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[Applause] [Music] Congratulations, man. Oh, man. Good evening, faculty, faculty, friends, family, and fellow graduates. I'd like to thank Mr. Miner and the rest of our staff for giving me the chance to speak tonight. And thank you to my mother and father for everything and supporting me. Today marks a moment of triumph, a celebration of all we've achieved and a start of something greater. It's important to reflect not only on the hard work and the challenges we've overcome, but on the joy, the laughter, and the memories we've created along the way. Our time here wasn't just about books and exams. It was about building a community, a family we cheered for each other at events, focusing on the pride we felt every day coming to AY Valley. It was in these moments that we felt the hearts of our school, our spirit that united us, that made us more than just individuals, but a team, a class.
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um learned um a little bit more about um upcoming capital projects um for next year. Um I think the biggest being Dan, please feel free to come up if there's anything anyone has questions on, but uh re-roofing at HBT I understand was um recently bid and will happen this summer. Correct. um and um just had some um brief discussion about um our two new architecture firms and um understand the district um staff met with them to um to get um things going and figure out how they would divide up work. So thought it was a good meeting and um good information.
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At this time, I'd like to read the names of the recipients and if they are here, if they will please come up and shake and line up right here to my right and then we will move forward and shake hands if they're here. They did receive their c uh certificate today and their cord that they'll wear at graduation during their high school uh senior awards today at their high schools. So uh they will be presenting those and wearing those in the graduation. Grant Barker from North High School. Emily Beaver from North High School. Elizabeth Bodart, North High School. Nicole Bront, North High School. Grace Connor, North High School. Kate Franklin, North High School. Amber Gibby, North High School. Meline Handelan, North High School. Lindseay Hartwell, North High School. Lucas Howen, North High School. Regina Hulligan, North High School. Ray John, North High School. Morgan Johnson, North High School.
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Uh Zophia Beric, Gabriel Blake, who is here. So, if you want to come up. Joian Borne isn't here. Jacob Borne is here. Spelled differently. Lola Coyle and not here today. Nick Collier, Jaye Delinia, Ashley Grindy, Sammy Ipma, and then that takes us to Annie Jacobe. Abby Katona couldn't be with us. Addison Kirkus couldn't be with us. Neither could June Karsski or Asher McCalvie. But here for a second time gets him early. Gastring of band people here. Kenneth Oang, Joe Stewart, Lincoln Vickers, Luke Waldmid, and then we have one of our orchestra people who could be here tonight, Jack Watson. We're missing Joe Williams, but we do have Emmy Wilson here. Last but not least in our list, And then Jeremy Yansy is also performing with the band tonight. And Mr. Ryan Collier is being a really good parent and supporting his child who is there at band tonight.
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And so that was personally one of my favorite because I got to work one-on-one with this kid to develop the plan of what are you going to teach them, how are you going to do it. By the end of the day, he was exhausted. Like it got to like the sixth class and he was like, "Please take me home." He's like, "These kids aren't listening to me." And I was like, you got it. There you go. U now you understand. U and we went to the zoo and we did like collaborative projects the rest of the year. But overall, I think JAG provided a lot of opportunities to these students. And I know that state funding at a higher level than any of us know um is shaky right now, but we've I've talked with Mr. gibbony um about how do we build these programs the tenants of this program into the regular classroom?
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So, while our goal next year is to ensure that our teachers receive the supports necessary to implement CLA with integrity, this group of educators that piloted and served on this committee has already stepped up in our building to bring their colleagues into the work this year. So after CKA was adopted, um our piloting teachers continued to teach it and almost immediately they opened their classrooms to their colleagues throughout the building for learning walks to observe CKLA lessons. And by the end of May, the end of this month, each grade level team in our building will have conducted at least three learning walks, some more in various classrooms. And this has been incredibly helpful to our teachers across the building. uh who've had the opportunity to observe different components of the program. They've seen writing, they've seen the reading instruction, but they've also seen the assessment uh aspects.
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's teacher of the year. Thank you. [Applause] Okay, let's move on to PK3 where the power professional of the year is Lindsay Maker. [Applause] And the teacher of the year is Laura Bell. [Applause] Good evening. My name is Valerie Stewart from GPPA3. Um, and I'm pleased to be here tonight to honor our two uh GPA GPA 3 uh winners. What can I say about Miss Laura Bell? Laura started in the preschool program as a paraprofessional and after what I would call gentle persuasion, she moved up to be a preschool teacher. Currently, she works as a preschool inclusion teacher. Miss Bell brings compassion, enthusiasm, and positivity to our school each and every day. I can tell you that she has the patience of the s the patience of a saint. In a parent nomination, Miss Bell was described by a parent as her child's safe space.
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Uh so we it was important to us that the principles were able to go to each other's schools and observe and give each other feedback as well. Was Countryside the only candidate when this was uh brought up as a pilot? Countryside was the pi the one we decided to do the pilot on? Like I said, you know, that could be a discussion. Is is there another school we would like to see this expanded to? Uh was Countryside picked because it was our lower performing school up against the other elementaryaries or I'm just trying to understand a little bit more background. Countryside was picked because of its proximity. It's easy for us to get over there for it's just in that proximity. We're all three in a row between the district office. So Adriel can go and look. So we could go and look so the principles could talk.
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Congratulations, Independence class of 2025. Now go out there and make the world better. one small step and one kind act at a time. Thank you, President Kennedy. It is my honor as principal of Independence High School to certify that these students have met the requirements for graduation as set forth by the state of Arizona and the Glendale Union High School District. Mrs. Kennedy, I respectfully request that you accept these graduates and that you and Mr. Capistran confer diplomas upon them. As a member of the governing board of the Glendale Union High School District and by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the state of Arizona, I accept and confirm that the independence class of 2025 has met the requirements for graduation by the Glendale Union High School District governing board. Mr. Ditto, please present your graduates to receive their [Applause] diplomas.
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First, live in real life. There are huge pressures to increasingly live in a virtual world. This virtual world, whether it be social media, gaming platforms, uh technology like AI, these all can be very helpful resources to accomplish goals. However, it should not and cannot replace real people and real life events. The people who came to support you today, they're sitting up here. They are sitting next to you. They are your people in real life. Some of these relationships may change as you enter the next chapter of your life, but as you go there, find real life connection points and forge new relationships. Second, try something new. Even when you don't know what the outcome might be tomorrow, you might be stepping out into the workforce. Or maybe you have plans to continue your education and college. Or you might have a skill or a passion that's going to send you into a trade to be able to get education and skills to be able to flourish there.
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We learned the school spirit is not just about winning. It's about coming together, supporting one another, and celebrating each other's success. But as we take this next step, let's not forget that memories are part of what who of what makes us who we are. They shaped us into a class that knows the value of hard work, but also the power of joy and connection. As we move forward, let us carry that spirit with us. Let us carry that belief that no matter where we go, we have the power to bring people together and inspire those around us. As a class, we decided to leave behind a senior gift that symbolizes not just our achievements, but the spirits that has bound us together. We will be purchasing brand new stadium chairs for the gym recognizing the classes of 22, 23, and 25. The chairs there originally have been there for 20 years.
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[Applause] [Music] [Applause] During the recessional, we ask that all spectators remain in their seats until the class of 2025 has exited the be building. Your graduate will meet you in the front of the arena. Seniors, please rise. [Applause] [Music] Before before I announce you as graduated, there is one more task that you must complete as the Apollo senior class of 2025. Are you guys ready? [Music] When I say Apollo, you say hugs. Apollo. Apollo. Apollo hugs. Apollo hugs. Seniors, how do we feel? Hugs. Hugs. [Music] [Applause] Seniors, you may now change your tassel from your right to your [Applause] left. Parents and guests, I present to you the Apollo graduated class of 2025. [Applause] [Music] live. He [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] Make [Music] [Applause] sure instruments pack those up. Everything back. [Music] Hello. All right. [Music] I can't leave the reason. [Music] Heat. Heat.
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Any questions from my other board members on that? I did attend that meeting and I shared with you their commitment not to spend any money on their orientation of our facilities and grounds. I think that was a concern that all the board members had architect firm. I I I would agree. It's um as as one myself, it's a cost of doing business and that's basically what they said in that letter. I shared it with all of you that I wanted them to go on record in writing so we're not spending more money for them to get to know us. Correct. That's all. Dan, anything else on on the committee that the our board members left out? I can put it in my report. Okay, you're next up on that. There you go. [Laughter] All right. Um, so facilities report. So, because we kind of started, Andy started with that.
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Cammy KFman, North High School. Callie Mlan, Columbus North. Yashidka Metha North High School. Aa Sada North High School. Parth Sha North High School. Shurakasha Servan North High School. Benjamin Stevens North High School. Cole Stevens North High School. Annabelle Sun, North High School. Emily Wart, North High School. Natalie Lewis, CSA New Techch. Lucas Edwards, Columbus East High School. Emily Haynes, Columbus East High School. Cesar Quantero Chavez, Columbus East High School. Elanie Elanie Wagner, Columbus East High School. and Alex Winsler, Columbus East High School. These 29 students were one of 358 that attempted it and only 175 earned it this year. So, those 29 students earned it all three years. So, at this time, if we could have a round of applause and then Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations Take pictures. [Applause] While they're making their way back back to their seats, um let's also both students as well.
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So that is the group. Thank you very much. 2045 206 teacher of the year of the year presentations. to see it up in the front row. Rotator. Got some more seats in the front row here. All right, I'll read the I would read the accommodation award, but everybody's heard them and they're very confusing because we have different qualifications. So, what I'm going to do is just group those together. We have teacher of the year finalist both at the secondary elementary level and then we have our actual teachers of the year both at secondary elementary and the employee of the year and then we have employee of the year finalists. So I will read your name come up congratulate you and I'll explain what's your category you fell in. So as a secondary teacher of the year finalist Ryan Boss as a secondary teacher of the year finalist.
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How do we expand this to give these kids the opportunities to explore these without it being only this program? How do we break it down and use it um for to our own advantage? And so I think going forward that there's going to be a lot of benefit even if it isn't labeled JAG or isn't funded through the state to just bring it into the classroom and offer students this opportunity especially ones that may not have the chance to do it otherwise.
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I feel like they've gotten a really strong picture of what this program will bring. Um and it's it is really um thrilled our teachers for the most part. The feedback is so wonderful and we continue through our first action step uh to uh support our teachers uh next year in learning from and supporting one another in the full imple implementation of CQLA in the fall. All right, moving on to our second school-based action step. Uh we are establishing a schoolwide focus on developing academic um discourse across all classrooms and grade levels. So this action step um is a continuation and a broadening of some work that we started this year in bringing academic discourse to classrooms at dlo. So when we talk about a academic dis discourse, we talk about kids engaging, questioning, reasoning with their peers in the classroom. And it's so necessary to promote critical thinking, uh collaboration, and deep learning in classroom environments.
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The parent noted that Miss Bell deserved this award because she works hard to ensure each student meets their full potential. Miss Bell has become a beloved member of our preschool community and is very deserving of this award. [Music] Miss Major has been with GPPA3 for three years, two of which she has been working with Miss Miss Bell. They are quite the dynamic duo. Miss M uh Miss Lindsay is patient and kind and it always greets her students with a smile. In one of her parent nominations, a parent described Miss Major as friendly and kind. She noted that she was that when she asks her child about her day, all she hears every day is about Miss Lindsay. Lindsay is always positive, is always willing to lend a helping hand, wipe a tear, or cover a shift. No one is more deserving of being the first and only GPA paraprofessional of the [Applause] year.
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Okay. Um my question actually goes off of what Mary Jane kind of asked. Um I would have liked to seen the data a little bit cleaner where you would have picked the school that kind of resembled countryside uh test wise instead of grouping all 14 schools or all the non-sparting schools together because that kind of can I mean we could definitely find somebody that has the same the same. When you say the same, do you mean the same size, the same scores coming in? So, um, typically the same size and the same scores going in and that's why I asked if Countryside was picked for a particular reason, if like it was considered a lower performing school or something like that. I would I would I would ask if like at that moment in time we would try to match another elementary school. It would have been hard to match a school with Freedom to have a school not with Freedom with Countryside.
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