.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Clothing was sized and
priced at a Centsless amount so that the ladies could
select fashion combinations without the restraint of cost.
Eta Zeta members worked before, during ,and
after to make the shopping experience truly a gift to the
nine participants. Cynthia DeVies provided refreshments
for the shoppers and Judy Bryant provided fashion
posters to lend a retail ambiance to the space. Mary
Bixler and Norma Matthews helped to provide signage
for the boutique. Mary Claire Welch worked with
Joanne Szalay and Liz Taheri to provide bags with our
EZ Boutique labels and clothing size labels for each item
of clothing. Leigh Taylor acted as photographer for the
event capturing some wonderful moments of the day. She
also helped to provide music for the shoppers to enjoy.
Chelsea McNair and Jean Stoner helped to plan the
music to be included. Leigh Taylor and Joanne Szalay
were responsible for securing the St. Mark Presbyterian
Family Center and organizing the set-up and clean-up
efforts. Sandra Foster Brown, Educational Excellence
Chair, provided leadership, encouragement and
organization to make the program and the Centless
Shopping Spree possible. She also was able to gather
perfumes, creams, and other beauty items to be included
in special gift bags for each of the guests. Evelyn
Hamilton helped to collect clothing, act as a sponsor and
to provide support for others to make the event a success.
Each of the participants were sponsored by a one
or two Eta Zeta members. Each sponsor helped to
discover their participants ambitions and dreams for a
chance in the working world, provided transportation,
offered positive feedback, and contributed to their
enjoyment of the event. Pat Gerecci helped to find the
candidates for the project. Tyrenie Davis was sponsored
by Evelyn Hamilton. Maria Mancera was sponsored by
Ona Calvo and Chelsea McNair. Marivel Mancera
EZ Boutique
(L to R) Marivel Mancera, Anahi Peralez, Dee Robinson, TyrenieDavis,
Dorothy White, Angelica Nieto, and Tania Nieto
Judy Bryant
Elia Pardo
Mary Bixler
Cynthia DeVies
Johnnie Cunningham
(L to R) Evelyn Hamilton, Joanne Szalay,
Johnnie Cunningham, Marivel Mancera, Leigh
Taylor, Anahi Peralez, Jean Stoner, Cynthia
DeVies, Tyrenie Davis, Dorothy White, Sandra
Foster Brown, Angelica Nieto, Tania Nieto,
Yvonne Manuel, Elizabeth Taheri, Judy Bryant,
and Norma Mathews

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Day Celebration at the Bath House Cultural Center, the
SMU Womens Symposium, and we heard the President
of the Houston Chapter U.N.A., the Honorable Teta V.
Banks, speak at the Park Cities Rotary Club on U.N.A.
activities on Friday, March 7. In the afternoon our
Dallas Chapter sponsored a Happy Hour Event at La
Calle Doce for International Womens Day. Ms. Banks
is the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of
Liberia.
Thanks for all your support in our various
endeavors.
Norma Matthews
President of Dallas Chapter UNA
Eta Zeta Global Awareness Co-Chair
*********************************************
From
Your AC

I have been hearing a lot of bragging here lately.
Apparently there has been quite of bit of teamwork
occurring in the chapters in order to meet the deadlines
for forms, lists, and reports. Music to my ears. I am
proud to tell you that Area 9 is at 100% for chapter
profiles, which is great considering only four of the 26
chapters in Area 9 meet in January. Congratulations,
chapters!!
By now many of you have nominated or elected
new officers for the next biennium. If you are not in the
officer category there are many, many roles to fill in
your chapter. The more I visit chapters the more I am
convinced that the interests and passions of members are
met through the programs and projects. It requires the
diligence and creativity of committee chairs and
committee members to plan, prepare, and deliver
programs and projects that reflect those interests and
passions. It is not too early to consider what your role
will be in the next biennium. Annie Webb Blanton is
looking for YOU.
DKG question: Which committee is responsible for
preserving the history of the organization at the chapter,
state, and international levels?
Membership Idea : SIGN UP!!!!! SIGN UP!!!! SIGN
UP!!!!! LEARN ABOUT YOUR DKG
AREA 9 WORKSHOP AREA 9 WORKSHOP
AREA 9 WORKSHOP
WHEN ? SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Global Awareness
Committee Report
By Norma Matthews
Norma Matthews, Co-Chair of
the Global Awareness Committee of
Eta Zeta, has been very involved during
February and March, mainly representing Eta Zeta
chapter through activities with the Dallas Chapter United
Nations Association. Norma and her husband, Bill, were
in New York City during the heaviest snow and ice
period, the first week of February. Both of our flights
went smoothly, but in between the two flights there was
severe cold and plenty of ice and snow in NYC. We
managed to get to all of our appointments, though. Taxis
were still running, she reports.
On February 4
th
Bill and I attended a
very special event at the United Nations Secretariat. A
beautiful mosaic done by Norman Rockwell, the Golden
Rule Mosaic-Do Unto Others, had been refurbished
and was being re-dedicated as a gift from the U.S. to the
U.N. Its dedication was initiated by Thanksgiving
Foundation of Dallas in 1985. Twenty-two people from
Dallas attended the event. The Deputy Secretary General
of the U.N. gave the keynote speech. Dallas City
Council representative, Phillip Kingston, also attended
the event as a representative of Mayor Mike Rawlings. It
was a beautiful, meaningful occasion. Annemarie
Carlson attended the event representing the U.N. Dept.
of Public Information and Delta Kappa Gamma Society
International .
On February 7
th
, the annual Members Day at the
U.N. was held at the North Lawn Building, U.N.
Headquarters. There were 700 attendees present from all
the various 120 UNA Chapters across the nation. There
were many people from various NGOs in the New York
area in attendance also.
The theme was The United Nations: Building
Peace in an Age of Upheaval. Topics of lectures
throughout the day were: Making Peace, Keeping
Peace, Building Peace; What World Do We Want in
the Post 2015 Development Agenda; and Human
Rights Challenges: 2014 and Beyond.
During March, I have been busy representing
the Dallas Chapter U.N.A. and Eta Zeta Chapter at
various celebrations for the U.N. International Womens
Day. The first week of March I attended the Womens

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Eta Zeta Spotlight
on
Ona Calvo

We would like to shine our Eta Zeta Spotlight
on Ona Calvo. Ona was initiated into Eta Zeta Chapter
in 2011. Invited into membership by Debbie Duke, Ona
shared that she had always hoped she would be invited
to be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She has
graciously stepped up to serve as Recording Secretary
for Eta Zeta Chapter for the coming biennium. We are
very happy to have Ona serving on the Executive Board
for the 2014-2016 biennium.
Ona Calvo was born and reared in Chicago,
Illinois. She attended school in East Rogers Park, a
neighborhood in Chicago. Ona said that her family
could walk to the lake from her neighborhood. She
attended college at Northeastern Illinois University in
Chicago receiving a five year Bachelors of Arts degree
that yielded certification in Education, Early Childhood
and Spanish. In 1990, Ona attended the University of
North Texas to earn a Masters of Educational
Administration. In 1991, she was able to earn a Mid-
Management degree from North Texas University.
Onas research project for her dissertation yielded a
nomination for the Kathleen Cooper Wright Award for
which she was a finalist. Her research project partnered
her school with the Parkland Southeast Dallas Clinic to
provide services for parents and students in need. Ona
received her Doctorate of Education in 1999 from Nova
Southeastern University and Ona was able to recreate
the community outreach piece of the project with the
Tzu-Chi Project when she moved to serve at R.C.
Buckner Elementary. She considers this a valuable
legacy in her career.
Ona first taught at Lafayette Elementary in
Humboldt Park in Chicago. The school is noted as
having its genesis prior to the Civil War. In 1983, Ona
found herself moving to Texas with her husband and
family of three children as a move for her husbands
career. Upon arriving in Dallas, Ona taught three to four
year olds in a private Montessori school for one year.
Daniel Webster Elementary in Dallas Independent
School District was Onas place of employment for
the following four years. Ona taught first, third, and
fourth grade during her stay at Webster Elementary.
Onas mentor, Dr. James Reed, invited her to transfer
to San Jacinto Elementary when he assumed
leadership there. Ona taught third and fourth grade at
San Jacinto prior to attending the DISD Leadership
Academy. She became Assistant Principal at Ascher
Silverstein Elementary in 1993 to 1995 and then
served as Principal at Nathaniel Hawthorne
Elementary 1995 to 2002. Ona became Principal at
R.C. Buckner from 2002 to 2006 and then served as
interim Principal at Burleson Elementary from 2006 to
2007. She served as Assistant Principal at Seagoville
for two years and then made the decision to retire.
While in retirement, Ona was persuaded to be re-hired
to teach first Talented and Gifted and then 4th grade at
B.H. Macon Elementary.
Ona Calvo is active in her community. As a
member of the Order of the Eastern Star, she is
serving as the Conductress of the Cockrell Hill Delta
Flora 794 and serves on the Grand Chapter of Texas
Providing Comfort Committee. She serves the United
Methodist Women as the First Vice President of
Programs and is a North Texas Conference Officer on
the Committee on Nominations. She also serves as
Church Liturgist and as a Worship Committee
Member at Wheatland United Methodist Church.
Ona is the mother of three children and the
grandmother of four. Onas children are grown. Scott,
42 years, lives in Forney, Texas. Gary, 40 years, and
Jennifer, 37 years, live in SanFrancisco, California.
All four of Onas grandchildren live in Forney, Texas
where she has been able to enjoy being a part of their
lives.
Ona continues to teach fourth grade today.
She loves the classroom and she says, I knew in
eighth grade I wanted to be a teacher. I had a teacher
who had treated me badly and I wanted to make sure
children were treated fairly. I love making a difference
in childrens lives! We are very happy to have Ona as
a member of Eta Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma.
With respect and love,
Eta Zeta Chapter

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Time to Register for the Area 9
Workshop

Registration Due: May 29, 2014
Cost: $12.00 per member
Date of Workshop: September 20, 2014
Send to: Debbie Duke, Treasurer
1181 W. Remington Place
Terrell, Texas 75160
Make check out to: Eta Zeta Chapter
Its Spring Eta Zeta Continues
to Grow
Eta Zeta Chapter Executive
Board members welcomed three new candidates for
membership to a New Member Orientation on March 7,
2014 held at Matts Rancho Martinez restaurant. Beverly
Leonard, Heather Hawthorne, and Seretha Merchant
were the three ladies who attended the orientation.
Evelyn Hamilton is sponsoring Seretha Merchant and
Beverly Leonard. Mary Bixler is sponsoring Heather
Hawthorne. Those board members present were Chapter
President Evelyn, Hamilton, 1st Vice President Sandra
Foster Brown, Immediate Past President Joanne Szalay,
Corresponding Secretary Mary Claire Welch and
Yearbook Chair and sponsor, Mary Bixler.
Evelyn Hamilton welcomed everyone and
expressed our chapters delight to invite the three
candidates in to membership. All board members
introduced themselves and shared something about Delta
Kappa Gamma. Each candidate gave a brief summary of
hrr career and told the board why she is interested in
membership in Delta Kappa Gamma. Mary Bixler
presented Pride in the Big Picture, a resource from the
state website that is an overview of the aspects of our
Society. Questions were fielded as each topic in the
presentation was covered. All three candidates accepted
the invitation for membership and will be initiated at the
March 24, 2014 meeting.
Women educators more precious than gold...
Beverly Leonard ,
Retred Teacher
and Writer
Seretha Merchant,
Retred Dallas ISD
Administrator
Heather Hawthorne,
Talented and Gifed
Teacher, Early Educator
Eta Zeta Chapter Kudos
Korner
Congratulations to . . .Aundrea Wright Young
who presented iPads,eReaders, and More Oh My!
at the Texas Computer Education Association
Conference on February 3-7, 2014.
Congratulations to Cynthia DeVies and Sharon
Kraus. They will play at the DKG International
Convention in Indianapolis this summer. Cynthia
will play the Prelude for the Presidents Banquet.
Sharon will play for the Celebration Luncheon.
Congratulations to Wesley Walker, son of Jane
Walker, who was highlighted in the Friday,
February 21, 2014 Dallas Morning News. He took
the Boude Storey band to U.I.L. competition for the
first time during this three year tenure at Boude
Storey.
Congratulations to . . . Victor Hexter Elementary
on the receipt of the major facelift award for
$250,000 from The Heart of America Foundation and
Target READesign for its library. Aundrea Wright
Young, Librarian/Media Specialist,applied for the
grant. Well done Aundrea!
Congratulations to . . . Dr. Yvonne Manuel for
presiding over her first meeting as President of the
Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Association of School
Psychologists.
Congratulations to . . . Eta Zeta Chapter and
Sandra Foster Brown for conducting a wonderful
Look of Success Program in February and
completing a fabulous Centsless Shopping Spree
project on March 1st for the nine lovely shoppers.

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Paint the town
Red and Gold
Lubbock 2014
Are you ready for Convention??
With a few hints you
may be able to get ready
for an amazing time at
the 85th Annual Texas
State Organization
Convention in
Lubbock,Texas from
June 19-21, 2014.
First, REGISTER ONLINE or by mail. See Lone Star
News. Next, do you have a place to stay? If not, here are
some hotels where you can book a room.

MCM Elegante The Holiday Inn Hotel and Towers
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MCM Elegante--Reservations-- CAN call 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. directly to hotel for reservations.
Phone number is 806-763-1200.
Ask for DKG Rate!
Room rate is $95.00 King atrium suites $115 plus
taxes. The deadline for reservations is May 20.

Overton Hotel The Overton Hotel is only .9
mile from the Lubbock Convention Center, near Texas
Tech campus.
Online Booking:
https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?
groupID=1143043&hotelID=74387
Phone numbers are 806-776-7000 or 1-888-776-7001 for
reservations.
ASK for DKG rate!
Room rate is $129. plus taxes
The deadline for reservations is May 19.
BOTH HAVE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO AND
FROM AIRPORT. IF POSSIBLE, WHEN MAKING
RESERVATION, share your FLIGHT INFO-- OR
CALL BACK AS SOON AS KNOWN AND TELL
THEM, SO THEY WILL PICK YOU UP.
BOTH hotels and Convention Center have FREE
parking.

Kudos for Kindness.A
Word of Thanks
Kudos for your kindness, Eta Zeta
members! The success of The Look of
Success/Centsless Shopping was the result of a
tremendous team effort of Eta Zeta members. We
assuaged some of the efforts of nine women who aspire
for knowledge to improve the quality of their lives. They
are women whose goals are to complete their education
and return to the workforce or to join the professional
workforce. I will be forever grateful to our speaker,
Johnlyn Mitchell, Academic Partnerships Senior
Executive Director for North East Texas. She is a woman
who consistently models the look of success. To
Reverend Rick Brooks, I extend my sincere appreciation
for allowing us to transform the St. Mark Presbyterian
Church Family Center into the beautiful EZ Boutique.
Our guests were able to shop in a pleasant environment
with the ambiance of an upscale boutique.
My sincere gratitude is extended to the sponsors,
co-sponsors, recipients, donors, committee chairs,
committee members, family, friends, and everyone who
assisted with the program and project in any way. EZ
members, you brought it! Thank you from the bottom of
my heart!
A sister by heart,
Sandy
Sandra Foster Brown
1
st
. Vice President/Educational Excellence
Chairman

Eta Zeta is so proud of
Sharon Kraus,
TSO Music Chair!

Dont forget to sign up to sing with
Sharon in the Texas State
Organization Choir! We have the best chapter
harmony in the state! Join your voices with
Sharons leadership!
How?? Sign up on your Registration Form.

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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Eta Zeta Chapter Meeting Minutes
Sharing our Vision, Strengthening our Society
Expand the Vision: Educate, Inspire, Encourage
Highland Park Cafeteria
January 27, 2014

Welcome
Evelyn Hamilton
Program: Our Heritage: Steps Through Time
By: Dianne McFerren, Kappa Upsilon Chapter
Performers: Eta Zeta Troupe
Mary Claire Welch, Program Director

Musical Interlude
Johnnie Cunningham
Children Are Our Future
Up, Up, On Your Feet

Call to Order
6:40pm
Evelyn Hamilton, President

Adoption of Agenda
The agenda was adopted by consensus.

Inspiration
Bradley Sue Howell

Approval of Chapter Minutes
The minutes were approved as printed.

Treasurers Report
Debbie Duke
The Treasurers Report was distributed via email and will be filed for audit.


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Amenities
Joanne Szalay
-January Birthdays were celebrated in song.
-Mary Bixler lost her grandmother. Please keep Mary in your thoughts.
-Welcome back to Jeannie Morrison.
-New members, Arlene Delgado Barrios & Elisabeth R. Johnson were recognized.
-New member, Lisa Bagley is sick with a viral infection.
-Free books are available from the Shelton School Library.
Correspondence/Communication
Mary Claire Welch
Toya Thompson, Reserve Member, has a new address. She would love to hear from members.
Questions from Cynthia DeVies, Chapter Web Watcher
1. What was the subject of Techno Tips?
2. Where will TSO he held in 2015
3. What is the Membership Initiative?
Membership
Evelyn Hamilton
Please complete a Member Profile tonight.
There are two prospective members, Heather Hawthorne and Seretha Merchant.
If you know a key woman educator, please let them know about Delta Kappa Gamma Society
International.
Educational Excellence
Sandra Foster Brown
Programs and Service Projects
-Next month, February 24, 2014 , is The Look of Success Program.
-Johnlyn Mitchell is the featured speaker.
-Models will model appropriate and inappropriate clothing.
-Red signs will be used to discuss what the model may need to do.
-Green signs will be used for appropriate clothing.
Sponsors include:
-Jean Stoner
-LeighTaylor
-Sandra Foster Brown
-Joanne Szalay
-Liz Taheri
-Mary Bixler
-Ona Calvo
-Evelyn Hamilton
Debbie Duke

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-Sponsors will pay for meal in February 2014.
-Provide transportation to and from the event in both February and March.
-Friend of Mary Bixler has 8 possible ladies in need (can take 7).
-Liz Taheri has 1 lady in need.
-Joanne Szalay has 1 lady in need.
-If you would like to assist as a sponsor, please let Sandra Foster Brown know.
-Everyone is needed to retrieve sizes for gently used clothing.
-Please fill out the appropriate size charts.
-Email Evelyn Hamilton for clothing pickup.
-Models are needed for the February meeting. The following members will model: Evelyn
Hamilton, Cynthia DeVies, Aundrea Wright Young, Jeannie Morrison, Arlene Delgado
Barrios, Ona Calvo, and Yvonne Manuel.
-Models need to write an outfit description on an index card.
-Chelsea McNair & Jean Stoner will be responsible for the models music.
-The shopping pass is ready to hand to ladies in February.
-180 size labels will be safety pinned to outfits.
-Ladies will receive 2 shopping bags each.
-Please bring perfume samples to the February meeting.
-Melanie Moseley and Sandra Foster Brown are responsible for securing perfume
samples.
Centless Shopping on March 1, 2014
Refreshments/ Plasticware Cynthia DeVies
Dressing Rooms Mary Bixler
(If you have a clothing rack, please bring to meeting. Bring clothes on Saturday morning. Evelyn
Hamilton will store the clothing.)
Decorations Judy Bryant
Set-Up (8:00am) Joanne Szalay
Leigh Taylor
Mary Bixler
Photography (need Photography Legal Permit which can be obtained from DKG website)
Leigh Taylor
Music for Shopping Leigh Taylor

Personal and Professional Enrichment Hot Topic
Chelsea McNair
Pathway to Teaching



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Legislation
Ida Durham
Voting will occur on the following dates: March 4, May 27, June 26, and November 4, 2014.
Your name must match in the Voter Registration book.

Rainbow Room
The Rainbow Room will receive $46.00 from monetary contributions.

Yearbook
Mary Bixler

Announcements
DCCC Spring Luncheon will be held on April 5, 2014. Payment deadline is March 20, 2014. Eta
Zeta is responsible for Music.
The deadline for the Cora Mcfarland Scholarship is March 1, 2014.
Thanks to Joanne Szalay for making nametags for new members.
Call for nominations for Chapter Members. If you receive a telephone call, please respond
favorably.

Door Prizes:
Sandra Foster Brown
Cynthia DeVies
Sharon Kraus

Recommitment Ceremony
Cynthia DeVies

Delta Kappa Gamma Song

The meeting was adjourned at 7:50pm.

Submitted by Aundrea Young, Recording Secretary

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Delta Kappa Gamma International Society
Eta Zeta Chapter Meeting Minutes
Sharing our Vision, Strengthening our Society
Expand the Vision: Educate, Inspire, Encourage
Highland Park Cafeteria
February 24, 2014

Welcome
Evelyn Hamilton

Introduction of Speaker
Sandra Foster Brown

Program: The Look of Success
Speaker: Johnlyn G. Mitchell
Supermodels: Cynthia DeVies, Ona Calvo, Evelyn Hamilton, Yvonne Manuel,
Mary Claire Welch, Aundrea Wright Young

Musical Interlude
Johnnie Cunningham
Eta Zeta, Eta Zeta
Children Are Our Future

Call to Order
7:16pm
Evelyn Hamilton, President

Adoption of Agenda
The agenda was adopted by consensus.

Meditation
Patricia Webb
All Is Well

Approval of Chapter Minutes
The minutes were approved as printed.

Treasurers Report
Debbie Duke
The Treasurers Report was distributed via email and will be filed for audit.


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Executive Board
Evelyn Hamilton
Motion carried to give St. Mark Presbyterian Church a $50.00 donation for the use of their
church family center on March 1, 2014.
Amenities
Joanne Szalay

February Birthdays were celebrated in song.
Evelyn Hamilton celebrated 47 years of marriage.
Johnnie Cunningham celebrated 50 years as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Aundrea Wright Young was a presenter at the Texas Computer Education Association
Conference (TCEA), February 3-7, 2014. She presented on Wednesday afternoon from
3:45-4:45. The presentation was entitled, iPads, E-Readers, and More, Oh, My!
Victor Hexter Elementary School received a $250,000, a major facelift award from The Heart
of America Foundation and Target READesign for its library.
Dr. Yvonne Manuel presided over her first meeting as president of the Dallas Fort Worth
Regional Association of School Psychologists on January 31, 2014.
Cynthia DeVies and Sharon Kraus will play at the DGK International Convention in
Indianapolis. Cynthia will play the prelude for the Presidents Banquet and Sharon Kraus
will play the prelude for the Celebration Luncheon.
Wesley Walker, son of Jane Walker and grandson of Bradley Sue Howell, was in the Fridays
Dallas Morning News (February 21, 2014). He will take the Boude Storey band to UIL
competition for the first time during his three- year tenure at Boude Storey.

Correspondence/Communication
Mary Claire Welch
There will be a combined newsletter for February/March.

Nominations
Mary Claire Welch
Following the Nominations Committee report, having no nominations from the floor the report
was accepted by acclamation. The 2014-26 slate of officers for Eta Zeta Chapter are as follows:
President- Sandra Foster Brown
1
st
Vice President- Mary Bixler
2
nd
Vice President- Jane Walker
Recording Secretary- Ona Calvo
Corresponding Secretary- Aundrea Wright Young

Membership
Mary Bixler
Three prospective members, Heather Hawthorne, Beverly Leonard, and Seretha Merchant were
approved by vote for membership in DKG, Eta Zeta Chapter.





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Educational Excellence
Sandra Foster Brown
Programs and Service Projects
Centsless Shopping
Part I, The Look of Success was tonight. Thank you for participating.
Part II, Centsless Shopping will commence on March 1, 2014 from 10-4 p.m. Set-Up will
begin at 8:00am. Photo Releases and shopping passes will be provided for the
participants.

Personal and Professional Enrichment
Hot Topic
Diana Gonzalez
Public Education Funding

Global Awareness
Schools for Africa
Ona Calvo
The focus for Schools for Africa is on helping the most disadvantaged including girls, boys,
orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) who suffer from the negative impact of HIV and
AIDS; children affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters; children with disabilities and
special needs, children from nomadic/pastoralist communities; and children from very poor
households in remote rural areas and urban slums.

Eta Zeta Chapter collected $95.00 for the Schools for Africa project.

Announcements

-Please refer to the Eta Zeta Chapter Presidents Report for relevant information.
-There will be a column in the next newsletter concerning the United Nations Conference.
-Aundrea Wright Young will submit an application for the Cora McFarland Scholarship.
-Welcome back Marca Lee Bircher.
Door Prizes:
Lisa Bagley Seretha Merchant
Aundrea Wright Young Leigh Taylor
Marivel Mancera Liz Taheri
Johnnie Cunningham

Delta Kappa Gamma Song

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.
Submitted by Aundrea Young, Recording Secretary