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Thank you. All right. Sir, superintendent's update. All right, thank you. Well, I just wanted to share first and foremost on the teaching and learning that uh Jason uh is Destazio and Catherine Robinson and Jackie Whiting respectively of you know Whisconier Middle School, Catherine of CLES and Jason Brookfield High School are our three teachers of the year. They represent our teaching staff extraordinarily well and all deserving of it and are just model examples of teachers in our district. So very proud and honored for all of them and Jason happens to be the district teacher of the year. So he will represent the district for the state of Connecticut. So we're really excited about that. And they all deserve a ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> [applause] >> MRS. FERRIS AND I HAD A GREAT opportunity to continue to visit classrooms and you know it's just amazing when staff continue to open up their doors for us to come on in and see the great things that are happening.
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So as we know in the beginning of the year we um our spending is a little uh slower but as we progress through the year certain months uh like October we have uh three weeks of payroll. Um can you go down just a little bit more? Thank you. Um okay, next month we we will show you that we had three weeks of uh prepay periods in the month of May. So this is what this report is showing us month by month uh what our initial spending is. We are trying to keep up with all the invoices like utilities and things, making sure that by the end of the year we have them all and that they've been paid so we don't go into a new year with um lagging invoices. Okay. And then the last section we have is our grants. We've been doing a lot of purchasing in the ARPA grant.
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Dear mirror, don't you lie. I can see it in my [music] eyes. True colors surface every time. >> [music] [music] >> Oh. Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. Oh. [music] Oh. Oh. [music] Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. Oh. [music] Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. Oh. [music] Oh. Oh. [music] Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. Oh. >> [music] >> Oh. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. >> [music] >> Hallelujah. Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Oh. >> [music] [music] >> Oh. >> [music] [music] >> Oh. >> [music] >> Oh.
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I pledge of 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. Oh, say, can you see early? What so proudly we had at the twilight [canto] last gleaming whose brought stripes and bright stars through the parallus [canto] fight or the ramp parts we watched So galantly streaming and the rockets gare [grito] the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Say does that star spingled banner yet wave [canto] or the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ovation] [applause] Thank you. You may be seated. We would like to begin this ceremony by introducing our distinguished guests from our Anaheim Union High Schools district board of trustees. Jess Marj Ron assistant clerk Brian O'il member and Dr.
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He's just he's grown so much. I'm so proud of him. Our school counselor, Jamie Marino, shared that Marshall has shown an incredible growth through hard work, accountability, and determination. She said that he's focused um on earning his credits and staying out of trouble. He's working towards returning to a comp site and getting back on that basketball court, which I really hope he does. I'm an athlete myself and I just I love watching him play basketball. And like I said, he can't beat me on the court. We have played, but hopefully he'll do better. Um, she also shared that Marshall's story proves that positive change is possible when students are willing to put in the effort except the help and the guidance. As a team, we've held Marshall uh very accountable um for everything throughout all of the process and he's grown from that and he's become a better human because of it.
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Her kind-hearted demeanor is quite often the first stop for students when arriving on campus to receive a welcoming smile, a comforting check-in, or just a quiet space to decompress early in the morning and get ready for the school day. Stephanie started her CUSD career as as cafeteria assistant in 2013, then moved into the cafeteria satellite manager and into the Intendant's office at the elementary level in 2018. And then in October of 2019, the Alted family would would be graced with her presence as a senior office assistant. That particular year was extremely difficult as we experienced high staffing turnover in our various office positions and throughout all of it one moment stood out the most. During her interview for the senior office assistant she was asked she was asked why she is the most qualified for the job. Because I'm amazing. Close up. The panel chuckled for several minutes and we still laugh about it often, but perhaps no words have ever rang so true.
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Go Elijah. Congratulations. >> Elijah is extremely responsible, conscientious, and respectful. Class expectations and assignments are completed with care. He is driven to improve in all areas and reaches goals. Elijah consistently participates in class and will assist others if they require help in understanding or task completion. He is mannerly with his teachers and always expresses appreciation. Congratulations. Guys ready for a picture? >> Come on back. Hold your certificates up so everybody can see them. The right way in front of your face will be able to see your beautiful face. There you go. Now I can see everybody. >> Good group. Yes. >> Yeah. >> All right. On to our middle school students of the month. For fifth our fifth grade student of the month is Grayson Kercher. The fifth grade team has selected Grayson Kercher as student of the month. Grayson is a thoughtful and dedicated learner who consistently puts forth his best effort.
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Mr. Zach is one of those people. Colleagues describe him as dependable, professional, and someone who continually goes above and beyond expectations. In a profession where reliability matters deeply, Mr. Mr. Zach stands out for his commitment to being present for students and staff alike. As a one-to-one aid, Mr. Zach always places the need of his assigned student first. He understands supporting students is not simply about supervision. It's about dignity, encouragement, accountability, and helping young people become confident participants in their classrooms and school community. He balances compassion with high expectations, creating an environment where students feel supported while also being challenged to grow and succeed. One teacher reflected on working with Mr. Zach in both middle school and high school setting. Shared how he helped a student become an active and valued member of the vocal technique class. Mr. Zach anticipated the needs before anyone had time to ask, helping that student participate in rehearsals, assisting with classroom activities, and ensuring that he was engaged alongside his peers.
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>> [applause] >> So, she has one sister who's 16 years old. Her favorite subject is also science because she likes space theory. Uh her favorite hobby is gymnastics and watching documentaries. And because of those documentaries, when she grows up, she'd like to either be a lawyer or to clean up crime scenes. I thought it was amazing. [applause] >> [applause] [applause] >> And our sixth grade student of the month is Lara Abot Abando. >> [applause and cheering] >> She has one older brother. Her sub Her favorite subject is ELA. She feels she's good at and she likes to write essays. Her favorite hobbies are playing volleyball and soccer and she wants to be a businesswoman when she grows up. Congratulations. >> [applause] [applause] >> And next up for Community Middle School, we have Dr. Santa Surma. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Hello everyone. Please help me welcome our seventh-grade student of the month, Tyler Salazar.
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Um, and that will be coming up. There are uh still field trips coming up for grades K 1, 5, 7, and 8. Um, and I know some of the classes have just recently had field trips that they enjoyed. Um, so a lot of um, great opportunities for kids to get out of the building and learn. Um, professional development will be happening in June for our wonderful staff. One full day and one half day. Um, and that will allow them to make changes um with staffing and adjust any changes, curricular changes um and all of the the updating that the staff might need to do. Um, and also in June we have field day and lots of fun events for our eighth grade graduates. That's about it. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Um, human resources, Mrs. >> So, the HR committee did not meet since our last meeting.
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So, this was a position that was held by Dan Helm for a number of years. Big thank you to Mr. Helm for the work that he's been doing. And Adam uh Bernstein is going to have some big shoes to fill um taking on that role. One person I want to point out on page 12 is Alberta Tambber. She's going to be taking over as the anti-bullying coordinator for the district. We were lucky enough and blessed to have Renee Arp in that position for a number of years. Renee Arp along with Lori Lavine are going to be retiring at the end of the year. So Alba's going to be uh filling in for um Renee for the anti-bullying coordinator position. And if we take a look at page 18, there are number of students here listed on this page that have earned the seal of biiteracy.
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The song focuses on the feeling of leaving the ground behind and starting an exciting new journey. >> [applause] >> Something special about this piece is that each section in the orchestra gets a chance to play the melody or main idea of the song. This song was a big challenge for us when we first started learning it, but we worked hard and made it sound great. >> [applause] >> This piece taught us how to slur with our bows, play new notes, and use dynamics to make the music sound interesting. We really enjoyed playing this piece in class with the harmony or different notes teacher to play. >> [applause] [music] [applause] >> Randall Standers, the composer of Shiver, wrote this to describe our next song, Shiver. Imagine you're walking in the dark, the wind whispers across fallen leaves. Distant sounds echoes echo across a midnight landscape. The cold sends an icy fingers dancing up your spine to rest on the nape of your neck.
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If you had a chance to control your future, would you choose to live a dream or not? The answer it lies in your hands. Once again, I'd like to thank you all for giving this moment of recognition. This is my dream. And it will carry me to the next. To conclude this speech, I would want to leave a few words from the great president John F. Kennedy. He said that don't pray for easy lives, my friends. Pray to be stronger men. Congratulations, class of 2030. Enjoy high school or a pleasant summer and evening. >> [applause] >> Thank you. Now, please join me in welcoming this year's salutatorian, Lailani Sandoval.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present to you the graduating class of 2026. Hallelujah. Heat. Heat. Let's go. Heat. Heat. Thank you. la. Hey Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Thank you. Hallelujah. Heat. Hallelujah. Heat. Heat. Hallelujah. Hey, go away. Graduates, please be seated.
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[singing] And you see by the dawn's early light, what so proud [singing] we at the twilight lasting stripes [singing] and [music] bright [singing] the bombs in gave proof through the [singing] night that our flag was still there. Oh, [singing] say does that star [music] spangled banner and [singing] the land of the free and the [singing] brave Thank you. You may be seated. Please join me in thanking all of our performers this evening. We have the Greenway Band under the direction of Mr. Michael May. Cadet Lieutenant Commander Alicia Martinez and the distinguished NJRTC unit under Chief Corey Stevens and Senior Chief Indie Bowry and our choir and vocal ensembles under the direction of Mr. JJ Raffrey. [cheering] This evening we're joined by two guests from our governing board and district office. First, allow me to introduce governing board member, Miss Laura Rita. Next, I'd like to introduce Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources of the Glendale Union High School District, Mr.
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You might get knock out. Knock out. You better move. You might get knock out. Knock out. You better move. You might get knock out. Knock out. You better move. You might get knock out. Knock out. My heart on my sleeve. Stretch my success [music] ain't no G. Some days I don't sleep. When I'm focused on dangerous down when I'm anxious ain't no limit till I tank. I'm running on destro through the pavement. Get your hands out of my bag. [music] I know that's because I've been in it. I don't need the bra. I guess what happens when you taking care of your business? You do the math. I'm out [music] of my pocket. Houston, we got a problem. I ain't perfect. Let them watch me elevating. Got them cuz I'm the pilot in the cockpit. [music] Diving in the watch how I get a hit.
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No. No, he called me Monday and asked if he could do it. He didn't want to get anybody in any trouble or or anything and said everything was taken care of. Uh I went over and talked to him Monday. Uh that's probably It was right around lunchtime. It was right after lunch duty uh with the middle schoolers and uh he said he at the time thought he had rock coming that was being donated and I got back out there Tuesday and it was just all the rock and everything was already put in. He said he's looking for some uh some planter boxes planter barrels or boxes or something. >> Put out there that he can plant stuff in. And then my daughter Bria had painted the bulldogs that were out there and I'll get those down tomorrow. Get those back in front of the gym.
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Um thank you all for for wanting to serve our community. Um and congratulations to to the new members of our boards that are coming in for the first time. Um that's fantastic. So, um also just wanted to give a big thanks to Cindy Livingston and uh Christopher Sullivan in our town clerk's office. And uh they ran a an amazing election. Also, uh all the poll workers that came out to sweat in the gym all day yesterday. It was a long day. It was a hot day. Of course, it was 95° on election day in May. >> [laughter] >> Um but just thank you to everyone that helped um helped with the the election and and and uh in general. Um it was a it was a great day. So, um and thank you to everybody that came out to vote. Um you know, we had a crazy freak thunderstorm last night.
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>> If that change up can work for her today, it could be a really long day for the Wolverines. Nico comes out with that two strike change and uh she was way ahead of her on that. It was really really fooled her. And it looks like they're going to intentionally walk >> Isabelle Walsh. >> Clean up batter. >> She is batting 312 on the season. And they will not will not throw a pitch. She'll take first base. >> Interesting tactic there in the first inning, but I can see that with the with with first base occupied and two outs in the first. You don't want anything to to happen. Hopefully you can induce a ground ball here and get out of the inning. as that one's low to Eve Clinton, a sophomore, first baseman, batting 244 on the season. She does have a home run here for Westwood.
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We saw so many things in the past couple of weeks. Everything from high school students engaged in really deep mathematics using vertical whiteboard spaces and collaborative approach to that mathematics. It was just some outstanding learning that we saw at the high school. Today I had a chance to see our career tech teacher teaching our middle school students how to code and they're doing phenomenal coding and really solving real world mathematical problems through the code. So he's really doing a full integration learning in that program. It's just outstanding and unbelievable. And again same types of things hold true when when I get in other classrooms as well. But those are just be a couple of highlights that I'd share that we've been seeing in the area of MTSS we continue to advance using that program that I shared with you earlier Branching Minds. We started the onboarding process last week.
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