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If you haven't already, please turn the volume down on your cell phones. For those of you that are wondering, uh the Burlington High School Wildcats did win in game one tonight and I know that's going to be starting uh here shortly. Students, I know this is a special night for you and you're ready for summer and wondering what to expect in the fall when you begin high school, but I need just a few minutes to recognize some special people in your lives. Parents, would you please stand? Thank you for sharing and trusting your child with us daily. Thank you for your flexibility this year. Thank you for helping your child be a good person. Kids, here's your chance. Find your parents. Wave at them and say thank you. Thank you, parents. Thank you. Next are two individuals that without their help, this would not be possible and that is Jamie Ferguson or Jamie McManis, excuse me, and Debbie Schmidt.
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Let's begin our evening by standing together for the pledge of allegiance to be led by the Sha Ross. [Applause] I pledge allegiance to the flag 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. You may be seated. Thank you. [Music] It is my great honor and pleasure to welcome you to our eighth grade promotion ceremony. A celebration of growth, resilience, and the anxiety growing ahead. To our parents, families, and friends, thank you for joining us tonight. Your support, your love and encouragement have been the foundation of our students success. This milestone belongs to you as much as it does to them. To our dedicated teachers and staff, thank you for your passion, your patience, and your commitment to shaping not just learners, but confident and compassionate young people ready to take on the world.
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Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Do it. Here we go. Here we go. We got easy. Easy. Go. Now we shot down. Up and down. [Music] Friday every day. Every [Music] day tonight's going to be a good night. Tonight's going to be a good good night. That tonight's going to be a good night. That night's going to be a good good night. Woohoo. [Music] Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling. Yeah. I get a feeling that I never never never had before. Oh, no. No. I get a good feeling. Yeah. Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling. Yeah. I get a feeling never never feeling. Yeah. Yes, I can doubt I'm running with this plan. Pull me, grab me, grab the [ __ ] happy me. I'll be the president one day first.
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Lastly, don't miss out on fun things because you want to look cool. In high school, there are many pep rallies, dances, spirit weeks, and sporting events. High school is very short, and I know four years sounds long, but it really isn't. Take my word for it. So, live your next four years to the fullest, and don't forget that being uncomfortable means that you are growing. [Applause] Will the first row please stand? [Music] Rihanna Douglas Miley Walkeerson. Miley is currently in Phoenix Children Hospital receiving treatment. [Applause] Owen Curtis, Gigi Mick, Seth [Music] Price, Cecilia Salazar, Giovani Spazato, Ariana [Music] Vargas, Kylie Ag, Benjamin [Applause] Aguilera, Natalie Aggerz, Robert Almada, Jessica Alvarado, Naa Alvarado, Shayla Anderson, Alina Andrade, Jose Ars, Joseph Aristondo III, Isabella Armstrong, Michael Armstrong, Kaylee Almond Webzelberg, Aelen Baldwin, Xavier Banuelos, [Applause] Juan [Applause] Baretto, Thomas Barios, Thomas Bird, Serenity Brow, Bowser, Nathan Bratcher, Maximus Brown, Robert Kaines, Alyssa Campos, Daniela [Music] Casades, Henrik Paul Casemiro, Giovani Castana, Medina, Andres Grace Jacon Placencia, Allison Clary, Camila Contras, Vivana Cornelia, Ronaldo [Music] Corona, Genesis Deator, Avery Dort, [Applause] Logan Decker, Marcy Diaz Roas, Donovan Dobson, Lazada, Alexander Dwarte, Samantha Estz, Wesley Falls, [Music] David Felix, Chloe Fields, Kevin Figueroa, Luke Finley, Christopher Flores, Aguayo, Alan Flores Monreal.
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That's what I wasn't sure. Just tell it. Where is Mr. Oh, he's over there. Do you want this up there? Right here. I already have a headache. I want to cry and get more. Where should I put this? I can put it on the other side. Should I put it over there? I'll just in case people need it. I don't know. Sure. [Music] play something. So I just start writing. I could say welcome. What have they been? Do you know what they've been practicing? Oh, you're just practicing exactly. mic. Is it on already? Is it okay if it stays on? [Music] Welcome. I'm Mrs. Prevos, the proud principal here at Continental. We're going to get started promptly at 9. Thank you all for being here. [Music] What was But I don't know who they go to. [Music] Yeah. Yeah. They say it Yeah, it okay.
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And I'd like to turn it over to Mrs. Pas. I would also like to say thank you to all of you for being here today and a special shout out to our foundation for supporting us and being out to cheer on our kindergarteners as well. Thank you to if I could get a show of hands how many grandparents, uncles, and aunts are in here. I know you helped with lots of probably homework packets too along with their parents and getting them through the school year. We thank all of the parents all extended family kindergarteners. Can you see me? I'm going to read a few pages to you of all the places you'll go before you head up here on stage. I'm very proud of you and all of the hard work you've done all year. It's amazing to see many of you who were here last summer at Kinder Jumpstart and then see all of you who showed up on the first day of school and now you're going to be heading into first grade.
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But we're appreciative that you're here and we're really hopeful and, um, eager to listen to your feedback and your suggestions or even your concerns with our budgeting priorities. So, um, Miss Shapiro is going to have a presentation for us. Um the board will be able to ask and answer questions and then um because it is a study session a little bit different than kind of how formal meetings run you and the audience will be able to ask questions talk about your priorities concerns etc. So we'll go ahead and get started. Thank you uh madame vice president board members superintendent man uh all everyone who uh joined us tonight to discuss budget. I will do my best. uh budgets are pretty dry uh especially in Arizona. Um but I'm excited to share the information and some data pieces on how budgets are built and how the school finance process looks.
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Uh we're going to start with a moment of silence and then we will move to the pledge of allegiance. If you would all please stand. Thank you. Please be seated. Those of you that have seats. All right. Uh, we'll ask Miss Wilson to do roll call. Mr. Chad Thompson here. Mrs. Shaina Murray here. Dr. Blake Robersonson here. Miss Jill Humphre here. Mr. Jesse Brainard here. Mr. President, all board members are present. You have a quorum. Thank you very much, Miss Wilson. Uh, moving on to agenda item number two, approval of tonight's agenda. Is there a motion to approve tonight's agenda as outlined? So moved. Thank you, Miss Humphre. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Miss Murray. Uh, all those in favor of approving tonight's agenda as outlined, say, "I." I.
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Knocked out. Better move. You might get knocked out. Knocked out. You might get knocked out. Knocked out. Good evening. as principal of Washington High School and on behalf of the entire staff and administration. Welcome as Washington celebrates the 69th class to [Applause] graduate. These graduates are now the young men and women of the hour. I present to you the graduating class of 2025. What you do? [Music] I remember you. Heat. Heat. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] Heat. [Music] Glory. Hey. Hey. [Music] Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey. [Music] around the world. Happy [Music] [Applause] [Music] Thank [Applause] [Music] you. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Where are [Music] you? Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Wow. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] from the world.
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Brian Capistran. Please welcome Governing Board Arita and Superintendent Capistran. [Applause] The class of 2025 is Thunderbird High School's 51st graduating class. Today is a special one for families and friends. However, these graduates are now the young men and women of the hour. They have richly added to the traditions and the greatness of Thunderbird High School. Each graduate has made a distinct investment in their future. We will commence with the honor of receiving a high school diploma. At this time, I ask that you silence all personal devices to preserve the dignity of the ceremony. Tradition dictates that the audience remain standing during the processional. Ladies and gentlemen, I now present to you the class of 2025. Let the processional begin. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Baby. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] Baby [Music] Hey [Music] there. Come on. [Music] Let's [Music] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Baby. [Music] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [Music] are you?
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He looks out for others by ensuring everyone is included in activities both in the classroom and on the playground. He encourages others to be their personal best and he advocates for himself and others. He's empathetic and a great friend to all of his classmates. Tristan is a silent leader and role [Applause] model. And then we have Abby from HC Storm. She always speaks kindly to everyone, no matter who they are, and goes out of her way to truly listen when others speak to share. She befriends students who really don't have other friends and embraces them with warmth and grace. She makes cards or writes letters to those who are sick or just having a bad day to share her kindness with those around her. Let's give a hand for Abby. And we have Ellie here if you can see her. She consistently seeks opportunities to make others feel included, valued, and cared for.
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Probably getting better grades than I did in uh freshman year and doing better on finals. Turn it around academically. Did better. That's always a good thing. What are you looking forward to senior year? Being a pomboy. Being a pomboy. Great goal for all seniors. Looking forward to seeing you out on that football field. Maggie, what are you looking forward to junior year? Uh taking forensic science. She She's done well academically this year. Next year she gets to take an elective with forensic science. Have a great senior year. Have a great junior year. The final Friday of the year. Sure. Sure. Okay. Who am I here with? Leah Belosa. What was your highlight of the school year? Ooh. Um, probably the football games. Being in the student section. Yeah. What was your favorite theme that we did this year? Ooh, I liked the white lies. No, I like the Minions.
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Hearing none. Next up we have community input. Nothing. All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Uh, next up we have the approval of the previous meeting minutes. Approval of the minutes from April 21st, 2025. We all good with consent on that? Can we move that to consent? First up are for the items for discussion tonight are the review of bills.
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I know that this is a very busy schedule for you tonight. Uh, but we really want to showcase some of the things that we've been doing. I'm going to turn it over now to Dr. Rig, our assistant principal. Good evening, Board of Education, staff of D26 students and families. Tonight, we have several presentations demonstrating our school goal assessments and the preparation and resources we use to meet those goals. So, first I'm going to invite fifth grade to start walking up here, please. Our school improvement planning goal or short-term goal you can see on the screen is by June 2025 teachers will implement at least one innovative assessment besides traditional tests and quizzes. So we have our students up here and they are going to go grab their bottle pop. Go grab the pop. Go grab your characters assessments. Go grab them. You have yours here.
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Hearing none. Uh next up we have community input. There was nobody signed up I believe. Sorry. Okay. All right. Did anyone have anything to say while they're here? Okay. Uh, next up we have the approval of previous meeting minutes. Approval of the minutes from the March 10th, 2025 meeting. Were there any changes?
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Let us stand for the pledge of allegiance led by board vice president Mr. Ghagos followed by a mission statement led by our board secretary Mrs. Zeiss Stumbris allegiance to the flag 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. Our mission is to engage and empower our students to positively impact their community and future. Thank you both. Do we have any public comments? Sure. Okay. Thank you. All right. Do we have any board updates? Yeah, last week I forgot to mention that uh ELC had put on or no BPAC BPAC had put on a uh Cinco de Mayo uh celebration here at the ELC. Um my youngest was one of the performers uh in the talent show. So that was fun. Uh food was great. Uh, it was very well attended and uh, it looked like the kids all had fun.
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to 7:00 p.m. Culture Fest returns. Celebrate with live music, dance, food from around the world, and local vendors. It's a family-friendly celebration of Ashland's diversity. Yardwaista Collection and DPW reminders. Spring yards collection continues on May 19th, June 2nd, and June 9th. Make sure items are out by 7:00 a.m. in marked barrels or paper bags. No branches or brush allowed. And mark your calendar. Electronics recycling day is Saturday, June 7th from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the DPW. This week's community shout out, Village Burial Ground Volunteers. This week's shout out goes to the Village Burial Ground Working Group, a dedicated team of volunteers working hard to restore the historic historic 1828 cemetery behind the Federated Church in Ashland. led by Warren Walkup, Kate Jerksick, Janet Platt, and Kathy Rooney. The group has repaired and restored numerous headstones, including those of Civil War veterans, many of which were buried or damaged.
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And I thought this is a good time for me to give back to the community. And then if if possible get some bring some new fresh ideas and some novel ideas if it is possible and then the main thing was to give back to the community and then learn more about what the planning board does. Uh I would have volunteered for any one of the uh community boards but I just came to know that there was an open position here and that I could volunteer for. So So what is your what is your background that you think you can bring to the planning board position? So I my background is in science. I'm a scientist by training. So I've been always been creative. I've worked in academia and then also in industry now. I still continue to work there so I can bring more creativity and novelty to the committee.
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Uh we had a 2-year border health seat um with one um one seat and Maurice Fraser was the only one running and he got 444 votes. Uh the planning board 5-year seat. Uh we had one also running on oppose and Camilo Espa and I don't have those numbers. I apologize. Um and then we also had two contested races. We had one that was a a write in. Um, we had two writeins for one two-year planning board seat. Uh, we had Scott Pelier, um, he came in with 125 votes and Sam Pamaraju, uh, with 87 votes. So, congratulations, Scott Peller. Uh, you did win that seat. And if you could just check in with my office before your first meeting so you could get sworn in, that would be great. Um, and select board, we had three running for two seats. Uh, we had Brandy Kinsman and she came in with 407 votes.
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