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[Music] oh [Music] w [Music] he e [Music] what he [Music] a full ad [Music] okay [Music] M and [Music] this [Music] on Di and [Music] are [Music] la [Music] a [Music] n [Music] l h w [Music] oh [Music] a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome to the 2024 commencement celebration for Village High School my name is Sabrina Dart we are excited to have you join us for the sixth graduation ceremony for our school we are excited to share this time together as we celebrate the many accomplishments of our outstanding class at this time I would like to introduce Emily Hall who will be singing our national anthem if you are able please stand for the presentation of Colors by The Academy School District 20 jrc color guard under the command of Cadet Colonel doing left AR other guard oh say can you see by the dawn early light what so proud the we held at the Twilight last ging who's brought stripes and bright stars through the perous fight or the r parts we watch were so gently streaming and Rockets the bombs bursting in air gave Pro through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangle then yet [Music] way for the land of the free and the home of the bra [Applause] please be seated thank you Emily now now I would like to introduce Mr Nathan gorch principal of the village thanks Sabrina she did a great job she was a little nervous uh it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the commencement ceremony for the village graduation is a Bittersweet time of Celebration and sadness it's a celebration of watching each of you grow into young adults that sit before us but it's also sad as we realize how fast the time has gone and that we will not see each other as much in the future this class is full of worldclass athletes musicians actors and actresses artists and Scholars and it's been my pleasure to serve as your principal and we're grateful that you chose to make our school a part of your life and the life of your family when you were all freshmen we had just under 300 students our school now has over 500 students you started your journey at the center for modern learning before we moved into our new building a few weeks into your freshman year you've endured a global pandemic a challenging political environment and increasing influences of social media but you're resilient and you found your voice to speak up for justice compassion and those less fortunate you're leaders and you seek to leave the world a better place than you found it and for that we're grateful and as we celebrate today my hope is that this is a time of reflection a time of laughter and maybe a time of joyfulness tears please remember to silence your cell phones turn off your snap notifications and remove whatever distractions that may get in the way of enjoying today joining us today in support of our graduates are the District 20 Board of Education representatives from District 20 Administration and of course the staff from the village students you're also supported by family and friends that are here to celebrate with you and at this point I'd like to acknowledge your greatest supporters your parents with the the parents of our graduates please stand and be recognized thank you as you all know I meet with each incoming student to talk about our school and the differences in our school model and I end each of these meetings the same way talking about our staff [Applause] staff please stand [Applause] you're an amazing group of professionals and I wasn't going to get emotional today uh thank you staff for the way that you take care of our kids at this time it's my pleasure to introduce Miss Ginger Hab our superintendent of Academy School District 20 Miss habber is in her first year as our superintendent she previously served as superintendent of Ellensburg Washington school district assistant superintendent of pter school district in Fort Collins director of student achievement and Aurora Public Schools and was also a building leader there before enter entering Administration she was also a science teacher she's a Colorado Native as she grew up in Southwest Denver and holds a Bachelor of Science and nursing from the University of Colorado Medical Center and a master's in administrative policy and Leadership from the University of Colorado Denver please join me in welcoming Miss Harbor with a round of applause all right esteemed members of the graduating class of 20124 our distinguished guests our faculty and families congratulations class of 2024 you did it you finish your K12 journey and you're ready to launch into the future Beyond High School As We Gather to celebrate your remarkable accomplishment I am overwhelmed with a sense of Pride and admiration for every one of you your journey through high school was nothing short of extraordinary marked by determination the development of strong academic skills and a pursuit of Excellence as you stand on the threshold of a new pathway in your life I encourage you to embrace the future with bound B lless optimism and unwavering resolve in our district we are privileged to be home to the United States Air Force Academy a beacon of Honor courage and service instilled within the walls of the academy are the ideals that resonate deeply with us Integrity excellence and a commitment to something greater than ourselves as we seek to live these values I encourage you to remember the words of General colen Powell there are no secrets to success success is a result of preparation hard work and learning from failure equally important the support from family friends and faculty have equipped you with the knowledge skills and character to overcome those challenges that lie ahead and as I look out at all of you I can't help but think of my own two sons who sat in similar seats awaiting their diplomas and as a mom I too sat in the stands like so many families here today experiencing the butterflies and anxiety with knowing that um our now young adults are ready to take this next step and as an educator I am also thinking about my fellow teachers that are in this room today these students are here today because of your dedication to their education watching them walk across the stage in just a few moments is the Pinnacle of your success so students please take time today to thank that whole team of folks that have supported your K12 travels and amidst the formality of this event let's express our joy and laughter seniors take time today to enjoy enjoy the camaraderie of your classmates and cherish those memories that have shaped your high school experiences and as we celebrate individual achievements and reflect on the past let us also recognize the collective responsibility that we bear on a broader scale the world around us is evolving at a rapid Pace presenting challenges and opportunities on a global scale believe in your ability to affect positive change in this world and never underestimate the impact that a single act of kindness or a bold Vision has on shaping the course of history in short live by the words of famous Anthropologist Margaret me never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committ citizens can change the world in fact it's the only thing that ever has so congratulations class of 2024 the world is yours for the taking so go forth and make this world a better place for generations to [Applause] come and now I would like to introduce our Board of Education and Central Administration staff so for the District 20 Board of Education I'd like to introduce Nicole K who's the vice president and the Village High School lison Nicole Aaron salt president of our school board Colonel Chio stalworth who is our usafa leisan and Derek Wilburn uh one of our directors there he is and Lauren yanz one of our directors also from Central Administration we have Deputy superintendent Chief Financial Officer Becky Allen assistant superintendent for learning Services Dr Susan field and director for assessment jolen [Applause] Patterson thank you Miss habber and thanks again to you and the board of education for your support for our school at each graduation members of the senior class are asked if any of them wish to speak this year we have three students that wanted to share their thoughts with you so please join me as I introduce [Applause] Oles good morning everyone I would like to welcome all of these students friends and families of the class of 2024 the amazing faculty and staff of the village and the distinguished members of The District 20 Board of Education today I have the honor of telling you some about my time at the village and how some of my experiences are intertwined with yours my story starts two years before I would even tour the school as a much smaller student I went to an enrichment program called Homeschool Academy we moved out of our hallway at District headquarters one year into a fancy new building underneath a tiny non-traditional high school that same year my older brother chose to trust that tiny high school with his education I was already obsessed with the idea of high school Freedom so his stories about how his classes worked and what he'd do over his long lunch periods were breathtaking two years eventually passed and I started my freshman year my classes were full of new skills and information but I was also learning the language of the adult world and discovering my academic abilities all in one breath I was learning what mistakes looked like and they were far more forgiving than I imagined which is good because I was going to make so many more despite that returning to sophomore year I was sure I had high school all figured out I was wrong with the return of grade level electives I had practice working with my peers in problem solving class at times things unfolded effortlessly other times it was a challenge but no matter how much I felt like I was wasting my breath I was learning how to to collaborate with a diverse set of people I loved watching my brother graduate that may and I also knew school would feel empty without him I was right junior year was rough this is probably a sentiment a lot of you can share my summer had been spent working at a camp and I realized I wanted to join the outdoor industry instead of working in cyber security like I'd planned and worked towards since I was 12 figuring that out during AP classes the SAT and a shifting Family scene left me feeling out of breath there were a lot of tears and late nights and also some of my favorite moments when I remembered to come up for air from having a sleepover at the village for barbecue class to trying to make paper act like expensive spacecraft materials for space business after that all that was left was senior year like many others my my year was spent exploring my expansive future thanks to the flexibility and empowerment of the village my first semester was spent finishing classes and tying up Loose Ends before I officially graduated in December I then spent a semester at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville if I had any doubts about how the village had prepared me for college academics they were gone within a week especially after the previous year college was a breath of fresh air so what do all those experiences have to do with each other laughing gasping sighing sobbing Lots might have changed every year but no matter what breathing was always the key component in moments that felt like forever and moments that were gone in an instant alone or surrounded by loved ones I I was breathing and so we're all of you after graduation we get to choose what to do with a lot more more of our breaths a lot of you might use them to further your education in an area that fascinates you or maybe just to get a college experience before joining the Unleashed Adult World some of you may use them to discover different careers you see yourself enjoying a couple million breaths in some of you may seek the Ocean Air Mountain Air Forest air or city air typically that's not what cities are known for with this end of this phase of our life it's a good time to reevaluate where our breaths are going maybe you don't want to spend any more breaths worrying about things that have worked out thus far maybe you don't want to waste your breath complaining about something or someone when you could either find a better way to cope or put some breaths towards figuring out a solution maybe you want to breathe slower and deeper or maybe you want to build a life that makes your heart race either way as we leave High School the way we've done things might not work as well as as they did before but hopefully there are a couple things to take away from our time with the village maybe CR taught you how to get organized or Norris taught you how to talk to people with different opinions than you or Nathan taught you to have wild dreams and bring them to reality we have been given a unique education and a unique way how to to practice how to breathe like a functional adult we have worked so hard for the things we want and the teachers at this school have been so supportive in every way now we get to go change the air we're breathing congratulations graduates I would like to introduce our next speaker Lucas [Applause] Anderson remember it's it's not too late to drop out but in all seriousness to all of the parents to all of the siblings to all of the teachers and staff members and District board members good morning and to my fellow graduates behold the last day of our K through2 education is upon us the weight of the last 13 years hangs in the air around us today and so let us now reflect on this experience the last 2third of our lives for most of my life I have hated school across three states and five schools I have been fighting an educational system that was not designed with me in mind as a gifted student and as an artist I was constantly frustrated by my daily struggle with school after school that lacked the flexibility to make my education meaning a meaningful positive experience but then one night in 8th grade something wonderful happened my family had been looking around at the different high schools available and weighing our options and as part of the process we decided to attend an information night for one strange little school with a funny name we had to climb the steps we had we had to climb the steps of the building before even reaching the two rooms that constituted the whole thing two brightly colored open rooms with only a wall of glass between them and we watched and we listened as a man showed us that my educational future could be different a sister challenged common assumptions about what school had had to be and that gave students a real chance to thrive it was as if I was having a great dream the kind of dream that makes you sad when you wake up and I knew immediately that I had caught something spectacular and I could never let it go as all of you before me are extremely aware freshman year was rough I never would have thought that some bat on the other side of the world could have had such an impact on my life but my ninth grade was a masked year throughout the world education was relegated to the sad and sorted space of online calls and social distancing but already the flexibility of this new system was shining upon me for this strange little hybrid School spent paradoxically more time in person than all of the others around me my remaining years at the Village were marked by a slow yet Sunny Shuffle to normaly I began to experience it as it was truly meant to run and my life bloomed with an array of new Social and academic experiences I remember the time my friends and I started a started a sword dueling Club at that met behind the school at lunch on Thursdays I remember playing a single board game lasting for several weeks the wrestling of strategic Minds in a game where no one could be trusted I remember when student council set up our winter masquerade oh how the school looked decked in streamers and lights with candles and jars on every table and how happy I was that setting up allowed at me allowed me to be at school for so long in one day a sentiment that would have been unthinkable in earlier years and how could I forget working with a class full of friends to design a twister like strategy twister inspired strategy game for microgravity environments in my space entrepreneurship class and how our school broke the program's mold causing so many others around us to follow there was that time in AP Government where discussion about Congress briefly touched on the Rarity of unicorn bites and I will never forget when I watched the sun peek Over the Horizon 9 months ago unable to fully comprehend that my the fact that my last year at this school was beginning and I will certainly never forget the time in beekeeping class when my friends and I performed the crazed spectacle that was Romeo and juel beet a parody of Rome Romeo and Juliet written in Shakespearean verse about chronic B paralysis virus and the so bitterly sweet part this last November when one of my closest friends played the music she had written at the voices of The Village less than a month before her last day of school in December this school has taught me so much and I'm not simply referring to the curriculum it taught me how to exist in an environment where I have the freedom to in Independence to take charge of my own life and a way very few other schools have allowing me to grow uninhibited by the claustrophobic and controlling environment I had learned to equate with education it taught me how to organize myself when someone else isn't doing it for me it taught me that I could explore my passions and the incredible sphere of people around me and finally it taught me that there is hope it is so easy to look at the modern world and feel powerless it is so easy to think that the that everything that is wrong will always be there and that the block that has fallen upon you is too heavy to move it is so easy to dismiss the dream that the world might change for the better but I am am standing here because I was shown that it is not because I spent the last four years not just seeing not just hearing about but living the proof that people can improve the environment they are in they can give the people around them the opportunity to enjoy the thing they once hated to escape the systems that had caused them so much frustration throughout their lives the school has taught me that building a better life for you and the people around you it can be more than merely a wish you think to yourself to yourself when a shooting star streaks across the sky The Village was a dream born 8 years ago out of a mobile unit behind Pine Creek High School with only four teachers and a classroom full of students it has grown from a time when classes were taught in a tent to a source of Hope and strength for hundreds of students each year the school was our principal Nathan's dream and it was the dream of all the teachers who gave up their normal positions to come give this strange little school with a funny name a try it was the dream of all the parents who realized that their children could have something better and it was a dream for all of those students whose life it forever changed this school was my dream a beautiful spectacular dream that I have been lucky enough to live in for the last 4 years it's the kind of dream that makes you sad when you wake up so please nobody pinch me I intend to keep dreaming for as long as I [Applause] live next I would like to introduce our final speaker Madison [Applause] dab okay speech writing is not my go-to hobby so bear with me here but here we go today I would first like to welcome Nathan and Lindsay who have provided every one of us with the incredible atmosphere of the village and the tools that we've needed to reach this mile mil Stone in our lives I also welcome The Honorable members of the Board of Education and the superintendent to the to the extremely unique graduation ceremony of a school like the village next I welcome all the wonderful teachers of the village who have impacted the lives of every student in this Arena and who have made these last four years Irreplaceable Oh and before I move on if any of you teach teachers might be interested in becoming an Oregon State Beaver just let me know because I would take any of you to college with me anyways now I want to welcome all of the friends and family who have had to sacrifice so much to adapt to the unpredictable schedules of a student at the village and finally my fellow students we're here guys despite coming in into this amidst a global pandemic and suffering the recent relapse of senioritis we are graduating I am honored to speak about the endless opportunities that the village has provided us and I am assured by the outstanding success of our student lled groups and events our community outreach initiatives and the sheer determination of our student body that these opportunities have not been taken for granted now some of you may know me as that really tall guy's girlfriend hi Levi and I'm willing to bet that most of you don't know me at all and this drove me to take this final chance to speak about how the village has changed my life and how I hope we will all carry the values of the village into our futures when I was a child and I was asked what do you want to be when you grow up my answer never never changed I have always dreamt of becoming a veterinarian though it may seem relieving to have a goal for my future having my mind made up so early has led me to live in anxiety of just wanting to be there already and resultingly I have drowned out the present looking back I've always loved school so much so that my parents couldn't keep me home another year so I'm graduating as a 17-year-old in middle school I was eager to achieve Straight A's and earn an academic certificate after each year I took part in stuco and did njhs and my mind was already planning out my high school credits as soon as my freshman year began I took off my education was finally in my own hands at the Village I worked with teachers to constantly evolve my schedule once I finished a class I began the next I doubled my science credits and I never turned down the opportunity to take an honors course now as I stand here before you I have also taken eight AP classes offered at the Village although I still have my exams on Thursday so wish me luck and as I reflect on these classes the stress that I Endure just surges through my mind and I truly fear the memories I missed out on making while my head was stuck in an AP Chemistry Book I am one of the unique artists at the Village who has been painting my portrait of a graduate over these four years every student in this room came into the village as a blank canvas and Nathan here gave us a brush in one hand and the teachers gave us a colorful pette in the other for me the flexibility of the village has allowed me to see that every choice that I make right now will help guide me to where I hope to go in the future each semester as I sit down to select my classes I have been grounded in the present as I work to construct a schedule that fulfills my current passions and interests rather than just a list of credits that I feel required to take for my future for those of you in this room who may not have a plan yet I envy the freedom of your mind I am certain that you have been the optimal student at the Village who is leaving with not only this portrait but a mosaic of talent and abilities wherever your path is taking you now it now is your canvas whether that may be college or elsewhere and you will paint this future path with the colors of success and opportunity if you take one thing away from my time up here today let it be this time is a gift and the passing of time is inevitable one day the future that we so anxiously wait to achieve right now will become the present and beyond that it will become the past as we continue to do even greater things in our lives so do not let yourself walk blindly in the present but instead immerse yourself in it stay up for that extra hour playing games with your friends close your computer and instead watch your favorite comedy movie your sporting event kick up your feet with the junk food that I know your mom advises you not to eat and as my dad always says take a nap kid because one day the ability to pass out on the couch after a long day will be gone and you will never regret taking that nap while you could I am so grateful that the village has opened my eyes to the importance of the now before it was too late and as I walk away from this stage I will always remember to live in the present and I ask you to always remember to make it a great day thank [Applause] you and our graduation would not be complete without a speech from our principal Mr Nathan gorch [Applause] thanks Madison as I think about my graduation speech each year I try to come up with a word or phrase that I feel like captures the class and the graduates that sit before me today when I think about the class of 2024 I keep coming back to the same word you guys are powerful we have powerful athletes powerful dancers powerful Scholars and Powerful leaders Now power is often a dangerous word and idea to explore but I want to frame it with a few of the lessons from the Village that I hope we all take with us from our journey as it relates to power lesson number one there is power and optimism and positivity as you know we end each morning meeting the same way we tell each other to make it a great day this phrase is very intentional Our Hope was you felt empowered by the phrase every day you see we don't tell each other have a great day because have a great day is very passive but instead you must actively make it a great day through our actions and we hope you take the power of optimism and positivity with you each day for the rest of your life lesson number two there's power and creativity did you know that you can turn a Bank corporate office into a really cool school but in order to do so you have to think about what could be not focus on what is you have to take calculated risks that challenge our own thinking and the thinking of others to invent and create what has never been done before before our hope is you have the courage to take calculated risks to create new companies new nonprofits and other organizations that will make the world a better place for you and for future Generations lesson number three there's power and meaningful relationships each of you took the opportunity to find a good Mentor and some of you have even connected with multiple mentors rather than always learning from our own mistakes let's lean on others who are farther in their journey and let's learn from their experiences I personally have multiple mentors in my life who I seek out for wisdom help and Clarity in fact some of them are here today and I'm grateful for their wisdom lesson number four there is power and Community each of you are more than capable of doing things on your own and one thing I know about this group is you are fiercely independent but even though you can do it alone it's often better to do it together that way is messy and it takes more time but collectively it's more rewarding as you Journey with others it multiplies your joy and the shared memories will be a highlight of your life lesson number five there is power in making mistakes each of you have missed deadlines made errors betrayed trust or made some other mistake along your journey but we truly learn more through mistakes than successes and my hope is that we have extended you the grace that you needed to take these missteps and to use them to grow growth is not linear it's messy and the mistakes are often turbo buttons to your personal development but the most important lesson I hope you've come to realize and understand is that real power actually comes from giving away your power I recently read the book The Power of giving away Power by author Matthew baren and he talks about the idea that there are two types of organizations there's pyramids and there's constellations Pyramid Power structures require you to be above someone to have power and they can often be unhealthy as folks try to ensure their place in the pyramid by holding others down but healthy organizations operate more like constellations as each individual star shines brighter the accomplishments of the group are enhanced you don't need to diminish the light of another for you to have power in fact you have more power as those around you shine the brightest that's the type of environment we've sought to create at the Village one with a flat organizational chart that allows each individual to shine and believes collectively we can do amazing things and as we've watched each of you individually shine our community has been brightened and the influence of our community has become greater our hope for you is that you create and develop these kind of organizations for our society and our world that the workplaces sports teams Community groups schools churches and families you're a part of operate more like constellations where everyone has the ability to shine brighter you've been part of a village one where the sum is greater than its parts and our hope is that you go into the world with this knowledge and that you use your power to lift up others for the common good thanks for allowing us to be a part of your journey and we love you [Applause] and now miss cons it's with the greatest of Pride that we present to you the members of the class of 2024 as the principal I hereby certify that these young men and women have met the requirements from grad for graduation from village high school and Academy School District 20 and are recommended for their diplomas [Applause] that's okay on behalf of the Board of Education of Academy School District 20 I accept with pride and pleasure the 2024 graduating class of Village High School Mr gorch thank you your faculty and your staff for an outstanding job staff at this time please prepare to present our seniors front row please stand up and line up to receive your diplomas one unique aspect of the village uh and unique tradition is that each graduating senior has the opportunity to choose one of our staff members to present them this morning this is a staff member that made an impact on them during their time as a student in our school this is a very high honor for our staff and they will do their best to hold it together and not cry as they read each note so it is with great pride that I now present to you the graduating class of 2024 you guys just kind of all move up for the front you'll Shake [Music] Mia Allen I would like to thank my family friends for always being by my side supporting and encouraging me I would also like to thank my amazing teachers for helping me achieve my goals I plan to go to Colorado State University next year to study computing Computer Engineering L Lucas Anderson thank you to my family for supporting me all my life thank you to the incredible teachers and staff who have chosen to give us all the gift that this school is and thank you to the Friends who's been here with me making high school a time to be missed and so fondly remembered [Applause] Cadence Atwood thank you to all my teachers for helping me become the person you see today Mrs readinger Miss Christie Mr Savage and Miss Susan to my family who have always been by my side through the many moves and travels I wouldn't be Crossing this stage without your help my next step into college for social work is dedicated to you [Applause] Kaye betet I'd like to thank my family for their endless love and support these 18 years especially my mom and my dad because they've done so much for me and I recognize all of it and I'm so thankful I'm attending Emy riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona to study Global Security and intelligence and data [Applause] science kayb Bose most importantly I want to thank my parents for their support and love throughout the last 12 years I am also incredibly grateful for my family who has provided me with encouragement and perseverance last but certainly not least thank you to all of the wonderful teachers and mentors I've had without whom I could not have done this I plan to attend college at UCCS with an undecided major Zoe brightbill to start off I'd like to give all of the glory and gratitude to God for guiding me on the path I'm on today I would like to give thanks to my parents sisters and family for always being there for me I also thank my mentor Stuart along with the entire Village staff there are too many of you to individually mention and my instructors at Air Academy for supporting me throughout high school after graduation I plan to take a gap [Applause] year Taylor Brooks thank you to my mom who has been there for me since day one I couldn't have made it here without you and everything you have done for me you have been my biggest supporter and for that I am forever grateful thank [Applause] you Kai Brown I want to start off by thanking the school for being so welcoming next I want to thank the teachers mentors counselors office staff and administration for being so supportive and accommodating throughout my high school career especially during times of need finally I want to thank one teacher in specific for helping me get this far Maria deag Garza the mentorship and Sh and support she has granted me is immeasurable and there is no way I can thank her enough Sam Bowski thank you flam you helped me stay mostly on track even when I was being stubborn and belligerent oh yeah my family helped [Applause] too Cooper bulkley thank you to all my friends and family for coming along this amazing journey of mine I want to give a huge thank you to all the staff and teachers for guiding me in the right direction without all the love and support I wouldn't be able to do do it without Mrs Flanigan and Mrs fur I will forever cherish and reminisce about my high school memories I made I'm blessed enough to take my education further and study Business and Entrepreneurship at Grand Canyon University where I'll be playing division one online inline [Applause] hockey Isabelle Cameron first I would like to thank my parents who have always had my back and been there for me when I needed them most my mentors and teachers these past four years have always been so kind and helped me when I needed them I would also like to personally thank my mentor for the past two years Susan Nolan for challenging me to be better and keeping me on track last but certainly not least I owe a huge thank you to Quizlet and all the hard work it's done for me the village itself changed my outlook on school and made it a positive place to be and I am forever grateful for that in August I'll be attending Milligan University on an Athletics scholarship to play volleyball and study [Applause] criminology Jackson s Buddhist I would like to thank my family friends and teachers especially my mom dad and sister for their continued support I have grown and changed a lot throughout High School I plan to take a gap year and get my personal training license [Applause] Esther cha I would like to thank my family friends teachers and most importantly God for all the support and encouragement throughout these years I am so grateful for the opportunities that I have been given and I'm looking forward to using these valuable lessons I have learned in the years ahead I plan on attending the University of Washington in Seattle to study microbiology [Applause] miles chavaria I would like to thank all of my family and friends especially my parents sister Olivia girlfriend Kylie and the dasas family for supporting me throughout high school I'd like to thank the amazing staff at Village especially the Curious Mr Norris funny flan devoted CR supportive Mr Stewart compassionate Miss Lindsay and most of all Jimmy what what has happened for being the best Mentor role model coach and one of my best friends I'm going to Baker University and will study psychology while playing [Applause] basketball Madison dab I want to thank Nathan for providing me with a flexible and personalized environment for my learning and I want to thank every one of my teachers for making any and every schedule change possible as I work towards achieving my goals a special thanks to CR for getting me through APM and to my friends and family for putting up with me even when I was stressed burnout and irritable I look forward to attending Oregon State University in the fall as a major in biological or animal Sciences in preparation for vet school I will miss the village dearly but I am leaving a new person that is ready to expand my horizons in college Brady drip thank you to my parents who did not give up on me no matter what attitude I threw at them thank you to my mentor Miss Nolan who didn't give up on me with all the extensions thank you to my friend Tyler Frost who disciplined me at first then teaching me how to discipline myself I want to go to colle to continue studying and playing the sport I [Applause] love Jack day thank you to my wonderful family and amazing Mentor Mr Savage for pushing back against my unrelenting attempts to not do school workor thanks to my distinguished gentleman for being the best boys I could ever asked for I'll be attending Colorado Mesa University this fall Kylie doost I'm incredibly blessed that God has given me more people to thank than I have spaced to mention here a special appreciation goes out to my parents siblings friends miles and the chavas who have been my biggest supporters I want to thank the staff at the village and my teachers Carrie Jimmy and Mentor Christa my plan next year is to take a gap year and work with a nonprofit organiz ation in the Dominican Republic focusing on poverty alleviation Sabrina deart thank you to thank you to my incredible parents for GR guiding me through this wonderful journey and teaching me everything I know about how to love to my sister thank you for being my best friend and for always standing by my side and supporting me through thick and thin to my best friends teachers and mentors thank you for me unconditionally and helping me to shape me into the person that I am I will be attending Hastings College where I will study Elementary education and Play [Applause] Soccer Gregory Denine thank you to all my teachers especially Dr Hughes CR and Miss ceras I would like to thank you to I would like to say thank you to my parents and my older brother Tim I would also like to say thank you to my swim coaches coach Scott and Coach Shan my plan for next year is to attend Marquette University majoring in [Applause] nursing Ella dupe I would like to thank my mentor flan because I would not have graduated without her support and encouragement Jeff our security guard who taught me that it's okay to mess up as long as you learn from it and lastly I owe a huge thank you to my family and especially my dad for everything he's done for me throughout these four years because I know was I know I was difficult sorry I I know it was difficult and so was I but you stood by me the entire time Hannah Egan I want to thank my Incredible family and friends for supporting me and loving me unconditionally additionally thank you to all my teachers and mentors that have had a part either large or small in who I am today in the fall I will be attending roal Roberts University in Tulsa Oklahoma Don Tobias espanosa thank you to everyone who stood by me when things got hard pressure makes diamonds and I love pressure whatever I do in life I give all my all and I leave the rest to God [Applause] Addison fesler I would like to thank my mom and dad for always pushing me to do my best and supporting me through everything my siblings Wyatt and Morgan for always being there for me no matter what and my friends and teammates I don't know what I would do without you I'd also like to thank my mentor Miss Webster for making me laugh every day [Applause] Gabriella [Music] fish I wouldn't be here today without the support of my friends teachers and coaches but most importantly my family my younger brother Maddox who constantly makes me smile my younger sister Molina who is practically my twin and my older sister Amelia who has been my inspiration since day one but most importantly my parents who have shown me nothing less than unconditional love and support I have not decided where I'm going to continue my athletic and academic career but I'm excited to see where God takes me Logan gabrielson I would like to thank my mom dad sister Shelby and my grandparents for their love and support throughout my high school Journey also thank you to all my teachers and coaches for their guidance and mentorship I will be attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins to study accounting Oakley gadlin thank you to my family and friends for embarking on this journey with me I would like to thank Carolyn for helping me navigate high school I'd be lost without her I don't know what I'll do after I graduate but I promise it will be fun Liliana Gallardo I would like to thank all of my family and friends for getting me through High School most importantly I would like to thank my grandparents and mom for being my role models and leaders I look up to lastly I would like to thank my mentors and teachers at the Village this fall I will be attending CSU as a business major Grace giry I'd like to start by thanking my mom dad KK Logan Bryson and all of my friends for always supporting me and making me laugh through all of my ups and downs I'd also like to thank my mentor DOC for pushing me to do my own thing and supporting me through all the online classes I took in the fall I will be attending Grand Kenyon University in hopes of getting my forensic science degree to be a crime scene investigator Emma Gillum I'd like to thank my parents for helping me and supporting me on my journey through school also all the amazing teachers I've had who helped me to love learning I will be attending a college this fall to get a degree in [Applause] Business Evelyn go huge thank you to my parents friends and boyfriend for always supporting me no matter what thank you also to my teachers both at dance and school for helping me build character and overcome many obstacles in my life I am aing towards a professional career in ballet in this upcoming year I will be training with the company as the next step towards my [Applause] [Music] [Applause] goal emry gorch I want to thank my parents for their endless support encouragement and authenticity specifically I want to thank my dad for the immeasurable impact he's had on not only my education but the education of every single one of us graduates aside from being my best friend he shown me what it means to turn your occupation into a Ministry and love others as well I plan to study education next year at Grand cany University I wouldn't want to be I wouldn't be where I am today without my family Mentor teachers and relationship with the Lord Lopes up Alex Gracia thank you to my family friends and mentors for making me the person I am today I intend to pursue a career in the medical field in the future after taking a gap year to find the PATH I want to [Applause] take Vera graes thank you to my family and friends for supporting and encouraging me through everything next year I am taking a gap year to travel and work after that I plan to study either fashion design or costume [Applause] design JT gryal Mom and Dad thank you for all your support and guidance throughout my high school Journey your encouragement and belief in me have been in valuable Mr Stewart your passion for teaching and dedication to your students have made a lasting impact on me Mom and Dad your love and sacrifices have shaped me into who I am today I'm eternally grateful for everything you've done for me with heartfelt thanks Ken Greer thank you to everyone at the Village Norris CR and Alex for supporting my journey through the sciences and Shar and Kevin for supporting voice of the village and all the Arts at the Village without them my Village experience would have been so much less fulfilling without the village and the excellent support from my teachers I could not have pursued my passions I'm planning on figuring it all out [Laughter] [Applause] somewhere Jacob gangler I want to thank my parents and my brother for helping me graduate I plan to go to trade school to become an electric [Applause] Aaliyah Gunter I want to begin by thanking my parents for guiding me and teaching me the most unforgettable lessons thanks Mom and Dad for always being so supportive and inspiring thank you to my sisters for being my truest friends and always helping me be the best that I can be thank you an and Rich for always giving the word Family Purpose my next step into life after high school will be to attend state boards to receive my nail technician license and then continue school to earn my barbering license I would like to thank nashor for guiding me through this last year of high school he has truly been so [Applause] helpful Lydia gsman thank you to my parents and family who have always been there to support me special thanks to Jake and Kimmy for helping me through the concurrent enrollment process as well as my mentor Carolyn Mullins who put up with all of my late responses and texts with a smile I will be attending Pikes Peak State College to attend dental hygiene Emily Hall I would like to thank my loving friends and family for the advice encouragement and everlasting memories that have gotten me through the last four years thank you to christe Jake Officer Jeff Mr Stewart M my mentor Carolyn and all the village staff members who have been over backwards to support me in reaching my strongest potential as a student I have a special shout out for Kimmy and her kindness guidance for letting me nap on her bean bag chair in her office during my sophomore year I will be studying human sexuality at Pikes beak State [Applause] College Kaden Hickock first I would like to thank my parents for supporting me every day and never giving up on me when times got difficult you guys are the B biggest examples in my life and I want nothing more than to be just like you I appreciate every teacher and Coach I've had during my schooling that pushed me to go the extra mile and reach Heights even I didn't think were achievable more specifically Chaz Woodson that not only pushed me to be a better student athlete but to be a better person and showed me what it means to never take a day for granted Evan Hulk I would like to thank my family friends and teachers for helping me throughout High School you have all helped me grow into the person that I want to be I will be attending Iowa State University in the fall to study [Applause] business Cohen holiday I would love to thank my amazing family and teachers for helping me get to where I am today this fall I will be going to play college baseball and majoring in architecture at Kansas [Applause] Westland Audrey [Music] Hollis I'd like to thank my mom and dad most of all for always supporting me in everything I do and my siblings for being my best friend mom you've been my role model from day one and I'm so proud to be your daughter to my friends and teachers I couldn't have made it here today without all of you I plan to live out my dream of playing division one volleyball at the University of California San Diego while also furthering my academic career David Ingram I would like to thank the people that have been by my side for such a long time starting with the village as a whole the amazing teachers and my mentor Christa who stood by me all this time time I want to thank my friends those who I've met at the village and the ones I have known since middle school I would also like to thank my siblings my brother for being there for me when I needed him and my sister whose sarcasm always makes me laugh and I would like to thank my parents for adopting me and giving me a chance to learn and grow with everyone Noel Inman I would like to thank everyone who has helped me along my journey through life and my time at the Village I would I'd like to thank readinger and Savage because of their mentorship and helping me get accustomed to the culture of the village as well as fostering my passion for education I would also like to thank my parents who pushed me to be the best version of myself even when I believed I couldn't do anything right and my best friend Ken whose reassurance and friendship have saved my life on multiple occasions without these people in my life I would not have made it this far I am planning on becoming an education major with a minor in music at Arizona State University I will use the education I received during my time at college to become an international school [Applause] teacher Jessica jofan I would like to thank my family friends and teachers for always being there for me and for always being by my side even when it was difficult thank you for pushing me to be my best and giving me great experiences I could not have done this without you I plan to attend the University of Denver and study International Studies Brian Johnson I want to thank first Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior I would not be here today without him I would also like to thank my mom for all her encouragement and willingness to help me even if she doesn't get my math homework additionally my mentor Tac CR and all the teachers who helped me navigate through school and my future plans in life and on going to Colorado School of Minds to study Physics engineering Mark Johnson today I celebrate the best decision I made in my life so far ditching the purple and black for blue and silver one of my favorite memories over the last few years was serving as Nathan's hyp man during morning announcements today I want to recognize Jack McBride Miss Lindsay and Katie readinger as my favorite teacher they made my day brighter got knowledge into my hard head and provided me with hope through education finally I would like to thank my friends Evan Hulk and Lane Olstead who came along on this ride with me from DCC to the village and my family as they launched me into the William P Cary School of Business at ASU Macy kler I want to thank my friends the staff at Village and and most importantly my family for supporting me throughout these past couple years to the teachers and staff at Village thank you for encouraging me and continuously helping me towards my goals even when it seemed difficult mom dad and Brady I appreciate everything you guys have done throughout this journey and love you all more than you could ever know I plan on attending college to pursue a degree in music and archaeology and history Claire Kilkenny thank you to my mom and dad for the support they provided throughout my entire School journey in particular the last four years I'd also like to thank my sisters for being the two people I could always confide in and always be my honest Brokers I will be studying construction management at [Applause] CSU Sid Kleiner after school I'm going to UCCS to become a therapist aiding those in my community for this ambition I have to thank Mr Norris Miss dline miss dlg all of whom aided me the same way I want to Aid others I want I thank them for keeping me inspired and keeping me going even when I had no will to continue on they've gotten me through so much so much so that I will never have enough sentences to explain all the way so all I can say is thanks good job s Gabriel kopsky there is a saying about those who are destined for greatness they may be despised ridiculed and pushed to the side but if they they have enough pluck courage and determination they shall greatly be rewarded my Thanks goes out to my father my partner TC Community your shoulders are upon which hopefully a silent TI Titan shall rise and finally thank you to my wonderful teachers for putting up with my mischievous [Applause] Antics Alicia laet thank you firstly to my family who has helped me throughout my entire Journey far I want to secondly thank my friends I have made throughout these past four years of high school who have always been willing to help and support me lastly I want to thank the teachers and mentors I have had the joy to learn from these past four years as I move on from high school I hope to continue to play soccer for Baylor and earn an opportunity to one day play play soccer professionally [Music] [Applause] basley Lovejoy in addition to thanking my loyal dog and pizza I'd like to thank Kimmy for being the bestest counselor and friend anyone could ask for to Angie and all my other amazing teachers thank you for your mentoring and friendship and most importantly there aren't enough words to thank my mom for unconditionally loving and supporting me I plan to continue working and travel and I can't wait for my awesome big brother to take me to [Laughter] [Applause] Greece Jay Madson I want to thank my family for helping me through this journey I want to also thank the staff at the Village especially Miss Flanigan Miss Susan Mr Stewart Miss Carolyn and Miss Lindsay I plan on earning my doctorate in physical therapy is isab Malik I'm grateful to so many people for their endless love and support over the last four years my parents my siblings my extended family my friends my boyfriend and the entire Forest Edge farm team I would like to thank the amazing Village staff for making my high school experience so memorable most importantly I want to give thanks to God for his countless blessings and his faithful protection over my life I'm so excited to be attending South Dakota State University in the fall where I plan to pursue my education in business economics and ecoin studies as well as ride on their D1 Equestrian [Applause] Team Braden mallerie thank you to my parents for helping me out with everything and driving me everywhere when I needed to go before I had a truck thank you to all my family and friends to support me and my dreams and thanks to Mr Colgate to helping me out for when I transferred to the Village nichaela Malone perseverance someone is persistent in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success with the support of my mom my dad my sister Nichelle and my sister Noel I was able to strive to be this I hope to be to continue to be perseverant and take what I have learned from the village community to my upcoming college experience in the fall of 2024 as I will be double double majoring in psychology and sociology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs cheers toight now and what's Yet to [Applause] Come Jeremy malisic I would like to thank my family friends and teachers for all their support and encouragement I appreciate all of the growth and process that I've made throughout my journey with the school I plan on attending CU Denver in the fall to work towards my cyber security degree [Applause] Elia [Applause] [Music] Moretti attending the village is the second best thing that has ever happened to me the teachers and staff have been nothing but amazing in helping me with my education getting me ready for college and Beyond the first best thing is my family without my mom dad sister and brother my numerous thoughts of becoming a high school dropout probably would have turned into reality I wouldn't be walking across this stage today I'm attending UCCS to play division 2 lacrosse and volleyball and to further my education in criminal justice and psychology Colin matson's I would like to thank my family for the support they have showed me over the last 12 years I would like to thank my parents especially for constantly pushing me to do my best and helping me navigate this next chapter of life as of now I plan to attend Colorado Mesa University next year in Grand [Applause] Junction Reed McAfee I'd like to thank my mother Sarah My Father Ryan my coach Larry dwit and Aviva Palmer for helping me with my educational prowess I plan on attending Colorado Mesa University majoring in exercise science and pursuing my cycling career [Applause] Mason McCulla I give thanks to God these last four years have been such a blessing Miss Sherry Officer Jeff Miss Lindsay and the village staff are a huge part of My Success I would like to thank my parents my family my sister and my girlfriend for supporting me in my dreams I will be continuing my hockey career as well as pursuing a degree in sports [Music] medicine klyn mcpike I am extremely grateful for my mentor Susan Nolan and counselor Miss Kimmy Who provided guidance that was essential for me to reach graduation I would not be where I am without them or the unwavering support I have received from my parents throughout my entire education I am being commissioned for freelance music production under the artist name Alin and plan on studying Sound Engineering alongside major artists in San Francisco after a solo backpacking trip through [Applause] Europe Alana Melo I would like to thank my amazing parents and Susan and Mr Bailey for always supporting me these these past few years I'd also like to thank the amazing staff at the village for always providing me with encouragement I plan on attending the University of Kentucky in the fall roll wild gats Aiden [Music] Miller I would like to thank my mother and father for helping me through the last four years of school and for supporting me in every way that they could I am also thankful for the village teachers and staff for helping me learn about the world through different lenses and allowing me to become who I am today I plan to spend some time researching and deciding on a future career path after I [Applause] graduate Jonathan Molina I've had the best time in the last four years I couldn't have done it without my mentor FL she has kept me on track and has been a person I can talk with about anything I would also like to thank my friends and family for all their support and everything they have sacrificed for me I plan to go to UCCS to study computer science Samantha mongello I want to say a huge thank you to my friends and family and most importantly my parents for their endless love and support I also want to thank all of the teachers at the village for always pushing me throughout the last four years and spe specifically my mentor Mrs Flanigan who has always been there for me I'll will be attending Oklahoma Christian University in the fall to swim competitively and to study either Elementary education or nursing Trinity bin I want to thank my family and friends for their support for helping me through these last four years I would also like to thank my teachers and my mentor for supporting me while I was reaching my goals I plan on attending Pike Peak State College while I explore different career [Applause] [Music] paths Bradley [Applause] Morrow I want to thank God my family and my friends for helping me grow as a man in the last four years leading to graduation I want to thank Mr Colgate and Mr Stewart for always being there for me and Miss Lindsay and Miss Stacy for always being willing to have genuine and deep convers ation with me I plan on attending Westmont College and studying Kinesiology to become an athletic trainer or a physical [Applause] therapist Emily Morton thank you to my mentors who have guided me these last four years my incredible best friends who have loved me like family and most importantly to my parents for supporting me these last 18 years I couldn't have done Without You Patrick Murphy first I would like to thank all of the amazing faculty that helped in this chapter of my life I am also grateful for all the support from family and teachers as I have learned the type of student I want to be my plans for next year include traveling and discovering what my purpose is thank you again to all the incredible people who helped me get get there it truly takes a village Michael napel first I would like to thank my family and friends for being with me during my time in high school I would like to especially thank all of my teachers for helping me grow as a student and as a person by pushing and encouraging new ideas and opportunities thank you Village for providing an encouraging and positive High School experience I'll be attending Butler Community College to further my academic studies and play baseball next year thank you Kennedy nef I would like to give all the praise and glory to God I want to thank my amazing family and friends for the endless love and support they've given me I appreciate all of the village staff special thanks to miss Lindsay CR Officer Jeff and my incredible Mentor Miss Christa next year I don't have any definite plans but I would like to enter the workforce and explore my interest in a Warren State Aiden nman lofman I would like to thank all my friends and family for coming out here to support me I would like to give special thanks to my mom Mr Savage and Carl After High School I am joining the military while going to Gonzaga where I will be pursuing a degree in history [Applause] Mars olivaris to my parents and siblings everyone I call family my jobs and classes CR and this one little camp that changed my life thank you for filling me with joy and love I plan on studying outdoor recreation leadership at colado Mountain College [Applause] Hannah holstead I would like to thank my family friends teachers and most importantly God these past 12 years have been amazing and I can't wait to attend Grand Canyon University in the fall to continue my education majoring in elementary [Applause] education Gavin O'Neal thank you to my mom and dad for guiding me through life and showing me the correct way I can't even explain how much love and appreciation I have for y'all also I'd like to thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ he has truly blessed me with guidance and support lastly After High School I'll be working full-time and attending trade school to someday get into business management Kendall over holster thank you so much for helping me during my my last two years of high school and especially during my transition to the Village it wasn't easy but you were always someone I could turn to I will be forever appreciative for that thank you for all you do for all your students and for being there for me while I was at the [Applause] Village nian pie first and foremost I'd like to thank my parents and my sister for all your support and Joey wogo for being my awesome Billet brother I'd also like to thank Miss Sherry for all the time and effort she has put into helping me become a better student my plan for the future is to commit to a division one college to play hockey next year I will play hockey for black folds Bulldogs in the bchl John Pekka I want to thank my parents for everything they do for me at Village High School I want to thank Mr Norris who always helped me work out my schedule steered me towards classes that aligned with my interest and helped me find a great job that I love and could do with school thank you Devon pek thank you to my parents for all of the opportunities that they work to give me thank you to my friends and teachers that helped me through my three years here I plan on going back to play Junior Hockey before College Derek penley I would like to thank my teachers coaches families and friends for their willingness to Stand By Me Through My Many Adventures I will not be who I am now without those who pushed me to try thank you so much I intend to in continue my adventure by attending Colorado Springs of M or Colorado schools of Minds with a major in mechanical engineering and an aerospace minor [Applause] Carson pivo I would like to thank all my teachers that I've had throughout my entire education from kindergarten to now I would not have made it here without you your patience and encouragement help make me the person I am today I'm forever grateful to my parents being behind me every step of the way helping me with school and supporting my hobbies especially in high school I'm planning to go to College to study biochemistry to pursue a career in the medical [Applause] field Michaela piano I would like to thank my family friends and most importantly God for all of their love and support I would also like to thank the village staff for helping me grow and teaching me valuable lessons I plan to attend college in the fall and pursue a degree in business [Applause] Quinn Pearson I have to say thank you to everyone who managed to put up with me over these past few years all my teachers and family members who' been in my corner and supported me through my many mistakes and successes and with all that I feel ready to Embark out on my own though your guest is as good as mine for where I'm heading [Applause] Lake pots L I would like to thank my parents brother and little sister for their support and encouragement Mr Stuart you have helped me and guide me through so much thank you thank you Matt French for helping me find a passion in the automotive field my plan after graduation is to continue my passion for cars as a diesel mechanic in the United States Navy Matthew renvi [Music] I'd like to thank my parents and all of my teachers that helped me through these last four years of high school I'm so grateful to have gotten through EMT school for senior year after I graduate I'm going to become a career firefighter here in Colorado Sarah rinhart well here we are I want to thank my friends my family the car scene my dog dog and Dutch Brothers I I want to specifically thank my sister Hannah and my best friend Colton you all the reason I am who I am and made it [Applause] here gwenan [Applause] Richie a very special thank you to my family for being my number one fans big styrofoam fingers and all throughout these past 12 years thank you to my friends and to the teachers and neighbors who become more like family I've grown Leaps and Bounds beyond what I thought was possible and I'm so grateful to all the people who've shown me so much kindness next year I plan to attend the University of Southern California's School of cinematic [Music] Arts Josh ringelheim I'd like to thank my mom for being there for me every step of the way in my life and my dog Maggie for eating my homework even though it was digital it's still a good excuse for turning it in late Cooper Roberts I would like to thank both my parents Sean and Susan and the teachers and staff of the village for helping me through my journey I'll be attending college here in Colorado majoring in Marine Biology Margo rodwick I would like to thank my big brother for getting me through high school and always being there for me I would also like to thank Kira for helping me graduate because I would not have passed my math classes if it wasn't for her lastly I would like to thank my number one teacher who gave me her all which I did not deserve Miss mullen's I intend to go into cosmetology thanks to my mom Kento Sanchez maruyama Kento I would like to thank my parents for all their care and support throughout my high school and hockey career I would also like to thank my coaches and teachers for teaching me valuable life lessons especially my mentor Miss Sherry and coaches Pat and Clark I could not have hit this massive mil Stone without all of your help shout out to the boys love you guys I plan to pursue my dream of playing hockey at a high level like the NHL Nathan Sato I'd like to say thank you to my family for all their support in both my high school and climbing careers as well as to all the teachers who believed in me and helped me I plan to go to the University of Utah and begin training for the 2028 Olympics in sport climbing Aubrey shaml first I would like to thank my family who raised me to be hardworking and supported my goals throughout the years I would also like to thank my teachers who helped steady me as I learned how to time manage and self-motivate without the encouragement of people around me this journey would have been much more arduous I plan to study at AC at Academy of Art University to pursue a career in [Applause] animation Ava Scott I would like to thank my family for their endless support throughout these 18 years I appreciate all the teachers who led me to this point my plans for the near future are to pursue a degree in computer computer [Music] science Dylan Scruggs I'd like to thank my friends and family for supporting me as a student and supporting me in pursuing baseball at the next level thanks to all the amazing people in District 20 for helping me to get where I am today as a student and an athlete I will be attending Northeastern Junior College pursuing my baseball career and will be majoring in criminal justice Chloe Smith I would first like to thank my best friend Holly for helping me find this wonderful school and for her and her family for helping me navigate life this past year as well as my family for always being my biggest supporters throughout these past four years I wouldn't be who I am without the amazing support these people have given me my plans for after high school are to work and to go to cosmetology and aesthetician School Kellen Smith I would like to thank me myself and I for all the hard work I would also like to thank my mom dad sister and girlfriend for pushing me to be better after high school I plan to go to culinary school to pursue my passion for being in a kitchen Christa Snider I want to thank flan for being the best Mentor in making sure I graduate Mr Stewart for his passion and all the village staff for supporting me as well as keeping the school a positive environment I would like to give a special thank you to Jimmy for always making class fun keeping me happy and for sharing all of his life lessons finally I want to thank my family friends and God for getting me to where I am today especially my older brother Zachary who would always drop whatever he was doing to come help me when I was confused used even if he had his own work to do that was more important I plan to study psychology in the fall at the University of [Applause] Kentucky Rachel stelle I want to thank all those who allowed me to push this far Cadence Sawyer and all of my other friends CR chrisy and my parents I truly appreciate all you have done Stephanie stock I would like to thank all of my family and friends that have helped me come this far but I would especially like to thank Katie readinger my parents and my closest friends for really being that encouragement that I needed in rough times After High School I plan on working as an EMT somewhere and going to paramedic [Applause] school Michael cak I I'd like to thank my mentors and teachers who put up with my endless stream of emails and requests it was with their support and in collaboration with my parents that I found myself where I am now it's been a long and a long 12 years but over all that time it has proven to be worth it I hope now I will be able to pursue my dream career of create creating digital worlds in the field of game design at UCCS Jana [Music] tabling I would like to thank all of my teachers for supporting me these past four years especially Erica flan Stuart Jimmy and Miss Kimmy thank you to my mom for being one of my best friends and my absolute biggest supporter I plan on attending the University of Northern Colorado to study speech language pathology and audiology Gyra Tenon I would like to start off by saying thank you to my family and friends for the non-stop support throughout my 12 years of school and special thanks to my mom and dad for pushing me towards bigger and better things every day I would like to thank the village for all the opportunities throughout my four years here as I embark on this new chapter of life I will be taking steps towards the medical field studying at UCCS most importantly I would like to thank God first because I seriously would not be walking here right now if it were not for him and second for the future he has already set for me Taran Taylor I want to First say thank you to my amazing parents who have supported me throughout everything and made me into the person I am today thank you to my brother for being the one I look up to most and to my amazing friends who have filled my high school years with laughter most most importantly I want to thank my wonderful Lord and Savior all glory goes to God I will attend kraton University in the fall and will major in nursing go Jays Ka Thomas I'd like to thank my family and friends for showing up for me today I'd like to thank my wonderful family for being here for me from the very start of High School I could not have done it without your unconditional support and love I want to thank my friends for showing up when I least expected you guys I'd like to thank readinger for being my mentor as a struggling sophomore girl who needed someone to care as much as you do and finally I'd love to thank my mom who is my biggest supporter inspiration and best friend I don't know what I would have done without you I love you I plan to attend college for law school eventually Sophia truo most importantly I would like to thank my family for their endless support and love especially my brother for always being there for me and mom for being my best friend I would also like to thank my friends and all the village staff I plan on attending Newman University in Witchita Kansas to study social work [Applause] Caitlyn tolberg I'm so grateful for my supportive family the weirdos I call friends and my mentor Mrs readinger for making me feel seen specifically I want to mention my sister Cameron I couldn't have done anything without her thank you all whove pushed me to be my best and give me a place to be myself I'm attending Colorado State University to study zoology and PS pursue a career as a zoo veterinarian [Applause] Abigail Van campen I would like to thank all the teachers that helped me throughout my four years here I loved going to the village and I cannot wait to further my education at Pikes Peak State College in their interpreting program to become an ASL interpreter Sophie V Jam I would like to thank my friends and family for their love and support throughout the years especially my mom who is constantly pushing me to be the best person I can be next I want to thank all of my teachers for believing in me and supporting my interests as well as pushing me to work harder in what I want to pursue my plans for the next four years are to attend California Baptist University to Major an aviation flight with a concentration in commercial and a minor in philosophy Gabe weit first I'd like to thank my parents who have motivated and inspired me academically and spiritually also to my siblings who have showed such love and support I cherish the five of you finally a huge thanks to my mentor Mr Savage for his help and encouragement during my years at the village and to CR for instilling in me a love for learning I will be ATT telling attending Elon University in the fall to study music theater and performance will wal I'd like to thank my family specifically my dad for being my number one supporter from helping me to read shell Silverstein to now watching me walk across the stage and of course thank you for being a professional NE when it came to my school workor another special and heartfelt thank you to miss Sherry that antisocial and nervous sophomore is still thanking you today next next year I plan to take a gap year to explore different fields of work and prepare my portfolio for art school Levi Ward The Village has created an environment where going to school was no longer something I dreaded but instead looked forward to my teachers and especially my mentors DG and miss Mrs readinger have encouraged me and propelled me to push myself not only to grow as a student but grow as a person from the first days of freshman Gabe weights and Jack day have always been there for me and their relationships are ones I will cherish forever along with all the incredible people I've had the privilege to get close to over my time at the village with the support of my brothers who despite thousands of miles of distance are closer to me than ever and my amazing parents I will be attending Bowden College after a gap year spent in Latin America Joey wi Nole thank you to my mom and dad for helping me reach the goal of graduating high school and pushing me along the way also thank you to my teachers at the Village especially my mentor Dylan shro you're a dog I would 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Elizabeth Warden thank you Mom Dad Megan Rachel and my family for everything you have done for me thank you to my teachers and anyone else who helped me in my education I wouldn't be walking across the stage without all of you so thank you for the next four years I will be attending Coastal Carolina University studying Marine Science Abigail Wright first I would like to thank my older brothers James and Grayson for teaching me valuable life lessons and being my best friends also I'd like to thank my mom and dad for always supporting me lastly I would like to express my appreciation to Katie and Tac for being great mentors upon graduation I will be pursuing a degree in interior design at University in the southeast [Applause] it's such an honor to um enjoy this moment with our graduates and going back to the beginning I would like to recognize uh director Amy Shandy uh I appreciate her leadership and truly the leadership of our entire Board of Education and their support of our 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Joel do we have anyone on the line we do um color ending in 134 thank you Mr Lang and chairman Kenna Ken Garber 28 H Hill Court uh to review the basics buildings are 65% of the city scope one and two emissions we'll need to retrofit our vast existing building stock for electric heat pumps so that when we have a clean grid they'll be emission free adding new gas burning buildings to that inventory is insanity each time we do this we lock in new CO2 and Upstream methane emissions for many decades that CO2 remains in the atmosphere for 300 years or more so each new gas burning building approval is a decision that will affect the next 20 Generations heating their Planet it's tragic because we know how to Electrify buildings efficiently and economically some developers are doing that here now but many insist on gas because they're used to it the kind of mental inertia that's wrecking the planet not just developers of course all of us I thank energy commission and especially the electrification working group for your work on this and for looking at Solutions outside of the city administrators those are mostly one-sided in their willingness to to reward Developers for doing what they should be doing anyway at the expense of the public and handing over our tax dollars are cutting us out of plan review and exempting Commercial kitchens and backup gas generators another bad idea are other cities taking this approach they may be but I'm not aware of it on the other hand there are dozens of cities that ban new gas connections entirely despite legal challenges with others charging fees for carbon emissions like Burlington's carbon pollution impact fee cambridge's Net Zero compliance free fee and New York City's local law 97 I don't view these as penalizing developers or even as disincentives for gas but rather proper cost allocation right now the costs of burning fossil gas are externalized with the atmosphere serving as an open sewer for emissions here we're mostly insulated from those costs they're being paid by poor people in the global South massive flooding in Pakistan and Libya drought in Sudan in Guatemala wildfires in Brazil extreme heat in the Philippines our emissions are doing this and people are suffering and dying right now because of us as a rich country and city that have long benefited from fossil fuels we must eliminate them as soon as possible new construction is just the start one that's been put off for way too long it's the easy part let's get it done now so we can get to the hard stuff thank you uh no further callers okay great thanks Ken a nice preamble to our discussion tonight um all right so we're going to move into our next agenda item which is discussing the um uh the memo resolution directing City administrator to identify incentives that would support voluntary efforts I guess by developers to increase uh emissions reductions and I was hoping before we kick this off I know some folks are teed up to kind of present some slides and and share the the material that was uh posted but I thought someone uh here might want to provide a small recap of what the context of the memo is um I know it came out in January of this year and I think all of us were on the commission at the time but um you know maybe for someone who hasn't been following as closely um I thought maybe Comm mki or maybe council member Briggs might want to share a little bit of the context Sor to C call on you and sorry I don't have it up in front of so I might need to pull it up and then all right um maybe Vice chair harp have you done a little thinking on this over the last month or so and could provide some context on where we start sure um yeah and and you know to probably to provide some context based on where I understand it um I think as the memo reports there was a a resolution uh in June of of uh 2023 um asking this the staff to identify incentives that would support um voluntary efforts by residents and businesses to increase emission reductions um through sustaining heating um and cleaning as well as as beneficial electrification and then also a written report around internal processes around the um those efforts um and so I think our understanding of this memo was in response to that so this may be partial you know my understanding in reading of this is that it's a a partial response to that um resolution from from City Council um and a step forward in that and I think what I can share is we put together a sort of working group both to respond to that um the question around um incentives around electrification um in buildings uh but also looking at disincentives and and and also requirements and I can go into that a little bit more um but we're also I think the working group was charged with um also potentially trying to sort of navigate the real and perceived trade-offs between affordability and potential electrification as well and I think that's something that the working group hasn't necessarily been able to fully get a handle on because that requires a sort of um larger set of economic potentially analyses as well and so um but I think what we tried to do was provide an additional layer of um framework to help make sense of the memo sort of broadly in terms of the different categories that it was looking at um whether that was incentives disincentives potential requirements and things and try to parse out sort of things that the city might be able to do the things that it might not be able to do and and sort of ways in which we might be able to think about some of these things um in terms of policy that might create productive uh discussions around sort of the ways either in which we frame them or how we think about amounts and quantities and and and things like that and so um I think that's the sort part of partially a preamble for this memo and our understanding the memo and I think the task of as I understand the task of the energy Commission Now is to sort of perhaps develop some sense of guidance or set of responses U and reactions around around the memo and perhaps a framework for adding to that as guidance for city council to help um uh to help support their decision-making moving forward around around whether you know whether it's these incentives or whether it's sort of modifications or adjustments to those incentives that's my sense of of the context of this memo and others may have some as well and I can share a little bit about what the the working group um put together along with Mike um uh commissioner burkwitz here here in a few minutes as well yeah that sounds great uh looks like commissioner mki has some thoughts yeah I wanted to just briefly put this in broader context and that is in the context of the a20 plan the a20 plan in strategy 3 action two um which is called update building codes has an assumption that uh after 2022 all new buildings in arber will be built um that so that they are essentially Net Zero ready um there's also an assumption in there that assumes that roughly 250 new housing units will be added per year and so um in both regards um the city has not met those Targets in the a20 plan so I think it's important first to understand why we're even talking about this is because it's in the plan and then as uh Mr Garber uh indicated we have been um building a lot of new housing including hotels in an arbor and many of those units um are have not been electrified they're not all electric and as he indicated they will likely then be um consuming natural gas and um emitting emissions for 20 plus years so I think I think that's important to to state um I have one other concern um as we go into this topic and that is that um we had additions into building or to the U meeting with materials um that were just sent out this afternoon um those are rather extensive documents multiple Pages um I looked at them but I did not have a chance to study them it's my understanding that there is a city requirement that um all materials at least be targeted to um for distribution at least 48 hours in advance so people can review those and study those um I don't know if we're going to draw any conclusions tonight um I I would feel uncomfortable doing so simply because I haven't had a chance to review those we will have a chance apparently to talk about some of them but uh I'm I'm concerned that um we're going to be making a policy recommendation where we really haven't had a chance to study this adequately so I just wanted to raise those two points uh at the beginning of this discussion thank you thanks commission mki a couple of comments um I wanted to follow up on the first point about um the the a20 plan of of having goal of having all new construction be electric ready by 2022 was that missed because the code didn't get updated as we thought it might through the state um the state code has not been updated um obviously there are things that the city can do um so it's not just a state matter it's something that the city can do and that's what we're I talking about tonight of what kind of incentives or what kind of regulations the city might be able to adopt um and Mr Garber also indicated and we've covered some of these in past meeting minutes with resolutions and reports from both Cambridge and Burlington um so it's not just a matter of the State Building Code it's just a matter of there's an assumption in the plan the plan assumes that there will be no new um buildings added that are that are burning natural gas and over the next several years those will be coming online and that means that in order to get to Net Zero um we're either going to need more offsets or we're going to need to have something that is um let's say over and above what's in the plan in order to achieve that goal sure okay and yeah your point is is well taken that U there's a lot of pretty extensive material um I agree it's it's um quite detailed and we're going to see it I think is a primer tonight that's um the plan and um by sharp is going to walk us through the documents and the goal would be not tonight but perhaps at a future meeting maybe even next uh month to develop either a comment on the memo or a resolution to provide guidance um to the council members so I think this is the first kind of in a way it's definitely not the first time that we viewed the memo together but um it's it's a bit of a first pass in terms of um bringing to Bear all of the additional work that has been done uh Joe yeah only thing yeah I just wanted to check in terms of the material you said you didn't get was that the um which ones were those I I shared the update agenda on Friday but if anything didn't come through um let me know and I can make sure that is fixed in the future I think there was an email that you sent out this afternoon with a report um from the subgroup that was apparently dated something like April 17th this is by memory and then there's some several slides that also went out for the first time as far as I know this afternoon yeah I I didn't send anything this afternoon um I I shared on Friday if I apologize if something weird happened with emails umy technology okay thanks sorry about that though either way yeah totally thanks Joe and that being said I think we we'll still look at this for the first time um there's quite a lot to get through so uh council member Briggs yeah thanks and just um thanks to commissioner harp for providing that um that background one other um piece in terms of um additional information that's going to be coming to council uh economic in addition to the memo um there's the economic development report that we've received that had recommendations and we've um Council has passed a series of resolutions one of them targeted sustainability um asking for additional information to come back to us as well and so that's um there will be some additional kind of you know staff um provided recommendations at a future Point as well and so you know integrating all of this together and thinking about those in relationship to what we've already asked for what we haven't asked for um you know and then uh in the future kind of what what's coming back to council viser it's a great time to be to be getting feedback from energy commission all right great so do we want to launch into a little more detail on on the materials r burwitz or ier harp sure um yeah and I can all you know I'll just say that I think part of the reason that as a working group that we wanted to sort of take this on is because it's um you know it's a fairly complicated um set of topics and there's a lot of um there's a lot of information and and a lot of different pieces to it so I think we wanted to try to unpack some of it and try to provide a framework for thinking about some of these things as a way of helping to helping all of us think through think through some of what these things might be and provide a little bit of a common language for doing that um and potentially because we might not have everything right and because we might also might want to pull in other sources of information as well so um uh I think we'll be relying on all of you to help us sort of um navigate this as well and this is just sort of a way for us to talk through so let me see what I can do to um pull up um one second sorry just share these well Vice chair harp is com up the side so I can maybe just flag process wise a little bit um so uh background and kind of how we came up with some of these things um my goal in research was essentially just like watching lots of webinars reading lots of Articles um the wolf pack provided a a whole slew of resources around potential incentives and solutions and so kind of went through all those things parsed things out um I to just collect as many ideas as we could of you know um like shart mentioned like incentives requirements and disincentives are out there uh popular ones and things that are in testator that we see um elsewhere and mapping those out as a menu and in for cross comparison with the city administrators M um we got some feedback from working group members at an inperson hearing on a bunch of these things and so that's kind of what I think informs uh beautiful and organized slides that J is us there right now yeah so I think so we try to do is walk through the different things and we and we wanted to parse out one you know as you as many of you have heard in the past um you know some of these conversations have hinged on the question of whether it's new construction whether it's existing construction um are we talking about incentives are we talking about requirements or are we talking about disincentives um and to try to clarify the things that the city can do um through its activities um whether those are in in in those other buckets or or others that might need um other broad whether whether it's state or or even Federal in the case may be so um the slides have some of the reference links some of the things that have been shared with you all as well um previously but we also noticed in a number of the resolutions that were put forward um previously whether it was around uh say carbon tax or or even around the some of the city administrators language um it a lot of the work was around whether the sort of definitions or framing of of the incentives or the the the requirements for example a new a new project um definition for example um the sort of boundaries of where things were the different amounts percentages intensities and timings and you know we can talk this is sort of a framework for us to sort of talk through some of these things and so these might be areas for sort of flexibility or creativity in terms of thinking through um how things might be structured and we wanted to give ourselves enough of a way to think about this that that that this might become um there might be uh ways that we can think creatively about how how how this might be implemented or or how might be framed as well um so that was that was kind of how we approached it um and I'll just share I'll just go through these very quickly um since you have all the slides with you and then and then perhaps we can sort of talk through I think maybe the main things one by one but basically um these were the cities some of the city administrator recommended incentives such as the new project definitions or classifications and we pulled out um I pulled out the the 30% heye bonus so you know some might ask why 30% why not 20% why not 50% you know these are some of the questions that you know folks might have um where in terms of site plan approval in terms of um EX from City's citizen participation requirements um some questions might be about like well to what degree to what level of those requirements for example is it all the requirements is it partial part of the requirements and so I think these are some of the kinds of questions that we might be able to ask also to sort of refine our understanding of what what sort of really achieves the outcomes that we're looking looking out um one of the ones that did receive a lot of feedback and you'll see this in some of the notes from the working group as well which I won't um necessarily directly refer to is there was a lot of a lot of discussion and i' say broad level of of sort of support and comment on the value of the early project planning um and in part because this sort of helps bring together a lot of different actors and hash out these questions and and and and perhaps find find Solutions and so um that seemed to be something that that was was super valuable um in addition um I'll just list these were some of the ones that were not necessarily uh recommended as incentives by the city administrator but again in sort of category of incentives um and I don't believe this last one the the the sort of financing based on future increased tax revenue this is something I think that we could um provide some more uh uh references for as well but this is something that's come up in in a number of different conversations um too um again there were incentives for um per building performance so performance standards for how for uh building um building energy use um and and again this was something also that there in our conversations there was a a lot tied to the sort of um uh the uh dashboard and the benchmarking um ordinance and the sort of value of the implementation of that ordinance for then helping to um provide and and and actually uh perhaps Implement some of these incentives um requirements or just incentives is the case and so though so this may come up later in the discussion as well but the the the notion that these the that that benchmarking ordinance and the um and the city administrator M well seem to be sort of Fairly tied together in this conversation and and that may be something that we want to revisit further as well um other any any questions currently about that um I'll just go through um and mention that there were other things that perhaps had to be um pursued via the state whether they were legislative or or Regulatory and we um uh I think Claire had mentioned the updated um building code and and energy code um that the state is currently working through at the moment um but is as I understand it that does not for example include the The Net Zero appendix um as we understand it for example um so those are are things that um we might want to look at as well um setting aside funds such as refunds or other grants to offset taxes so desired but the these obviously have implications that sort of go beyond the city as well um previously there the the energy commission had visited a um had taken up a resolution looking at that had among other things a carbon pollution impact fee we want to include that in here as well as a good example of perhaps a disincentive um but also to to pay attention to in what in what ways is what are the sort of assumptions of that how is the fee what's the the range of the fee what in what kinds of units um these are things we might want to look at as we sort of structure and think about the disincentives as well and and try to and I would say um sort of in in my point of view try to put them in units that um will make um intuitive sense to folks as as we're sort of reading as we're sort of reading this so you know for example um you know how does that how does that fee sort of relate to um um energy use in practice perhaps it also related to the um the the as well but but how does it relate to what people might intuitively understand in their how they're using energy in their buildings in their in their offices in their homes um on a on a weekly or a monthly basis these are things that we might want to try to translate if we were developing I think language as well um another natural gas connection fee was also mentioned [Music] um uh something that the city might be able to do as a disincentive and there were some comments about this as well um and then also things that are sort of a combination so requirements again we mentioned the building and energy code as well um and things like that um and let's see I mentioned the building performance and emission standards and again this is sort of T Built on the existing benchmarking ordinance um and it's something that would probably be a combination of you not only require requirements but also incentives and disincentives as the case may be and so that might be something um that that's looked at sort of more holistically um also in terms of how that's communicated how folks are are are are are um being brought into that so as a quick highlevel overview of sort of how we tried to sort of take the city city administrators uh memo but also add to that some of the things that we've seen and we're also looking I think um nationally for other examples um uh around the around the country and also looking here at home for examples that that that um others might have and that might fit in this and so this might work as for us as a framework to start thinking through some of these some of these areas and start piecing together what we think might make an appropriate set of for example recommendations or directions or or or ways to think about think about that and I'll leave it there for now and um I think Mike did you want to add anything commissioner bur what did you want to add anything else to that I think we have a number of other sort of comments with you know specifically related to each of each of the different sort of incentives and things like that and we can um sort of add those as well based on sort of talking through them as a working group but I'm sure all of you do as as well so I don't want to take up too much time yeah that was really it I was just thinking once we get to kind of each individual uh item that we were talking through there I'd be happy to help give an overview of some of the comments or feedback we got from working group members also can you all hear me clearly I switched over to my headphon since I first okay great thank you all right um does anyone have questions or comments that have Arisen yes commiss col Garcia just a really small question about um the uh the heating the building Heating and um I noticed that the heating of water was not included in your in your suggestions that was all my only question why not I I don't know that it was uh purposely excluded I want to say that it's kind of wrapped into the broader just nomenclature of electrification but um yeah I do think that that is included as a component just kind of any appliances or um heating um I'm not sure it was correct me if I'm wrong I guess it I didn't think it was just heating but kind of all gas use in buildings essentially or if that's not what the city administrator or you know um other proposals were focused on that's at least I think what we had in mind and you know what we know to be the mission of of or the goal of I think uh this movement yeah I'm reading the memo that um basically minimization of the natural gas connection itself I'm so trying to completely eliminate a gas meter and um any infrastructure that might be tied in from the gas distribution system I think that that's the the goal you know and um it wasn't in the city administrator's M most specifically but some of the things that we talked about kind of building off the benchmarking ordinance um in program uh the benchmarking I believe is for energy and for water as well so um there's some aspects there that that might make sense uh that's around I think uh water usage uh not uh water heating or anything of that nature but um so just flagging uh they're interconnected great any other comments sound like you guys wanted to maybe commercial Bri did you want to share a little bit more I have some comments um I don't know what would be best to kick off discussion um yeah if if you or others maybe have comments uh I'd say go for it and then I can kind of fill in if people aren't saying some of the things that you know folks on the work group said cool yeah um so let's see how to formulate um as I read through the recommendations in the memo and those that were just laid out for us um seems like one of the biggest benefits we have is the um the benchmarking ordinance and um for me this transition is going to take building up transitional infrastructure definitely based in data um and kind of what I see is like a maybe like a progressive plan towards something that maybe looks like local law 97 in New York where um just to kind of reiterate what what's been said already um you know to actually charge a fee for um additional emissions that have not been mitigated through retrofits um that's you know for New York really targeted at um building efficiency maybe more so than actual um you know natural gas elimination or um you know electrification transition so but I think that's also um an important goal for us and I don't want to lose sight of um building efficiency at the same time although what we're talking about here does seem to be focused on new construction devel it so I want to make sure that we kind of parse those um so I guess yeah I wanted to share that um I hear The Benchmark and ordinance come up again and again I do think it's a really important kind of like Keystone of the um an arbor program and um towards decarbonization and I think that the next step should be um should hinge off of that that progress uh if possible and I'm really in support of the early planning um the support myself I know it was recommended in the memo but you know having worked in um new construction development and having been on the engineering side of the the kinds of um requests like you know can these buildings be all electric and um you know how do we push the envelope on on on Energy Efficiency and decarbonization that kind of support um from the city is really important I know that I've heard from developers in our city that um some of the biggest gaps to actually achieving all electric buildings even if they do developers do have the gumption or the the drive to to make that happen um is that let's say the utility um uh the the electrical capacity isn't there or the the fees are extremely large and I'm hearing complaints about GTE kind of pushing back on on the capacity that can be added for a fully electric building especially for for residential that that tends to be a problem um and so I see that the major challenges are not just sort of like us against them in terms of developers um but more so uh just the status quo of this construction development prog process itself and trying to kind of break down where the barriers really are U rather than thinking that we could just incentivize it and then it would happen I think that that's it's not going to be as simple as that maybe we already know that um based on what we've done so far um yeah so those are that's kind of the summary of my comments and so I just wanted to make those known um Mike was there anything else that you had one I'd say if um I think all those are really on point and we saw uh those things reflected in um both the feedback from uh folks uh the working group and just the research we did behind the scenes um you mentioned the the benchmarking um and building off of that and kind of the New York policy um as I was doing the research I saw um kind of emissions based standards or like greenhouse gas standards for buildings um that are kind of uh uh either built off those benchmarking or sand Alone um either way they're kind of the most popular and um well tested uh models for cities across the country trying to decarbonize um whether it's electrification or uh just greenhouse gas reduction in general um uh including the efficiency and other things you talked about um it you know is uh legally uh an option in Michigan it's it it avoids the um full band like preemption issue that was seen in Berkeley um and uh there are there are many cities either doing it already or in the process of adopting it I know the city of Chicago is uh reviewing uh weighing a proposal on on this right now to adopt an emissions based standard for I think it's medium and large buildings um uh the city of Detroit just adopted a benchmarking ordinance last fall so they're going to start actually measuring it they're a few years behind where Ann Arbor is but in the future they could do something there um but New York um other many other cities are are doing um emissions based standards for medium and large buildings so I do think uh that's separate from what the city administrator um reviewed and suggested but I I do think that's like the thing that popped up most that the leading experts recommend as probably the best way to do this again that it's for existing and potentially new buildings um and it mostly be medium and large buildings though I don't think we're talking residential for that um and then you mentioned the early planning with the utility um work group members seem to very much support that as well um thought um it just makes a lot of sense it can mitigate some of the issues that you had flagged um I believe there's a development you know uh going through right now that wants to be all electric and DTE said maybe the you know the Grid or the infrastructure locally can't handle it but some free planning might be able to massage that over and find Solutions ahead of time so um your your thoughts chair M I think were very well reflected in both the research and the work group support for those things thanks um yeah I wanted to just add one more item on there so hearing about um your comments on how more advanced cities um in this realm are yeah taking advantage of the benchmarking ordinances and and some data databases that they may be building um I just want to make sure that to highlight the split incentive that we may create so if we have um we're concerned with new development and we work with a benchmarking ordinance to kind of you know rat it down emissions by let's say increasing a cost per emission um over time that we there might be a gap where um new buildings could get in let's say gas or you know kind of energy high energy users and then kind of pass along those costs to Future owners or um you know depending on the on the type of development um so that would be something that would concern me where the um kind of economic um pressure isn't really on the after at the beginning so we may need some kind of other leverage or other mechanism that that kind of is an add-on um so I don't know Comm work with did you see anything that um kind of reflected this new construction concern in the cities that are that are advanced in their benchmarking not not a ton but I do think that's very valid concern and legitimate um so you know duly noted but I I didn't see a lot of folks running into that just yet um I think most folks are essentially once they get the buildings willing to measure their you know energy and water usage then just having some sort of requirements there um was just the next step um I'm uh and others might know of cities that are further along but I can't speak to any that I ran into where they were directly experiencing what you said but I do think like projecting that that could happen it's something that could be taken advantage of um there would need to be some you know preclusion or smart language set up around that or maybe phasing or something um so yes yeah yeah council member BRS yeah thanks um yeah as as we're wrestling with this I think it's um important to know that I mean it's it's probably obvious the things that we're wrestling with it's certainly around affordability certain around um creating policies that don't um that um also continue to support housing growth um because that is another you know really significant challenge that we're having in our community um is to make sure we are you know we don't put policies in place that sort of stagnate that growth um so I thought I thought it might be useful for me to share also just so everybody here can see it the latest direction that we've provided to requesting information back from planning staff and consultants and um City Administration as well just uh um around definition construction and also we're trying to take this sort of dual strategy of you know creating um trying to find ways to essentially reduce the cost of developing the you for new development reducing the costs of developing the way that we want to um and you know streamlining the processes uh just pulling up out any of the costs that we possibly can potentially so that um folks you know we can we can encourage folks to build the right way um properly um even for projects that um because as we know we cannot require this for most of our development so um let me make see if I can properly share this screen um okay is everybody seeing my screen looks good great thank you so sorry I searched for economic development so or development or something so that's why everything's highlighted that's that's that but um so basically this is in um early April that we we passed this resolution kind of based on the economic development report and then incentives memo um asking for um yeah basically creating and defining um creating these definitions um what does fully electrified development actually mean in the UDC we also had what does an energy efficient development look like in EDC um creating a FastTrack approval process um let's see mending code to designate basically allowing for stuff this is something that's actually done pretty typically in um across the state that things can be approved by planning staff as opposed to going through Planning Commission once we can pull out um steps in the process for by approval that um you know allowing that sort of fast tracking for um sustainable developments um that meet this meet these definitions um trying to you know considering what you know modifying the site plan review or related fees would look like if we waved it for these types of developments um and then you know pushing forward our our City's legislative policy agenda um we're asking for this to be that these changes come back to us um you know it's a year and a half from now um obviously we we'd love to see it coming sooner um and that so these are you know some of the pieces that we already have in process that obviously has been um nothing has been approved or anything like that and so as as energy is kind of thinking about these pieces and also but also thinking about what really that type of def definition should you know what do you want to see come back to us around that definition of fully electrified or energy efficient because the you know the devil's really in the details there um so let's see okay I just wanted to make sure everybody got a chance to and I can you know share that out with others later so everybody has has access to that language but um I'd love to certainly hear some feedback around that as well or you know what elements we have were not exploring yeah go ahead by sh um partially is I think a way of bridging that that question of the definitions like fully of fully electrified for example one of the things that I think was present in looking at some of the incentives and disincentives and whatnot was this question of all or less right and and so I'm curious from the perspective of the other commission members of sort of how you sort of Might tackle that and I'll try to give some examples I think in the in the in the city administrator's memo there was a mention of an exception for cooking gas right for for restaurants and things like that um it's easy enough to imagine I think situations even in restaurants where not everything needs to be heated with natural gas right or needs to be cooked with natural gas like there are certainly like lots of boiling water is a great thing not to do with natural gas um for example because there's you know other efficient ways of doing that um and I think the same thing is true probably for a lot of other situations and you know I know that you know for example like some some heat pumps when combined with um natural gas existing furnaces um can be more efficient than they would otherwise be um because they're they're using the existing heat so you know I I think there's lots of different cases where we can sort of Imagine situations of moving um and I think this comes up for natural gas connections also so the you know the question is there's lots of exemptions for sort of emergency heat and and and things like that so I you know I'm I'm wondering sort of about that that question of more or less in in in a lot of these and sort of how other Commissioners are thinking about that and one way this plays out I in one conversation someone had mentioned me the question of of natural gas connections versus combustion of natural gas um on on sites and the dis the difference being sort of um if you reduce or eliminate combustion of natural gas for say cooking or heating or things like that it opens up you know there may be opportunities whether it's for fuel cells or other kinds of other kind uh other kinds of activities so you know I don't I know there's lots of exceptions and I'm trying to sort of think through some of the cases in which we might um want to sort of um uh think carefully about that sort of more or less question I guess so I'll put that up out there to all all of you is a ongoing way of framing this all right any more thoughts and comments anybody see anything missing or yeah commissioner rki um I have just a number of questions and comments first of all um who is members of the subgroup was it um Gabe and Mike or were there any other members of the subgroup and who were they yeah it was me and Gabe um and then for our working group session we opened it up to the public and took feedback but Gabe and I were the ones right okay um another question that I have is um council member Briggs already mentioned a resolution that was passed by Council um earlier this year um and I'm wondering um it's the name of the res resolution is resolution to direct the city administrator to implement new processes and programs to support sustainability in the built environment um I I see that council member Briggs was one of the sponsors I'm wondering what elements of the city administrator's recommendations are already covered by that resolution that was passed if any yeah a fair amount of them are included within that but um certainly in terms of how that plays out we we are lack part of what this resolution is is requesting is more detailed information on on these sets of Rec recommendations that we're out within the incentives memo kind of um for example the you know waving of certain types of fees what does that look like how far you know it's these um we need more information before we could really Implement that type of change um what I'm getting at if I may is yeah the the commission is being asked to comment on this set of recommendations from the city administrator if Council has already acted on some of them is it a mute point for the energy commission at least in some regards to those specific recommendations that have already been addressed by city council I don't think it's I mean I think it's just a continuing conversation I just want to make sure that it's clear where we're at in the process we've asked for additional feedback you know if if something that Council has asked for um energy commission really thinks is the wrong direction it'd be nice to know that um so you know I think there's none of this has been these are none of these are implemented changes yet however I think you can probably see in terms of what we've asked for um and the research that's being done um okay you know great this has already been asked for in terms of um uh certain elements but I think the conversation you know around what should that fully electrified definition look like having had that doing some of that work right now um and passing that we can that can inform the process and the definition that is being created right so that's that's helpful to have had that conversation and that input um directing into this process and it's more timely even because we've already said do this you know and it's it's helpful to know where where our commission um energy commission is landing on this and also you can start seeing okay what was what was in within the framework of of the incentives memo and the economic development report and what we've asked for and um what haven't we asked for yet what aren't we exploring what should we be exploring um where are those gaps where do we have some opportunity because obviously this um you know we're we're so I don't think it's a mve point okay and I have just um two more questions um first is I submitted to Joe a list of 11 questions um those were forwarded to the commission um I sent him those um sometime around I don't know the 20th or something like that of of of last month and I saw that those were forwarded to the commission um sometime in the middle of last week I'm wondering if the subgroup um had a chance to review those and if those were taken into consideration in the slides that they developed um and um I guess related to that I I would still like to know the answers to most if not all of those questions including just a few things like um what other cities might address this but um the report that or the recommendations that the city administrator passed on what other cities were benchmarked um there's no background memo to this it just is a list of recommendations so what you know this is these are questions that every city worldwide is dealing with how do we get to full electric buildings and how do we eliminate emissions so this is not something that the an AR the city of an arbor should be creating its own wheel we should be benchmarking all the other wheels that are out there um that's one question that um for me is unanswered um another question just simply looking at uh a point in time where hopefully this isn't necessary anymore we don't need to provide any incentives and so the question is how would these incentives be um essentially um rolled back or or eliminated one by one I I don't I don't see um in fact you might remember most Commissioners were on the commission back in 2022 when Tim McDonald um from onion Flats presented a presentation on all electric passive house um buildings and last year in communication with me he wrote me that all of the developers that he knows in the East Co post are building all electric simply because it's it's less expensive and there's obviously a different Paradigm here in the Midwest but if that indeed that's true in the Northeast what is informing those developers um I'm sure Tim doesn't know every developer and he's just like all of us he has his own people that he Associates with but if indeed that's true are are these incentives even necessary or is there simply just a requirement that we do some better education or I don't know what it might be so there's a whole like I said there's 11 questions that I POS and I'm I'm really interested in in knowing the answers to those questions and then one last uh question that I have um just a week or two ago the city uh approved a new 17 story uh Housing Development on Church Street and at least the coverage in M live didn't indicate whether that was going to be an electric building or not and I'm just wondering if if indeed we continue to approve very very large natural gas connected buildings I was wondering if anybody could um shed shed light on that because I think that just illustrates the problem in the sense that we're dealing with these issues and as we just saw in the document uh from council member Briggs some of these things won't be addressed until the end of 2025 and so you know month by month potentially we're Contin in to approve new projects that are natural gas connected so um I'll I'll I'll leave it at that and uh hope for a few uh responses to those comments yeah commissioner burtz sure um thanks commissioner mki uh for your questions um I took a look at them via email and um a handful of them I know were reflected in the comments that like we group members and members of the public shared with us so um I don't think all them are perfectly addressed um but um there are a handful of them then in there um and I think I'd be happy to kind of review those maybe out loud for folks in more detail here but some of the things you shared very much were reflected in in the feedback we got um I just went back and pulled up my notes um from research so just looking at other states and kind of what they're doing um states that have either building performance standards or building emission standards which is the top recommendation um and again is a requirement um not an incentive or disincentive but uh kind of the best um pointed to one um so uh Boston they have a building performance standard Seattle has a building performance standard uh Ithaca in New York has a building uh performance standard and is regarded as the gold standard it's the best one all the research um and the speakers I listened to on webinars kept referring back to Ithaca um as being kind of one of the models um Washington DC uh has a building energy performance standard um St Louis Missouri has one um and I think was highly thought of as well um Washington state was exploring one more broadly so my question is not so much what did you review but the question is what did staff review and what informed the city administrator recommendations that's what I would like to understand and if there were sure all of this whole set of different kinds of actions that are being taken by different cities what was the funnel process if you will that looked at what are all these other cities doing um what are in those cities being done that simply can't be done in Michigan because state law is different and what what comes out you know the funnel at at at the bottom in terms of what an arbor could or could not do or is will not willing willing to do because for example um it's not an incentive but it's a regulation or a disincentive whereas the memo or the resolution that was passed asking for the the city for the city administrator's recommendations only mentions incentives it doesn't mentioned anything about about disincentives or um penalties if you will no sticks if you will yeah I think uh you you hit it right on the head I'll just say the places I was naming those were all building performance standards or building emission standards those are requirements those are not what the city administrator I think was asked to look into but which is what the research said is the best you know mechanism for actually getting results on this so um I can't speak to the city administrators thinking or what you know they did or did not consult in their research process and whatnot um apologies there but yeah someone else maybe can fill in some more yeah council member gra yeah so I'm and I I think it's a good question in terms of what sources were um were consulted I'm not sure what the full list is I'm sure we could we probably get some more information on that um it is Guided by um what is legal in the state of Michigan versus um you know what tool what tools do we have and that's why we were focusing in on on incentives that is that is the challenge of existing in Michigan right now um specifically to the Church Street project uh so please remember that is a PL unit development PUD project and so we have the opportunity um to do this this is um this is why this is included um it is a um basically they Define it as primarily electric um in that as um the building will be automatic there's an exception for a backup generator um to create redundant soon um and it but otherwise it's otherwise it's electric there is integrated solar power passive house house technology um it's going to be built to lead gold standards um and it has 20% um electric vehicle charging on site so those are that's kind of a a summary of the the key components that are within the within that related to sustainability that's great all right I believe it is time to bring this discussion to a close um I think that we had a nice exploration are there any final comments here before we take a quick break and move into uh commission business for tonight um anyone anything anyone want to share about maybe next steps um I know this will be on on the agenda next month to kind of wrap it up and actually provide some some of those um comments or guidance to council members but any other comments here I'll just flag um uh for folks who haven't had a chance to thoroughly read through them yet um just maybe before the next time we uh review this check out the document um that's it's five pages long but feedback that we got from work group members on the various different components see if any of that stuff resonates with you I think a lot of it was said tonight there were some things that didn't and um so um City ccil member Briggs in particular as you guys are looking at that resolution um see if there's anything in there that might be helpful I think folks ask questions about a lot of the stuff that was already brought up but just might be helpful in the thinking there as well right okay we'll take a five minute break and we'll come back at 7-Eleven e e e right come on back come on back all right so we are going to transition to tonight's commission business which I know it's the highly anticipated officer elections um so Joe I will ask that you just kindly explain the process so that folks kind of know what to expect um and then I can move us through it yeah um so kind of similar to all other processes we're just going to do the general you know have a someone nominate someone second for each position the anyone you can self nominate you can if you are nominated you can self second if that's a term but th those are all possible so you know um we'll go through we'll do chair first then Vice a second um in the event if only one person is nominated and accepts we will vote on that person to be elected simple majority um if multiple people are nominated and accepted we'll vote one at a time and whoever has the you know whoever has more votes will move forward um and we will we will work from there okay so take a motion to open the nominations or just ask for for nominations and seconds we can just start with nominations and seconds great nominations for chair does anyone have any self- nominations are fine self nominations highly anticipated Vice chair harp are you self- nominating I think commissioner colen Garcia had her hand up first oh no commissioner koven Garcia are you self- nominating I am I would like to nominate um commissioner park for uh the role as chair for the energy commission all right we have any seconds council member breaks all right any other nominations commiss koven Garcia I'm surprised no one else is raising their hand um and I would like to nominate commissioner burkowitz as uh Vice chair all right commissioner beroit I would like to second that nomination is that allowed all right for vice chair okay okay well currently we have one nomination for chair and one for vice chair are there any additional nominations for either position and just to make sure you both of you accept those nominations to just so we're aware if we need to keep going yes I accept the nomination thank you can I and uh Plus One support uh T your heart become a chair um but um I think I would like to decline and see if anybody else is willing to be Vice chair that's why we don't ask if they accept Joe it's only fair we could force but you know not Joe's watch bits once you were kind of out there dangling on the branch it's too tasty of a fruit um I mean we have a pretty small team tonight too so um the only thing I'll I'll note is we have not heard from anyone else or there's been no other interest from those who are not here in being Vice chair so there's no lingering someone out there interested who is okay not here all right well why don't we vote on chair give commissioner bergwitz a little more time to contemplate his life um all right so um do I have a motion to open the vote tonight uh for chair so moved a second okay commissioner burwitz and I'll second that and all right so uh voting for current Vice chair harp um as chair of the Ann Arbor energy commission all those in favor raise your hand and say I I I I all right that's a unanimous vote in the affirmative so Vice chair harp will become the chair thank you so much for your service Vice chair har yes Council M I was wondering if former Vice chair harp um might be willing to talk up the the excitement of chair and maybe uh was it um the the level of responsibility associated with it in terms of time commitment and things like that that might be of that might sway others around the the screen yeah I'll I'll share for every I mean it's been um it's been a great last year um I would say it's been um relatively straightforward um working with um uh Joe and and um chair McKenna um basically meeting uh once a month for about I don't know what it was about a half hour and working on sort of formulating the agenda um and I think what was great about it was also being able to think about how we sort of um think proactively um across the year about the kinds of issues that we would raise and um it was uh being Vice chair is sort of Fairly straightforward being just being able to sort of chip in and and and help help um help think about what other things um collectively we might want to take on in terms of the agenda so um it was it was really useful I think also just to sort of see uh sort of the background of how things came together um oftentimes and that I think Insight helped sort of understand what was happening in commission meetings but also perhaps a little bit more about what was happening um uh with council members and also with staff in terms of the work that they were doing and so I I would encourage anybody who who's who's interested to take on the role of Vice chair um and I'm really you know I'm looking forward also I think to the earhead because I think we have a lot of issues um that we're trying to work through and we're trying to sus through and I think helping to put together I think some ways for us to help proactively think about those issues is something that I'm really um excited about but also how we communicate and um frame that in ways that are helpful for our for city council members and also uh members of the public um and ways to help them sort of ask better questions and and and work through this um so those are the kinds of things that I'm really excited about that I think we're going to work through and try to try to get some of these um questions that we thought through back in December also um we've been sort of working through these on the agenda and I think we'll probably want to revisit sort of where we're at with some of those and also try to you know maintain the really high priority things that we want to move through and support because I think there's you know a big couple years ahead with all that's sort of happening and converging yeah and I'll just add on and say that um I think monthly developing the agenda in a 30 minute meeting is actually quite straightforward and maybe more so than one would think because we have quite a backlog of of discussion topics and um you know uh dense and and um timely discussion topics and then also always take um this will be our invite share Harp's responsibility going forward but um you know um suggestions for the next agenda and I think there's kind of always this um feed stock as it were of of great topics um and then with Joe's help you know Joe formulates the agenda for the official document and um I don't know I think I've really enjoyed being a part of the process and um I think it will be an appropriate size lift so I hope that helps thanks commissioner brtz did that perhaps sway you from that uh decline to excitement gosh I I wish I I wish I could I really would like to but I candidly just have some lots of professional and personal obligations that are making it tough for me to find the time that I want to contribute as is so um not the right time for me if if absolutely nobody else is willing I would consider it but I I really would prefer not to I apologize but I enjoy the role I'm in and helping with the work group and behind the scenes stuff and just being an active contributor no need at all to apologize I totally understand and you know we can move forward and um you folks can can uh vote on Vice share um next month when when you have more um more attendees okay so that concludes that piece yes commissioner KY had some thoughts I I would like to thank you for your service over this year as chair thanks you were uh it was a really very good year um and um the you know your experience and your leadership was um very valuable and I want to thank you so much because it takes a lot yeah thank you I really appreciate that y Comm mki yes I'd like to second that um your professional and academic background has really served us well um one one other comment about uh officer elections um it's not officially an office it's not listed in the bylaws but we do have the aison position to the environmental commission and I serve in that role um I've done so I don't know maybe five out of the last six years um and uh I think either in this meeting or the next meeting we should put that on the agenda um to see uh if there's anyone else that's interested in serving in that role I already informed Joe that I'm willing to continue in that role um and then we should make a decision on that and have uh a vote and and then clarify that even if it's not really an officer position great all right any additional comments here before we close out okay so we're going to move to reports from staff so look to Joe to share any OSI reports yeah gotta couple things going on in upcoming um first because this will happen before our next uh for our next meeting just want to note that um a20 week is right around the corner this is our annual event we have to uh celebrate the um when the a20 plan was adopted and everything that's happened in the past year and everything that's coming up going forward um there's activities going on throughout the week this is June 9th through June 15th there's I think at least like three or four events every single day um in some way connected to it um so you can find out all the information on this at a2gov.org a20 zeros spelled out Z week um updates will be posted regularly also if you are interested there's also plenty of volunteer events um so that should all be on the website uh but if not feel free to contact me at any time um also want to mention that uh our the an arbor office of sustainability Innovations is working with an arbor spark um to uh and are happy to announce a new Ann Arbor Green business challenge uh that's designed to bring to other local businesses and stakeholders um all around advancing the sustainability of businesses here in an arbor uh and this challenge uh kicked off earlier this month uh additionally this is um something else that's kind of come up uh semi-frequently here on the commission but is now formal uh the Ann Arbor home energy advisor officially went live last week um this uh is a free service it's available to help residents obtain free home energy assessments plan out their decarbonization projects uh connected contractors and debates and get a customized path to zero decarbonization plan for their home uh the service is open to all homeowners and renters in in an arbor and you can learn more at a20 ea.org um and last thing I'll share uh because particular interest for uh you know this commission the people who uh follow this commission but uh the um kind of in relation to that this month's sustainability series uh will be hosted on May 29th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

I'll go ahead and turn it over to Mr saal for make sure your mics are on please thank you sir we do have a quorum we'll continue with our public hearing as as uh we'll continue with our public hearing sorry uh long day number three R team business April approval of the May 14 2024 public hearing agenda without objection board a motion to approve is their second second second third second by Miss Sylvia Hendricks moso M moving on number four is our information items letter A the public hearing on proposed School District revision of expenditure budget for FIS year 24 per ARS 15- 905 Mr Diaz president Mia members of the board and members of the community uh in order to review this is part of a routine business every single year to review our funding based on the 100 day school uh and for uh to do this I'm going to Summit our CFO uh to be able to uh present the information for our public hearing good evening president buendia and board members and superintendent Diaz um today I present to you our May revised budget Erin can we get the other it might be a little bit easier to see the other attachment the the hearing notice yes there we go and if we can zoom in a little bit it might just be thank you so um the reason for the revision is to align the budget to State approved budget factors and more accurately reflect the district's budgets Arizona school districts are funded on a current year funding for the general fund and this means the district must eliminate its enrollment um sorry estimate its enrollment the summer prior in order to adopt the budget the enrollment is revised for the budget revision presented for approval at the end of the year based on actual enrollment um therefore we take the um the most current 100 day ADM count of students um and revise our budget according to that um so from the December revised budget the May revised um student ADM has increased from 958 um.

like to bring this meeting into order and we'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance and and I forgot to ask somebody so I'll will lead it myself this is great to see so many people out here this evening appreciate you coming Dr R I'm just going to turn the next several items over to you these recognitions and let you just go through the agenda that way thank you we're going to start with our recognition of the student the month Awards with first the uh Elementary School Mr Grace could you please introduce your student of the month absolutely so our student of the month is Donna Aila come on up Donna and here tonight to uh say a few words about her is Miss Heidi Johnson she is one of our ELD teachers Donna is is an outstanding student she's sixth grader here at at our school and has done everything to make our school a phenomenal place so here's Miss Johnson thank you Donna is a really good student she's been here for two years um she has very good citizenship and she's just all around cares about people and she's she's just I enjoyed having her in class this year [Applause] thank you congratulations Miss hoffmeier for our next recipient could I have Nolan Terrell come up please [Applause] Nolan is a seventh grader at blidge Junior High um and his teachers Rave about him um one of his teachers sent me an email just said he is an all-around just a great kid he wants to learn he's excited about education in junior high that is tough to have so much dedication to their education um but he he also just promotes um great Behavior he is a great example for other students um at at the Junior High in both seventh and 8th grade other students follow his lead and so he is a really strong leader on our campus we're grateful to have him thanks have [Applause] that Mr web all right Mia McFall come on Mia McFall herard come on [Applause] up so the high school we' like to recognize Mia for the month of May and let me read a little bit about Mia so she's been chosen as the student of the month for May she came to us as a freshman and has been pretty has a pretty amazing High School career she's applied herself hard academic classes taking honors AP and dual enrollment classes even with a heavy academic load she maintained a weighted GPA of 4.57 which earned us top a spot on the top 10% list so congratulations there she's also been active in student government has been instrumental in building school spirit on campus serving as senior class treasur and also a member of NHS and she was also captain on the varsity soccer team and also All Region first team for soccer and she plans on going to Na and study exercise physiology so so amazing career at high school and we want to thank you for all you've [Applause] done thank you congratulations to our students nice nice job for the teacher of the month Miss hoffm will you please present that award and make that presentation could I invite Miss Caroline Cox up [Applause] please um I have the privilege of working in close proximity to Miss Cox um every day and I see on a daily basis wrangling all the little all the little kids and she does it with such Grace and finesse and they it is they are adorable and I've seen I've just I've been in the classroom watching the the ordered chaos that goes on in a preschool room they have so much fun in those classrooms and the kids are treated with such kindness um and they're and they're treated so gently um and it's just an amazing setting so we're so lucky to have Caroline Cox here at the junior excuse me at the preschool near the junior high and it's great she's actually also um we have uh junior high AIDs that go and work with um with Caroline and with Kristen Hal um and they treat them so well and they really prepare them um for just things that they need to know about education and so we're grateful for that learning that's taking place there too so thank [Applause] you congratulations for the BR star recipients uh would one of the principles either Jake or or Lauren like to make the presentation for the first BR star for Megan Penrod you bet so Mrs Penrod is not here tonight she's actually chaperoning our high school senior trip so she's in California with 50 crazy kids and Disneyland but she's having a great time we want to recognize her for being the amazing person that she is we couldn't do everything that we do at the high school without Mrs penrod's help she's she's so strong and amazing and and does great with the kids and she has great relationships with the staff um she's really solid and we're we count on her for so many different things even with with a bout of illness she still Powers through and and has more energy than most of us there so it's uh we're we're really impressed with how hard she works and the determination that she has and we'd like to recognize her as a br star for the month of May so congratulate May with [Applause] me Mr Murphy Steve would you like to make your presentation to other be our Star Award for the month good evening everybody Doris Murphy has been with us for 10 years she is going to be hard to replace we're she's leaving us after 10 years and thank you for all your hard work and dedication you are a perfect example right up there with Tommy cran doors and I I mean that with all my heart plus you're my sister so but it's very very true she was she has been amazing all these years and thank you so much [Applause] our next presentation it used to be called the BR Superstar award and this award was given to an individual or individuals that were selected has Be Our Stars throughout the year just like these folks have been selected today and then this last year we lost Tommy Crane who is and was respected globally Tommy often was mistaken for the principal because he was so well-dressed he was a custodian and he always looked great very often people would come start talking to him and say oh I'm sorry I'm not the principal or they thought he was the superintendent I'm sorry I'm I'm the custodian he was very impressive Tommy did his job better than anyone we've ever met and we have some fine dedicated people like Doris that work very hard Tommy BR brought an energy and set the example for us and so we're changing it from a br Superstar to the Tommy Crane award you can clap [Applause] so our our first recipient Mr Grace could you come up here please and help me with this one our first recipient is one of our outstanding teachers uh from the moment I first met Justin resop I was impressed and very much convinced of his dedication to his students and to his family the family the BR family his immediate family and his the kids the children which he teaches he is an outstanding teacher and even a better human being Justin I think I saw your handsome face come on up here things Mr Grace So Justin embodies everything that this board is about um he cares genuinely for every kid that walks into our building he's in the hallways he he outworks most people um he he adds to our campus every day um in ways that that cannot be measured I'm absolutely grateful to have him on our team and and part of the BR family thank you Mr Isa our next Tommy Crane recipient is Megan [Applause] Penrod and true to form Megan's working still and she is on um this is a war detail she's with on the senior trip and so it's three days of no sleep watch 100 or so very rambunctious energetic young men and women and Megan is doing that and she has really set the tone if if you really had an idea of the uh the difficulties that she that she deals with on on a health basis and the fact she shows up and when I mean shows up I don't mean shows up and sits in a chair I mean she shows up every day bright and early she works hard her Devotion to the students and her BR family and her own family and her community is unquestion so we love you miss [Applause] bankin the uh M Mr archet do you have our BR student athlete or excuse me high school athletes of the year if you could make that presentation we have a couple um it was hard to Wrangle so many we have about a hundred uh student athletes who are recognized for All Conference or all state or All Region so it's a pretty pretty astonishing number um I have all the recognitions if you instead of saying a hundred names I typed them up so you could see who they were based off of sport um just because there were so many awesome accomplishments this year um um one thing I I did want to one individual I wanted to recognize especially was Eric gindo come on up Eric so for less than 1% of high school athletes can say they were a state champion at something less than 1% Eric can say he's done that twice he's two for two so far at being a state champ wrestler so I called him up to my office I said Eric what can we do to recognize your awesome accomplishments and we came up with the idea of a banner then we could hang in the gym and on this banner I left room for two more state championships CU he's only a sophomore so he's I left room for two more years to put on that Banner um I got him in touch with our individual who makes these I said I want you to make it you make it you you make it fun you make it what you want it and this is what we came up with so hang it the other way there you go [Applause] so so once we get done here we'll get it hung in the gym and hopefully he can add a couple more years to this um next year year and a senior Year too thank you guys thank you Mr archet and the work that you and Coach archet Ricky Lyn have invested in our student athletes you've really elevated that the recognition program and highlighted the the the ne necessity to be a student first and that is uh that is very much appreciated the Archer bets are moving to the Valley and they will both be missed sorely within their two-year ten tenure they've made both a combined and individually an a lasting impact on our schools and thank you Jake we appreciate and love you [Applause] all we'd now like to recognize those folks that are retiring but not returning be very frequently folks will retire and then come back for a year or two and we we beg them to do so some of these have already done that and they're really retiring this year others are just flat retiring and so if the following people could please come up and most of them are teachers not all so if the teachers could help us form a line so we could recognize everyone at once let me call the person's name and you could go ahead and uh applaud and I'll wait for the next one if you can come up and sit here stand up here until you can all be um recognized together as well I'd appreciate appreci we'll start with lesie angle [Applause] har Michelle [Music] gon my favorite teacher in the world shamaine [Applause] Wright Mike shimel [Applause] there you go Jennifer best Jennifer is unable to be here tonight Cynthia [Applause] rothberger Dr Kevin Jones [Applause] Mike grenal Greg Shimmel and Doris [Applause] Murphy Doris I know she was here is she still here she's not here anymore okay she left okay one more round of applause we'll take a picture and thank [Applause] you teachers you got to stand in line you were not dismissed thank you Mr web and Mr graceon the combined experience of these experience for these folks is over 225 years it's a long time I remember when several of these kids were in high school Margaret too Chuck probably had the opportunity to teach some of these kids in high school awesome thank you so much guys thank you so much I don't kiss all the teachers on the lips just my wife yes sir if you want to recognize the uh we would like to recognize our foreign exchange students now and we've asked uh Casey flake if you'll come up and and do that there she is I'm a pretty loud talker but um we I'm excited to introduce the exchange students um my name is Casey flake I have taken over for Marty Harris as being the international exchange student coordinator this last year and Marty did an incredible job for 17 years running this [Applause] program the reason why I am interested in exchange students is actually because I went to bluid K through 12 and became very good friends with exchange students at Blue Ridge that Marty had started so I I had great experiences with them feeling feeling like I was connected with people from different cultures around the world I hosted an exchange student myself last year because of these good feelings and good experience that I had had with exchange students and now I'm able to help other families experience this um great opportunity as well it was interesting to me as I as I trained to become an exchange student coordinator to learn why this program exists in the United States the reason that the United States has this program is to develop Goodwill globally they have found that if we will take people from other countries and other cultures and show them what it's really like to live in America and to see what families are really like they walk away with good feelings that last throughout their life aspect Foundation the foundation that we use to find these exchange students takes cream of the crop students from around the world and places them it's really fun that Blue Ridge are small community that gives this great snapshot of small town life in America what it's really like to go to a high school what it's really like to be a normal us family go to prom all these things that you don't have in a lot of schools in different countries they get to experience that and create connections and many of you in this room have hosted and I know you've had lifelong relationships with these students who you've attended weddings and things like that throughout their life so I appreciate Blue Ridge supporting this program having these students come and I would like to introduce them and they will introduce their host families they've had this year our students this year are Luma Bueno and she's representing on her shirt her country of Brazil she is from Rio de Janeiro and she can literally see from her house that Jesus statue which is just amazing she says that Americans always find that crazy but I really do I'm like I can't help it it's so cool that these this iconic thing that we've seen from our country that really is where she lives we also have Thomas Jackson and he is from Italy so if you guys would come up and bring your exchange families as well so that you can introduce them Luma said you have to go first so hi everybody my name is Thomas Jackson like like Casey said I'm a foreign exchange student from Italy this is my host mom she's technically from Germany she has been living in America for over over 50 years she's a hard worker she has worked here at blidge for almost 10 years now she's retired she's enjoyed his her retire her retirement and I mean that's it and despite being a terrible cooker she's a great old Mom first time I came to America and I said well what am I going to eat and she said well there's pasta with mayonnaise are you kidding me Maya so I like we don't blame and I play soccer V soccer I had a lot of fun with them I've known great athletes and people from and not only in America but also Mexican people they're very nice and welcome I will I'm welcoming their house I'm welcoming Maya's house and I want to thank also my best friend I went with Colorado with him he was one of the best exp I've had in my life I really love Colorado and I want to um in the end I want to thank Maya for taking me to New York for Christmas time probably one of the biggest shame I had in my life and thank Maya to realiz it different than Thomas I actually like American food because I just like food and she's a really good cooker I live with the webs they have four kids and they welcome me to their home since the beginning like they made me feel like home I didn't have any type of problems of not feeling loved or anything like that I just felt like C instantly I live with kids I love kids I live with dogs I love dogs so since beginning I had great experience with them and I went to Colorado too it was no to Utah sorry to Utah it was really fun um I played soccer track and PE ball um I don't really know what else to say you were really good at this um thanks [Applause] so we want to give a special thanks especially to these host families that make it possible for these students to come give them such a great experience and especially for bluid and supporting this program and allowing them to have these experiences thank you thank you Casey we look forward to our exchange students every year they bring a spirit to the school that uh it's not matched remind me I need to that families we're looking for families now for this next school year so if you have any interest please contact me they can either stay for one semester or for a full year and you basically just provide them three meals a day and a place to sleep and a safe place to be place to study and that's it thank you since I'm here I'd like to just say I am totally blessed that after really 19 years of being in addition to being the um counseling department chair I did this on the side because a parent came to me and said they'd like me to be that coordinator for them to bring a girl from Norway and I says if it's okay with the principal and the superintendent I'll be glad because you know it helps with world peace and and cultural understanding so I went to do it for one year and I did it for 19 but I needed to retire and then look who stepped up in my place I'm totally blessed to have you doing this so thank you so much and she does need families by the way if you wish to host but timing may not be right and you know someone that may want to host then aspect has decided that if someone refers a family and they decide to host then they send that referral person $200 because that is so helpful in helping these dreams come true for a foreign exchange student so thank you for letting me talk thank you again okay the next item on the agenda is our consent agenda and board members I just need to say that uh Diana Butler is at home and she's participating on her phone with us Dr Wright has his phone tuned to her right now so if she has anything she likes to say she speaks up and U we'll we'll help that be said so the next item is a consent consent agenda um there are a multitude of items on the consent agenda board after looking over the consent agenda is is there one item or several items that you'd like to take out and vote on independently can we take out 2.6 2.6 that's a recommendation to approve stiens and position adjustments for 2023 24 year uh is there any objection to that then we will vote independently on 2.6 at that time so the consent agenda as it is right now is items 2.

proficient green and blue so we're really excited to see that our minimally proficient or our rent are decreasing and this has to do with achievement at this point in school year students at grade level this is what reading looks like and this is mathematics so as you can see a lot of our programs that we've been implementing mathematics and reading over the course of three and two years it's starting to sink into our students our teachers are starting become more comfortable with it and we're continuing to learn growth that we can make sure that we're ensuring our students success throughout the school year so when they're moving into the next grade level these color bands is showing us where their level of proficiency is at in areas that our state reports are going to be released for our third graders as many of you know the state mandates that third graders passed the reading portion of the test in order to be promoted on to fourth grade and both it's a lot of pressure for our students but it's state mandates and you know our our kiddos when they're testing during the state tests they're like oh we're so nervous you can hear a lot about that I'm sure many of you hear that at home too so thank you for your support throughout State dist this Wednesday probably around 4 or 5: PM they're going to be releasing to the districts um the scores for our third graders and then next Friday on records day they're going to be releasing the score for all of our students fourth through e8th grade for all subject areas through the state so we will make sure to keep you all posted up to date with that now moving on to art contest winners we have some winners that we really would like to recognize uh Arizona Diamond BS and the Arizona Department of Health Services sponsor as Statewide be sunwise play sub smart poster drawing that we participate in and Mrs Deo coordinates and semifinalists that we had were and congratulations to Bry and Bartlett Madison Alex andas for being the 20 24 sixth and seventh grade semi finalist so we give them a round of applause be on these links here which we'll put on um a blast to all of our you can see and here here's the pictures on the next slide so we have brys Madison alexas and really proud and excited of them they are some and then a lot of the last slides I have are some overlapping with superintendent Ricos the eighth grade civics washingtonship was amazing it was the first time I'd ever been with our students and the first time I'd ever been to Washington DC so we learned a lot together and it was a phenomenal amazing trip and really look forward to many of you be being a part of that in the years to come and seeing just the bonding that happen the questions that happen the AHA moments the lights the light buls that go on was really amazing and to see our eighth grade group of students really come together and um it's going to be a memory that's going to last life Ty for all of them so we're really honored to be a part of this trip and thank you to many of you at many of your cases we saw out a lot of our events a lot of our fundraising nights thank you for being a part of making this happen this was huge teacher appreciation week we had our amazing Mrs wock coordinate um that help for all every single teachers door in our entire school they showed up and it was decor personalized for them that was elementary all the way through Middle School to our support staff teachers as well it was such a sight to see and we were really excited to be able to appreciate our teachers and everything that they do for our students throughout the whole entire school year and student advisory we have elementary and middle school student advisory we wrapped up our end of the year meetings they had a lot of great feedback and insights this school year that helped us to modify some of the things that we were doing this school year and will continue to modify throughout next school year and we're excited to meet back with them they have the opportunity to not only meet with Mr L and myself but it's led by superintendent Rico which is really great because they get to see the ins and outs he the ins and outs of running the school district and their feedback is heard by our super and career day was amazing were any of you able were you a part of presenting any you show hands so thank you for being here it was really a sight to see all of the great support we have from our community and how they show up for our students and they teach our students so it happens every May if any of you are interested please let us know we would like to put you on that weight list to help us out next year we have a ton of up upcoming events this next week and a half so this Friday we have some preschool promotion or our talent shows tomorrow from 8:15 to 10:15 in the gym you're all welcome to attend if you'd like to see the great talent of our students we have our um our spring instrumental con concert is on Thursday and then we have our preschool promotions Friday and we also have a continental music ensemble's dinner so that's for all the students that are in Orchestra Jazz uh we have our third and fourth grade dance residency performance which is going to be at 100 p.m.

[Music] currently in West Chicago I'm involved in uh weo drama the film club I'm also involved in weo choir and the Wildcat Chronicle something I've definitely loved and appreciated from my time here at weo was all the uh positive adult figures and the upper class men in my life they've really helped build me and shape me into the person I am today they helped me I guess discovered my passions in life and gave me that boost that push to go and pursue what I want to do basically yeah a piece of advice I would give to underclassmen is to just get involved don't let being shy hold you back because it's only just going to keep you from just having some amazing opportunities in your life my plan after high school is to uh go to cood I'm going to do 2 years there then transfer to a university you know it saves money but uh I also hope to go and pursue a career in film making uh more specifically directing we'll see what happens from there I'm Riley Salazar and I'm the April student of the month [Music]

I'm David Ramos Perez and I'm March student of the month here at West Chicago I do a couple things I'm part of the music department I do Orchestra I've been doing that for a couple years I also do a group like a dancing group we do alria and they're also the ones pretty much that plan Latin p and all those sorts of things the amount of teachers that want to see you succeed and then just like the the energy and the environment that comes around like homecoming or just like in general there's like Spirit weeks and all those sorts of things grades are very important only because of the fact that freshman year may seem a little easy and it may be easy to like slack off but like as the higher you go up in the grades like senior and junior level it does get very high to raise up your GPA so I would pretty much recommend if anything to please keep up your grades consistent since Freshman I plan on going to North Central I plan on doing business management I might minor in Spanish so then I'm like I don't lose the language but I'm excited to go [Music]

yeah okay say go ahead okay i' like to call this meeting to order this meeting is for the creek mon School Board Committee of the whole for Tuesday May the 14th 2024 at 18:30 military time 6:30 regular Standard Time pm and I will ask Madam Secretary to take a roll call please sure Mr swales here miss s stumbris here miss rup is here Mr gagos here Mr alre here Dr Hall here president Brown here I ask us to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Le led by board member Mr gyos and followed by our mission statement LED by Dr Hall I pledge allegiance to the flag FL of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all in our mission statement is to empower each student to positively impact the world for a bright new future thank you both Mr G heo Alex and Dr the hall thank you both and have any public comments any R public comments okay no public comments wow a lot of people no public all these folks here nobody wants to talk all right okay okay no public comments do we have any board updates yeah so I went to the bpac summit um and Oakbrook again this year uh like I had last year um I saw some same faces some familiar faces uh but also met uh a lot of new people um it was packed they had pun intended huh beack you say was yeah BAC uh that's our bilingual parent uh advisory committee catch that he that was that was his joke he said it was pack yeah it was no it was fact and uh they had uh I got it thanks Sor right go right they had they had uh translators for 11 different languages wow and they had an English translator because uh more than half of their sessions were done in Spanish so if you did not speak Spanish and you needed an English transl Transat there was someone there to help you out wow so uh it it's not just for Spanish speakers it's for everybody uh then we had the uh bpack family night uh I believe that was uh Thursday last week so that was a good time that was here in our in uh the ELC um we had a lot of uh uh Elementary School participants uh singing dancing uh reciting poetry it was awesome MH and I'm trying to look up the date for the Fun Run um it says September 19th but I don't think that's right I believe it is September 21st that is the day that uh the Education Foundation has um locked in for the fund run our second annual fund run uh remember we did that uh that run yeah was more of a walk for well well there might have been some running involved somewhere in there so yes um I think you're right I think Dr Hunt shared with the with many I guess the whole board or the district about the 19th but I think it was somebody and then corrected that to the 21st yeah the 19th is a Thursday so okay oh okay that's not going from what my calend say so I believe it's the 21st I think it's Saturday yeah okay yes fun event very good of event and that's it for me yeah I'll never forget that secretary and I we tried to Sprint the last 100 meters the Camas I know he said yeah and I needed oxygen afterwards but very good event thank you uh Alex for just standing in the gap for the beack and uh you know call you the district tag but we definitely uh value your support with this endeavor keep it up F job any other board updates oh come on now how could we not forget bill being nominated I know he's we talk we we talk he likes to fly up under the radar and all of that but that was a great Dr kogan and I I don't know if he was going to talk about it but I said but it was it was very very you know just a nice thing to witness one of our own being nominated by a village for the many things that he does for the community so well job good job excellent in the field conk you for all you do appreciate it okay sorry Bill all right and I'm just going to I guess some highlights here that we have June and July meetings will be held in the high school cafeteria and I was going to put this out if you haven't it's my my fun yes so June and July meetings these that regular board meetings right or both committee as a whole but we have a one meeting in July which is going to be a regular board meeting right or is it going to be a special are we still looking to have that training in in on that day okay out canas out canvas the board so going back June and July meetings will be held in the high school cafeteria we were contemplating some training and we said you know we need we need a little break everyone deserves a little RNR that we were looking for only one meeting in in July I'm still looking that direction but we was trying to get a training in and it may be that same day of that meeting okay so I need to canas you guys to see if you would like to have some board training okay and it has to be worthwhile so I'll canas you on that more to follow on that and that's the summer training for the board and without any other updates board updates give return it back to to the floor okay if not we're going to turn it over to our superintendent for administrative updates great thank you president Brown uh just a couple highlights here um we're excited we are finishing our last strategic planning meeting which is tomorrow evening and uh it's been a a whirlwind but a very effective meeting um the Donovan group has come in and uh has done a good job leading our teams we've had some amazing dialogue at each of the tables to really start distilling down what goals we want to move to next year there's some talk about revisiting the mission statement the vision and so forth so um at the end of our meeting tomorrow we'll have it pretty much flushed out some of the the goals and the direction of the district um then the Donovan group will be working with our administrative team to tweak some of those pieces and then we're looking to bring it back to the board for final approval at the um um June I think it's 21st meeting so we'll have a final presentation for you then so we're we're excited about that and launching that for next year we also had um our first uh safety Symposium that we had um many participants from many other districts we had um police responders there as well um it just very well presented we had some of our own folks uh doing the presentation we had U Mr Maine uh Mr hollyfield we had Dr Luna um who am I forgetting Mr Tobias um they all gave presentations and we received really great feedback from everybody in the various areas and they've asked us to do another one in the fall um on some of the topics that we had so we felt really good it was great talking with everybody and exchanging information and we are developing a good network with other districts in this area so it was a just a really positive experience so kudos to our team for presenting so well um at that meeting you kind of I think you kind of downplayed that a little bit how successful it was I mean it was great reviews we did we did receive good we set the stage we set the bar and we are have a model safety we have heard we heard many many positive comments such as that so our our goal is to just again share our information with other districts and network and uh you know because we certainly have a lot of things that we want to continue to grow and refine as well so okay write the book and sell it okay there you go right good job good job by all uh uh in particular I asked Mr holfield to come this evening because I wanted to share have you see um some insights of what we did I think last week um a presentation from some of our Scholars I wanted Mr hollyfield to share some of that information um and also you'll see we he's also sharing the school yearbook coming around the table for you to look at they did an amazing job it's over there so that's coming around the table so Mr hollyfield kind of go ahead shows yours and uh talk a little bit about uh thank you very much uh greetings this evening to the superintendent and the board uh we wanted to report out from the flagship about some exciting things occurring at the high school uh I gave each of you a packet which has in it a news article that showed up in the Chicago Tribune which is called Daily Southtown out here where they highlighted our scholarship ceremony where we gave out $1.8 million and is still counting because we will have a total once it's done at graduation but in that one night $1.8 million was given to high school students that's crazy uh they were also um the person had to be present uh you will see on page four of the article uh one of the things that I had the kids know and the parents as well is that their belief in the power of education has guided them on this remarkable journey and to highlight to them that it's a testament to their dedication uh I was uh very careful with praising the students for the grit they have put put forth and I told them that their hard work determination and passion have set them apart and that the funds that they were receiving that night uh serve as a vote of confidence in their potential to make a difference in the world I close with uh having them to know that as Warriors they have a mandate on their back to serve others and to create positivity moving forward uh in addition I just wanted to take you through just some of the scholars that we have you will see we have students going to uh my I'm a mod University of Illinois at Chicago and they're majoring in computer engineering Premed biology pre-law Kinesiology look look at these Scholars there's 51 of them that were acknowledg on this night uh UI and Champagne Illinois State look at this person going to be a middle school teacher all of these scholarships and and a come back at cre right right yes decree finance major nursing uh music education a testament to the program that we have running at the high school the partnership with Meritt school of music down Town software engineering this is the founder of our agricultural program Ben who has been recognized before you all before from the Will County Farm Bureau great things look at the majors and I will share this with Dr Kagan who will send it to you so that you can go through these are not schools that we can just shake a hat at these students have worked very hard they're doing remble things and as we look at our mission statement I think we have set our kids on a trajectory where they are going to be World Changers the next principle may come out of this group of students these are our covid students that graduated from middle school that were not entitled to the type of graduation we have right now and look at the remarkable things they're doing I could go on and on because I love each and every student in this class and I think even the ones that are not going to college they really have a great head start on their next steps the other thing I wanted to do uh I didn't send an official invite but I put in the program but you are cordially invited to attend the distinguished Scholars dinner and award CER Cy which will be held this Friday evening starting at 6:00 for dinner and at 7:15 each of the distinguished Scholars will receive a plaque these are our students who have a GPA of 3.75 or higher and these students deserve the recognition that they're going to get on that evening so if you're not busy come out our Scholars would love to see you I would would love to see you there I think the more that we can uh beat their drum to encourage them and to motivate them and to praise them for the great things that they are doing these students will help keep our school on the up and up one other statement I want to make about this night kudos to Dr Cara who really push this idea of having the alarms be included this article that talks about the 21 scholarships there's a law firm called the witherite group who sponsors our mentoring conference she also had the law firm give the high school 250 $25 Amazon gift cards to give the students and staff they offered $2500 scholarships that are renewable for four years so that's a $10,000 investment in all 21 of these students and she said furthermore if they want to go for the master's degree and doctorate they would honor the renewability of that scholarship to help our students move forward it's a testament to alumni every alumni that leaves here does not have the mindset that I'm not going to return they're vested and giv back and I think it's a great Testament to the character that we are helping them develop while they're under our purview so I didn't want to miss this opportunity with so much bad news that get circulated this is something that we need to circulate I wish Eyewitness News channel 7 was here and that they could tweet this because these are the great things that are happening in the district and I wanted to make sure that you heard it from me tonight and please uh take a look at the yearbook if you get a chance because it is well put together and something that we should all be proud of thank you so much and this entire presentation with the 51 slides will be shared with all of you thank you can I ask you before you leave M Mr before you leave do you have all 51 Slice of these students up there yes we'll send it to you but can you just run through it you don't have to speak because there's people there's kids looking and I think it does them Justice to just show them up there if you don't mind shouldn't take long e another teacher thank you good excent any any board comments on this yeah this is definitely something Donovan group can they get a hold of so we can get that out to the communities we are putting together press release as we speak any other comments on this I I think there's another um award ceremony Thursday run for medy I think it's called I did a a run on Thanksgiving to raise money and it's scholarships given I think to students from University Park and I think they're having an award ceremony Thursday night this week I was going to try to get there I just oh okay excellent excellent thing very Noble very just so I'm just so proud of our kids and the achievements it's outstanding hard work it is it is and like you say we hear hear enough bad news about this and that but very commendable of all involved to get our to get our kids to this point so and the sky is the limit so good job again our principal where is that Dynamic did he leave no he's still here oh okay talking to our president all right and this book is awesome I I'm like first of all it stood out for me what the color we didn't have color back in the days and yeah it is it is awesome just the material on it it's just also on our alumni website we have yearbooks going back to the original date 1940 maybe I think it was so they're available for anybody to purchase really so yes for our alumni in case they've lost us over the years uh I'm not quite that old but I would love to have one for my daughter okay thank you I I've got another item on here okay sure so just to give the board some attention on this um we are going to we're asking to revise board policy 6300 um for graduation requirements uh basically what we're doing is we're wanting to put in 24 uh hours of community service and it will be teered in over the years again we really are putting uh emphasis on having our students give back um our communities are anxious to give the hours and um you know I think even just recently over at cre Elementary School I was able to connect Miss Prada with Mr holfield and they were doing work in the back um the Courtyard area and we had a lot of our students that were going over there and helping uh with the courtyard so anything that we can do to get our students involved the better so we're really excited to put this into uh place as well and then the second piece that we're changing is we're looking changing of how we're looking at how students are uh how their credits are looked at instead of looking at their graduation Year we're looking at the number years in attendance at the high school so there's a change in that so uh take a look at that and then we'll bring it to uh the board next uh week for said number so credits achieved towards maintaining a four-year graduation uh used to be based on um I think the number of credits they have now they're making sure there's a component on there with students number of years and attendance in the high school so help me I'm trying to understand yeah and Mr hfield maybe you can address that for us I can speak through it what was happening is like for the graduation requirement for the SAT because you have students misclassified they're classified 10th grade if they make up the credits let's say they finish on time they can't graduate because they didn't take the SAT because they're coded as 10th graders when they should be coded their proper grade level they still will get the attention needed because we will know you don't have sufficient credits to be a junior but the state said they should be coded for the grade that they're in not according to the number of credits you can't keep them at ninth grade and 11th grade okay that's what you good good thank you for filling the details on that no that yeah that that makes sense I didn't know that they weren't not doing it yeah so we'll have that in there your board packet for voting on for next week and that's all I've got for my updates so we can on um maybe to talk about boundary updates so as you are aware we have been wrestling with the awareness of some of our boundaries not being accurate and you know we've heard so many of our families and certainly are students that they are impacted by this we had 24 uh students in the area that were going to be impacted by this um we've done some work and some research we've talked to the other superintendents and the other uh um districts to see if we could reach some consensus um we have worked with our attorney as well to see if there's anything that we've not looked at so we've got just a couple updates today on that did you want to talk about that Jason sure okay thank you Dr kones president Brown members of the Board of Education I am here to provide you with an update regarding uh the boundary situation that was introduced to us uh last month uh as Dr Kagan said we've reached out to District 206 and 194 and after after reaching out to them doing a little research come to the conclusion that annexing that area in totality is not an option due to the number of residents from Creek that those two districts serve so with that being said um we have uh began conversation with our legal counsel who's reached out to is they're looking to seek a waiver for well they're looking to seek a waiver um they've had initial conversations with ISB regarding the waiver of tuition for those four uh 24 students um we probably won't get to applying for the waiver this school year but um we're anticipating doing that in a fall we propose that we allow those 24 students to attend the district tuition free and if the waiver is granted then they would be able to attend the district until they graduate those 24 students without being charge tuition am I correct on that uh Mr gry I'll modify that a little bit okay thank I'll let you speak to the legal aspects of it so correct about initial Outreach to is we're trying to get a sense of the way a waiver works is the waivers actually go to the general assembly the waiver of the school code but the process you go through is to get them to the general assembly and then if the general assembly is not interested in uh in hearing the W and it boun us back to is where is either approves or denies it so we wanted is get a sense from is internally about the sense to get a sense of whether they would be agreeable to this we have not officially submitted a waiver request I've simply reached out to to staff there um to get some initial uh feedback and initial feedback is um they don't see anything that would be overly OB objectionable about the labor request but have a formal response in that regard this is all just through the content that I have the board um and the length of the waiver itself is something that is up for further discussion as well so it possibly could be for the the totality of their time in the district I'm not sure I want to to that thank you what we need a consensus for us to um proceed with uh directing our Council to pursue that but more importantly direction that we can let our families know starting tomorrow that they can enroll for next year uh until that information is uh determined so I I'm seeing that that's agreeable yes yeah all right so we will go I I like I just want to just throw one caveat in there and uh I don't want to stir the pot or money the water so to speak but I'm just thinking about it as I was just sitting here listening so we're talking about 24 families that's affected or students 24 students 13 families 13 families so just keeping those same numbers now and I like to play The Devil's Advocate here so what if a family they have a four-year-old now that's not in school and that four-year old is five they can enroll next year right is that what we saying that's going to be additional kid I think we're only talking about the 24 students that's the question I have is that if we're going to agree this cutting it off so no more no more but because then it opens the door of well what if this person moves in this house and this person my guess is if it's approved it's 24 individual waivers period because I think Dr Hall and Mr Brown said this has been going on for a long time right this is a past issue yeah so if we're going to do it if it's going to be agreed by ISB and agreed by us and written up by our attorney 24 do we phrase it like that that's all I was I think we should because at some point Stager collecting and we're educating right but it's a mix so the way I understand in one of the fii is that we have 24 but there's other kids in that subdivision going there so it's too hard to break but I'm just saying just stick with that those 24 well here's my because they're here and we don't want those 24 students and so 13 so 13 families and again giving the scenario the hyp hypothetical scenario that if one of those 13 families have a 4-year-old that's ready to enter school next year are they not allowed to to adjust okay okay that's all I just wanted to throw that out so it's clear because you know we talking only talking these 13 families but that number 24 could possibly be challenged by these 13 families you know my kid what about my kid here I'm still the same family but now this kid is so so we want to stick with the 13 families and the 24 children and I think registration specific just to the 24 students bring the families in you start to confuse the issue so just stick with the 24 students Curr en that's currently enroll and that's how we going to frame it that's what we're going to have you kind of share those numbers with is okay and I think registration has to understand that that entire hook whatever you want to call it that list of addresses should be on there and whenever someone registers pulled so that they know exactly who it is and that not a new family that moves in accidentally comes here and they should go to their school that they are supposed to go to you're right because we don't want because this is what it's for so the it just look in there to family these 24 students we should be one of them and as they register highlight them off so that we know yeah so we're going to be working with registration we're going to work on sending out a letter and contacting those families this week know as soon as possible about the information and will so I heard no objections right from the board that's that's the direction so the only question is if ISB hasn't approved it now how are we approving it how how do we so we're we're okay with right moving forward but how does that happen what if they say no in July or August so we won't even we won submit this we can we can't submit it at any point but it doesn't get forwarded to the general assembly until October okay so we are we are we can do our own thing right now we are doing our own thing right now okay we are proceeding on the Assumption we will be proceeding on the assumption that will be approved to the extent that it's disapproved that you know for all purposes we essentially are in violation of school code that's the that's the Devil's Advocate part of it okay so we we said this originally at the last meeting that we would do this for the next year because it's going to take time so after the end of in October or November or December General Assembly I mean you might as well shoot dice right we have no idea what they're going to do and if they say know then they'll know and and and that's it or what are what are the consequences what are the legal consequences of the district legal consequences are that we would have to consider potentially charging students and is that discretional on is that our discretion of what we charge of course it's your discretion but again have sorry meaning we could charge again thinking all the way to the end if you had to and there was nothing else you could charge a reasonable number that was not that would be for anyone ever coming to all right there's another consequence it could go beyond those 24 you're setting a precedent if you do no I'm not saying P the 24 I'm saying for if you do you're setting a precedent and somebody would have an argument that you did that for those students and so we we can have that it's up to isby in the general assembly so if they say yes fine they ride it all the way to the end if they say no then our families have a little bit more notice gota love it gota love it so so it'll be you Eric our Cil that will take that action do what Dr K kogin needs to be part of a Spoke spokesperson for the district and two uh this is all going to be written or do you go before the general assembly no so it's all so we can take a bus down there and be right there to hey no hey I've done that I've done that for my 9 to5 whatever I'll rent the bus all right no there's a formal procedure whereby all school districts that are seeking waivers submit a a report um or a request I forget what the date is it's I August or September or something like that and then it goes to to the general assembly in isby waiver report in October okay and so so okay and so there's no lobbying in in Springfield or anything like that like we will likely be one waiver request amongst a whole group of waiver request from other school districts for for any other possible thing you may recall like the only other time I'm familiar with tuition waivers is in the past when a staff member had a child that was attending the district used to be you have to request a waiver to allow those children to attend tuition free if they lived outside the district so like all of those went to the general assembly at one time for every school district that was requesting that and there are likely other waivers of School requirements that will go the general assembly along with the same same time that ours and that's the proc well if you there are there are some things that we will need to do internally we have to have hear mhm um but we'll get there okay U the only the only question I have it's the same thing I did when the kids came here to from the high school wanting to change a dress code have to be extremely descriptive on what inform telling them exactly what what's happening so with our attorney make sure that when we send something out this is what's going to happen and this is what might happen they just they know today in May of 24 you know could be a positive thing could not but so they I don't want to not someone say we didn't know and you know not everybody's here for that right out of the 24 kids not every parent is probably here so making sure they get a letter that there know what's going to happen what the time frame is going to be like when they should pay attention we're going to take the risk next year you know for the next year but after that whatever they decide you know yes we're looking at all those we're going to send a certified letter again I'm going to make personal phone calls to uh I think there was at least six families that attended the last board meeting so I still have all their numbers I'm going to call them I also know a few of them you know to see if maybe if we need to have a a a meeting about that we could do arrange something after school to to give that information out and we'll try to be as descriptive as possible okay give them hope we need hope okay got to find Hope all right Eric uh you haven't seen any case studies on this have you and rulings and opinions no I mean this is a really unique isario like I said the only tuition W with are you know students that are kids of Staff members of the side the district okay this is really kind of unique this is unique but but also I will say in you know my initial call with with is um I expressed that you know no one's really getting HT here I mean we're we're doing what we what this District thinks is best for the kids and the other districts are still getting their their tax money they still paying taxes they're still paying taxes they're still collecting the tax money so fingers crossed I mean in a way but we but we're willing to make things right as best as we could right so yep okay J all right thank you we're going to move on to the next item we're uh really excited to bring to you a presentation of our classroom uh it was our feasibility study that we've been working on uh for quite some time and with us tonight we're glad to have Amy yucas she's from brain spaces and she has done some excellent work um reviewing our our facility looking at all sorts of data running focus groups and where is she from again she's it's from brain spaces brain brain brain I know this is going to be a good present yes so she's going to share her report with us this evening and then I've also asked that um um Jason will also then present some recommendations but also with us this evening we have uh staff uh from the middle school they have been part of the process and then we also have some students that are available if we need to ask them questions they're here to help because they were part of our FOC groups um and they had voice at the table um throughout the process so we've got a whole team here that's here to address your questions before we begin to move forward so uh Amy I'm going to turn this over to you perfect thank you and thanks to the board and for Dr Cara to uh invite me to come and present is your work with you and present with you is her mic on is it on is it on I just need to be closer to it okay and hi hiding behind this huge um so um kudos to the high school uh I wish I had some time to talk to you about some community service ideas I have for you and scholarships Associated maybe later but meanwhile I'd like to uh walk you through what we did to U uh to study the utilization of your classrooms at the middle school um it was a really an interesting project um uh and I should probably back up and uh introduce myself Amy yerko from brain spaces it's um my as my teenage son told me it's BS Incorporated but yeah but um but really what we do is we look at not just the study of space but the study of how space affects us um and how we learn and neurologically and other elements like that so we we spend some time um uh understanding how people learn uh and also looking at space and seeing how those two pieces come together I taught Middle School at uh in the Chicago Public Schools uh system for a couple years and so I have the most respect for everyone sitting here in the room um but I can bring that perspective as well to to this analysis um first thing I heard is that there's um a a need to look at space utilization because this is a middle school model and um and utilization might be low that is typical of a middle school model when you have teachers teaching in the Middle School model they have a planning period and a prep period And if all the teachers have their in classroom then yes you're talking about a you know a 70 or so percent utilization of space and well who can afford to build space when it's empty for 30% of the day so that's um that's where I come in and I looked at it this is what I was expecting to find um uh but I found something quite different so I'll walk you through through what we found and then turn it back over uh to Jason to to um explain what is being done with that information uh so the introduction floor look at the floor plans what did we analyze and what are our recommendations and then any questions that you might have to for cl clarification or or further understanding of the report which I believe you all have the full report so um we're just going to hit touch on the high points here um so what's included and then also what is specifically excluded but essentially we looked at the room uses for all teaching stations and all all uh teaching spaces used by multiple teachers during the day um also the percent of the school day that teaching stations is uh are scheduled on average four classes of students so that's a utilization rate the uh room sizes so square footage uh of each um space and that's essentially from the paint in so that's called net square footage we didn't look at the size of the walls or the hallways things like that um and then General the general challenges and opportunities that we've uh that we anecdotally heard from our interviews and um meetings with students and uh our web based sessions so what we um what we uh our recommendations will illustrate those potential uh space related strategies to improve the utilization of the building that's sort of what we we said set out to do um what we what we did to do that is we had online listening sessions with leadership staff teachers um online I think it was not intended to be online but it worked okay yeah and uh building tour a walkthrough of all the spaces we also as we bumped into people um had quick chats about uh what's working and what maybe some of the challenges and ideas are student sessions we had a couple of student sessions where we met with students uh and listen to their ideas and issues and concerns um lot a lot of insights there we looked at the floor plan somewhat objectively here's what we have here are the spaces so we can kind of um just look at that for for for what you what you have we looked at the master schedule so that is the schedule that says where every student is at any given time during the day which room they're using um uh how big are those class classes what's being taught in there even what teacher is assigned to to that room which um we found you know varies quite a bit we looked at the education plan so not only are we able to um house those students in those classrooms but are we able to achieve in those spaces what we what we say we're aiming for educationally um and then we also did sort of as a checkin balance we looked at uh School planning guidelines these are National as well as um Statewide um educ parameters that guide the design and planning of school buildings so if you're too far off from those guidelines that was a red flag not to say that it's it's um wrong or bad it's just a flag it says you're different um so by by com uh combining all of things we could get a really good picture of what we have and how we're using it the things that we didn't um uh study were uh the program offerings are you offering the range of programs you're supposed to offer that's that's your strategic plan I think um we didn't talk about after school activities or Community use or Life Safety Code Compliance those are things that um that are studied elsewhere um we didn't look at exterior amenities do you have enough parking spaces for example we didn't look at your food services other than the size of the cafeteria um and we didn't look at the life cycle or Building Systems so as your heating system worked we're really looking at utilization of space for educational purposes what we found is um and again the detail is in uh is is hopefully in the full report that you have um is that you have 60 spaces in the building that you identify as teaching stations now I'm backing up for a minute and about what is a teaching station a teaching station is essentially a classroom but we call it some something different because it also encompasses gyms and art rooms and labs and other spaces so uh so it's yes it's mostly classrooms but it's also some of those other spaces as as every school has um so and I'm I'm saying that the school has 60 spaces used as teaching stations probably there are some that are small enough where they probably shouldn't have the label teaching station on there maybe um uh the state of Illinois says anything smaller than than 400 really doesn't doesn't count and you have several spaces in this school that are are really that small or smaller um that count um we also uh so so looking at that we see that half of your teaching stations are undersized or at least tight um that 92% is the uh number of classrooms that are shared by two or more teachers or two or more courses sometimes um sharing with different teachers say a math classroom with two Math teachers is not such a problem but when you're maybe sharing science with math that that might be a little less uh connected and um a little more problematic but in general 92% is a very very high number for the amount of um of spaces shared by more than two um and some of them are shared by four maybe five there's one um uh so just say for context the uh national average for Middle School space utilization as I mentioned before you know the prep and the planning is part of a a Middle School Educational environment uh is in the 70 to 75% space utilization that means say 25% of the time those rooms are empty and that is how the rest of the country operates I don't know how because who could pay for that but um but that's pretty much the national average um and for um for your middle school the uh utilization rate is 95 and just to give you some perspective high schools often reach about 90 if you're really capping out rarely do we even see a high school that reaches um 95% and here you are at a middle school you're probably um right around that aren't you um but uh rarely do we see a a middle school um as high as this so so what that's telling us is that we have um we have some tightness here we have square footage tight we have multiple teachers and multiple programs in spaces and we have a reutilization that that's very tight now we look at that and how it overlays on to the floor plan will'll um in case some of you aren't so familiar with the floor plan for the Middle School we're just going to show you a quick uh overview here and the site plan is up on the um or aerial view is up on the on the left but the building was built uh in the mid 7s and had some additions and a few Renovations and the the most um notable addition is this twostory piece over here um that has some of the students favorite spaces in it um and um uh so we'll look in at how the building is working um so as I mentioned before we did a map of current uses and so again if you were to zoom in on your screen is that what the zoom in means now uh you would be able to see the room names the room numbers how the rooms are used and their Square footages just for context so we took that information and we made our analysis diagrams which and this one is the rooms and their uses so these are rooms that are used by three or more teachers two uh two teachers or a single teacher 8% of your rooms are used by only one teacher or Pro program again uh that's that's quite low um so you can get a sense if you squint you can see the more red in there is the the more frequently used or or um scheduled spaces uh by multiple programs or teachers and then the green are the ones that are uh are are single teacher areas um we also did a schedule analysis and I know this is really really small so I'm not including it as for any uh anything other than to just Orient you to the the the study which is we looked at every single room uh in the schedule and in the building and we analyzed it for every day of the week every period of the day and how many students are in that room uh at any given time so uh so the chart looks like a big monster spreadsheet but uh but but the the bottom line is that this is an analysis of every single room we didn't skip uh any of those rooms and so when we look at that in in the floor plan in a similar approach as as the the last diagram that you just saw you can see that um when when rooms are tightly scheduled they're shown in red and and that means that they're 85% or more again 85 is a natural national average for a high school a middle school is more in the 70 75% um so moderately scheduled are are shown in yellow and then Loosely scheduled are shown in um in green and I wanted to also mention that the the loose looser scheduled spaces are typically science and I think it's brilliant of the scheduler to do that that way because it's very difficult to schedule some uh program other than science into a science room and protect all of the stuff you have in there um also for a science teacher prep also needs to happen in the space because you're set setting things up so so the the scci that the science rooms are more Loosely scheduled is is really a great strategy for science just to acknowledge that whoever did that um so again you can see the um the tightness of the schedule in red the last one is the square footage of the room and um the state says that uh a classroom should have 35 square feet per student um um and so if we look at the square footage of the classrooms and divide it by 35 it kind of tells us which ones are too tight for students or which ones have more space for students of course that number is different when it's a gym or a music room but we we have those numbers and and this this uh chart is a result of that exploration of how uh how the square footage um compares to the average number of students using that class which again you saw from that monster chart that has um every the use of every room for every period by how many students so again um this picture isn't quite as as Bleak you have a lot of rooms that are maybe a little bit tight but um um smaller than needed and um and half are the right size and and I um I think it's interesting that there's more green on here so I I said it was less Bleak but um uh but it's still there's only 50% of the spaces that are right sized so so there's some tightness here and and I think it's a testament to uh to the staff and the leadership of the school that they're making really good use of the space they they have because that's what you have and and it's amazing what the kids are able to do um and Achieve with within that context um uh very impressive from an outsider's uh perspective um and so we also again not intended for you to read this but just as an illustration of we looked at some of those things that are less quantifiable and more just sort of anecdotal this this hallway is too tight or um this wall has acoustical issues and you know sort of anything else that we heard as part of the process is is documented here as well and and hopefully is useful to you at some point um uh down the road and I saw a hand up back on the prior slide so the rooms in the red it is that for all s all periods during the day or do you get into the red category B because you're too crowded for one one period day it's an average of all periods of all days okay so every day because it's a drop rotation schedule every day is a little bit different um so we took all of the days and all of the periods and didn't and did an average okay so yeah there there may be more red if I took period two on Mondays versus you know got it period three on Fridays yeah and a lot of that is included in the report in the appendix so it doesn't bog down the okay the rest of the document so so the the recommendations and and you'll get to the um the fun part here in a minute but the recommendations um are listed here and because their recommendations they uh they can be um implemented in a number of different ways so if you look at the report we showed one way that that might be implemented and here in a minute you'll see other ways that that that that could be implemented but what you're seeing here is that we really need to add six to seven teaching stations at a at a minimum um classrooms would be good uh to reduce the utilization Factor down to a more reasonable 80ish percent um that's still a little bit high for the national average but your staff is used to it and they're really good at it um and I think it uses the facility in a very efficient way um the convert very small classroom spaces uh spaces that are currently tagged as classrooms to other uses like a conference room testing space offices um there's a couple rooms listed here and I and those of you who know those spaces know those spaces um uh and and there's a few more in the and and some of those are not just small but they're awkwardly proportioned or shaped so um so those if we could if we could convert those by adding the other teaching stations that would be that would be good um designate the existing plus or minus six of these classrooms that are less than 600 square feet uh as capped at no more than 13 students again that is a state of Illinois guideline it's not a it's not a directive or a code it's just a guideline so you have some flexibility there but recommended that they you know they have good reasons for these things that that if you can cap those uh those spaces would be good um there's the upper gym of that includes that's right above the locker rooms the locker rooms are underused um there's some challenges there because of level changes and and and and flooring and and things but um the upper gy um and possibly the locker rooms could use a refresh to make them more usable anybody agree on that and the students yeah um when you said make them more usable make them more usable for the purpose of locker rooms or make them usable to be used other than locker rooms so my thinking on that and this is my opinion which I think I was hired for my opinion right is that um the upper gym is it is would be great to keep it used as a PE space but the flooring is wrong the concrete you get shin splints from that you know that that it the atmosphere isn't quite right there bleachers are up there which is fine but um retractable bleachers but um they kind of get in the way so if uh if you could make that space at least a better Sports flooring a resilient flooring you could do PE up there um in a in a Kinder way um the the locker rooms uh anybody here like to use locker rooms no see nobody uses them um so uh we see this all across the country that locker rooms are being transitioned or renovated to be something else um there are some um PE staff offices down there which I think are being used um and those could be maybe reconfigured but there's some of the shower rooms for example are being used as storage rooms um but uh very rarely do we see middle school middle schoolers or middle schools including Shower rooms and locker rooms for for PE these days um the space down there is probably the size of two or three classrooms not the most beautiful space there plus you still need to keep the PE offices somewhere and storage somewhere so um it might be possible to add a classroom or um or even Teachers Lounge or other kinds of spaces in that in that area so in short that was a really long answer to probably repurposing okay um so the the one of the other things that we looked at is um that would be Ena that would enable this 6 to7 teaching stations is the number of students that are um assigned to uh classrooms teaching stations not including PE because that's those are really large but um is if we look at the average of the entire monster sheet that analyzes every room your average class size is 21 not including special ad of course um so by adjusting that to 22 slightly larger class sizes um it would fre up your schedule quite a bit it's it's never an absolute of course it's an average so some classes will have 15 and some would have 25 um and so hopefully you can align those larger classroom class sizes with the larger class rooms um uh that's not always possible but a simple shift uh in not a simple a um a small shift in the number of uh average number of students per class classroom uh from 21 to 22 will save you a couple of teaching stations the calculation is from 38 to 41 or 41 um uh are needed so [Music] um the the detail and the explanations are all in the um full report um if there's no more questions I want to turn it over to Jason who has some ideas of how to implement it and this is with no change in Staffing levels no changing to no changes to staff one of the things we specifically excluded was uh an issue of of Staff one thing we did hear however is um that there's some flexibility of staff that may let's see may have a day a week where they can't come in which then causes um another teacher to use their space so you know it's it it it sort of el the individual complexities of Staffing can cause some classrooms or teaching stations to be used by more than two teachers so that's a fact of life in an organization like this but um but that was brought up in one of the insights that we heard during our listening sessions it's good question you have your mic thank you Amy hello again everyone so excuse me after working with Amy and brain spaces I'm here to present the recommendations that we have for the middle school here at creep um go ahead second slide here I think Amy did a great job explaining this so I'm not going to spend too much time talking about the recommendations next I'm going to move on to and focus on the addition that was added most recently at the middle school this is a rendering of the first floor of the Middle School um you're GNA see some red lines here uh also red lines here and red lines there those indicate the removal of walls or the current structure um if you're familiar with the first floor in the addition this uh area gardening most of the red lines is thank you so much Dr Cogan I want keep it by the electronics my apologies um I referred to this I don't know the proper uh name of it but I call it the open Auditorium um do you have anything else Amphitheater Amphitheater okay so what we're looking at is we're looking at uh renovating the amphitheater on the first floor um the wall on the Southeast corner of the building I'm sorry and then also right here a little bit of a bend and when I can get to that on the next oh sorry that was the second slide I jumped jumped over so this is the second story uh very similar um Amphitheater carrying up to the second floor with the stairs um similar wall here and a similar wall there so we take those Renovations into consideration and move remove those what we propose on the first floor is two additional classrooms in the area where the amphitheater is currently located also with the possibility most likely installing Lockers in this Corridor right here okay in addition to those two classrooms we're looking to add a third classroom on the first floor right here on the south corner of the building okay now two other small spots they're currently Lo uh labeled as otpt or uh but they kind of mirror the rooms that we currently have right now in this area right here there are lockers and lockers okay so the plan is to remove those lockers from there place them in the corridor right here with the additional classrooms that'll give us two additional small workspaces um on the first Flor floor and then also what we're proposing is to straighten out this line make it more of a not a round curve but then we're also going to wall off here a portion of the Rotunda and that's going to allow for uh teacher workspace that'll free up the teachers they'll have their own space to work when they're on their plan period currently a majority of the staff is working in this professional development area that is mirrored on the first floor and the second floor the issue with that being is since there's a lack of space a lack of uh areas for the teachers when they're on their prep period or plan period Then it reduces the ability for them to meet as teams and hold professional development sessions in those areas so um that is the plan for the first floor any questions regarding the plan on the first floor the total number of first floor three classrooms on the first floor two additional small spaces and then the teacher work room right here in the rotunda well Jason you mentioned you first started your presentation about the amphitheater so you said renovating So when you say that I'm thinking that you're going to keep the amphitheater you're just going to do some additional work to make it look better or whatever so now it sounds like so the amphitheater is being done going away we're going to utilize that space okay so so everybody's okay with that right I mean the the teachers are we're okay presented to the school leadership team St in the student all right CU we invested in money uh at the same time we built the new addition to do some things with that ampliative so we okay with that we okay with the locker room disposing of those not renovating locker rooms is gone so far I hear in this presentation is it a locker room president Brown is trying to steal my thunder to be honest with you right now so I just but the other heing Locker that's I I have I but then the other presenters mentioned the locker room lock right but the other presenter I haven't got to the portion where I'm address the locker rooms in the upper level I'm still in your thunder and rained a lot today okay go ahead thank you sir right appreciate it okay so are we good with the first floor so far okay so on the second floor here uh what we're proposing is three classrooms right here okay on on the second floor um then we're going to have an additional classroom here giving you four total classrooms on the second floor so between the first floor and the second floor we're looking to add seven full-size classrooms okay mirroring the design that we also did on the first floor we are going to uh also create those two small rooms right here that can be used as Administration designes once they get to schedu in and they have that available space like I said it currently mirrors the spaces that are right here we heard uh loud and clear from the teaching staff there that they will not be glass walls so we're going to make sure to um not make that mistake again and then similarly we're also going to create another teacher Spa teacher work space here in the Rotunda to give them more uh room to work on their planning period um they have their off so we knocking down a wall or something at the ret no actually we're building a wall oh we building yeah we're building a wall right now it's just a big circle with the glass we're going to put a wall there with a door and then Stu uh staff members will be able to go in there and um work on their private period or the plan period I'm sorry now why why don't they want it to be glassed excuse me I believe it's a safety issue correct what's the what's the safety issue uh I mean primarily right now with active Shooters and things like that when you got your run hiide fight to barricade class okay understand that's primarily the concern that I've heard is that correct absolutely okay thank you uh so um that's the plan for the second floor like I said in totality seven additional classrooms four smaller I want to say I don't want to say offices but ancillary rooms to be used and then these uh teacher work areas that I know I touched about talked about it on the first floor but then that'll help alleviate some of the crowding and what's currently used as a professional develop room and where they're meeting on their plan periods right now so ideally teachers on their prep period period will be able to move in this area freeing up the professional development for your team meetings uh course team meetings things that they have since they share a c and plan period throughout the day so those ancillary rooms are are they over 600 square feet no they're uh very small like I said they mere the ones that we currently have um principal cre says what do you currently use those for right now there's not enough of them so small group for examp instuction AVU okay those related okay thanks principal just for clarification um if I understood properly the program that we're putting together brings us to 80% utilization where the State average was only 70 to 75% what kept us for aiming for that average or achieving that average in this plan I would say you know uh we are currently keeping the current level of programming which is the middle school with the IB model so that is very important um also due to it Financial constraints things along those lines in terms of adding more classrooms we did look at adding um a classroom um right here but then that affected the main traffic of the exit door so that kind of causes a problem even when we looked at putting on the second floor we kind of ran into some mechanical right here so I know previously there was a plan to add you know two classrooms here two classrooms there after we actually kind of looked at it we were running into some areas like because that's a heavy uh exit door for the students and the courtyard is still there right yes the courtyard is not touch right no the courtyard and and yeah this is just the rendering of the addition the courtyard still there in the middle of the school okay thank you uh one thing that we are looking into here is uh this was suggested by our uh furniture company uh vendor Frank Cooney these are what's called mute boxes so um we're looking at possibly putting these into the Rotunda workspace for the teachers that way they can have some form of privacy depending upon where the final measurements come on you can see some of these are double some of them are uh single and um so we're looking at acquiring some of those so when teachers do have a plan period they have privacy to make phone calls grade papers and have confidential conversations while they're in that open workspace area I just look like a phone booth like a like I used to use to call my girlfriend with you know I think like how we were talking about children's toys prior to coming in here yeah some things are making a comeback in society that's all right um so um give you a brief time frame and before before I I speak on that Amy did bring up the upper balcony and the main gym and also the locker rooms so currently uh through the study we realized that students in the Middle School do not change for PE uh furthermore we found that when competitions are held with visiting teams they generally come they always come dressed in their attire same thing with our students when they visit other venues they get dressed uh at the school and then they go to the visiting uh location so with that being said um one thing that we did notice was the a need for storage at the middle school so we're looking at removing the lockers and the benches from the locker room refinishing that area with new epoxy floor and that'll free up some storage that the building staff can use and um better utilize the locker rooms and not appe those uh PE teachers offices also we found out that students that do compete in extracurriculars whether it's Sports uh activities like band and such they generally drop things off in the locker room and uh they're not very secure so we identified a portion of the locker room that we can cage off where this uh PE staff will be able to lock those belongings up and secure them when students attend a regular scheduled classes just a quick question on the locker rooms so you're saying our kids are dressed when they go to another competition vice versa yes but is there a locker room still that they're going to be able to change in if you're you're not eliminating it you're just changing and making smaller better are use of the space but it's still going to exist yes cuz the showers don't make sense well actually we're um we're following uh the plan like we saw with the concession building uh for the Sports plex at the high school is that uh in Li of showers what we're going to do is we're going to cap the plumbing uh and replace that with changing stations for students so they have a level of privacy and because that part of the building was built in 1976 correct M yeah that's original part of the building so um like I said we're going to use uh remove the existing lockers the existing benches finish that out put a new epoxy floor down and then also there's a path I want to say between the the men's and the women's locker room that we're going to cage off with a key that allow for students to put their belongings throughout the day and they need to come retrieve them at the end of the day that's way not just left in the open or taking up additional space um as far as it goes with the uh Upper Deck balcony and the gym what we're doing is we are looking at um installing a mult mul surf uh multiport acrylic surface that surface will allow for a much safer um use of that area um it's currently going to be lined just as as a pickle ball court but obviously with it being a multi- uh Sport acrylic surface that's going to still allow for the bleachers to retract and come back so we're not going to lose that space that's ever so important for school assemblies and things along those lines um but it will provide a a safer uh surface area for the students to enhance their physical education um and hopefully allow the teachers to utilize that area um and plan for it better with their curriculum um so those are two uh if I address the locker room issue and the upper deck balcony do you guys got any questions about that okay all right so just to take you back on a time frame of this entire process um and O October 2023 dialogue began with brain spaces uh regarding the classroom utilization at the middle school um as Amy uh touched on previously on January 23rd they conducted a virtual listening session with staff and administration then on February 2nd uh she came out u in person and conducted a building walkthrough on a regularly scheduled school day she met with focus groups that included students and staff um in order to communicate this and include the Stu the staff and students in this recommendation and the decision uh we requested to meet with the school leadership team we did that initially on April 9th um and presented the plan to them we answered questions and at that point we asked the school leadership team to share that information with their staff members and we asked permission for us to come back at their next schedule of meeting which occurred on April 23rd um I don't want to jump over the student group because it was truly a pleasure working with them on April 22nd and hearing their thoughts about the renovations and not only the renovations but also the current state of the Middle School due to the overcrowd teachers on carts um after hearing the students out um we answered any questions that the school leadership team had on April 23rd great meeting uh very very welcoming environment over there I love going over to the middle school and then uh on May 1st uh we were invited to attend a staff meeting where those questions were uh those questions were answered by principal cros and pretty much myself Dr koganes Mr surma Miss Perkins we made ourselves available to any questions from the staff um and we weren't we didn't have any and I think that's a testament to the process that we put in place working with the school leadership team working with the students and trying to meet the needs of the recommendation from the consultant from VAR spaces so uh as far as time frame goes on construction this summer we're looking to do the locker room Renovations and the upper deck Renovations so those will be ready for next school year um we're also this was previously approved uh in January by the Board of Education we are removing the carpet and the corridors of the older portion of the building and we're replacing that with tile so that's what's going to occur at the middle school this summer uh we're looking to uh advoc at the middle school this summer The 2425 school year we will begin the design phase possible exterior uh construction then during the 25 26 school year uh that's when the building construction phase will begin and August 26 um that's when we'll be welcoming our students into the brand new classrooms and the renovated facilities at the middle school um any questions regarding the time frame Nel well not a time frame but we'll be adding two classrooms that are on the exterior of the existing building everything else will be interior to the existing structure is that right yes sir okay well I I just want to somebody ready say something no I just want to say kudos to I mean I I just heard almost like a perfect approach to a project involving all stakeholders getting input from all involved and making it happen I this was I was like I'm just listening to you I meant Oh I'll this I'm I'm just blessed to be part of it honestly I just are here and and you know which I'm sure that she got from you so it's just just a pleasure I am I am I am very pleased for what I what I hear very pleased I think sorry go ahead no just for clarification the teachers and all the union everybody was was good with this as as put together right you guys about to turn it over to them so you can hear from them a nod you guys were all good with this I actually like to bring Miss Simmons up and I was just asking I thought it was a good time to ask I'm seeing them here I'm like come on Miss Simmons come on up come on do you likey come on don't be shy now those we're great that's that's this is this is this is excellent this is exactly what I this is how be everybody involved get the kids involved this is [Laughter] good I have to stand here okay so those green spaces that you did see on the uh presentation just so you know um Amy had said those were science classrooms they are however when those classes are open they're really not open that's where the team meetings are held because that's the only room available that's left um for when the kids go to their specials gym art PE those those types of classes if there's anything that they missed or they need extra help we're pulling those kids into Flex Friday or that kind of time and we have to use those sign rooms cuz that's the only available um Outlet so yes they're green but they're still being used right yeah do you have specific questions for for us again I don't first What in in this plan what excites the students the most or say any anything that you'd like to say are any of you in sixth grade this is Isis so so you might get to experience it nobody else is going to stick around right um I think getting rid of the ample theater because the sixth grade well the students in general aren't allowed to use it it's more just kind of there and I think there's kind of a waste of space so I think it's a good thing we're putting classrooms there and there's not just space there what would you use it for when you say that you are not allowed to use it um I'd say we could use it for like maybe we add a period during the day where we can go there and study instead of like Just Having Eight periods in a day um maybe adding one you dance do things good job um I'm really excited for the new classrooms because um I'm a seventh grader so I'm in the um Wing but some of my classes since there's not really enough classrooms for me to be in there all day my reading classroom is by the eighth grade hallway and I have to go all the way across the school just to get to reading class um so I think being able to have those new classrooms would be really nice and especially since all my lockers and my stuff is usually there um it's really nice to be able able to not have to walk across the whole school and sacrifice being able to go to the bathroom or getting stuff from my locker um just so I can make it on time and not be tardy excellent very good oh and not tripping on the carpet I'm excited for the new tile that's funny young man what are you excited about I'm very excit there you go I'm very excited about getting teachers off cards and adding more classrooms because when teachers have to go from one side of the building to the other side of the building especially with all the foot traffic going on um it deduct this it deducts classroom um and education time like time spent for learning because teachers have to travel all the way to a different side of the building just to did did Mrs brag give you that to say very very well said very well you taught them well very good very good of kids we had a really big group of kids participated in different s bra to come you yeah thanks for coming thank you yeah oh wow yeah yeah I'm excited for the um teachers who are on carts because this will actually um this yeah this will really help um getting them to the classroom especially if there's going to be more classrooms closer together because um like teachers on carts like I have a Spanish teacher she's on a cart and um before lunch we're in one classroom and after lunch we're in another so um sometimes it will be hard for her to get from like one side of the building to the other side of the building and still like be here before we all get there and yeah be there to teach us I guess yeah Alexis brings up a good point I'm in Reading intervention and luckily the reading intervention teacher is her advisory has a second teacher in there so she's able to leave early to go to the classroom she's with and luckily the classrooms are right next to each other so she doesn't have to go all the way across the building in order to go to the next class they're literally right next to each other so it's not as hard to travel because you're just going to the ne the class that's exactly next to it wow um I'd like to add something else about the sorry I'd like to add something else about the carpeting even though the um carpeting in the hallways is going to be getting removed um the carpeting is still in many of those class CL rooms that are still in that area and um like the same thing that happens out there with like the bubbling and stuff in it it still happens in those classrooms so even though that's not getting changed now but it probably should so well I I can tell I can tell you glad that you're that we're moving a carpet when I was in high school they told us that having carpet in the school was unhealthy so I'm glad that it's that was only a couple years ago right only a couple years ago um and then i' like to touch on the locker Renovations which I'm actually personally really excited for and I think a lot of the people that I know are really excited for because I do a lot of after school um activities and I think also with the new classrooms it would be really nice to have a place for the activities but I usually just um and sometimes I don't do like sports where I need to change or leave the school but I usually just take I leave my stuff down and then I go to that activity and this space and I just set my stuff down in the locker room instead of trying to open a locker and put my stuff in or and then when I do would have to change to leave the school I would do it in the bathrooms as there's not really you wouldn't want to change in the locker room and I notice when I look around that everybody is just setting their stuff down and leaving the room so I think it would like really nice the storage would be really useful since nobody really uses the lockers and getting rid of the shower space to just have a changing space instead of um running to the bathrooms and then coming back to set down your stuff are you uh you guys taking notes it's all being recording record very good very good thank you very much yeah thank you good job well done represented the middle school and all the kids very well very well this is this this is a case great good so I I do have a question for Amy um and I'll preface this by saying I'm big proponent of the IB curriculum but was that looked at or how you know do we need more space because of the IB curriculum or is it the same I just more out of my curiosity yeah no a really good good question Keyes for I are little smalles GRS en larger presentation spacei um I think wased iy okay thank you so Jason I would just like to ask the question it was stated earlier about the utilization component of this presentation about some things that were not looked at and one of those things were or was the safety component compliance Life Safety so our architect is involved with this obviously right so you said the design phase is going to come about shortly yes sir right so can that change the Dynamics if he come across things that would not lend itself to the safety component of the project could that change the Dynamics possibly of a room where it can go or what we can put in as our architect he feel confident that these seven rooms can be added in has he kind of looked at that a little bit but just not being shared they did look at you know the building uh the bathroom locations to make sure we had an adequate number of bathrooms if we add those classrooms within you know within a proper distance and things along those lines I actually think the addition in the um the Second Story will help also with traffic flow right now because the amphitheater the students can't necessarily they don't come down those stairs due to it being a safety concern so I think this will really enhance the the safety and one thing I would recommend also is that when we get close maybe sooner or later that your team get with the village of University Park and they may have a say so and some cods that we may not be aware of because we're not stand we're not just a standalone and we can do what we want to do it's building we're not subject to Village cods I think that is a a false statement to make so you may want to look look at that if I understand just side I think we're we're Bound by isby and Roe mandating because you're educating a child but but no I I and I think I want to get that article because I thought they superseded meaning you're obviously not going to allow them to do something that's not but I think be honest I think ISB and RI I think they're almost above yeah they're that's what that has been put out there but there was a case I think up north of one of the schools where the school district built some type of bleachers for football stadium according to how they felt they should be built and that Village came in and said you know you didn't do X Y and Z per R code and it went to court and the village The Village wand and saying that no you don't have a standalone school code when you build a school or portion in a building you're not just all along by your rules you have to adhere to X Y and Z of the village too so that's a case study been out there I still it was something like that you recall something like okay so I'm just saying you know it just LS itself to have a conversation or talk to your team behind door closed doors or something to find out exactly if we are a standalone for sure but it behooves us to look at that case study or something because you know if a precedence is out there set that usually kind of drives things so yeah that definitely we'll definitely take that into consideration um not only do I want to thank the students for coming I also want to thank the parents for bringing them tonight and making yourself s available one thing that's coming out of our strategic planning is you know enhanced communication between parents and a school district so I sincerely thank you guys for coming out and making your children available for this presentation this evening um man we got these wonderful face yeah you can just keep that up there for the rest of the night so if if the board doesn't have any other questions of our of our uh stakeholder group it's been a long day for our staff and our students and so I want to make sure that they can feel free to uh get up and uh go home home cuz tomorrow is a new day anyway thank you all for coming tonight thank you thank you everyone excellent job excellent job well now nobody wants to stay I know they could I think we just got Die Hard Mary still W she stay with up to the thick I've never seen you leave early Mary Mary Mary we have close session and when we come back you still [Laughter] here what did you say I would too I'm sorry I thought you were that was very good good yeah okay we wait for Nelsa to get back before I proceed or no yeah he's coming he's probably doing this on purpose okay all right um so with that being said uh now that we made the recommendation for the Middle School uh um it does flow into the short-term facility plan uh B that uh Ken Surman introduced uh some months back so I'm going to show you guys just run through some updates with that with the numbers and things along those lines um Don can we get that in the the full screen mode for me please thank you is this actually on the agenda missing something number three oh I just didn't see short term he put three years okay S I just didn't see the word shortterm here yeah okay working on the logistics of that I'll get better and tight for you short term means three years okay around here yeah they fly by so I can't believe it's may already okay so um this is the a short-term facility plan uh with some revisions originated by kerma um this was laid out um I actually had the pleasure to come in and and work towards the end of this but this is much of the life safety work that you spoke of earlier that we were addressing in the elementary school is the addition um to the high school and the updated short-term facility plan uh we did update the contract balances for the projects uh at the top um currently the outstanding projects uh Bora CSK and Creed Elementary still working on cutting on the chillers and doing all our test and balances with those so that's probably a majority of those amounts that are available and then we have the amounts for the high school um you have the Cosmetic renov uh cosmetic improvements and the classroom furniture at uh Bal moral same thing with CSK creep we have cosmetic uh improvements classroom and previously approved uh roof repair that's going to happen in over a three-year phase Moni will be also be in classroom Furniture cosmetic at tala and cosmetic at ELC um you can see the updated plans for summer at the middle school and then we have our plans for the summer of 2025 which I'm not going to get into too much because nothing really changed with that and then the summer of 26 in totality we're looking at a total of investment slightly over $49 million okay um we have we have we we haven't agreed with we haven't this is is this new am I missing something no I'm missing something okay Carry On okay um so here we have uh was previously proposed to work at the elementary schools um these numbers stayed the same with the exception of cre Elementary upon review uh I did notice that there wasn't a contingency there was a contingency built in at 20% for the renovation work at Creed Elementary but there wasn't a contingency built in with the roof and I I just think it's best to plan for uh contingency with that so I updated those numbers to to 20% um and you can see the contingency line for the summer of 2024 25 and 26 um nothing changed the CSK the ELC Moni or Talala um here we have the middle school now in the original presentation by Ken we had earmarked $4 million just a rough estimate at that point we didn't have a u a cost but now that we do um inovations that you saw for the seven additional classrooms two spaces uh the work to the Rotunda um that's totaling just about $4.9 million so about $900,000 over our original estimate um the locker room storage quote we have from bear construction and then the gymnasium balcony res renovation we also be working with Burns and Jones who we previously introduced with the work in the great reference checks for the Sports plex at the high school uh um we do have a line item in here in the summer of 25 uh $200,000 for furniture at the middle school so um that number still be flexible maybe address the carpet in the classrooms but we did hear that they also want furniture too so as you guys know these things um have minor tweaks to them um High School nothing really changed there go back real quick to the Middle School the 2 million is that on the 1976 portion of the building the 2 million at the top yeah yeah the 2 million at the top was previously uh included and that's specifically to address the rooftop units at the middle school but on the existing portion probably not the new addition portion no now well no the yes the existing I'm sorry about that and then one thing that we will check um is you know we will look into the rooftop unit on the addition just to make sure that it's you know it's the proper unit to properly cool and heat those at sep condition so I know we talking about a short term plan but when we talked about these tiffs and that a certain amount would come in from the Moy and the UTP Tiff a portion of that was supposed to be set aside for the prevented maintenance on all of our buildings so I just want to make sure that when we have these presentations whether it's today or next week that I want to see where the line item is at just because prior to me coming on the board I mean there W there wasn't things like that being done the way they should have been right so Ken and I have talked over the last few years and again the high school floor you know the gym floor has been redone and we're going through as we go but I want to make sure the facilities we just renovated and all of our existing we take care of them yeah and i' I've heard that loud and clear I was actually speaking with Mr Johnson about that previously you know we're estimating that Tift to be between monia and University Park roughly about $6 million correct obviously some of that's going to be used to uh um fund these projects um but I've heard you loud and clear about preventative maintenance when I attended the iasbo conference a lot of my sessions were uh operations and I've got some contacts for preventative maintenance um also Mr mle's uh main goal for next year is to develop a preventive maintenance plan for all our buildings in the district just because everything we're spending our money on and the taxpayers money we want to make sure we take care of it but yeah and I agree with you like I well I I can tell you you know our goal for the many years was try to put $2 million in pot but we never could get there we never could get there and I think we will be to be honest with TM program and build us right yeah you know what what good is is it to have all this new stuff and even old stuff and we're not maintaining and we back to square one well for someone that started their employment in here in you know the 0708 school year I I honestly saw what didn't get done around here so thank you to y'all for finally addressing that so yes we do have to continue to maintain it um not only with preventative maintenance but you know uh as I said our newest building will be 18 years old next year so that's something that we really need to start planning in the roof replacement over a three-year period and the parking lots I mean that's all part of that budget number but I mean as we can see the stuff will break down and we just have to make sure we're I mean I I understand what 10 buildings I think it is so 10 buildings is a lot to maintain I think we back to yeah we kind of right district office so that's a lot to take care of but that's why I want to make sure that's in there because again we may not be able to do it once but a three-year roof replacement is fair is that you just do it in sessions like that yeah and then put it on the schedule like you said the parking lots the roof to make sure that the you know the univent and everything that we had the filters are getting changed properly so we don't burn any units out yes and like I said uh Mr McLean and I just had his evaluation meeting his goal for next year is to develop that preventative plat plan with assistance so that um the timeline that you put up um I know for the high school Ken unless you change you all Chang it back like it's suppos you I didn't see anything in regard unless the next slide is going to show anything in regards to the parking lot um and it was supposed to be done now in one phase instead of multiple phases with the with the baseball softball fields All That was supposed to be done in the at the same time he he said um I I let me take a point to clar ify that the pavement yes we want to do the pavement at high school all at once with consideration that a lot of the construction traffic is not on the new pavement so we're going to work with the burns and Jones to schedule that correctly um because I get that I'm more referring in thata in this case I'm all referring to the baseball softball fields being on campus that you have it the way it was supposed to be originally in two phases but um since to Hast said several times since for it to go that it can now go in one phase and not into two phases yeah I think we're we're kind of speaking the same thing we'll start the construction in the fall complete that for the football season and I believe that's yeah fall of 25 we will play our first so then spring of 26 spring of 26 we'll work on that but I think you and I are on the same page with that okay yeah we want to wrap it all up at at one project yeah and just work the logistics of the construction out yeah we're on the same page Dr Hall with that um okay so um just to kind of go over the proceeds for the short-term facility plan uh initially uh total proceeds were uh $83 million that were taken out um we kept $6.2 million in our fund balance um and then uh uh we issued more bonds total proceeds 26 minus the the uh 6.2 that is left in fund balance leads us with a proceeds of available of around $20 million from previously issued bonds and this is what Mr surma explained in his previous presentation now the one thing that we're looking at here and I know we talked about selling the alternative revenue bonds after we know that the resolution has been passed for the University Park Tiff um and also kind of factoring in hoping interest rates go down but in the previous plan we looked at a a yearly payment debt payment of $2 million right now it's been increased to $2.25 million um and bringing a total amount to 29165 um and uh the carpeting for the Middle School corridors will be reimbursed through Esser funds and then we also were awarded the small school maintenance project Grant in the amount of $50,000 so ideally the entire uh carpeting at the middle school will be funded through grants giving us a total additional proceeds of $30 million 20 that is left over with the new 30 will bring us right around 50 and as I said earlier we're guess we're estimating a total project to be about 49 Mr swales so when would we have to borrow the bonds like approximately first quarter of 25 um we've had some communication with Bob Lewis our representative PMA uh Brian and I are actually going to meet with him in June because um he brought to our attention and I'm not going to speak to this too much but maybe selling Bonds in twice that would allow us to avoid Arbitrage and have to pay back some of the money that we earned uh the interest on those bonds so we're going to further that discussion with him but I'm going to ask him to come and present to you guys once we have that discussion and we're still looking at the time frame of either issuing bonds half of them slightly earlier and then uh other other half in around February of 25 so a little bit in the fall you know November of 24 and then possibly the other half in February 25 and can you guys ask him so obviously forecasting the interest the interest rate game is is is the wild card right now MH they were supposed to drop the rates three times this year it's May and they haven't done it correct they haven't done it and we got election coming up right so the question is is can he forecast from PMA um what is thought you know we obviously taking their advice on what their thought is on whether it's going to you know what they yeah we definitely keep in mind you know this is I think the the the good thing is what we've been showing you is that rates have remained steady so that is what caused us to go from the $2 million debt services to the 2.25 with those steady rates um hoping that they don't increase because then that would cause not work in our favor um but I'm hoping that they do go down maybe one or two by the time we sell bonds and then we can keep the amount the same and then bring that down the hope is it comes down one or two more times at least yeah at least one or two times this year so I just want to make it clear and for the public to know too because right now currently we our debt is about $12 million a year right and that was going to be consistent for our current debt that we allowe paying on bonds right now that was not going to change right well I think that's why I want to make sure some there it is on schedule to decrease by2 milon 10 million million at the end of 25 okay I have I don't have that amortization yeah because when we did the is it well we we we I think we stated in in public that the selling of these bonds for the addition at the middle school rooms and the football complex and all of that was going to be paid through with the Tiff money additional Tiff money and that was not going to affect correct taxpayers correct correct so because these are alternate revenue bonds they don't go towards our DP okay so yes so that schedule where we drop down the 2 million for our bond Levy that remains unchanged got it okay and then that that would be a relief to the taxpayers going from the 12 million to the 10 and then we have the alternative rabit of bonds to fund this project okay okay thank you thank you Ryan and Jason go that Clarity you can keep that picture back to these wonderful faces yeah so here we go um and that concludes the short-term SL threeyear uh Plan update for for you Jason it looked like you've been doing this for a while you look pretty good up there good job just about an hour but all that that you right so actually I think I'm GNA be up for two two or three more then I turn it over to Brian this been a wonderful initiation for us I got to thank you guys for it um this month hold on bri got a couple more then um let me grab my agenda here apologize yeah Dr Cogan heast did warn us that um we got a lot for you guys to do tonight and yeah you know okay um item number four um kind of touched down four and five that's discussion of the locker room Renovations at cre Moni Middle School um in the upper deck the locker room Renovations were coming in I believe 184,000 I think and some change 1846 and then to redo the surface of the uh Upper Deck came in at $68,000 both those amounts were included in the updated short-term facility plan so you guys did see that on the middle school so if you guys haven't been over to the middle school they should see some of the stuff that they are doing because I talked to Mr holer on uh last Friday but some of the changes and things that are happening the new bleachers are in the new signage um and they're excited that it it you know things are actually happening over there which is good so you guys if you get a chance I mean the gymnasium area looks a lot better and they're going to continue making changes over there yeah I need to step over I think with the with the change in athletic Direction has made a huge difference in the district so far and I know it's only affected the high school and the junior high but I think good things are are going to come from that I mean Mr holer is very excited Mr mu is excited at the high school I think both of them are very happy with the way things are going pushing down the element yeah and I think doing the locker rooms and the the flooring up there for them a better Space is really important yeah in my conversations with Mr keki that is uh one of his goals for next year is to increase the offerings for our K through five students uh in the summertime things along those lines so we could then begin to um you know strengthen our feeder programs enhance our interest in these programs and and offer expand our extracurricular activities also through activities for our students and talking Mr holder I know he's you know athletic director but the activities in the sports doesn't matter what they are it keeps the kids occupied in doing something um it keeps them engaged it keeps them involved they start learning uh you know friendships are different so instead of going home and doing nothing they're actually engaged so I think in the last what year year and a half increasing our programs has been great opport attorney thank you thank you Dr H I know that's been a vision of yours um item number forgive me here um item number six uh discussion of the disposition of furniture so at the February 20th board meeting um a contract approval was given to entering a contract with Frank Cooney education environments um not to exceed just under $1.7 million um we went around down uh room by room we uh I counted Furniture I counted desks I counted chairs uh Half Moon tables also referred to kidney tables I'm sorry I'm a high school teacher I didn't know the proper term for those but um and then with the help of Mrs Perkins and uh the OTL staff we put out a survey to teachers to see what furniture that they liked we compiled all that data and then we went ahead and we created a purchase order I'm glad to say that the total purchase order came in at 1 uh million I mean 1,674 61 so it actually came in about $92,000 cheaper than one was approved so got order the furniture for my house well we might not get you the new stuff but just hold on I might got some more stuff for you here you're in the market for student desks and chairs um so uh with that being said um we are looking to uh remove the furniture classroom Furniture only only chair student chairs student desk teacher desks um Half Moon tables um from the elementary schools um I'm presenting to you a discussion to have a surplus sale at Balmoral Elementary um basically the time frame is um summer school starts in June 17th at Moni so what we're looking to do is have the old furniture moved out of Moni new furniture assembled uh in time for summer school to start this summer um the other schools obviously due to the construction um that furniture will need to be in delivered and installed at the conclusion of construction so uh Keith and I are working with the logistics on that but in an effort to uh free up space and to help help us out logistically M movers will be coming in on June 6th to begin to move out of Moni and all the other buildings we're looking to a surplus sale just for those items at balm moral Elementary the reason for balm moral is balm moral and cre have just about the same amount of furniture there um but on the eth we will have the trailer um from the moving company and the back of Bal moral works out a little bit better than cre with the inflow and the outflow just the logistics of the school the back door for anybody that's interested so we're looking to hold a surplus sale there on June 8th just for those items um nothing else and then Keith is actually reached out to um let's go here Illinois Lutheran and they be may be interested in um receiving some furniture if we're open to donating it to them um some of the desks and uh class classroom Furniture desk student desks and chairs uh Mr Schneider from the Middle School actually took a look at the fourth and fifth grade classrooms and stuff that's in good condition we move that may move that over to the middle school because currently um we heard the the concerns about out having the chair and the desk um connected at the middle school kind of restricts those space the issues with the carpeting inside the classroom so if we can have some of those fourth or fifth grade desks raised up they may be able to help alleviate some of those concerns at the middle school also so that's our plan to um dispose of the current furniture aside from Dr hell there's not really much of a market offer for uh School Furniture especially with a lot of districts being flush with exra funds and being able to use those and deet them so um goad Sor will we hire an Auctioneer or um to be honest with you I I don't know if that'd be cost cost beneficial um just because so we're just going to advertise it yeah I'll advertise it in a publication we also work with K eron our district communication liaison so we get that out there um you know I think the schedule I had was from 7 to 9 UM on the eth for staff and community members and then from 9 to 11 if anyone outside of the community would like to come in and and buy the so do do is it best price or do you is it someone here that's going to set the prices on this stuff yeah I mean to be honest with you I just I've been looking at Ias both threads the organization we have and a lot of places just they can't get rid of the furniture so you know with us closing down or looking to separate oursel from Mo MEC um we really don't have a lot of places to store it and hold on for it for too long but I'm trying to figure when you say Surplus sale what what's what's yeah I'm not looking to make a ton of money off of I'm just trying to Dollar yeah if I were to come or whatever and I see it PR okay that's what more for you yeah I just wonder if it was $5 for this cheer or whatever I I'd be honest with you sir I probably be looking like a dollar an item because when we look at it I mean we probably but you have to say you have to say just for the betterman and taxpayers money that this is a sale of surplus okay okay okay okay yep any other question questions regarding that gladly turn this over to Mr Johnson all good job Chas Brian you got a tough act to follow all right I'm covering all the exciting stuff so no I'm good thanks me all right so next up is establishing a date for the 2324 amended budget public hearing um which we would like set for June 11th 2024 we'll get to the reasoning for that on the next item but just because we are going to be doing a fund balance transfer we would like to formally amend our budget for this current year we advertised already in the Tribune at the end of April a draft of our current amended budget has been displayed and this is just the next step of getting the budget review and everything set for June 11th so if there are any questions on that and we have to do this before the end of the fiscal year correct okay so we would hold the budget hearing June 11th and then vote on the amended budget that following board meeting on the 18th do you have to put this out 30 days ahead yes which is so we posted in the Tribune April 30th and the budget has been available at the district office since last week okay okay and that what was posted in the Tribune is attached to this agenda item okay thank you any further questions on that all right just one one question so we're transferring money out of our working cash f that's the next item agenda oh I'm looking at the oh I'm sorry I'm just go ahead go ahead all right so next is the resolution abating $22 million out of our working cash fund and that's to cover our fund balance for operations and maintenance and capital projects as everyone knows we've had a lot of construction going on we've been depleting those fund balances so this is just the procedural steps to replenish those funds from our bond money that starts out in the working Cash Fund and we just need formal approval to move that over to cover those expenses how much are how much is to remain in working cash you know um let me pull that up really quick we're not we're not drying clean drying the well l no okay I have the draft of our financials you don't have as long as we not drain the well we are not okay that's good enough for me so we would still have about $13 million sounds good in work in cash okay great any further questions on the fund balance transfer and then my final item on the agenda is the resolution appointing Jason okrasinski as the school district Treasurer isby requires us to have a Treasurer that's currently Ken surma he's retiring June 30th with his pending retirement we want to make sure we're covered Jason's the next man up so if there's any questions there let me know you have anything to say about him behind his back we could talk after it could be an vote next week Jason hopefully you don't have anything else to say leave well enough alone okay any any questions on any of that before we get even more exciting with insurance all right thank you thanks BR I love this hand off this teamwork this it best be good he is setting you up I want Da no so I'm here to talk about insurance you get the DJ of an award all right so I'm here with the insurance committee's recommendations of our new insurance plans and rates so as the the board may recall we you did approve switching Brokers away from Alliant to Gallagher um we do have our new rates from the Insurance committee uh the insurance committee was tasked with going uh examining what our current plans were and we were presented with different options on the HMO side and the PO side um so what the committee has decided on is expanding our networks that was a very large concern of the committee expanding access to Providers going with larger networks especially for those individuals that work um in south of well we're all south of I80 right now but especially South and then also East um in Indiana as those individuals experience some challenges with trying to provide um find providers so just to start off our current broker had said if we kept status quo as a fully funded plan we would have experienced the 12.4 in uh percent increase in all of our plans um that we did take a pass last year that pass is going to catch up to us so that's kind of uh the reason for some of the increases now um by going with Gallagher and switching to a self-funded plan with the intention to join the co-op um the committee is recommending U 11.2% increase on the HMO and a 10.3 on the PO um again those it's expanding the networks we're not reducing any benefits we're actually providing a better benefit at and a cost savings to to the district and our employees um as opposed to staying status quo at that 12.4 with our dental insurance there's a small increase that we're going to uh incur for next year as opposed to a nearly 30% increase if we would have stayed with our current dental provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield uh the committee recommend switching to Delta Dental at a 63 increase uh percent increase so we're talking pennies um on the dollar there um for the vision insurance we're looking at switching from Blue Cross Blue Shield to iMed at a 0.25% increase that will also provide better benefits for our employees that utilize the vision in terms of reimbursements and allowances that they get back and then the committee also is recommending providing flexible spending accounts um that is a tax savings for individual ual that are looking to have um those accounts set up pre-tax and then they can budget for their medical expenses on down the line um the cost would be to the board on the purely administrative fees for hosting those accounts which is $385 per month per participant um we're estimating about 90 people signing up so an overall annual cost about $546 so the committee is happy to bring you these better access to benefits um at some cost savings as to um if we didn't make some of these changes the only the only question I have because I was part of that is that at the end of the first year the next year we're going to be able to look at the flexible spending account right yeah so as long as we're not it's not in a bad position for the district then we will just stay with it I mean obviously relative right I mean it's got to be relative yeah so what Mr swall is referencing is you know a flexible spending account is a use it or lose it so if somebody elects to take out $500 and they separate employment from the district but they've utilized that and we haven't had a chance to payroll deduct that $500 the district is on the hook for that money the give is is that again it's use it or lose it so if somebody doesn't use it by the end of the year that money is then gone and then that's the money the district kind of uses to make up for some of that use it or lose it um annually for 2024 it's it the IRS sets the limits on what the maximum contribution is and for 2024 it's $3200 so um you know with open enrollment starting yesterday um our team was at the high school yesterday and was at Creed Elementary you know so there's a little bit of Interest I don't anticip ipate there being huge losses from the the FSA but we will monitor that for and 3200 is a good option TX free yep right y reduces your taxable income yeah all right okay so I'll present those for approval as well as um resolution since uh we're looking to enter the co-op we'll be presenting that as as well to you next week all right thank you great job and thank you board members both Cheryl and Bill for supporting this endeavor appreciate it okay I think that's it with you well at least your part under superintendent right admin that's all well get it well not really that's that's the that's with the admin that's done with the admin now we're back to Old business do we have any old business I have something okay um and I I bring this up just to kind of not not as a negative but I think last week I asked to pull something from the consent agenda and um I was talking to somebody who trains school boards m and to see was I wrong for pulling asking to pull that and I understand I have a right to do that right M but I think the bigger picture is this is our board meeting not our superintend attendance board meeting MH and at the end of the day when we have um when she she makes a recommendation we make a decision and if we have questions we have a right to ask those questions pull whatever we want to ask those questions or make State a case because at because this is our board me meeting and we make the decision she makes the recommendation now we could become a rubber stamp board and if she says this and we just say yes yes without anything and I don't often do that I did it once this is the first time I've done that and I feel like if I need to do it again or if anybody needs to do it again they should be able to do it ask the questions present the argument and we move forward that that's all I have to say about that I I I think the only issue is is if we're pulling the uh Personnel report off for a separate vote we shouldn't should stop discussion right there and plan to go into close session so we're not Heming and hawing around what the issue is or might be it just should be our standard practice we're going to if if somebody wants to pull it they they obviously have a reason something on the Personnel report let's discuss that in close do you mean not having to come like wait till the whole meeting is over then do it you can do it at the end of the meeting but think our practice should be just say I want to take it off the agenda should be we just should automatically agree we'll discuss that in close session and I think why he's saying that is because you were kind of going looking at the attorney going well what I don't know what I can say or what I don't want to say I think what he's saying is just cut it off right there and then we can just go on a CL and we don't have to ask you know no questions asked we just yeah on personal because at the end of the day when we have a motion right we have a motion then we second and then we we have have an opportunity to discuss things why or whatever at that point right what do for no problem with that not Personnel yeah but not but other things people have pulled I think Alex we do that all the time we give it we give the opportunity to take stuff out of the consent and vote on it separately and then we motion right and then when it comes up to vote on it separately we have an opportunity to talk about that just like we have for any motion that's move and is there any discussion that's the question I asked but with closed session we you know no further discussion because this is a Clos session issue we pulled it out of out of the consent and we you know motion second mov and all that stuff and then further discussions are going to take place in close session for and that's you're saying for personnel issues yeah for personnel issues is I have this is a personel issues we pulled it out and we oh you know where we got the motion I think just when you open it up for is there anything you'd like to take off the consent agenda you say I'd like to take the Personnel report off and I request that we discuss it in close session and then we'll come back and vote on it yeah but so so just to be clear in my Cas I I just didn't understand that process that's I don't think any of us understood I think we I'm suggesting on a go forward basis that' be the best practice and I think we can pull it off and here's the question here I guess we pull it off right and then I go come back or whoever sitting at the seat come back and say Okay can do we uh can I have a motion to approve the consent agenda with that removed okay right yeah yeah with that removed right correct with that removed okay okay and we vote on that separately and we vote on that separately and we vote on that coming out of closed session sep because it's a Clos session you'll announce and if it it wasn't a closed session item right if it wasn't a closed session item then we can have open discussion then we can have an open discussion and then we have a second vote for that item okay right Council yes all right A+ A+ hey okay great um and and I don't want anybody if you guys know me now I want to get everybody a voice here don't hesitate if it comes to pulling stuff out a close session don't feel shy about it you have questions to ask don't feel shy about it I'm here to hear your voice here are your concerns all right any other old business just one other just remind me what are the hours on our key fobs I'm sorry what's the hours and the only reason I bring that up is last Friday we uh Shire took their over to the junior high and we had a specific time you know we were going to be there and we were trying to beat the buses but getting in the building was you know I I know Mr MOA contacted Mr Schneider but I would assume are they so we have to check in but when do they work and not work so I know because I couldn't get in the building either and we were just trying to get everything unloaded before all the bus came I think can on this but I think fzy I think we during day hour it was it was we were I was at the uh whenever the buses come we beat the buses by like 3 minutes we unloaded the trail and everything and the buses but I don't know when their day officially starts but we were there in the back finally somebody came through but I'm just wondering when the key F like what time is it start that's it yeah and it wasn't the main entrance it was back by the cafeteria because we were trying to get in there I just assumed that the door it's I just didn't know okay it's cons security concerned all righty anything else old business um old business uh I asked about this a while back but is is summer school already um staffed and all ready to go do we know what students have been invited um for summer school have you know is everything and I can give you summary in the FYI but we have identified at the elementary level that we serve if all parents say yes um we are in the process um at the middle school of identifying our incoming um sixth graders uh we have hired probably about aund staff members across um to help support summer school and then we are in the process of um what students need credit Retreat and so counselors are working um with students to see who will need to be there for credit retrieval um in terms of our incoming nth graders we like to do what we call a bridge program um we are um looking for more staff members to help support that and so I met with the high school today uh we think that we have identified three staff members to help run of for us there we'll be able to inv students to participate I'll put inm okay cool okay thank you wait one last thing I don't know if this new business old business but I kind of get frustrated with asking for stuff and not getting it for example that door up front which should be unlocked they have the main door it's not unlocked well it's unlocked there's a second door unlocked the door that most people would enter they can't un keep it unlocked because they keep saying that it's broken it needs to be repaired it used to be unlocked but now it's been like six seven months and we and it's still not fixed I don't know why that makes no sense to me security has said that they keep reporting it and it's not getting repaired yeah bill and I had an experience that coming in and we said I said Bill I know this trick go to the other door yeah but and the public the public buzzing because I've even gone around the other side or you buzz it stuff just needs simple stuff needs to happen J no coming in right there the front door the very first one where a circle yeah right yeah the far the most northern northern door see if there's an open work order or how many no the exterior door where we swipe you can swipe your card all the way to the right was locked today me and Mr Brown went through the second door but the question is I think Mr uh Dr Hall's saying is that that's been kind of an ongoing thing so just see if there's open work corners on it and see when they were created how long they're hold how old there thank you okay any more old business hearing done new business I should have spoke this uh in board updates just real quick under the new business I Dr Hall Dr kise myself Mary and a few of her leaders leadership team met yesterday and we just had a very open discussion on just um how we can better foster collaboration with one another I I just thought that was excellent and I'm going to look for Madam Secretary to meet with myself and the superintendent and the leadership for Acme to do the same thing just non scripted non agenda just some open dialogue for about an hour okay thank you that's all I have thank you Mary thank you you power to the people Mar I 17 17 days we heard 18 days like 12 times yesterday he said but who's counting all right we have a close session we do have reason to go in close session for the reason um the appointment employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees can I have a motion to go into close session for those reasons stated so moved moved by Alex second second by Jamie I it can I have a roll call please sure Mr alre hi Mr gigos hi m rson i Mr swales hi msite stumbris I Dr Hall I president Brown longer I okay we have uh we are in close session and we should be no longer than a half hour no longer and we will not be taking any action obviously as being the committee as a whole

welcome everyone we're here for the ashon high school basketball game against Bellingham tonight joining me tonight is coach Mark champagne and our inaugural stop the clock segment so we've got a few questions for Coach champagne coach is here in this third season coach last year made it to the tournament what's it looking like for the boys this year well we have a lot of kids back from last year and um Shane continues to develop as a good big man which is a real nice commodity to have in the league aren't that many of them and I think um we have a big upside where we're starting to play a little better we've played three really tough games so far and I think we played well defensively not offensively but I think as the boys get more comfortable uh playing with each other and and being more aggressive offensively I think we're going to have a good season excellent they did open up last week Friday night here with a win a couple tough road games against the iron Hopkinson and Medway yeah we play well at Hopkinson and we came out played very well and competed well and um but shot 30% so it's tough to win games like that shot bad from the line as well uh but they were a good team and then we played uh well against Holliston at times not not always uh really aggressively but overall very well they're a good team they're much improved over last year and we got ourselves a win in our own gym which was nice and then we went down to Midway Tuesday night and they were a very good team we were down six at the end of the third quarter and then they opened up some space on us a little bit and especially with Shane getting in F trouble early in the fourth quarter we struggled but uh we're playing well I think we I think we're going to have a really uh really tough team to beat as we go on I think people are going to um know that you know they're not going to come in our gym and win and I think the league is very balanced and um you know game here and there is going to make a difference for teams making the tournament because the it is very competitive this year and we have the nice tournament next next week Thursday and Friday which brings in three other good teams as well well you mentioned Shane he scored incrementally more points the first three games who else should the folks at home be looking for to put some points in the basket well we have uh begged and uh told Shane to get into the post more and be closer to the basket he does have a nice shot and is capable of shooting from outside but is definitely better for our team the more he's nearer the basket and he has done that more and more uh his team teammates know that that's a good option and they seem to be looking for him more as well so um I think that's going to continue and as other kids start to play off him being more aggressive I think we'll start to score more points all right well we wish you good luck tonight go get them all right may we see you next week we will [Music] [Applause] [Music] well welcome everyone we got a rousing rendition of the national anthem by the fans tonight is little technical diff difficulty at the recording station but very nice very well done Devon very Lively crowd we have tonight it's going to be [Applause] good looks like we have starting for Ashlin ton night Evan labov Joe Burns that's van CLE Shane Pas anonio and Mr R rusi quite the high difference between the jump ball right here let's hope Ashlin gets it in their favor good UPS m him controlling the ball as a great defense right here good Board Outlet husi with the ball up top down low early inside up Steel by Bellingham [Applause] above hustling to try and steal that ball back it's called for the foul bellingan will take it out on the [Music] side ashon comes out in a little half court trap great defense good Foreman D elham across half court setting up their offense say looks like they're in a little two three extended Zone here shot clock winding down they get the shot over Shane can't make it iusi with the [Applause] [Music] rebound Burns in the corner trap throws it up top to La over to iusi in the other Corner swinging it around Shane couple guys on him double team down low good above tried to get it down to Van CLE but they can't connect Bellingham takes it out underneath still no score here 640 left in the first quarter interesting acent coming out in the press in the beginning of the game long shot by Bellingham Miss rebounded by Burns over to rusi pushing it up the floor burns from the top of the key for the first two Ash land [Applause] points pass tipped by Burns van CLE picks it up to ausi back to Burns in the corner Shane asking for it up top swings it over to labove Shane working underneath off the glass the two sh with the big man [Applause] move ashin playing some tough defense here keeping Bellingham on their side of the Court intercepted by Burns again as ausi pushes it back up the floor and CLE underneath spins with a little oneand hook very nice sh 60 run by Ashley this press is uh putting the heat on Bellingham they break through shoots over Shane misses another Ashland rebound as's defense is swarming and they haven't hit the rim yet good move by Big Shane Pas anonio going to the line for two [Applause] Shan at the line to shoot two got a pretty stroke but she didn't go in in for one more iusi taking a break Max fineberg in to replace him Shane with a second shot all net Max fineberg coming in as a freshman on varsity team what a talent he is actually got some young legs on his team right now van CLE and and fineberg on three pointer from Mr postler Bellingham for their first point Sean postler Feinberg running the offense over to burns into leov van CLE making a move on the basket might have been fouled before the [Music] shot iusi coming in for Ashley for Evan theb ashon with the ball underneath 426 left 7 to3 lead here in the first quarter Burns inbounds to ausi back up top to Van CLE Joe swings around gets the ball back takes a look puts up the three little short van CLE with a nice rebound spins off the glass does a make it Shane pulled the rebound down but knocked out of his hand by a Belling player Ashan will have it underneath Ash's getting some rebounds tonight of course it doesn't doesn't hurt to have a 65 big big man Center down low on the post fineberg from the corner for three max fineberg not shy to take that shot Bellingham pushing on up courau [Applause] that Inlet pass tipped by Pas anonio Alex Christensen coming in for looks like van CLE van CLE got out pass fineberg out on the break with the easy layup that looks like that's going to draw a time out by the Bellingham coach young man's got some UPS Ash looking good right now getting a lot of rebounds boxing out got great swarmy defense out for that pass to end that fast break right there and it almost dunk that's quite a burst of speed by the young Max Feinberg there Deon what do you think it's a great young Talent well Ashlin up 12 to3 here Midway through the first quarter Mark J and Devon fry here on waca TV recording your ashon high school basketball remember Clara fans waca TV covers all the ashin indoor sports here in the wintertime so check your cable schedule online and you can see who's playing when tune us in have an animated Bellingham coach getting on his plays a little bit from not getting back on D see if they pick up the defense here de ashle pulling back not going in their press ah they're not going in their press looks like they're going back into man for the first time tonight Joe br's playing some swarming defense [Applause] great help side and the shots up and it's good three points credited to that's Sean POA he's got all the Bellingham points here de he's got a couple burns with the ball inide looking for fineberg Max looking at the hoop oh pulls it back up gives it to Joe Joe going the glass gets [Applause] fouled burns the captain really carrying the low when it comes to ball handling going in the basket looks good two foul shots coming up in the first is good and for the second is good nothing but net J makes some both to make it 145 press coming back ashy tra him right over the half court line Bing H gets past it mid-range jumper no good ashing ball shootter miss the pul misses that one ashon will get it underneath br's taking it out Joe looking good had a good football season looks like he's got his basketball legs back tonight iusi pushes it up to fineberg Christenson up top over to Shane that's a long range shot by fineberg his second three of the night climber very impressive tonight that's going to be a turnover on Bellingham as well as the ashin defense defense forc to traveling and they'll take it out on the side over by the Bellingham bench David Morrison in for Joe Burns give Joe a little rest and here comes Evan labov also and uh he'll give Shane a rest strong start here for Ashlin 175 218 left in the first quarter iusi looking to the rim back out to leub takes a shot little short rebounded by Bellingham ashon setting up back in their defense going into man shots up boards ashon all over the boards tonight fineberg cutting through the Bellingham defense gets the foul on a block quite a breast of speed from the three-point line where he took that pass Devon this young man is a talented athlete I tell you that much fineberg got a couple threes I believe and he's going to the line for uh two shots two free throws right here and the first is good Max leading all ashon scores already with uh 68 nine points Bellingham on the rebound he's got half of the asent points in the first half first quarter already high screen R Bellingham good switch defense ding the Little Help by Marson causes the ball to be loose picked up by defense is swarming back ausi brings it up fineberg throwing the play over to marrison on the wing fineberg cuts through back up to ayusi looks like they're looking for Max takes a shot off the short side of the rim gets the ball back nice pass underneath the Alex Christenson very nice look by Max fineberg converted off the glass by Christensen for two fineberg having a fine game that's good Deon this is my first one give me a give me a break all right Ashlin press knocked the ball out of bounds Bellingham bringing it back out now referee calls Christensen for riding the player for the foul Bellingham half Court taking it out of bounds a tough man defense going here very aggressive tonight Marson all over his guy not giving him any room very good deny manto man here Devin pring great on the ball defense even off the ball helping screen switching see he wants it jump ball ball going towards Ashley coach champagne putting Shane back in EV laub take a break see if we get the big man underneath to work the offense iusi bringing the ball up looks like Ash's going to hold the ball for the last shot of the quarter marrison up to Shane up top Feinberg Takes Over Control of the ball looks to Shane passed over shanea marison back to Max Max takes a shot Bingham one second deep shot no good great wrap up of the first quarter frash leading by 15 points fineberg really had a standout quarter right there ended the quarter with nine eight I'm sorry nine nine yeah he's got nine points doing a great job we didn't see much of uh Big Shane at the end of that at the end of that quarter Shane with two points van CLE with two Christensen with two Joe Burns with two asand defense really standing out to me right now they look great coach isn't incredible job with that help side switching screens even press Ash's defense is very impressive right now I think that's what it's going to take to win here in the tvls a very balanced League this year and the defensive pressures are key to help these teams get some turnovers get some easy baskets on the transition so we'll be St in the second quarter here ashin 20 Bellingham five got a pretty good holiday crowd here lots of uh high school students looks like got a lot of folks back from college I even seen attendance the young little jwi a former teammate of mine Bellingham inbounds look like aon's going to stick with that z a nice athletic move by David Marson to make the steal loses it on the pass underneath the Bellingham Bellingham purs nice move couldn't convert that up the floor ashin with the ball now over to the wing for Morrison up to the top fineberg looking to drive shoots and he drains it fineberg with 11 points beginning of the second quarter great defense by Morrison ason with the 3-1 break fber finishes and that's going to be another timeout for Bellingham Ashland's defense just swarming all over Bellingham unable to handle it and uh coach from Bellingham is having the boys sit down and take a break see what they can do to beat this pressure as land up by 17 the very beginning of the second quarter so Ashlin here playing well at home again they won their home opener last week crowd starting to get a little revved up [Applause] [Music] here him so to use a couple of timeouts Russ trying to get the LS back on the floor starting right up [Music] here and we are back at it the Bellingham ball five young man for ash on the court now pass Antonio fineberg Christensen iusi and then David Morrison out right now coming out in a manto man defense which has done exceptionally well for them thus far tonight creating a lot of turnovers a lot of chaos for bellingham's ball handlers causing many turnovers almost like that great pass that's rebound by Shane off the glass Outlet ausi brings it up Marson from the corner comes up a little short Shane blocked off that rebound fineberg slows down the Bellingham Ball [Applause] Carrier millingham find it difficult to get any penetration only 9 seconds left on the shot clock [Applause] [Music] looks like we're going to have a Ashlin foul underneath Shane pass contonio desperation drive by the with the clock running down there Bellingham really lucked out right there acent gave him a call like that POA for two first one comes up a little long the hot Max fineberg will take a seat with 13 points John Van CLE in for him iusi bringing the ball up starting the offense going Joe Burns looking make something happen enter the ball download of Van CLE he gets turned [Music] over John iusi hustling back on defense intercepts that cross pass Court can't hold on it goes out of bounds it'll be Bellingham ball on the side actually on the end of the Ashlin bench Bellingham for three in the corner no good big sh rebound by Shane over the Bellingham play Outlet it to ausi into the corner the burns who pops the shot comes a little short Bellingham coming up court it's about the first time they've seen a fast break ball goes out of bounds got nervous unable to convert on that fast break Ashan will take it out on the side hereit by the fans Marson and rusi Bellingham set up in a little 2 three Ash have a great ball movement tonight getting the ball up finding the open people iusi in the corner trying to enter it down to Big Shane they do Shin good stuff down low Bellingham definitely trying to make it a little more uptempo here up the court catch Ash land out up in position this is the first shot they get it back setting it [Applause] up 10 seconds left on the shot clock for [Applause] Belling shot by their shooter Mr Posta goes off the rim out of bounds ball going as's way I tell you what I know I've said it before but Ash's defense is looking incredible tonight they do an excellent job a switching screen rows getting in the offensive player's face Shane contesting that last shot right there so he couldn't go down to the buzzer Shane back up top over to Morrison they swing it across all the way over to ausi Shane up top again taking the three Shane and he drains it same pass anonio with the three-pointer talented not only down low but outside the key got a nice little jumper for a big man 65 you don't see that very often great shot by Shane pass and a stuff Shane come across the help and going the other way great job Shane Shane came across the help made the stuff one trains a three gets a block takes a charge great player that's what coaches love right there g a [Applause] minutes Burns across to Morrison Morrison looks shoots drains a three-pointer heaten up here in Ashland 30 Bellingham 8 340 left in the third quarter second I'm sorry folks second quarter Bob tips it away himself gets his own steel back it's fouled over by the Bellingham bench and that is going to [Applause] put give Ashlin the ball on the side Burns brings it [Music] [Applause] in love makes a drive to the basket trying to find van CLE down there couldn't find an entry point as getting back down in their man little high pressure from above playing great defense nice inl pass by Bellingham big Shan with great D both hands up another the re another the defensive rebound by Ashley Burns pulls it out brings it up the floor himself pops it out to leov in the corner gets it back pulls up for the jumper makes two Joe Burns Burns is a great mid-range jumper right there this is bread and butter Bellingham trying to force the ball up the floor quickly but good hustling defense coming back to make an interception Force the turnovers left and right Morrison failing it from the three-point land and he drains one on fire right now Ashan is on [Applause] fire misf but Bellingham gets the ball back tipped Again by Ashlin Shane tried to draw the offensive but gets snipped by the referee for the block that'll be Shane that'll be Shane second foul almost in the right place at the right time Shane trying to take another charge get his team fired up Shane coming out of the game Alex Christensen replacing Shane Bellingham working it down underneath oh and a nice stuff by John Van CLE on the Bellingham shooter labove pushing the ball up the floor over to Burns crosscourt to Morrison up top to leov back to Burns who drives through the lane off the glass for two and he'll be going to line for the three-point play nice drive to the glass by Joe Burns what do you think there great strong move lower his shoulder Ed great body control he was up in the air laid it in for two and one burs showing himself that he's a great free throw shooter already hitting both his foul shots before I believe one I'm sorry oh no you're right Devon he made them both earlier and finishing makes upoint play great job by Joe Burns the captain pressuring the ball hand her up top crossover great pass by the Billingham point guard and the finishing for two fineberg back in the game for ausi feberg I'm glad he's back in the game I'm actually looking forward to seeing him play a little bit more Burns again to the glass fouled back at the line for two more shots burn slashing to the Lane great strength of his right here taking the first foul [Applause] shot and he drains [Applause] it four for four so far tonight Deon great foul shooter got a great stroke keeps elbows in bends the knees looks good almost jinxed it gets a little help from the rim there Shooters touch Bingham bringing it up burns on his Man Down Low looking for that steel nice switch by Burns and labov on that play Bellingham player tries to shoot cut off by fineberg fineberg running the floor gets the ball back looks to the glass to shoot off the far side of the rim the burns over there to tie up the play and that's Ashlin possession nice Hustle by the ashin boys tonight Deon great job they're doing an awesome job swarming the ball especially when a defender or offensive player on Bellingham gets in a corner trap them immediately swarm them suffocate him so they give up the ball excellent job by Ash defense fineberg no look over to Burns Burns to the glass again off the box and in he is a slashing machine right now that's a nice move by Joe Burns right through the traffic center of the box with that ball and in for two another what do we have here yep we had another defensive turnover by ashlon intercepting that ball and Bellingham foul trying to get it back so fineberg going to the line believe for one and one right here Ball's Lo if he misses but he doesn't fber showing a great stroke right there puts in his 12th bucket Point rims out Bingham with the rebound Ashlin work that manto man still Bo down low stoping penetration another tip by the Ashlin hands fineberg to Le above a little move to the glass ooh off the front of the rim burns with the rebound in the box and into the net for two Joe Burns nice hustle to get up the floor get the rebound and convert that basket that's the end of the half here folks 45 ashon 45 Bellingham 10 quite the display by Ashlin on the defensive side and just running and making those transition baskets Deon getting turnovers left and right hands going up deflections on the ball end up for Fast Break Outlets you name it ashy just did it doing an excellent job tonight all right folks we'll be back in a few minutes to give you the first half wrap up and bring you second half Ashlin high school basketball here on waca TV you're watching waca TV all right folks this is Mark Jon Devin fry here on waca TV here at ashin high school basketball tonight December 21st Ashen against Bellingham ashon with a commanding 45-10 lead at halftime Max fineberg leading all scorers with 14 Joe Burns with 12 and uh Bellingham searching for an answer to get over this tough ashin defense tonight Devon what do you think about that defense Ashland's defense has been um impeccable to say the least uh they cannot get by Bellingham cannot get by their defense they're pressed whatever they throw at them really is pretty much Unstoppable for Bellingham um Ashan has hands up swarming everywhere the ball is um they're doing an excellent job yeah very interesting a lot of tips on hands up and with that tough defense ashon only four personal fouls on the the first half quick hands playing with their feet that's all that is right there coach is opening up with leov iusi pass Antonio Burns and Van CLE Bellingham taking it out here at the table and we're off third quarter action iusi pressuring the ball right up the top trying to start something Bellingham looking like they're coming out with some more aggression and it is denied by Van CLE van CLE with a nice stuff underneath leov shoulder down to the rim and gets the basket looks like on that drive as wasn't [Applause] done again with hands John Van CLE gets the rebound the steel back goes to the glass gets two [Applause] pasc anonio gets called for the foul I'm sorry I think they call it a timeout we're going to see what the call here is if the timeout came up before the ref called the foul show Coach cam yeah coach champ champag getting a clarification it looks like the Bellingham coach called the timeout before Shane got that foul so that's a break for Shane it would have been his third but a nice aggressive defense and Shane just caught reaching in there but that one won't make it into the [Applause] book seems as though ashan's coming out with just as much fire as he did in the first two quarters of the game not relenting and not stopping coming out with their starters coach isn't done with this yet the three points out at the time clock hadn't drained so we're uh getting a correction on the clock going to be here at 718 left in the third quarter Bellingham taking it out by the scores table Bellingham bringing the ball up the court I Russy pressing the ball trying to get a quick steal seemed like a little push off right there I think he got away with it gets the ball out to their shooter Sean Posta leading all scores for Bellingham now with seven points above going to the glass but we're going to get a call underneath Ash has got some quick slashy guards right here with Burns leov fineberg doing an excellent job getting to the rim and finishing Shane again up top with the ball swings it to ayusi who gives it back to Shane up top so up to laub they swing it across to Van CLE Le took a look from the three-point Burns gets it stops pops off the back rim Shane unable to control the offensive rebound Bellingham brings it up the [Music] floor that's a quick shot recovered by Van CLE and Ashlin pushing the ball Shane going to the glass and gets fouled Shane going line for two right here I already showed before he's got a very pretty stroke so I have no doubt in my mind he'll make both of these for a big man he's got a great soft [Applause] touch and he drains the first big shame what a talent he is ball up and he jins the second Christensen coming in for Pas andon after he hits those two free throws 616 left here at the third quarter Bellingham with the ball Ashley on ahead 5113 ashon coming out in a one two2 it looks like Christensen with a good heads up D gets the Board Outlet iusi bring the ball up the court looking to the corner Burns gets a ball screen LS has it poked away that'll be ashin [Applause] ball passing ball underneath the hoop Jo going to take it out himself into Christensen up to iusi at the top of the key aggressive defense by the Bellingham play ofosa is going to cost him a [Applause] foul and we're going to have a couple substitutions by coach champagne looks like fineberg and Marson coming in Van CLE and Evan Lau will take a rest Marson into burns up top Joel looking to drive pulls it back out over to Morrison Burns get to the basket at will Le Mor morr for three in corner misses burns with a great rebound good hustle o steps out of bounds unlucky [Applause] Bellingham at half courau being exhorted by their fans to get a little offensive movement going nice drive to the basket by number 33 Michael Michael [Applause] Furman fineberg with the shot great crossover PS the Deep two Christenson with the Wards going up jump ball called by The Ref ball going towards ashan's [Applause] way timeout called by coach champagne look like we had a little defensive breakdown there with the substitution so looks like the coach is going to get that straightened out and uh it's ashon 53 Belling H 15 just a little over five minutes left there on the looking lot lot like a New England Patriots game right now Mark all credited to ashlin's defense and exceptional coaching um coming out with uh passion and aggression even after uh a great first half and they're doing an excellent job coming out still hot shooting well really banging on all cylinders tonight back on the floor ready to go marson's going to inbound to fineberg box trying to generate a little energy toughing up on defense Feinberg off the screen turns and makes a three young man likes to shoot and he's doing a nice job at it [Applause] [Music] tonight Ashton's defense stifling fineberg with the board couldn't handle it Billingham guardar gets the ball Bingham with the ball down low ma did a nice job to uh get that rebound but the Bellingham player poked it away and Max fouled him trying to get it back Bellingham will take the ball out underneath nice move by Isaiah Rodriguez to score over Joe burns fineberg with the ball up top over to Marson steps back in the corner sees Shane underneath Shane gets fouled ashon should get the ball underneath the basket here Morrison taking the ball out of bounds ashon looking like they're in a stack formation Shane out to Max Max they're trying to get Shane down low right here fineberg with the three a rare Miss from him thr him bringing it up another thing ashlin's doing exceptionally well is they're talking on defense they do an excellent job with communicating therefore allowing their switches and rolls all that stuff to work Joe puts it up gets it knocked down gets his own rebound and looks like we're going to have a jump ball and that'll be uh Bellingham possession table correcting the referees as referees had given the ball a this is some confusion referees going to go over the table and check it out table wins that discussion Bellingham will bring it up ashon on Andy run helping the referees with that call ellingham up the top rebound by fineberg who pushes it up the floor sees Morrison breaking of the glass and he's going to put it up get two and be fou finishing and one AET really um capitalizing on all the fast breaks they get [Applause] nice look by Max fineberg C Marson making it run to the basket and finding him for a fast break points looks like we got Brendan Thurber in tonight making his first appearance of the evening seems to be a crowd favorite Marson makes the foul shot ashon 59 Bellingham 17 3 minutes left in the third [Applause] quarter GBA picks up the ball on the switch Bellingham working the corner trying to get a shot off and that shot will be blocked by Max fineberg Max really everywhere on the court tonight offensively and defensively getting rebounds hitting shots he ain't getting rebounds doing everything coach [Music] likes him forc it it underneath Shooters fouled by David Morrison he'll be going to the Lane to the line for two Isaiah Rodriguez from Bellingham at the line right now shooting two shots this is the first I have to say that uh even with the swarming defense hands up and I mentioned it earlier still Ashlin only five fouls on the night so far six fouls on the night great defense in control of the hands to make Steals and knock passes down without clutching and grabbing that's a nice pass by ausi to see Shane going to the rim nothing for the Bellingham plays to do with f Shane and he'll be going to the line for two beautiful pass by John iusi I think that was actually smart foul because I believe Shane was about to throw that down had one big drop step and about to go up with two hands have been a crowd pleaser right there I would have been very pleased about that I tell you P Antonio finishes first shot and for the second Shane James second substitution coming in Shane sits down with Shane sits down with 10 points very consistent player Shane's going to be exceptional this year I think he's going to have a great year the sophomore John Van CLE coming in and Morrison with the steel goes all the way to the rim himself and he gets followed [Applause] Mr Marson will be shooting two it's Bellingham seventh foul of the quarter so ason will be at the line for the penalty Marson makes the first [Applause] one second one rimso Rodriguez with the rebound and Bellingham pushing the ball up the floor that's intercepted by Van CLE who pushes it to fineberg receives Morrison on the corner his shot comes up short rebounded by young man Rodriguez pushes it up the floor Bellingham takes a shot that's going to go off for Ashlin player and Bellingham will take it out underneath the basket minute 57 left in the third quarter [Music] [Applause] and CLE comes out and a first uh look at Dean caralis tonight Rodriguez with a shot gets his own rebound comes off the rim again scrum underneath Bellingham playing with a little bit more aggression right now three rebounds in a row four rebounds in a row and they finally get a foul call right here on the floor Dean with that foul bound and short off the rim we're going to have a Ashlin five here a steal by Brendan thura over to iusi pushes it up the floor and that Ball's going to go off a Bellingham player great Strip by Brendan right there husi coming out above coming in fall down though for ashon David marrison will take it out screen by corales fber gets the ball swings it all way around to Morrison who misses the three a rebound by Isaiah Rodriguez Mr Rodriguez and Derek Stone carrying the load here for Bellingham in the third quarter shot by Bellingham comes off the rim Rodriguez gets a rebound gets it again and he gets fouled going up Rodriguez really getting every rebound right now just can't finish at The Rim say Rodriguez at the line for two Rodriguez finishes the first nothing but net seconds up and it's good fineberg bringing the ball at the court trying to make something happen fast [Applause] RIS has it up top above comes off the screen takes it on the corner see Thurber up top thir to Morrison above sees a lane to the rim goes comes off short Marson with the rebound fineberg gets it up top pulls it short makes the two really kind of a wild shot but he went in what a what a great touch right there I think fineberg just feeling it tonight noham looking to make the last shot here 8 seconds left Rodriguez takes it oh thought he was going the rim pushes out the three-point line gets the rebound and puts it in right at the buzzer very nice effort by Isaiah Rodriguez from Bellingham and we that'll end the third quarter here here ason with 64 Bellingham 22 ason continuing a pressure on the defense but young Isaiah Rodriguez pushing back on the ashon D and had four points that quarter not to mention the 20 rebounds he just got right at the end of the half uh quarter he's taking advantage of Shane having a little rest but he's looking good out there fortunately the deficit right now is is a little too big to conquer be interesting to see who starts this next half this next quarter I'm [Applause] [Music] sorry thir still on the floor here to open up the fourth quarter Marson a lbound to Max [Music] fineberg giv the Bellingham Defender Fitz thura sees leub going to the rim loses it underneath Bellingham pushing it up the floor fineburg with a tip goes to the Bellingham player wild shot goes up and in he's going to go the rim it's going to go to the line for sure make it a three Reed Pike at the line misses the free throw but Bellingham gets the board right at the top of the key there shooter gets fouled as he's going to the basket by Brendon Thurber going to the line but we have a timeout beforehand by it's an ash timeout coach champagne putting a lot of the young legs out on the floor right now trying to get some good looks get some experience for the young guys it's a quiet a down here in the gym comfortable lead for Ashlin several Santas in the audience tonight Devin several the Santa were leading us in our uh national anthem before the game as well very festive crowd here tonight Sean poster at the line trying to expand on his shooting foul also the leading scorer here tonight for Belling he he makes the first gets a nice Shooters touch and he finishes second HST with a rain maker to get that second foul shot we're going to have a substitution by Bellingham and Morrison and Max fineberg will bring the ball up for Ashland when we accept to go here we [Applause] at Morrison for three in the corner look good th Thurber on the long rebound yes Evan calling for the play nice screen by corales drops it into thura goes to the rim Brandon's going to be called for a charge there that was a nice move but the Bellingham Defender got there in time to draw the offensive foul on Brendon th great rib through fortunately he was in some traffic Bron got up there pretty good he did looked great very athletic move right there Belling him with the ball Morrison out for break John Van CLE back in Bellingham working the ball top of the key that's two points of Belling [Applause] him RIS looking that high screen ma fineberg unconscious from the corner tonight trins another three how many you got tonight if I can count that high here [Applause] fineberg fineberg finding Le in the corner Le in the corner for two fineberg with four three-pointers tonight gets the rebounds pulls it up it's a crossover office foot and out of bounds I think Max is the only person that can stop Max tonight Morrison comes in Max has 26 Evan picking up the the ball handler at the top of the key nice steal feeds it ahead to marson's going to go to the glass if he makes that gets fouled tried to Dipsy Doodle it with the right hand coach reminded him that he is a left hand and might have got away with the basket and the extra shot there here go the line for two the left hand is such a lost heart in the basketball game world right now I think Rajan Rondo has has uh emulated all right and everybody wants to be just like him now and everybody forgets about the left not you Devon I recall you had a pretty good left hand in your day I love I loved my left hand I relied on that very much Marson makes one or two there Bingham bringing the ball up 530 left ason with a commanding 70 31 lead asan still keeping the pressure up on defense just this this half it's getting a little bit more foul called you got a new face in there cam Fu cam fanf [Applause] fanf first shot he no good by Ryan [Applause] poer second is up and is [Applause] good Evans sees van CLE on the corner gives it back marrison on alone on the other side of the Court [Applause] corales is big body for that screen he's got got it up top try to get it down low to Evan back to Morrison who sees a three opportunity goes long on the rim Bellingham with the rebound transition ashon hustles back in their Zone long short by Bellingham comes up short by cam FFF with the rebound above to Morrison back back to above Marson calling for the ball trying to get Evan down low in the post doing some big man moves and he finishes finishes nice well done [Applause] Evan we get a foul on the floor here on a uh Bellingham Drive like John Van CLE and uh that's going to put Bellingham in the double bonus as ashin has picked up a few quick fouls and I have 10 team fouls here with 420 left in the fourth quarter Ryan with the first shot and is no good we got Brendan Thurber coming in for Ev the above [Applause] and second is good he finishes his brother comes in form Thurber coming up th bringing the ball up Dean caralis up top swings it over to fanf baset is no good ref is going to blow that off call the foul on the floor grab was looking for young Cam fan up to get his first hoop there and he'll go to the line one and one spelling him as nine fouls cam Miss is a free throw Bellingham gets for coming up the floor and CIF nice off the ball defense causes a turnover fan of trying to squeeze it by a Bellingham Defender for breaking Brendan thura gets kicked out of bounds Marson inbounds at the thura across to Van CLE tries to get it down low to fanf this is the pass tell you the crowd is really yearning for brenon theber to score a bucket I'm kind of wanting it as well a nice move through the paint by number 33 Michael fman but can't finish rebound by corales thuro with the ball over to [Music] Morrison van CLE tries to make a drive to the basket from the corner gets fouled on the Baseline and he'll be going to the line he makes his first foul [Applause] Ben CLE playing a really solid game tonight even with the intangibles and makes both free [Applause] throws Bingham bringing it back up three minutes left there in the fourth quarter long shot by number 12 Morrison with the rebound thir pushing it up the floor thba decides to try to drive throws it back out to Morrison for the three short rims it thura gets the rebound a lot of Brennon thura here Devin I love italis up top needing him to get a bucket right here good strong Drive gets fouled as he's in the key for Van CLE [Applause] both teams in the double bonus at this point SE van CLE will go to line for two after hitting both free throws this P time let's see what he can do this time and CLE for the first and he misses front r second is up and misses front rim again Ashen gets back in their defense Thurber meeting the point guard up in front nice pass down low to number [Applause] 23 makes a basket must have been number 33 fans Michael Ferman with the ball on the corner gives it up to Dean back to Morrison trying to find and he misses it Bellingham pushes the ball up the floor looking for Rodriguez and he finishes down low Rodriguez beat the defense down the floor Rodriguez playing tough get [Applause] to Marson working at the top and CLE back to Morrison cam FAS saw all alone on the other side of the box th sees him gives him the ball cuts through find dber come on dber come on unselfish player got Brendon B right here nice Dro down to cam FF underneath went up got followed cam going to line for two cam up with the first and it's G so cam gets his first faity points [Applause] there congratulations cam crowd very [Music] appreciative oh cam with a nice save on a loose ball by Bellingham but they get it back and score D coming up with the ball pass over in the corner van C back to Thurber brings it up to the front minute left here in the fourth [Applause] quarter thura fouled in the corner he's going to get a chance to go to the line [Music] and thir with his first point the night second one r on him M for him thra meets point guard up in the front playing tough defense Billingham struggling to find a shot oh and he hits the wild shot there dribble the ball the floor a little more than 30 seconds to go in the [Applause] game caralis up top being pressed gets it away to thura Brendan trying to get it down to fanf caral is stays it for him thba goes to the rim doesn't get a shot off double teamed ball goes off Bellingham 17 seconds left nine on the shot clock for Ashland balls in Brandon thura R it across to Morrison def FF takes the three goes off go long that'll be a shot clock violation on Ashley 7 Seconds here folks left in the fourth quarter Bellingham for their last [Music] shot and Bellingham makes that last shot at the buzzer what a game by as played incredible defense had hot hands all over the floor very consistent basketball come up with the w at the very end Ashan finishes it with 76 points Bellingham 43 and Ashland goes to 2 and2 on the tvl as the young men shake hands we'll be back in a few minutes for the game wrapup you're watching waca TV welcome back folks December 21st our pre holiday game here Ashlin versus Bellingham Ashen with a very impressive 7643 Victory uh High score for the Bellingham Hawks was Isaiah Rodriguez with a very strong second half Devon ended up with 11 points and an exceptionable amount of rebounds right at the end of the game um really from the third and fourth quarter he had uh several um in a row doing a great job on offensive boards right but unfortunately uh ashon was clicking on all cylinders tonight so we'll uh go through the scoring cam fanf with a basket uh one point Brandon Thurber with one Point Alex christon had two John Van CLE had six David Morrison had 11 Joe brns with 15 Evan leov had six Shane pasant Tonio with 10 points and our leading scorer tonight uh Max fineberg 24 points Devon he had four threes he was on fire all night a lot of defensive steals had a great night so uh very impressive win 7643 as we said Ashley overa Bellingham what do you think for player of the game tonight player of the game I believe is pretty much a pretty easy guess is uh my man Max fineberg he did an incredible job uh really consistent with everything played excellent defense as well as getting rebounds getting boards um I had the hot hand tonight hit four threes I believe um as well as hitting his free throws and and getting slash into the basket he did an excellent job player of the game goes to Max fber congratulations you did an awesome job Max all right well we thank Devon fry for joining us tonight thank you very much for having me had a great time waca TV we wish everybody a Merry Christmas and uh happy holidays uh we encourage you to look on the high school website as the boys will be playing a tournament after the holidays as we wish you uh a good holiday season we want to thank our waca crew tonight wish them a merry Christmas too tonight we're working with Devon and I Matt Gemma Leah Flanigan Brennan Marlo Dan Baker William mclennon and Paul Buro so we thank the crew they always make us look good even if we don't look good so once again have a great holiday season [Music]

[Music] [Applause] [Music] hello everybody from Ashland high school it's Ashland High School Varsity Sports on Ashland cable television tonight the Ashland High School clockers hosting the dois sherban Raiders Bob thaer Travis upam Dan Baker Matt Gemma Brennan Marlo and Conor denovan bringing in tonight's game being played on January 8th 2013 and Travis an up and down season for the clockers they come in three up and five down right and they come into tonight hoping to take a victory against do Sherburn who's two and five on the season 0 and five in the league hopefully gain some momentum with a win tonight from what I've been able to see in the paper from following uh the teams in the paper both teams have lost some T games clock has really only been out of like one game I think the uh Medway game was kind of a bad loss but they've played tough games they just uh have come out on the losing end five times they have three good wins to their credit and the Raiders have been playing fairly tough themselves but losing have have not been able to win a league game they're 0 and five in Tri Val League now the clocker starting lineup introduced their second leading scorer Joey Burns number 14 3 Shane Pason and their leading scorer Shane having a great season Pas Antonio number 33 number John and here's a surprise uh starter for the clockers John ausi who's really come out of nowhere uh to start for the clock as this season was a JV player a year ago number four is laau who else is starting John vanle I believe number 32 John just a sophomore but a 62 and now a recorded Star Spangled Banner [Music] [Applause] [Music] la [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Clark is in their home whites tonight the Raiders in their visiting blue with black [Music] numerals godess smallest crowd on hand and Travis I don't see the uh many students here they are back from vacation aren't they they are and uh you know it seems like ever since last year when my senior class left we LED that that clocker crazy fan section and since ever since I've been back it was always a lot of fun uh to come to the basketball games not so much on a Tuesday more on a Friday but it was a lot of fun to come and uh and see everybody and cheer for your team and play some games up there and uh right but there everyone is very sensitive now you you know even something as simple as a boo uh is like bullying frowned upon yeah right so it's Raiders look to be decent size up front and we're underway pass anonio to Burns that's ausi he's 32 is John Van cleff and number four is Evan labou no good The Raid is clear 8 Minute quarters in the tvl 23 Ned linan a player to watch for the Raiders a veteran ayusi Lao in trouble back to ayusi at the arc tries to get it into shame I was I was scream Travis what happened did he just never got there yeah never got there look like a little miscommunication there for the clockers lers work it they want to use their big man they get it into him in a fashion he kicks it right out the floater is wild out of bounds Steve alesandro threw that one up he's 14 mleta is 11 the big guy is Bryant Thompson and he's just a sophomore backourt pressure Pas Antonio Outlets it to labov and CLE is open stuffed but the fouls on Brian Thompson John just a sophomore listed at 62 he's done a good job in the games I've been at yeah he's been starting yeah first point of the game is ashlands back Grim fight for the boards tangan tupen Janan came down with that one nice move gets it in couldn't get it to go nice rebound couldn't get that to go Pas anonio clears out lets to ausi Laos sees an opening and makes it first field goal of the game three nothing clockers backourt pressure iusi takes it away threads it to Van CLE he's too far under finds a way but he walked looked like conflicting reports there from two different refs one was could have gone either way right Jeff right right I saw traveling I also saw a fallou right whoever saw it first I guess yeah and it's really hard to say what occurred first one on two he keeps it himself and gets the three-point play now it's the chart offensive wow can't say I agreed with that call but the ashl will take it lazy pass they get away with it they triple them Joey finds labau Joey gets it back little Jumper in the lane five nothing [Music] clockers Raiders in trouble in the back court they get it across all alone and he he couldn't get a layup he had to take a short jumper odd play there by Brian Thompson the sophomore giving that ball up alandro he gets this one the Raiders are on the board 52 clock is leading by three and they go back court pressure it's still white ball first Subs of the game 32 Andreas kopus tough names in this squad ooo sophomore 32 and the other number I think it was 25 uh the easil no 23 was it 25 yeah it's 25 Charlie Stenhouse Travis three minute gone and no three-pointers yet no is this basketball or what playing inside for the most part what was it [Music] 1973 three-point is such a big part of the game at every level short and if I remember correctly in years past do Sheran is big in the three balls yeah every team is you know you can't find a team that doesn't shoot the three and the first subs for Ashland is 23 that's Alex Christensen and the other was Max Feinberg who's a player to watch a freshman Max wees 21 interior trouble and Shane picks up his first foul five to2 the score hangs quick hands there by fineberg but he didn't quite get it that was oh oh he's under and he made [Applause] it Charlie Stenhouse gets his first basket 54 Ashlin leading by one a rusi is the point guard in this [Music] configuration and he launches a three in and out Raiders are looking to press it Travis right they're looking to apply the pressure to the Ashlin and see if they can break it but linan I don't know if he's shot yet and uh I captain and a player like him can only go so long without shooting a mysterious 5c violation you must Advance the ball you have five seconds in which to do it if you do not it's a 5-second violation and uh you don't usually see it when you're dribbling around the arc but it got called there wide open fineberg no Shane didn't get that rebound the Raiders running again good defense by ausi kept that one from Rolling In but I I guess you'd have to say that was a nice rebound by Andrea Andrea scopus and it paid off for him you know he didn't really have the best position but he made sure he got it ayusi takes it himself missed the basket but will go to the free throw line kopus is number to 32 Andreas kopus number 15 is Nick tupen Janet tupen Janet of T yeah I'm trying to work on him somebody called the timeout I didn't catch who it was the Raiders according to the scoreboard and they're leading six to five I don't know sort of a sluggish opening period slow start to the period definitely both teams starting to feel each other out but nothing no results so far Raiders have missed some makeable shots I guess you'll have to say and the clockers have had several go in and out right so some bad luck for the clockers to start the game clockers have also thrown away a couple the Raiders had a 5-second violation so a strange start so far yeah not much going on but I see the Raiders looking to push but I don't know if they don't know enough to to look for the layup uh and it's interesting because when they're pressuring Ashlin clockers look like they know how to handle it look like they've been there before and the clock is so far I won't say they're going inside but and they're trying to shoot from inside the ark Aus gets it to go John loves the long sleeve leave uh te under his uniform right making a fashion statement every game he plays yeah almost looks like a superhero if he had a cape if he had a white Cape or something I'm sure he'd appreciate that well he's given Ashen a 76 lead with those freeze Ben mleta one of the co- captains for the Raiders the ball handler now they get it inside he's wide open what happened what happened look like ashin ball look like it bounced off his knee I think that's the call Raiders with backcourt pressure KUSI and Burns Burns doubled and a jump ball without the Raider even getting both hands interesting call John was in trouble no question but uh there was nothing close to a tie up and he didn't like that call and I can't blame him the arrow is pointing the Raiders way they take the ball mleta calls for it doesn't get it and the steal by fineberg ahead to ausi he's bumped no call across the 10sec line now at the top of the key lost his dribble looking around has to take a three in his mind at least who's snuck in there for ashy 15 Morrison snuck into the game on us and he took that last [Music] shot he's open he takes it and makes it Charlie Stenhouse with two baskets here in the early going fineberg is fouled unnecessarily I would say by Ben mleta Raiders have four fouls only one on the clockers which I don't even know what that means only one foul in six minutes second foul on malleta and he'll get a seat on the bench max fineberg just a freshman getting a lot of playing time this season and there's the first three-pointer of the game Dave Morrison 108 Clark is leading by two Grant Keefe is in the game 22 hovers at the arc I think he wants to shoot the three makes a good pass and it just wouldn't fall nice rebound by Will Bowser will wants to take a three there's a long tow by Steve alesandro tie game Shane ahead to John who drives in dishes and got foul along the way I guess is a non shooting event right it'll be clocker ball underneath now five fouls on the Raiders 17 puts Ashlin into the bonus coach is using Brian Thompson on a limited basis number 12 for the Raiders he's out of the game again Maris woo he's feeling it he feels it 1310 they double and couldn't get it almost had it almost had [Music] it Grant Keef that was again he walked took an extra step on that running left hander but Stenhouse has shown the ability to get his shot it's going to have to be watched a little closer fineberg felt he needed one and made one as suddenly up five in the final 20 seconds of the first period one second differential shot and game clock bad pass Shane's got it 12 seconds left now we're down to seven ayusi in trouble forced deep fineberg is going to have to take it they give it to Maris and he misses this one off the top of the backboard time expires in the first quarter and the clockers with a little flurry thanks to two three pointers by Dave Morrison have a 15-10 lead at the end of the first period and uh I was waiting for those threes and uh they really were timely right exactly funny you see Dave Morrison come in a big kid and you wouldn't expect him to be the one to start banging threes but he came in and did a great job well they're big plays you know right they really big plays six big points oh I see the student section is now here Travis they've moved to a new location near the front door right I heard that I'm not sure why so when they're rejected it's closer to the uh exit I think right right and this is rather sad you know the uh the official on duty of the game uh coordinator right I'm not sure why that's necessary has to stand and look at them for the entire game gets worse and worse every year yeah I think but they deal with it yeah I just don't like it I don't like it either Morrison is going to inbound to start the second quarter ausi stays in the game Alex Christensen is in the game 23 fineberg stays in 21 and Shane Pas Antonio 33 Shane really getting bodied by the smaller Duffy who's on him or ke rather there's another one Dave Morrison there's three for David nine points 18 to 10 Ash with the biggest lead of the night it's an eight-point advantage puts his head down good move I guess it just didn't roll in Ned linan trying to get something going for the Raiders ausi now directing traffic ke has has Morrison now Morrison open at the ark they don't get it to him now let Sandro against Christensen a good defensive [Applause] play sort of a late sort of a late call was that he waited till they went to the floor and then called the foul pointed to him on the floor interesting you know I like the way he went for the ball there and uh seemed like alisandra caused the contact right I don't I I don't know about oh the drama the Raiders break a fairly long drought in an 80 ashin run Shane's going to take a rest who came in [Music] um see his number oh van CLE came back vanle back in I couldn't see him either Morrison Guided by ke he gets his spot can't get this one to go alesandro clears threatens he threatens Christensen with the ball watch out for allisandro he's looking for trouble he's 14 he's hitting everybody he sees and getting it back swish Nick to pan janon answers makes it an 1815 game the three-pointer helping the Raiders fineberg the jumper off the rim beautiful rebound but he traveled uh un necessarily started I don't know what happened there he just started running around with the ball looked like he lost his footing a little bit underneath yeah must have John Van CLE turns it over to the Raiders we'll have it after this time out in a good timeout by Ashland coach Mark champagne very excited about his uh young Squad very excited about the progress of John iusi a junior and and uh David Morrison a junr who you know the they didn't play last year in my recollection if they did very very little right ad Ry played a little bit but not much just John Van CLE a sophomore getting a lot of time and he's got uh Shane Pas anonio playing his best uh he's played he's now a senior although we haven't seen much from Shane tonight but no low post play no effort to to get it into him you might say no and in other games they seem like that's their game plan but tonight looks like they have other plans we'll see how it pans out for the clockers so iusi van CLE Christensen marison and fineberg for Ashland Ned L aan Co captain of the Raiders brings it up Ned at the ark dishes they get it into him and he makes that move and I guess he got fouled along the way that Charlie Stenhouse when he gets the ball it's going up he's not afraid to drive and he's a big sort of a Burly player he clears out [Music] Lefty too uh-uh subs for as and burns and Lao back [Applause] in clocker Crazy seem to finally have their voice heard in that student section swish 1860 National leading by two no back court pressure here in the second quarter by either team van CLE to fineberg he elevates for the jumper and makes it 2016 that broke a 60 Raider run oh bad pass alesandro went [Applause] Baseline and uh Andreas kop just didn't see him Joe's got it but he's doubled underneath he squeezes it up that was a nice play by Alice Christenson but it didn't go in a hand no again Stenhouse couldn't get it to go oh sweet Jumper by Nick to pan janon looks like he's definitely a shooter he had a nice stroke on that didn't he 20 to 18 ashon leading by two both teams have had uh very close shots not go in Joe again from underneath this time he had a little clearer path 2218 Ash leading by four oh quick Hands by Evan laau Subs Kei 22 for the Raiders and I don't think we've seen old number five before I don't think we have either cam F no excuse me Andy vanor Cam f is number five on Ashley Lan tricky dribbles and did he hit the line I guess he did did looked like he just barely did so good eyes from the official well Dad Lan's getting a little frustrated or he should be right 22 to 18 Ash leading by [Music] four did he walk no got f F the B got fouled who' they give it [Applause] to um oh they gave it to Ned linan yep 23 Ned linan go into Shane he turns into double traffic and Banks it in nice play from Shane he was doubled but he just elevated above them and a nice bank shot is that his first points of the night it is wow Shane leading scorer of the clockers when hand open at the arc uh-uh hasn't been his half frustration can he have any points no points for one of the senior leaders that's tough It's hard you can't force it you want to force it you have to control yourself you want to get your points in the flow but you know that the team is depending on you to score and you've got no points in the first half Joe again on the low post this is something new just three times they've gone into Joe Burns in the low post and uh once he missed a once he had an airball once he made a basket and this time he picks up a foul right he he can body up in there's yeah he knows what he's doing you know who called that we don't know oh Raiders called that 24 to 18 Ashley by six heading towards halftime the clockers and the Raiders from Ashlin High School Bob Thacker Travis upam bringing you tonight's game being played on January 8th 2013 Ashlin almost a must win for the clockers uh the Raiders a team that's winless in the tvl Clark is desperate to get to that 10- win mark to make the tournament they three and five as we quickly approach the halfway point in the season right and games like these are must- wins I would say because we play in a tough tough division it's been pretty even uh who was that the coach uh the ad was telling me that you know Norton is undefeated I I I didn't know that until you just told me but I know they have a good squad Westwood uh Westwood is strong Midway is strong poppington's hanging in there Bellingham has a couple of wins so the league is has got some good teams and some uh balance now I assume this is a it is a two two shot foul the seventh foul on the Raiders ashin be shooting free throws from here on in although there just th three5 left to go until halftime Shane wants to check in but not right now yes he is in the game Joe taking his time swishes it 268 an eight-point lead clock has match their biggest lead of the night mleta brings it up Stenhouse guarded closely by Pas Antonio they get it to him finally Shane mans up and he misses it and Shane gets the board good work by Shane Pas anonio went after that ball fearlessly that's what they need Lao open at the arc steps forward couldn't get it to go he wanted that one linan on the gallop coast to coast and two his first two of the night so he's off the schneide so watch out for him from here on in both guarded a little more closely they got Shane but he's not in a good spot Joey got it back they wheel it around ausi open far away crosscourt pass reaches him he drives Baseline dishes Joe squeezes it up and in Joey burn with nothing's going on outside Joey Burns knows what to do on the inside 2820 he's played a good game here in the second quarter in a hand guarded by ausi gets by him gets a clean shot shot was too open I think he's wide open Burns takes it back rim Stenhouse with the board ah had to lahan who's walking it up or trotting it up I should say against labov we heard a whistle we don't understand it we weren't looking it was underneath the basket it's I guess against asham John rusi I believe John's numbers up there can't say I saw that one CH didn't see it either but underneath maybe he was getting a little too physical not not too sure no argument as ausi sits with two fouls nobody in foul trouble but you don't want to pick up that third pass quintonio wrong to the hoop the soft shot doesn't go the B couldn't clean it up one more time Joey had it but Keef took it away from him frustrating put the clockers there [Applause] man you got to use that glass Travis right how many times have I told you that he told me that a lot either that or stuff it you know if you're not going to jam it you got to use the glass right I I think Shane had that on his mind when he first had that breakway until what the heck happened it looked like something it was the softest shot that you could imagine kopus I'm changing his name each time I me say it kopus Andreas Andy Andreas Andy contopus [Applause] this Keef is a gritty player 22 right he looks it he wants to get involved more they're not looking for him on offense very physical player from what I've seen but he elbow he even elbows his own teammates he just gave stenos a shot because he was near Manning his territory didn't see exactly what happened but that's out of bounds and it's ashlin's ball 28-21 clock is leading by seven shot clock is off 25 seconds left in the first half and another whistle and Mark champagne wondering what's going on a mysterious foul underneath H did you see that no I didn't see a foul is was this a prior foul cuz how do we get 25 SEC 27 seconds there was a foul underneath over here we thought it was an out of bounds it was a one-on-one and that's what happened okay foul on there was a foul on burns they let him take it in they let the clock has just put it in bounds and that was wrong it was should have been so they put the time back on the clock and that's they put the two seconds or whatever back and put them at the line and orders restored he makes them both too there's another bonus it's the biggest lead of the night nine points now there's 25 seconds in the left of the half I guess the Raiders want the last shot I think they'll take whatever they can get right now let's see if you're right it's hard to tell isn't it I don't see anything that looks like stalling but we're down to 6 seconds yeah boy he got a good shot out of that Andy kopus and the Raiders have something to build on for the second half as kopus brings them to within 30 to 23 Ashen with a seven point halim lead 30 for ashin and 23 for Dover sherban and uh a good first half a good second period and uh things got uh off to a slow start in the first uh quarter but uh we saw some good basketball and uh some good action after that clock is ending up with 30 points at halftime the second half is coming up in 10 seconds stay with us you're watching ashin High School Varsity Sports on ashin television you're watching waca TV and we're back here at Ashlin high school and I'm going to read off the first half high scores for Ashlin we had Joe Burns with 10 points Shane Pas anonio added two Max fineberg had four points John iusi had two Evan leov adding two David Morrison with three three-pointers nine points John Van cleff adding one and as for do Sherburn Steve alisand with six points Nick tupen janon six points uh Ned linan with two Charlie Stenhouse with five and Andreas conpus rounding out the DS Squad with five points and we're underway Raiders ball the boys have changed sides Ed lenan let watch him in the second half and uh see if he gets it going he's 20 three for the Raiders and their Captain had just two points in the first half Stenhouse who had five in the first half not in the game tup janon has had six points in the half he's number 15 and allisandro had six he's number 14 I think those boys are both in the game and Brian Morrison uh Brian Thompson I should say 12 has returned for the Raiders fights for position but Shane beats him couldn't miss it and now Thompson clears I'd play that Thompson Travis 12 tough and he can do that and that's all you want from your big man underneath especially a young sophomore right and that that big body for Shane underneath I don't understand why he didn't play so much in the first half but we'll see how they use him in the second too far under leov and a good bot slipped and they say that alesandro fouled him I don't know may have just slipped and looked like a foul well clockers will take that one what what what burns in bounds ayusi finds a way 3225 Ash leading by seven they L it seven at halftime 30 to 23 L aan against laau they double [Applause] him the drive that's a pretty nice play by Ben mleta who was very quiet in the first half nice play and as we see Johnny bringing the ball up right now you you talked about the long sleeve look and he looks like he's ripped off the sleeves for the second half well you know it's not that cold a night and I I think John felt they were restricting his flow to his shooting hand a blood flow he only had he hardly shot at all in the first half and only had two points now already has equaled his first half total Burns leading all scores with 10 at the half a prayer front rim trying to get creative with that one guess he wanted a foul I guess mleta feeling it coach must have told him hey get involved will you right his first points of the game right there clocker lead is down to three John thought about it and the boys are pushing underneath and uh this referee's calling it uh Travis right not we're watching the ball we're not exactly seeing it is but there's been a lot of rough stuff underneath and he's he's pretty much sick of it and he's calling it been a very physical game so far so interesting to see how the ref handle it that foul went against went against Brian Thompson the big nice bucket pushes the lead to five Metta lost his dribble gets it back ultimately good defense by John Van clef now he's wide open Stenhouse couldn't get that one to go uh-uh not close Metta with a move and a foul on van CLE so a whole new offense for the Raiders in the first half with uh Ben mlet as the point guard right was trying to shake things up a little bit throw some different looks at the clockers see how he handled it defensively alesandro hasn't been back in the game since he lost his temper a little bit right looks like coach wants to send him a little [Applause] message and Shane seals that Bard John from the ark thought about it steps back now ask for help gets it from Van cleff leau wants to drive couldn't tried to thread it into Joey at the ark he sets the shooter is bounced Joe Burns that's a three Ashlin has that seven-point lead back 37 to 30 there's that lucky clock a roll mleta dishes takes a long two back rim gets it back resets a fresh shot clock 30 second shot clock in high school Stenhouse in a good spot you know in the left-hander even better from that side right very very hard for anyone to block that one sten's a very physical player underneath yeah he's Burly you know and uh you know with him in a left-hander and having that kind of position uh very difficult for Shane to defend oh tough to defend definitely probably shouldn't have taken the foul if he could avoided it but In the Heat of the Moment you go for the block right just his second foul on pasono oh and there's a steal by malleta he's all by himself he takes it all the way and fineberg bats it out of bounds nice SWAT coach champagne wants Alex Christensen back in the game and John Van CLE has been asked to return to the bench [Applause] letter and linan in the back court I guess for the Raiders good Baseline move air ball that did not reset the shot clock cuz it didn't hit anything there he is again in his spot this one rolls out I think he had too much of a move that time he shouldn't have just laid it in right right instead of all that leaning and twisting too fancy just put it right up somehow they still end up with it must have went off a clocker allisandro back in the game and makes a sweet move to mark his return ashen's lead is down to two third period action the clockers in the Raiders from ashin high school Bob Thacker and Travis upam today's game being played on January 8th 20133 a traveling call that hesitation move on fineberg no argument for Max no it doesn't do any good but uh I don't really see I didn't really see that as a travel just cuz he wound up doesn't mean his feet were moving right a little hesitation move yeah raid is with a chance to tie or take the lead off the backboard but doesn't get any Rim clock is clear John Aus lost his dribble turns down the three they swing it to fineberg who elevates for the jumper uhuh Shane's really fighting for position underneath and it's tough on Stenhouse mlet again this is a three the Raiders Take the Lead 3837 a and trailing by one I would say it's time to find Ben mleta on defense wouldn't you TR I would agree with that now Sandra goes for the steel nice Jo hit was all set for that shot but hit nothing linahan with a tough pass now he takes a three great form Ned linan timeout clockers the Raiders have built a fourpoint lead 4137 after trailing by seven at halftime wow so what does that mean they've outscored Ashley and D carry the one 18-7 since the halftime tough way to start for the clockers tough third period whole new offense like you said and it's been working for him very well we were we're playing that badly we had a 37-3 lead and the Raiders have scored the last 11 points and the last two have been those big threes right just like you said earlier with when David Morrison came in and gave us that Advantage with with his three balls they changed the game they really do see if coach champagne brings Dave in to answer momentum clearly with Ds right now we see how the boys respond you know you have you know he sat a couple of players and they really came back as better players right you know you Metta had a lot of bench time in the first half a co- Captain he couldn't have lik that but he came out inspired in the second half and right we saw alesandro come back out for a little bit after he lost his temper made two nice play right so good coaching tactic and it looks like it's working out for him and the veteran linan 23 of course after a rough shooting first half uh knew his shots would come and they have started to come here in the second half so the clockers have their work cut out from him they're down four they've regrouped after the timeout John I arusi I think that t-shirt might be underneath there still no I know I think he cut it off just ripped off he's like the Hulk perhaps during a a vivid halftime pep talk or something to inspire the club just to inspire you guys I'm going to rip off the sleeves of my trademark long sleeve t-shirt just like we thought Dave Morrison and maybe to answer those three balls yeah let's see if David has any instructions fineberg that time he might oh what a sweet move by Shane pass to Antonio beautiful move inside that's just what we needed and quick a quick move mleta lost it got bailed out no good mleta fights for the board but it's white ball back quick pressure now we haven't seen that since the first period John down the lane nice move but the release was not good over the basket mlet against Burns oh oh what a beautiful pass and one Brian and moleta to Ben moleta I should say to Brian Thompson what a beautiful play leted him like a receiver beautiful play and we didn't know if Brian Thompson had it in him offensively but yeah just took the one step that was the key to that play right if he hesitated in any way he would have traveled does not convert the three-pointer ktoa skyed for that rebound and kept it alive for a while but Shane settled it down and cleared the boards Morris too deep gets out to the corner they find him John's underneath they kick it out fineberg elevates for his jumper uhuh Shane pass quintonio Shane's there to clean it up 4341 ashh trailing by to the third period is coming to an end there's just 5 seconds left mleta Banks it in and it's good if it goes it doesn't good try and it's 4541 into three a great third period for the Raiders as let's see now I try to figure this out they had 23 points so they had a very very nice 22o quarter Ashlin had 11 and that gives the Raiders a four point lead after they trailed by seven at halftime this one's going right down to the W right I don't know what was said in that locker room but something sh fired him up they came out looking a totally different Squad giving Ashen some problems here well the coach of the Raiders is a guy named Rick Grady and he knows what he's doing and his assistant is a good guy as well KC pots the Ashen coach is Mark champagne I think he's in his third year this Yep this is his third year made the tournament last year with a thrilling uh last second win on their 20th game I think wasn't it uh yeah I believe uh 19th or 20th one of the last games but Tim jwi with a buzzer beater and that gave them the 10 wins they needed to get in the tournament hoping to get in with a little more ease than last year and that was the first time in a long time chis was good just to get back there just to get exactly right Steve linahan is his assistant along with Matt messia The Freshman coach Kevin o Boy The Varsity assistant Steve Lan actually the JV coach8 minutes left clock is down four same lineup Morrison stays in hasn't really had it it's been Shane Pas anonio time another great move and this time he'll get a free throw as well brings the clock is to within two Shane really came into his own at the end of that third period with several spectacular K mes from the low post right he's feeling it now first half we didn't see much action from him but looks like they're finally coming to their senses and giving him the ball he makes the three-point play clockers are within [Applause] one mleta to Stenhouse Up and Under and one Charlie stanhouse with a wish and a prayer and it went down he knew he had been foued it's just a question of throwing something up threw it up and it went in for [Music] him makes a three-point play to answer Pas Antonio's three-point play clock has are still down four after all is said and done ausi had an opening for a second but it gots swallowed up Shane on the high post was fouled at the arc by Stenhouse Stenhouse doesn't like that call it's only his first foul how can that be yeah for a physical player like him you think he'd have several he disagrees see what the clockers do here on the stack it goes to Shane at the ark they swing it to Morrison Into Shane what happened went off Shane's hands yep Shane Pats his chest and says that was all me I thought it was deflected yeah I did too it looked like I was deflected but it was deflected of Shane's own hands moleta dishes over the top blocked by was that burns or Max fineberg is second of the game oh and who made that play linahan he ended up with it jeez two good steals a good great block by ashon and then a great steal down the the other end by Ned Lan of the Raiders who drives the lane blocked by Pas anonio nice play by Shane read that one perfectly Clark is trailing four six and a half to go in this game Shane inside doubled and tripled and they throw it away and was sandel and Keef are getting ready to answer reenter for the Raiders when play resumes but someone has called a timeout I believe it was do Sherin yes so 48 for the Raiders 44 for the clockers we lose the time when they go to the timeout but I think it's around 6 minutes left to play right I believe around 6 6 um 6:30 to go but so what do you tell your team here on this time out I'm not sure it looks like the the clockers want to set up their offense and look like they're ready to go but they keep making these bad passes miscommunications turnovers well if they're going to double Shane and he doesn't have a way uh someone's going to be open you got to find them you got to have outside Shooters in right and uh fineberg can get a shot off Morrison I don't know I guess they're guarding the arc on him now and uh I don't know if he gets it he's got to release it quickly cuz they Clos on on him fast right I think it was a surprise to them when he first came in and started nailing those threes and now they're ready for him but not in right oh he is right in right now I'm sorry same lineup Burns Morrison a rusi Pas anonio and fineberg burns on allisandro 14 on 14 Keith can't find a way Ned linahan goes backwards alesandro finds a shot he forced it pass gonio clears the boards throws the bows back comes Ashley Shane for three uh-uh lenan had the [Applause] board hesitation move by mleta he earned that foul kind of a shame cuz that was going to be a mighty tough shot oh I know it looked like Shane had the read on it and was going to swat that away but foul called they gave it to Burns timeout Ashland 536 to go clock is still in that four-point hole that they were in at the start of this final period let's see who we got over there at this at the trademark equipment scorers table looks like uh we got Mr mosh over there Steven moshkovitz Y what does Steve teach English English teacher here at ashon High School great teacher is he also uh is he also like an ultimate frisbee coach of some sort Ultimate Frisbee Coach and he's been doing this for years he does a great job over there he's accompanied by Andy rund and um Mr cret I believe over there um Mr cret is he a teacher no I think he just does this yeah volunteer work I'm not sure who it's not easy over there you know you got to keep track of the shot clock the game clock the timeouts who's uh the number of the player that committed the foul how many team fouls whose timeout it is right I could remember one of the games it was a girls game against hackington and they lost with there was 7 seconds left a girl got a shot off and one and a lot of the blame was put on the clock yes that's a tradition yes if you lose a tough game you blame the clock keep why did you push that button so I almost forgot about him having these two free [Applause] throws missed the first after that timeout he's got one more ra is 48 clock is 44 five and a half to go in this game Letta settles down and makes the second it's a fivepoint Raider League their biggest of the night fineberg as he likes to do air balls this one Burns blocked underneath by kedus CL let her in no hurry now cler's desperate for a stop right now oh oh oh oh oh oh Joe Burns pushed Ben moleta Ben didn't like it either even though the foul was on Joe Burns and now more conversation looks like they're getting into it a little bit Yeah Raiders will inbound Keith I don't think he's shot yet tonight no he hasn't he's a hustler though mleta against fineberg goes by him the beautiful dish toas for the basket beautiful [Applause] play mleta to contus clockers are down seven now they've got to get a basket here to get some momentum and it went to the right guy who got fouled motivated Joe Burns To The Hoop picks up the foul on uh let's see they're going to give that one to tupen janon is third nobody with more than three right CH nope not that I have Joey very calmly sinks the point to bring the clock is to within six Keef is out linan is backed in BR Tom number 12 is back in two free throws for Joe Burns perfect from the line tonight what's he got uh's seven for seven or I'm sorry six for six what's he got about 17 points 16 points 15 points right now the Fall Away just tickled the twins a great effort but it's asham ball clock is a down five fineberg will bring it up himself he sees a wide open to the oop he took it but he missed the shot but got fouled nice aggressive move from The Freshman right there I don't think Max could believe that lane he had there was nobody too good to be true but sealed off at the end and he he's at the line for two yeah no question he got bumped C makes the first three straight free throws from Ashen have brought them back to within four Keef is back in tupen janon is out and is that yeah that's that Charlie Stenhouse 3 25 he's back in two free throws four in a row for the clock as they've cut the Raider lead to three ashen's trailing by three points fourth period action M letter at the ark they get pasquantonio on him and that kind of let Charlie Stenhouse have a little more room underneath didn't it right set up the and one right there as he drew the foul great game from Charlie Stenhouse tonight what was that do you understand that were they trying to give uh mlet a hard time a harder time by putting Pas Antonio out there or did just happen a three-point play clockers now Trail six under four to play John ausi who started strong in the second half has not taken a shot in a long long time Shane at the arc fineberg all the way and one great Play From The Freshman right there real aggressive tonight Max uh likes the jumper but he'll go to the hoop right he's a fighter and this kid is going to be a stud in the future I think yeah he's a he's got a good build misses that free throw oh it was sitting there looking for someone but the Raiders picked it up Ashen has cut the lead to four clock is trailing by four oh and mleta throws it away good defense by Joe [Applause] Burns now the clockers have a chance to cut into this four-point lead David Morrison he's been quiet here in the second half had three threes in the first half pass Antonio ausi they swing it to Morrison didn't feel comfortable Weinberg bang wow Max fineberg Max always feels comfortable shooting confident you know when you have that elevation on your jumper you can get the shot off against most Defenders good and that's what Max has that's what Timmy JWT had last year right very rare in a freshman he did not call that they're counting it anyway they should take it off I think didn't call it shouldn't get the points Andreas kedus launches one it Banks it home from the arc John decided to drive and he's going to go to the line I'd like to see a little more of that right he's hesitant to drive and he's hesitant to shoot the three he he's a smart passer though he's a smart passer and he hustles and that's what that's what they like about he plays virtually every minute right quarterbacking this club calmly sinks the first sub Keith is out been janon steps back in just 233 to play John iusi trying to make this a two-point game yes he does Clark is Trail two no backcourt pressure mleta walks it up over the 10sec line he's got uh fineberg on him now clar is mixing up their defense it's a man-to-man defense it's Charlie Stenhouse did he walk he did Charlie put that one on his hip for a minute a second I should say and uh that resulted in the stroll see if the clockers can tie it up here they're down two [Music] [Applause] nice pass by Morrison chain pass quintonio ties it up time out what a play by Shane pantonio nice move Morrison got it into him and Shane didn't hesitate you know he didn't wait to be doubled tripled or whatever or to have them St slapping and hacking right he's got a quick move a quicker move than I saw the last couple of years and smoother right and I think that's a sign of you know being a senior now he knows this is this is his team now the more you play the better you [Applause] are the clocker fans joining in in the traditional I believe chant and they've become patriotic this season with an American flag we did bring those last year the props right now uh and there's a Cowboy head in the crowd as well got mixed group I like it 5757 is the score when we come out of this timeout it's going to be Raiders ball under their own basket Al look St fineberg for a second looked like he might apply a little backcourt pressure but he backs away now across the timeline comes moleta linahan Stenhouse in his spot fronted by Pas Antonio Morrison with the defensive play the boys fight it's a jump ball mlet and Morrison and burns it's a jump which way is it pointing it stays Raider ball mleta involved in another confrontation before at the end of that play that was an important position you didn't want to give it up Stenhouse that wasn't his spot and he couldn't get that one to go clockers with a chance to take the lead minute and a half to go game tied [Applause] [Music] Jesus Morris open for a split second wouldn't launch it I'm seeing a little hesitation Morrison open takes it oh it's the rim won't go the rebound bounces around the Raiders have it they'll have a chance to take the lead coming up to one minute left in the [Applause] game mleta guarded by fine Stenhouse from his side of the Court hits the short jumper to give the Raiders the [Applause] lead clock has finally created a shot for Mars and he's open now didn't want to take it fineberg answers ashy takes the lead it's a three-pointer 36 seconds left ashon leading by one M letter against fineberg mleta goes airball ahead to Burns off the pasquantonio rebound lit a hand against Burns count it no looked like a charge what's the call it's a charge against Joe Burns offensive blockers you know linahan had the position it looked like charge all the way to me but I could not see an official's call I didn't see the hand go to the back of the head like you usually do both teams in the penalty situation raid is actually in the double bonus situation but this will be an Ashland one and one I believe when play resumes I mean uh Raider a Raider 101 and the Raiders take a timeout 22 and a half seconds left in the game Ashley 60 The Raid is 59 can't write a better script than this for the boy the clock has had a chance there Lan uh took a great position on Joe Burns oh he did that was he had a lot of time to take that position and he set up right took a Char Joe went right into him taking charges is not something everyone can do but no and it's not and it's it's so thankless cuz you know 80% of the time it's not called right and you've got to really have that position it's not one eyelash you've got to take that position can't be moving at all got to be in position but tough tough break for the clockers there that could have given them a little space they still lead in the game by one point but when play resumes is it going to be a one-on-one sure believe I believe one in one could be wrong we just have to wait and see I guess I didn't see anyone going to the line still talking over the scorers table there to clarify some things so [Applause] no they just take it out okay is that a rule on the offensive foul must be huh I guess so so we'll see what the Raiders do here 22.5 seconds now labov has entered the game after a long spell on the bench for his defensive ability fineberg on mleta they thread It to Charlie Stenhouse how did he get that open he lays it in Raiders lead by one 8 seconds left ayusi 5 Seconds four three Morrison front rim we got a call we got a call I think they're giving him a timeout for a timeout from the I think they gave ausi a timeout and they're going to get three three o what are you do now this is that delicate area where some say you can't get a shot off point you know that and without the benefit of the instant replay uh right the best bet might be a little lob up to Shane and try to tap it in I don't know if you have any other choice do you yeah let's see they'll be inbounding right under the Raa basket so they're as close as you can be it's going to have to be a touch I don't know there's not time to to shoot is that what you're saying right he's got to right when it's got to skim off his hand a shot usually at least five seconds you need at least a half a second to grab the ball catch and shoot but we've seen some crazy things here in thisum I don't know if I I dreamt this or what but I I actually had in my mind that there was sort of an informal rule if it was3 or less no shots could count regardless of when really you know what I mean I don't know I I know that that sounds logical to me but I I don't know that I've heard that so we'll see what's happen because the pressure here was going to be on uh msh right right to start that clock fineberg is going to inbound undoubtedly to Pas Antonio who they've sealed from the hope it's good if it goes it doesn't go everything worked perfectly and changed shot did not fall in wow he got through two men got his hands on the ball above them both put it up right to the hoop and it just took a bad bounce and this one is over and the Raiders have Come Away with a 61-60 win over Ashland in a thrilling finish tonight at hashin high school wow crazy finish to that game boys shake hands with each other and the officials in a very very hardfought game that got physical at times referees uh started calling a lot of fouls under the basket and that kept it under control I'd have to say although no one was in foul trouble oh right interesting very physical game but no one was in foul trouble Raiders get their first tvl win of the year they go to three and five the clockers fall to 3 and six a tough tough heartbreaking loss for Ashlin tonight at Ashlin High School the postgame show is coming up in 10 seconds stay with us you're watching Ashen High School Varsity Sports you're watching waca TV back out here at ashon high school a thrilling thrilling game tonight with a sad ending the clock has fall to the DS Raiders the final score uh DOA Sheran 61 and Ashley and 60 a tremendous game tonight the clockers jumped out to a 30- 23 halftime lead uh it was a sluggish start to the game but the clockers look to be in control uh the Raiders look to have some issues some Personnel issues some players uh losing their composure uh linahan their Captain was shut down their other Captain uh uh Ben mleta hardly played in the first half I didn't know what the story was and Ashlin had a seven-point lead and that was only thanks to a basket the Raiders made at the very end uh before halftime but the second half was a complete change and this has happened to Ashley in several times this year the Raiders came out had a huge third period took the lead and um that left the it down to a four-point lead going into the fourth period and it was a furious fourth period and uh the clock has came all the way back and took a one-point lead on a three-pointer to lead 60 to 50 n going into the final seconds and uh a rugged kid um for the Raiders named uh Charlie Stenhouse and I still don't understand that play he was the most alone of any player that was the most open shot of the entire game maybe the only open shot of the entire game and Stenhouse went down the lane and laid it in and uh that turned out to be the game winner the clockers had one last chance and it was a great last chance they ran that play perfectly perfectly they had they only had three left and uh well you know it was a good final 8 seconds uh they got David Morrison uh a shot he didn't make it but uh John iusi a headyy heady player got a timeout with three left and they tossed it into Shane and it just rolled out just in and out Heartbreaker and you got the stats for the night right I got the top scorers Okay so for do Sheran Raiders Ben malleta had six points Brian Thompson the big man adding four Steve allesandro had eight Nick tupen janon with six points Ned linahan with five Charlie Stenhouse having a big night 15 points from him uh Andreas kapitus with 10 and for the clockers Joe Burns with 15 a game high Shane Pas Antonio 13 Max fineberg adding 14 John iusi had seven Evan leov adding two David Morrison still with those three threes all in the first half nine points and John vanle adding another one point from the free throw line you know uh Ben mleta made a big difference in the second half uh for the Raiders and uh and I liked Brian Thompson the number 12 I liked him the whole game he didn't play that much but I thought he was effective when he was out there and gave uh pas Antonio uh something to think about right under those boards and uh linan played a good floor game you might say though he didn't score tonight and Charlie Stan also had 15 points including the gamewinner didn't start either half no right yeah the Raiders have some players oh they do they do they have some good pieces we'll see if they can yeah yeah put them together right for ashy Joey brd's played a very smart game he's now able to to actually get the ball in the low post and create opportunities and score points or at least get to the free throw line and get points that way and Shane Pas anonio in the first half they didn't go to him the second half they did and boy what a difference that made he made nice plays and uh he has really smoothed out his game from what I saw last year uh great great moves and uh he was tough defensively all night and uh of course he's big on the boards but uh he showed some great offensive mov oh he did and that last second shot like we talked about just just missed I also get to see Max fineberg for the first time this season this my first boys game and and Max can really get that jump shot off right what an offensive player he is yeah he made some big plays tonight and uh and I thought John ayusi played a nice game all around game he I think he needs to look for his shot a little more we'll see if he does as the season goes on but everyone can't be a scorer right everyone still plays aggressively but we'll see we'll see what David Morrison just couldn't get open for that three in the fourth period he finally had a chance Under Pressure rushed at the very end of the game and got off a good shot but front rimmed it and John vanle had some good moments as well as did Alex Christensen and Evan laau so a tough one tonight but a great game is a great game here every Tuesday and Friday boys or girls take your pick uh right here at the ashin High Gym basketball is Tuesdays and Fridays hockey is Wednesdays and Saturdays for the boys the girls play uh the girls schedule is not online you'll have to call the ad's office to get that girls hockey out in malbro also a very very good take the Ashland High School swim team swims at ke Tech you can find their schedule online as well so a great night here all the only thing left is the Travis upam player of the game and that's going to go to Joey burns with a great effort tonight gritty player and uh yeah like we talked about we we know he can shoot the ball we know he has a great stroke but to see him take the ball inside and be aggressive inside another weapon that we can have and don't forget he usually has to guide the toughest player on the other team to defensively because he's a good defensive player so that's a lot of responsibility plus he plays almost every minute right he handles it all very well great game by uh Joe Burns that's going to do it uh so our thanks to Brennan Marlo Dan Baker Conor dunan and tonight's game directed by Matt Jenna and produced by Paul Bowden I'm Bob Thacker this is Travis upam thanks for watching we'll see you next time he [Music]

all right welcome clocker fans it's uh January 19th we're back here for the second half of the home and home against Hopkinson uh Co with me now is coach Mark champagne the boys coach uh coach here we got a two- game win streak going we're starting the second half of the Season exciting win against Medfield the other night how's it going uh much better I think uh the boys should have more confidence the first time we've really won back-to-back games like that uh the league being as competitive as it is I think the team that comes into a game with confidence certainly has an edge hopton's 8-2 so they're probably feeling real good about themselves as well but I think this is a good opportunity for us to get back to 500 play a very good team and continue on a good path to uh becoming a better basketball team which I think we are doing now well hopefully uh Hopkins will be taking you for granted tonight it's a big arch rivalry here but uh they coach well on the other side so it's unlikely there'll be a s [Music] well Steve the crowd is definitely fired up for this game tonight what do we got for uh lineups here well we have no we've got uh a uh a our clocker boys uh right now at 5- six overall uh four and five in the tvl uh we've got against a uh I think a tough hackington opponent here at uh 8-2 overall 8-1 in the tvl so big game for the uh for the clockers certainly uh coming after a big win in Medfield 55 to to 47 so uh let's see if they can uh uh keep the intensity we start off the second half of the Season here so it's a big game for asan we'll see what the clock is can do Shane tipping it off against George thle couple big men and the steel right away and iusi brings the ball up always a big tilt here against Hopkinson so it should be an exciting [Applause] game Shane gets the ball goes right to the rim no call Hopkinson running it right [Applause] back oh we got a take away there mberg couldn't do anything with it underneath Joe Burns ripped it away from him ayusi setting up the offense the Burns in the corner cross cour to ayusi takes the three oh off the rim Shane almost got that rebound knocked out of his hands and that's picked Off With a Little Help from Joe Burns we got a very quick paced uh activity here back and forth no score burns out to leov takes a shot bang and we got a three Ash land up 3-0 clock a strike first Hank Ruden got up top for Hopkinson running the place trying to get the ball down low to their big man George thisle Shane all over him needs to throw it back out a nice collapse there in the [Applause] middle thisle from the foul line he he gets his two above be that press you a new set of refs here St but I think we had a loose ball there mark so we'll give him the benefit of the doubt long range shot doesn't go Shane tips it grabs it oh that was Joe burn looks like we've got ashin ball BRS grabbed the rebound gets knocked out ashon keeps a possession and we're right to the full courtt pressure here Steve yes we are and they break that very quickly big man Shane triple team Burns top of the key finds iusi in the corner nice ball movement here mark back to Joe who takes a three-pointer and buries it all right ashin 6-2 530 left in the first quarter here thisle takes a long range thought that doesn't go Ashland rebound so with 5 minutes left we got 6-2 Ashland score and CLE with a nice rebound nice to see the big man shooting outside definitely going to help pass van CLE gets it throws it up toss to the floor no foul Ashland recipient of the rebounds and iusi is going to go to the rim oh we got a blocking foul on the floor so no shot Ball's taken out underneath well they're letting him play here a little bit tonight huh so far it's Friday night at the fights here Steve kidding me Rolland Munch with his first foul oh you got a sub coming in for hopkington burns finds van Clee up top gets it back nice pass by Le into van CLE who gets the ball to Shane but that's doesn't go burns with the steel knocks it out of bounds and hopkington ball on their side of the Court looks like four roughly 440 left in the first quarter tipped out by Ashland pass Antonio reaches over mulberg tips it out this kid mberg is a frost for Hopkinson yeah Steve he's only a junior too seems to me he's been around for like five or six years now but well they've got some uh they've got some good height they've got uh some 65 6'4 we got a three-point above with the rebound tries to throw it long now iusi but it gets picked off Evans got to pull that down and slow down the play hington basket gets that rebound and gets to himself above a cross courau to iusi looks like he's going to go all the way and I think he's going to get called for the [Applause] offensive offensive [Applause] foul well and Munch will bring it up all of a [Applause] sudden I like this nice another nice rebound by Van C I like this defense they're playing they're collapsing inside they're boxing out not giving him easy shots above buries another three other thing here on the offense Hopkinton showing no respect to John iusi and just putting two guys fulltime on Shane Pas Antonio long range shot oh a three for hopkington by Andrew McMillan goes we've got the full core press again mark Burns tries to dribble through gives it to ausi Burns gets it back over to labove Shane on around three-point land and there's ausi alone again across to joov set up the three puts it up and go so both Burns and Le both with two three pointers ashon leads 127 with 257 left in the first quarter another long range Bomb by Hopkinson that doesn't go but M rebound good Block ashin B van CLE knocks down that outlet pass and II's got the ball again John Van CLE immense underneath as a little man against big thistle 65 iusi goes to the rim and he's going to get fouled by thisle we're going to the line for Two Shots here Mark I think we've got a fired up uh boys team here I'm sure coach champagne had a long talk with him before the game game about how important this game was for him he misses the first one so we've got a 127 score with 237 left on the clock bu and Van Clee get a rest and uh we got Max fineberg and looks like David marrison in let's see how that impacts the defense good start for the clockers so far off we have a ball off of an Ashland foot yeah Joe Santa was a green foot but but ref didn't agree I from my from my viewpoint thisle gets the inbound pass turns around makes the easy 10-footer big man likes to shoot outside for hopon Joe looking for help marson's able to control that ball with the double on him Joe bring it up Max fineberg across to guess who all alone John iusi back to feberg long range doesn't go I like the ball movement though Mark good call against off of a that one went off the orange sneaka green and orange sneaker and that'll be ashlin's ball marrison to the rim oh no help off that Rim little hot off the glass the boys got back well though yeah they definitely has some back on D Shane straight up stops that shot gets the rebound nice effort by Pas anonio Max fineberg will bring it up now I know hopkinson's playing this Zone but you watch they leave ausi wide open and a double and down on Shane full time no question there Max tries to go to the rim loses control back out to Burns back out to ayusi wide open he shoots and gets knocked down in the corner no call a ref right in front of [Applause] him longwing shot knocked out by Morrison nice move by thistle to go Baseline get the rebound and toss it back up kid can play Steve yes he can so we got a 131 Mark with about 40 seconds left II nice move on Thistle and it goes for two in the foul John ausi feeling his oats I think you know they're they're giving him the opportunities I think he's upset he's not getting any respect so John's going to go to the line and try and convert the three-point play here so one shot with 35 left on the clock and that goes well done they oh we got a little pressure going on by the clockers huh nice Max just misses that steel mber down low yeah good ball movement there on the hillers and they they pick up a foul Alex Christensen playing some aggressive defense that's all right [Music] yeah so how's the scoring look are we fairly balanced here for the clockers and burns both with two threp pointers iusi with three and thistle running the show for Coach kean's hillas with six points so Mur gets makes [Applause] that nice a nice drive John ausi Again Last Shot coming up here for Hopkinson 4 seconds left long range bomb doesn't go and that's going to be the buzzer well played 1812 clockers well done and I think you're right Mr ausi here is uh is pumped coach champagne as the boys firing all cylinders right out of the locker room not their normal get up call so and I think our zebras are letting him play tonight what we got three Hopkinson team fouls and two for Ashland two for Ashland so uh the boys came came out firing tonight against a tough tough hopkington team uh but again uh you know this is a big game for the for the clockers four and five in the tvl right now so we might want to uh make note of uh of the purple project while we're in between Quarters here coming up at halftime we're going to have some events with uh uh three-point shots and half course shots and uh we we can elaborate a little bit more about what purple project or project is the boys had their purple project line uh warm-ups on tonight a lot of the fans get the purple on we're missing the uh ashlon pep band tonight don't know where they are maybe they have a uh concert somewhere I have to uh I have to uh tell you mark this is a uh enjoyable it's a pleasure I appreciate you asking me this is so much more enjoyable than a selectman's meeting and uh so thank you that gets knocked out of bounds yes folks for those of you that recognize that voice sitting next to me is chair of the selectman Steve Mitchell and you'll hear Steve commenting on some of these calls tonight because Steve's a former High School ref himself not sure what happened there Steve well it was tipped out we've got uh might had a clock reset I like this young freshman here fineberg kids got some ball handling skills gets the ball back loves to shoot yes he does got a nice leap there nice rebound by Morrison though back out to Johnny [Applause] ausi Shane's only got three guys on him back to marrison leov looks to shoot buries it good ball movement composed Evan feeling looking comfortable shooting tonight he's got eight already you got to like this defense Mark they're up on their toes and on the Hillis look at this they're all over them yeah no easy passes for the hillers tonight so far Shane draped on mberg got seven get inside oh nice pass but M can't finish tosses that over the rim good break for Ashland there Davey marrison tosses up the three that'll come off the front of the rim mberg pushing it up himself off the rebound oh look at that excellent hustle to get back good call by The Ref excellent hustle to get back on that defense I think if we were to replay that call though I think we'd see it went off of an asland foot but we're not going to point that out Mark you are the referee professional not me refereeing is all about positioning look at that ausi look to go inside back to Evan La who's four for four and 11 points and we have a time out by Hoppington coach Keane thinking that's that Timmy jart kid burying all those shots I have a confession to make the last time I was in this gym was last year's High School graduation when when Tim JW graduated okay he's moved on to Wentworth he's uh paying his du as a freshman getting a few seconds every here game or so but him yeah enjoying it is he the team yeah he enjoyed it yeah and how about the uh the books is how's that going good he's doing well his mother's very proud of him he had a good first semester excellent that's good to hear but uh coach Keane pulling a timeout after leub makes his four straight shot his 11th point ashon with a 2312 lead here a nice uh nice run uh the ball movement their their defense has been uh has been terrific I don't have any wood to knock on here Steve but I will say it's the best of the boys have looked all season and they they have they've struggled to come out fast in most of their games and they are clearly in Full Tilt here so Johnny rusi getting a break Hopkinson will try and change things up see if they can get some offense going going go back down to the big man got a scrum underneath of the ball jump ball and a GRE green possession out now when I was refereeing dick Bliss was the uh the boys coach if you remember dick I was going to say you have a stra uh subtle resemblance to Dick petta NBA referee that's a steal after made [Applause] basket Ashlin oh look at anyway Ashlin comes up with the ball I'm not quite sure what happened there mark but uh I saw a green body flying AC cross the paint but I'm sure it was on his own accord things getting a little sloppy here for both teams oh good quick timeout there yeah coach champagne not happy with the with the movement there last three sets so he'll settle the boys down yeah dick Bliss was the coach in hopkington uh when I was uh wearing the stripes and uh he was a uh at that time there were number of volatile head coaches in the league uh and I I count Smoky maazi as one of them dick Bliss as another there was quite a few and it was a uh pre I think MIAA sportsmanship Focus uh at that point but uh that might have been before political correctness was invented Steve it does go does go back a little ways you're right but uh you know I can I can tell you just my observation tonight about uh uh the way uh Sportsman ship is conducted today it's uh it's well done and uh it seems to be such a big Focus I'm looking up at the tri valley League sportsmanship award that uh Ashlin has won so we're happy to see the fans well behaved yet sharing on their teams vigorously so it looks like we've got five and a half minutes left in the second Ashland ball Hopkinson definitely trying to pick up the defensive pressure coach Keane specialty mberg draped all over Shane he's yet to get the ball underneath Max drives to the hoop knocked out of bounds we're going to have a referee conference and that's going to result in an Nation ball we love those types of conferences I confused as to what they can converse there it was there were only green players around the ball uh coach Keane appears to be confused about this call also Steve but nonetheless David Marson will take it out of bounds for the clockers 5'11 left ashon 23 Hopkinson 15 Shane a rear touch of the ball here as he's getting a lot of attention tonight there's John iusi all by himself having a sandwich he's going to put it up and bury it fre eventually coach Keane's going to have to adjust to that Steve and that opens up another element for the team long range Bomb by Roland Munch and he'll get I think that's called Tit for Tat mcho get three on that one [Applause] [Music] Max likes to shoot he does a head fake but gives it back to Burns yeah he had a second thought there he's all alone now he's going to look at The Rim gets it knocked away fires it across the Morrison in the corner six seconds up and a turnover thisle takes it away from Shane another low to his ankles pass is it going to work there Popkins sets up for the three doesn't get it marrison pulls down the rebound and gets banked in the back of the head the back of the head by Thistle and he'll get his second foul see those are the kinds of fouls that don't make sense calling and the reason is there's no advantage that was lost there he had the rebound what he did what the referee did was stop a potential fast break I don't agree with those types of calls that Inlet pass intercepted by Hopkinson and now we're going to get a reach in foul that look look like on H Joe Burns number 14 Joe's first foul as Hopkins and tried to get the ball down low thisle sitting on the bench now after picking up his second foul Shane unable to pull down that rebound Hopkinson swings the ball around mberg underneath he's a big load he's going to be tough to start but Shane does stop him and picks up the rebound great great rebounds oh offensive call offensive foul the young Max fineberg saw a wrinkle in the offense and went to the glass but he mowed someone down he's going to pick up the offensive coach a little concerned about Max's patience there giving him a little advice from the sideline still only eight total fouls here in in this game with three minutes left they're letting them play Steve these are two good teams it's good to see him play that crosscourt pass quickly defended against iy looking good tonight moving his feet there the whole defense is moving it's it's terrific [Applause] uh great great defense on that set Luke muscone and Hopkinson but thisle looks like he tossed that away yeah we got three minutes left in the uh in the half a him with a eight-point lead 2618 Max fineberg will bring the ball up might be a little more cautious this time he gets it back got to wonder what happened there Steve so Hopkinson player tries to draw the offensive burns with the long range shot doesn't go fber gets it [Applause] backi out hustling right now feberg again in and out shanane had that rebound but it's ripped out of his hands by Hank Ruden good defense there gets it back he'll take the three that doesn't go Shane to ayusi in the rebounds ausi pushes it up to fineberg fineberg try to set up the offense Joe waiting for people to get set up now mberg all over him that ball laid into Shane Shane turns around with the pup can't get it to go good pass inside though Shane so far held scoreless tonight but I say he's doing a great job on mberg underneath shuts him down again little fancy dribble by fineberg out to ausi in the corner Burns looking to get the ball though reach in foul Shane and he gets fouled instead still not a shooting foul so we've got uh asham ball under on the sideline I believe Ruden picks up his first hopkinson's 15 foul br will inbound it 136 left on the clock Morrison fires up the three doesn't go tipped out by Shane thr thrown away by Hopkinson coach Keane sits down after that he is on fire over there Steve I I suspect there's going to be some uh strong language in the H in the hopkington locker room halftime good to see The Hop the ashin boys are definitely out playing there across down Rivals the hill is [Applause] tonight and he dribbled out of bounds B's not going to like that call he's getting mugged over there in front of the Hopkinson bench Hopkinson will bring it up minute 11 left ashon 26 Hopkinson 18 both teams have uh cooled down the shooting last minute or [Applause] so and Ashlin settled into their Zone yep no shot what do we get here that's something champagne doesn't like we had a push uh I think off the ball that's the first foul on David Maron we got a new shot clock champagne confused how that can get called and other things [Applause] can't Hopkinson Larry to shoot here throwing the ball around but but they're not getting any shot off that doesn't go marrison reaches over to get the rebound away from two got 30 seconds and here we go we got a fast break Max drives pulls it up to shoot doesn't make it that ball tipped up and out Ashland ball underneath with 22 seconds BRS pulls down the rebound but it got knocked out by the Hopkinson player shot clock is off 22 left see if it looks like coach champagne is really working the sidelines there In and Out friends can't convert that boys got to turn around stop this last shot for Hopkinson long range doesn't go we got the time that a rebound 5 seconds left Max looking to go to the rim here puts it up doesn't go van CLE gets the rebound but he can't get it to drop great effort this first half terrific half so at the end of two quarters here it's 26 ashin 26 Hopkinson 18 and as coach champagne asked for some clarifications from the refs we're going to go to halftime and you'll get to see some of the purpple project activities and uh we'll be right back you're watching waca TV all right welcome back clock of fans w waca TV we're here live at Ashlin High School my name is Mark JW I'm here with my special co-host tonight and col commentator Steve Mitchell thank you Mark it's pleasure to be here always good got an exciting game going on uh it looks like uh the clockers uh came fired up this this uh this evening certainly did clock is lead 2618 here yeah you know and if we can get a few a few decent calls from the refs tonight I think we'll be uh we'd be in good shape right don't say that when he's so close to the table we're doing fine we were just he was just criticizing the the uh all right Ashton's going to take it out down by the table here Evan labov leading the score for the clockers with 11 points John ausi left alone all first half yep what do he John had nine points he's got nine points that's correct so we'll see if coach Keane makes some adjustments [Applause] here they'll spent a lot of time focusing on oh we had a double dribble turn over on Ashland Hillis has spent a lot of time focusing on Shane Pas anonio tonight and have kept them off the board but that's not put the hillers in the game yet no but I think ashlin's exploited that Prett pretty [Applause] well this will back in gets the ball throws it up misses the first one but gets it back and tosses down the second one this will really hopkinson's only threat tonight but he's already got three fouls so let's see if uh the boys can exploit that oh we got a turnover it looks like uh the hillers came out with that full court press all right Hopkinson slows things down and sets it up Han Ruden trying to get some offense going and we're going to get a call here from uh what happened not quite sure what that call was but it goes over I think we might have got a 5-sec call there he didn't Advance the ball that's not going to make Keane happy definitely immediate double teaming on the got a lot of trapping so that means there's a man open correct there a couple man open that's right knocked out of bounds by Hopkinson Hank Ruden takes a dive into the Hopkinson bench well certainly seems like coach Keane uh read the riot act at has the halftime hillers have definitely picked up the defensive intensity John iusi gets free puts it up off the glass for two another two points 2820 Ashland [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we've got a foul a pushing [Applause] foul the hopkington ball on the side some nice sportsmanship there with iusi helping the Hiller player up I think he squeezed his hand when he pull him up so he can't shoot Ste that's a first on John Van CLE first on Ashland another long range Bomb by hopkington misses it all but mberg is there to clean up the mess and he gets [Applause] two nice pass by Shane to labub making it to the two points for the clock above five for five 13 points tonight 3022 clockers [Applause] Hinson working around back out to thistle at the foul line he misses long rebounds Shane unable to haul that in with all the traffic he's got but tips it over to ayusi and he'll push the ball up for Ashland ashon definitely not being intimidated by Hopkinson size and Norther press they're handled it very well thus far ausi wide open again he'll go to the glass this won't go he doesn't get any help from The Ref and the green will push it up the floor Ruden tosses it back for a long range bomb again no good Burns pulls down the rebound Outlets to ausi and El out the offense over again oh John B CLE turns around and shoots nobody touching him Mark you got to like the way they're moving the ball up the court quickly and getting an open shot [Applause] Hopkinson seeing no openings this zone is really uh they're doing a terrific job knocked Away by Shane picked up by thistle knocked Away by Burns four seconds on the clock hin last that's a that's a shot clock violation see that's a second sh clot violation Haring tonight great defense by Ashlin so far you realize there's a 10-point Ashlin in lead right now 3222 that's right coach Keane arms cross and he pulls the boys back to the seats to have a little talking to all right so let's give the fans an update here it's 3222 Ashen leads quick start again for this third quarter Ashen 64 uh Advantage so far but definitely the momentum got the momentum and and we've got uh you know I wouldn't describe it as balance scoring but they're finding the Open men and those Open men tonight are number four labov EV labov and number 35 hausi both have 11 points if my Cal is correct 13 and 11 13 and 11 yeah and I was when I was over at the table at halftime Steve I heard coach ooy say they had to get uh van CLE to get some points and take some shots he's been open where he's got the ball and this time as you saw soon as he got he turned around and fired very to again you got to like their uh the way they've handled the [Applause] press all right so Hopkinson with some full court pressure here Burns will take it out to Van CLE get it back over to iusi he's going to push it up the floor back to Burns over to nice well done max fineberg van CLE goes right to the glass he's definitely taking Coach O boy's advice now all right so opinon will set it up four minutes left in the third and that was John Van CLE with the stuff Alex christon with the steal got we got's going to push it up and he'll start it over he sees van nice look nice pass just a little too too tough think he faked Alex had him wide open he did the look away and Alex looked away too good thought though nice pass definitely yeah that kid's got some future here Steve you know you got to like what we're we're watching tonight Mark still a 10-point lead 3222 and it looks like an Ashland foul all right Steve so there you go thisle gets the ball in the paint turns to go to the rim two Ashen plays right on him quickly that's a foul iing be happy with good aggressive defense you know let's let's uh easy we'll give the we'll give the refs a little credit here tonight they're letting letting him play this one makes the first one our big big man is in again Mas Antonio got a little blow there Alex chrisin giving him a rest this will takes a second shot that doesn't go and Shane rips that down in front of Luke mkini as will start up the offense again Max with a fake on the shot to Burns Burns looking for a foul there doesn't get it gets back on D though which pivot foot is he using this Ste block nice block no travel there but he uh he got himself stuck in a corner mark I don't know I think set a new rule he had two pivot feet fineberg long range buries it think he only got credit for two though that that was two-point shot his first points of the [Applause] evening you got to like the substitutions here that uh that coach champan is making oh thle through the lane nobody to pick him up he gets two more full court pressure up ball thrown away goes back to Ash uh to Hoppington all right Joe talking to Max tell him to relax no rush we got 226 left in the third 34-25 ashin with the lead Shane pulls that down loses it fineberg ends up with the rebound tries to throw it ahead to ayusi tipped out by Hopkinson that was a good call by The Ref saw the Hopkins to ball go off the Hopkinson player not back court no no it's inbound pass Hopkinson fans looking for that call Burns goes to the rim foul [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and number 14 on the line for Two Shots Mark with have Kyle clars first foul for the green Joe Burns at the line you realize that was the first hopkington foul of the of the quarter does that seem possible uh no comments burn makes the first one under two minutes in the third period Steve I'll give the the rest credit cuz they're not calling it either way two team fouls ashon one for Hopkins and this has been a very aggressive third quarter they're letting them play so far working out the Ashland's Advantage Clara Zone tonight working well no easy shots for Hopkinson and fineberg he sees open Mar he's going to put it up for doesn't get any help from the rim Morrison nice toses it back in but nice eff nice effort and they steal it back get the steal Shane does the turn around back to ausi to Marson underneath puts it up gets buried gets absolutely buried there Steve upk gets him back up the floor with a ref right in front of him mark mberg underneath he's got two Ashen players on him all right Steve why is that not a jump ball that was either a jump ball or it was nothing but it was called the Hopkinson foul on mber think the tables trying to figure out what happened there cuz they didn't they didn't mark it [Music] [Applause] [Music] yet even with the defensive pressure Ashlin able to move the ball around oh fineberg after his own rebound we have a collision and we're going to get no call there just the fact that went off of Max's uh hands I suppose that's incidental contact well it was it was aggressive but uh you know certainly no harm no foul it look like on that one so we're letting playin that's definitely the role there I'm still confused as the last the last play there hasn't been any any indication right of of whether that was a fou not so we might have to go to the table after the game and get the read on that cuz it didn't go up on the scoreboard 36 seconds left that ball swatted Away by Pas anonio and Ashlin another long range pass by fineberg coach champagne letting the boys know they better take one last shot fineberg into Shane he gets the ball back here's the up fake 10 seconds left here Burns withth it swings it over to Max M they're looking for under 10 eight Max got to have to shoot shoot Morrison he's not going to get that off in time shot clock violation 3.5 on the [Applause] clock X fineberg lost track of the uh 30 second clock there Steve and ason doesn't get a shot off thisle tosses up a long range bomb and we're going to end this crazy third quarter with the Ashen 36 hon 25 so we've we've increased our lead at the end of the third quarter here Mark yeah so good job good job by the clockers so yeah a little uh somewhat interesting uh some of the calls that were made and uh well Steve I don't want to correct you CU you are the chair of the selectman here but I when you say calls that were made I'm looking up at the scoreboard two team files on Ash and one on Pinson so I got to say there weren't a lot of calls made okay well there weren't a lot of we know that but there there there was something that was that was done by the refs that we we still haven't figured out yet yeah I don't know what happened we'll have to go to the the tape we'll go to the studio and check the tape on I have to edit that into the play I guess so but uh I think we're time I look over you guys smil pants tight you're having a great game you're having a great game that's the thing we're enjoying this and it looks like you are as well we're just trying to figure out what happened down on that end of the yeah used to be if you SW your elbow when you had the ball technal F no more technical now they call it violation just a violation it's not a foul oh all right great thank you for clearing that up all right Steve all right so I learned uh as I say it's been years since I've refed but uh that's a a relatively new uh a new change in the in the rule book so you can elbow somebody underneath after a rebound and get away with it without a follow that's a pretty good deal yeah well when I was reing any swinging on the elbows was a technical so now it's referee's discretion basically it's kind of like interference in pro [Applause] football Ash land ball thrown away by hopkington coach Keane doing his best to remain calm but not happy with the sloppy ball Movement by his boys tonight Le back in over to Johnny iusi yet covered tonight and marron's going to have an easy toss from the corner for three doesn't go gets his own rebound leov sees iusi again makes a move to the basket he's swallowed up underneath and enough hustle to get the ball back so we got a change of uh the shot clock back to 30 seconds change of possession Joe Burns looking for some help iusi is looking for laub throws it across caught to Morrison Marson makes a move to the glass sent to Shane back to Joe pulls it back to shoot and buries a two Joe Burns a a terrific ball movement that was a very patient that was a Paul pass pullback a turnover another turnover we've got a we've got an imploding uh hillers team right now coach Keane calls a timeout 6:30 left on the clock 6:32 [Applause] well I have to say uh the ball's going clock away tonight and it's and I I will have to also say that it's because of some great Hustle by the boys they're they're hustled they're they're they're focused motivated and uh you know their their their uh halfcourt zone defense is terrific they have not let down no it looks like we're balancing the score book seems to get get more balanced here as we we move towards uh the end of this game' got some other contributions this this half definitely burns with four more points Feinberg and Van CLE have added to the total so we've got a 13-point Ashland lead right now in the fourth quarter with about I think I I recall 6:30 left on the clock 6:30 2 13-point lead still no fouls call this quarter either and it's Ashton's [Applause] ball ashon doing a nice job breaking up the traps [Music] tonight marrison going to go to the rim after that with a nice behind the p and he gets foul pushed to the ground so we'll let that go [Applause] long range shot in and out no no breaks for Hopkinson tonight and all right so he's finally going to call that foul called that foul that might have been the third one for a second there I thought he was going to call a jump ball but uh he called it on the floor not a shot so it's hopkington possession here so that's David Marson second thistle and we had a foul on the [Applause] shot which I didn't see that's going to be an Alex Alex chrus in his second Adam Schmidt will go to the line it looks like coach Keane is ready [Music] [Applause] to he's got four Subs ready to come in coach Keane may be teaching some of his stat as lesson here and he's got a sub coming in for the shooter definitely not [Applause] happy Schmidt makes both as foul shots if I'm not mistaken those are the first two points for Hopkin in this uh this quarter that is correct Steve so back to a 13-point lead the clockers breaking the Press oh [Applause] turnover [Music] oh on the floor that's against Shane so we got a little disparity going on here with the with the calls at this point in time we got the clockers with five fouls and the hillers with one if I'm not mistaken Mark a Ashland time out at this point settle him down a bit I think so and I think that gave uh coach champagne a chance to point at the scoreboard for the ref right as well as that's right so it's obvious that there's a little uh inequity going on here to say the least we're suddenly five team files for Ashlin one for Hopkinson so we'll see if this evens out over the next five minutes wish it turns tends to do Steve which it tends to do I see uh uh referees do have a sense of that I think uh what do we have for public service announcements here Steve well what do we have let's see uh we are here at waca TV don't forget to visit us on the web at w AC atv.com you can send us a message by following the submit the message link on the homepage Hopkinson up the top of the key out to the corner for a long range shot we got a three a three by hopkington Andrew McMillan his second three of the game he had one in the first quarter and uh the subs look like they're going to try and pick it up here for the green Joe Burns breaks the Press marrison takes it back to the corner gets pushed out of bound yep Shane rolls to the rim doesn't go and a shooting foul so we're on the line looks like we're going to have the fourth foul on Mr thistle oh maybe not Hopkinson might have got a break there I'm not sure how well looks like uh Patrick does Mr Pas Antonio have any points tonight he has one basket early one basket so he's got a foul shot uh oh actually I think that's his first point you're right his first points of the game and he makes both of those so we're back up to a 12-point lead Ashland Ashland applies a little pressure on the defense a little more incidental contact there no Call and Max fineberg will bring it up after the rebound by ashin brins has to stretch to pull that in saves it mberg comes out and mugs Morrison he gets it back over to Burns Burns throws it down to Shane three guys on him Burns gets it back toss it up the three oh that was Dave Morrison from the corner for [Applause] three so even with the triple teams Hopkinson unable to stop this offense Shan gets a rebound against the two Hopkins and big men Max feinberg's going to put on a little dribbling show far us and lose the ball out of bounds ball uh despite the pushing and the shoving coach champagne yelling at ausi for not going to get that ball we're under five minutes here 430 left on the in the quarter in the game Ni drop down to mberg nice pass inside he gets two for that effort nice play I don't think Hopkinson will forget the play they're not going to give up on this game so no I think there's plenty of time wide open look for fineberg tosses up a three can't get it doesn't follow the shot coach champagne big frown on his face after that long range Bomb by Hopkinson rims out Shane with a nice rebound gets it up to Burns they bring it up and John iusi will take over the offense here nice hustle nice hustle Ashan retains possession so there you go Morrison takes the shark gets his own rebound and gets it out to Burns nice Hustle by David Morrison and we've got coming up to three minutes left in the game ayusi nice pass by Burns can't make the play got a little body on him I've can it'll bring it up the floor thistle looks to take the long range Shar gives it up two points on that Andro McMillan and we have a timeout by looks like coach champ yep and we still have a we've got an 11-point lead with a little bit over three minutes left in the game a lot of time left so what do you think Mark you think we uh coach Keane has a shooter in McMillan's got two threes in row now and uh these guys are hurling up the long range bombs so with only 11-point lead Ash's going to have to be a little more aggressive getting out to the the three-point line for those shots cuz that's a Hopkinson specialty raining down those threes y sure the coach uh champagne is reminding the boys of that and we'll see a little little tighter pick up in the defensive intensity when they come out with three minutes left I think uh we need to let it hang out so all right with this little break in the timeout Let's uh let everybody know who tonight's crew here is at waca TV we've got Dan Baker Brenda Maro Adam Halprin Paul Bodwin producing tonight and our director big will mccla big will is in the house yeah and speaking of waa uh hope or trust the residents are aware of their new facilities coming online very shortly over on Butterworth drive going to be very exciting I was at the selman's meeting Wednesday night to see the presentation by uh Mr Ulus from the board of directors for the waca cable TV and explain some pretty exciting upcoming developments with the new station I think uh it's going to be a very exciting facility and uh we'll have to get you in on a cooking show with Steve stepen Steve hey little New Orleans shrimp fineberg with the long range three rims out but he gets fouled out so we've got uh on the line for three shots here Mark Max looking a little exasperated little frustrated shots aren't going down let's see if he can uh gather himself here and make these foul shots I think this could put a little icing here we're under three minutes well done two for two we're up to a 13-point lead with 254 left on the clock third one rims out clock is back on defense McMillan tosses it out and that look A a step there oh he almost blew the whistle Shane up over the top of mberg for the rebound knocks it down iusi picks it up well Shane's been quite on the offensive end he's definitely been controlling those defensive bullets marrison goes to the rim he get hit all right um not uh Marson with the steel a little unclear that uh that exchange there that contact that uh was ignored hey Russy coach champagne asking the boys to slow it down and set up Shane takes it goes to the rim right to the hoop huh that's his uh fourth point I think of the night that's correct y crowd looking for Shane to throw that one down he makes it easy layup instead so we're under two minutes we've got a 12-point lead here for the clockers hunch comes back with two for Hopkinson Shane another chance here turns around little drop he gets two more on a nice Inlet pass Maya rusi can we light up the cigars yet what do you think the long range Bomb by McMillan doesn't go another scrum on the paint we've got M and burns and we got a jump ball that's a little uh carryover from the football season it looks there looks like there Steve now we've got the subs coming in it looks like coach Keane may have uh I think coach Keane has decided to take the big boys out and let this game run out no reason to have any no so we got a minute 22 with a 14-point clocker lead that's uh so let's light up the cigars Mark I think it's that time we're uh you know if Fred were here he'd be uh he'd be puffing away Red's puffing up away before the game [Laughter] starts I remember reading the story in Bird's book about when he was uh you know recruited out of college he's getting ready to sign with the the Celtics and he went on a road trip with red and he said it was cold out and red was puffing away in the car and the cigar he had to keep the windows up and bird said he was choking to death cuz the car was full of smoke uh it's is so fascinating that era of NBA and the you know the early years when when uh red hour back you know essentially created the NBA and uh uh you know he never lived in Boston know he he lived he had a room in Boston he lived in a hotel but never lived in Boston lived in Washington DC all right Clara fans aon's going to take the ball out here with a minute 22 they got a commanding 5137 lead [Applause] Hopkinson with some full court pressure into to Shane back to Burns Burns two people on him back to Shane Shane looks for the long PASS gives it back to Burns over to fineberg and they'll set up the offense and try and run off some time off the clock I think the uh the clockers have done a great job breaking that press tonight great ball handling tonight very poised all around great effort [Applause] fineberg picks up a loose ball back to Burns Burns is going to shoot gets fouled no call Wall goes out of bounds okay that was a should have been I think a a blocked shot out of bounds off of hopkington but Joey bur just misses that steel but I guess it's easy to a game when we're sitting on our rear end here we not hopping and popping like they are going to end up with a big win here for for Ashlin tonight clock tosses in a meaningless three at the end 30 seconds left fineberg bumped off the play stays with ashin so this will make the boys uh six- six overall five- five in the tvl drop hopkington to 8 and three and 8-2 so kudos to the uh to the coaching staff and to the boys great start of the second half of the season for the clocker Steve and looks like iusi is going to try and dribble out the clock here 17 seconds left now he's going to the rim it tosses it in in front of the big man thistle Johnny iusi all around great game tonight Hopkinson pulls it back Shane up for the rebound pulls it down and we this this game going be it it's in the books W terrific game by the clockers all right clocker fans a very exciting clocker win tonight the boys celebrating now getting ready for the lineup we'll be back in just a minute to wrap it up you're watching waca TV all right welcome back clocker fans thanks ginger for introducing us Mark JWT Steve Mitchell here just watched the Ashlen boys beat the hopkington hillers 53 to 40 a very exciting game tonight terrific game I think right from from the the first minute the boys came out and they were they were on fire they were motivated it's a terrific game I have to say best boys effort All Season like you said right out of the locker room defensive intensity beating you know able to beat the Hopkinson press which they put a lot of pressure on tonight their best game of the season clearly terrific and I think what what uh happened tonight uh obviously our big guy was double team there a lot of pressure on him and and and the rest of the team stepped up and looked for that open man so it's terrific John rusi having a picnic in the far Corner uncovered all night yes you know when they double down there's somebody open right John was getting the advantage there well let's look at the scoring uh their big man their Center thistle had 11 for Hopkinson for Ashlin Evan Leu L all scores with 15 John iusi with 13 Joe Burns 10 Shane pas IO six points shame with those six points in the fourth quarter two and three guys on them all night obviously that defensive strategy didn't work well for Coach Keane tonight he was he was huge tonight there's no question I mean he was the center of their their defense uh it opened up everything for Ashland uh despite the the the lack of scoring he was huge in so many other ways great I so scoring rolls wrap up the rest of scor with Morrison he had five Max fineberg with four points struggle tonight but move the ball exciting young player we'll be seeing a lot of him going forward so uh we appreciate you coming on board tonight glad to have you sit at the table we're happy to have some company and uh that was uh it was a lot of fun uh it was uh it was a pleasure as I said you know several times tonight much more satisfying than a selectman's meeting well we R numerate You by allowing you to pick the player of the game ah this is a tough one tonight because we've got a high scorer Evan labov with 15 points but I'm going to have to give it to John ausi I mean I thought he really stepped up to the plate uh certainly he had 13 points tonight but I think even more important he helped break their press tonight with his ball handling so uh congratulations to John ayusi on a terrific game all right thank you Steve Steve Mitchell Mark JT waca TV we'll see you again soon be safe out there thank [Music] you that's [Music]

[Music] hello again everybody from Ashland high school it's Ashland High School varsity sports on waca TV tonight the Ashland Public Schools in the tri valley League present boys varsity basketball with the ashon high school club ERS hosting a Medfield High School big blue Bob thaer Bob Martell and Dan Baker bringing you tonight's game being played on January 15th 2013 all righty Bo as we're uh we're past the halfway point of the season for these teams right tonight happened it happened awful fast Bob but the clock is the big blue comes in seven and two so I guess this is their last uh they must be the second first round game and Ashley four and six have also played a couple of non-league games so haven't quite been through the league completely yet get an idea who's good and who's not as good yes here we you'll pause for the national anthem [Music] the in [Music] [Applause] you know Norton has got a league loss according to one of the Midfield coaches so tight tight race then so Norton uh Medfield has got two League losses they lost their first two games of the season to Hoppington and Norton yeah and I've reeled off seven straights I understand Bob they're nice program they've always been a nice program talk to Eric Scott former uh Ashley and current Midfield ad and he said uh they have about exactly 200 kids more in their High School than Ashland does uh some of that is numbers but they've had good programs for a long time in Medfield especially basketball basketball always been strong and Herb Grace uh uh has continued the tradition they've been good for a while uh good fundamental basketball usually not flashy but very steady very deep ashan's got a tall Hill to climb tonight in their home gym it would be a big win for ash B we give him a lot of confidence going into the second half of their schedule John I rusi takes it right to the hope Shane with a tip John's 35 van CLE is 32 Shane Pas Antonio 33 who else is out there looks like Evan laau number four and Joe Burns 14 Burns playing a 131 and underneath a good defense they're going to start with a Zone see what midfields got uh in terms of perimeter offense so it's Evan and John ausi in the back court John found the lane the first time can't find it now what kind of defense is that Bob oh they're playing they're playing a a pack in zone it's kind of an amorphous me they're playing a match up zone right now Joey had to get it off the 30C shot clock was going oh boy van CLE really created a move good step around but from behind he might have had some contact there but no call filling each other out early on players to watch 14 Andrew Shay 34 Remy fola fola great name for the big blue actually the Big Baby Blue clockers in White John again John to the H but can't finish he gets his own re get though and he's a batler he is a batler yeah well said that's just the way you describe him CLE can't do anything thing Evan thought about a three Joe into Shane doubled they kick it out labau first points of the game first points of the game and a nice little Jay full court pressure broken easily and a dish and a contact and a very nice shot by Zimmerman one of the co- captains of the Warriors through the contact no call but made the basket which is what you're supposed to number five is the other captain and his name is Matt pemboke a very gentlemanly early uh Antonio doing some shoving he does not like the defense by P underneath John nice look nice finish John laau yep nice pass 4 two Ash and leading by two again the fullcourtpr this time it gives the Warriors a little trouble and they get it across the 10c line a three-point attempt wouldn't go Le bow wants to run yes three back for Medfield so he wisely pulls that one up Joey dishes to Aus he's already taken three shots which is a lot in the early going for him van cleff gets that pass off the head and then airballs it that's off John Aus yeah you can see the early strategy uh John Pendergast is going to be shadowing Shane p anonio on defense he's just going to harass him keep him from getting the ball and make the other Walkers play offense so far it's worked right yeah they haven't got the ball shot no shots one tip attempt and that's it 42 Ashen with the early lead looks like penbroke is your point guard and pendas is your offg guard again no looks like Zimmerman's decided he's going to be the shooter tonight so far Ashan ball no fouls and F yet and John got knocked to the floor first period action the clockers in the Big Blue from Ashland high school it's exam week Bob well that's why they're focused on his studies they're thinking right now about calculus well it's a half days is what is all I can remember thinking about on exam what did you do with your half days Bob study or well it depends sometimes just wanted to go back to bed if you had actually studied the night before get some extra sleep but it was a chance to go out to lunch as I recall lunch maybe uh maybe a movie now there now I think there's a lot of video games which helps with the hand eye coordination I'm sure in math skills I'm pre video game yeah we're more I'm pretty almost yeah I'm pre almost everything nice pass Shane in the spot up and oh it wouldn't fall oh kept in very nicely again this time Zim can't get it to go yeah he's had some nice chances had five shots already only made one yeah he's just been open I guess and I have a feeling looking at his form he's probably a scorer he's not among the two leading scorers but uh obviously as a captain he's a player Shane from the foul line no Joey Burns has a away blocked nice rebound but in among the Big Trees Shay alone running down the court a little trouble with it clock is playing good careful defense and a nice little turnaround by Andrew Shay wow that's one of those that is a sweet shot if you can let down a little bit that 6 foot oneand push shot though if you can make that Bob you're going to score yeah Evan for three uh-uh Shane's got it Joey along too no the Warriors fight each other for it Zimmerman comes down with it 44 with 252 left in the first period uh this is a real chess match not a lot of good shooting so far a bomb air ball air ball did he on me Jake carer number one stuck in the game on me and that's really a foul on 24 you can't just collapse on someone I know it was intentional but that's still a foul yeah it is's the first whistle of the game but with 231 left in the first period and kind of a Ticky tack there you know when uh when you fall on top of a player even if it's unintentional well still contact and it's still yeah you're not I know he wasn't pushed by anyone he just fell on top of him oh sneak away Zim in again yeah Shane has to has to foul two quick fouls first one on uh notu getting on me too I didn't see him come in Dave Mar and now Shane picks up his first and Zimmerman just keeps shooting he's taken at least six shots from the field and now he's at the line John Zimmerman the senior very nice form it's good we don't keep track of shooting percent he just hasn't gone for well for anybody so far Medfield Shane doubled underneath into the pressure nice rebound Bobby Shay stuffed him and then but Shane stuck with it well he's uh he's you might say forcing his offense no he he's got to take his offense and when he gets the ball on the Block box like that he has to go to the basket yeah almost never will he be unguarded yeah if being guarded is not forcing not an option for him if he's alone he'll probably miss the shot cuz he's not used to it he's got moves now though that create uh almost l under there he's so long makes you know when you make a good move you get it's almost an uncontested layup yeah he can create some separation he can run six is the score they break it Shay wild oh boy how did he get in there rebound put back by O'Reilly wow how did he get in there good position he came out of Noah 86 clock has Trail two as we talked about good fundamental basketball he made that play by getting good position early David for three that's his shot not this time Zimmerman a head to Pembroke he hustles it up but nowhere to go kager a shooter apparently Pembroke swish it's a three suddenly Ash's down five and this is what they do to you nothing spectacular just uh you know different players contributing and if they make their shots they're solid ball team joha rusi answers there a three nice Sean Five Points first period 11 to n clock is Trail by two Le to see hustle rewarded there John ausi is playing very high this period oh Shay Andrew sh a beautiful play who who made that pass was that from Zimmer you that pass I think it was Zimmerman and that that's what made the play little uh give and go uh roll off the screen heading right to the cool yeah let him perfectly yep 139 ashle Charley by four and the time called by coach Mark champag of the clockers yeah Mark didn't like what he saw there in defensive effort um sometimes Bobby when you get into a pattern of of playing a certain zone or a certain defense you have to change it up just to get the players to to pay attention to what their uh what their duties are and that maybe what he's doing he may come out of this timeout with a different uh a different defense clock of cheerleaders here tonight Bobb lending a little bit of uh support for the team with the exam week it's kind of a late crowd a lot of parents a few kids and the parents aren't nearly as vocal as the kids so good to have the cheerleaders here let's see we got um two four six eight nine cheer leaders yeah and they don't really lead cheers yeah they but they offer their support for support and they do some acrobatic moves clar's inbound bottled up out of bounds 12 left on the shot clock yeah as having trouble getting a a focus on offense once they once their Midfield has shut down Shane pretty much by uh denying him 50 seconds they have to figure out what their options are there's there's alone he waits for the contact but misses the shot yeah and never really got the Conta either didn't make the contact and get the bottom of the hoop rusy steals it brings it up himself watching behind him for carer takes it into the lane David didn't get that one crisp enough to shoot his three he's open now for the three now he's underneath now he goes to the arc but ayusi takes it in and sort of a wild shot yeah got himself caught in the air 10 seconds not much you can do once you're up in the air you can't change even know it six seconds and no nice move but he walked he took a little step ashing with 4 seconds they hopefully we'll have a good last shot Midfield going to throw a press at him and slow him up I guess that was Remy frola it's the first time I've seen him go to the hoop yeah another travel one second left yeah David Marson dragged his foot there had nowh to go with the ball and 1.1 left left Medfield he getss it away it's good if it goes but it doesn't the end of the first period is Medfield 13 and Ashley and nine no scoring in that final minute after the timeout by coach champagne talk about a feeling out period uh not much in the way of offense from either team but Midfield made a couple more shots uh John Zimmerman with four in that period and Andrew Shay with four uh like we said nothing spectacular B just steady Workman like but uh a 139 lead for Medfield at the end of the first period ashan's got to find a way to get uh uh pasc Antonio involved in the offense well uh it doesn't seem right that John I rusi's taken the most shots in the first period and uh John Hal is the leading scorer for the clarus with five of their nine points they got to get somebody else who's willing to to make a shot yeah well the defense that Midfield is playing they they're focused on chain Pas Antonio so he's always doubled if you do use him in the offense you can use him as the post pivot man uh to make passes which is for me a lot of PS to say in in the same sentence Pas anonio post pivot and passes but if they get him the ball Bob he can dish it to one of the other players if they're making a a move to the basket or or to get open because he'll have two on them that'll leave somebody open every time Clark has at another shooter the lineup Max feberg is in the game uh 21 yeah Max's a good energy guy and uh a good offensive player Morrison stays in as well David primarily a three-point shooter asan still in the zone no that's a second shot for goes John another rebound he's uh he's got a nose for the ball fineberg that's uh the quick release Shan over the back if he can see it he'll he'll shoot it Shane is second pass or second foul she you know I thought he just out leapt them yeah he he might have got him with the chest I must have yeah I didn't I didn't see it till the end you know for a goer again this is a new boy in the game 13 he's Robert O'Reilly I guess he's been in he's going to shoot this one beautiful look nice all alone at the ark and he he didn't miss it 169 Ash on trailing by seven just very uh very workmanlike open look made the shot they're not making a spectacular percentage but enough second period action the clockers and the Medfield big blue from Ashlin High School David's open takes it and makes it his first three of the night there he goes 1612 Ashen trilling by four it's such a weapon isn't it boob that three it's a Matthew kill in the game and he's wearing number 10 for the big blue Riley to kahill fragola yes that's his move but he turns it down gets it back there he takes it he's bottled up but the dipity he do as an air ball pretty move but David Morrison had held his ground right over the rim good defense there fineberg wants the drive fouled along the way now that's a good aggressive move to the hoop that will not be a shooting foul they gave it to uh who they give it to kill did they colot I could see no they gave it to kill you're right yeah inbounding for Ashland is Joey Burns iusi nowhere to go for John keeps his dribble alive Joe could have been called fineberg wants to go couldn't good defense but that left who is that nice nice Inlet pass it's 23 that time uh Alex christensen's in the game and he makes a basket on a nice play well he's a second option underneath and that's what's going to be open when they doubling chain somebody's going to be open underneath that they stage uh somebody on the other side block he's going to be open you got a jump ball called 1614 yeah they go to the floor jump ball possession arrow Ashland clock has Trail two 549 left B and that's the first time we've seen that second option inside Alex Christensen uh Shane out of the game now yeah a little blow the bomb uh-uh nice step in St by fineberg wants to drive well defended but he picked up the foul yeah drew the contact again that's twice he's done that and that's what you need a good aggressive push to the basket the secret to defense is if you're going to defend that play defend it out as soon as you can yeah because then you don't get the free throws yeah in in at least in high school basketball you don't Ste you get fouled near the foul line there's no way you're going to the line on any type of continuation Max has a quick step in uh big step so that got him free that time Dre the contact and makes both that helps draws the clock is even again Bob tie game 25 to go until halftime the goal is stolen by fineberg goes up to the right hand doesn't have the left hand B yeah he shifted hands through the contact well that was a layup yeah that was a layup if you didn't have to cross over that's the third foul that Max has drawn since he's been in there he's mad very effective they wanted to make that hoop nice free throw Ash takes the lead Max trying to make it a two-point bulge he does 1816 clock he's come in the game Ashan has played very well offensively what happened what happened did he walk you must have you must have dragged the foot cuz it wasn't a Time violation I watching the pass I never dreamed yet even had time to P that back foot unguarded yeah Alex finds fineberg he rolls to the hoop stops dishes Christensen strong to the hoop doesn't really get the [Applause] rim fragola in his spot back rims it David Morrison nice rebound getting his hands dirty underneath Midfield gets back well though they they defend very well they don't let the other team break true isn't it yeah no freebies Alex out High Shane out of the game block is essentially in a five guard offense here Joe Burns blocked David open for the moment it's another three another three and that's a big three as David moris who giv as on a five-point lead timeout Medfield his second three and uh that second chance was huge for them 2116 Ashley and now as they put a little distance between themselves and the the big blue uh once fineberg went into the game uh once Alex Christenson went into the game and once David Morrison went into the game uh Shane the star on the bench as he was getting roundly beaten I mean physically under the basketball and two fouls and two fouls uh they played better uh I think Medfield wasn't prepared for this it's Five Guys right I mean everyone was the so-called Center or big big man Alex Christian was playing out yeah he was more like five five point forwards the uh that David Morrison got extended minutes he's played yeah he's played about about eight straight minutes here he hasn't come out came in in the first period and hasn't sat since and he's been rebounding passing well and two giant threes yeah he's a nice nice shooter too um he and Max have uh have changed the complexion of the game I think mfield uh you got a re reload here how how do you defend those guys as opposed to uh teeing up the game so that he can keep the ball out of Shane's hands they did a good job of that but they didn't know what to do when they got hold of Ashley's smaller quicker and better shooting team this unit's done a nice job fineberg only a freshman nothing wrong with that play but Zimmerman can't get it to go and then they foul they just leaned on him well you you can't underestimate the importance of those second shots Bob you just can't give the other team second shots looks like a distinct height Advantage for the baby blue for goo's tall what's he listed at He's listed at 63 and Andrew sha 64 yeah you nothing spectacular in terms of height but you know good height real good [Applause] height the lead is three points for ash on 218 fineberg the hesitation dribble goes between his legs twice finds an opening couldn't get it to go nice jump shot if we didn't have the uh jump stop if we didn't have the second bounce there would had a put back too for goal a foul no call maybe you ran into the invisible force field barom that's right P Brook hasn't really had those many shots though he made one beautiful one I think blocked underneath a jump ball wow you know I think that's a pretty good call he made that uh that step around and didn't have anywhere to go kind of jumped up man got that or Alex Christenson I think it was Christensen high pass for goola gives it up quickly gets it back finds an opening still won't shoot just at the buzz of fola gets in yeah and get hit on the arm no that was zimman h on the arm excuse me yeah John Van CLE nobody boxing out that ball just almost hit the floor it's position it's not leaping Bob yeah you know yeah I've tried to stress that to my players well we can stress it they got to do it 218 Ash leading by three I still think the most beautiful play in basketball if you're a player and you know the game a little bit is uh when you've done such a good job boxing out that the ball can actually Hit the Floor yes and you can pick it up and the other players sealed off yeah 2119 as Le by two a quick traveling on fineberg I guess oh Max I don't know if he stepped on the sideline or P the ball but he he was in a continuous motion he called a travel off unusual call on a rush up the floor yeah so Medfield with a chance to tie or take the lead looks like momentum is switched back after that timeout to Medfield frola pen bro could have picked up a foul on iusi should have thrown that leaned in and threw it up underneath heavy traffic Alex Christensen with the block yeah nice nice block from behind and CLE with the ball R's been quiet here in the second period takes it into the lane squeezes it up it doesn't hit yeah they just they swallowed the whistle tonight there's some contact there too that's okay as long as it's both ways penro can't find an open he hasn't been able to find one all night 22 is John Pendergast fragola has this shot he's been reluctant to take quick release tie game 21 all 222 to go until halftime fineberg doubled in the corner dribbles out of it Medfield player goes down untouched no call Ashan has to keep their pattern maintain the composure get a good shot Max behind the back back between the legs Morrison hits him with the pass and Max couldn't get it to go Max got a nice nice what a beautiful play give but he had his head down you got to jump up not horizontal just rolled off the rim yeah under two minutes now left pen Brook's going to take one back rim it fineberg could have been called over the top and maybe will yeah late call but that's what it was that's what it was finally time to had blown you you almost think it was on someone else 16 fouls on ashy tie game 21 all so Midfield gets free throws on all fouls by Ashley from here on in John vanle Good Work Out jumped by the taller Andrew Shay who puts it home good uh he will that one he got the rebound on will and made the basket on will so Ash's five-point lead is gone they now Trail by two John ausi Coast to Coast plus one the answer he may not be the tallest player on the court but he thinks he is and he'll take it into the Land of the Giants he found a nice seam that time yeah he really did good job and he finished clock has retake the lead 24-23 Jo complet a conventional three-point play nice P broke Pender gas ni step in EV leau returns and makes a play right Away Great quickness and good hustle and defense great anticipation David's open at the arc too long this time Evans saves it ausi has it shot clock does not reset so 15 seconds B no reset because it did not hit the rim was a nice pass now under 10 seconds oh beautiful dish and that one off the top of the backboard ordinar two seconds got to shoot they don't get it off they tried to weave it in all that and uh no reset the ball hit the top of the backboard not the rim so the 30 seconds they had two opportunities and and airball and top of the back wood no no real shots 5c difference itial shot and game clock now we're under 20 seconds left in the first half are they playing actually looks like they are playing for the last shot seven on the shot clock Shay they got it to the right kid but he didn't get it good rebound by Zimmerman airballs it 3 seconds left ayusi lets it go it's good if it goes good try doesn't fall that was actually a reasonable shot halim at Ashlin High School Ashland 24 Medfield 23 the great second half and all the halftime stats coming up in 10 seconds stay with us you're watching Ashland High School Varsity Sports on ashin television you're watching waca TV Ashland uh clinging to a a a one-point lead as we start the second half Bob uh a surprising second period where they outscored Medfield 15 to1 with Shane Pas Antonio on the bench for virtually the whole period had two fouls yeah they changed their offensive approach and the the Personnel on the floor and it worked out for him Shane backing in now with two fouls but uh this is their more conventional offense let's see how this goes but right now 24-23 Ashley back to Bob Thacker in the action John iusi the leading scorer in the first half with eight points Point guard's driving didn't shoot Too Much from the outside mostly drives points yep five in the first period three in the second on a three-point play kick ball um yeah join nice nice rebounding effort too and good defense he played a good all-around game in every minute of the first half if I if I'm not mistaken I think you're right Bob I don't think he came out at all doesn't come out here he goes again Up and Under and in there's John thinking he's uh he's 63 and 10 points for John I scores yeah Dave Morrison had six in the first half fineberg four CH pass Antonio two German led the uh big blue with seven most most of them early yeah took all their shots in the first half of the first only one basket he has five free throws he did get to the line and that shows good aggressiveness his shots were good they just did not go number 21 he is pendas number five couldn't get anything going towards the basket inside or outside yeah didn't have a great uh offensive first half maybe that's not his game yeah loose ball and Shane reaches down and grabs it with those big Ms Evan laau same as starting five again yeah van clef Let It Go and it does get the shooters roll his first points and uh they're big ones 28 23 ashon leading by five it's all about making your shots pendas can't find a lane he's just reluctant Zimmerman not reluctant that one rolls off on him Johnny iusi with a little tweak there on the right side of his ankle going to walk it off Joe Burns very unusual to be held scoreless in the first half uh Joe a great second half player we'll see what happens John pendic cast first points for Medfield in the second uh half as he rolls that one in pendas 22 and Pembroke number five clang is Right Shane good box out GNA let Max finward bring this one up now and cleff stays in Burns goes out three fouls jump ball not a bad idea if Max can get the ball to uh John John's a good passer and he's got nice Inlet pass there nice bounce pass to Shane but a held ball in possession arrow midfields way Matt penro is open couldn't get it to go nice rebound Inside by fragola but he can't get it to Dr second shot opportunity for Medfield but contested oh nice pass to Van CLE couldn't finish ayusi on the spot Evan labau there's a nice basket by Evan 3024 Ash leading by [Music] six Matt penro coming off a that was a good hustle play to get the Leo of the ball that time this frola is long and a leaper yeah kind of split the defense there drew the foul but he gets it on the Baseline Bob and he then he starts that those two three moves to try to get near the hoop and uh he's not really looking to Dish yeah he's uh that's his spot right there play yeah he's kind of one dimensional that way takes a three doesn't fall John iusi lost it out of bounds ah Johnny fingertips [Music] [Applause] craiger's in number one Jake played a little bit in the first half not a lot oh nice pass Andrew Shay from Remy fragola 3026 ashon leading by four good defense Now by Medfield shot clock at 15 Shane in the spot in and out rebound fineberg hit from behind no call but BL lot of body on that play but uh possession arrow I can't believe it hit his arm there yeah he got he got contact these guys uh early on in both halves have not blown the whistle very much oh oh oh John loses it yeah took his eye off the ball just the momentary he's looking to make that quick pass but a momentary lapse of concentration you know the rule Bob catch it before you throw it pmr's open turns it down gives it to zman swishes it John Zimmerman from Matt pemro 3028 Ashland roers with a two-point lead third period action from Ashland High School on January 15th 2013 clock is in white Medfield Baby Blue Warriors in baby blue did that go off anybody I guess not no John nice penetration move here he anticipated John Van CLE making a step to the hoop but uh he didn't John didn't right and uh the ball seals out of bounds turnover Midfield has a chance to tie it up with four minutes and 10 seconds left in the third period got it into the shade but he lost it fineberg picked it up fineberg without looking at the basket misses the you know good push but you got to finish by going into the contact Remy fragola the Dipsy do that he loves to do it'sit nothing lot of contact no call Joe Burns got leveled these guys must have an early dinner dat tonight Bob they're not blowing the whistle at all so far it's been two fouls called both on Ashland oh he finds a way Shane paser Tonio with a nice move Shane willed that one in that was a nice interior move 3228 Ash leading by four penbroke open Shay on the high post they take it away again nice step in ay rusi's got fineberg no more he does it the spin move in and out oh he broke himself free there did everything but put the ball down he deserved a basket there craer got it by fineberg now fineberg backs off fora from the other side has a foul from the back who's it on must be Zimmerman yep from uh from the backside came over the top so John Z picks up his first foul very uh gentlemanly game there there's been much real contact I think we had 10 fouls in the first half right six and four something like that yeah not a ton fber finds a two open guys and they weave it in Joey Burns for three switch there's Joey 3528 ashon leading by seven that's been their biggest lead he's a master of the moment another steal as they try to get it into sh Midfield gets it back last three times they've tried to go into in Shay the clock has have taken it away the bomb air ball still alive now they call him out of bounds good uh good team defense there extended defense out timeout uh I'm guessing Midfield 225 left Bob in the third period Ashley and up seven now 3528 uh as they've just taken care of business this period that was herb Grace's timeout the Medfield coach U and and look at this distribution Joey burns with a three Pas Antonio with a basket a rusi with a basket Evan leov with a basket and John vanle with a basket who do you guide I mean that's uh nobody's lighting it up but they're all lighting it up that's it's a nice period so that's five different players different players and for uh Midfield Shay's got a basket and Zimmerman's got a basket but that's it so it's 11 to4 this period and asand has extended their lead uh to seven marrison hasn't taken a shot this half right I don't think so no and uh fouls don't look like at this point they're going to be an issue these referees are reluctant to blow the whistle and and despite that it hasn't been a real physical game you don't see a lot of uh I don't see a lot of that ch pumping and stuff which should be the strategy if they're not going to blow the whistle uh yeah create a little contact on defense whatever they're doing to Andrew Shay is working he's talking to himself yeah he is changed that a nice job he's not getting that pass where he can do anything with it it's gone before it ever reaches them that is a foul and he didn't call that Max keeps control but Max wants to go there another foul but uh very very tough defense by Matt kahill number 10 now kahill's got it jump pass beautiful finish by Andrew Shay from Matt kahill 3530 Ashen leading by five Max loses his dribble rusi resets 20 yeah they get plenty of time Shane on a high post Joey wants to create something I'm screen by The Ref ausi has it shot clocked at seven Shane Wheels blocked by Shane nice defense he stayed at home and kahill with another pass for Jola swi mat kahill has been a spark pluck bar yeah he has he's got assist on the last two baskets and he's watching Max shinberg very very closely Joey takes it inside and gets bumped along the way that won't be any shots of course even though he was in the lane they give O'Reilly that one yeah second they go back court to Shane shot clock playing the guide position inbound 3532 as leading by three Max at the top of the key a Midfield and a man defense now so uh David's open takes it can't get it to go Zimmerman clears 58 seconds left in the third period ashon leading by three fola no that Joe Burns fola takes it away but they call a foul of fola didn't look like yeah that was uh that was the armf her grace not happy with that one but asion gets the inbound third team foul on Medfield 48 seconds left Morrison loses his dribble David's not not uh he's not the point guard he's a good shooter he's got it back at the arc not enough room they Wheels it into John ad dishes it it wasn't open Max will take a three back rimit they fight for the boards who's got it it stays alive Morrison puts it up might have been deflected David again 20 seconds left shot clock is off 15 seconds clock is not waiting for the last shot fineberg front rims this one and it goes to the floor that could be what was he push oh he t a foul on that one oh it looked like he just slipped down yeah I didn't see any bump out of bounds for Medfield 9.6 well that's uh that's a third one on Shane Clara should have held for that last shot yeah Bob in my opinion well they get that open look and uh we've talked about it a million times Bob that the clock management at the end of periods is uh one of the things that it's difficult for the high school players when they see it open they can't help themselves that's that's uh and you almost never hear a coach yell out last shot that should have been a foul at the buz max got away with that a lot of things going on there Medfield doesn't even get a shot left in in there 9.6 seconds and at the end of it all Ashley who led by a uh a point at halftime Bob win that period 11 to n they actually had a seven-point lead at one point but now lead 3532 uh a nice solid period for Ash off defensively but the momentum kind of swung the other way he got a little chippy down the uh down the end there but the officials um inconsistent in there in their officiating they're either not calling it or they're calling Ticky Tacs and I you know I haven't got a a feel for how their rhythm is well sometimes you know you call what you didn't what you think you didn't see yeah a kid goes to the floor yeah must have been pushed the apparent F yeah or uh Joey Burns gets that rebound over there and starts to dribble said loses the ball fola must have hit him his arm yeah and then they don't call Grace of course right in front of the play who sees everything um had a complaint on that and I don't blame him yeah and didn't call the the obvious fall with the clock running out yeah Max Max Max just mugged that that guy I mean to be generous I suppose we could say time ran out but here we go fourth period Ashley clinging to a three-point Le Jo Burns to inbound fineberg takes it Max's shot has not been going no he gave a lot of energy coming in on that second period but uh third period a little more difficult for him he's young he'll come and go but what a cool customer he is yeah he's uh he's got his offense Joe Burns stuffed but picks up the foul nice work that's good work there Joe's a good athlete they give that to fola or who no they didn't O'Reilly I gave it to O'Reilly it's his third his third who's got three we got a player with three Pas anonio and Joe both have three Joey at the line a good free throw shooter breaks a 40 run gives Ashen a four-point lead of 3632 lowc scoring game Bob I guess very low scoring two free throws for burns 37 32 ashon leading by five and Ash impressing kill ahead to O'Reilly on the cut to Shane block by Shane ponio great recovery there he played the ball got back and blocked the shot great job Shane fineberg looking and not seeing any opening now they go low to Shane who takes it in blocked from behind by frola feinberg's back it's a oh he could call for the block it could have been a charge is a phantom call Max thought he the position yeah it would have been a good no call there wasn't much contact there he fainted and there wasn't much cont backed off there was maybe a little contact there foul goals against Max fineberg his second Medfield inbounds four on each team 710 to go in the game good hustle he's got good Quicks the penalty starts at seven team fouls and one of the problems with the uh the maayi Fieldhouse Bob is it's so darn big that when the ball goes out of bounds on the end line it could roll for 100 ft or so O'Reilly the inbounder finds Pembroke kill's out of the game he was a spark plug for the baby blue nice uh nice lay down there Inlet pass very got Andrew sh's got some nice moves yeah he doesn't uh he can finish he doesn't miss when he gets the 37 34 Max with a PA and One Max Shay with the foul he couldn't get the block and he fouled him very nice move by Max fineberg Max uh not afraid to go to the hoop and he's got good extenstion good quickness makes the basket and a chance to complete the conventional three-point play yeah you know Max's just a freshman Bob but uh you know as he gets older I'm telling you he's going to have some monster Knights here in this gy yeah because you know he's a scorer and a shooter yeah isn't shy you got to have no conscience when you're a shooter and and uh you're right shooter and scorer there's there's two distinctions between the two of them yeah and he's a bit of both he can he can shoot from outside a nice defense there by Max by too and that really helps when you drive as much as he does one of the keys in in high school game is uh free throw shooting percentage and ashtan has been very good at that they haven't missed a a free throw shot tonight then again neither has Medfield six-point Ashen lead 40-34 6 and a half to go in the game ayusi couldn't get it to go Shay's got it ahead to fragola Morrison frola does the fade away and it works beautifully off the glass yeah nice hang there 40 36 ashon leading by four Warriors picking up the pace on offense if forol played that offensively just just right that little Fade Away was beautiful just a slight fade Joe Joe Burns with a a perfect play yeah used his body very well there Joe very good underneath well a little step Around Bar once you wrap your leg around the defensive player he's got to hit you from behind and Joe finished 4236 as leading by six penbroke won't shoot Shay will and one wow nice uh nice finish there Andrew Shay Andrew Shay has been the story for Medfield he must be in double digits by now oh yeah he's got 14 Barb looking for 15 distracted by the official and misses the free throw that's off Medfield but fineberg finds it in the corner they back away from him kill back in the game Ash up for 42 find Z rusi who wouldn't take the three drives in dishes to Shane they took it away from him but they hit him on the yard [Applause] fora let's see how many that is on they give it to someone else they gave it to pemo wow that's a break yeah that's a break for the big blue Joe asan will be shooting the penalty uh the next time they get foul 16 fouls on the Warriors Shane the follow away switch nice right hand good finish sky hook ashon lead is six points 4438 well tough position but Shane has come up big when he's had to a nice block this this half and a nice kill finds Shay they take it away David Morrison Shay that's a that's silly foul and that time I think they got him that's his third it's that natural reaction when the ball is stolen from you just start flailing it was ever close that's the one they always catch only five minutes left in the game so you dandro shay with three fouls it could be a factor could not be a factor we'll have to see Dave Morrison makes the front end David doesn't get many free throws but those are two big ones yeah and as their biggest lead I believe eight points B 4638 with about 5 minutes left in the game Joey sits and Van CLE John Van CLE comes in penbroke Kill Zimmerman's done a nice job shutting off the offense from the perimeter it's that's their play yeah it's been Shay and that's now theway goes on the rebound get his own rebound timeout Midfield 4640 uh as Andrew Shay has lit it up this half 10 points this half Bob and 16 on the game he's a he's a nice player so Ash's had good luck yeah stealing that inbounds pass but when they do get it in Shay's been very very tough keeps the ball up high he got good body control he's got a sense of where the defense is and he's shown he's been able to finish and that time get his own rebound of a Miss yeah he uh by the way he missed a free throw bomb that's the first free throw that either team has missed tonight wow that is something huh very unusual statistic Ash's 11 minutes left in the game four and a half left in the game and uh Midfield six for seven wow 11 for 11 for Ashley that's uh I got to think the referee distracted him on that F you saw him look at the ref as if the ref was calling he said something he thought and he stopped in mid motion yeah what's that thing where you could you can reset kids don't know that they think they got to turn around and take the free throw but but 4640 actually end with a six-point lead and the ball a lot of time left Mars and fineberg AA rusi van cleff and PAs Antonio for the clockers and press by Midfield a strong manto man full court pressure Max just standing there yeah and see leave him alone put the ball in play CLE comes back to take it and the Warriors break backwards 46 to 40 Ash leading by six four and a half to go fineberg find Z rusi very very deep shot clock at 12 [Music] Max has got it no hesitation no had a good look just off right peno's passes just a little bit uh behind pendas but he coralled it loses his dribble both teams very tentative on their offense simmerman look like he got hit the right hand it went in he did but it went in nice 4642 Ash lead by four that's a tough Shot Bob too you're moving towards the hoop and he got hit too a lot didn't go wrong John II looking up and saying how come no one's moving bad pass yeah little anticipation marrison tried to lead ponio it didn't connect pemro finds for Jola back to pemro Matt hesitant Zimmerman is not two in a row for Johnny Zimmerman and and the clocker lead is down to two time out Ashley now good good timeout by Mark champagne Zimmerman is finding that little crease uh just beneath the foul line about 12 feet 10 ft out and he's exploited that a couple times uh you got to make the shot but that that's uh that seems like it's not a challenge for him uh that that four points is Big so Ashan all of a sudden 4644 instead of 4640 and uh six straight for Medfield right plenty of time for uh this game is has been back and forth this is a little chess match for him 314 to go memory serves as we count down the ashin timeout Medfield with two timeouts left ashin with three well if if you know one thing about basketball uh time seems to stretch out four minutes is an eternity in basketball you can't just start to shut it down and get get cautious to change your plan asan has to stay aggressive uh that last offensive possession Shane pasc anonio had his man sealed off but didn't move to the hoop turnover and all of a sudden Medfield backed it within two yeah I mean David Morrison's pass wasn't a good one in the sense that uh Shane hadn't moved yet but uh it was a great idea yeah it just didn't work out I had the right idea and Redfield uh does not press which surprises me because that's been fairly effective for them asan hasn't got a point off the break tonight I don't think fineberg the point guard in this configuration May rusi at the ark yeah they're looking for for join to get that second pass the inl pass mishandles that couldn't take a three this time he's open he doesn't go John Van CLE battles for that board who's got it calling a dash lands way is it a foul no just a just an out of bounds and uh reset of the shot clock and Joy Burns com back in not a bad move get CLE tremendous hustle gives ashon an important possession with 250 left clock is clean to a two-point lead Burns is in Van CLE is out fineberg sees a little opening couldn't get it to go ball tipped by Pas Antonio mat K Hill no broke lost it yeah Joe BR nice get back there to caused that turnover right away paying dividends as he comes into the game Matt Penbrook did just did not see Joey Burns coming up from behind to get that steal Joey the little jumper short Shane keeps it alive patience get a good shot cause some motion Ashen leading by two coming up to two minutes left in the game down low to Joe they kick it out but no shot erupts Joe Burns again front rim again Morrison fights F anonio fights asham ball again contact and no call as Shane fola touched it last that's the call shot clock is is new it should be at 30 not 29 Joy nice save by Joe there he's had two short shots two pointers and uh short on both of them Pas Antonio saves it great defense by Medfield bottling up the clock as fineberg finds an opening Ates and sashes it 4844 Ashen leading by four minute and a half to go Max at the open shot again this time back rim and it goes down for him pen broke deep Zim in at the ark 120 left in the game 4844 is your man he elevates tries to bank it misses it John ausi with 113 to go under pressure gets it to Berg cross the 10c line oh and a coach called the timeout Mark was trying to call that timeout for a long time and when they had a free basket the official grants him the timeout 108 left Bob 4844 ashin and isn't that always the way the the the game-winning field goals in midair and they Grant the coach timeout and the second time you miss it uh here they had a free basket and M been trying to call the time out for like like 7 Seconds well maybe they should be given like a bean bag that you can toss at the ra something anything You' hit an official with I'm four I was looking at a play the other day in football do you remember that play Early in the season where Bill belich reached after the game reached out and touched the official trying to get his attention oh yeah wondering if that field goal was good or not and he just went yeah and it was a $50,000 touch yeah I mean it wasn't worth it it wasn't worth it well that's that that's that one of those rules ,000 touch yeah and by the way that those fines are supposed to be paid by the person that that is f not by the team right I think somehow they make it up to the uh the player of the coach it can happen yeah yeah all right Midfield is going to press off of this timeout surprised they haven't done more more of this shinberg on the Breakaway up and in a design plan Max finishes 5044 as leading by six one minute left to play Cardinal S don't let somebody get behind you the bomb short Morrison gets it to ausi the Warriors pressing foul him John splits that defense and uh yeah Midfield is going to foul now because they're trailing by six with 51.6 seconds left and Ash has to go to the line and make the free throws six-point lead though uh that was a big turnover with Max wide open Midfield failed to defend the basket and he had had the lead and he's quick and he finished and that's that's a huge differential block yeah the one player who can make that play probably is the one they let get away yeah as fber stre and it wasn't off a pick or anything he just uh he just did the back fake and I'm not sure what happened on benfield's defensive end but mental lapse that's a huge basket 50 to 44 Sixpoint Ashland lead Midfield also eight team fouls so as they have to cause fouls now asham will be in the penalty and then uh quickly in a double penalty clock is with one to wasb they just have five team fouls seven triggers the penalty and between seven fouls number seven eight and nine are one-on ones and that's what John iusi has in front of him with 51.6 seconds left you make the first you get the second you miss it the ball's alive oh what a cool customer nice job by John 11 points now on the game for John in and out seven-point lead the ball's loose fineberg grabs it there's a quick uh quick whistle timeout time out Ash to be as wow right wow uh we'll see when they come out of this timeout but oh it could be a possession arrow call If he if he granted him a timeout he has to has possession doesn't he block he had have possession that's right Ash with just one with no timeouts left now well two Ali Arrow's pointing in the right direction Bob a seven-point lead now asham with the ball and Midfield in a position where if they foul we're going to get a one one and one and uh quickly the double penalty this would be a terrific a terrific win for the clock at home U this they they've struggled a little bit and against one of the better teams in the league this would be a big win and I I have to say what we've seen tonight is it hasn't been one player or two it's been the whole team it's been a great team effort Asha boys have been in every game this season save maybe one and they've lost some tough T CL games Joe Burns is going to inbound so it's definitely Ashley and ball they're out of timeouts they have a seven-point lead with 47.6 seconds left in the game Burns goes deep to Morrison use the clock draw the foul did he hit him he guess he did quick call 44.9 and uh David will be at the line I think he's sunk two already tonight and again this is a one-onone you got to make the first to get the second if you miss it the ball's alive swish David moris and a big free throw an eight-point lead only missed one free throw and Medfield has only missed one free throw all night David an extra dribble and a dip swish again it's a nine-point lead with 44 seconds left token pressure in the back pressure just to slow the ball up fola oh boy Andrew Shay way out there wasting here for Medfield he's out of his uh range fola finally launches one and makes a three timeout Medfield 53 47 the lead is 6 of possession game with 30 seconds left Ashlin ball yeah Shay uh way out of position there but um fola cly making a three from the right right side of the umbrella well that cost him 15 seconds to get that a lot shot down to 30 seconds in the game but again you know if you get a good shot and it's a three like that that's uh that's worth something but you said Bob two possession game six-point game Ashland uh got to take care of the ball take some time off the clock uh make their free throws that next foul will be the 10 so they get the double bonus which means they shoot two free throws no matter what entertaining game tonight B excellent game excellent both both teams have had some runs and nobody really has dominated but Ashland uh they they've answered when they when they uh faced some adversity Shane had to sit for a while they did a nice job looking over at the scores table as the uh clockers take the floor I love it Andy run and uh and Steve there wearing referee shirts I thought they made a jail offal they get it in and it's off for zoler and he doesn't think so that was a close call so the clockers get a second 29 seconds shot clock is off 29 seconds in get the ball to John they want ausi to to handle this ball on the inbounds only one timeout left for Medfield Ash out of timeouts so they've got to get it in and they had to rush it in Medfield with the steel Zimmerman stolen away by ayusi ausi and Joey BN picks it up and he's fouled quickly what a big play by John ausi with 21 seconds left Medfield trying to close it to one possession and iusi comes up with the steal they couldn't get the ball into him that's why you you hate to have no timeouts left Bob I know the coach had to use them yeah but uh Joe BRS had to let that ball go to somebody well you're trying to yell from 75 feet away I mean there was no timeouts left the 5sec rule he had to get it in he had to let it go Ashan continues their Excellence from the charity stripe off I'll have to add the numbers up afterwards but they've only missed one it's now a threep possession game with that free throw second one Falls 5547 as leading by eight under 20 seconds to play pembro partially deflected by he walks they let it go the bomb in and out frola can't get it Morrison commits a foul they let it go Zimmerman good if it goes but it's not going to matter one way or another and time expires Ashland upsets Medfield here tonight at ashin high school a great win for the boys uh they beat the Medfield big blue for the first time in a while the final score is Ashland 55 and Medfield 47 and this is the win the ashin boys needed they go to five and six yep on the season and now you know you can beat anybody yeah that was a statement win by Ashen against the quality team uh these kids played wire to wire uh well coached on both sides well played uh it wasn't dirty it was clean it was good basketball ball and Ashland did what they had to do uh they wound up with a 5547 win Bob uh big win for the program that's an important win yeah uh now you know you know that makes up for some of those close defeats that you've had to take this year well it's also a shot in the out for the confidence feel like now you can you can compete with whoever you play in this league ashin 55 Medfield 47 the postgame show is coming right up stay with us you're watching Ashland High School Varsity Sports on Ashland television you're watching waca TV welcome back to Ashlin High School a thrilling boys varsity game here tonight played on January 15 2013 and the homestanding clockers come up with a big big win tonight over the Medfield big blue the final score Ashland 55 and Medfield 47 this game was tight all the way right from the beginning and the clock has uh picked a good time to to create some separation there in the fourth period in the waning moments of the fourth period and uh a great great game for Ashley and tonight in a great win they go to five and six on the season and suddenly anything seems possible yeah it's a it's a nice sign for them because uh 4- seven is a lot bigger Hill to climb than five- six Bob and against a good program like Medfield and the good team that came in here seven and two that's a statement win for Ashland uh I think they've they've played hard all season like you said they've lost some close games and to win a game like this uh is has got to be very gratifying for the the coach and for the team yeah they needed this one yeah terrific game terrific game and they win it tonight here and uh the spark plug I guess you'd have to say uh with the shooting of John ausi in the first half and uh yeah John going to the basket John did a lot for this team uh uh he's he's not he's not the tallest player but he's uh he plays with a lot of heart he played defense he rebounded he scored uh 11 points so had a nice night tonight uh all around and he and he got some help there were there were players like uh Joy burn who was quiet for most of the game and wound up having a strong second half wound up with nine points all in the second half he a second half player terrific always has and played some good defense he uh he made some nice plays Down Under the South basket tonight on defense and and he's not the tallest player but uh very heady player and a good athlete uh pas Antonio uh was harassed all night um and and to work hard for his points but shanee did some things he came back down here after guiding the ball on the break he made a terrific block on a shot uh made it made a nice basket that was a big play uh to follow that up and there was some good turnaround moments in this game for the clockers so they dug in they never gave up against a good Midfield team and a satisfy Shane up with uh Shane wound up with six points tonight which you You' think it' be an off night for him and offensively he scores more than that but uh had a had a terrific all-around game this was a good team Victory fineberg playing virtually uh I think he played the entire second half in a good chunk of the first half uh I think he played most of the last three quarters what do he end up with he W up with 11 points some big basket night hit some big baskets that Breakaway here on the inbound play that really SE was huge that turned it from four to six in uh possession Ashley ter terrific game uh by the youngster as a freshman that's that's a great game and not shy about shooting Bob it reminds me a little bit of of you when you were younger thank you and David Morris and uh May those two threes were very big in the first half as the clockers were in danger of falling out of it only made four free throws in the four free throws were hug up with 10 points on the night nice nice night for uh David Mar John vanle what a hustle play there in the second half to kick the ball ashan's way yeah John good defense tonight too and he had a what a one basket yeah had two points on the night but again a contributor a lot of contributors Evan laau made a big Basket in the second half yeah Evan uh uh one those kids that just tremendous hustle good defense all the time has his head in the game when he's in there he plays all out and Alex Christensen had some good moments Alex W up with just two excuse me with four points excuse me two points I'm sorry uh but could contribute on both ends of the Court too some nice passing too Alex uh did a good job offensively with that second pass so the coach went with eight players which I guess you'd say has been his custom uh in the times that we've seen the clockers uh this season cam fif Amir mohini Dean corales and Brendan Thurber did not play yeah and for Medfield uh I guess Andrew Shay had to be their leading scorer right Andrew had 16 uh and it was big in the second half number the rest of their offense kind of disappeared Zimmerman had some points late uh and wound up with 13 he had two big baskets in the fourth period he he was quiet for long periods of time there I didn't I didn't like what I saw from Medfield at the end of the game it seemed like no one wanted to shoot they for got completely about getting it into Andrew Shay and no one and no one was willing to take the three yeah they didn't play a great strategy even fola who's a who's a driver a slasher who'll shoot the three everything even he seemed a little tenative one dimensional how many points did he get he want up with nine nine but touched the ball a lot too yeah you know should have had more could have had more just like uh um just like Zimmerman who had 13 but had the ball a lot Matt penro was a good ball hander but would not drive and would not shoot had one uh Matt Cahill gave him a real spark I thought in the second half but uh the coach did not have complete confidence in him and he and he was in and out of the game it is Herb Grace who's a veteran coach and uh has had winning winning teams against Mark champagne who's a veteran coach and has had winning teams it was just fun to watch uh these guys make the moves that they did uh and control their teams uh who who responded they they listened they adjusted uh they they played well both teams in Spurs Ashen comes out of it though with uh with a 5547 win at home which is uh a terrific program win and uh coach Grace of the Medfield big blue he only played eight players too and uh one of them Jake carer played very sparingly number one and uh I like Zimmerman uh and uh I think if they had given him a chance at the end of the game maybe he could have done something maybe Andrew Shay could have done something at the end of the game but Andrew did whatever they asked him to do they just didn't get him the ball where he needed at the end of the game he was he was way outside a great game game a great night here at ashon high school the only thing left is the Bob Martell player of the game well tough tough uh choice tonight Bobby because uh had played W to W Max fineberg when he came off the bench sparked this team one up with 11 points I I want to give the player of the game to those two players uh because Max uh when he came in in the second period when Shane had to sit down his hustle made a big difference at the same time David Morrison had those two big threes but I'd say uh Shane uh excuse me uh uh Max Feinberg Max Feinberg terrific tonight John iusi terrific tonight you know one thing I one thing I like about Max is when the shots not going in he's not discouraged the next one will he keeps shooting shooter shoot shooter has to Sho absolutely keep it up Shane and uh believe me that's what coach wants or he wouldn't be playing keep it up John they they got a lot of guys that uh they may be 510 but they think they're 666 congratulations to John II and Max fineberg there are players of the game more basketball coming up here on the school channels on waca TV also coming up ice hockey and uh swimming and all the winter sports uh right here follow the clockers right here on Ashland television tonight's game produced and directed by Dan Baker for my partner Bob Martell I'm Bob thaer thanks for watching we'll see you next time [Music] oh [Music]

good evening Ashley clocker fans we're here with our stop the clock segment before tonight's January 18th game with the Hopkinson girls coach kbby welcome back hey nice to see you again tough night the other night with uh Medfield that was a buzz saw got it handed to us how the girls going of respond tonight uh we had a good week after that I was really proud of them uh you know midterms a midterm week and uh yeah they bounced back really well so we're looking for good things tonight we should have a good crowd here tonight tonight's the annual home and home yep girl and boys against Hopkinson so project project purple project purple tonight too we'll have a little talk about that in a little while too so uh overtime loss at Hopkinson the girls are looking forward to come back and avenge that they really are I mean that was a hard one you know we we were up one with uh like 4 seconds ago with the ball and found a way to lose so uh the girls are really really pumped up and the ashon Hopkins thing speaks for itself out that big rivalry so we're looking forward to good effort tonight good luck great thank very thanks for coming [Music] now good evening clocker fans welcome to ashin high school it's January 18th and we're here for the ashin lady clockers big night against Hopkinson uh my co-host tonight Steve Mitchell will be bringing you the game and uh we'll be be right back after the lineups and the national anthem thank you looks like we're going to have a lively crowd here tonight Steve for this annual battle against cross town rivalry hopkington hillers well thanks for having me here tonight this is a this is a treat and a pleasure and uh uh I think we're uh from my uh experience with hopkington it always winds up to be a an exciting uh contest well for those of you who recognize that voice from uh uh government television we've got Steve Mitchell our chair of the selectman is our guest commentator tonight and a little known fact about Steve is he used to be a referee so he's going to be helping me figure out what these referees are doing tonight well that is true about 10 years of uh of women and men's high school basketball so uh at the time uh uh Brian Grimley was the the ad here in uh in uh not the ad actually he was the one of the gym coaches here in uh and and a referee so looks like we're getting ready to start all right clarus will start Eliza hulleman now Leone gwenth Ivory Magano and Kaylee gazed pop 10 right off the tip goes to the basket for two and early pressure clock has beat that press though long range shot from Megan arinero long off the rim Hopkin looks to push it up nice pass on Anique knocked down though back to the top of the key ashon defense settled in now long range shot with 5 seconds left Hopkin and gets a rebound off a touch quickly they're up four to [Applause] nothing no help from the referee there little indecisive but Ashland ball Ash elza bringing it out underneath kayy G it as it swings to the basket no help from the rim and the Hopkinson rebound up the floor long pass picked up but tipped Away by mean Aon iio from behind another long range shot rebounded by Ashland Liza looking for some help up top that Ball's going to get tied up and that's a Ashland possession underneath the basket nine seconds left on the shot clock here Ivy gets the inbound pass Wheels around she gets fouled on the floor [Applause] it'll be out from underneath Ivory back to Eliza hullman find n an arrow up top that shot short rebound by Kaylee Gard out to Eliza hullman pushing it up the floor and everybody gets back to set up Liza looking for some help looking for that underneath can't pull that in Hopkinson gets the ball again and they're back on pushing the towards the rim that ball comes back to the outside Samos is doing a lot of the ball handling for Hopkinson early tonight she goes to the rim puts the shot up gets fouled doesn't get any help from the rim and it doesn't go down so a two shot foul here first foul on the team on gu [Applause] thory Moses misses a first shot makes the second one so it's five nothing here Steve early for Hopkinson well uh I think a little uh little Jitters I think that full court press going of unsettled them a little bit Megan aono running the offense now forces that pass and it's stolen by Megan hin that an intentional foul and we're going to get a technical foul on Megan ianiro called for the intentional on that Breakaway and that's two shots and the ball and the ball Steve yeah dicey start here for the clock so far H makes the first one and the second as uh Hopkinson will take the ball out under their baset with a seven nothing lead with five minutes left there in the first quarter [Music] Natalie put some pressure on that but Hopkinson with another rebound oh that's a three-point shot from Megan [Applause] Hines and more full court pressure by the hillers ashon does not have their offense gear yet Steve no I think uh looks like John may be getting ready to call a timeout here Natalie finds Megan iono for eight-footer but she can't make it go nice rebound by WTH Ivory but she can't get it to go in off the Box either and another Hopkinson rebound but that gets thrown away by the over by the ashin bench on I'd say we're more in a just a full court man pressure here Steve little drive by oh a block and we have a two-on one here two rebounds don't get Hopkinson any help yet but another shot long range shot by Sarah Moses comes up short and ashon actually gets the rebound there see if we can start it out here with a basket Natalie working down low spins puts it up goes to the floor hard gets foued to the line for two yep I think the ladies are not in sync at this time Mark but we get on the board on the board with natal Leone's first fouble shot second one short on the rim and another Hopkinson rebound swings it around the top of the key Tess Chandler is going to set up the offense for Hopkinson hillas look big out there don't they Steve I think that's the definitely an advantage here for the uh for the hillers Chandler toses up an airball claras will take that and they'll take the ball out underneath again with that with the full court press here I don't seem to be running a trap although that looked like the Trap there here we go across the timeline iono looking for help sees Nally going to the basket she can't get it off the glass but a nice rebound by Ivory looks like she got fouled underneath asland possession it looks like they're having a a reasonably easy time bringing it up against the Press but uh not getting their offense set right now long range shot by El Eliza hullman yet another defensive rebound for Hopkinson I think we've got one offensive Rebound in the whole quarter here yeah I think uh definitely a size uh issue nowy tried to get that one up the defensive board and that pupped out of bounds Hopkin and will take it out 216 left here hop with a 10 to one lead kick [Applause] ball Chandler up top working it back and forth with Moses goes to the rim herself gets her own rebound swings it across for another shot Kaye gazit steps in to grab that got to travel against Ashland again hopkington ball coach Kirby seen enough here Co Steve so we've got a couple of uh uh historically a couple of interesting coaches here with John and with Rita ainson from formerly uh the head coach of the h Holliston girls basketball team and if you remember years ago uh Carol Walters mhm was uh went on to play at Yukon and was a star at at uh Holliston High School that's right quite the player that's right so it's exciting to see uh Rita uh certainly still in the coaching uh industry and uh of course John has got that tremendous history from uh from Medfield and all those years and where you look at the uh the the longevity of the coaching staff of Ashland got a couple gray hairs over there Steve if that's what you're saying well we're hoping some of that longevity is going to help the clock has turn the tide here because Hill is it's a uphill battle for the clockers right now well it certainly is and I think uh you know Smokey uh looks like he's uh uh his his wheels are turning there so I'm sure he's going to concoct some something let's see what we get out of this timeout Hopkinson with the [Music] ball the Hopkin God Chandler she's the tallest person on the floor right now that doesn't go for Hopkinson but they get their own rebound and a foul [Applause] now le only with her first it looks like the uh the lady clockers are being challenged with the boxing out right Nowa Liza marzel thises her first foul shot she'll get a second chance here and she doesn't get that one Ivory steps in and gets the rebound and Hopkinson mysteriously has pulled off the pressure it's letting ashon bring the ball up Natalie Wheeling to the rim can't get that off the glass but a nice rebound by gwenneth Ivory good follow through she's going to get a trip to the line and uh quietly Sarah Moses of hopton's got two fouls here and that might be an ADV Advantage for Ashlin she'll sit down corneth makes her first fouble shot a chance to make a second one who came in for hop Hopkinson there Steve it was number 20 if I'm not mistaken 21 I'm sorry number 21 Jenna hannel GL Smith's the second one and quickly up the floor Hopkinson Tess Chandler managing the program from up top swings it to the corner for a three-point shot off the front of the rim nice rebound by Megan aono surrounded but gets a pass off to Eliza hullman and up the floor we go Natalie with some good movement underneath but finds Ivory can't get it to go and back up the floor comes Hinson the clarus have settled down defensively Steve but they still haven't got their offense in gear no well they're get they're getting some shots they just need to need to get him uh get him to fall I think that's a nice here we go nice rebound there you go here we go push it up the floor aono with the ball waiting for the rest of her help 9 seconds left long shot by Nat Leone hopkinson's going to push it up and try and get a last shot here three seconds that doesn't go so Steve after one quarter here harkinson with a 10 to2 lead the positive there is we've got a 20 run going for the clockers well I think they were certainly uh uh had it tough with the uh with the full court press getting getting it in sync and uh I think the uh uh the boxing out uh is an issue they should have had uh uh uh prevented a few more baskets there but but uh you know I I can see that they once they're they get half court they're they can set up their offense and uh you know they can they're getting shots off so well they're coming off a tough battle in Medfield 84 to 37 dubing the other night so uh they might be shaking off some mental cobwebs here but I know coach Kirby and the coaching staff will have ready to go this second quarter so see what we have y fton coming in 8 and3 overall 7-2 in the tvl Ashland 6 and three in the tvl so this is an important game for the clockers can will'll take it out in front of the waca TV commentator table as you know you can see all the ashon sports here on acat waca TV oh look at that we got a firewall underneath on gwenth Ivory yeah possession foul underneath that's s a second there a little dicey Steve little bit they've got some big talented guards here for Hopkinson oh nice in pass to Dana Goan driving through and she converts for two we've got the press back on that's Samantha Leon in she takes a shot goes aray and another defensive rebounds nice defense by Megan Iero to stop that shot well I didn't catch that one mark that Fon Ashland that looked a little that's two in a row from uh that ref it's two we's called on people cutting through the middle I haven't seen either one of those fouls to but he's closer to it and my vision isn't perfect so but at heart we're all amateur refs here so yes we are there's a steel Isa hman up over to Megan I she looked to shoot but pulled it up throws it back up top to Eliza finds Samantha Leon underneath and she can't get it to go off the rim and actually I think that was uh Miss Russell in she came in for Nat Leone after picking up her second foul Megan Russell that was shot rolled across the rim look at her so that's hopkinson's nice block guard she goes to the rim but can't get it to hit the rim and we get a 32 violation good defense there for Ashland and we've got a couple more Subs coming in [Applause] all right so we got 620 left there it's 12 to2 Hopkinson ason with the ball coach ainson rest in or statas except for Chandler it looks at this point there's a fast break broken up by Kylie gazed but another rebound by Hopkinson Tess Chandler will start it out again up top nice pick and roll nice pass Anda goog and with another basket for second in a row nice pass by Eliza Holman to an open kayy gazed can't make it go and didn't get the benefit of a foul underneath either so she's she got a break there getting back late on D and Eliza's breaking it out now Steve I like to see hman go right to the basket there and draw some activity now she's pulling it up Nice Ash OH back to Ashland can hang on and goling going to the basket the ref buddy might have missed that one oh there's a steal by Chandler might have been payback for the other one and she's going to go against Eliza and Eliza stops that shot coach Kirby calls a timeout after two steals that fortunately Eliza hom was able to shut down well it seems to me Mark that the that the ladies are getting they're getting shots they're just not converting and uh and I think I agree I think if if our guard does draw to ghost to the basket a little bit more right I'd like to see her go up and at least draw her foul change the tone of the game here but it looks like there may be a a little payback on on one or two of those fouls of course it's easy to ref from from here or in the stance and uh I'm going to let you deal with that see you're the experienced professional I'm just a I'm just a homer Steve well in and you know that's uh it's part of the sport as a spectator is to is to certainly second guess the refs and to to into to referee from the from the stands and uh although I understand today there's a much more uh there's a higher degree of uh of monitoring that that level of sportsmanship the tvl does have a zero tolerance rule we expect and definitely get from our R fans good behavior yep years ago I think it was decidedly a little bit more uh uh I guess rock and roll might be the right term you know smokey certainly uh could certainly uh describe a few situations there all right Ashton's got the ball up top Megan aono looking for some help girls are definitely struggling to get some penetration that ball goes over the top to the foul line Kaye Gaza gets it they call it for a travel Steve well that uh I didn't quite see I didn't see her have control of the ball at that point in time so uh I'm going to be a homer on that one there you go bad call Tess Chandler down to Megan Hines to cutting Dana goalen for her third Basket in a row she has all three baskets for Hopkins in this quarter long range shot from oh doesn't go aono gets the rebound but gets her shot [Applause] blocked Clark is looking a little frustrated here Steve oh and we've got a roll going on with uh with hopkington it's 182 at this point 8.80 run this quarter Megan Hines with her basket chipped out by Hopkinson we've got Ashen ball so A 333 left in the second quarter commanding 18-2 lead for hopkington and nothing going right right now for the [Applause] clockers coach ainson given her star Tess Chandler a rest [Music] pushing and we're going to get a uh blocking foul underneath off the ball Steve so we're getting close to the Penalty here Hinson with six fouls the ladies need to get to the rim and start taking some foul shots and make it a little easier on themselves for a while y Kaylee pushing the defender offer gets the ball ball to Sam Leone she goes up press shots blocked and we have a foul with the holds so so we're in the penalty we're in the one1 maybe we can ship away a little bit at this lead you good get a few points before the end of the second quarter here Samantha Leon at the line She carries the first one and the second one second well done all right so we could use a stop here let's see what the clockers can do [Applause] they got a nice rebound [Applause] rebound B get swung back up top to Samantha there a Homan with the ball she lost the ball that's thrown away that's a sloppy pass Steve that is a couple of uh turnovers on both sides here I think if we if the ladies could get the a couple of good baskets here I I think uh coach Atkinson has noticed that her substitutes have taken the lost a little focus and she's going to bring sah Moses and Tess Chandler her two guards starting guards back into the game to take control we had a we had a pushing foul on Ashland and back to hopkington [Applause] here Shay a nice pass across the court gets it back into the corner for Moses she tosses it back out CH misses that easy bunny and a hard foul so both teams are now on the penalty and two shot uh two shot foul oh Adam make makes the first [Applause] one and that Rainbow's a swish was that is one Arc of a shot was quite a shot was it an Aro to Gard up fake tries to get it to Russell cutting through back out top to homman anybody set up again couldn't make the pass and hopkington is back on the Run nice basket nice ball movement on hington Dana Goan underneath for the hellis is having her way she's got eight points this quarter and AR throws it across going to get a long shot from Sam Leone Down and Out Megan can't Russell can't hold on to that rebound but they get it back yep under a minute Mark oh we got a push [Applause] I'm not sure what he called there Megan kicked that out no he called a push he called a foul on that and we should be going to the line what what are they doing unless they reversed it but that's seemed to be the uh they put a foul on the board she you call an offensive foul on Megan maybe that's what it was maybe that's what it was y oh they called it on Gaz it underneath and we have a double dribble so with 32 seconds likely Hopkins in'll play for the last shot Moses with a long three off the rim aano she's going to go to the rim but no she get pulls it up 13 seconds here Samantha drives stopped Hopkinson on a fast break can't convert rebound and with three seconds left well Mark not a lot we can say about that first half we in the first half claras versus Hopkinson we're glad it's over yeah we are Hopkins in 24 Ashlin four will be right back after halftime action you're watching waca TV all right ladies and gentlemen uh Mark JWT Steve Mitchell waca TV we're getting ready to start the second half Hopkinson leads 24 to4 Ashlin back out with his status aono Holeman Ivory gazit and Leone waiting to see who coach Atkinson's going to put out on the floor for the hillers oh and uh Ashen will take the ball out in front of us here at the table St yes well needless to say they're going to have to come out Mark with uh uh some intensity and they're going to have to uh box out and move the ball around let's see if we can chip away at least half this lead this quarter aono with the ball nice pass inside and we've got the first uh score of the the second half by Ashley nice pass from nalon into Ivory for two that wakes up the crowd a little bit Ste but looks like the ladies are a little bit more intense out there mark do it look that way to you uh they might have got a little talking to at halftime Steve long range shot from Hopkinson bounces around on the rim doesn't go we've got a net and we're going to get a foul on uh Miss Moses who takes down Eliza hullman on that battle for the rebound very good well this looks very promising right now this start and that's going to be her third foul Steve one of the uh all right I'm sure that smokey must be exploiting the foul situation here a little bit I would hope we'll see that an ill advised pass that Miss chanler tries to break up but ason gets it back and here we go she stops to take her shot ivy with another rebound and a basket nice basket looks like the clock is might be coming a life Ste we have a roll going on here Rita looks is Up From the Bench here it looks like she's uh I think she may have to coach this [Laughter] half we'll see Moses a long range shot off the rim rebounded by Hopkinson another shot and a rebound Ash I's going to rip that down and what do we got for possession arrow on The Possession [Applause] alternates okay re is pacing the floor this is good CH looks at The Rim gives it back to Moses and back up top and she's going to start the offense again you got 15 on the shot clock here nice nice nice sets up for the long range shot again off the back of the rim that looked to me Arrow steals that she's going to have a clear path to the rim she puts it up no she gets hit from behind and I will tell you from my vantage point here that looks uh like a uh a foul on the shot the crowd little upset with the no call there iono gets it up top G it brings it around the top of the key swings it to hman looking for someone to give the ball to that pass doesn't work out yeah Hinson looking like they're rushing their offense now after missing their first four shots of this half I think looks like Reed is going to the bench [Music] here Moses can't convert another ivory rebound I'll tell you see gr Ivory now commanding the boards like she did the other night against Millis y now it looks like they've settled down it looks like they're moving the ball nice inside pass and we had a foul outside foul on the floor is that on Chandler think what do we get yeah for second okay so Ashley in possession underneath their basket iy gets the inbound pass back to hullman Megan iono set up the offense n bad inside [Music] pass and Hopkinson throws it away unable to take advantage of the turnover so ashon clearly with the with the mo they got the momentum the mo there you go Ste let's see if we can turn the mo to two this possession Hopkinson back with some four cord pressure Ashlin gets it across the court Eliza goes for the three Leone gets the rebound goes to the glass makes a count gets her headband knocked off without a call but she'll take the two points so we have a six correct me if I'm wrong a 60 run that's enough for Coach Atkinson to call a timeout coach Atkinson is uh pacing the floor this is good so the clock has have come out of the halftime break had a 60 run to close the lead to 2410 the woke the crowd up and uh as you say that's enough to get rer off the chair so I guess the uh safe to assume the Ashland Brain Trust uh during halftime uh came up with uh or settled the girls down and uh they certainly seem to be a little bit more composed uh the beginning of this half oh they certainly are a different team than they were the first St Steve so let's see if they can continue out of this timeout we will remind you that uh you can see all of ashin high school sports on waca TV Comcast channel 96 and if you're a Verizon subscriber you can tune to channel 40 and for those of you that are enjoying my guest host Steve Mitchell selectman chair in our commentary tonight you can get it this one a DVD for a nomenal price and I would I would also comment that uh uh Board of selectman's meetings are also on DVD if you're so inspired wow they must cost a lot Steve that now Leone gets a pass back buries another two and I'm sorry no we've got a Hopkinson basket there Budd hon basket I'm sorry another pass inside to ivory first six point of this quarter they've definitely uh they they're moving the ball well they're passing they're spreading the [Applause] court all right interesting adjustment by coach Atkinson she now has her guide Chandler playing down low and as Mu Moses up to the top to run the offense but that doesn't work out National take the ball out so they're backing off Hopkinson is backing off on the full court press hullan drives it down gets it inside Ivory can't hang on she's got to get that ball up into Ivory's hands Steve yep I I agree she tall girls she needs to be up there be able to go directly up to the basket she can't be picking that up off for anank let's see that work the next time that's a three point three-point shot for [Applause] Hopkinson as are looking for help Ivory get some position under there up they forc they forced that one in nice battle Leone gets that back pass to gazed throws it to airo coming across She lays it up won't go in we've got a jump ball should be Ashland underneath the basket nice battle by Ivory on a knee two H players on her but she ties it up ashon gets the ball back a fresh shot clock as well G it across Court to hulleman puts up the three and it goes nothing but net that's a big lift let's see if we can get some defensive pressure here Eliza exhorting her teammates to turn up the heat another long range Bomb by Hillis doesn't go thrown back in by Moses oh and we've got a ball off of FLH here megono got that stop but bounced off her leg and out of bounds unlucky well I'm impressed with this comeback Chandler back up top running the offense I would say that uh coach ainson has asked the Hopkin girls to slow it down a little bit and wait for this shot Y and that's a three-point shot for hopkington that's Sara Mosa's second three-pointer in a row and that extends the lead to 3215 Hopkinson with a minute 20 left there in the third quarter Natalie driving to the hoop throws it up backwards and tosses it in nice drive what a great uh great basket Mark Hopkinson wasted no time to push it up the floor [Music] though thrown away a [Applause] turnover look like Autumn krammer thought uh Sarah Moses was hiding in the corner like she's been all night and she wasn't there Zig when she zagged hman calling out the [Music] play I'm going to get a tip we got a tip ball stays on Ashland 14 on the shot clock 40 seconds left in the uh in the third quarter Kirby gives Leone and gwth iory a quick blow brings in Sam Leone and uh Megan Russell iano looking to the basket gets it back she's going to take her three-pointer that goes long Moses with the rebound aono steals the outet pass and there's a scrum on the floor he got a jump ball I believe it's hopkington if I'm not mistaken nice Hustle by Megan arono to get Megan aono a mouth to get back and break up that long Outlet [Applause] pass 21 seconds left well we got a push on Ashland tough call there Megan got picked off and tried to run through the pick and get called for the foul y 20 seconds left shot clock is off first second you'll notice Steve the refs have seemed to have swallowed their whistles this quarter at least this quarter yes long range bomb all Air another air ball ball scrumming around underneath blocked and it's Ashland ball with 7 seconds I probably saw about two or three fouls on that little interaction there but uh only called three fouls this quarter they had called 15 in the last half so and that's the end of the third quarter all right so after three here it's Hopkinson 32 ashin 17 but I think the girls uh made a much better representation of this quarter yes Steve the uh Ashlin actually outscored hopkington there to 10 that quarter so they're going to have to do a little better job the fourth quarter to catch up but they're definitely going the right direction y I think a little uh little defense on the three-point Shots Out Here for hopkington uh and I think we might be uh might work our way back into this game both teams uh stretching the RS patience here to come back for the fourth quarter well it's been a pretty fast-paced game our own Andy running the clock leaning on the buzzer to get the coaches to break break their huddles yeah to no avail though I think we're going to hear a tweet from the referee here soon if they don't uh white ball a start [Applause] Mark all right we're off fourth quarter action so interesting foul disparities in the between the the halves let see what the refs have in store this quarter Steve Omen [Applause] underneath trapped underneath tried to force it out to irono asham going a break as it gets tipped out of bounds by Hopkinson 10 10 seconds y get it in ball knocked around again on the floor we're going to have a Hopkinson break ni break Sarah Moses with an easy two for [Applause] Hopkinson so coach Atkinson is still up and uh certainly hasn't uh lit up the cigar yet so they're getting a little slopp me Mark trying to force another pass inside that gets knocked away and Chandler will walk it up the floor and start to slow things down nice pass by another Hopkins in basket that was a nice play Steve Chandler drives the basket picks up two Ashlen Defenders dropped it down to look like Taylor sooko Just buries the to [Applause] and arrow with a shot doesn't go gets knocked out of bounds by Hopkins I hate to say it Mark but I think could be that the lady clockers may have used up their uh they haven't got anything going quite yet here in the fourth Ivory gets it goes to the rim another basket and the foul so basket's good and a a foul shot on top nothing but ni with that patented oneand push completes the three-point play they get a substitution here for Hopkinson Kendall Erikson comes in for Dana goalen I assume must have got that foul that pass out from underneath shoveled up to Eliza homman pulls it up finds irono she can't grab it Hopkinson gets it back do something with those quick breaks Steve they've had some opportunities and not been able to capitalize there was a Ashland ball that was a nice another nice inside pass by hopkington but when was unable to convert and a Golan right back in krma takes a break 543 left here Hopkinson up 3620 Eliz are already working the clock that's thrown in Nat she turns around on Chandler Chandler all over and Nat goes to the shot and doesn't get any help jum from The Ref good kayy Gaz it job ties it up but that's a Hopkinson possession yep I don't know what happened I mean looked to me like a little over the back on that play but looked like knck at clob had taken her shot [Music] too is Heman comes to knock away that Inlet pass Five 55 left a lot of time left here Steve if the girls can get a couple well a few stops and uh maybe a you know a couple of uh baskets with fouls couple three-pointers we're back in this that's right need a stop though that's it shot clock expired R wondering what happened there [Applause] so Ashen with a break with the sh clock violation on hopkington and then they'll start it up here just under five minutes knocked out by hopkington coach Kirby's given aono a break Samantha Leoni in freshman picks it up finds her assistant Nat who takes a shot off the back of the rim and another rebound by Chandler she's got the ball back to run the offense 51 with those long arms she's tough to get a rebound from Steve yes she is up nice pass inside but knocked knocked Away by Ashland close to the 4minute mark uh hate to say it Mark we may be running out of time [Applause] here inbounded by Hopkinson tossed back out longrange shot doesn't go Natalie STS the outlet finds homman looking for aono running through to the corner Ivory up top though not her shot backing down her cover she hits a three there with the three I think I might retract that statement if we can get some threes and a few stops I think we're back in this game it's all that fincom optimism that you have Steve come on let's stay positive here that uh Doom and Gloom I'm sorry it's never over you know what they say another turnover we got Ash bu all right I will uh maybe I'll be quiet here Reserve judgement how's that as you notice the ladies working with Andy at the table that get as much out of the clock as possible not picking that ball up till half court Leon turns and shoots that won't go Chandler with the rebound throws it into gaz's hands up fake by Holan that doesn't go but G gets another rebound how did she not get the fou there Steve awful awful awful awful that's an easy basket on the transition for hopk that's too bad that's too bad we had a fans can't be happy about that Kylie Gaz had claw but underneath yeah doesn't get the benefit of the call and it's unfortunate because a ref is positioned perfectly for to make that call and he didn't and now we're going to get a makeup call there Steve so we got Leone driving underneath to throw it out to Homan and the other ref this time makes a call and Asen will get it underneath so we're sub three minutes 259 left Mark 3823 Hawkinson long range shot by homman doesn't go rebounded by Center Holly Adams quickly shot by Megan Hines two more 235 left ashon down 17 aono takes a long range shot again yep I think we're we're and Chandler nice pass nice pass basket I think uh that's going to be looks like uh coach Kirby's called a timeout yeah so Hopkinson 42 Ashen 23 just over a couple minutes left here in Ashlin High School tonight's the home and home girls home against Hopkinson the boys will be coming up next I hate to uh join in your your skepticism Steve but well we've got 19 points with uh two and a half minutes [Applause] left but I will say they came out in the second half and uh I think they had their opportunities they definitely picked up the pace third quarter but yep but I think here you know your assessment uh is correct uh Mark you know they've got size they've got great guard play uh good inside passing and I think that full court press uh certainly uh and it looks like they're back to a well they're not going to let Ash pick up any momentum it looks like so two minutes left Natalie goes to the basket throws it up doesn't go ivory with the rebound she can't finish gets it back and gets hit from behind she'll go to the line so we didn't come close to making the penalty at this point uh in the second half first half I think we were in fairly early in the second quarter 16 fouls in the first half only six all the second half Steve or six called cuz some of us would say they they swallowed whistles yes Ivory another one-handed P shot she always looking good at the line she buries a second [Applause] one all right just under two minutes stolen by nice cross Natalie she goes up she gets fouled but it doesn't go she'll go to the line line for two shots with 148 left nothing but n to say they've done a good job of keeping Natalie quiet tonight it's only her fifth point [Applause] white ball hington sub nice attempt to get the rebound by gwenth Ivory and ashon ends up with the ball underneath aono gets it tosses up the three doesn't go Kayley Gaz it the rebound up sorry that was Megan Russell with a nice rebound but she can't get it to convert and uh that's an interesting steal by Eliza hullman two hand in the back no call Ashen with the ball stepped on the line Ashland back to Hopkinson underneath their own basket well I would suggest Mark that uh Ashlin had plenty of shot opportunities particularly under the basket haven't been able to convert little force field around the Box on that glass tonight apparently yeah apparently so unfortunately I've only been able to trade baskets with Hopkins in this quarter yeah so we're winding down to the end of this uh lady ladies clockers game and what can we anticipate for the uh for the for the varsity boys well we'll uh be right back after this game for the second half of the home and home here and uh that'll be a big challenge for the boys too both teams are vying for leadership in the TVs and we'll uh bring a little rund down after we wrap up the girl scoring all right so we're back out after the timeout minute 28 left Hopkinson 42 ashon 26 Hopkin with the ball on there basket a nice passing to the ball and another hopkington basket jayen West in and gets her first shot to goo to Leone hullan with the three-pointer she gets that one to [Applause] go but we're under a minute here and see if they can nice steal see if she can finish it Steve and she does the [Applause] layup under a minute why looking for another steel doesn't get it Matt Hopkinson shots all air it won't be saved so with 33 seconds left no we could poked Away by hington Ashley on ball on the side elizza was looking to zero Inn for that three and got it poked away looks ranero she'll turn and shoot that'll go off the front of the rim nice Hustle by wenth Ivory to get it back Homan takes a long range that goes off the back of the rim Leon with the rebound gets it back she shoots and that goes down Sam Leone with a three point and we're under 10 seconds here the game is winding down Hinson Relentless and takes another three at the buzzer a three-point shot so we have a final Mark yes Hopkinson wins this battle 46 to 34 and uh we'll be right back you're watching waca TV welcome back clar of fans Mark JT Steve Mitchell waca TV uh it's a tale of two halves tonight with the girls losing uh 46 to 34 down 20 points after the first half they came back and won the second half but dug themselves too big a hole Steve too big a hole in the first half I mean you've got to give uh hopkington credit here their their guard play very strong size significant size differential so you know good job by the Hopkinson girls very very well played by the girls Chandler up top they God second tallest player on the team senior she's a goodlooking player very nice I thought they they moved the ball they I thought Ashland had some difficulty with their full court press and uh just couldn't get out of the hole they dug in the first half tough battle but anyway Hines for Hopkinson at 13 for Ashlin ivory LED all scorers with 12 Eliza homman had eight Samantha Leon had six Natalie only had five and Megan aono had three so tough battle tonight uh was a good opportunity for Ashlin to tie their record with Hopkinson but Hopkinson walks away with the win tonight but uh as the guest host Tonight you get to pick our uh player of the game you know I'm going to have to go with gwenith Ivory I thought she she was solid in the game uh you know 12 points uh and uh I think she's the she's deserving so yeah she had quite a few rebounds again tonight she's really been commanding the boards lately so so good kudos to gwenith and congratulations MVP for this game all right well I want to thank you for coming tonight and we hope you'll join us again we pleasure appreciate all your inside comments I mentioned earlier much more satisfying than a selectman's meeting all right Mar Jew with Steve Mitchell waca TV thanks for tuning in we'll see you again soon thank you oh [Music]

all right welcome everyone it's Mark J here I'm with Coach John Kirby this year's first year girls coach here we're just before the ashin Millis game welcome to ashin coach hey thank you very much what brings you to ashin this is where I started vary coach in like 1980 boys basketball here at Ashley well the girls love love having you here hope it's been a pretty good start to the season how's the team doing uh wonderful it couldn't be happier they work awful hard they're uh good athletes and good kids and I I see you're happy to have uh M Leone back last game yeah uh we were fortunate to survive without Natalie you know she's a huge part of our offense defense and uh we were lucky to get through some of those games without her and uh nice to have her back and so we're all familiar with sort of the senior leadership you have what are you looking at for the sort of underclass well clearly uh Megan iono has been a you know real fire plug for us it's just been awesome you know so she'll be uh tremendously important and then uh Cassidy F and lindsy Tolan and some of those JB players and uh yeah you know we we're we're losing a lot but uh you know we look forward to good things yeah that's great almost at the half of the season next Friday night's the big home and home against Hopkinson that'll be a big game yeah we lost in double overtime the first time around so there should be a big crowd here looking forward to see uh the adjustments I yeah right well I hope it goes well you know very fortunate too to have smoking crazy with us and uh Mike Connor it's uh it's been a lot of fun all right well we're happy to have you here and good luck T [Music] much good evening everyone welcome to Ashland High School sports and waca TV tonight is Friday night January 11 and the Ashlin lady clockers are hosting Millis my name is Mark JT and my co- announcer tonight is Matt Gemma Welcome Matt welcome Mark uh we're getting ready for the national anthem and we'll be right back good evening and welcome to high school for tonight's Valley leag girls basketball match up between the visiting Mohawks and your clockers so we're actually getting ready for the announce starting line first Mohawks number five a junior guard Jess number 12 is senior gu oi ASU really number 22 is sophomore forward Lane Cassie number 24 sophomore guard Amy aai and number 32 Junior Senator C Morrison Mohawks by assisted by Paul Dale Mackie Marino and hoe Ingram and now for the clockers a senior Captain number three Eliza Holman a senior Captain number five n Leon a senior for number 14 dwet Ivory a junior guard number 22 Megan [Applause] AO and forward to see c number 24 Kaye G the clock by John Kirby assisted by Brian Smoky and Mike Conor ladies and Gentlemen please ride remove your caps tonight under the direction Mr Darren the clocker Pand performs our national anth [Music] he [Music] [Applause] [Music] here we go [Music] welcome everybody we're getting ready for the tip off that's a rousing music from the Ashland pep band tonight starting lineup for the clockers Liza Holman Natalie Oni gwenneth Ivory Kaylee gazzard and Eliza right what do we got for melis there mat starting lineup for melis is Jessica fui OE ASU AA uh Amy Assad Lane Cassidy and Camden Morrison thank you looks like we're going to try that tip over an immediate jump ball [Applause] Natalie throws it on the back court and Ms will bring it up looks like they're starting with a nice zone defense tonight Ball's tipped Away by GW iory and kakos will bring it up elza hullman with the ball trying to get the ball down low to Natalie tipped out by the Millis player uch OA gawa and Asen will bring it out Ary with the inbounds pass kayy Gaz it into Natalie turns around trying to look inside moves to the off the basket for [Applause] twoo shot that's a long range shot off the front of the rim by Millis Amy Assad back up top passing it down low M trying to work it in on oneth I shoots over but off the back of the rim now le Leon with the rebound and is [Applause] fouled melis going to some full court pressure early here but Clark has break that press [Applause] earlyman drives to the hoop but gives it up to aono takes a long range shot comes off the back of the rim free comes up with a traveling call on that loose ball to Ashland's Advantage bman into gazed as it whals to the basket tries to put it up and is foued should be going the line for two setting up for a shot here misses the first [Applause] one and misses the second one rimmed around and came out no help off that RIM today early for ashlon drives for the hoop over Natalie the only nice move Millis right back with the full court pressure again broken by homman who goes to the basket gives it to aono lays it up this is that shot m is bringing the ball up [Music] that ball saved by Leone but the Millis play has stepped on the end line and that'll be an Ashlen ball underneath Millis back with the full court pressure aono just runs it up the court past the defense sits up at the top of the key Liza into Leone into gwenneth Ivory off the glass for two Mill brings the ball up the court setting up inbounds nice turn and spin and that's [Applause] a first two points for MTH [Music] actually that's melis a second bask getting it's all tied up four to four we've got a traveling call here it looks like and melis will take the ball out traveling call was an Eliza homman working it down low again gets their own rebound second shot Ash fou that's on Natalie Leon her first foul of the evening [Applause] misses both of those foul shots go out of bounds and ason will bring it up both teams not doing so hot at the foul line tonight teams yet to make a foul shot now be right aono bringing it up aono beneficiary of a leoney pick but that ball gets knocked out of bounds and Millis will bring it up Al he took a pretty hard run by that Millis player didn't see her there Millis running that same play back to the top of the key Ivory rips that bound down Outlet to Eliza homman who drives the hoop and puts it in her first shot of the night Alon with a six to four lead shot comes off the back of the rim oneth ivy with another rebound clock has will slow it down is Will pound that ball into the floor till we get some [Applause] movement going to get a call on an attempted pick by Natalie only that'll be her second foul and uh looks like she banged up her knee there and she's going to take a little rest sister Samantha R to substitute [Applause] Millis working the ball on the outside of the perimeter one Ivory all over their Center not letting the ball come inside and Homo drives it up the court again looks for Kaylee gazed that gets knocked away gwenth iy comes over steals it back Kaye across to Samantha Leon puts it up off the rim not in Millis with the [Music] rebound Ash closes on the Millis ball carer quickly and they'll start it over at the top nice move by Kaye gazed the cut off the Millis player trying to drive the Baseline ball goes off for foot and that'll be Millis underneath few more substitutes what do we have here Matt Amy amyan side came in for Millis [Music] and Megan Russell came in for Ashlin lady trying to get some young new feed out onto the field out on the court tonight you don't see both teams going as hard as I've seen earlier basketball season got a foul there on Kaylee Gadis can't convert that shot Megan araro looking for some help than backside pick Megan Russell converts that very nice play underneath by Ashland two backside screens Megan Russell wide open for that pass makes the easy basket it's our second foul of the night Kaylee gazzard [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and the foul shot has finally been made Lan Cassidy makes the first foul show of the evening that's her second try here that'll close the ason lead to 8 to six in between shots gwenth Ivory came in for Kali gazzard three point attempt by mean Aro all [Applause] net we got a quick turnover here by Millis and Megan Russell inbounds it to Eliza hullman pushing up the floor a nice Movement by the ladies tonight this could an arrow outside the Homan off the back of the rim Millis rebound the clock is using a couple of High screens to free up some [Applause] players Ellis comes back with their own long range shot WTH ivory with her fourth rebound of the evening early tonight commanding the boards a Holan drives to the hoop nice up fake by Megan Russell but gets [Applause] stripped and we're going to have a f on gwenth I gwenneth Ivory underneath think she had the position but I think she moved her feet at the last second there Matt took that foul looked like he had she had a nice like stable spot Jill meta for Millis with a threp pointer home to the hoop won't go gets knocked down Millis pushing it up the floor with 15 seconds left Russell breaks that up and they'll get it out on the side 14 seconds left ashon leaves 11-9 his first quarter of action that ball will actually be underneath for Millis the inbound Sam Leone all over the Millis player Ivory gets her hands in Sam takes the long shot at the buzza off the front of the rim and doesn't go nice effort nice defense by Ashland tonight that last shot could have went in a little Ashland pep band over here doing a little uh ping trying to get this clocker crowd going tonight so at the end of one ashin 11 melis 9 be right back right clocker fans we back here for the start of the second quarter ashon versus Millis Friday night January 11th good back and forth action early here Ashlin five fouls early though [Music] so be an advantage for Miller shortly here hman bringing it up now Leone back in working down low triple team gets it out to aono stops and takes a 10-footer off the back of the rim Millis rebound M pushing the ball up the floor stop by homman and they'll set up aono makes a steal saw that pass coming she'll push it up the floor Steel by Millis Alli tried to dump it into Ivory a little too long gwenith with the steel underneath basket Samy pushes outside to hman swings it around man Arrow drops it off for homeman for the three-point attempt comes off the back of the rim but rebounded by Ivory pulls it out Sam Leone through the lane fans wondering where the foul was on that call back out to Sam there up fake Ivory in the lane goes to the glass drops it for two couple of good offensive rebounds there by Ashland and Ivy gets it back puts it up and she'll go to the [Music] line p is in with that one hand short of her turns that into a nice three-point play ason takes the lead 14 to n another long range shot off the front of the rim rebounded by Sam Leone nice movement up the floor by Ashley and hman gets it back goes to the rim she's going to get a foul on a block underneath Camden Morrison taking away the Baseline on elizer and that'll be her first foul of the night oh Ela caught Natalie breaking to the rim she gets two shot attempts but can't convert Ashlin set up in the his zone defense and Ashton's height underneath really thwarting Mel's opportunities to shoot they take out of the longrange shot Natalie gets the rebound Homan goes to the Lane gets it over to aono and she's fouled nice movement up the floor by [Applause] ashon Kem Morrison with that foul today makes her first foul shot and second's playing well tonight [Applause] again another rebound Sam Leone all over the floor [Applause] nice aan with a very nice move to get around the Millis Defender but ref calls the F on the outside takes away that basket quickly Millis has uh taken the lead in team fou six to five Ashlin inbounds Natalie from the corner with her favorite three-point shot extends the ashon lead 19 to9 5 minutes 18 seconds left in the second quarter another long range shot by Millis misses another rebound by gwenith Ivory and we're going to get an over the back foul an oao just can't handle gwenneth Ivory tonight gwth with likely her seventh Rebound with five minutes left in the second quarter she'll go to the line for two as Millis is now in the penalty actually she'll go to the line Matt on a one-on-one cuz Millis is in the penalty thank you for pointing that out you're welcome I'm glad I could help sinks the first one it's the first one with that patented oneand push shot sinks the second one and now makes the second one now ashlin's leading the game 21 to9 Matt I'm looking for Coach Dave fellon to call a timeout here regroup Millis will go to the on the offense see what they can do again ashlin's tight Advantage a big plus for them tonight and Eliza looking to drive the hoop she'll pull it out wait for their help back out to Sam with an open three comes up short off the side of the rim Millis rebound Ashley and tight Advantage really shutting him down down low and that double team pressure is going to cause uh Millis [Applause] travel coach Fallon has decided to call that time out you called it so it's 21 to9 Ashlin leads here four minutes or so left in the second [Music] quarter all right sports fans remember you can see all of Ashland High School sports on W ACA TV pcast channel 96 and if you're a Verizon subscriber tune to channel [Music] 40 to say m the uh a some pep band has really grown this year and expanded their repertoire of tunes I believe this is actually the first season I've heard him at an actual basketball game too they used to only play the football games [Music] well kudos to uh direct the mall there who's got the kids sounding good piing up a good portion of that stands down there too they got a big crowd good for them I believe they're actually going to the music festival too this year excellent ashon brings it in 424 left in the second quarter Millis pick up the defensive pressure here out of that timeout looks for a shot natal Le only at the F line that's a little long but Ivory another rebound can't convert takes three Millis plays to get the rebound from her this time and they'll bring it up the floor let's look at for a way to get that ball down low and that's going to be a turnover ashin defensive pressure continuing to cause Millis mistakes the side out here Sam Leone into that Eliza hullman start it over [Applause] again now high off the glass nice play by Megan Ian Arrow to undercut [Applause] that Millis play and Natalie takes it up the floor herself and Mak sure she puts that one in off the box for two Marson tries to go down low off oneth Ivory rejected another long shot by Millis comes off the front of the rim and Megan iono pushes it up the floor cross again nice pass this pass Inlet pass from natal only to gwenneth Ivory and she's going to get foul there this ref will call on the floor instead of on the sh but no it is the penalty so it'll be one and one wasn't quite sure what he was doing there man Cali gazzard Subs in for Natalie Oni Ivory it's her first Miss tonight the line [Music] Sam and El are up to break that up but one of them's on the line and M will get it out on the [Applause] side Sam sits down and Megan Russell comes back in Kaye gazer with the [Music] rebound tries to double up on lies as she gets a pass away it's down low and uh guess who's them mat gwenth Ivory gwenneth ivory with another rebound but gets tied up and that possession arrow is in the mills's favor only way they seem to be getting the ball away from Ivory tonight man he's playing good strong defense tonight another steal Megan aono from behind brings it up over to Gard into the corner Eliza looking for a shot goes to the rim gets it to Ivory back out for the three-pointer a little long but that's torn down by Kaylee gazit who sets a nice pick allows Eliza to go to the rim with her shot for two Millis calls out uh calls a timeout there too sir [Music] so with that that's coach F second time out and that's because ashlin's had a 140 run this quarter Millis yet to score here in the second quarter let allow coach Kirby to arrest a couple of his [Music] starters Millis really needs to find a way to get some rebounds get the ball up there a little bit more unless they're really going to start losing the good portion of this game I think coach Fallon's going to have to a couple of adjustments have not got a quality shot off this quarter and ashlin's defense is get becoming more and more [Music] [Applause] confident another a three-point shot by Millis rims in and out nice rebound by Megan Russell that ball swung across Court to Ivory can't convert Marson knocks that out of Megan Russell's hands but she digs it knocks it back up top Diono to Homan who take her three-pointer that comes short and a rebound there by Millis wellis again with the three-point shot finally this one goes to sha Hopkins El's first basket of the second quarter with less than minute [Music] [Applause] left what do we get there Matt not sure what he called neither am I I was looking for a ref for a signal and I didn't even get that like Smokey's on Eliza for a little ball control must have got caught on a double dribble hanging that ball on her hip no foul Reb rebound nice rebound long re nice pick up on that long rebound by Megan Aon aono she's going to go to the Lane to shoot the line to shoot as Millis register is their ninth team foul believe that was a push on their there number three Shana Hopkins that bounce off the front of the rim 28 seconds left in the half yet another long range shot for Millis another rebound for Ashland and another foul on Millis put them in the double bonus and we're going to have Marissa de Bonet go to the line for two this is the first time she's been out all game too so let's hope she can put some points up on that board just subed in just before that play for comes off the front of the rim s a second one 15 seconds left here swinging around the outside no chance in that corner with Ivory and hulleman on her another long shot the number two Jill mea will make one at the buzza for Millis so that second quarter resulted in a 15 to5 pickup by Ashlin so at the end of two it's ashon 26 melis 14 and uh we'll be right back for third quarter action you're watching waca TV thank you very much Ginger this is Mark jart Matt gemo we're back here with Ashlin ladies basketball January 11 ashin a commanding lead at the start of the third quarter 26-4 over Millis Millis except for a couple of three-pointers unable to sustain any offensive threat against the lady clockers tonight who have uh just controlled the boards oneth Ivory eight rebounds Samantha Leone coming off the bench to pick up four more rebounds herself and as usual Megan iono and Eliza hullman pushing the ball up as we start off [Music] here now Leone up top couple of High screens for Ashlin trying to free up Natalie that ball goes across the court trying to get to Eliza I'm sorry to uh gwenth Ivory and that's going to go out of bounds Millis will take it in Millis going a little harder on defense now was working around the perimeter trying to get it inside to Marson and that's the first time they've been successful tonight marrison off the glass for two against Ivory that double screen opens up Natalie for a nice pass from Megan aono she gets foul she'll be going line for two misses that first one there RS that one out but she's going to get another shot as we got a lane violation on melis looks like that second chance really helped her out and sinks that shot it's Millis definitely so Millis will try and work that perimeter looking to find that person in the corner who fires up that long three that comes up short kayy Gaz another rebound hman looking across court for aono doesn't make the pass puts it back up top to Kaylee GID who didn't get away with that travel looked like she might but ref took a little time to get that breath out and call that also bring it up 2716 630 left in the third quarter here looking across Court back up top drive to the hoop pull up eight comes up short off the rim Mion little struggle there with Lane Cassidy ties the ball up but it's ms's possession arrow and they'll take it out underneath Down Low Down Low Morrison takes it underneath takes a shot off the glass rebounded by Leone tied up by the Millis player but have some possession ARL and they'll bring it up the floor waiting for Megan aono to make that long trip around the court on a couple of back screens pulls up her shot not going to miss that from 8 [Applause] ft slowly developing but a successful play continuing the struggle to get it down low settles for another long range short that comes up short Megan iono to a three-point line across to Liza hullman for the long range bomb for three more M switch to man defense that's enough to have the Mullis coach call his third time out of the evening and with 510 left there in the third quarter as has extended its lead to 32-6 we take a break we' like to recognize our crew tonight Brendan Malo Dan Baker Adam Halprin Jami YF will mclennen Paul Bodwin and off the camera tonight sitting next to me my co-host Matt Gemma taking a break from filming tonight filling in for Mr ther multiv veratile Talent there Matt we're glad to have you on board I'm a jack of all traits the teams will come back after this time out Millis looking for an answer for their offense give the appson girls credit Kaylee Gaz at an ivory gwenneth Ivory doubling down on Camden Morrison just not allowing her to get free underneath forcing Millis to take these long range shots and they just not hitting the three tonight it's going to it's hurting them megano drives to the hoop for her eight footer comes out back a rim gets her own rebound pushes out to homo takes a three that comes short Ivory and Gard struggle for the rebound can't get it Ms will look to break their drought and open Lane turns into a traveling violation ason with the ball back got a full full court press going on here as they switch to man defense again oh the crowd's not going to like that call mat elah with a nice pass to gwenneth Ivory underneath he tried to go up here we go the crowd was looking for foul there but our referees saw it different called the jump ball and that's Miller possession Liza hman put a little pressure on Shana shaa Hopkins there's two kick balls the ref missed and aono and Leon tie the ball up but Miller Coach Dave Fallon calls a timeout from the side and uh they'll maintain possession well Matt next week when you're back behind the camera we're going to have special guest co- announcer Steve Mitchell Kon selectman Shar the board of Selectmen and little known fact was Mr Mitchell was a uh referee in his past so we'll have a inside look at how referees make calls as well as some excellent color commentary by Mr Mitchell we' be looking forward to that' be good to have Iseman on the Millis B area again we switch to get that double trap gets out of it that time ason drops back into the Zone Marson gets free this time turns around puts it up for two clear this girl's got some Talent with a quick [Applause] steal and we'll have an ashon foul and Anita and Kaye G it that's kayle's third of the evening kti golden is at the [Applause] line she makes both her shots [Applause] is turning up the heat but ason breaks that press gets the ball down to Leone drops it off to gwenith Ivy who puts it in off the glass and gets the foul Jessica fui drawing that foul her third I believe Matt oh I'm sorry her second right WTH that comes off the rim rebounded by Millis that shots Black by alone yo off to gazed drives for the hoop underneath out to Homan for the three-pointer Eliz has made her last two of those shots nice Hustle by ashin to get back on defense that gets tipped out by Kaylee gazit Al will take it out of bounds the end of their bench three minutes left here ashon 37 Millis [Music] 19 takes that shot well the women in Golden made that shot coach Fallon exhorting his girls to get their hands up now he swings it across Court to gazed back to aono out to Eliza who's been red hot on fire with the threes misses this one that ball say by gazed Leone gets it out to Megan iire who stops for her right foot pop and [Applause] in a little bit more pressure from Eliza homman [Applause] here that was an interesting play Man sou in two points for Millis well rly back up top St the [Applause] offense okay I guess we're going to get Megan air on an offensive there she's still looking for some explanation from the ref [Applause] Haley berl coming in for meanna Ando giving her a break at 30 here left in the third quarter sh comes up short B only with the rebound off to Sister Sam to bring it up the wing she pulls up [Applause] the breath hold back to in the corner to Samy nice Movement by the clockers but that gets tipped out of bounds and that'll be Ashlin ball moment to inbound tried to get it into Megan Russell on the break to the basket and ref Says Megan lost it out of bounds [Applause] scrum at the fou line balls toss out of bounds by [Applause] Millis Millis full court pressure now Megan Russell inbound Aiza Holman and uh we're going to get a call on Samantha Leone with a legal pick I'd say the girls ran into each other there Matt but that goes against Ashland grab another the three-point shot for Millis doesn't go ball bounces around underneath it's rebounded by Amy Assad goes right back up and the ref calls aloni from the foul it gets a big reaction from the crowd but that won't change the call Lane Cassidy oh I'm sorry Amy aad go to the line for two that'll be Natalie's thirdd foul on the evening she misses that first one still both teams aren't having a great night at the foul line [Applause] comes off the front of the rim but rebounded by melis sad puts back the three and makes [Applause] it full C press by Millis Haley berl with the traveling violation there what a little spur here now to cut at the 13 and we're going to get a uh buzzer from our clock operator Andy run apparently we had some debris on the court official timeout while that gets picked up and Millis will take it out here by the table by our table and that in pass is intercepted by ashin Heman 6 seconds left looking for some help that gets broken up by Millis and we're going to end the third quarter here with Ashlin 39 Millis 26 [Music] while the teams take a break between the third and fourth quarter here like to let you know that DVDs of tonight's game can be purchased for a nominal fee you're interested call 508 881 9222 for more information don't forget to visit us on on the web at wac.net [Music] [Applause] [Music] milis is switching to a man [Applause] defense Ellis with a steal a rebound Natalie knocks it away takes it herself a Holan it's getting a little slow puy here aono driving to the hoop gets it knocked down Leone gets a rebound out to Kaylee GID she makes that shot from just beyond the foul [Applause] line Matt the uh Millis picked it up a bit in that third quarter actually was only outs good by ason by one point they got a got a little ways to go here now down 11 struggling to get there manto man defense working I and arrow to the Lane and she's fouled well it's no answer for Megan iono tonight this is the first one Megan gets no help from the rim there either and she makes the second one it'll make it 4028 Ashlin Ashlin back with other their status here at the beginning of the fourth [Applause] quarter to give the ashon girls credit they double down and help each other quite well and a very aggressive around the rim there's a rebound that Millis actually got but Kaylee G it stepped in there ripped it away Millis gets the advantage with the possession arrow but Ashton girls continue to control the boards defensive boards Leone in [Applause] between Camden Morrison and Amy side for that rebound that foul will goes on Lane Cassidy for a second balls quickly down to gwth Ivory was fouled going up and she'll go to the line [Applause] of productive at the line tonight Matt looks like she's the only one actually having luck though four for five so far how she makes this next one here you go five for six at the line tonight foru [Applause] [Music] KY golden tries to drive to the hoop and she gets fouled sandwich between nataloni and WTH Ivory cor picks up the fouble for a second golden makes her first shot a mill a substitution what do we got there Matt us usaga for Amy Assad golden makes her second Millis back to the full court pressure but that Leone with no no issue getting through that going right to the hoop herself gets fouled as she tries to lay it in she'll go to the line for two as you mentioned in the pregame tonight coach Kirby happy to have Natalie back that buries that [Applause] one she had 20 in her last game against DS last week well let's see Tuesday night man oh that one rims out unlucky [Applause] but Kaye gazed tremendous hustle gets that rebound Ashlin calls a timeout there Ash calls a timeout and they're going to keep that ball after the timeout [Music] right welcome back everybody 601 left there in the four fourth quarter ashon leads Millis 45-28 result of some good Hustle by Kaye gazit ashon will take it out underneath the basket Eliza hulleman to inbound tried to make it to the hoop cut off by Morrison throws it underneath to the Leone up and in very nice pass ashin goes to zone defense here Millis with yet another three-pointer coming up short megano bring it up and Li a home and'll start to manage that offense Kayley comes out to provide some Outlet help Leone steps back for the three off the front of the rim ni Hustle by Megan aono to get the rebound herself stops and pops and she puts two more in coach Kirby's going to be happy with the intensity and hustle the lady clock is a showing tonight Millis in the hole forced to take long shots and none of them are going at this point we've got a foul here what do we got coming so that foul is going to be on Millis on Jessica fui I think we should be going to the line for one and one Matt but coach Kirby some wholesale substitutions and we're going to leave Eliza hullman in the take her foul shots oneon-one situation and uh her substitution a wait for the shots Eliza first one goes off the back of the rim Millis gets the rebound broken up by Lindsay Tolen alson gets the ball back and look like we got Marissa Duan comes in for Eliza so with wholesale substitutions here Ashton's lead 49 of 28 431 left in the game coach Kirby going to get his under classman some minutes [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Cassidy furth fouled from behind not appreciated by the visiting melis fans but she'll be going to the line the one-onone opportunity that foul on I know Matt we're having a little trouble over there at the scores table tonight couple times we put up the uh offensive players number so Cassidy fth at the line makes her first one and she'll go for two's off the back of the rim another three pointer wide of the rim tipped off an Ashlin hand this will get it back underneath again three-pointer off the rim This Time rebounded by melis they start back up top a girls hands up stopping those crosscourt passes Amy Assad drives to the rim comes off the rim doesn't make it but gets her own rebound and puts it back up Millis calls a timeout looking at even the sizes on the second strand of girls that came in for Ashlin they still got a little bit of height on the Mills team I guess mat is this is a three-point in three-point shooting Miller team and it's just not going down from tonight they've got three three-pointers made all night only one in the second half and they've easily taken over a dozen three-point shots so without that support i' fallen down 20 at this game at this point [Music] so as commanding the defense of boards and having a fairly good shooting night such that even at 50% of the offensive holds there gwth Ivory R has the bulk of the rebounds for ashin all right so white will take it out aan Russell bring it in underneath Cassidy furth and Sam Leone there to help her m back in a manto man full court Sam Leone I wish will bringing it up she'll swing at the Cassidy up top of the three-point line Looks So the rim gives it back to Sam yesi in the corner very nice pass to merca Doan but it's no help from the rim Millis with the rebound Ash back to the zone defense Millis back to taking three point shots that aren't going in frustration on the rebound leads to a foul by Millis and with nine team fouls Ora Duan will be at the line oneon-one situation all right so again we have on our clock here number 13 for Millis throwing the foul but I don't see a 13 on the floor do you Matt I don't sad looking for some help Zing his teammates a move underneath she gets the ball back takes the long range three that comes up short off the [Applause] rim Amy golden gets the rebound and it's fouled Katie golden she'll go to the line I think that foul is going to be against Megan Russell her first of the evening golden thises her first of the [Music] two Mi her second one Millis going to the full court price again ball gets away from lindsy Tolen but she does a nice job to get back down on the Block to stop the Millis ball handler goes off her foot ason gets it back Sam Leone nice dribble up the side gets the ball [Applause] into Haley she can't convert and Millis comes back Katy golden with a nice move off a pass from usaga she gets two points nice ball carrying Presence by Samantha Leon that gets tipped away underneath KY go will go to the rim that's tapped and picked up by Lindsey Tolen Sam Leone will bring it up again looks the long pass underneath to Haley bold tries to take the shot that comes off short off the rim that's tipped out of bounds by Millis Ashen will get the ball back rad Duan will come back in and give Megan Russell a rest ball loose ball picked up by Millis ashin hustles back and SCS will look to set up another three-point shot nice up fake by number 10 Olivia Don but she can't convert on that shot Sam Leon will slow it down and walk it up the floor with a minute left ashin ahead 50 to 33 she gets by one Defender nice inbound nice pass to Lindsay tol and that comes off the back of the rim and the rebounds knocked out of bounds by Lindsay Millis will take it out underneath another three made another three missed and the rebound that's Shane Hopkins she puts two in for Millis 25 seconds left there Sam Leone pulls it back out 1918 on the shot clock so looks like ashle will probably hold it for the last shot [Applause] here ball goes off an ashon foot melis will bring it [Applause] in number 10 Olivia Dar finish the scoring for the night with two points for melis [Applause] [Music] so it's the girls line up here to shake hands we end this game ashin 50 Millis 37 nice performance by Ashlin tonight shooting and rebounding and we'll be right back with our game wrap up you're watching waca TV we're back here for our wrapup Ashlin tonight defeating Millis 50- 37 Millis struggling mightily from the three-point line tonight their leading scorer Katie golden with eight points on the ashin side uh some good yeah all right Eliza Holman she had 10 Natalie Yi with 11 Cassie F came in got a point off the fou line gwenneth ivory with 11 Megan Russell she had two points Megan I Aro very good game tonight Matt 12 points a lot of hustle lot of steals Kaylee G it she had two and Marissa DEET she had one at the foul line also uh very strong game by the ashin girls tonight really control the boards both defensively and offensively and hustle everywhere coach G's got to be very happy with their play tonight so with with that said Matt I think you get the honor of picking our player of the evening uh the player of the game tonight is is gwenneth Ivory she played the boards really hard she got 12 rebounds and every time she got fouled she actually was the one making the free throws uh she was five and six for re for free throw shots five for six thank you it's catchy five of six from the free throw line Matt so uh nice job gwth ivy with the player of the evening with a double double tonight so we thank everyone for coming up uh we'll be back here next Friday night for the uh home and home ladies and guys against Hopkinson so we'll see everyone soon on waca TV thanks for tuning in [Music]

[Music] hi and welcome to waca television's candidates night for the upcoming Ashland election I'm John featherson your host and we're here with Yolanda Greaves who is running for her fifth term for the board of selectman John thanks for having me Yolanda I have to say probably in the history of Ashlin you have to probably be one of the longest term public servants so thank you for all of your years of service you're very welcome and actually Joe manani who is currently sitting there is in his fifth term right now but he didn't he wasn't on the school committee that's true he did not spend time in school committee he did not spend time on school committee so you have been uh through the ringer for the town of Ashland and you want to step up for another three years well it was interesting back in the fall when I started thinking about the fact that my term was coming to an end and I mentioned it to a few people that I might not run or I was considered running I had a number of people say to me oh no you can't step down quite yet we like having you there we like your role we like the work that you're doing as a select board member and so I kept hearing that and as I thought about it that was one of the reasons that I ran there's also a couple of projects that I've been the champion of or have really participated in that are not quite done yet that I'm hoping to be able to see through and the two major projects are Route 126 back in 2013 we had passed the meal sales tax to do the 25% engineering for the road we then started going to Boston to the tip process and I went to a lot of those meetings when our project almost got pushed out a year or two I went to those meetings so I'm really invested in making sure that Route 126 gets finished and the other project that I've been working on is our current comprehensive plan process and that one again we're hoping to finish by next year so you're busy just a little you know and only because I pay atten I pay attention to you know select board as a former select you know you're on a lot of other committees just other than being on the select board like you're on MC your 495 partnership talk a little bit about that because you know it's a lot of work that goes behind it but maybe people don't appreciate all the work that you do put in for that yeah sure so since I've been on the select board I've had a little extra time I I do work full-time but I have a very understanding boss and when the seat for the Metro Regional collaborative C open no one else on the board at the time was willing to step up and I saw it as a learning experience so I started attending those meetings and it was very helpful I got to meet select board members and planning board members from other communities so a lot of conversation and so I've probably been sitting in that role as the Ashland representative to the metwest regional collaborative collaborative for probably 11 years and I'm in my fourth or fifth year as chair for that organization I am also the representative for mapc which is the metropolitan area planning Council 101 cities and towns and each city or town has a representative so I go to those quarterly meetings uh for about a year or two I was also on their executive committee had to step back from that as different things happened at work but I am on their finance committee uh I think that's it from a town perspective and then I'm also involved with the YMCA I'm on their board hopkington Center for the Arts I'm on their board so a lot of great things that I like to participate and I enjoy doing it and you know I I just just even this past weekend you were a Greenup Ashland I Greenup Ashland so you're always busy so I mean so so people can understand because either you you love the job or the job will will you slowly destroy you so I mean what what what uh keeps you motivated what keeps you challenged every day uh there's those good days and those bad days as you know when you sat there right there's the times when you get to congratulate people the Boy Scouts come for before you you honor them or you have different organizations you celebrate the people in town those are the really good days there are tough days as well when you have to make a decision and you understand that you might make half the people very happy with your decision and half the people are not going to like you because of that decision and that's a good day Som days yeah right um but I think it's I still just enjoy being able to support and help the town and keep things moving forward in our community now because you've been on the select board so long and you know the school committee before that I mean um it's an interesting conversation I think because ashin you know was always been a blue collar working you know class town and it still is but the demographics have changed over those 12 years oh well I it's funny I tell this story to people so when my husband and I first moved into town and it'll be 34 years Memorial Day wow that we've been in Ashland we moved into condos and Basha we were two young young married we we were working both in Boston and that's what we could afford and I would go running on Cedar Street wow okay now I go there and I wouldn't go walking on Cedar Street now because of the development that has happened there and that's what we're seeing in Ashland right Ashland is a desirable community and developers are coming in and they're building housing and people want to live here I mean if you look at Cedar Street from 1990 to now you have there was some condos there but the rest of the alanin trail condos and Tow houses came in on the other side of of the small Road you have all of the homes off of Cedar Street that were not there before blue J J and all that that was not there in and but someone made a decision to sell that to a developer the developer built those homes and we look at Apple Ridge same kind of thing right someone had that property they sold it and people are coming to ashin because we are a desirable Community we have good schools we are in a great proximity to at to Boston or Worcester or Springfield so people want to come here I mean the one cons and you know I think congratulations has to be said to you is ashin has had great schools you know you you and I have raised families and and our kids have gone on to good success and the one constant over I'm going to say 25 years has been our schools yes and that's made made us a desirable Community just for that but uh but you know ashin is always kind of uh been challenged on economic development y uh what are your thoughts on that so I think we've made some real strides in either bringing some businesses here and or keeping businesses here I look at the re re the redo of the gamewell building over on Pleasant Street that was someone who lived in town had a business in town took over that building and not only did he expand his business but he expanded it and brought in other businesses uh I think we're seeing that in other places as well now of course a lot of discussion is going on about the mill building that has a lot of office not office but there are a lot of businesses in there that um you know we might see either moving hopefully not moving completely out of town but we need to increase some of our business commercial space but someone has to build it MH so you did mention the mill building and the proposed 40b that's going in there uh your thoughts on the 40b and then like in anticipated timeline on all that so there is discussion going on and we have have um we are due to send a letter of comments back to Mass housing by the end of May so right now we're gathering information from the public asking them to give input give us their thoughts that's all being aggregated and at the select board meeting on May 15th it'll be discussed and we might not go into all the details that we're putting in the letter part of it is a Strate strategy thing and then that'll get sent to Mass Housing and that'll also the developer I'm sure will get a copy and then we hope that the developer will be willing to work with us good so goals and agendas for the next three years uh make sure Route 126 gets finished and we're hoping to see that this year uh complete the comprehensive plan and not only have a plan but have an implementation process so right now the goal is to have the plan written and presented at the spring 2025 five town meeting we've had our first FA phase of Engagement where we did ask people to fill out surveys and crowd mapping and we did focused forums and things like that uh in June and July over two nights the comprehensive plan committee there's 27 of us are going to review all that information with our consultant and start drafting goals visions and also focuses on each of the different sections of the co of the comprehensive plan I would expect sometime in August or September we'll start getting that back out to the public for their feedback for their second round of input Did We Gather and did we Implement and did we input all of their things will we capture everything will we be able to probably not but if we can get at least 90% of what we heard in the plan as to how people want to see Ashland in the future then that is a good um a good objective can I applaud that committee for the Outreach that they're doing I mean they they certainly are are asking and it's kind of back up to the residents of Ashlin I mean you they've got to you know if you don't speak up you don't get heard so I mean a little bit so we never have enough time here but uh 30 second elevator speech on why people should reelect you to your fifth term for the select board well I I believe that I've been doing some good work for the community I have experience and knowledge and keeping me there is going to help our community continue to move forward I'm always always available to listen uh I'm a phone call away I'm an email away and I think I've always shown that I'm willing to talk to people and take their input and see how we can use it to move our community forward well Yolanda thank you for stepping up again to serve our community Yolanda grieve running for the select board make sure you vote Tuesday May 21st thanks for having me John thank you hi and welcome to another segment of candidates night here on waa television we have another candidate running for the select board Makita Keegan uh Makita welcome thank you John tell everybody why you're stepping up and you want to serve the town of ashin well first John thank you so much for having me um always a pleasure thank you and um you know I I'll say this I am so excited to be running for a select board here in Ashland uh I've been uh volunteer in the community in many different capacities we can talk a little bit about that later but when the opportunity came up to put my hat in the ring to run for my very first office and to serve the town in a different capacity uh I thought long and hard about it and then I jumped in uh the reason why is because I want to make sure that Ashlin continues to be uh a town that's welcoming and wonderful for families and people to live and grow and for selfish reasons I would love to see my kiddo come back here and raise his family one day so um this would this is a different way for me to serve the community and uh if the people have me I'd be very honored to do so well I just have to share I've known Makita for quite some time and uh I was talking to a a for another former select board member uh even before when I was on the select board and he says did you hear about Makita I'm like no what oh she's running for select board and I'm my first initial reaction well good that makes sense that's that's a good choice so I mean I'm you know I've had the pleasure of working with you on you know big and small projects over the years and stuff like that uh I've always kind of liked your your way of the the way you think about things and you the way you process things so I mean I think it's going to be a good value added to the select board because you're a member of five and you also have to work with the town manager and you know sometimes it's you have to be a uh a rogue agent sometimes you have to be a team player sometimes you have to represent the people that uh you know are with an important issue and I I think it it'll be be a good mix for you but so but I'm in you know other than speaking about your you know your your son and your uh family uh what what motivates you I mean what what are you concerned about in Ashlin well it it's it's funny that you should ask that John I've been uh over the past few weeks uh meeting with different folks around town to find out what's on their minds about Ashlin um of course I want to make sure that this community uh like I said continues to be a place that we can all be proud of uh you know but we you know we have we have a lot of challenges ahead and a lot of tough decisions uh you know part of the reason why I'm running is because I think I'd like to bring or I hope i' bring a little bit of a a fresh perspective to things uh like I said this is my first uh turn at elective office um you know I think uh you know being able to have said that I have not run for office before uh but do keep the people that I serve in mind and people that I've been uh talking to over the past few weeks and I hope more and continued if I'm elected uh to make sure that those interests do have a voice but also that I can work collaboratively with uh hopefully my colleagues on the select board to be Innovative and to think of different ways to approach some of the problems that or some of the challenges I should say that face not just ashin but a lot of towns in the Commonwealth nowadays what do you what do you anticipate you know some of the challenges to be sure so um you know I think one of the things that people move to Ashland for is uh our our beautiful Green Space you know uh and uh it it there's a a balance between preserving our Green Space preserving our history and also uh you know there are folks who want to move to town because it's a great town right I don't think anyone wants to put a gate up at you know the front of our of our town but on the other hand we have to figure out a smart way to be able to uh you know provide housing uh for folks who are looking at it without taking away uh from uh what what makes ashin special you know and I think that's that's one of the bigger challenges and like I said we're not the only Community facing this in the Commonwealth darare say the nation um when I talk to people about housing and you know I think folks are aware of 40b issue and a few other things you know there's a there's a lot going on with that young people coming out of school half a million dollars in debt just at the at the jump you know you know want to want to buy a house want to buy a condo there's no way they can do that um but many of them can't do that right now uh you know we all talk about affordable housing even with uh you know what does that mean right um we want to make sure that our seniors can age in place and and and you know so there a whole bunch of competing well I wouldn't say competing directives I would say a lot of different needs that folks have and the question is what's the best way to address them for our community and and like I said it's not just an Ashlin problem we're not dealing with it in in isolation we're going to have to work with our state and federal Partners to figure out uh some of the Solutions or some of the things that we can do about these issues so we're not a vacuum so you know we we've talked a little bit about schools we talked about open space and green space uh you know with housing comes Transportation issues and everything absolutely uh what else on the Grassroots level you know are you concerned about in Ashland well I mean transportation is something that's near and dear to my heart uh when my husband and I moved to Ashland about 21 years ago now um yeah uh he was working in Framingham I was working in Boston we we were a one car family and one of the criteria is looking at we just looked at towns all along the commuter rail and we honed in on Ashlin for a lot of the reasons that I talked about earlier and the schools of course but the commuter rail figured prominently in our decision to put Roots down here I I've lived in downtown Ashland uh ever since we've arrived my house is like a 1520 minute walk from the train and that was intentional mhm you know uh so good how's that working out it well you know I don't work in downtown Boston anymore uh but you know I think don't get me started well I'm not going to I'm not going to take this opportunity to talk about the M MBTA and and specifically but I will say that we do need to improve service both uh to Boston to Wister and locally as well I know that our Transportation Authority is working hard to do that and I know that folks are looking at different sorts of solutions for teens and seniors to get around town easier and of course folks like me who just like to get out and walk around town and get to place to place without having to fire up the car engine so so yeah so it's ever evolving ever evolving no I just have to ask because I've had the pleasure of working with your brother over the years and he's a great guy but uh politics runs in your family a little bit well um I'm GNA stop you right there okay uh and say that um politics doesn't really run in my family no no Public Service runs about oh and there's there's a difference and and that's differ there's a huge difference I'm glad you brought this up because this is another reason why I'm I'm actually putting my hat in the ring um I've been I've always been about public service I come from a a proud tradition of of of family members who have not just run for political office but have uh worked within communities to uh enhance educational and economic opportunities for all people um so you know part of my very personal reason for putting my hat in the ring and and and stepping up into a different kind of service is driven by that I think politics obviously is the mechanism by by which things are done but we are those of us who are uh fortunate to be elected or who are running for office we are first and foremost public servants I couldn't agree more and if you don't understand that and you're in office or you're running for office you don't belong in office that's it that's it's very that's great yeah it's great because it is you're serving the public yeah some sometimes you're going to have to do things that you might not necessarily think well I don't think that's a really good idea but the public does so you have to do it well listen John you know I and now you're talking about leadership okay so that's that's another challenge in this sort of position you know and I walk around town and I talk to different folks who are thinking about voting and and getting more active you know I'm honest with them you know I say listen you know I want to hear what you have to say uh I want to make sure that interests are represented but I'm going to do the best I can to make the right decision for ashin am I going to get it right all the time no no no no the answer is no then that is okay and that's but but uh I hope that folks give me the opportunity to try to get it more right than wrong and when I do get it wrong I hope folks let me know about it uh so that I can do better next time it public servants are humans just like everyone else um you know and I think we for those of us who are in it for for those reasons we're doing the best we can to serve the public we care about that's great so I could talk all night but unfortunately we we can't uh but why don't you tell the viewing audience in 30 seconds or less you know why you're running and why they should vote for you well thank you John for having me you and uh yeah uh so you know I strongly believe like I said in public service and the reason why I'm running is for a few reasons um first off uh I want to serve the town in a different capacity than I have before I've volunteered on on many different boards and commissions and projects uh but being able to directly serve the residence of Ashlin in this capacity would truly be an honor for me um public service is probably one of the most uh meaningful things I think any of us can do uh I want to be able to be Innovative I want to be able to listen I want to be able to make sure that I can get more folks involved in public life here in Ashlin that's very important to me so uh on May 21st I hope that you consider me uh as a candidate for select board here in Ashland and I hope to be visiting you and your neighborhood very soon so that we can talk more in depth about the issues that you care about welcome back to w ACA television's candidate night now we have the honor of being joined by Trisha Kendall running for her second term on the planning board which is a big deal it's a big deal congratulations thank you for stepping up and running and welcome chur let's talk a little bit about why you want to commit another five years to the planning board here in Ashlin well that is a very good question and before you because it is a fiveyear term versus a threeyear term so it is a it is a big um chunk of time but before the um before the applications or the sign up even opened up I had thought about it I knew it was coming it didn't catch me by surprise my five years and so I had my decision made before it even opened up um to to run again and um I think a big part of that was just that there's a really I'm sure it's true of all the boards um but there's a really big learning curve on the planning board and I feel like after 5 years by no means do I knew everything but I feel like I have a strong enough base to actually start to um look at our bylaws more comprehensively okay and um maybe have um you know maybe to be able to contribute something that way like with that kind of experience to the board I think that's great uh you know just just so we can talk a little bit you know I've held many positions here in the town of ashin and I've held some on the state level too and the more I learn about public service the more I personally learn how important planning process is and and I'll tell you that 20 years ago I don't think I thought that but a lot of people oh what what's planning I mean planning is everything so I mean you and you talked about a learning curve uh you know from the planning board I think maybe that's the reason why it's a fiveyear term but and may maybe you agree or disagree having a plan and even if it's a bad plan is is better than not having a plan at all I mean uh what are your thoughts on that yeah absolutely I mean I think um the comprehensive plan which we have in process right now um that was really you know other members of the planning board um Anna and Kate that was really things that they were very driven to get going and I'm glad they did because with other responsibilities with um that I had and with sharing the board that was just not something I could add to my plate so I am really happy that they that they were so dedicated to that and that they wanted to set step up and be the primary force from the planning board on that committee for us I'm glad you brought that up because uh kudos to to them uh and we actually did a program here to talk a little bit about kudos to them you you have to give them credit I mean they they have been very publicly available and have been you know made themselves available to the why is it important and I I think it's common sense to you and I but to the viewing audience uh why is it important that you get the feedback from the public you know because we make I mean planning board makes some big decisions I mean almost almost all of our decisions are big decisions because either they're about about a project that's before us or they're about a change in our bylaws which affect all of us and we don't want to be winging those big decisions we want to have to make decisions based Bas on the knowledge of the community I mean our first our first thing is to obviously that we need to go um by the bylaws which are what we're voted into as Town laws by by town meeting by the residents um but you know those weren't put in place yesterday and towns change and so having that kind of updated feel about what the residents want where they want to go um helps us make it so that we're not just five people five elected people but just five people making those important decisions from the T for the town we want to make it we want to be representing people not just B5 people you know from Ashland I mean we're we're here tonight at the waca uh Studios which are right on the Framingham Town Line me personally I live on the Southboro Town Line my backyard is Southboro uh Ashlin is a couple different communities it's all one great Community but it's a couple different communities and I think that's you know from a planning standpoint from like my side of town like I have transportation issues on my time I certainly have retail issues on my there's no retail and there's no transport my side of town but over here you've got you know Market Basket you've got good access to Transportation so that piece has to be understood though too because some people you know if you live on this side of the Town you're like oh the transportation's good but on my side it's not so that is important like feedback for the planning board because I do have a quick walk to maybe the BTA station but uh so I mean that's why I think it's it's so important that you guys get that feedback uh I also wanted to know how uh covid has actually affected planning board meetings and uh you know with the invention of Zoom uh and you know maybe losing a little bit of public piece and or making it easier for public piece talk a little bit about that yeah I mean um we obviously transitioned to zoom when when we needed to I don't think anything Ian I mean Zoom really wasn't used before that I think in any meetings right it seems It seems impossible now um but yeah we we trans just into that but as we went through it in those years I think what we found is that our meetings kept getting longer and longer Ander and um when we were able to return to being in person all five of us six including our associate member all five of us wanted to return to in person and we're find that we're we're more efficient I think we understand each other better we certainly don't always agree sure but we understand each other better when you look and look at someone in in the face looking in the eyes and um but it has also been really nice to have the hybrid meetings and hold on to those to that more public accessible component because we have had times I think probably all of us on the board where someone couldn't attend because because they didn't feel well or they were out of town but they still could attend the meeting via VIA Zoom right and contribute so it's really been a it's really been a great thing we we still have technical issues once in a while we've had a couple Zoom bombs that have been not good um but the benefits I think are outweighing the the downsides of it so so we could talk all night but we've got other things to get to so why don't you uh tell the viewing audience uh why they should vote for you for another 5 years term for the planning board well well I think um you know I think it really goes back to the first things I was saying about being on the planning board because I did give it a lot of thought and I think though um I I felt like I had um built up a base of knowledge that you know when someone I think looks at the bylaws it's just very it's a lot to get to it's hard to understand it's very confusing and now I can start to look at those um um through the various projects we've been through and look at where instances where maybe it's repetitive maybe things are in conflict with another maybe things aren't really valid anymore or things are outdated or things need updating and so that's one of the things I would like to start to tackle in the next five years because I think you need that experience under your belt first to be able to see it and to start to look for those smaller issues not issues that are that should be coming out of the comprehensive plan um which which are meant to be a community decision but to look at our bylaws for those the cleaning up and the tweaking that needs to to happen um in order to make our path forward a little easier I think so not a glamorous undertaking but one that I an important one one that I think needs to be done yeah so she's Trisha Kendall running for planning board on Tuesday May 21st if you don't vote you can't complain folks thank you tra thank you good to see you you too back to waca candidate night now we're moving to the school committee candidates and we're joined by Mark Terry Mark thanks for coming tonight thanks for having me John Mark so you're up for your fourth term for school committee so you know at the end of that term it'll be 12E serving on the school committee kudos to you for doing that thank you so uh it takes a lot to be on the school committee and committing 12 years of of time to your community you know I first I congratulate you on but tell people why you're still motivated to do it I I love the work you know I think it's um one of the things for anybody who has kids in particular you're always looking at you know how do I make my my kids life better but this is an opportunity to do it for everybody every kid in Ashland um and you know just a commitment and belief that I've had was raised with about the value of public education so the idea that I have an opportunity to influence that um to contribute to improving it here um that's special and as long as as I keep feeling that way and it keeps energizing me you know keep doing it you know I I watched you know you guys operate through covid and my thanks and my congratulations to you guys that you operated through Co the way you did and ashin still has a great uh school committee but one of the biggest things that I I fear about as just a person you know still involved in you know public service is the mental health aspect of the kids that went through Co and went to school via Zoom your thoughts on that there's no question that's an issue John um you know no nobody knew what Co was going to do to us Beyond people who got Co right I mean we nobody envisioned what it would do to us as a culture how we'd adapt to it um and I don't think there's any question that the disruption to education the disruption to lives being isolated particularly for kids who are younger right um is it's a significant factor and there's no question that um our school district like every school district in the state and in the country is struggling with more kids who are struggling with mental illness there's no way around it it we are putting more resources to supporting those kids um but you know there just was no way to Envision what it would do and and I think you know Co and and that climate created some of it I think our world is just a more stressful world too and and um Co was a part of that not the only factor in it but you know we are we are we are in an environment now where I think the Stress and Anxiety that people experience everybody does whether you have mental illness in your life or not um presents new challenges and for people who do have mental illness I think that's just exacerbated for them um so it's a challenge and and I don't know that you know I don't know any more than anybody else does whether we'll ever get back to sort of what was before you know if we can even remember what that looked like well speaking of what was before you know shouldn't be buying green bananas you know I'm not getting any younger you're a little bit younger than me uh but how has education changed from when you and I were children to like now you know I think I think probably the biggest thing is back then it was one size fits-all MH right it was the teacher stood at the front of the classroom and told the kids what they to do you went through exercis on the board you did homework at your desk or worked on Tex but it was one lesson with the expectation that everybody could just absorb that and we understand kids so much better now than we did before um and quite frankly it's something that our I think our school committe I'll speak for myself but I think the committee as a whole and our leadership team hopefully our whole staff feels really good about is the degree to which we are working to differentiate education for kids on all sorts of basis whether it's a student with a disability learning disability whether it's just how people learn differently um that's something we do a lot better we've invested a lot of time and energy and um you know it's something you never be perfect at but I think more than anything else that the idea that um and it's something we we talk specifically about we are meeting every kid trying to meet every kid right where they stand ni and so when a kid comes in and says I'm great at this and I'm lousy at that we're trying to get them to get better in both of those um and trying to adopt a culture around that it's something we've been talking about for years um one of the things that we are trying to implement districtwide is something called individual Student Success plans and that's exactly the idea that they're built around is what student a needs and what student B needs they're different and what looks like success for them is going to be different but how do you get them to the best place that they can be for who they are and what they want to be um one day at a time you know one year at a time one year at a time uh you know because you you served so long for the you know the community uh Democrat trffic of ashin is continuing to evolve how has that uh you know impacted the schools yeah sure I think I think the biggest change is we have seen our um English language learner population um increase dramatically I remember when I was first elected the first school committee meeting I went to um we had I think it was Kathy silver at the time who was coming in and speaking to us about how things had changed and the numbers of students that were in um from the then called the ESL program now we talk about elll um in those programs those populations had changed dramatically and it's only continued um you know and it's it's a great thing from the perspective of having kids exposed to the diversity of other people other cultures and we try to create an environment that is welcoming um and supportive for everybody um but there are also challenges right I mean you've got students from all over the world speaking all sorts of different languages and we educate them all you know we have an obligation to and a challenge to We Will and uh so we we've invested a lot of resources from this community um in supporting students um that are El students we've hired a director of English language learning a couple years ago and that's been a great addition she's been um fantastic and trying to engage our population of people who don't speak English as a primary language you know so we try to reach out and say come in for this you know come into an open house that population historically up until the last few years just wasn't present and we weren't reaching them um and think I think we're doing a much much better job um in that area good cool we could talk all night about this because of all the great work you guys are doing but uh time constraints why don't you tell you know 30 seconds of why uh the public should return you to the school committee uh thank you John thanks for having me um you know I I'm happy to answer questions all night and then I get the opportunity to sort of you know say vote for me and and you know I'm not I'm not a prepared speech kind of person um you know what I'd say is I think my commitment and the school committee's commitment for a long time has been to do what's best for kids um and I hope that in each and every day and every time we we meet and we're talking about something of substance um we're focusing on that people don't always agree with us but if people can appreciate that we're doing what we think is best for kids um based on the information we have available um I feel good about that and and I continue I hope to continue to do that obviously not running opposed um so hope they have the opportunity unless there's a dramatic writing campaign but um you know that that's what I hope I bring to the table and and um what have contributed over the years you know but even though you're running on opposed you know a good way to thank Mark for his many many years of service is just coming out to the ballots and voting for Mark so Tuesday May 21st is an important day in the town and we thank you for running and best of luck to you we'll see you again in three years all right thanks again John thank you welcome back to the waca candidates night we're still talking with school committee members MERS and we're talking with Tina fanes uh who is running for your second term on the school board welcome and thank you thank you John nice to be here it's great to see you again uh you know I was talking to marter earlier and uh you and I uh met three years ago and we did a candidates night over zoom and Mark and I were just talking about the impacts of covid yeah o and kudos to the ashin school committee for getting our most treasured uh you know demographic our children through uh covid and we were talking about mental health aspects uh any comments on you know covid and the impacts on Mental Health on the kids yeah you know I think um having our kids learning disrupted in the way that it was um it wasn't just the academic piece that they missed out on it was the social social emotional peace that connection piece and being with their classmates being um out in the world and I think it definitely had an impact on kids Social Development um their ability to connect with one another and so I think there's um you know a bit of learning curve if you will in terms of their social emotional well-being and you know the behavior of being a student learning to be a student especially our youngest kids right who you know shortly you know as the pandemic was winding down and then shortly you know after the Pandemic those kids had most of them had never been into preschool as they were entering kindergarten many of them had you know never gone to Target with their parents right they weren't out in the world in the same way because things were closed down so I definitely think um you know it definitely had an an an impact and you know I think you know schools across Massachusetts across the country are all seeing it and uh one of the things I'm really proud of Ashen Public Schools is we put a big emphasis on social emotional learning and I think in many ways we're um in tune with um many of the needs of our kids but um you know there's room for improvement in in any system because kids needs are always changing too but Co absolutely had an impact on on that as well you know one thing I've always enjoyed watching your meetings and and with your background is uh special needs and uh spe you know special needs education let's talk a little bit about that and like what you focus on as a member of the school committee sure absolutely well you know as a as a member of the school committee you know all of us are there to to kind of look out for the needs of all of our students obviously special ed students are um one segment you know of students within um our Public Schools I am um fortunate to be the uh liaison from the um school committee to the ashack which is the Ashlin um specialed parents advisory Council and so I have the opportunity to sit in on their uh meetings typically twice a month um to hear concerns from you know parents of students with special needs um uh Britney uh who's our director of special education is also uh there at the meeting and so you know kind of we have a a a great working relationship with um the this the the CPAC um ashack to you know understand some of the needs of of our special needs students and you know those meetings aren't necessarily to talk about individual student needs it's more kind of the the systemic if you will um issues or roadblocks or challenges that that parents may be facing as well as you know uh just asking questions and what's going on with this program and have we had the opportunity to hire somebody for that position yet to kind of learn um you know what's going on from the administration but it's a great working relationship and I think Ashen is unique um in the relationships that our administrators have um kind of across the board with the school committee we work very very well together uh we don't always agree on everything but we're able to have respectful conversations I think it's healthy right um we're able to have respectful conversations you know around the issues that we disagree on and you know come to some consensus and I feel it's the same with the with ashack as well too you know they're able to share their concerns mostly with Britney I'm obviously there um you know to to listen and bring issues back to the school committee um I'm not an administrator so I don't have any say um you know kind of in in that decision-making process per se but I'm able to make sure that their voice is a part of um you know the conversation I am personally very proud to hear that ashack is still making an impact on Special Needs families lives because I remember when we first had those meetings years ago so why don't you tell a little bit of about people like so if somebody does have somebody's special needs in the in their family how ashack can help a little bit oh sure um you know I'm not a member of ashack per se but you know ashek is a parent organization and so anybody you know who has a student on an IEP or a 504 plan where they get services or accommodations from the school um it's open to it's and it's open to the public even parents who don't have students with special needs um to to learn about uh different programming in the school to share their concerns um to see you to connect with other parents which can be really valuable and important um and it's an incredible sense of support I think for parents who may be sharing the same struggles um to be able to connect with one another um and they're a great group they're a very involved group of parents um they're very powerful advocates for not only their own children but others uh and and so we're lucky here in Ashen that there's a really good working relationship with the administration as well so priorities for the next three years so we just you know went through the process of creating our new strategic plan for the district and so um you know kind of in in setting you know those priorities and looking at issues of equity um you know looking at um our curriculum and making sure it's as strong as it can be and that it's as up toate as it can be and we're really meeting the needs of all of our students um you know also making sure that we're managing our resources correctly and you know with our our buildings and you know they all need maintenance they all you know are are they are our students fitting in the buildings that they're in or you know how are we making sure that um you know our resources from from that perspective you know from the buildings perspective but also you know in in other areas that we're utilizing our resources appropriately um and then of course as we've already talked about social and emotional learning to make sure that the needs of not only our students from from a social emotional perspective but also our staff um and teachers because it's important to to make sure that everybody has the support that they need um to create the best learning environment for our kids talking about buildings and schools talk a little bit about the new school oh Mendes is beautiful um I wish I could say I had more to do with it I came on the school committee um as you know shortly after um all of the um the voting happened to to pass you know um the the budget issues for both that and the public service building I have been lucky to watch the process unfold I think it's it's a great building it's incredibly high-tech um I think it's uh it really state-of-the-art and the spaces in that building really allow for a lot of um you know unique learning opportunities in terms of you know students of different grades being able to share space and having lots of different learning opportunities and you know I know the staff are very happy to to finally have a beautiful new building well you know and the students and the families as well you know having an important staff is very very important you know because uh you know education has changed with that as well too you know with staffing needs and retaining staff and everything like that so talk a little bit about you know what Ashlin does to you know you know Ashlin had you know I've lived in ashin now for going on almost 30 years now and the ashin schools have always been the pillar of uh you know the society you know which is kudos to the school committee so talk a little bit about you know why it's a good place to work right I mean you know we have have incredible staff in in Educators in our buildings and you know Ash one of the things that again is unique about ashin is we have a lot of really long tenured staff and Educators in Ashland which is a testament to the fact that it is a good place to work um you know I think again even if there's not always agreement I think the unions in the administration have a very good working relationship again there are many areas where there's disagreement but they're able to be respectful disagreements and able to work through issues um you know to resolve things uh for the most part and you know we've actually just recently um you know gone through the process of renegotiating contracts none of them have been uh ratified yet so I can't necessarily speak to those but um you know it was a a Cooperative process uh you know where you know issues were brought to the table and there was a lot of discussion um about the needs of of teachers and staff not just teachers but our our esps our educational support professionals administrative assistants and um nurses the you know all all different areas so we could talk all night but we have time constraints so look into the camera and ask the people of Ashlin why they should reelect you for a second term to the school committee great thank you um well it's been a pleasure to serve on the school committee for the past three years and and I'm hopeful to be able to to do it again I'm looking forward to continue the work uh that I've been able to to start and be involved in um I've been a resident of ashon for 20 years and uh you know I've had two kids uh that are still going through the the school system one is a senior in high school this year the other is a sophomore um and so we've been in the Ashland Public Schools since the beginning um and take great pride in in the school system that we have here in Ashland and in the Educators and administrators that we work with and I've uh been very uh lucky to be involved in in conversations around how to make sure that our schools continue to be topnotch and you know be able to identify areas of of improvement um because anything there's always room for improvement in any system that we're in I Like It Tina thank you for serving your community thank you for joining us tonight and good luck to another three-year term on the school committee thank you John vote make sure you get out and vote on Tuesday May 21st hi and welcome back to waca candidate night we're still continuing with our school committee candidates and we have Marcy coverall who is actually appointed to the school committee now but running for your first term as an elected uh individual of the school committee so welcome to waca candidate night nice to have you here thank you John so a little bit of taste of what goes on with the school committee and you still want to do it for another three years let's talk about why what you enjoy about the school committee so um I have been serving on it for two three months now um and I like that I have a voice for the community I have four children in the school in various schools here been a long-standing uh Community member in Ashlin so I figured it's time to step up and you know make my voice heard and that of you know my colleagues and uh neighbors and friends we talk a little bit about and have a little fun with it uh so you've got four kids in the Ashland School System I do how do they like their mom being on the school committee uh they say what do you do on the school committee and I say oh I go I go to some meetings and talk about school so they're fine with it they're good with it that's that's good but you know having four kids in the Ashton school syst education is important to you and as we've talked tonight here on Canada tonight you know the one great thing about Ashlin over my time almost 30 years here in ashin has been the great public schools that we've had and I think that's one of the benefits that Ashlin is such a desirable Community for the that we do have great Public Schools tell me why we have great Public Schools I think it's the people okay I think the people make the school I think we have very very committed Educators Administration staff you know it's not just um you know one person that makes a school it's it's all the people rowing in the same direction and I think the kids feel that they feel that they care I think you know the curriculum's changed and the kid you know my younger kids tell me about how they have a morning meeting and everyone kind of talks about their day and get to know each other and I think you know focusing on the kids social and emot learning as well as their you know academic success is a huge part of what makes Ashlin successful and it starts like at paway I mean my kids all started at paway and now I've got you know one in high school so the foundation is set from a young age and continues I can confidently say all through you know each school I think you're a good you know a person to talk about this because you've got you know you know all all across the schools how has how have these changed education how has social media changed education and and what are your concerns as a school Committee Member and even as a parent yeah so um luckily i' I've managed to keep my younger kids off you know till till middle school but it has a huge impact I mean the kids can find something at a moment's notice um you know Ai and chat GPT are definitely in the mix now and you know I think there's going to be a lot of conversation about how you leverage the technology that's available to you and then use it to form your own thoughts and your own opinions and your own you know views on the world you can't just take something you know out of Google or or chat GPT or whatever it may be and I think teaching the kids how to think is a big deal and then you know I I applaud the teachers who put the phones in phone jail I know my kids will probably see this and you know argue with that but I do because it's a distraction and I think there's so much to be said in talking face to face and learning you know in a group and interactions with people are important and you know that doesn't come across in the tech you know if you're just using technology no I think you bring up a good point I mean how are you know and I'm going to sound like an old man here which I am but how are kids going to be able to communicate you know going forward a little bit you know like you know I work with a lot of kids and you know they were always looking at their screens and they're always looking at their phones and you know I grew up in you know like a more of a Catholic school education where you had to look somebody in the eye you know if you weren't looking them in the eye you weren't paying attention and stuff uh any concerns you know that impacts education or anything I'm sure it does I think that like I said the teachers are aware of it and you know thinking of ways that you can construct the academic you know environment in a way that they are having that conversation that you're pushing them to interact with each other that you're engaging in group projects from not only the high school but you know the younger grades too you know I had kids who have to get up I mean my my nine-year-old got up in front of his classroom last week and had to give a presentation so that's you know that's a big Testament to the teachers focusing on that in that communication I think as a parent too reinforce that um you know when you're at home and and um we always tell them like get off the text you know go go outside go play go talk to someone join an athletic team join a club all those things ashon offers are are important and and helpful to that that's all part of Education you know it's not just it's not just you know I mean do kids even have books anymore yes they do they have books I mean they don't always they sometimes you have to ask for them but they do have them and uh I have watched my children carry them and old school style so you can't you can get a book and there are a lot of books online too I mean I don't want to dismiss like you know Technology's been a wonderful thing as well um you know if you miss a day it's not the same as when you missed a day before you know you can access a lot of great information online and it's good for the teachers too you know they can post and keep track of the kids and their you know their progress and what they're doing and there's some really great data that um you know um Mike Kyra and Jim Adams have been mining through on how the kids are doing in their classes and then how they can tailor the learning which I'm learning about now that I'm on school committee and I think it's awesome so you know it it's both sides of the coin and it's a balance and we're all learning how to navigate it together so you were appointed to the school committee to fill a vacancy yes uh what's been your biggest surprise since you've been on the school committee uh that there's a lot that goes on uh in in Ashland and there's a lot of thought not that I didn't know there was a lot of thought but there's a lot of work that goes into all that thought and how the sausage is made and I think think you know understanding that there's a strategic plan that governs um you know the schools and the vision and you know that's just starting to unfold and the focus on data and measurement and how we're going to measure the success of Ashlin going forward um you know I I was pleasantly surprised that you know that's been pulled together and I think it's great any goals or benchmarks that you want to hit over the you know the life of your term coming up or I think my main goal is to support um the administration and the teachers in understanding their message um you know what they want to get across to the community and use the role to advocate for you know what they're trying to accomplish and also you know push back and ask questions as an informed parent and member of the school committee and and educate others into what you know the facts and circumstances around a topic are I mean I really just want to try to be an unbiased uh listener and advocate for the schools good so thank you for stepping up and serving you know an important demographic in the community take a minute to look in the camera and then ask the the voters of ashin to elect you and why why they should elect you okay um so thank you for having me tonight again my name is Marcy culverwell I'm very interested in um helping to further the Community creation of an environment where the students are really thriving and given all of the tools they need um to reach their best academic potential and their greatest um emotional and you know mental health and wellbeing so thank you for having me Marcy it it's a pleasure to have you here tonight best of luck thank you for stepping up and serving the community make sure that you come out and vote for Marcy on Tuesday May 21st and yes this will be my continually rant if you do not vote you do not get a chance to complain okay it you know one way you can thank Marcy for her service is coming out and you know casting a ballot from rcy the most important elections are your local elections and I have many year set here on the set at wacka and told you that Donald Trump or Joe Biden are not going to have as much impact that even Marcy can have on your family and your children you heard from the select board candidates a select board candidate can have more impact on the value of your home or the community that your children grow up in than you know a presidential candidate we heard you know tonight from uh Trisha Kendall uh talking about the planning board Trisha and her planning board can have much more effect than Senator Warren or Senator Mary can have on your family so never discount how important a local election is and make sure that you get out and vote on Tuesday May 21st thank you for watching waa candidate night I'm John featherson and we'll talk again real soon

okay um and then anybody wants to stay for the new business you're invited to do so so we try to keep this moving I do want to say I see a lot of our teachers and staff here so I again last week being teacher appreciation I just want to thank our entire staff from nurses to teachers to Paris to our custodians and the wonderful job you doing keeping our schools moving in the right direction for the custodians to keep it clean for all your hard work Blood Sweat and Tears thank you very much on behalf of the board of education so I wanted to make mention to that right away all right with that we're going to start with the Pledge of Allegiance if you all stand in join pledge I pledge allegiance to FL of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all okay we start off with the uh the Chairman's corner and um a couple things I like to mention is uh we are having interviews for a open unexpired Board of Education seat that runs through November 2015 and Felicia has uh Felicia has agreed to be our Board of Education representative on that the uh process is there's a three um threers panel that will do the initial interviews I understand there may be as many as six maybe more that have applied that three person panel will then uh moving on to the board of Select and we'll make that that selection sometime in June for us so we're looking forward to filling that U that ninth board position as soon as possible the SEC the next thing I want to mention is for board members Memorial Day parade is is uh historically and um traditionally uh a time where the board marches in front of our band which is kind of fun I just wanted to see board members that can make in March on Memorial Day it's a 10:00 kickoff for step walk got it C you around to are you going to walk okay time most likely yes okay good here I got get back to okay all right I just want a good representation okay um we have um next next month we'll introduce our new board members we'll be saying goodbye to our student reps so we'll make sure that we give uh I think it's just Simone is leaving us just Simone's been with us for two years and we'll certainly miss her as our student representative our student Representatives have um Sports responsibilities tonight so they may show up late they may not but we're glad that they're off participating so that's a wonderful thing um with that that's all that I have on the superintend on the um chair's report questions from the Board of Education okay let moving along Dr grman super thank you good evening everyone what a great crowd this is our largest crowd that we've had for Canton celebrates and Mrs Cel when she told me that there'll be a lot of students and families coming tonight she asked me if it was all right I said of course it's all right the more children and families that we can honor and talk to the better so I want to welcome everyone I want to welcome Mrs CTO and and shortly after our updates it will be your shout it'll be your time for this board of education to honor you for the outstanding things that you've accomplished this year I can't inter mediate school later in the evening I want to share with the board and the the community that I will be discussing potential reductions to the board of education for the Board of Education to consider regarding their budget for fiscal year 25 as many of you are aware the the budg Was Defeated a week ago or two weeks ago so I've been asked by the Board of Education to present to them some potential reductions that we would have within our budget so the administrative team met last week and tonight I will be presenting to the Board of Education some potential reductions to the budget for them to consider this past month has been a a worldwind I've seen many of you out and I've seen many board members at at events I've had the opportunity to attend a wonderful Coral concert last week of the the middle school science night at Canton High School for those of you that were at canton's Got Talent what a tremendous show that was as well as attending our open Choice event and watching in our boys baseball team perform at Duncan Stadium which was a wonderful event I want to thank Mr Ty Json for organizing that and I want to thank our Administration and staff and I want to Echo what Mr Daniel said that last week it was a tremendous week in honoring our entire staff at with the Canam public schools and our families did a wonderful job also recognizing our entire staff I want to remind the board that we have art shows this week at Cherrybrook and Ken Intermediate School we have a special Board of Education meeting next Tuesday night at 6: pm.

amen right um getting all dressed up for dances which by the way we always slayed um to the little things like following someone you thought was cool on Instagram little did we know we became one through these little efforts most importantly you have all given at least one person in here a sense of belonging if you don't take anything else from the words that come out of my my mouth tonight I want you to remember how strong you are how far you have come and how far you will get thank you for electing me to represent such a beautiful and Admiral class even though you were given no choice um I genuinely believe that you will all do great things in the Endeavors you choose to do next but within that I hope you choose to embrace the unique talents you have and apply them in your everyday life I'm going to miss the teachers and staff who have had so much patience for us here teach me how to douge e at 700 in the morning on Fridays blasting from across the school but most importantly I'm going to miss seeing your familiar and warming faces every day take a moment to look around you because this class is a group to remember for a lifetime I know that I will lastly there's a quote I would like to leave with you all that a good friend left with me keep a pure heart and a clear mind Rams peace love and harmony lay thanks Mom [Applause] okay okay um once again Miss [Applause] [Music] Sanders all right welcome to the 42nd annual commencement exercises of Rampart High School please let me Begin by thanking the Air Force Academy for providing us access to this beautiful facility furthermore please let me extend gratitude to all those who bravely serve or have served in all branches of our military especially those who are currently deployed if I could please [Applause] ask if I could please ask our staff members who have served in any branch of the military and any member of our audience currently serving or who are veterans to please stand and be recognized at this time [Applause] [Music] [Applause] it is my honor to introduce the distinguished group who joins me on stage tonight to start I have Mr Aaron salt president of the Board of Education and Rampart High School's Board of Education liaison [Applause] Mrs Nicole K vice president of the Board of Education Mrs Amy Shandy treasurer of the Board of Education Mr Derek Wilburn Board of Education director Mrs Lauren yanz Board of Education director and current colon William Sullivan US Air Force Academy liaison who is unable to be with us [Applause] tonight additionally I have Mrs Ginger habber superintendent of Academy School District 20 Mrs Becky Allen Deputy superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Dr Susan field assistant superintendent for learning services and Dr Dr Becky Harris director for curriculum and instruction for special education I also have up on stage with me the rampart Administration team Mrs Kylie Bailey assistant principal Mrs Davin edit assistant principal Dr Abby Graham assistant principal [Music] and Mr Andy Parks assistant principal and a director of Athletics all right I want to start my time feel like I'm halfway through already but start some of my time with you tonight by talking about something that's been on my heart lately and that is the statement these kids these days I've often heard these statements that started with kids these days and then went into some negative statement about the current generation of kids kid from a former generation of kids who was also once referred to negatively as kids these days for some reason this year the statement has felt more and more like nails on a chalkboard each and every time I heard it I think it is because I've reflected on two things first is the fact that every generation for many generations has used this statement as if once upon a time they weren't the generation being referred to second is the fact that I know kids these days and I just don't quite see it the same sure these kids these days do things differently than kids of my day but the world is different and if kids weren't doing life a little differently than I did I would be more concerned about the future of our world however I see kids these days and I'm optimistic about our future I see the graduates of Rampart High School and I'm grateful that they have let me know kids these days here is what I know about these kids these days these kids these days help freshmen on the first day of school where they need to go these kids these days rally around a student who hasn't been treated appropriately and then help educate those hurting them so they can be better for the world they tell the truth even when it's hard they meant to our other students who are struggling with school life or friends these kids these days shave their heads so no one around the world fighting cancer knows so anyone around the world fighting cancer knows they are beautiful and not alone they raised $45,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society these kids did that they were six in heels to prom six inches six of them and then dance all night with every group of student to make sure everyone has fun they volunteer their time at elementary schools to help with field and Leadership days they care about Community because as a very insightful 2024 grad recently told me they understand that Community is the sword and shield against the hardships of the world these kids these days earn full ride academic scholarship sign National letters of intent to be student athletes in college break decade old sprinting records they win state and national awards and lots of them they have dreams and big ones these kids these days show up to meetings with the principal and superintendent to share ideas on how to make a make the full experience of Rampart High School and education in Academy District 20 the best for our students and families they attend conferences with our Board of Education to learn and support learning for our district they desire to learn they seek to understand the world they show up when it is hard and they rally these kids these days are incredible they are exactly as they are supposed to be and the world needs them as they are I'm honored to celebrate you here tonight to the families friends teachers and coaches thank you for being a part of the village that raised these kids these [Applause] days Rampart graduates as you go into the next adventure I encourage you to build on the young men and women you have become seek to understand understand others so we bring us together instead of dividing us continue to build community and show the world the greatness of kids of the class of 2024 thank [Applause] you it is now my pleasure to introduce this year's student speaker at large Amanda [Music] walsman Amanda is joined tonight by her mother and father and David walsman Paige and Jill Walman and grandparents Jill and Mark ringer Amanda Walman a 100 days ago I started a countdown to graduation I began as a motivator to finish the school year as I looked forward to finally finishing unfortunately my plan was not as successful as I had hoped around the 70-day mark my perspective began to change and I started to wonder why I was so eager to leave I would finish my difficult classes and finally escape the LA school days but I would be leaving behind a school that brought me friends growth and some truly epic memories around a 65 I had convinced myself that after graduating I would fail in college and end up sad alone with no friends obviously this is a highly unlikely exaggeration that probably resulted from watching High School Musical one too many times because what High School Musical teaches us is that High School SCH is the best Days of Our Lives something to be celebrated cherished and never achieved again I am here to change that narrative we'll never forget the tragedies and triumphs of our high school years we were all in this together but Rampart isn't the end our high school experience provided the momentum for our future success for the start of something new Mariam Webster defines momentum as strength or Force gained by a series of events in our case the series of events was our experiences as freshmen sophomores Juniors and seniors Rampart is where we learn to develop meaningful relationships to study and learn and it is where we sparked the interest we are choosing to pursue next in life the strength we gained from these learning experiences is powerful now it is up to us to inreng increase our strength and maintain that power today we leave behind a familiarity and relative stability that has governed Our Lives as we Embark toward towards an unknown future frankly it's nerve-wracking that is why it is important for us to enjoy the moments we are in even as those moments change from our regular enjoying the moment means recognizing the happy times and memories in our lives acknowledging happiness means we find reasons to maintain momentum to keep moving forward to towards creating more of those cheerful Memories the past four years have prepared us for what comes next even as we take different paths all of us are figuring out as we go we continue to learn grow and be thankful for our time at Rampart I am thankful for the friends that sat beside me in my hardest classes for Mr Anderson teaching me to always watch out for the stupid people and for our class watching the sunrise on our final year together but I am also grateful for the new opportunities that await all of us so as we leave today let us do it with an eagerness for what comes next and with an excitement for the chance to reconnect someday soon I congratulate you all and I wish you the best on your individual Journey it is with this that I happily begin my next countdown 3,652 days until the class of 2024's 10year reunion see you then Rams at this time it is my honor to introduce the rampart choir under the direction of Miss Ellie Hackbarth who will perform home [Music] hold on to me as we go as [Music] R just know you're not [Music] alone I'm to [Applause] [Music] just know you're not alone CU I'm going to make [Music] withar might you down if you get lost you can always be just know you're not alone cuz I'm going to make this place your home [Music] oh it is my pleasure to introduce Mrs Ginger haberer superintendent of Academy School District 20 a Colorado native Mrs Hab grew up in Southwest Denver she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Colorado Medical Center and a master's degree in administrative policy and Leadership from the University of Colorado Denver Mrs habber has a passion for the educational process and thrives on helping others succeed she has 35 years of educational experience she previously served as the superintendent of the Ellensburg School District assistant superintendent of student achievement for the pter school district held several administrative roles taught secondary science language arts and math in Colorado Oklahoma and Neva we would like to thank Mrs habber for all that she has done for the Rampart High School students and staff please welcome superintendent of Academy School District 20 Mrs Ginger [Applause] habber esteemed members of the graduating class of 2024 distinguished guests faculty and families congratulations Rampart Rams class of 2024 let's give it up for them you did it you finished your K12 journey and you're ready to launch into the future Beyond High School As We Gather to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of our graduating seniors I am overwhelmed with a sense of Pride and admiration for every one of you your journey through high school was nothing short of extraordinary marked by determination the development of strong academic skills and the Relentless pursuit of Excellence as you stand on the pathway of a new place in your life I encourage you to embrace the future with boundless optimism an unwavering resolve in our district we are privileged to belong to be home to the United State Air Force Academy a beacon of Honor courage and service the values instilled within the walls of the academy resonate deeply with the ideals that we hold dear Integrity excellence and a commitment to something greater than ourselves as we seek to live these values I urge you to remember the words of General colen Powell there are no secrets to success it is a result of preparation hard work and learning from failures equally important the support from family friends and faculty has equipped you with the knowledge skills and characters to overcome those challenges that lie ahead as I look out at all of you I can't help but think think of my own two sons who sat in similar seats awaiting their diplomas and as a mom I too sat in the stands like so many families here today feeling that sense of butterflies and anxiety knowing that uh our students are taking and now not students but truly young adults are now taking that next step and as an educator I am thinking about my fellow teachers in this room these students are here today because of your dedication to their education watching them walk across the stage in just a few minutes is the Pinnacle of your success so students please take time today to thank the team of folks that have helped you during your K12 travels and amidst the formality of this event let's not forget to express ourselves with laughter and joy seniors take a moment to enjoy the camaraderie of your classmates and cherish those memories that have shaped your high school experiences and as we celebrate our individual achievements and reflect on the past let us also recognize the collective responsibility that we bear on a broader scale the world around us is evolving at a rapid Pace presenting challenges and opportunities on a global scale believe in your ability to affect positive of change in the world and never underestimate the impact that a single act of kindness or a bold Vision can have on shaping the course of history in short live by the words of the famous Anthropologist Margaret me never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world in fact it is the only thing that that ever has so again congratulations class of 2024 the world is yours for the taking so go forth and make it a better place for generations to [Applause] come thank you Mrs haer good evening class of 2024 friends family and colleagues it is my distinct privilege to now draw your attention to the academic achievements and other distinctions of our graduates the Board of Education and the District administration would like to recognize those students whose parent or parents have been deployed during their four years of high school or are currently deployed in service to our nation these students are wearing a red white and blue cord would those would those students please stand students wearing a blue chord please stand the blue chord is indicative of those students who have participated for at least three years or more in afjc students wearing a red cord please stand these students have earned Straight A's at Rampart High School over the course of seven consecutive [Applause] semesters students wearing the gold and blue cord please stand students wearing the gold and blue cord are inducted members of and have completed the requirements for membership into the National Honor [Applause] Society students wearing the white and blue chord please stand students wearing the blue and white Court have completed the requirements in [Applause] Deca students wearing the silver and light blue cord please stand students wearing the silver and light blue cord have completed the requirements for long-term participation in future Business Leaders of [Applause] America students wearing the purple cord please stand students wearing the purple cord have completed the requirements for Rampart High School journalism students wearing the orange cord please stand students wearing the orange Court are inducted members and have completed each of the academic requirements for membership in the international thespian [Applause] Society students wearing the pink cord please stand students wearing the pink cord were accepted into the 2024 Colorado All State Choir students wearing the red and navy cord please stand we we acknowledge students receiving a red and navy cord for having completed a district Career and Technical education program that helps students develop the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to be postsecondary and Workforce ready in one of the following certified nursing assistant or emergency medical technician students wearing the green cord please stand students wearing the green cord are candidates for the state and District recognition of the Seal of biliteracy [Applause] students wearing the white cord please stand these students have been active participants in and completed the requirements of the Avid advancement via individual determination program students wearing the bronze cord please stand students wearing the bronze cord signifies the students who participated in the international baloria diploma program course candidacy and this signifies that students enrolled and tested in at least two International baloria diploma program courses during grades 11 and 12 students wearing a white IB stole please stand [Applause] [Music] students wearing the white stole have participated in and fulfilled the requirements of the international baloria diplom diploma program in both grades 11 and 12 students wearing gold collars please [Music] stand students wearing the gold collars are honor graduates and have achieved an overall grade point average of 3.8 or above over the course of seven [Applause] semesters it is my pleasure to present this year's valedictorians and salutatorians the international back Gloria Val Victorian is as despande Ash is joined today by his mother San jali desande his father sain desande his sister Shanaya desande his grandfather and grandmother Dr Sunil and ju Mahajan his grandmother sulba prmo Dei his grandparents who are watching from watching from India who are Kor and L dande uncles sand deep despande Anish prao daai his Aunt Monica despande and sori panacur and his cousin n and Yash despande as well as many other family and friends in the audience so I have more about him so during his time at ramp part asay was involved in the National Honor Society future Business Leaders of America student council as well as completed internships through Pikes Peak business education Alliance cyber security through eclipses and Aerospace research at University of Southern California additionally for his personal project he built a working prototype of a ventilator when there was a sorted shortage during covid asay is a National Merit recipient and he will major in Aerospace engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he has earned the grand challenges Community scholarship as despande the college prep valid Victorian is Jordan casmer here to celebrate with Jordan are her parents Susan Su casmer and Scott casmer her sister Kiara casmer her grandparents Penny and Ted casmer her aunt and uncle Christina and Billy Ty and in her time here at Rampart Jordan participated in National Honor Society Deca future Business Leaders of America as well as the Barbara Ellis Studio of Dance Jordan will attend the University of Georgia majoring in Biochemistry and molecular biology Jordan has earned the classic scholarship the National Merit Northrup Grumman scholarship as well as the curo honor scholarship at ug Jordan casmer the international back glate salutatorian is Katherine [Music] Bole Catherine celebrates her graduation with her parents Ashley and Matt Bo her brothers Thomas and Grant and will Bole grandparents Donna and George trappy and Karen auberg her uncles Bert cestia and Trevor Bole her aunts Angela cestia and Carol inded Allison Penton and Amy trappy and her cousin Lauren cestia in her four years at Rampart Catherine has been part of the National Honor Society Deca future Business Leaders of America the French Club the principal's advisory committee as well as the soccer and golf teams Katherine will attend Notre Dame to double major in business and Global Affairs she will also minor in French Katherine is the recipient of the Provo scholarship University scholarship and the Notre Dame Club of Southern Colorado scholarship Katherine Bole W the college prep salutatorian is Brianna [Applause] Tran Brianna is joined by her mother and father uh trinta and Sam Tran her sister Sarah Tran her brother Aaron Tran her aunts Chia Wilson Kim talim Von win and boa D her uncles Antoine Wilson Ty TOA Jackie win and Tua D her cousins Andy and Cindy Wilson as well as other family and friends over the course of her High School career Brianna participated in speech and debate K-pop Club National Honor Society educating children of color Mac tutoring center she helped held an internship at the Air Academy Credit Union and is self-published online author with over 60,000 followers Brianna will attend CU Boulder and major in finance she is the recipient of the Horus M hail scholarship as well as the lead scholarship program Brianna Tran [Applause] I would now like to welcome to the podium our valedictorians we will hear from the international back laor valedictorian as donde and then valedictorian Jordan casmer uh hello everybody uh to start I would like to again say thank you to all of the teachers and facult fa at Rampart for the past 4 years I would also like to thank all of the parents and Guardians who supported us throughout our journey and to the class of 2024 congratulations the times of our brains being filled with the ey stabbing episodes of edus and the metaphorical mess of Animal Farm have finally come to an end but before high school ends forever I want to revisit one last quote one that we probably haven't heard in many many years as a throwback to our long journey and that quote said in the dead of night under a sacred peach tree is yesterday is history tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift that is why it is called the [Applause] present while this while this quote May seems silly said by an old turtle in a kids movie about a panda fighting a leopard these words are just as true today as when we were five watching Kung Fu Panda on our TV screens we often find ourselves entangled in the past regretting moments we cannot change or lost in the uncertainties of the future trying to predict what will come next and it's easy to let these thoughts Cloud our vision of the present but in reality Our Lives don't take place in the future and we can't relive the past our lives are happening now the present is where you'll talk to and meet some of your greatest friends create your Fondest Memories and see the most beautiful things unlocking the potential of the present whether that's meeting new people drawing a picture or even watching a movie about a Canda Panda kicking down doors you will experience moments that will give you Greater Joy than planning or reminiscing ever will so wherever life takes you next whether that's College agap year trade school or a job I hope you listen to the words of this Wise Old turtle and take the time to embrace the world around you take the time to look at the snow covered mountains smell the springtime air and listen to the birds tripping in the morning and remember that it's not just the destination but the journey that shapes who we are save each moment and let your curiosity guide you as you never know like a certain Panda you might fall right into the center of your dreams thank you and good luck hi everyone um I want to start by thanking the faculty family guests and of course the class of 2024 for being here with us today I'm so honored to be here with everyone as we celebrate one of the most important nights of our lives so far as I stand Here surrounded by my classmates and teachers I can't help but think back to one year ago when I attended the graduation ceremony for the class of 2023 as I drove home that night I had a realization that night was the beginning when we then Juniors returned to school the following day it felt empty the class of 2023 left a gaping hole which caused us to realize that we were the next graduating class not long after we had our last summer as high school students really Our Last Summer as kids then it was time for our last first day of school our last home homecoming Our Last Prom and just this week our last day of school but I don't want to talk about all of the last tonight I'm here to talk about the first because I think that's what made Senior Year so special so let's start with the very first first of our senior year the first day of school was our first time as the oldest students at Rampart for many of us senior year was an opportunity to try something new perhaps it was the first year you had a flexible schedule so you took on some new classes you had never done before or maybe you played a brand new sport this year you might have gotten your first job bought your first car traveled alone taken on a leadership role or turned 18 and officially become a young adult as the year progressed many of us applied to college together for the first time or started planning for the future whether or not you are pursuing a degree this year allowed all of us to confront the future in all of its uncomfortable and anxiety inducing Glory as we began planning for it we feeling the effects of growing up we discovered we were no longer the eighth graders we once felt trapped as but now seniors now as we set off on the next phase of Our Lives we get to experience our last few first together before we enter a world full of Firsts as we receive our first diplomas turn our first tassels and walk out of the stadium as graduates for the first time we are prepared to move forward in our journey it was no simple feat to reach this point but the lessons memories friendships and even hardships will serve us well graduation might feel like the end it might be the end of our high school career but is the first step towards something much bigger as the responsibilities of adulthood Loom over us life feels scary we find ourselves constantly worrying about what the future holds and anticipating how to perfect it I want to leave you with one piece of advice life is full of first don't miss your present first because you're so eager to reach the lasts that are far in the future in the wides words of Taylor Swift take the moment and taste it you've got no reason to be afraid you're on your own kid but you can face this now Miss Sanders and Mr salt Mr salt it is with the greatest honor that I present to you the members of the class of 2024 I hereby certify that these students have met the requirements for graduation from Rampart High School and Academy School District 20 and are recommended to receive their [Applause] diplomas Rampart Ram are you ready on behalf of the Board of Education of Academy School District 20 I accept with pride and pleasure the 2024 graduating class of Rampart High School Miss Sanders thank you and your faculty and your staff for an outstanding [Applause] job please allow us just a moment to prepare the stage to graduate the class of 2024 [Music] [Applause] [Music] that's perfect we are now prepared to present our graduates with their diplomas [Applause] L Jade golden Nagal Atkins Lana May alran Ian Joseph Alderman Emily Grace Alonso you just it Diana Marie archeleta Irvin Daniel aroyo Martinez Talon James Carter Babcock Miguel anel vza Quintana danela candy loros bake Michael Richard banden Elizabeth Annie [Applause] BT Olivia Maria Barlett Zachary James Barnett [Applause] Daren James Batista Jackson Timothy [Applause] [Music] baser anuka Sage Bennett tant Hayden Paul [Applause] benois Kylie hoan Bigalow [Applause] Connor 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uh either at the downtown in Arbor District Library branch or virtually uh it'll be covering the home energy advisor and some information on the upcoming rebates that will be um discussed uh very shortly so and also lastly outside of um just those specific updates just want to again thank uh chair McKenna um commissioner zlan and commissioner sendra uh all for um their service on this commission uh really appreciate having all of you your insights um and even though we're you know sad to see you go we're really looking forward to everything that you've got uh coming up for you and all your incredibly bright careers going forward thanks Joel all right we're going to move to our other reports so I'll take the working group if there are any more comments and then um hear from commissioner Mary about the environmental commission and then lastly we'll go to council member Brigg so first up U any additional updates from the working group I know we talked a lot today no great um commissioner moski uh comments from the environmental Commission environmental commission's last meeting was dedicated to water contamination issues um in particular uh discussions of the Gman site um in the Diane pollution that's there um in particular um the epa's proposal to um add that site to its what is it called Superfund um National priorities list and um I as far as I know um it that is I don't council member rigs is that actually happened yet or is is it uh is that still pending some approvals I believe it's still pending an approval yeah that's what I understand too um so um Roger um uh rail who's the chairman of carb um he um addressed the commission and gave an update on on all that so if anybody's interested in details on that they can uh go to the presentations that are on leg start thank you so much and we'll go to council member bricks for an update on the council yeah thanks um so you heard the update around the Church Street um project that was approved at the last meeting the the big piece that um council is is currently working on is just the city's budget which will be adopted at the next council meeting um so um any potential amendments to the um Council bud are due by Wednesday by council members must be submitted um and then we'll be I think posted by Friday if I if I remember the timeline correctly and then we have our our next meeting next next Monday so um it's a banial budget um so it's not quite the um not as big shifts on on this second year in of a budget however um the creation of an economic development office um is is is something the Ci's considering and I spoke to to some of the pieces around um how sustainability is kind of interfacing this conversation around Economic Development as well so that's all I can think of for the moment thanks okay we're gonna move now to our last opportunity for public comment so as at the beginning of the meeting this is an opportunity for people to speak for up to 3 minutes if you're watching on CTN please call 8788 0099 or 877 853 5247 and enter the meeting ID 956 8718 7876 this information is also displayed on the meeting agenda and the video feed City staff will select callers that have raise their hand one by one using the last three digits of your phone number to electronically raise your hand to indicate your desire to speak please press star n you will hear an automated announcement that the host is allowing you to speak and when speaking please move to a quiet area and mute any background sounds and again please say your name and address at the beginning of your comments Joe do we have anyone on the line uh no callers at this time all right great all right um items for the next agenda thoughts on the June meeting sounds like we should continue discussing the administrator's memo um and perhaps develop some guidelines the council um any other thoughts yes commissioner mki uh as far as agenda items we have a long list that we generated um hopefully we'll refer back to that and maybe it would be appropriate to spend a few minutes to relook at that list and decide what uh priorities might be especially with a new chair too that might be an appropriate time to do so nice go ahead commissioner I just want to let folks know I already informed Joe but I have to miss our our June meeting for a obligation that doesn't mean you shouldn't talk about incentives then please do so I think you've got most the res resources you need for me and um all that jazz but just flagging I can't join youall next month so I'll see you in July so we're going to elect you in your absence oh my God I wouldn't be able to say no if I'm not present I guess yes we only vote by consent here all right addition thoughts for agenda definitely revisit the list I know we've we've already had quite a few all right so we're gonna move to adjournment um it's currently 7:32 pm and as chair I CL I declare this meeting I am Claire and I also declare this meeting thanks everyone I really appreciated your support of me I see you all around good night thanks thanks again thanks everyone bye

49 to 9715 s so in doing this it has increased our um M budget from um 1 million sorry sorry Sor 1.6 um 15 to 1.6 um I'm sorry I'm looking at the wrong number those are are our student ADM enrollment numbers and then the general fund has increased to um $180,000 so this increas is primarily due to the increased in ADM from December to May overall year-to-year budget increased by 16.8% from 9.9 million in fiscal year 23 to 11.6 million in fiscal year 24 [Music] there were slight changes in some of the grant budgeting um due to actual um numbers and figures but this was the main um change in our budget for the revision in May do I have any question questions okay are there any questions to the uh presentation of the budget revision Miss siia Miss no um again this is a public hearing so if there are any questions from the public you're more than welcome to voice those questions to the budget revision at this point okay thank you um thank you m more money yay with that a motion to adjourn the public hearing is there a second second by Miss Kathleen Vance oh it l beenin Mr Diaz can you V not there motion by Juan wendia second by Miss Kathleen Vance all those in favor M mapo that's majority it is 5:21 p.m.

2. one all the way to 2.9 with the exception of 2. six I have a motion to vote on that consent agenda as stated a motion from Chuck I'll second is there any other U conversation about that if not we'll vote all in favor say I Diana thank you we got an I from Diana okay item 2.6 this is recommendation to approve stiens and positions for 2023 and 24 um we all received a list did you review would you like to go over that list or anything particular on the list I can't pull it up on my phone right now so I didn't memorize it exactly but there was just a um I'm just requesting a general review and then I talked to Mike a little bit about it and I didn't follow up but um how see how we relate with our stiens based on other school districts on a comparison on a comparison basis if we can do something like that and then also um see how we can fundraise to increase those stiens there's some um positions I think that we've kind of left out um and then others that I think need to be increased so like can we use the activities funds I don't know I'm sorry I didn't yeah if I may Mr Merill and the board please do Jennifer had concerns with and the idea which I think is attainable is we look at all of our varsity head coaching positions for all programs and evaluate those to see if there are any adjustments we can make we last time we did an evaluation of every stiping for every position extracurricular it would cost us close to 150,000 to make adjustments but to adjust just the head coaches at the high school level that's that's doable I mean the the board could choose to approve an adjustment of maybe $20,000 that would be meaningful considering most of these people earn 5 cents an hour as it is so anything extra is appreciated so I will meet with our CFO and we'll go through the varsity positions and come back to the board with what they're presently being paid and what the suggested adjustments might be as far as the fundraising we are ramping that up we can still do better um and any fundraising that occurs as you know needs to be board approved and there are some folks there are quite a few of our volunteers that are doing so on a volunteer basis and and don't want to be paid but we want to try to provide assistant coaches for each of those positions too which is a little more challenging to adjust those but we can provide those and we'll review those again to make sure that they are constructed with equity and those stiens also includes like the theater dep department and stuff like that also so I think that we've ramped up our program so much and I remember when we reviewed those it was right when the AIA was allowing you know um coaches to continue to coach so like for example there's not only fall soccer but there's spring soccer so now coaches are re almost required if that we're going to maintain our presence to coach year round instead of just four months so that's um basically and then how do we make sure that we capture the right coaches and extracurricular leaders and maintain them so that was my biggest concern no I was I was just looking at the list uh couldn't pull it up I pulled it up and you know I reviewed it and uh to to be a head coach for $1,700 is not much for for the responsibility and the time put into that so you know and then I'm looking at um some of the helpers $40 spotter $25 scorebook $40 you know so there's not a whole lot of money in that and I I I wholeheartedly think we need to pay more especially to those head coaching positions absolutely this is for last year we don't have it for available for this year right yeah so I'd be curious to see that you know before it's history so when we do that this next year absolutely what we'll do is we'll make a presentation to the board and have the current um compensation and then the suggested and then take board feedback and move forward as long as we get it done before July 15th before we do our our the board has to review and the budget for the upcoming school year will be in good shape I just have one more question so I've done a little bit of research on some of the neighboring school districts and they usually have pretty robust um fundraising large events where they pull in at least $100,000 towards their extracurricular activities and so I didn't know the like the legality of cuz I know that some towns also are basically putting this on so anyway so if we can just review like what we can do in our bubble and how we can capture um you know that type of Revenue that other towns have so it's difficult to compete with I've had a question in that regard too so funds that are donated through say businesses or whatever that go to the school can those will the AIA let us use those to pay coaches or they just for the program overall the question is not an AIA question it's a it's a school funding question and all the funds have to flow through the district they have to be a board approved so as so the I'll answer both I think we can I think we probably ought to stay away from the fundraising suggesting now because it's not on the agenda but it's noted But to answer the question which is on the agenda well I think they're both sort of off the agenda um I'll give you the short answer want to look at all of it and we'll give you some suggestions I would say that we need to recognize we're not sholo or even snowflake we're much smaller Community however we do have a lot of influential people that own second homes that are very much supportive of extracurricular activities Fine Arts Athletics and so that's an area we can tap into and we should and so we it's noted we'll do we'll take a look at that for up planning for the upcoming year and put that along with the uh the stien question that has been asked in present that to the board if that's acceptable I would hate to see you know the largest donor running the program I don't ever want to see that happen in a small school or any type of school where the largest donor feels like they have a say in the program I don't think that's appropriate so whatever stop and safeguards we could have in that I think that would be very wise so all we need is a vote on the sitiens as they were paid this past year item 2.6 we have a motion to vote on that a motion from Chuck a second from Margaret all in favor Diana say I or n Diana is an i all right next item on the agenda is item 3.1 one recommendation to approve the revised budget for fiscal year 2024 Miss dugdale would you please walk us through that revision sure good evening governing board president governing board member so uh by law we have to do a budget Revision in May maybe maybe Chris did it go oh there we thank you um we had to do a budget revision by May um that's in Arizona state law um and so all school districts do it and we just a reminder we're on current year funding that's going to come into play here when I get to the next slide so when we adopt the budget um in in June um we have to put a number for our ADM but because it's a current year budget we have to just kind of pick a number that we think we're going to have for that budget and traditionally you always pick a higher number than your enrollment when you do that budget in um the summer because you don't know what your enrollment is going to be when school starts and so that's why we have these revisions so that you can see we had our our first Revision in December again um Arizona Department of Education mandates that revision um if our enrollment drops which it did because we estimated a higher number and we do that on purpose so that we have money to make it through I don't know what happened struggling today Chris thank you um and so group a is um general education students and Group B is special ed students um elll students gifted students um and rk3 reading students as well that's where that number comes from so our budget um is determined by our enrollment in both groups so you can see here for our M budget um and our first when our adopted um budget we had a little over 13 million and then um in our second revision we went up to 14 million that um encompassed our carryover and then our second revision we're just down a little bit because we had a slight um decrease in enrollment but it wasn't much if you look back on the last screen if I can get it to go back it it was not very many kids so that's why we just have that slight decrease and then so that's our maintenance and operation budget and that pays our teacher salaries and salaries the majority and then the second thing that got adjusted on the budget is our capital budget and capital budget um is current year enrollment that's why or prior year enrollment that's why there's such a slight um uh addition in December because what happens is Arizona Department of Education recalculates our ADM um on July 15th after the school year is over so that's why we had that $14,000 increase in December because it gets recalculated in July and when you do your revision in December you add that in and that's why there's no change from um revision one to revision two because there's no recalculation for Olde um between December and May and that's because capital is um based on prior year enrollment all right are there any questions yes Capital yes had you showed a revision of $14,000 yeah is that down or up no that's up okay yeah any other questions dianae do you have a question no Jennifer Margaret anybody have a question so we need a recommendation to I mean we need a motion to vote on item six 2.6 which is a oh no I'm sorry microphone didn't like me uh item 3.1 recommendation to approve revised budget for the fiscal year 2024 so I have a motion from Chuck second from Margaret all in favor Diana say I and we might have lost her she said I okay item 3.2 recommendation to approve moving from a 24 credit to a 22 credit hours for graduation requirement Dr Wright do you want to explain that yes yes sir I will we have operated for um s years now about about seven years on a block schedule unfortunately our funding would not allow us to continue with that the block schedule requires about 20% more teachers even with a hybrid schedule which was a creative approach to the block schedule um we've eliminated through retirement resignation eight positions at the high school and we're moving to a six period day and we have that in place for next year the schedules have been built based on that and so it doesn't require we won't have as many options for one thing and to to earn as many credits as you do where you have eight uh a four a block period has four classes uh compared to the the construct at the schedule is that in a block period you have the chance to earn about 26 credits over the course of about four years in a six period day it's m you couldn't earn 24 credits without going to summer school so we're trying to do is bring the credits in alignment with the state minimum which we're funded State minimum levels to 22 credits from 24 that will keep kids from having to go to summer school and if kids choose to go to Zero Hour for athletic weightlifting for instance and they want to go to release time it allows them a little bit of flexibility in their schedule so at a minimum for the adjustment we're asking to to move from a 24 to a a 22 credit hour day excuse me credit required for graduation re to graduate so so way I'm understanding this so if if kids that there's a possibility of getting 24 credit hours to graduate and that was our minimum to graduate and that was the all that they could possibly get to graduate without doing extra credit stuff so going with 22 if a kid happens to a child I should say I be crude if if a child flunks a class and doesn't retake that class or then they still have an option to I mean they'll still graduate with 22 credits if they've lost two two credits right Mr web can you bring some clarity to the discussion here's the expert yeah there you go the expert right so the dropping the required the number required to 22 gives us the flexibility like Dr wri is saying for those students that want to take whether it's Seminary release time Seminary or if they want to take another music class in there where they they couldn't fit it in with all the other required classes so it just gives a little more flexibility in their schedule or if a student they still have to meet the required you know your four English your four math your three social studies your three science and then your elect is on top of that but if a student fails the class that gives them at least another one or two chances to make that up without having to do summer school or you know doing it in a zero hour class I think that's what I was trying to think way I it so thank you any other questions from the board Jennifer we're going to be discussing the course content later though to ask type of questions so this is just to reduce the 22 credit hours correct okay and and that would show up in our in our requirements for graduation as we're going through credit checks and all that okay and then um how does that affect Juniors current Juniors so they they will have like it they're they have an overabundance of credits because they've had the ability to have 32 credits if they had four years of an eight per block schedule with eight possibility so there's going to be a little flexibility so we have some that they're going to have more our current Juniors will have more options for credits to be able to elective type classes so we may have a huge group of kids that can graduate early no because they still have to our classes are year round now so you're going to have to have a yearr round math class A year round English English class those two they have to take their senior year some kids we make an exception if they're in the navat program um they've had the ability to take those classes their junior year this year um and so we've there's been some flexibility there have you thought about um maybe having a tiered system so it's like the freshman and sophomores are required 22 and then the current June you know what I mean or does it really matter it just the 22 number is based on the number of teachers that we have teaching courses and so it it really wouldn't make that big of a difference to those those kids that the number of electives or or credits that they're taking any other questions any question Diana Margaret's got one over here question Margaret I have you gotten any feedback from the student over this um they're yeah they're they're upset that they're not going to have as many elective opportunities and we just have the conversation with them unfortunately this is the State of Affairs where we are we've had to make cuts to right siize our staff with what we're receiving from the state so we're still trying and if you look at the number of courses that we do still offer and the number of CTE programs it's still very rich and kids have a lot of opportunities for some great classes still m Mr Merill if I might add to this has not just been an arbitary decision arbitrary decision that we've thought let's just change the schedule it's a function of not passing an override in 2017 and not passing a bond in 2023 we've had to cut our budget proportionally and so we're reducing our spending by about $1.7 million and we're doing it through natural attrition in almost every case but three of the 20 fewer people we have 17 either resigned or re tired and so we're bringing our headcount into alignment with our state funding and I'm not confident that we have the past the ability to pass uh an override or a bond anytime soon it's sort of the political climate and that's the reality in the hand that we've been dealt so we're bring in doing the responsible thing and bringing our the size of our staffing and the courses that we're offering in alignment with our funding any other questions thank you Mr web so is there any discussion from the board between members if not can we have a motion to vote on item 3.2 to change credit hours from 24 to 22 to graduate from high school a motion I have a second from Chuck all in favor say I all right that looks unanimous thank you i' just like to thank the everybody that worked on this I mean we just say we're changing at a meeting and the hours that it takes to do this and that will take next fall to to get everybody fit in where they're supposed to be so it's a lot of work thank you I agree Mr web and Jake and Megan have worked a lot of hours to make this happen in a relatively short period of time and so thank you well recognized we appreciate your help all right next item on the agenda is item 3.3 a recommendation to approve the Junior leadership the JLA Academy after school program Vicky Solomon is here like to hear from you or Mike or Beth thank you so much and uh this is from the junior Leadership Academy to the board just wanted to thank you so um for those of you who aren't familiar with Junior Leadership Academy this was actually the 15th year and about 3 years ago we started a pilot program to try an after school JLA rather than a summer JLA what we normally do and it worked so well and it was beneficial for the parents and for the students and whoever enrolled in it like if we had 25 or 28 well we had 25 or 28 that finished and so we were at 100% attendance with the after school JLA so that's what we we've been doing for the last several uh years and um just to give you a quick glimpse of what they do it is crazy amazing I'm going to read off what they do in 10 days and and you're I might get tired but listen to this so they read a mama bear book ice breaker name game Behavior contract goal setting a mile every day they either run or walk and they record it and get better each day hiking with a hawk and Nick team building activities carpet squares marbles bottle rockets habits thinking mindset Waterworks Tu of War sack races tag Nexus keep clear mind Open Spaces yoga personal stories medical x-rays representing lack of judgment Under the Influence red Haw Ranch field trip recovery stories kayaking cornhole bouncy house paddle boring alcohol goggles plastic knife throwing uh Pizza root beer floats how to do an interview public speaking sutera visits with the elderly obstacle courses Nexus your timeline and dash dealing with reality and life within goals life choices and handle and how to handle stress writing letters and questions to the author of mama bear book safe places with uh counselor Becky Montoya Wright JLA closing ceremony with parents family and treats isn't that amazing what these these these kids are amazing they cram all of this in and there's leadership involved there is respect there's mannerism there is the non- bullying and and and how to deal with the stressors in life so this is one of my favorite programs and don't tell White River or snowflake this but this is my favorite team J uh this jle facilitator team has been here for about almost the whole 15 years and they are fantastic so I'm going to turn some time over to them and let them tell you a little bit more I I want to personally thank um Paul and Kim back in the back there um they hosted us out at Red Hawk Ranch and you know what they do with kids and um they extended that to us uh for JLA so they really really helped us so thank you it was nice to see you two here that was by accident but um this is emua and he's super excited to get up here and read something to you uh look how excited he is he's also in my class poor kid so anyway the microphone buddy you can do this hi my name is imua Duma I'm a fifth grader in blue rid Elementary School this year I got to participate in junior Leadership Academy it was really fun some of the activities I liked were kaying paddle boarding and launching bottle rockets I also like running the mile every day because I like running a big part of Junior Leadership Academy was learning not how not to do drugs because it's bad for you and it makes people not be themselves we we learn how to say no to drugs we also learn how to do teamwork with a marble game we have five or four PE five or four people half a tube in your hand and the and the marble has to get down from one side of the room to the other you have to be patient and not rush everyone you have to have Team teamwork to win I would like to thank Mr shim Mr and Mrs shimel for all the things they do for us I learned lots and have lots of fun thank [Applause] you lady marcino is also in my class and she's super excited to get up here and talk um here she goes hi my name is ly marceno and in J we ran a mile and did an obstacle course it was hard but also lots of fun we went to SAA and talked to some elderly people they told us about their lies and I learned it is okay to make mistakes and to learn from your mistakes my favorite day was going to Red Hawk Ranch it was my first time to paddleboard and kayak it would it is cool to try new things and meet new new people we did a lot of different games to help us together and how important it is to talk to each other in a positive positive way it is important to make good choices in life and to think think about how to say no to bad choices at the end of J Jason shared about his son's life and showed us a video I think a good leader is is someone who is a good example to younger kids and their friends family at school good leaders do the right thing even when it is hard in jail I had a great time learning how to be a good leader thank you for letting us share today and have having J for kids at Blue rich girl thank you for your support every year and thank you Vicky for all you do of course she's the head of it so anyways questions I have one question you gonna stick with it now that you re yeah we're awesome oh yeah we I mean we'll be here as long as you'll have us so forever yeah forever yes well thank you all very much it's it's being recorded there you appreciate itob thank you very [Music] much wait [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you're leaking [Music] that's great thank you Miss Solomon so any questions uh comments from the board just a big thank you I think it's a great great program appreciate it you have to get your pictures taken yeah yeah I was going to I was going to let them get their picture taken we'll vote so while they're getting pictures taken can we have a motion to accept item 3.3 as it's been presented I have a second from Chuck all in favor raise your hand or say I that sounds unanimous thank you item 3.4 recommend to approve the uh junior high and high school course content books we were provided those have you had an opportunity to review those books board any questions or comments about that I have several is that okay I can't pull up anything so this is by memory so we'll um see my first question that I have is how will this schedule affect our dual enrollment kids in the high school so so blidge was the only school that was doing the block schedule so all the other SK schools were the Talon schedule the dual enrollment schedule work better for a 60-minute period type of schedule so it really lines up better with MPC on the time of those classes it isn't exact so we're um for Spanish 101 and Spanish 102 a student may have to take um the Spanish with one class and then they would take um another elective like it would be R 101 and the art is an asynchronous class which means it's online and they go at their own pace Spanish 101 is a teacher-led class and so you would have that class during at some point during those two periods and then you would have more time asynchronously to work on one of the other electives so you would have to take two of your like third and fourth period together to be so I just don't just yeah and just that was just one example with Spanish one 101 the way that their time sets it doesn't line up exactly with our beginning of second period so when that class starts they would have to there's a possibility if they choose to do Spanish 101 that was so far that's the only one that it has a problem lining up with so then they would we would encourage them to take another elective with MPC so they would end up with two college courses out of those two periods but still have the time to do it okay so like English 101 that is a semester based and they get full year how does that work so NPC will still teach their class as a 101 so that gives us that we have our kids sign up for 101 and 102 and so they'll have eight credits of college through our one year of English 12 or right so they'll do both so even though it's a year-long class they can do 101 and 102 within one year correct okay and it's um okay that's good anyone want to talk about that and then my next question is navat so when they return back um how are they is are we putting strain on our Navi kids to have to try to get all of the credits no so we're um we so for this year actually MPC opened up their summer program where anybody even adults could take take an MPC class during the summer free tuition so we knew some of our navat students that if they are planning on being a navat program their senior year we encourage them hey you need to get your math 142 this summer um they signed up for that or if they want to take their English 101 in the summer then they have that opportunity so then that gives them the ability to still have they they have three periods in the morning with navit then our lunch and then they'll come to campus and take three classes with us so that gives them the chance to do their you know their history U math and English or and so we're what we're doing is as these students are sophomores like I had mentioned earlier Juniors and seniors they have more flexibility with their schedule because of the number of electives our our sophomores we're telling them if you're planning on getting in the navat program we are working with you you need to take um a science class or a social studies class both your freshman and sophomore year that way by your junior year you have those out of your way so it provides space in your in your schedule your senior year I'm gonna ask lots of questions unless you guys want to pipe in is that okay keep them coming Jennifer okay um Moss boss is that still going to be a requirement yeah yes that one's a requirement that we're still as you know we're funded for that's our primary um funded for sophomores and so that is a class but it'll be a year-long class as for sophomores and it gives them I wish we would the state would approve us to have funding for freshman in CTE classes then that way we would start U Moss boss with our freshman students so like I'm calculating in my head and right now that makes it to where 18 of our 22 credits are stuff that we're already requiring so the flexibility of Music Theater really is diminished quite a bit is that correct it is just by nature of your schedule and then the other question is CTE are we still requiring what's our requirements for CTE now for high school let me pull up and it says in course content book if I can get my computer I believe um so it's actually that this is something that we are placing the required class is you have one credit of a fine arts or a CTE for the whether it's the and this is based on the state standard so practice at the high school we've we've encouraged kids to take those CTE classes just because it gives them well-rounded we're not mandating that kids take a CT every year so this would be different than what we've done in the past so there's some more flexibility in what the kids are able to do with with that without that how's that going to affect our budget because they pay I don't remember what percent and we have our CTE teachers that um gets paid through the CTE program or a portion of so how's that going to work so it it potentially could decrease the amount of money that we get for those CTE classes but we still the courses are there without a lot of electives to choose from students were encouraging students to be completers to take their first year second year of of within that track of you know whether it's construction trades one and two and and doing your graphic arts graphic design one and two and up to three to get that certification so it's it's really the discussions that we have with the students to find what's best for them and encourage them to take as many CTE classes that are there for them and once they see it that they they really are making that choice so financially it hasn't been really vetted because we just don't know we just don't know yet I would say I would Mr President if I could interject I would say we're going to be fine because our most expensive CTE program a vast majority of the students were not funded because they were taking it as freshmen that was culinary arts it's a very expensive program to for Supply consumable items and it was our highest paid teacher in the district and so we were like actually CTE for the last probably 5 years has not been self-supporting when Mr Waldo was in the program and we had a lot of programs and the funding was a little different it actually benefited the district to take it it hasn't been self- sustaining for a number of years at least five years so with fewer students taking those it's the expense has been reduced we put a lot of money into our construction program for Teacher housing so it's very beneficial but it's not inexpensive we do get a check but it doesn't pay for everything it subsidizes it to a a good extent but we have done the analysis on it and we're confident we're not going to be harmed by making these adjustments they were cost cutting measures again because of the fact we didn't pass the overriding 17 and the bond in 23 we had to take these steps and there are fewer there fewer options so kids will need to make choices they'll need to make choices and some of those choices are tough but we're trying to take steps to limit those types of choices so in many cases kids that that take AP are also in our music classes we're making accommodations for that we do not require those kids to take a CTE class they're also incidentally largely University bound students and so we understand that and so if they want to take foreign language they take foreign language as well and a good number of those students are also taking have release time so they'll be the Juniors this year I don't think will be impacted like the senior class class of 25 the senior class of 25 might have to take a summer school class that that's really so the long and short of it if they want to take multiple courses in choir they want to participate in athletics they want to take AP you want to take release time that will not all fit all the time in within uh the way we're funded we just can no longer support it so what you mentioned um I don't know what you menant but I'm going to ask another question is that okay so the other question I'm asking is in regards to neighboring school districts um what are their schedules uh there sholo is a I believe a a seven period snowflake is a seven period I believe sholo is six period Okay so we've done this I've I've been on the board when we did this before my big concern is what are we going to do for we used to have when we had a six period day we had a seventh hour and we had had a robust 7th hour and we had a robust Zero Hour what are our class options for Zero Hour currently we have zero hour the students can take release time Seminary or weights PE weights and so other classes beyond that we don't we have to have places for kids to be during the day and so we if we take a teacher teaching pre-calculus and move a section to zero hour then that takes away the ability to have kids being able to take it during the day if we just ran into tons of problems this was about 10 years ago it was an it was a disaster because we needed a robust Zero Hour more than weights because our honor students are taking weights and weights and weights and weight it doesn't help them so with like I'm I'm concerned about like now we don't get unless we start in junior high earlier where they can take Algebra 1 in geometry and Junior High how are we going to get AP um math for example like are they going to be able to get the abbc calculus so my big concern is reducing constantly all the opportunities for our kids that already don't have opportunities because our we're live in a rural community so extracurricular is the and non maath science English so social studies um that's great for our 10% of our kids that are college track bound but what about the 50% of the kids that are teetering to make poor life choices because now they don't have an opportunity to experience other classes like we I understand we don't have culinary but it makes it almost impossible to do theater and band and choir and art so I don't know I just is there a way that we can even review maybe we have a theater class zero hour or maybe we have you know some of these classes that you have to get it anyway you know like if you're going to be doing ab calculus and it's only taught zero hour then it frees up so I don't know I don't know if you've been able to vet that yet but it just I've experienced it before I had a child that experienced it we don't have a decent summer school program here our summer school program is not for our academically like our College Bound kids so it makes it impossible for our College Bound kids to be able to take the classes they need because Summer School means nothing to them because how are you supposed to take anything and then if you're an athlete are we still requiring basketball PE and all that like I shouldn't have said disaster but I just feel like it it just keeps compressing um our kids and our programs that then will reduce our scholarship opportunities cause increased problems with drug and alcohol abuse for our middle kids I don't know I'm really struggling and I understand it's a funding issue yeah and that will add it's not just the funding issue funding is the issue it's not that we're this um you'll never hear any of us say all of these moves are great for kids in my view none of this is great for kids it's the any of the groups that I got in front of I told them we need your help and so the state legislator legislator have made it so that if you are going to have those extra programs you got a choice pass overrides or don't and most of the communities will not pass overr rights and so without that money it's just a question of personnel and so if you recall we have fewer bus drivers we have about 50% fewer people that are in the Maintenance and Facilities than we did eight n and a half years ago we're operating on a skeleton crew everywhere and the last place to go we teachers that means fewer teachers fewer programs fewer options fewer electives that's just the truth not sugarcoating it even so I do believe at the high school level and the junior high and Elementary are still doing a very good job with the resources we have but it would be disingenuous to suggest you can take everything you want you can create your schedule you have all these options the you don't those options are becoming very limited the other thing in addition to the limited funding and the reduced fun funding inflation has taken an impact on our district a bus that used to cost 135,000 is now 390,000 the same bus same ugly color same uncomfortable seats 390 Grand anything that we put in air conditioners anything on the facility side is 50% more so in the school space it's probably more like 30 to 40% is the impact of inflation so that's the only thing we can do and Arizona is on a trajectory in the next 3 to 5 years if they don't fund rural education your classrooms in the high school will be 40 or 45 everywhere and your Elementary School classes will be 35 to 40 it's just simple math you take the math and you put it against what it takes to support those schools and that's where you're at and so we're we're in a tough spot I will add we did not want to arbitrarily go to a seven period day correct me principles if I'm wrong overwhelmingly our teachers said especially in English and math that is 47 minutes is just not enough time for me to do it we couldn't afford to have a hybrid any longer because it requires incremental teachers we can't afford it we've cut back in every area every area from extracurricular to Fine Arts Athletics and Fine Arts um electives that we are offering our kids and we're doing the best with what we have but it's nowhere near ideal we're just trying to make it functional and so we will admit students that once had an opportunity to take far more options no longer have those options and we're not happy about it we're not proud of it but we are proud of doing the best we can with what we have and I'm convinced the kids are still getting a good education it's not because of what the state's doing it's because of our teachers and administrators our support staff and the and the work that's put in where our kids I like the length of the class time I think it's really important to maintain that length I think that's a really good idea I just have a weird question so now this was 1989 through 91 High School in the valley we had to pay for all of our Zero Hour can you do that yes we can we also wave a number of a good majority of our pay to play we wave a lot of the fees for kids to play but it would potentially give an opportunity to recoup some fees to give other opportunities right so I think that I like what you're doing with the whole um taking an elective with an MPC class but my biggest struggle is I support my school district but when you also establish a budget you're supporting the state and I don't know how I can support a state that does not adequately fund their um rural community currently here Iona ranks 49th in funding for education and along those lines Miss Brimhall the other thing about that rural schools have an inordinate amount of expense in transportation we spend upwards of $175,000 a year if you look at that at scale versus Gilbert or Mesa that's an exceptionally high percentage for transportation we go to uh band trips and they're clear in the valley that's an all day deal uh anywhere we go except for Snowflake and cholo and Round Valley is even nearly an hour on a bus so we do incur a lot of expenses that the metro schools do not and that's not recognized so I we understand that and I I I'm not trying to paint a picture of gloom and doom and we're going to be destroyed we're in a we're going to do a good job we'll continue to put out kids largely because the families they come from and the effort the teachers and support staff put in in our students we're going to be okay but we're not saying it's perfect and you it's not Water Burger can't have it like you want it or even Burger King it's more like uh I w't use a fast food but say just it's you get this thing in a sack and it's got a bun and a burger there's no ketchup or mustard on it and we're trying to make it work so my big my biggest question I guess thank you for answering all you like you've been taking a lot of time and asking a lot you know um my biggest concern is a robust zero hour if we could figure out a way to have a couple of the offerings maybe orchestra band The you know like can we figure out a way that gives opportunities for those kids to continue in those programs that the issue is is you don't have anyone that can teach your kids Orchestra except if you come to school that's our biggest issue so how do we can we be a little bit more creative with that type of scheduling um to figure out how we can offset so we aren't losing these kids may ask a question Mr Marill yeah please is that a is there a potential if we figured out are there any Creative Solutions to say we'll have the athletic zero hour and we have a fine arts zero hour and I understand what that does is because we don't have the capacity to pay those teachers for an additional class for a fifth class or sixth class so they would only have the five classes they'd have four during the day we'd have to figure out well where are the kids going that are went to Zero Hour where do they go now and where does that teacher go now and how does that impact the rest of the kids right the teacher could their schedule starts Zero Hour instead of fifth hour and then have that we do still have some smaller class sizes like I think that we need to strongly encourage our kids to take all the honors classes like I didn't have an option like if you tested at this level in math and your state standards too bad you get honors math right so it was that's how we they did it in my high school so you tried to faill those classes so you didn't have to take honors math but um but how do we can I'm sure there's some flexibility to get those class sizes that are smaller to encourage our kids and flex what we would have to struggle to do is to say if you want to take Orchestra it's zero hour we wouldn't have the capacity to say it's zero hour and it's fifth hour right that which I think would satisfy some of our issues and make others angry I can guarantee because it doesn't matter what a pain a building or whatever you're wrong with half of them so so so in your specific example it we're have because we've had to make cuts and reduce and and try and make a complete schedule with the Personnel that we have those teachers are teaching English classes they're teaching math classes so if we pull them out from it's not like we have for electives of choir or orchestra there's two music classes that one Orchestra teacher is teaching and then three English classes so if I pull from English then I'm going to have I I'm short English sections now so yeah it's a huge trickle down had the flexibility to to do that and and we can look and see if that can work um or even in our um online programs which is another topic of discussion but like if you're going to college you have to have two years of a foreign language right right so our foreign language program is very sparse so could we have even NPC online open up the learning lab Zero Hour you know that type of stuff to give kids opportunities to take something and the kids that want to take it we'll take it they'll be at school at 7:30 in the morning yeah I would love to have M they their classes are only instructor taught and taught during the day so we're Bound by the constraints of their hours so but is there are we opening up the Yellow Jacket Learning Center whatever we do you know Mrs armo teaches some of those classes are we opening stuff like that up in the morning for our Capac to be able to teach class if we had um somebody that would be able to teach it we just don't have that instructor from NPC they're just I'm just I'm not an NPC class just like just an ASU online yes or whatever yeah that's potential that that could that could be an is a problem that we could fit in okay I have a I have a question how many teachers currently are teaching in the high school and the junior high Al together yeah oh my goodness I oh so it's put me on so how much do you have 18 and then I have I think 41 but presently correct but that's including my shared staff with um the music department I meant how many shared teachers do you have oh just the just the we have four art teachers teachers and then music teachers I was also wondering if there were classes like like a motivated math student if he could take and you know get credit for a junior high class and take a high school credit class they we do that currently currently do that Mr so an eighth grader could actually get his math require one of his math requirements done in the eth eth grade high school graduation that is correct answer that would give a student if they do um Algebra 1 in junior high they can take their four years that gets them up to it just four years straight they could take um geometry Algebra 2 then they could go into pre-cal and Cal or they could go 142 152 um so it still gives them it they may not be able to do the algebra BC um or calc BC but they would still be able to do calculus now if they if they continue to have options with MPC in the summer for our kids then we would encourage our kids hey take your geometry uh take take your Al algebra 142 then that bumps them up 180 n they can take pre-calculus and it does offer more opportunities maybe we have a math zero hour when they're all awake geometry yeah Zero Hour yeah volunteer to teach can we actually have a teacher teach one class like can we do that do you have one have a part-time teacher teach a class if they if they were so inclined and they had a subject that we needed that fit into the schedule the one potential we have that we might look at expanding that is not as expensive that would provide some flexibility provided the kids are independent Learners we could use our Yellow Jacket learning lab the Open Lab that we have and we'd have a classified person in there so it's cheaper and they can show up at as early 30 as they like to in the morning as kids will and they could take various courses online from universities but they would have to pay for it we could afford a classified person just to supervise they would be tutoring they'd be do nothing more than keeping the kids safe and secure and they' have to independently study we're willing to facilitate that and able to do something like that further questions Chuck Margaret well well the bottom line is because of budget restrictions and what I would call a perfect storm of things coming together the same time we have had to reduce our staff and it takes more teachers to teach in an eight in a block four or four block schedule than it does in a six period day and so we've had to reduce the staff so we've had to go to a six period day and you can do the math in a block schedule they get eight credits a year they can take eight classes a year and with a six period day they can only take six so we they have to to give up two classes a year for four years because of this situation and uh we don't have the staff to teach more classes and doing a a uh zero hour class is great but we would have to pay that teacher they'd have to teach the five they would regularly teach and then get paid for the zero hour or teaching their prep but that costs a l a lot of money Diana you have a question no I am fine I'm listening to the discussion and thinking it's important for people to understand thank you Diana I just have a comment to um going back to the 80s again we were in this situation before and I'm so glad that we're working on flexibility because there was none back then chck can probably remember too the it happened and the honors kids could not tape music could not tape band at all like um they would get as far as their sophomore year and then they couldn't and there was no flexibility so at least we have a zero hour to work with at least we have independ tenant study which wasn't even considered back then so I think if we can make it work for these kids that want to be in music and be in the honors and AP classes it'd be great because that was not a good time I remember that our our Fine Arts programs just died completely yeah died completely we went from over a we went from just under a 100 students in in band down to almost nothing yeah six or seven yeah it was ridiculous thank you Mr Webb Courtney's turn now do you have anything you'd like to add saying please no please no bad thank you Courtney um all right so up to vote right now is um item 34 recommendation to approve the the course content books that were given to us to preview um we've had quite discussion on it at this point we need a motion to vote one one more com okay Margaret you can do the motion first then I have a comment okay have a motion to vote motion from Chuck comment Margaret second okay second then comment um I we were talking a little bit about it and I know there going to be some improvement ments made on it because it was kind of hard to get through it so just the format changes and and um any any other Corrections so at this time are we doing a final vote on it or are we voting as presented and then there's going to be some cleanup done from our discussion are there any changes that will come to the book just a Content the content won't change this is just a draft it will be made ready for public distribution this is just a draft just this the content is all we need board approval for and we'll get this fixed cleaned up and ready and presentable well before we voted I needed to know how far this was supposed to go so I think the major change that I was aware of is that from 24 credits to 22 credits to give chid kids more of an opportunity release time and zero hour do we have an opportunity to mle over it or is this like urgent we have to do this now I have to get it printed so if if there's a big change to it then it could affect what we're doing as we're building kids schedules right so it's kind of urgent now we need to yeah all right so for so for me unfortunately I'm not ready to vote and it's not that but that's okay I don't have to be ready you guys can all be ready to vote I think that you did an exceptional job I think that we're in a very very difficult situation um but there's a just it's just questions hard yeah so I'm just letting you know in advance that I'm in full support of your Brilliance but at this time I'm not ready to vote on it all right so all in favor say I or raise your hand I I those opposed can I abstain sure okay I'm an abstainer let let the record know that Jennifer ball abstained and it was four to one at that all right next item is a housekeeping item about Southwest Food Services Kimberly would you like to talk to us about that just explain why we do this every year sure governing board president Gover members um we have our renewal of our Southwest food um contract and Stephanie and John are both here if you stand up so these are our wonderful Food Service um people that provide food for our students every day and in the summer they do a wonderful job and I just want to have them here to recognize them and um if you had any questions for them for this renewal of their contract they're here to answer any questions I'm here to answer any questions if you have any questions do we still have a deficit in our budget from years past what the what they're awesome that's awesome I was wondering when you're going to bring cookies to the board question I like those chocolate ones they can make that happen I'm sure I'm just messing with you thank you thank you I know when you guys took over we were really in a bad shape and it uh has turned around completely so thank you did a great job all right so we need a Rec a motion to vote on it 3.5 Southwest Food Services have a motion from Chuck second from Jennifer all in favor say I or raise your hand I that's you unanimous okay the next item is also a housekeeping item and Dr R do you want to explain why we have this list of uh I can Dr r or Kimberly would you like to I'm sorry I'll pass it over to Kimberly so this is just a list of co-ops that we use for purchasing power in the state of Arizona this is a way that school districts can buy items um with purchasing power of like Mesa Unified School District Paradise Valley Unified School District all the big skill districts in the valley help us get cheaper prices through these co-ops and so this is a way that we can buy items through these co-ops we use Mojave for example for all of our food that we buy for the cafeteria we use that purchasing Co-op and we use um vendors like Shamrock so what happens is Mojave negotiates the price of let's say our milk and then we buy that milk through Shamrock but because all the school districts in Arizona are using that purchasing Cooperative then that that um product is cheaper and this is just a housekeeping item these are just the co-ops that we use in our district they have to be board approved um per the statute any questions or comments about that yeah whatever whatever it takes right so item 3.6 we have a motion to vote on item 3.6 a motion from Chuck second from Margaret all in favor say I or raise your hand I that also is unanimous okay item 3.7 uh recommendation to approve the no kid hungry Grant uh for 20242 Kimberly again would you like to explain that to us sure so Stephanie and I work together on this grant this is just a grant that came across our desk and we're like why not we should try to get some money if we can so we applied we worked together on it and we got the grant for $144,300 and we're going to buy um the major item that we're going to buy with this money is milk coolers for the cafeteria so those are those metal um coolers that you put the milk in to keep our milk cold and then we're going to buy a few um carts and some other things with the money but the majority of the money will be used for these milk carts so it's for equipment not actual food correct it's for equipment yeah great investment any questions or comments about that so we have a motion I'll make a motion to vote on item 3.7 I have a second from Margaret all in favor say I raise your hand that also uh is unanimous okay this is a lease agreement thank them for working on that that that was extra Stephanie and I had a great time appreciate that okay recommendation to approve the lease agreement uh with the Legacy Learning Community Dr Wright do you want to talk about that yes we have a representative here that would like to so I'll present to the board a couple of perspectives uh I think primarily we've had an agreement with Legacy learning now for the better part of a year we haven't had any problems in terms of of their behavior as a tenant or their students misbehavior or any lack of cooperation it's been a benefit to us we have recognized we need to renegotiate the lease price um they are providing us a service whereas we have a number of students that are receiving special education services were they not in the Legacy program we would have to facilitate those needs at like every other program we're at our limits special education teachers are hard to find so it builds us some additional capacity the three classrooms that the Legacy learning facility is using would otherwise be vacant and so it it's not a problem with our capacity I I believe from what I've visited with Sherry and some of the other folks that are in the special education department at the multi-purpose which was the old Blue Ridge school before we relocated that's our M multi-purpose building where we house the Fab Lab that's where the church leases a good portion of that building in space and maintains it Legacy learning has three classrooms there have been some concerns brought to the administration's attention one of which was there was a perception real or not that our some of the parents that had students in the program were being coached to ask their kids to get referred for special services for additional Services namely autism I've addressed that issue with the director Mr Shad Howley he's insured me that's not the case um to provide some Assurance for the board this is a 36 Monon lease however on the 15th honor before the 15th of each year the board could elect to say we're not going to renew that lease we don't want to re renew it the board issues actually the superintendent issues a letter to the uh Legacy learning Administration saying we're not going to R the lease and they'd have to be out at the end of the school year so uh the the points of discussion that I've had and the concerns that I've had just generally one is $2,700 a month enough and $200 for electricity is that a sufficient amount to charge for me it's a dated building we do not provide any it support we don't provide internet we don't clean it we provide a safe environment if a light fixture's fallen off the wall we'll fix that but it's a net lease we're not providing a bunch of services or any Services uh further the the organization also has to my knowledge complied with their safety and secur Safety and Security procedures and their teachers are on the Rave app when we evacuate the building they evacuate the building so in short they've been very Cooperative if there are concerns the board would like me to address Beyond those or inside of any of those I'd be glad to address those I have a question you know and this is rumor about the U parents that requests for the um the evaluation of their children we have to pay for that right how much does that cost our district every time they request that if if it's necessary it's expensive depending on the type of evaluation could be5 or $10,000 the uh there are groups that are very anti-public school that have a lot of money and power behind them that coach the parents to say get your kid evaluated some people on the basis of an Esa can make tens of thousands of dollars if their child moves from the category of a general student to a specialed student especially with those with higher needs now that isn't to say evaluations aren't necessary on a pretty regular basis and students in need that is the district's obligation to provide those services and evaluation for those students who reside in our district period and we don't Sherk that resp responsibility however I also admit that I'm sure that just like the fact that $900 million or so have gone to families for esas and there's zero accountability I should say very little accountability for that I'm sure the system is being abused I'm confident if Mr Howley tells me that will not happen that he will make sure that that does not happen if the board is uncomfortable with that next year or this year I invite either to vote no or to reconsider it next year but that's probably the best uh guidance I can give Mr President the rumor was is that they were asking the school district for those evaluations then once the evaluation was made then they were taking their child and putting in the Legacy Learning Center where they got an EXT extraordinary amount of money compared to what we would be for that same student is is there anyone here from the Legacy Learning Center here unfortunately unfortunately the director had a conflicting meeting couldn't make it tonight but I have visited with shad at length on numerous occasions this last 30 days and so that is a rumor I mean but I he assured me it's not going to happen it's not happening I will say the other side of the equation is if you you don't lease those space to them you don't have any there's no leverage at all I'm not suggesting that now of a sudden they would start behaving in inappropriate ways but I would say that this provides some structure and a certain amount of Leverage and while also building additional capacities I can tell you this every specialed student that moves in that has higher need creates concern for us because they we have a legal obligation and a moral obligation to support support and service that child that whole system is being stressed it is stretched to the limits our good people have a have a number of students in there in classes it's it's still safe we're working the best we can but there's not a lot lot there's not a long line of uh teachers waiting that have those credentials that live in this area and so we we do have additional capacity by having Legacy learning on our site I think in enal they did some really good due diligence so I've actually done a lot of research on this company so as a physical therapist I also have tons of experience in this area and um having no representation here tonight is very disheartening because there's a lot of questions that we should be asking one of the questions is um for Esa if you are diagnosed with autism you get if you're from a private school $41,000 where a public school might get4 to ,000 so um so I appreciate that but also with that $41,000 I did not see on their website a physical therapist occupational therapist and speech therapist so with their limited ability to provide appropriate Services it's almost like a double dipping so our school is paying for all the PT speech which is required to for these children that deserve it but this education center is not providing the services that they should be providing because they should have on contract a physical therapist occupational therapist and speech therapist I don't know how to put something like that in our contract to State services that you are being paid for $41,000 a year you should provide that for your students and that's per student so if you have 20 students at $41,000 a year you're at $800,000 where our school's budget is minimal so that's my biggest concern is requiring a school district that ALS already is not getting adequately funded that brunt of testing requirements whatnot so I don't know how we if we can add something like that into our contract stating um that they can do as many services as possible and provide those for their students I don't know because that just I don't I don't know and because they're choosing to be a private school private if they were a charter school they would be requ requ ired to do it for their students so there's this crazy loophole the state has provided and sets us at a disadvantage again yep and that's a legitimate concern I cannot speak to that I I don't have the knowledge to know how how those funding mechanisms work for the private sector in that specialized area I do know that as long as they live in our district we're responsible for that child so your concerns valid I can just tell you I don't know right and I guess that's the question is um it's convenient to have kids come here but if also if they are attending this school is it and they live in Snowflake is it our responsibility or would that be as you know let no so those are the questions that I just don't know how they're handling their school of their residence unless they're homeless if they're absent of the child being homeless if they reside in this snowflake District they're snowflakes responsible for those evaluations if they reside in our district we're responsible for those evaluations and they're provided by trained uh psychiatrist psychologist and those that have the credentials able to do that right and that's not cheap on the positive side they've really come together and put together a program that looks pretty robust but that's my question is are they getting the services these kids are are have the right to get and are they obligated to provide it instead of coming to the district if they take these Esser funds to give them the PT and speech that they deserve we're having a similar situation with general education students the students will profess at they're homeschooled they receive an Esa and then they they're enrolled in our district and they come to our schools we don't know who has an Esa and who doesn't so we accept them so I'm not sure how those systems would work on the special Edge side but to your point I don't I don't think I have anybody here from Legacy learning to answer that question so I would have to say in my view maybe a table it um I understand your concerns and I I think they're ballot I um I don't know how we could enforce that in a lease when it's just a physical lease for the for the space legally can we have them I mean legally can we make them open up their their curriculum to us and their funding to us if we just provide them a space to lease do we have a lease and an agreement or just a lease well we have a we have a lease agreement and that's all we'll ever have if you want to get explanation on how the other works from a a systems perspective they would be the ones to ask not us they know the law I know they cannot evaluate students um but and we it is our charge to make sure that we do but I don't know how that would work all I'm making clear is that's actually a great point this is just a lease what I'm trying and probably maybe convoluted it a little bit by pointing out there's some factors and they those are good points could you do anou um I I don't know I I'd have to I would say given all that Mr President I'm fine if uh our Administration if you give us more time to look through the concerns that Jennifer has brought up and the others that I think there's a consensus on the board why don't we just put this on the agenda next month sir after some of those questions are answered is that okay yeah let them research it or inv we need to force it to a vote tonight we'll do thank you let's let's just table this for tonight and put it on the agenda next month okay item 3.8 recommendation to improve the hire of the following new employees um would you like to read the list of those employees you bet there are any here please stand up I I think we have well kayn's there kayn is working at our front desk she's the first person you see if you come into the office and how long you want to give her a little introduction sure I want to wait I want to welcome kin to the bluid team she is at the front desk um so she is the first person that you see like Dr wri said she's also doing payroll for us which is a huge job so we just want to congratulate her for joining the team she has been here for a little while she's is exceptional and we're so happy to have her on our team and she's actually from sholo she graduated from sholo but she's not wearing green no she always wears purple I know she wouldn't let me in one day I'm just kidding was doing her job well trained do you have any of your new employees here no employees all right so why don't just read the names of these people so it can go into the record so people that are listening maybe might hear their name kayin Moore Dustin kluf Chris Johnson Amanda Federico who is going is related to I believe Sophia Sophia and she'll be working at the elementary school and then Candace K's Elementary School teacher those are replacement positions rep all these are replacement positions not position all right so we have a motion to accept item a 3.8 have a motion from Margaret second from Chuck all in favor raise your hand or say I I that too is unanimous all right um this is uh proposition pay 301 um who would like to explain this is an increased pay earned pay through proposition 301 this is the performance Pay Teachers a portion of their pay is based upon their performance and so they look like the Baseline data the student performance when they first had their students and then at the end of the year how did the students progress that's one of the measures that they have and there are a couple of other things that they must do participating in professional development and other areas that 75% need to vote on it the administration presents it and it's agreed upon and so we need the board's approval to distribute These funds that have been set aside through the Fe 301 uh compensation plan to be paid to our teacher it looked like a substantial list and I was proud of that list so any questions or comments nothing else uh we need a motion to approve item 3.9 I have a motion from Chuck need a second second from Jennifer all in favor raise your hand or say I I thank you that that too is unanimous okay next item on the agenda is um superintendent's report you want to just you've done a lot of talking already but you want to just over and add some to it if you'd like to yes yes sir I'll be brief the last day of schools this week is May 16th the junior high Awards and ceremony will be at 9:15 on the 16th at the Thomas keenon Auditorium on that same day the eighth graders have their final lap at 12:30 that's a longgo long-standing tradition graduation is on May 17th at 700 p.m at Paul moral stadium and that grad night will follow that ceremony the commencement ceremonies beginning at 11:00 p.m.