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Harry because again I would like to evaluate everyone's ideas I want them to stand or not stand based on discussion of the board the board is yet to identify $84,000 two cuts from the $100,000 reduction I'm gonna tell the police all I hesitate to even mention one of all because it hasn't been discussed with for the world about yet and that is where it needs to start with and discuss I can say that there is a fairly good chance that would involve a reduction of a position at least and if we were to go a hundred thousand of all that we're definitely talking position reductions as well collectin is it possible that some or one of the new initiatives that I know you very carefully laid-out the superintendent is it possible that maybe one of those an initiative is gonna be postponed here over here something that you might be able to implement later I mean rather than sooner the only new initiative I mean even did it at first is the consultant brother Mazzilli distribute that's $30,000 that doesn't get us anywhere near that amount so um my recollection is not as good as it should be well there are any program initiatives you also proved well I just want to you're saying that that if you don't approve to the program that's at the border that's love you yeah to to have control over the budget but if you're talking about what we had presented as initiatives - correct yes yes um we have the resilient I mean there is like K through eight science programming that must happen for the next generation science standards there's a science teacher that must happen because we have the bubble classes till the end yes one of the areas that we need to for ocean relations and safeties is our science classes program school enrichment works on addressing the strengths and talents of every single student in the class so it's not a talented adjudicated program per se that is something we also must develop a couple of years down the road this is a consultant that starts us putting any merchants in all the schools with all the students okay so is that a program that could possibly begin not this coming fiscal year but the next um again it's been kicked out of the I mean we have we have been not serving our student as well wins an administration is for a very long time long time so yeah I'm just thinking and wanting to get it a feel for where there may be some way I can sit here and it's time you 100,000 to confirm it as a discussion that rightly needs to start we look at the Board of Education with with the really good feedback from the administration I can tell you that it wouldn't involve positions and I can tell you that it wouldn't involve it wouldn't involve things is one of the factors students you know you can't make those cuts without affecting programming student education are the lowest funding of students in order Derby be our lowest on understanding her table well actually if you won't even look at the state average tour two thousand dollars less than in the state completely state average but we're one thousand dollars less than the second-to-the-last school spending over what's the graduation rate spot lesson refills well it's the second of highs the orange Guilford we ranked the lowest to the suspend any but we're in the top five graduation so then we do the best for our table we do have a great job but I didn't tell me we brandished fast $21,000 student we spend 13,000 and we produce better results so where does money come into the player performance cuz I got sizes and graphs that I'll show you that that's that all of the shows yes we do a great job does a great job but I throw me $3,000 a stupid it's not necessarily gonna increase our test scores because if you look at the grindage is their their test scores are lower than ours graduation rates that are lower than ours so every time we throw that statistic to the taxpayers but I cringe and say throwing dollars at the education just to say this is going to increase programs in the collab mentioned it's time salutely I agree with you know what we're putting in into the place but if you use that one graph of the 15 graphs that are associated with that graph only shows as a portion of the picture so that graph you know creates a grand is $21,000 is assuming we do perform better so what does that 13,000 really need your graduation test scores test scores the standardized test scores we did it better than wrench so we were hired where we do very well I'm not our uniform you don't do well but to say throw more dollars at the after that the dartboard doesn't necessarily programs cost about thus yes I did a lot of work on that I'll send you to the grass yeah I do I sit here and I struggle with 43 million dollars a budget and we asked for a hundred thousand a purse thing that comes out as a position top supplies travel they all could yield some cities line 118 we increase the gate attendant see $28,000 gave the tendinous people to take tickets eight thousand dollars every time we make a mention of cutting a board of the bed line item it automatically goes to a position it doesn't go to G the supply lines lining 118 118 from 12,000 18,000 6,000 there I know there's nickels and dimes you judge me to us was it involves the position and I'm saying I'm not so sure has to involve now we combine wrong to to curriculum mouse know how do we how do we remove the administrator from of the budget this year so we moved an administrator from the budget we made combining some kind of two petitions and we made it seems correct or not correct that was a reduction that it was to the budget that we presented to the Board of Finance but it wasn't a position it was well no we didn't really someone left the district we will be removing yes we are we are taking we're taking a department share of science department chair of mathematics combined minute to the cinema Department sure so we will only have one share where we had to remove it we um the police'll sans I just want to say we didn't this is a initiative for last year interviews are ongoing there will only be one minute Australian where were to do the ministers but we have two women police I can't answer that yet we'll have two employees so we didn't this is my heart should always is that when you take the 43 million dollar budget and in a town Sean asks for $100,000 and we immediately go to a position cut and get people on this offensive position we combine two chairs and see me the $150,000 savings and we didn't lose as a position it sounds like we'll see the next year's budget what I'm saying is we have I believe there's travel for some dishes and $40,000 no 189 account this year again there's Kate attendance there was a lot I won 89 and up to 30 or 45 thousand so that we let go this year again we listen to the people that monster listen to the people vote and we immediately the first words out of your mouth was position cut and annex what bothers me when we were trying to be transparent at the town is why would we go to a petition cut the first thing out or not why would we say look at it and see if we even gave you the way of travel supply that's what I get a little bit hung up with when we go to located a reduction at the border there's always a position we will look at everything I will tell you and you know this is what we had a hard spending release this year of travel a PD of supplies or furniture we can't we can't continue to come back after setting increases here as well can we make some exemptions yes will it involve positions it doesn't probably yes and again yeah I do wanna marry we still have eighty four thousand dollars three doshas you have to take thank you we follow thank you I would imagine that $100,000 in the education budget wouldn't guarantee no votes for the DSOs right can't can't guarantee something like that I think it's a bit of a gesture for the both Senate did say that they thought that of the budget it was too high I think it may only be that much to encourage people to have it set up where I was talking the problem because it's a good-faith gesture to rip these points earlier but I think this is already better than do and I think that Lisa's right another gonna fake gesture and I think if you go the other way you don't be the good faith that gesture you don't flip some of these folks you're gonna look a little much drastically better over the passes you're again holding a lot if we don't make a good-faith gesture on someone who's going to experience seriously inevitable negligible changed in their taxes from stripping out that hundred thousand to that four point nine eleven percent increase right there and it's gonna cost someone these two hundred dollars right now and if I remove a hundred thousand is gonna cost someone another one hundred ninety six dollars come on I'm not so sure that someone that's enough that I put uh somebody taking out 850 I'm sure right and that'll be the whole bottom line or a but I don't have enough faith that taking out let's say a hundred and seven thousand from education would flip enough of those noes to yeses based on how it ended up getting so we they're gonna see a reduction of milleri currently by a three-quarters of a percent we could probably get much closer to a full percent but it is that enough to the cell the town is the resistivity fibers are a point seven fibers as 3/4 represent and enough to solve the question okay but we said that on the original you know you put a forward that's what keeps coming back that was our mantra on your original sitting around the state we're gonna difference and you know you don't like it there's a lot of folks out there that said we missed the mark I mean they're harder boats they're not possible boats there that could of would've showed us their hard boats because the questioning backside it's the same market so I think the good faith is something that we need interaction to say we think more than this would be catastrophic listening to the votes that were happened I really don't want people to push us that God's honest truth there is I don't think they deserve that guy hot but I'm saying we should have put a for some kind of good faith and you know in the end let's be real in the end if at the border that goes over strength or budget of the year they can go to Steve and say we ran out of money we need a hundred thousand dollars to pay the bills that we in the end in this town that says that the Board of Ed it's running out of money at the end of the year whatever time they didn't go to the board of sort of act within an ask for special appropriation in which to the board of the finding is tenable so there's the truth phone-a-thon I louder is that $100,000 enough to swing and he goes anyway okay so what are we gonna do what are you gonna do if it's ounces and we will have barring another catastrophic event a full population on next Tuesday right and we did increase and then yes I know you are ignoring I agree with Lenin in looking into that deep hundred thousand iron so we're seeing everyone shake their head in the back room say decision you're going to guesstimate the decision you've got people in here because they are very concerned very concerned and I'm not saying I'm unwilling to the caught something it's still not going to matter that a little bit of something that could really do me I'm sure they're still gonna see there's a round of fire set you're not gonna see it before happens not right but sees to the favor that's my bit I would hope I would fig as we're listening we heard good faith three million dollars just without the top it's not I want the other the time - I told you I want to take it down 2% pay raises I want to do a lot of things I'm saying good faith 43 million dollars covert operations but take that 15,000 overcomes of the 2% appearances so that's to defeat the third partner you saying no I'm saying everybody is super I was 15,000 oh we had we went through this there's four positions in firing position thousand dollars above so I'm saying there's 15,000 pounds right there we could take this money out and make good effect that we listen to do the boat now is it gonna change the deal I don't know Ricky what middle rate is changing it's also how its presented if we say you know what we did in this is an Altima novo we don't care how to pet a 1,400 but we're gonna put forward the zero budget is that really let us see the 1,400 of the people you also have a $40,000 person agency twelve and a half percent that's a seven to say before my hands when they were able to reduce the middle rate increase oh and a half percent this is a longer five point six four percent but it is yes I didn't have yourself yeah good a think moves make me know lots of us they go a long ways sometimes a little goes a long way do you want to be proactive or reactive I guess is the question if you're reactive rather than events proactive in your on the office we really did it to the budget is we took money out of the budget that's all but that's exactly how I started a recession and we know about there was only a reset but according to new information that was it that's how we open this vault in and we thank the intent of the fogers of the $50 of orders was to just reset the take the the costs out that were low-hanging fruit really heck we're gonna go to the general fund or are they looking for true expense weird options do they think our governance spending too much money on its operations that's the question we didn't answer that question we took out contingency fund which was really money that we put in there to cover the the state funding we really didn't make any super reductions and expenses per se and this I would that 49er voters said because even if it was 1400 1400 that means to the P percent of our town that 3 mm sighs oh wow 50% of our town saying and that's been a large increase of boss [Music] because anything to be really listen to and that's it I'll go back I know you're tired here but that's what we discussed as this board when we decided not to go through my I am i lying I am really I mean we went through it we didn't get it crazy we said let the people that's what we said now you're right we did alright so I accept that but a lot of people live by a small reduction it's just interesting any you brought this history earlier but the interesting thing is last year that I budgeted the school budget passed to one 1866 people turned out and twelve hundred and twenty one of those voted for it it was much more of palatable increased circles oh I feel exactly the reason I am surely know for sure but I'm just just in terms of turnout it was eighteen hundred and sixty-six folks folks coming out and it was a 2-1 [Music] yes we gave the schools four hundred seventy thousand dollars this year because their budget was incorrect if you meant $170,000 to their last year's budget and made that your baseline they don't have a five percent increase correct and that's the way I look at it there a budget it was wrong in the first bus and they cut how much seven hundred thousand in part freezes get here so here's that for sure see I agree that's that's the dilemma we know we know as a forward how we got to these numbers because of everything that has taken place we know why are the percentages as high as it is and I think it's just hard within the town to get comfortable with it sure you know we'll be on a five-minute recess for administrative purposes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] okay thank you everyone we are back from that brief and administrative intermission now that we're back I will call for another round of discussion should anyone have any okay Steve - no I my biggest concern is to ensure that the budget passes on so around that's really why I'm going little I don't want to see us go through the same process where whatever the reasons are people over the time that they so I'm just playing my peers colleagues respected colleagues know that that's the reasoning behind my position is there anything you like to propose further discussion that's a lot of were signs I think from the peanut gallery a good suggestion from one of our residents that if we were to do any reductions I of course don't want to get it but I've really were to do so on a percentage basis that if we didn't do an equal percentage reduction to the school as to that it sounds gonna make it affair with the understanding of the difficult that it is to run into town and in how much of a a great energy that a school board and all of the administrators have put into running a very fine school so we don't want to see anything too deep or wide and for certain we'd want to try and make it as active as possible really is is it if we were to do considered a quarter percent decrease will it just be a blanketed quarter percent from education quarter percent from town with them thinking around with us or are we to actually as the Borgo and see what could have potentially be reduced yes education it would be other percent right but at the time you have to be lying behind I mean you're willing welcome to put a motion on bail I think you consider it's not it's not significant but it could potentially be enough to get a $1 before she could quarter percent away from the town operations okay which is really where this is super common problem that we see six thousand that we did because we're not gonna change service no one has financed right seems really down they read that so it would be percent off of that eighty nine six and forty nine thousand in which we would have to go through that expenditures tab and earmark some lines something else see just came to my mind if we did it finally all Italy tasks or leave last year I don't have to take it a double hit this year why aren't we going back and saying hey we have we have this lost flashy about makeup for this guy's in this year's budget that we're missing that money so we do walking our bus just really carefully to stay under our all right is that have to say then that we have $45,000 room in the current budget but we are going to manage this series let's get to the point where we're not taking an additional hit the 45 Pascal by pushing his offer by I mean how can you manage it tightly I mean another very good question when he said imagine if I be able to say anything you're gonna imagine just to play he makes your eyes soon but be a little more it I think we need to recognize that a sense it's coming out across the board in departments where we'll have some savings I can't guarantee that that would be a disaster right and I can't even guarantee it this year until we finally get it to the end budget but you've seen all the additional expenses already had this year and usually contingency funds so I think that for anybody that's even could be in a low number right all the eligible people is that 570,000 not all of them take an intro so we might hire the best management it's sweet very office manager so it could be $30,000 off of that 45 this year if we wanted to it will only go higher we wanted rissalah he could do say you could do it for Vizier if you if you wanted riffs on a certain I do he's a little bit off about they're surrounded by oh we gotta hurry quotas not vote for yourself yep yes so that it works happen it is pretty close 42,500 downside and seven thousand two hundred fifty five hundred four thousand all in with you know those reductions and we were to say bring it on and we're said every suit percentages and Heather brought it down to about four percent yeah 700 I got a tie for talking pattern around I would rather seriously consider gone backwards here through Sweden Peter and Paul will have you because you know they share for Bacchus it's not gonna impact services it's not ready to do it by Dodie it would be a concession or concerns out man taking away from sources before we did hat was it reported a degree and then it would affect the military and a boy grows my prayer today if you reduce I was losing the cash for the fennec awkward right so what what it does Harry is it takes out from this capital positive sign instance yes it has a direct impact on the notary for the pushing that is fenced out right romantic Lyman project that occasionally I think will be the focus on out is that for twenty seven hundred thousand even say I take it out of Rose isn't going to go to what's gonna be one of these fish nets but I understand both around our way and I'm saying that all right doesn't have any motions they like to put a frog you're not we make the motion to see if and anyone on the board isn't agreeing that about doing that quarter of a percent on both sides I'm going to town and suicide gotta stated a little more for me you know I you know move for about $20 you get star ball it was horrible to sample it okay struggle we didn't want to go down the Avenue of a quarter percent off of time operations and education No well yeah but right throwable 104 through those talks so I just wonder for here's the young John Gotti on you okay a quarter percent reduction on either side on either side right okay we just took a straw poll to do the quarter percent - I'm not happy with it but we want to get about your past and it's not a good situation all right so we're at those moves quick and although we have to figure out yeah it's a cupcake and a sort of month he said it'd be about 57,000 if there's 570 46,500 will be but at worst he's mentioned earlier that at mine eighty five hundred seventy thousand but I still you you're looking at philippi seven you know that probably the simplest way for them from other my personal brand is ovc take a part of that and a part of the contagion is Tdap just all the guy that we can't think on it the only yeah we have to get to the beetle yeah there's no question about that we're not taking money away from the elderly we'll just get a budget that will work yeah it's gonna be either all right twenty-two sealer we happy to give this fan of them to our residents gave it [Music] divided it down the middle that's 23,000 off a little tax and 23000 off of personality personality you want to get out of something the second out advocate and would now III have a personally preferred agency then we need to back up to the board and say listen this expense team these priority budgets mr.
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minister spoken for the last year in the first lecture this year saying we were going to get less money grants this time we work in our favor we got to learn to have some more on grass right of all the environment economy where we thought so did you manage it yeah that's the the particular humanity look at these and we're gonna go all the way to tell you where over would receive correct me I but wasn't there a position behind him decide this budget was still in flux look at the time he did it no exact reduction there is exacts there dear was the position that it was a potential savings to realize it was included in me oh no married not was promoted to the director of Parks and Rec the own grass anyway so we have hired somebody we have about 12,000 I'm sorry that's very good about $12,000 it's saving so we can redesign yes but if we take it out of the one line and I'm gonna see just gonna manage the whole budget right and the end balances out yes the pockets to the pole from 12,000 he said there's other pockets there let's well that right the lugging around an artist partner is that an idea Steve I'm sorry that I ain't that's not yes what's the total I'm sorry let's read the expenditure or non-use hours 161 2004 yeah thank you we'd prefer to first out personal contingency or Guerra so we take the 12,000 parts in fact at least thirty four or five what I don't understand if you know what the real owners from non-union we just as 12,000 how's that that's like even suggesting the state right yeah that but so that's but that's a new number like we just we just suggested the state revenue so I don't see this heating 25 orders you're using my logic against me [Music] yeah yeah we went through all these times to sit on you guys parce decease out weeks right now we believe this budget then we have saving you guys well thousand here right it just so happens we have savings and does affect my ability to run the dam as far as she was taking it absolutely but silver sent us money where you get it you know cutting these senators on salaries and that line it's one of God that guy's supposed to guess we have a really well that's over Elian you're right I'm out of date out of the personality agency yeah especially if we see another actually the commander and authority I saw her other options many people a vibrator before I hope everyone deserves a blast then we have the 12000 from arsenic thousands of our snack 3634 I'm sorry I don't thirty four five in there and rulers who are overseas tied which represents a quarter of a percent of the time operating motives not including that service kind of project peanuts yeah yeah and then the more dad 407,000 that in Greece or winces divers and that's changed an already said would anybody be posted full of satified for hillary increase remainder over the mutant see the difference head percent just cold I need to do this at 5:00 okay be nervous and I want you to do without means to be need to women and it just gave us a little bit of cushion will in terms of handling matters I think this is much more a little too if they reduced it a full a full percent I think excuse yourself that is very sorrowful on to the high school you make a move get it over to Friday okay the making of this ocean does not mean us it's certainly human process and move that the water finance approved to bring to the referendum a town operations budget of twenty four million one hundred seventeen thousand one hundred seventy four dollars and a school operations budget of forty two thousand nine hundred eighty four million nine hundred fifteen thousand five hundred nine health reality to referendum on May 29 2008 as part of that are we second discussion I just wondered if we needed it whether the record of what that resonance Shadowman in terms of percentage decrease ER for a year over year or the to be part of it it's how we moved last time hello amend my motion to include a an increase of four points six lasted or not though when I said that we're not sending but it's part of the notion that migos name again this was three it's represent the referendum any piece of 4.6% or an increase in the rate proposed normally at one point II to understand further discussion all those in favor of the motion on the floor indicate by saying aye aye okay post I motion carries 43 as if for new business do we have any nerves of the game Connor yes please energy great irony couple quick points early speaker talked about a state law I find a little hard to understand since most of the libraries in in a safe if you look at city library website are you sitting down and mining for their operating budget with all due respect again Dean misspoke comment about if if the devote went at the other way we still be having a conversation I just spoke we've got a lot of you voted yes the budget and I guess in that very question not one of them said he was disappointed in I vote we got the budget answer so it's gonna be two quotes from 2016 when they vote about it basically by the same margin 6040 vote the first I think that people in town so ever that these budgets were things we needed to do they saw that they were reasonably flat out and in a reasonable way to set a budget for the year the formative and chairperson at at the time is to development and said it goes to show that everybody's working in a come up with a rational spending plan the town supports it so the question I would have it it's just using those clothes since the boat is the other way that would seem to indicate that the town is not supporting irrational but you might think is a rational spending plan and it's not thinking that in a reasonable way so I think you really have to work hard right coming up with sanity cuts Thanks may I make one clarifying point there are two different types of libraries into the saving netiquette house is owned by the town there are others that are private have no money down as funded a lot of their own we're gonna do get donations from the down work on fusion look at that so you had to clarify we can't use the libraries and down about its can do it I would not in either way thank you for your work in deliberation tonight I have sat in your chair it's not easy making these decisions just just an observation about numbers mr.
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Rooney earlier on talked about the small number of people who send emails in I talked to mr. Belden who was chair of water Finance time I was on the board we never got 65 emails anything that is a landslide in terms of public comments and so to take the number like that out of the air and just talk about in the abstract is a great story but boy doesn't represent the feelings of the town if did that end people to look at a time to do something that they've never done before to let you know that's something to pay attention to victory I actually saw it I guess I people do for about five years now and one of the United somewhat unproductive is that their CBD camps and a lot of sort of you know my seven people over forty two of your friends salty or resulted to see or whatever right but um I think you want us all to find a better method of communication personally I've sworn off Facebook I find it a deplorable platform for communication and gather but I think it's very pious and just just a lot of it's real and it's not productive so as part of town leaders I have been implore you all regardless what a party affiliation you are to define it a better mechanism to get into the real pulse to the town because if I call the gentleman back there that you know I think we can all find common ground and anyway that we all here at common ground somewhere you may be hearing where a lot of tennis I can worry about kids we all care about certain things together you don't care about you know we all have to prioritize depending on where we are I think I just think it's you know you can all benefit from a better and proper information getting you know not last-minute hashed out mailers whatever said oh not just general misinformation the library should have been voted out in the mirror while I've got loaded down because it's a soccer field and you know cloud over or not because people all sudden became HVAC engineers were too big I mean it's you know there's a lot of productive but I can come from people in town I think as a town clearly we've all come together you know in adversity we need to find a better way to each other that is my whole thing of this whole process and that's where you might see me scale my whole process is exactly what you're saying is there are so many myths numbers they put out on Facebook it's so many things that sway so many people good bad it's just like the folks 500 700 to the thousand was put out there but we don't know the number at the library there's different numbers put out by both sides so we're completely wrong anymore for library some of those did quite a lot of people who are against the library I totally agree a hundred percent of what you're saying is we need to find a way to get out to the facts strictly to the facts not gases not and that's exactly where I love border comment ten times over all right I'm sorry working groups are the board's the members of the public have got to show up or watch this is already here you have three members of the Board of Selectmen and six on board of Finance and then you have the members of the Board of Education a lot of ways to work here are here tonight so people just have to show up and inherit and it's not the easiest thing to do when you even have facebook on your phone you get the facts from the meetings it is Thank You Betty McIlwain 127 Longmeadow hill chairman of the library board the library board has had an endowment for a very long time I say occasionally that there is no taxpayer money involved but its own nations donations by taxpayers what we mean is that not one cent of the endowment has come from the money approved to operate the library or do capital funds it's all private donations the library board controls the spending of it because it's donations and we have decided that it will not be spent on operating expenses by which we mean the amount of money that the taxpayers give it us to operate the building and to keep the building up with improvements we do use the endowment we've tried to save it primarily for a new building and it would have been contributed in part to that we also use it occasionally to buy furniture and capital capital equipment inside the building all look at the projection and equipment in a community room if you know that all of the new computer furniture not computers computers or an operating expense so we do use it to promote the use of the library we said we would use it to promote to buy things that could be moved to a new library some of that I may not get there in the end now with the rate we're going but that's our intent is to buy the hard stuff and not after to burden the town with some of that so I we appreciate donations to that endowment which helps us keep going and we do think we've been a steward of that fund over the long time that it is spinning around thank you hi my name is Steve Hackman I lived in London long in Fairlane and I just want to speak as a resident and a builder the results of the one is I know they vote in the afternoon but I heard about the storm so those people who actually went early just in case and just in case happening so I think the poem is important the other thing is that I give information from the new science immediately you know and all of the story of he was when I came I don't care about education we just these bottom line numbers and concern is is that because the boat was very against whenever we're supposed to get about that my concern is our good faith gesture I'm talking about my just a nobody and think the team is thinking in the same and be unhappy so my fear and concern is that what we're talking about might not be enough thank you don't you get a comment once twice three times okay I'll comment is closed did you have anything else in your you know as we move along with this damage control we may be as important as to me but you know we'll communicate or the police of getting in here all right - drew order finance I was there I [Music] thank you [Music]
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hi I'm Kennedy and I'm a Shana and this is TV news next Saturday the junior class will be selling Strawberry Shortcake's at the Cape May Strawberry Festival please bring your friends and family to purchase some because the junior class is broke and we don't want problem to be hotdogs on water at the school nothing by nice day was last Friday students had the chance to write another miss knows teach of it that's a positive things the notes were posted in the cafeteria for the students to collect weren't there lunch period the notes that we're not collected on Friday will be available today during your lunch period be sure to check for any cards that you may have missed attention juniors we're not done talking about fundraisers on Saturday June 9th we'll be having a car wash fundraiser in Wildwood and we need people to sign up to operate the car wash last year less than 10 people showed up to help and we didn't raise nearly as much money as we should have you need to get out of the mentality that someone else will do it and get involved yourself we can raise the money but it can't be done without you just a reminder to all students 1001 is over for the year but stay tuned for our last newscast on Tuesday the 5th in softball the Hawks played their very first game on a new tech softball field before the game there is a ribbon-cutting the celebrate the new field former principal Mike Adams was in attendance as was superintendent dr.
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who damaged members of the school board and our principal mr. Vitiello and both assistant principals the Hawks took on the pleasant old gray hands for our final game of the season the Hawks defeat the greyhounds 19 2 for senior Danielle dorita's had three RBIs with a double and a single and senior Emily pas Serena drove in two runs with a double to help lead the Hawks Kate may tech but I should seize it with Melrose rector the 5 and 16 well that's why we have time for today I'm Kennedy TV you [Music] you
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Good evening and welcome to North High School as we celebrate the graduation of the students of the class of 2018. At this time, please stand for the processional as the band conducted by Mr. Ron Pansich plays pomp and circumstance.
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And please remain standing for the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] Illech. [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] I [Music] am. Happy birthday. [Music] Dr. The members of the board of education, faculty, and staff, parents, families, and friends. Welcome to the graduation commencement ceremony for the Downer's Grove North High School class of 2018. My name is Janice Schwarz and I have the honor and privilege of being the principal of North High. Tonight's ceremony is a part of a rich history as we gather this evening to celebrate the graduation of the 90th class from North High School and the 140th in the history of Downer's Grove High Schools.
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To begin our ceremony, Bridget Degan will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. While at North, Bridget was a member of the Orchestus dance team, positively northstars and choir. She also was involved in our theater program and served as a PE leader. Bridget will study at the University of Kansas next year.
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The pledge of allegiance will be followed by the Star Spangle Banner performed by our North High combined bands under the direction of senior Jennifer Casey. Jennifer has been involved in many activities while at North including art club, book club, German club, German national honor society, national honor society, triumph music honor society, DGN band board, and baritone section captain of the Trojan marching band. Jennifer will double major in euphonium performance and music education at Butler University next year. Gentlemen, please remove your graduation caps.
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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. [Music] Please be seated. Graduates, please replace your caps. My name is Sarah Jorgi. At this time, it is my honor to introduce the platform guests. As I introduce each guest, I would ask each of them to stand and for you to hold your applause until all guests have been introduced. Dr. Dr. Hank They, Superintendent, Board of Education members, Mr. Michael Davenport, Miss Charerelle Fuller, President Dr. Nancy Kupka, Mr. Daniel Nicholas, Vice President, Miss Teresa Pavisich, Mr. Rick Pavanado, Mr. Donald Rener, and faculty members, Mr. Demetrius Papa George, English and drama teacher, and Mr. Breer Teague, fine arts department chair. Thank you for your participation in our ceremony. [Applause] The North High A Capella Choir will now perform two selections.
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The first is entitled Thankful. The lyrics in this piece speak to the importance of showing gratitude as we move through our lives, even despite the many struggles in our individual lives and in our larger communities. The piece reminds us that though the world is far from perfect, there is so much to be thankful for. This is a good reminder for our graduates today as they move forward to new experiences that will continue to shape them in meaningful and positive ways. Dr. Frank Pecars will conduct this piece. After that, the choir will sing our school's alma mater. It will be conducted today by senior Lindseay Labida, whose performing arts involvement at North High School include a four-year participation in our band program, where she was also captain of the color guard and winterguard team, numerous stage appearances in plays and musicals in our theater program, and a four-year participation in the DGN choirs, where she twice earned membership in the ILMEA All State Chorus.
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Recently, Lindsay was named as the outstanding senior in music by members of the music faculty. At the end of the first selection, we will ask you to stand for the alma mater and for the men to remove their graduation caps. Both selections will be accompanied by Miss Rachel Sidel [Music] us. Some days we can see the joy that uses [Music] we take what we should give tonight what we can be. And on this day, we hope for what we still [Music] do. [Music] There's so much to be Thankful for beyond ourselves. It's way too late to say I'll cry tomorrow. [Music] We pray for what we know can be and we hope for what we still [Music] can do more. and still do more. There's so much to be thankful for. Even with our differences, there is a place we're all connected. Each of us can find each other's [Music] [Applause] [Music] So for tonight we Pray for what we know.
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And on this day we hope for what we still [Music] need [Music] to be thankful. So much to be thankful. There's so much to be thankful. So much to be thankful. [Music] [Applause] Please stand for the alma mater. Gentlemen, please remove your caps. [Music] town to thee. We raise [Music] our songs of praise. With love sincere, we pledge to thee our last royal. Thy wisdom learning faith and truth shall ever guide us in our youth. The coming years will ever prove the greatness of thy watchful love [Music] in heart, soul, and and bless thee in thy [Music] shall forever be Queen. [Music] [Applause] Please be seated. Gentlemen, please replace your caps. It is my pleasure to introduce our student speaker, Grant Tyson. Grant has been very involved in service, activities, and athletics in his four years at North. He has volunteered his time as a tutor in both the math and science departments and has been in investment club serving as president this year.
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Grant is also a member of National Honor Society and was a leader for both elite and snowball. He plays lacrosse and will continue to play next year at Dupal University where he will study economics and math. [Applause] Good evening students, teachers, family, and friends. Tonight, we are gathered here to celebrate the graduation of Downers Grove North class of 2018. Although there are 568 of us graduating tonight, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the three students that will not be walking across the stage with us. Mark Bliss, Richie Zamura, and Alex Brutin may not be here today, but they were as much a part of the class of 2018's journey as the rest of us. It's going to be a few months until any of us have to turn in any projects or meet any deadlines. So, I want you all to think back to the last assignment that you turned in past the due date and think about how your teacher react to it reacted to it.
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He or she probably told you that it wasn't a big deal and that you could just hand it in the next day without consequence or simply with a minor point deduction. Many of us graduating today are or were athletes for Downers Grove North. Some of us extremely gifted, some of us not so much. Think back to the last time you competed for your team at Downer's North. Just because your coach may have put you in does not mean you deserved it. The two things are independent of one another. High school is a time of growth and change. The adults in our lives know this, so at times they can be more accommodating to our needs. At Downer's Grove North, we have been handed so many things from the people who care about our success. Unfortunately, this is not the way that it works in the real world.
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Nobody owes us anything. Bosses, professors, and superior officers will not be so likely to accept, "I just need one more day." And they will not care that you are late because of traffic or whatever excuse we decide to use that day. They will only care that the job did not get done on time or that you were not there when you were supposed to be. Although the working world is different from high school, one way or another, each one of us has been prepared for the coming challenges. Sitting in class, filling out busy work, working on lab reports that nobody understands. This type of stuff is what we call the grind. Pushing through things that you don't want to do. Working in your off season to be able to run faster, jump higher, and throw more consistently is annoying and repetitive. Having to go to the hospital or to therapy multiple times a week is hard, but to get better, you have to put in the time.
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Grit is defined as courage and resolve, having strength of character. Each one of us has had to have shown grit in order to get here tonight and receive our diplomas. We've all had moments of turning in late work, being tardy, or wanting to stay at home. I get it. School can be a huge pain sometimes, especially when you're dealing with other life challenges. In the real world, we have to work for what we deserve. Just as we have been working for the past four years, but now greater things are on the line than a grading class or playing time in a game. Everything we do for the rest of our lives is our choice. We have the freedom to pursue our passions and our interests. We can all do something meaningful to ourselves and to others. Go out in the world and earn what you deserve.
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If there is something you want, dedicate yourself to make your dream a reality. Class of 2018, whatever it is you choose to do with your lives, go all out and you will succeed. Thank you. Thank you, Grant. The class of 2018 is grateful for the guidance and support all of our faculty members have given us during the past four years, for their dedication to providing us with the best possible education, and for preparing us for the road ahead. We would like to extend a special thank you to Carol Cornelius, who is retiring after 18 years at North High. I ask the faculty who are here with us tonight to stand for recognition, including those who are seated with our graduates. Please join the students in giving our faculty members a round of applause. [Applause] Thank you faculty. Thank you, Sarah. In Sarah's four years at North, she has always exemplified our positively North motto of being respectful, responsible, and engaged.
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