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You really characterize a little bit of the history on how this all developed. So the the to me I think that Yeah. So the the um FFA alumni association has um farmed and utilized u district properly property directly or indirectly since I've been here for the benefit of our students and the FFA program. Um, when we started some of the agricultural sciences programs and some things like that, there was student involvement and having this opportunity for our kids, actual farming exercises, how they sell the grain, all the processes in it seemed very beneficial. They they did have um a plot of land at the Rorson property for a while. That was an agreement that I was part of years ago. They had since worked out a negotiation with some other farmers in the area. So, it's local farmers, local families that participate in this. And again, we haven't had a formal written agreement.
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Uh so I'm really thankful for the awesome work that they put in this year while draw juggling extracurriculars, juggling juggling family responsibilities, um and just showing up for me in immense ways. So I'm very proud of them. I'm happy that they get to get recognized for their hard work today as well. Thank [Applause] you. Congratulations. Congratulations. looking at the crowd. All right. Thank you very much. Um, academic teams, um, I know Mrs. Yudi joked that she just gives him a room and someplace to study. But please join me in thanking the coaches for all these teams one more [Applause] time. And next, Mr. Edwards and Dr. Hack, we have our uh recognition. This is the second year that we have had students that were able to earn a work ethic certificate in sixth grade, 8th grade, and then also 12th grade. And so this will be our second year of being able to recognize those students efforts.
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So, we had to divide and conquer. Those of us who could come here came here and the rest are over there making beautiful music. So, um we had a fantastic state convention. We were at the um March 15th area down at Bloomington at Indiana University. We had 23 young people who were competing in all sorts of different things. They did graphic arts where they made their projects and took them with them all along the themes of the ancient Greek and Roman world. They did academic contests. They also did creative arts where they had to do a costume contest and they decorated well they made their costume and they had to like do a little talent show as they're spinning around and doing that. Right, Lola? Um they also did their Latinory. They did dramatic interpretation and they did a lot of things like that. We also had several chaperons who are sitting out in the room, too.
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So that was a great Christmas thing and we were able to do a lot with in within the school for the staff and different opportunities that we had throughout the year. The next slide. And then overall it was a lot of fun. I had a great time being able to teach and mentor and counsel all 42 of these students because a lot of them come from they came into this year not knowing anything of what they would like to do or what options were out there especially here in Greencastle or the near area. But we were able to go to Purdue and show them, hey, you can get all these different degrees and they loved it and they got like 250 people to wave at them, which I, you know, with middle school, I guess that was the that I walked, we came back and I was like, "What did you guys learn?" And they're like, "We got like 256 people to wave at us." And I was like, "Great." Um, but overall, we had Christmas party.
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Lisa Masion and Lisa Writes. We have two math interventionists, Deb McGillic and uh Kelly D Ambrosio. We also have two of our special educators, Megan Maniglia and Melissa Maderas, our ELEL teacher, Carrie De Jesus, as well as classroom teachers, uh Leslie Gamash, Cheryl Cam, Robin Colbeck, and Sarah Sand. Sarah's also not pictured in our silt team photo. So, our silt team meets over the course of the year and over the summer. uh really to guide our instructional vision for DLO school and we do this through analyzing data uh identifying strengths areas of strengths as well as identifying areas that we want to work on as a school and the action steps under focus area one are largely a product of this team's collaboration and Gabby Dearis I should have acknowledged you also she missed our last meeting and is also not in the picture um but this is uh the work that I'm going to present Then under a focus um standard one uh focus area one is largely uh a product of this team's hard work and their commitment to strengthening both teaching and learning at the dlo school.
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Good evening everyone. Um, unfortunately, Miss uh Stewart was unable was unable to attend tonight, but just know that we did have a ceremony at the school to honor her as well as Miss Marinelo. Um, Miss Stura is someone who has a power professional is someone that the kids truly do look up to. Um, whether they're upset, need a hug, or just, you know, a supporting hand, Miss Marcy is someone that when they see, she's always there to offer to them. Um, she's recognized by her peers, her colleagues, and the teachers as someone who's uh 100% dedicated to the students of GPA1, and um, we do honor her for her service this year. Now to our teacher of the year, Miss Francis Marinelo. Um, if anybody that knows Miss Marinelo has met her, um, in a matter of moments, you can see that she has quite a personality, a one-of a kind personality.
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95% does not require as much training because it's so scripted. I'm basically reading the script. Um but when a sub comes in, you know, to get them that 40 hours of training, we really don't have a good method for that. Uh but I that could account for the lower scores in 2324. also in 23 24 only kindergarten was doing you know kind only kindergarten was doing um Spalding but at that same time I think that's where that's where that dip was with the 48 first grade had the 32 and they were doing 95 so and then also you used it says non-spalding schools that was like 14 other schools could that have been different if you had just picked one other school or I mean you're it could have I mean definitely it would have been a nonspald building schools. I mean, you have schools that are huge.
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And today I want to talk to you about two things that may not seem flashy or like maybe they even necessarily don't even go together, but they do. And they are powerful. Kindness and civic responsibility. Currently and maybe always, the world is loud. Opinions fly, tempers flare, headlines are blaring, and social media is beckoning. But amid all that noise, it is easy to think that strength means shouting louder or winning every debate. But real strength often looks quieter. It is the courage to listen when it is easier to shout. It is the decision to show empathy when it is easier to be indifferent. It is making the choice to care even when the world feels cold and uncaring. Kindness is not weakness. It is nothing less than revolutionary. It is a vote for the kind of world in which you want to live. And every time you treat someone with respect, lift someone up, or even just hold back a harsh word, you are casting that vote.
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This is a big moment for all of us. So, let's be courteous. When names are being read aloud, I ask that students, friends, and family refrain from whistling or yelling. Let's stay respectful, making sure that everyone can hear their students names being called and cherish their special moment. With that being said, thank you and congratulations to the class of 2025. And one last line. Once again, I'd like to introduce our esteemed principal, Ed Barnes. [Applause] Thank you, Boston. and all of our six student speakers. Would you please join me in a round of applause recognizing these six individuals? At this time, it is my pleasure to introduce our next speaker. As I mentioned earlier, Mrs. Natalie Vmark has a long history with the Glendale Union High School District. She's a graduate of Thunderbird High School who then continued her education at West Mount College in California only to return to the Thunderberg community where she and her husband have four children all who have attended Thunderbird.
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It is realizing that you are not just individuals. You are members of your communities. You can choose to give back, to speak up, to vote, to volunteer, to build bridges rather than walls. Maybe you're thinking, I am just one person. What can I really do? But every movement in history, every real lasting change started with someone asking that same question and then doing something small that changed the course of history. So as you step into adulthood, I challenge you, be civically responsible and be kind. Not just when it is easy, but especially when it is hard. be involved not just when you're told to, but because your voice matters, your choices matter, your vote matters, and most of all, you matter. Kindness and civic responsibility are not just ideas, they are actions, and they start with you. Congratulations, Moon Valley class of 2025. Now, go out there and make the world better, one small step and one kind act at a time.
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So, that's why we have been talking for a while about getting something in place. Again, just to cover the liability pieces and to make sure that the organization understands why the district is giving them that land. We're not receiving any compensation for that. We're getting stuff for our students and for our FFA program. So, any other questions about that? My thought is this would be an annual agreement. So in case obviously something changed on the district property and we needed to utilize it in a different capacity, we would have the flexibility to do that. So we would just do this as an annual agreement. Other questions? I think it's a great program. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Y yes. Yes. Stoen. Yes. Corman. Yes. Hurst. Yes. Vervicta. Yes. Wson. Yes. Facilities. Let's see. U. I'm sorry I didn't prepare myself for this, but um had a had a good facilities committee meeting um a couple weeks ago um led by led by Dan.
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Good evening, and thank you uh school board members and Dr. Phillips for allowing us to present tonight. Um, as Dr. Phillips mentioned, this is the second year that we've actually had this is the eighth year that the governor's work ethic and has been in place. For a quick review, it is awarded at the sixth, 8th, and 12th grade. And so it's the mayor's at the sixth grade. And at the eighth grade is the chambers, and then the governor's is at the 12th grade. At this time, we had 29 students this year that earned this certificate and this recognition uh all three years. Uh just to give a quick quick recap, the student has to uh have three members uh sign off on seven different areas of those members inside their school that know them. And they have to meet nine criteria along the way as well throughout the year.
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And I have to say thank you to them because we couldn't do it without their help. So, thank you to our chaperrons. And we're just very, very, very proud of all the young people and all that they did. Want to brag about this really quickly that 22 of our 23 who went with us placed in the top five in at least one competition. And all of those points are what contribute to our second place overall finish. So we we think, you know, as we're trying to rebuild back to our pre-COVID numbers, we're pretty proud with where we're doing with the number that we've got. So I hope they all continue to do the good work and I hope that all the rest of you who have uh younger siblings, younger uh children out there think about the Latin program at the high school. So going to introduce some people and I'll try and go quickly for the ones who I know aren't here.
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They learned how to write in cursive because I don't know if they learned it in middle school or elementary. I'm sure they did, but by the time they got here, they could not sign their names. And I was like, if you apply for jobs or sign government documents, you got to sign it in pen in cursive. And they're like, "What is that?" So, they would just write it in print, write their first name in print. So, that was an interesting skill that I didn't even realize that they didn't have. Um, then they got to go to the YMCA in terote and learn how to be a lifeguard. Um, and then the next slide is the last one that we've got. Um, one of our students got to develop a basketball skills camp and teach it to the PE classes at Deer Meadow and Rid Path.
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So focus area one teaching and learning uh we all know is about meeting our students diverse needs through highquality instruction and vertically and horizontally aligned curricula. So, our first action step uh in this area is one that we share with Potter and Quinn, and it centers on a strong and supported implementation of our new literacy program that I'm sure you've heard a lot about. So, I know you've heard about the process that the district undertook that led us to the selection of CKLA, uh, which is the name of our program, and I'd like to acknowledge the teachers in our building that served on that district team of educators in piloting and doing the hard work in selecting the right program for our district. and they are Cheryl Cam, Kelsey Grant, Melissa Pickering, Robin Colbeck, and co-eing teams Amanda Deppen and Megan Maniglia and Lynn Baker and Sarah Kudo.
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And what makes her stand out as a teacher is bringing that personality and sharing it with her students. Because if you spend if just five minutes in the classroom with Miss Marinella and her students, you can see just how infectious her laughter is. um how dedicated she is for them and just everything she has to offer to support them. She aside from teaching the math, language arts, and the standards of preschool, you can see how her students have grown so much from September to now. And it's a testament to her dedication to teaching at the preschool level and those connections that she has built with her students. Um, in addition to her work in the classroom, she's also someone who um is dedicated to um presenting different activities for um the students in the building and she does a fantastic job um organizing special events and it's because of all those attributes that she was recognized by her peers, the parents and the staff at GPA1 and that's why it's my pleasure to honor her as GPPA1.
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You have schools that are small. Um, you have schools you have schools comparable to Freedom where kids, I think, Canyon, they probably come in at about 70% the beginning of the year reading. You know, you have Thompson that probably does a little less coming in the door reading. Okay. Why was uh Countryside picked for this? Countryside was picked. Uh, basically uh Connie and Chantel have a good relationship. They're very close to each other. They've gone to each other's school to monitor fidelity because we wanted checks. We wanted to make sure of what was happening at countryside was the way Connie was doing it at Freedom. Uh with Spalding because Spalding does not have a tier 2 and tier three intervention. We do use at Freedom, we use 95% for our tier 2 and tier three for intervention. So if a kid's in uh intervention at Freedom, they do get that.
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But it doesn't stop there. Civic responsibility is kindness on a grand scale. It is realizing that you are not just individuals. You are members of your communities. You can choose to give back, to speak up, to vote, to volunteer, to build bridges rather than walls. Maybe you're thinking, "But I am just one person. What can I really do?" But every movement in history, every real lasting change started with someone asking that same question and then doing something small that changed the course of history. So as you step into adulthood, I challenge you, be civically responsible and be kind. Not just when it's easy, but especially when it's hard. Be involved, not just when you're told to, but because your voice matters. Your choices matter. Your vote matters. And most of all, you matter. Kindness and civic responsibility are not just ideas. They are actions. And they start with you.
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Board member Beadmark has been an active member in the North Phoenix community serving in both serving in the North Mountain Business Alliance, National Charity League of Moon Valley, North Valley chapter of boys team charity, Trinity Bible Church's children's ministry, Young Life, and involved with many parent organizations at her neighborhood schools. She and her husband are part of a family-owned underground construction business and she has been a member of our governing board since 2023. Please join me again in welcoming board member Natalie Bemark. [Applause] Good evening Greenway graduates, family, teachers, and many friends. For our members here of the class of 2025, yesterday you were students, today you are graduates, and tomorrow you will be embarking on your next adventure. There is an unattributed quote that states, "The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you figure out why." As you set out to figure out your why, I have a couple of suggestions for you.
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