GRADUATION -- May 14, 2025

WHEN: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6:00 – 9:00 PM  

WHERE:  Myers Park Event Center Myers Park & Event Center

7117 Co Rd 166, McKinney, TX 75071

OTHER: We'll have pizza, drinks and dessert

AGENDA:

• Dinner and socializing

• Graduation: Presenting the members of the Class of 2025 who have completed training

• Presentation of Certificates and Pins to the newly Certified Texas Master Naturalists

• Speaker, Rick Travis

Logging Hours

Make sure that you have recorded last week's attendance in VMS.

IF YOU MISSED A PREVIOUS CLASS and need week 14 to count as your 12th class, log as:

Opportunity: Init Training - Class 14

Date: May 7, 2025

Hours: 3.0

Description: TedTalk presentations by Class of 2025 trainees

IF YOU ATTENDED 12 CLASSES before week 14, log as:

Opportunity: AT: BPTMN: Other Pre-approved training

Date: May 7, 2025

Hours: 2.5

Description: TedTalk presentations by Class of 2025 trainees

If you attended the field trip to Parkhill Prairie, log your hours in VMS.
    Opportunity: Initial Training: Field Trip C
    Date: May 10, 2025
    Hours: 2.5
    Description:  Field Trip to Parkhill Prairie

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED YOUR THREE FIELD TRIPS, Log as Advanced Training

Opportunity: AT: BPTMN Other Pre-approved training  

Date: May 10, 2025

Hours: 2.5

Description: ADDITIONAL Field trip to Parkhill Prairie

Advanced Training (AT) Opportunities

See event listings and detailed info on chapter calendar

Volunteer Service (VH) Opportunities

See event listings and detailed info on chapter calendar

Our newly CERTIFIED Texas Master Naturalists: front row: Margaret Andreescu, Alex Casillas, Erik Ralston, Genna Hiltz, Hannah Luke, Kara Ezell, Kim Muzquiz, Liz McDermott, Mary Riley-Samuels; second row: Pat Goodrum, Makagan Mitchell, Emma Brewster, Adolfo Reyes, Becky Toomey, Bill Brady, Caterina Provost-Smith, Dennis Burke, John Fell; (not pictured: Gobriel Rusthoven)

Our Double-Certifications (re-certifications for 2025, 80 hours Volunteer Service and 16 hours of Advanced Training): Adolfo Reyes, Bill Brady, Caterina Provost-Smith, Dennis Burke, Genna Hiltz, Margaret Andreescu, (not pictured: Gobriel Rusthoven); pins presented by Dave Powell & Jean Higgins

Our 2025 Education Training Committee: front row: Rhonda Sanchez, Heather Fell, Paulette Platko, Arica Shields, Vicki Sanders, Linder O'Rourke, Nancy Casillas; second row: Adele Bourget, Alissa Dare, Tina Burke, Leah Justice, Sumi Srikanth; third row: Peter Williams, Deanna Flanagan, Harvey Mette, Brittany Hamilton, Lisa Travis (not pictured- Cali Bakker, Kathy Battad, Stephanie Gonzalez)