So that is a true testimony to our educators and we also we see a lot of parents here in the uh in the audience tonight. So thank you for trusting us too with your children. So at this time what I would like is for um I'm going to call the teachers up and each principal will come up and uh speak a little bit about them. So at this point at this time um Mrs. is my marold. Where are you? I've probably taught with almost every one of these teachers. So, you're very welcome. And Mrs. Braco, you do have to say um first of all, congratulations to all the recipients tonight and to the students for your honors and your awards. Um, I couldn't be more proud to work in a district where we have such excellent educators and students and um, you rock. You really do.
Today is a celebration of how far we came individually and together. To my best friends, two who stand with me today in caps and gowns, and two who graduated before me, thank you for being my laughter and my safe space. I've been truly blessed to have people like you in my life. I'll miss the memories of walking to the coffee shop for lunch freshman year or dressing up as Mr. Worldwide and having Kate tell me, "Wow, I love your confidence. I would never wear that." In all seriousness, every day I woke up and went to school, looking forward to being with all of you. To my family, your unconditional love and support has been the greatest gift I could ever wish to receive. I would not be here without you. Mom, you have always fought for what was best for me. Dad, you are kind-hearted and have helped me through the darkest days.
Families, I want to thank you for sharing your children with me. The class of 2025 will hold a special place in my heart because it's my last graduating class. I guess I'm graduating, too. So, while I don't know where each of our paths will take us, I do want to say graduates, you're in for exciting time. Enjoy every minute of it. As we prepare to present your diplomas and recognize your accomplishments this evening, go out into the world, be focused, be intense, and more importantly, believe in yourselves. Congratulations, my little cheetahs. I wish you every success in the world. [Applause] So, now that I've told you about our amazing graduating class, it's time to hear from some of them yourselves. An important tradition in our ceremony is to encourage any student that wishes to give a graduation speech the opportunity to do so. We have some brave students tonight that have volunteered for this honor.
Elena Weber. Thank you. Do you see him? Command a hand for Christopher Manning. And joining me for this last one, we have operations coordinator Taylor Graham to award Tiffany Graham. Good morning and congratulations to the senior class of 2025. Are we all smiles? Yes. Yes. My name is Joanne Tenny and I'm the executive director for Peter County United. The United Fund has been around for 67 years and supports many nonprofits and local initiatives that address areas of education, health, and financial stability. Our mission is together building hope, health, and stability for our community. Today, I am here to recognize an outstanding student for their accomplishment of receiving the governor's work ethic certification, their volunteer project that they selected, and award a $500 scholarship on behalf of Dec County United Fund. The United has partnered with the schools I believe about six years now and our role has always been to strengthen the employability skills recognized by this certification that is critical to providing a pipeline of skilled high school graduates for today's workforce.
and math bowl. Mrs. Shively could not be here this evening. Um but she wanted me to share that these kids are incredible. They are so intelligent, hardworking. Um anything is within their grasp. They she says thank you for being a part of the team and thank you to parents for making sure that they showed up to practice every week. Um so I'll name off the or call off the names. If you're if you're here, come on up. Arthur King Xander Mitchell, Jonathan Lassard, Jose Flores, Cervantes, Harmony Jackson, Silus Clark, Brooklyn Brown, Ruth Alcarez, and Alexis Coleman. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Math Bowl. You guys are awesome. Great job. And I have one more award. Um and then I'll hand over the microphone to Mrs. Richardson. So last year when I came over here to Lake Station, Mrs. Havens and I um had chosen to give the IE assessment to grade two.
And when you put both of those together, you can really get some amazing things happening and some amazing people. So, and that is another thing I want to uh impress upon everybody. Both of them are not just great workers, great employees for the town. They're also great people and just a really really strong addition to the management team. So, without further ado, um I'd like to introduce Actually, there's gonna be a slight further ado because it's 7:15. Great pause. Great pause. So, we timed that just right. We did. We did. Um, so we have to open the hearing. Notice is hereby given that the select board will conduct a hearing regarding an application for a grant of location to install 65 plus feet of conduit and 1 PMH number 28872. The applicant is NStar Electric Company, DBA Eversource Energy, Grover Road. Work order number 1481-6503 Ashlin Mass 01721.
Addy Jordan is there to pick it up. Now it's Esau Meadows turn on the attack as Addie Jordan looking to cook by everybody. She goes in and out. Nice cut move. Pulls the ball back. Gets the ball over to M. Whitworth. Mac with a little dodge weave. M. Whitward gets one by the goalie. Mack Whitworth's third goal of the quarter. Spartans up seven to nothing. 507 left. Addie Jordan up on the draw. Ball goes up. Awam almost away with it. Good job by Kylie Marino. Knock it loose. Kicks. flicks it out to herself trying to get the ball to Kylie to Kenna. Nobody there. Good job by Miana Calibies to knock the ball loose. Now it's Caroline Lucas's turn to go in through one, two. She turns around, gets a shot. Caroline Lucas, the blast one by the goalie. Spartans now up eight to nothing.
Fast ball fouled back. Go. Come on. Let's go. [Music] Slider in there. Shark two. One more. One more. Let's go. [Music] [Applause] Two two offering to Gleti. Nice stop by the catcher. Ball three. Come on. Let's go. Full count. First base open and ball four will be taken by Getty. [Music] left might have seen something in Shura as he told Liam Smith who is now the batter to pour the atbat. Fast ball on the corner struck one. Oh, sorry. That was Gleti that was telling Smith as the 01 from Schmura swung on a miss. Strike two. 10 nothing game. Base is loaded. One down in the third inning. Yo, two to Liam Smith taking dirt for a ball. One more. Yeah, one more. [Music] Control. Step off a little bit. One, two, gets away from the catcher and the run comes in to score. [Applause] Score now being 11 nothing.
Okay. So um they I I I want to get verification that we if we possibly need to revise it to accurately reflect its omission um since all agenda items need to be addressed.
So, I I think the more that we learn as a result of your cleanups, uh the the better off we are trying to incorporate these into our financial statements so that they have more meetings to us. So, we explain what this is and how it comes about. Yes, definitely. Um Rich, I think before you continue carrying ahead. Um yeah, it was basically to the a point to the other question that the point that Teresa raised was that part of the um the habit that that reeks that gets re in our budget stems from the fact that we do have a lot of grants. We live heavily on the grants and grants come and go. They change those amounts are they change but also um the funding. So over the last couple of years we've had erratic shifts in funding COVID funding um one time funding ARPA.
The uh school ethics commission said as long as you are hosting those events and advertising to the entire community, um it's not likely a violation. If you if you if if you're only advertising through the school email system or to only to students, then it's potentially using your position uh as a board member to uh better your your business. So, um, as long as you do, um, fundraising and advertise to your entire community, uh, you know, like Chipotle and all those places do that, they put, uh, you know, even on their website, then then you likely likely would not be found in violation because you're not getting directly any benefit just from your families in town. And these are another another page of um of of uh advisory opinions. Uh, and these were all opinions released in 2024, but just to go through one AO424, this board member's adult children are voting members of a nonprofit board that has ties to the district and they're asking if they can participate in matters related to that nonprofit.
Um, I've worked with mostly all of the teachers of the year and I'm proud to know all of you and have worked with you. So, but our Liz Leighton, known as Elizabeth, but we call her Liz. Um she goes above and beyond every day to support our students in um their reading journey. Her dedication, compassion and tireless efforts make a lasting impact not only on their academics but she touches their heart. She teaches them um a love of learning and she makes a lasting impact on their confidence from her. She has a compassion that no other has. She gives up herself quietly. Anyone that knows Liz knows that she's very quiet. She gives up herself quietly and wholeheartedly and never seeking recognition simply because she's passionate about helping children grow. Congratulations, Liz. I'm so proud. Thank you. Our next teacher of the year is from school 4 and that would be Miss Jennifer McCrae and her principal Mr.
And my sister, who is graduating nursing school this year, you have always been my biggest inspiration. For my family, you are the best family I could ever dream of having. Thank you for everything. Congratulations, class of 2025. It's time to close this chapter and begin the next. I wish the best of luck to each and every one of you. Thank you. Thank you. As we celebrate this incredible milestone for the class of 2025, we are honored to welcome a very special guest. He leads our district with vision, dedication, and a deep commitment to student success. Please join me in welcoming our superintendent, Dr. Roman Sult, who is here to share a few words of wisdom and encouragement with our graduating class. [Applause] I might be biased, but she's my favorite principal. She does a great job. Let's give hero in her first year. She done a great job.
Our student speakers are Brianna Brock, Trevor Condit, Sabrina Garcia, Savannah Kelly, John Lewis, Eileen Morales Aris Mendes, and Aubriana Swatman. We'll begin with Brianna Brock. [Applause] It's right here. Hello, beautiful graduates and all of you proud parents. We stand here today as a celebration of all the hard work, dedication, and the support that brought us all here to this very moment. While we all sit here in our caps and gowns, we feel this sense of disbelief that this chapter is really coming to an end. But as most books, when one chapter ends, another one begins. Graduation is not a finish line. It's a starting block. From being little freshman learning the halls and dreaming of school to be over, it's a little surreal to be standing here today knowing I'll never be that freshman or that sophomore or junior again. And as of today, I will never be a senior in high school again.
We collectively are working to encourage students to meet the benchmarks that will assist them in their college and career goals. The governor's work certification requires a GPA of a 2.0 know or higher and meet the graduation requirements as well. An attendance rate of 98% or higher and have four or fewer sign in sign outs or times target school. One or fewer disciplinary referrals during the eligible school year, completing a minimum of 6 hours of community service or volunteerism during the eligible school year and be in good standing for earning this certificate for qualifying for scholarship. The United Fund is supported by many volunteers throughout the year and they are essential to the success of our work in the community. Many of our nonprofits uh community partners would not survive without volunteers. This year's county nine time scholarship winner has dedicated way more than six hours of volunteer time between helping pick up trash, ra individuals yards, shovel driveways in walkways, volunteered as basketball youth league sport keeper, worked concessions, and the most impactful was tutoring elementary students.
Um so this year it's mandatory, but last year we opted in. Um, so this year, so the students have to pass it in order to be promoted to fourth grade. Um, so our second grade students this year, um, did a great job. And I have one student that earned a perfect score. So it's like for never we it's not been heard of here at Lake Station. Um, so in second grade, she earned a perfect score on her I read. And this award goes to Miss Khloe Johnson. So, that's a huge honor. Um, you're one in a million, girl. We're so proud of you. All right, Chloe Johnson. Oh, and I'm going to singly call out Miss Alexis Coleman. She has several awards up here. So, you are mathful and spellable. Yes. Here you go. Here's your math bowl and spell bowl. Turn around and see everyone's.
A public hearing will be held on the matter on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 at 7:15 p.m. Parties wishing to be heard on this matter are invited to attend the public hearing either in person or by logging into the Zoom meeting. Interested parties who are unable to attend the hearing may submit written comments to the select board's office, town hall 1011 main uh Main Street, Ashlin Mass 01 01721 or by emailing Susan Robby srobeshandmass.com. Elan Greavves, chair of select board. If I can get a motion to open the hearing, please and a second. Second. All those in favor of opening it? I. And now we're going to put it uh sus uh suspend the hearing until we are done with our public announcement. If I get a motion to do that. Second. I hear a second. Okay. All those in favor? I. We're going to suspend the hearing.
445 left in the first quarter. Caroline scored by Caroline Luc. [Music] Addie up on the draw. Self draw. Kylie Marino gets the draw. She's always looking to go by everybody. She goes by one, two. Keep going with that, Kylie. Nice look. She'll get herself an eight meter shot. Good work by the freshman, Kylie Marino. She gets ahead of steam. It's very tough for people to stop her. Kylie runs it in, turns around. Oh, just off the keeper's legs. Mana Calibri looking to shield the ball. It doesn't go out of bounds. Awan picks it up, but loses it. Calibri quickly gets the ball in. She gets the ball over to Lucas behind the net to Whitwar. Whitwar over to Marino. Good play by the Spartans. Double shield as Kenna Marino feathers a nice pass into Addie Jordan. So Addy Jordan gets herself a hat-tick as well in the first half quarter.
Two strike count inside ball three. [Music] Full count ball. Another ball. Four. Now the bat Greg K two for two. Both of them being RBI singles. Ball high. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Fast ball by the knees for a strike. [Music] [Applause] Fast ball foul back. Two strike out. There's a cool breeze. Flows through the infield. Foul back again. [Music] Greg K with another opportunity to drive in more runs. Slider in there. Strike three. Second out of the inning. [Music] Fast ball on the corner for a strike. [Music] A one high for a ball. [Music] No one is ripped up the middle for a base hit. that could drive in multiple runs. One comes in to score, the other one comes in to score. It's another two RBI single. This time for Dari and Mel come out to have a talk with Shurro. Hey, we are back and we have a new pitcher for the Spartans, Nick Roa.
So the communication that we were to be given in executive was given to you and I also said if you have any questions that our attorney would be willing to meet with us again. None of you responded saying that you wanted that. So, what is it that you want to discuss? I want to make sure we're following what um Connecticut law says and you don't believe that our attorneys giving us the information. I want to verify that information, not verify that what you're saying is true. Where would you like to have that verified? Legal can contact. Okay. So, you let me just clarify. You would like for our attorney to be contacted to say, "Hey, is the information you've given us. No, it we followed the agenda according to foil law. Um I had in violation of that. I had If we had gone into executive, you would have gotten the commission.