Congratulations to the winners of our 2019 Essay Contest! High School level winners were 1st Place (and Overall Winner) Jaylen Bembry of Patuxent High School, 2nd Place Christopher Rerig of Calvert High School and 3rd Place was awarded to Taylor Buck, Huntingtown High School. Pictured from the left are Nancy Highsmith, Essay Contest Chair, […]
Calvert Optimists to Hold Youth Film Festival
The Optimist Club of Calvert – Prince Frederick is sponsoring a Youth Film Festival open to middle and high school students in Calvert County. Submissions of films, five minutes or less in length, are due March 31, 2019. The requirements for entry can be found online at www.CalvertYouthFilm.com. All qualified video entries will be posted […]
Optimist Club of Calvert Looking for New Members
New Optimists Welcome! The Optimist Club of Calvert – Prince Frederick has been supporting local youth since 1968. Our members are homemakers, retirees, business owners, educators, lawyers, policemen, firemen, government employees, and realtors: all coming together to help bring out the best in kids. Ever thought about becoming an Optimist? Giving back to your community? […]
Calvert and Solomons Optimist Clubs Honor Outstanding Youths
On November 5, 2018, the Calvert and Solomons Optimist Clubs honored forty students from the local high schools at St John Vianney Life Center at a banquet. Thirty two of the students were able to attend with family. This was the 62nd year of celebrating Optimist International Youth Appreciation Week. The emcee for the evening, […]
Outstanding Youth Of Calvert Presented to BOCC
During the October 30, 2018 meeting of the Calvert Board of County Commissioners,(BOCC) the Optimist Club of Calvert Prince Frederick and Solomons, presented the outstanding youth of the county to the board: CALVERT HIGH – Ben Aris, Liam Aris, Gabriel Backus, Michaela Bell, LeAndre (Leon) Campbell, Justin Deihl, LaNea Jordan, Andrew Matteson, Alyssa Melton and […]
The Calvert Optimist Club and Foundation Holds Installation
The 2018/19 Officers and Directors for both the Club and Foundation were duly installed at the September 10, 2018 dinner meeting at the Calvert Taphouse. MDSD Governor Bill Stone presided over the installation of the officers and directors for the 2018/19 Optimist Year. The Club Officers for 2018/19 are: President – Krista Brezina; Internal Vice-President […]
Optimists Honor Teachers at “Teacher Appreciation Week”
The Calvert County Optimist Clubs of Prince Frederick and Solomons recognized and honored Calvert County’s finest teachers at a breakfast Wednesday, August 22. Celebrating “Teacher Appreciation Week” the event was held at the Calvert County Board of Education. Bob Young, chair of the committee, welcomed the group saying the teachers present symbolized the more than […]
Respect for Law Awards and Dinner
Part II Law enforcement, Public Safety, State’s Attorney Honored On May 17, 2018, the Optimist Club-Calvert and the Solomons Optimist Club held their 49th annual Respect for Law Awards and Dinner at St John Vianney Family Life Center in Prince Frederick. After brief remarks by the two club presidents, Jack Brown and Al Fissel, and […]
The Calvert Optimist Club Hosts Essays Winners
On Monday night, April 9, 2018, The Calvert Optimist Club hosted the essays winners and their parents at their meeting at the Calvert Taphouse in Prince Frederick. Before the announcement of the winners, the club officers swore in former member Pat Nutter and new member Dawn Lister, who works with the Junior Optimist Club. The […]
Junior Optimist Clubs in Calvert Busy!
The Calvert Optimist Club is in the final steps of establishing two Junior Optimist Clubs at Calvert and Huntingtown High Schools. In the nomenclature of Optimist International these two clubs will be Octagon Clubs under the structure of Junior Optimist International (JOI). Suggested age ranges for JOI are: Alpha Clubs – 6 to 9; Junior […]