One sheep whose bull can be woven to make warm clothing. The fundraiser was a huge success and we greatly appreciate the support of the BCS community. Thank you. We're going to hold off on a couple of things right now going on to retiring, right? All right. So, we will come back to the rest of the student awards when our students come in from their athletic events, but we will move on to honor some of our staff who are retiring at the end of this school year. So, the first Randy Cornaglia, she's not here today, but we did um Mr. Gard and Miss Keller and I went over went around and and read her little speech to her and present her with the flowers from the board. So, she's not able to be here and but at least she got to participate in a little celebration.
Um, my name is Muhammad Kowalde and I am Western's High's student ambassador. [Applause] Right. I love it. I love it. Good evening everybody. as one of the ambassador advisors with amazing colleagues, Miss Brown, Miss Lee, and Dr. Nadine. It has been a pleasure to work with this group of students. We look forward to continuing this program and raising student voice. And thank you for uh empowering our students and putting them at the table. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you. Next is 6.6 National Education Association NEA California Teacher of the Year, Katrina [Applause] Joy. Mrs. Katrina Joy has been a vital part of the district's community for over two decades. Currently serving as a community school lead teacher lead at Magnolia High School. Her extensive experience, passion, and effort has enabled her to effectively connect school and community resources, fostering support for holistic well-being of students, staff, families, and the wider community.
I hope all of you that went enjoyed it. Some of our theater students also went to a competition two weeks ago. All of our students made it to finals, eight students got honorable mentions, and one of our students got fifth place. And on May 21st, the drama department is holding their annual award ceremony. Our dance compet competition team had their first competition season this year. They won first place at three competitions and had multiple students place in each one. Today and tomorrow, dance is holding their end of the year showcase. I passed the flyers to all of you for that. Our choir program's also preparing for their last concert of the year that will take place on May 16th. The concert's title is Oh, the places you'll go and the songs are all about different states, countries, cities. It's going to be really fun. Our Med Inspire Club and some of our MedCore students went to the ABSD International Children's Day.
Finally, I want to highlight the importance of staff retention. Student sector innovation across the country. There's shortage of quality qualifying culturally top tech teachers and interpreters. What are you doing to retain these people at the school for the death? Would you be open to exploring community partnerships for after school programs, mentorship and culturally relevant services? of the state schools for the dev have created successful model using satellite program bilingual classroom and deaf le leadership tracks. Have you looked into those and closing our goals not just accountability and collaboration? Students need more than access. They need to belong. They need role models. They need schools that reflect their language identity and future. The Arizona Association of the Dev stand ready to support you, the school for the dev, through ever see partnership and share purpose. Thank you for your time and your commitment to the school.
I'm going to help them [Music] [Applause] [Music] Let's give it up one more time working for dance students. you up. Hello again. This is the uh middle school concert band. We have a range of range of range of ages. English as we've just I promise. Um between fifth grade and eighth grade and they have been playing for some as many as four years, some as many as one year. Some of them just joined us a couple weeks ago. So they are doing some amazing work for the time that we've had them. It has been a joy and an honor to teach them being I'm not a band person myself, but they've helped me enjoy it and taught me so much about it. So I'm very proud of them. We are playing two pieces for you. Um, we're going to be playing the theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark called Raiders March and a tune inspired by fantasy novels and fantasy movies called Night Puri.
So, with that, I believe we can go into remarks from the public, which is item F. First up is going to be Miss Hurden. [Music] Yeah. Hello. Thank you, Dr. Strereer, President Holt, board, and and senior staff and people watching. Um I'm Anna Sunshine Hurden. Most people know me as Sunny. Um this as I I've been a parent in for Morirana school in Morirana school district for one or more children since 2008. And since I am transitioning from being a parent to just a community member this year I wanted to point out what I've seen as changes in our district. And I hope you guys will humor me. Um I watched Desert Winds get closed with just at the time uh Dr. Wilson coming by and telling us no. So, no meetings, no anything. I watched when Thorndale got closed and the board then um had many meetings and there was much fanfare about Thorndale being closed and I asked Mr.
I have four names if we can hold our applause to the end. Brook Bolson, Addison Butler, Summer Harrington, and Emily [Applause] Rose. Jade didn't hear. She was walking out, but she won the $500 scholarship, the Jim Hy career and teched scholarship. [Applause] the Matilda and Edward Door Scholarship. I would like to introduce Miss Jill Bastion and Miss Lorie Rkin who are with us today to present the Matilda and Edward Door Scholarship. Miss Bastion, if you would like to come to the podium to share the history of the scholarship with our seniors and announce the recipients. Good morning. As he said, my name is Jill Bastion. I'm a vice president and trust officer for First Bank, who serves as a trustee of the Matilda and Edward Dar Me Memorial Scholarship Trust. Gan Dear was a lifelong resident of Colombia. He was an only child who never married or had any children.
But every bit of input has helped shape a future that truly reflects who we are and what we value as a town. The vision we're finalizing now is one rooted in equity, opportunity, and belonging. A road map for an Ashlin where residents of all ages and backgrounds can thrive through every stage of life. As we near the finish line, we're deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed, especially our volunteer committee members. And we warmly welcome all residents to join us at our meetings which as Rejri mentioned happen on the third Thursdays each month. Your voice continues to matter. Thank you so much for your time. [Applause] Next up is the school committee and uh Superintendent Adams will be giving remarks for the school committee. Thank you, Mr. Moderator. Is this okay if I sit back? Can everyone hear me this way? So it's not perfect.
So yeah, I I don't think so because I think that they are they have a base zone industrial and they have the adda overlay district. Um because I think the GPOD, which is the overlay district that you're referring, is in other areas of town. But I'm happy to double check. All right. So, um, yeah. So, I guess duly noted, I think I think actually though that it's, um, I I don't think that's an issue that's going to just be forgotten about. I think that is the major question. I don't I think it's more I was focusing on revertising to make sure that's in there. Okay. Yep. I think that makes sense that that it is noted that that is a change from the original advertisement. So, um, so everyone and I can take a look at that. Like I said, I don't know when we'll revertise it because I don't want to revertise it and then have them just continue.
Let's say it's a five on four right now. Kneita to Matt Whitw. Mac Whit with a dodge turns around fires and another save by the the awam keeper. Addy Jordan. Was Addy. Oh yeah, Mac. That was Yep. If Max shot that from the chair, that would have been an unbelievable shot. It's good thing one of us is wearing glasses. Yep, that's you. with 30 seconds left. This is a turnover and Kylie Marino sees daylight as she's cooks everybody on the AWA team. Only two more defenders left. Go by him, kid. There you go. Nice. Oh, what a nice try by Kylie Marino to come down, take a shot, shoot far post. Just misses wide Aan ball. That's nice to see Kylie Marino scorching down the sideline taking that shot. The end of one Spartans three awam zero. All right, we are back with second quarter action.
So I will read after nearly three decades of extraordinary service at Bolton Center school Randy Cornaglia is retiring leaving behind a legacy that has trans transformed both technology in the classroom and the lives of students and staff. Randy began her career in 1986 as a fourth grade teacher in South Windsor before moving to the private sector where she worked as a computer courseware designer and program manager. Her passion for teaching brought her back to education in 1997 when she joined BCS as a math and computer teacher. At that time, BCS had a single lab of Apple 2 computers and no technology plan. From those early days, Randy helped lead the school's evolution into a tech forward institution. She helped draft the district's first technology plan, created professional development workshops, and wrote the original K8 computer curriculum foundations still visible in today's program. As a computer resource teacher, she brought energy and innovation to every grade level.
Notably during the CO 19 pandemic, her passion led to establish a nonprofit organization, the Sentinel Assistance Funding Essentials, or SAFE, to assist Magnolia High School students and their families. As one of 15 community school teacher leads hired through the California Community School Partnership Program Grant, Mr. Joy quickly demonstrated leadership, helping foster highquality instruction and relevant teacher practices both at her school and across the district. A recent example of her impact is the senior project pitches at Magnolia High School where students trained in Google project management presented innovative solutions inspired by community schools, street data, showcasing Mrs. Joyy's collaborative leadership recognizing a need for support within the Anaheim Secondary Teachers Association or ASA. Miss Joy has been has also stepped up to advocate for her colleagues, leading the initiative to create a new director of member well-being uh position within the association. a humble leader in accepting her award back in the annual excellence of education awards gala hosted in Washington DC in in February.
Medinspire hosted a teddy bear clinic and it was very cute and was a great success. On April 24th and 25th, Granite Health every 15 minutes program. This program is to show the dangers of drunk driving or intoxicated driving and help students to make good choices. I was one of the walking dead students and it was a very transformative experience. Touring the morg was probably the most impactful experience for myself, but we are very grateful that we were able to participate. This year, 53 granite students complete competed in 19 different contests at Skills USA, including five contests that were brand new to our chapter. Our students demonstrated exceptional skill, professionalism, and teamwork, bringing home multiple medals. We had gold medalist and mechatronics, silver medalist, mechatronics, medical assisting, practical nursing, and customer service. In addition to student achievements, we are thrilled to highlight several chapter and advisor recognitions.
Thank you. Before we move on, I would just like to say that a lot of what was said tonight also needs to be said to your legislature. Um, these are issues that are not just internal to ASDB and the while we want to support as much as we can here internally as the board, a lot of this needs to be heard by the legislature as well. And I'll leave it at that. Moving on to agenda item uh 1.3, information item, the superintendence report. Superintendent Reichman. Good afternoon, President Kifel, members of the ASDB board, Acting Assistant Superintendent Orin Katchchoff, Assistant Superintendent Shaina Cooper, and our ASDB community. Welcome to our May 8th board meeting. Before I get serious here, I first wanted to mention that we are in the month of May and the month of May is certainly a time for celebrations and graduations. You recently got your graduation invitations from our PDSD students.
We hope you enjoy. [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Oh [Music] my [Music] go hey. [Music] la. Hallelujah. [Music] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [Music] [Applause] We also have a couple of amazing hardworking eighth graders, but this is their last concert with us. Can my eighth graders stand? They are small body, but they are amazing. [Music] la. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [Music] la. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] There we are. [Applause] [Music] Hey, All right, this next group that's about to perform for us is our continental jazz band. We have three tunes for you. Best time mucho, Lil Darling, and Lauren. [Applause] [Music] 3. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Lou. Hey. Hey. [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Good morning. [Music] Hello. Hey. Hey. Baby. [Music] [Applause] So, at this point, I would like to invite our jazz band assistant, Mr. Mike Finkelstein. He has been amazing to work with these past two years that I've gotten to know him.
Carlson at the time what what the difference was and he said, "Well, it's picture rocks. The board members are busy people. We didn't have time to go." I never said that. Yes, you did. No, I did not. So actually standing right over there even close to that and you know better and shame on you. With that being said, Miss Harden, please continue. So that there was a lot of us versus them in our district at the time then and I watched it all and with the addition of Dr. Strereer and then President Holt, Mrs. Mcronis and now al Mr. Alexandra and Mrs. Raymond, I've seen an openness, a less of a us versus them, less of a flagship school. Um, Dr. Strereer has been doing meeting after meeting after meeting, inviting people to come talk. Um, before, um, Dan Connor was one of the only people who had talked to me and he explained all about bonds to me.
He was an aerospace engineer at Boeing and was a 1954 graduate of CHS. Gan directed First Bank that upon his death, the Matilda and Edward Dare Memorial Scholarship was to be established to benefit the graduates of Columbia High School in honor of his parents, Matilda and Edward. Gan passed away in late 2022 and after settling his estate, the Matilda and Edward Dare Memorial Scholarship was established. This generous trust will provide scholarships to graduates of CHS for many, many years to come. With me today is Jean's goddaughter, Lori Been, and her husband, Jerry. We will be awarding one four-year scholarship for 50% of the recipients tuition and 13 one-time scholarship awards. These awards total over $125,000. First, our four-year recipient is Nathan Rain. Nathan will receive $16,758 for four years totaling $67,32. Congratulations, [Applause] Nathan. Next, our one-time scholarship awards in alphabetical order. Samantha Austinine, [Applause] $5,000.
The PowerPoint is that Michael. Thank you. Thank you. We can skip right to the third slide. I'll make this quick uh as I recognize 20 warrant articles is a lot to get through in an evening, but I think it's I apologize for the way this is looking here. So, but that's fine. Uh I I think it's important with the opportunity just to talk a little bit about the Ash public schools and where we are uh and what we've been doing in the past uh year and a half. Uh, I think it's time we finally feel like we're out of the COVID era, if you will, uh, and moving forward with with our strategic objectives, uh, where we're focused, uh, each and every day on doing what is best for all kids within our district. And as you can see up there, and I will not read them to you, but we are focused on four major areas as we continue to move our district forward academically.
I would rather get it closer to them when we're actually going to talk about it again. Um, and it sounds like two weeks from now was probably just an update, but we can um touch base with them about what that schedule, you know, should be. Um, yes. So, and I'll make it clear that it's part within my transition plan. I'll make it clear um to the person that will be overseeing this position. So, if they um have not they're going to send something about extending the deadline. Um I guess we do have a meeting before the deadline. We the planning board will have a meeting before the deadline to be able to accept that because I was wondering like but I think we're okay. There's one more meeting or perhaps two before the official deadline. Yeah. Um but from the communication that I had from with the applicant, they understood that it was a delay on their part.
Spartans have a three to nothing lead on the AAN Brownies. Goal scored by the Spartans was Addie Jordan with one, Bianca Calib with the other. You saw me currently at the top of the standings with a 10 and4 record, winning three in a row to West Springfield 18-13, Minichog 13 to five, and beating Westfield the other day 17-6. You saw me looking to win tonight to go undefeated for two straight years against teams in league play to go along with their second year in a row as league champions. MIA Power Rankings has them currently at number eight. Saw wins the draw. Marino quickly gets the ball up to M. Whitler. Whiter over to Jordan. She'll get herself shooting space as we've seen for the 76th time this year. Those two probably the most dynamic duos in Western Mass. And Addy Jordan will be getting herself an eight meter.