Any students here? Step through the microphone and tell us who you are and where you from. Come on up. >> We have not had a student that has been bit yet by a board member. >> Hi, my name is Emma Farmer. I go to North High School and I'm a junior. >> Thank you. Hi, I'm Alexa Vera. I go to North High School and I'm also a junior. >> Hello, my name's Alina Seic. I go to North High School as well and I'm also a junior. >> Any other students that I missed back there? >> The artwork is um from Hick Park. We ask you to take a look. Uh I think that's artwork in the back or Mr. Kefir um hung his shoes up back there. I don't >> the principal sitting back there too. >> Oh, okay. >> Chamberlain. >> Thank you for being here.
But then I hear from somebody recently that I'm gonna call him a B student who has graduated semester with 40 credits to a max school and that was my conver well they they go through the effort even to take a student who might be reaching too high say why don't you let's reconsider this because you can walk out of here with all these credits earned and then we start talking about real dollars to our family and I don't think we can say it enough how impressive that is in the credits that are earned for the kids that are, you know, go down that path. So, I'll uh I'll stop there. Thank you. Anyone else? >> David, thank you for attending that meeting for us as a board. I'd like to hear more about that. That was very well said. And as a parent of of two children who went through college, I can tell you dual credits is fantastic.
We appreciate it. >> Um and just following up to to end the meeting tonight, I I do want to um piggy back on something that Superintendent Hoover said, and that is in regards to Jane Burnernhard. There's so many times when we don't tell folks how much we appreciate what they do and sometimes it's too late. So, please remember there's people all around our schools that go over and above what needs to be done. Just stop them and get them and let them know that you noticed and that everybody's doing well. Jane was all over North High School for years and years and years and anyone that knew her knew that that's where her heart was. So, God bless her and thank you all for a good meeting. We've got a lot to work on this year and uh without any other business before uh the board, I entertain a motion.
So it's a huge help to parents of making college affordable. So if you're a parent out there, take advantage of that. Let me tell you, if you can, if it fits the the family and the plan. So all right, uh we'll move on to 9.01, uh board statements of appreciation and recognition. Back to you, David. >> Again, just uh congratulate or you know Mr. Dilla on his uh retirement retirement announcement and uh one thing that I we we all know that he has certainly always had the student athlete at the top of his mind and what's best for them and uh I'm sure now now years and years and years of students have been able to benefit from that. So thank you >> uh first to uh Miss Allen uh for wonderful newsletters Crown Point our we are we are CP and I'm sure with everybody's help up front here including Mr.
Reese the article about uh Senate Bill uh Senate act uh because it is a very in-depth article to help explain to the public and parents of what exactly is take place with this new funding formula and how schools are going to be uh cut and we that Mr. Warney mentioned about how we prepared and we're still looking at big shortfall and what he was mentioning about these school corporations that weren't preparing themselves for it and now the predicament a lot of these schools are going to be in. So kudos to that. Uh I love getting that in the mail just like every other patron in the community and I found that to be one wonderful article explaining it in layman's terms. So I have a little background in property tax working that industry for 16 years and I think everybody can actually put a plus b plus c to make you understand what's going to take place.
So with that uh congratulations to Mr. Derilla and to Annie Akiwa. Uh Annie took my son Timmy who's now in his fourth year of teaching at the middle school and kind of has guided him to becoming uh from what I hear from others not from dad. dad, he'll never get dad's, but uh uh becoming a very good teacher. So, kudos to Annie and her retirement for her help uh with my son heading in the right direction at that middle school level, which I still don't know how anybody does that. We have two principles here from the ele middle school level. Uh I've walked in that building a few times and my patience last about 45 seconds. So, um that six, seven, eighth grade level. Holy cow. I think I raised four kids to that level thanks to my wife. Whole other story. So, uh, and I know David, you got one pretty close to that, not it, right?
Oh, there we go. So, uh, but yes, thank you. And, uh, to everybody's information, input the calendar. It's great to have that conversation, hear people come up with suggestions to make. >> Thank you, Mr. Angel. Mr. >> I just want to echo what uh, Mr. Angel said about that article, Mrs. Allen. That that was a well written uh, simplistic as it as it should be. U thank you for doing that. Did have you received any feedback from the public on that at all. Sorry to hear that. It was well done. Thank you. >> I'm sorry. I was uh Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. Miss B. All right, sorry for my um typical very long list. I did have um the article also on my list that was wonderfully written as well as the rest of the the newsletter magazine, if you will. I I very much enjoy receiving that um and looking through everything that you've done and I know there's a lot of effort that goes into that.
So, thank you for that. Um Bulldog Ballers and our Bulldog Blazers, I had the opportunity to attend the game. If you have not um had the ability or time to come out and see them, there are two more events. Mrs. Pasquez mentioned um absolutely wonderful. Our Bulldog Ballers did a wonderful job playing against LOL. Our Bulldog Blazers did a wonderful che wonder wonderful job cheering them on. And we do have one of our Blazers who also is a baller and she did a fantastic job um making her baskets when she had her opportunity to play. So, um, a wonderful event, but I think that the, um, the biggest point of pride in attending that was hearing, um, family members in the stands have conversations, u, Mrs. Pascus, about you, about, um, your team, and about our program and how we service our students. And, um, there's nothing that makes me more proud as a board member than getting to hear those wonderful things.
We see them, we know them, but hearing how impactful that is to our families and how um truly, you know, they feel completely blessed to be a part of this, I have to thank you and I had to pass that along because it wasn't just a one-off, it was multiple people sharing that. So, thank you. Um that was wonderful. Uh I also need to touch on our boys basketball team outright DAC champs. Uh that is the first time that they have been outright DAC champs. our girls. >> Oh, I I think we posted that it was not Oh, since '92. Okay. All right. Since ' 92. That's a long time. All right. Yeah. To be an outright Yeah. Outright champs. Um >> Oh, since we have been. >> Yes. Uh girls basketball, their season ended, but they um lost to semi-state, but they were regional champs, which is a wonderful accomplishment.
And um the only other one I'm personally familiar with is our dance team that went to nationals and they got third in palm and fourth at uh in kick at nationals which is an awesome accomplishment. So congratulations to all of them. And my very last one, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention our retirees. Um thank you to all of our retirees for their service. And I I'm in the same boat as Mr. Smith. I never know if we can publicly say anything. Obviously, you know, how they choose to disclose that um to their students or to families is kind of on their terms, but I did see Mr. Derilla's publicly posted. So, um thank you to him for his um long commitment to Crown Point schools and years of service and to Mrs. Akiwa. She's uh definitely left a legacy beyond just her basketball years of playing um and then being an amazing teacher at Taft.
She's was at Taft the entire time, correct? >> Oh, she was Oh, she was at Eisenhower. She was fifth grade. >> Okay. Okay. Well, thank you very much for her years of service. >> Thank you, Miss Basin. And uh try to make it quick. I I think we should also mention the wrestlers and the wrestling team and the success they had down at the state this weekend. They did a fantastic job. So, kudos to them. I think all this uh when it comes to the athletic department with Mr. gorilla. The one thing that that blows me away is the consistency and the success and that's come out of that sports program for so many years. I mean, I I went to a high school that was pretty athletic high school, you know, but if you want a state championship once every 10 years and something that's that was pretty fantastic, you know, and here it just seems like we get spoiled.
You you're getting a state championship every season, somebody's winning something and in in a big class. And so kudos to him um you know for just uh doing such a fantastic job of building an expectation in a program and um all the time that he put in uh you know I think that success reflects on him and his staff and his team. So well welld deserved, well earned. Uh Mrs. akiwa. Um, you know, we we we love teachers and teachers that pour their life into kids is what it's all about. And I don't think we could have a better example than than Annie Akiwa. I I know two of my children reap the benefits of that. Um, and you know, they just love Mrs. Akiwa. And so she could do no wrong. She's the greatest. And they would come home and say how great she was.
And you know, when she sees them, she says hello. She remembers their names. and I know my children are fortunate enough to be a few of so many that she's touched their lives. So, uh, please extend congratulations to her and a job well done. And she's an example and and she's one of so many in our school corporation, right? And I think Danielle touched upon that to all the retirees who have just made such an impact on our students lives and um, it's just fantastic. So, and I, you know, coming from Muny, I didn't know anybody and I would come up here, my for talking about the Akas, you know, she had already in class. I'm like, who is this Kiwa family? But come to find out, you know, you lived up to all the hype, you know, and so has Annie. So, well done.
Um, yeah. So, just hey, great board meeting tonight. I want to thank everyone. I know it was long. Thank everyone for hanging in there, but it was lively and a lot of good thoughts, a lot of good comments tonight. So, I I thought it was well done by everyone participating. So, thank you. That being said, I I think I've said everything. And does anybody else have anything else? All right, we'll be looking for a motion to adjurnn the meeting. >> Moved by Mr. Angel, second by Miss Basin.
What is up everybody? Finn Moore Kenup here. Welcome back to the Clearwater Sports Talk podcast. Hamilton, we're coming for you today. We got a special edition. We're not getting very sporty today. We're getting theatrical. We have our two theater uh kids here today. We got more than two obviously, but um these are two kind of narrators, main characters, stage managers in our um upcoming play, Our Town by Thoron Wilder. I'm Finn Moran as always, and today we have >> Anna and Kira. Um today gonna be asking a few questions and then we got a little special guest at the very end to uh finish out this podcast. Um starting with Anna. Anna, when did you start play and kind of why did you start play over um maybe like some some people that some that someone else does maybe music or sports? What was it about acting that kind of like like uh caught your heart?
We are back everybody with our special guest Mr. Road Armor. Um M this is Mr. Road Armor's last year of theater and teaching. Um just got a few questions for him. Um when did you kind of start doing theater and like kind of what drew you into it? Um when growing up? >> Uh I my first interest was probably in middle or in elementary school and I don't know if maybe just doing like a school play kind of sparked that interest. I also remember uh my parents taking us to a dinner theater and I really falling in love with theater. And then when I got into um like fourth, fifth grade, I think maybe fifth grade, I just started getting more interested. Had a theater teacher that really kind of inspired me and uh just kind of continued from there. >> And that theater teacher would is that someone you kind of uh look up to?
All right. Well, welcome everyone tonight to uh this uh regular board meeting. I'm go ahead and call the meeting to order. Uh we'll start with a moment of silence and a pledge of allegiance. Um, so if everybody stand and join me in a moment of silence.
of our board members are sitting here in the audience tonight. Um this evening um what we are kind of working through the process is is that as as several people are aware um we closed Francisco probably three maybe four years ago. Um the board made that hard decision and um the board has wanted to take that money and reinvest it back into our buildings. Um, I believe a study was completed by administrative assistance and w went through and loaded our all of our facilities of how to consolidate, how to restructure and the board took those steps to begin that process. And so tonight, uh, we are interviewing architects. We have three different companies that we're interviewing this evening. Um, as you know, several of our facilities are getting very old. Um, the south end of our main campus here, I believe, was built in 1958.
All right. All right. We welcome everybody here to our board meeting here tonight. We'll start out with pledge of allegiance followed by a prayer. >> I pledge algiance 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. Heavenly Father, we thank you today uh for your love and your mercy that you shine into our lives and our hearts. Father, we thank you today for the provisions that you've made for us and the ability to live and work and reside in the greatest country on earth. We thank you, Lord, for just all that you've done for us. We thank you for the abilities that you've given us. Lord, we thank you tonight for this opportunity to come together and serve in this community and serve the children and the staff for our school corporation.