Maestro touts symphony concert

John Farrer

John Farrer, music director and conductor of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra, gives Rotarians details about this Saturday’s concert at Pearson Auditorium.

Farrer, a visiting Rotarian, spoke to the club on May 5.

The concert — entitled “Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy” — will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the auditorium on the New Mexico Military Institute campus on North Main Street.

Tickets are available by calling (575) 623-5882 or going online to: roswellsymphony.org

Featured in the concert are Ingela Onstead, soprano; Sarah Daughtrey, mezzo-soprano; Jamie Flora, tenor; and Michael Hix, bass.

Concert sponsors include Pioneer Bank, Pepsi, KOBR-TV, New Mexico Arts, and The Armstrong-Clark Foundation.

Moreno addresses Rotary Club

Enrique Moreno of Roswell Community Disaster Relief Services speaks at the May 5 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Moreno to speak Thursday

Enrique Moreno of Roswell Community Disaster Relief Services will be featured speaker at Thursday’s Rotary Club meeting.

Student of the Month speaks

Joshua Theimer, Goddard High School Student of the Month, speaks to the Roswell Rotary Club on April 28.

Rotarians to discuss war crimes

Marlin Wells

Rotarians Marlin Wells and Jack Swickard will speak Thursday about war crimes from their viewpoint as military combat veterans.

Wells served in South Vietnam as an artillery forward observer and later as battalion/brigade artillery coordinator at Dau Tieng (Rocket Alley) and Cu Chi Base Camp.

During his combat tour, he earned 2 Bronze Star Medals and 2 Army Commendation Medals.

Swickard served as a pilot with the 118th Assault Helicopter Company, Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. During his 1-year tour, he flew 1,000 hours of combat assault, medical evacuation, and direct combat support missions in the UH-1D Huey helicopter.

Jack Swickard

His decorations include 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses and a Bronze Star Medal.

Superintendent addresses club

Brian Luck, superintendent of the Roswell Independent School District, speaks to the Roswell Rotary Club on April 21.

Superintendent to speak at meeting

The featured speaker at Thursday’s Rotary Club meeting will be Roswell Schools Superintendent Brian Luck.

Brian Luck

Luck, 49, was born in Portales and moved to Roswell in 1972 when his mother took a teaching position at Del Norte Elementary School. He attended Washington Avenue Elementary School, Del Norte Elementary School, Berrendo Middle School, and graduated from Goddard High School in 1990.

He then attended Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell for two years before transferring to South Plains Junior College. Luck then changed degree plans and finished up with a Bachelor’s in Science from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales in the fall of 1996.

He began his teaching career at Goddard High School in the spring of 1997, teaching general science, biology, honors biology, and honors integrated science.

Luck then pursued a degree in Education Administration. After graduating from Grand Canyon University in 2008, he was appointed assistant principal at Goddard High School.

In the fall of 2011, he served as interim principal of Berrendo Middle School and was appointed principal of Goddard High in the spring of 2012. He served as principal for 9 years until he was named superintendent of the Roswell Independent School District.

Luck and his wife Shelby have been married for almost 22 years. They are the parents of Addycen, a ninth-grader at Goddard High, and Ayden, who is in the sixth grade at Berrendo Middle School.

In his spare time, Luck officiates basketball games.