News - 2009 April to June

The following are press releases or announcements from Chapter 23 of SCORE located in Rochester, New York.

June 11, 2009

Bay Trail Middle School and SCORE Announce the Larry H. Clarke Jr. Entrepreneurship Award

SCORE Rochester Chapter 23, a volunteer, service organization sponsored by the US Small Business Administration and Bay Trail Middle School, Penfield announce the annual Larry H. Clarke Jr. Entrepreneurship Award given to seventh and eighth grade students who have exhibited exceptional work in the Entrepreneurship Unitduring their Home and Career Skills class. SCORE

Instituted this award in 2006 in memory of Larry Clarke, a long time SCORE volunteer. 

This year’s winners are Megan Murante of Rochester and Elliot Wood of Macedon.  Megan is the daughter of Richard and Barbara Murante.  Elliot is the son of Stuart and Nancy Wood.

Presenting the award on behalf of SCORE was Larry Wirth, Chairman of the Rochester Chapter.  Mrs. Johanna McKeever, Home and Career Skills teacher at Bay Trail, worked with Mr. Clarke from the inception of the program.

"The Larry Clarke award honors the spirit of community service - one of our foundational principles here at Bay Trail," Mrs. McKeever said. “Megan’s and Elliot’s work in their studies and in class projects this year were outstanding.”

The Larry H. Clarke Jr. Entrepreneurship Award is given annually to students as nominated by their Home and Career Skills teachers. The recipients must demonstrate outstanding creativity and effort to conceive and develop the idea for their business and the business plan. The award winning student's names are engraved on a plaque permanently displayed in Bay Trail. They also receive a certificate and a gift from SCORE.