What is up everybody? Finn Moore Edwardin up here today. Welcome back to the Clear Water Sports Talk podcast. Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. We're coming for you. Today we got a special edition, another interview. Today we got cheerleaders. We have >> Ashlin Fay Bach and Presley Katherine Rigggins. >> Today we're going to be talking about a little bit of a cheer and um about their senior roles this year and um just kind of how long they've been doing it for which is our first question today. Ashton Fbok, how long have you been doing cheer and why cheer over it or anything else? >> I've been cheering since fourth grade, I think. Either fourth or fifth grade. Um, I definitely wanted to cheer because it was kind of like what you saw in the high school like movies and the stereotypes and the pretty girls. So, obviously that's what I wanted to be and do.
[music] At West Chicago, I spend [music] a lot of my time in the school. I was involved my freshman and sophomore year in [music] Wheel Global, my sophomore year for BPA. My junior and senior year, I've been involved in NHS, [music] and then over the course of my four years, I've been involved in both jazz band and also track. One of the things that I've appreciated about [music] North Chicago has been the community and the teachers. I've been involved in a lot of different courses and a lot of activities. [music] So, I've met a lot of different teachers and had different experiences. It's awesome to just have all those people and all of them being super nice and understanding. Just being there for [music] you if it really matters. Something I would tell a younger student would be to get [music] involved. I know it sounds a little bit scary to like get yourself involved with a bunch of different clubs and activities, but it is a lot of fun to be able to be involved with a ton of things.
Morning, guys. Welcome back to a special edition of Friday Funday. I'm with >> Olivia. >> Isaiah here, juniors, both juniors. >> We're going to flip it around a little bit. You know, you usually see the teachers going up to the students. >> Now you see the students. >> But now you're going to see the students going up to the teachers. >> Exactly, exactly. It's going to be a fun day. Stay tuned. >> You guys may have seen the TikTok trend where people go around with old pictures of their teachers asking them to sign the picture. So, we are going to do that. We're going to have a big pass on the front and then the picture of the teacher on the back. We're going to ask them to sign it. It's going to be great. It's going to be great. Ms. Workis. I have something for you to sign.
Okay. Okay. Now we stand for the pledge of allegiance and we'd like to do a moment of silence. Mrs. First of all, I pledge algiance to the flag of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Please remain silent standing. Take a moment of silence. I want to remember the uh our service men and women, our students uh who are serving in the military, especially with all the unrest in the Middle East. Um I'm afraid it's going to get worse before it gets better. >> Thank you. Um, I like a motion to uh move the agenda around a little bit. I would like to uh do the auto body edition first and a question and answer on the lottery. One of the committee members has questions. Can I get a motion to move this around, please?
Gotcha. Hi, Carol. Uh, it's 7:05. Uh, roll call. >> Sure. Mr. Coower >> here. >> Miss Cullinin >> here. >> Mr. Eky >> here. >> Miss Fitzgerald. Miss Harrian. Miss Rosenberg. Mr. White >> here. >> Mr. Chair, you have a quorum. >> Thank you, Carol. Uh, I'd like everyone to rise for the pledge to America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> And with that, I give the floor Tonight is of course the elementary showcase and we have a great great presentation for you tonight. We are going to demystify the idea of coaching in Cheshire public schools. And so to begin with, you're going to hear from two familiar faces that you heard from last year, Stephanie Concus and Stephanie Lopez Smith, who are our science coaches. And last year they gave the showcase presentation all on the curriculum they had done in robotics and in a science and we thought it was fitting to have them kick us off tonight with year two of their process.
The AUHD board of tr board of trustees meeting is reconvened at 6:03 p.m. We will start with our pledge of allegiance and moment of silence from our student representative to the board, Leah Garcia. Please rise. Place your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. >> 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. >> Please be seated.
All right, I'm going to call this meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Roll call. Amanda Buchanan, I'm here. Mariah Akara, >> I'm here. >> Anita Tucker, >> present. >> Rick Raleigh, absent. And Renee Longshore, here.
And surprisingly enough, I ended up liking it. >> Um, personally, I've been cheering. I was cheering in third grade, quit, and then started again in seventh grade. I don't know if you can count the third grade, but I started in seventh grade. And I just I chose it because I loved seeing how much they like enjoyed being around each other and their just like I loved the uniforms, loved the performances, loved everything about it, the stunting, cheers, and all that. Uh, well, speaking of the uniforms, what what would your guys' favorite uniforms be you've ever worn throughout like every year you've done it? >> I'd definitely say our new Columbia blue clear water uniform is my favorite. It's really uncomfortable, but it looks super good and like clean. >> I'd have to agree with that. I really love the way that it looks and I love how everyone looks like all together.
[music] You meet new people, have that experience that you kind of wouldn't have, and be a part of a community that like makes an impact. [music] After high school, I hope to attend a 4-year college. I want to focus on engineering, specifically mechanical, but I'm open to other [music] engineering departments. I really just want to make an impact. I just enjoy the idea of being able to [music] make things that make a difference and innovate in ways that we've never seen before. I'm Nicholas Rosskilli and I'm the December student of the month. [music]
Can you just sign the front and the back? It's just for the school, so like You just need to sign it really quick. Okay. And then you can sign the back when you're ready. So, like can you tell me the backstory behind this picture? Were you and Hamlet at every year? No, it was at a Renaissance Fair, as all good English teachers go to. >> of course. >> Yes, yes. >> Maybe right between high school and college. Maybe that summer. >> I feel like someone snooped on my Facebook, maybe, for that photo. >> Mr. Chisholm. >> What's up? >> How are we doing today? >> Hey, good morning. >> Good morning, sir. How are you? >> You mind doing me a big favor? Can you just sign here? You sign the front. You can sign the back to whatever you want. >> Goodness. Oh my goodness.
>> I'll make a motion to move the agenda. >> Second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Take it easy if you um before we get on the auto body edition, I just like to tell you a couple things that uh that I did during the course of the week. Um we had uh last meeting uh wrestling travel voucher for 1,700 some odd dollars. I had come and signed for. That figure changed. I just want to tell you the figure changed. It was a little bit less. I think it was about $200 less and I did sign for um just to make you aware of that. Uh second thing was uh when the uh vice chair and I were here together, we had uh brought to our attention that the wrestling team um won their match and we were moving on. Um, and we signed for that or I signed for that at no cost to the district just to uh let the kids go across the state line for the tournament.
So without further ado, I'm going to introduce you to the good evening to everybody. Um tonight we're going to briefly share how science curriculum and coaching are expanding opportunities for elementary students and supporting teachers across our district. My name is Stephanie and I am a science coach for the district. My name is also Stephanie. My name is Stephanie Cungas and we are so excited to share with you ways that we are expanding opportunities for students to experience science in public schools. All right. Our work focuses on strengthening student understanding of science concepts while directly supporting teachers in the classrooms. The goal is consistently ensuring all students have access to meaningful hands-on science learning experiences. A large part of our position is making sure that teachers are supported so they can support their students. In addition to modeling in the classroom, we also collaboratively plan with them so they feel confident to go into their classroom and run these hands-on activities with students.
>> Good good evening everyone. It's very nice to see you all. Today I would like us to take a moment of silence to reflect on the challenges and conflicts happening around the world around us and to think about those who are affected by them but to also take this moment as a bit of renewal and reflection as we start the new season of spring. It gives us a chance to have hope for our future. This month is also women's history month. So this is a time for you to recognize and honor the achievements, strength and contributions of women throughout history and in your life today. Please take a moment of silence. Thank you. Thank you. The board of trustees will return to close session after our regular session. And then just a general announcement, we do have some seating in the lobby for anyone uh that's standing.
All right, if you guys could all stand for the pledge of allegiance. Maria, do you want to lead us? >> Ready, begin. >> 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. >> Thank you. All right. So, we have changed a few things around tonight. So, we are going to go to our student representatives. And first up will be Rio Vista School of Applied Learning with Talin Godfrey, Rosalyn Lzoya Callix, Sophia O'Hara, Harper Mariano, Ella Anderson, and Aurora Solis. Good evening and thank you for having us tonight. Tonight we are excited to share a taste of Rio where we are cooking up culture, connection, and community across our campus. At Rio Vista, you'll feel the energy, diversity, and importance of coming together.
I just love it. Okay. It's so different from what >> our uniforms usually look like. >> Mhm. >> Um, well, like what's your I don't I don't really know much about cheer and like positions and where you're supposed to be placed at, but like what what is your position per se on the cheer squad? >> Like stunting or like captain rules. >> Well, stunting and then both. >> So, I am a flyer. I've I've tried to base, tried to back spot a little bit because fun to try other things, but I'm teeny so never ended up happening. And then um there are three captains. I am the stunt captain and then I'm the cheer captain. So I take over the cheers and I usually call the cheers, find new cheers for us to learn and just provide us with new cheers. And my position when stunting is a back spot.
Who is that guy? >> Who is that guy? >> That looks like me killing it on the beach, man. That's who that guy is. >> What a great swimsuit you got on, too. I just love it. >> I love it. >> No, I think it's great. >> Man, I was in shape back then. I was in great shape. I used to run on the beach at that time, you know. I don't think you want to see me on a beach right now, so I'll take that Take that back. You guys can sign. >> Good morning, sunshine. >> Good ma'am. Just sign here. >> No, oh god. >> Sign over here and whenever you're ready you just look at the front. Why are we shaking? >> Because I don't want to see what it is. >> It's okay. Just sign. Oh my >> Oh, this isn't even that bad.
Does anybody have any questions on that? >> Thank you. Uh, the superintendent is going to give us good news on the auto body edition. If you would, M. >> Well, on body admission, we got the bids, which you should have a copy of that. Um, this bid document and uh the low bidder on it uh was pulling construction at 558,600 uh dollars. Um we have we had 225,000 grant money that was uh awarded to us put towards that particular project. And so uh originally we were we had originally put in for I believe 1.6 six million sus the number but uh but we only got 800 and something thousand and uh part of the money went to send equipment and uh to the other thing that we're going to be bidding on is a spray group. So, uh, that leaves us, uh, to, uh, use our capital improvement money.
And we've also hosted many professional learning workshops with teachers. We are going to go over many many units that have being rolled out in fourth and fifth grade this year. And we have supported teachers in providing instructional strategies and learning experiences in those units that you'll see tonight. Um as some of you have seen our work in robotics, um students are moving from basic coding to applying the full engineering design process. They're defining problems. They're working within criteria and constraints. And they're testing and revising solutions. Along the way, students apply math skills like measurement and analyze variables that affect movement and speed. By the end, they program robots to navigate challenges, building both technical skills and problem solving confidence. We're going to just show you guys really quickly one of the robots that they build. um and how it moves. The students actually build this type of program and many more um in this this program.
You can also hear the meeting uh through also in the lobby. Um thank you for being here today. Um so we're going to move on to our recognition for tonight 7.1 Buente Statewide Academic and Leadership Award class of 2026. So, if the board would like to join me in the front tonight, we are excited uh to celebrate our Poentes Statewide Academic and Leadership Award recipients for the class of 2026. The Poente Project is a national award-winning program that for more than 30 years has improved the collegegoing rate of tens of thousands of California's educationally underrepresented students. The Poente Project statewide academic and leadership award recognizes their top 12th grade pointas in California. Applicants had to meet the following eligibility criteria. Must have been in point English grade 9 and grade 10. overall academic GPA of 3.5 or higher, 9th through 11th grade, and be a full-time 12th grade student enrolled in five or more academic courses and demonstrate community leadership.