March 14th Evening Meeting - Donna Dennis, Olympian and Motivational Speaker

Join us on Thursday March 14th for our monthly meeting at Cheney Stadium's Summit Club.  Food service will start at 5:00 and the meeting will start at 5:30. 

 

We are excited to have Donna Dennis as our speaker for the meeting.  Donna is an Olympian, motivational speaker, and Clover Park High School Alum.  During the meeting we will also receive an update on TCC basketball and the playoffs.  This will also be our last night meeting of the year.  With daylight savings having been last weekend and the days getting longer there will still be light in the sky when we are finished with the meeting.  - Click here to register to attend.  

 

Donna Dennis, Olympian and Motivational Speaker - Donna Dennis is a military brat. Her father Jerry D. Dennis was stationed Fort Lewis.   Growing up on the military base. Donna would watch the soldiers on a daily basis march and chant, “I don’t know what you been told,”etc…. and gained the understanding for discipline and respect. Donna used this experience to navigate through her athletic career and breast cancer journey.  A 1982 Clover Park High School graduate, Donna Dennis remains to this day the greatest female sprinter to come out of the State of Washington. In 1982, she won the U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships in the 100 meters (11.52 seconds) and 200 meters (23.39 seconds). That same year, she won both events at the Pan American Junior Championships in Barquisimito, Venezuela. Dennis came to Clover Park High School as a multi-event track champion at Woodbrook Junior High. She didn’t miss a beat at Clover Park, winning state 200-meter titles from 1980-82. She also won the state 100-meter championships in 1981-82, and anchored Clover Park's state champion 400-meter relay team in 1981. Her 200 mark of 24.13 seconds in 1982 still stands as the Class 4A state meet record, and her 23.39 in the 200 is still the fastest ever run by a Washington high school female. At the University of Washington she was a three-time NorPac champion in both the 100 and 200, and she was an NCAA finalist in both sprints. Dennis ran a 23.40 in the 200-meter dash in 1983, still the fastest 200 ever run by a woman at UW, and she ranks second on the 100-meter list, clocking an 11.53 in 1983. Dennis also ran a leg on the UW’s fastest 400-meter relay team – 44.74 set in 1985. She ran in the 1984 Olympic Trials and was a finalist in the 200, qualifying as an alternate on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team in Los Angeles.

The Golden Clover card is a partnership opportunity for senior citizens living in Clover Park School District to participate in high school activities and athletic events at no charge.

A Golden Clover card admits one senior citizen (65 years of age and older who qualify for the Senior Citizen and Disabled Person Property Tax Exemption Program) to high school sports events, concerts, plays and other district events where admission is charged.

 

Golden Clover applications are available in all school offices and at the Student Services Center, 10903 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, or by calling the Community Relations Office at 253-583-5040.

 

We invite you to join in the amazing experiences that young people bring to our community through education and activity!

The Tacoma Public Schools offers a Gold Pass to those living in the City of Tacoma that are age 65 and over.  The Gold Pass grants the holder access to TPS regular season sporting events.  To request an application email studentlife@tacoma.k12.wa.us.