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NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A COUPLE OF MINUTES LEFT. SO EXCITING RECOGNIZING AND THANKING AND TALKING TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

>>Karen Perez: THE BOARD RECOGNITION MEETING OF APRIL 28 IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER COMBS. CALLING FOR MEMBER COMBS. MEMBER COMBS WILL NOW LEAD IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU.

>>Karen Perez: NO PROBLEM, MEMBER COMBS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER RENDON. AS WE BEGIN THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITION MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. AT THE RECOGNITION MEETINGS, WE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS, TEMPS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AMONG OTHERS, BUT WE WILL NOT BE APPROVING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TRYING TO KEEP A TIGHT SCHEDULE SO THAT THIS MEETING FLOWS SMOOTHLY AND CONCLUDES TIMELY. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF. THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AFTER THE LAST RECOGNITION. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE STUDENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME UP WHEN CALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. AND NOW, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE RECOGNITIONS. A 01, HEALTHY SCHOOLS, QUARTERLY CHAMPIONS.

NOW PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A COUPLE OF MINUTES LEFT. SO EXCITING RECOGNIZING AND THANKING AND TALKING TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

ANNEMARIE COURTNEY DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT, PHILANTHROPY WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS AND GUESTS. OUR CHAMPIONS OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL, TAMPA WELL, IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO STAND OUT AMONG THEIR PEERS BE DEMONSTRATING A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE WELL BEING OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS FROM TGH WELL TAMPA WHO WITH US THIS EVENING. MICHELLE STERLING, WELLNESS MANAGER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND KIM CHRISTINE, ADMINISTRATOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND STAND UP NEXT TO THEM. >> RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN PEOPLE, ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE HAVE A SENSE OF WELL BEING, THEY ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE. GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH ARE INDICATORS ARE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT OFTEN LEAD TO LOWER RISK OF DISEASE AND INJURY AND HIGHER LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.

>>Karen Perez: NO PROBLEM, MEMBER COMBS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MEMBER HAHN AND MEMBER RENDON. AS WE BEGIN THIS EVENING'S RECOGNITION MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. AT THE RECOGNITION MEETINGS, WE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS, TEMPS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AMONG OTHERS, BUT WE WILL NOT BE APPROVING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TRYING TO KEEP A TIGHT SCHEDULE SO THAT THIS MEETING FLOWS SMOOTHLY AND CONCLUDES TIMELY. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF. THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AFTER THE LAST RECOGNITION. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE STUDENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME UP WHEN CALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. AND NOW, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE RECOGNITIONS. A 01, HEALTHY SCHOOLS, QUARTERLY CHAMPIONS.

AS WE KNOW THE FIELD OF EDUCATION CHANGED DRAMATICALLY FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC. HIGH LEVELS OF BURNOUT EXIST TO EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT KNOWLEDGE GAPS, BEHAVIORAL DEFICIT AND CHALLENGES ARE WELL BEING RECOVERY. MORE THAN EVER, HAVING HEALTHY SCHOOL INITIATIVES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS IN CLASSROOMS AND WORKPLACE. RECOGNITION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IS IMPORTANT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK OUR QUARTER THREE AWARD WINNER TO STEP FORWARD. NOMINATED BY TRACY SHOTSBERG AND ASHLEY CAPUCI. DENA MARSHAL IS THE WELL BEING FOR YOU CHAMPIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SHE HAS STRENGTHENED THE PROGRAM INTO A DRIVING FORCE PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS. PLAY AS PIVOTAL ROLE IN INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR PREVENTIVE SCREENING SUCH AS THE MAMMOGRAM BUS AND THE BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS. DEDICATION EXTENDS THROUGH THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH HER INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR FITNESS EVENTS SUCH AS THE GASPARILLA 5K AND OUR VERY OWN RACE FOR EDUCATION.

ANNEMARIE COURTNEY DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT, PHILANTHROPY WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MEMBERS, CABINET MEMBERS AND GUESTS. OUR CHAMPIONS OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL, TAMPA WELL, IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO STAND OUT AMONG THEIR PEERS BE DEMONSTRATING A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE WELL BEING OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS FROM TGH WELL TAMPA WHO WITH US THIS EVENING. MICHELLE STERLING, WELLNESS MANAGER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND KIM CHRISTINE, ADMINISTRATOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND STAND UP NEXT TO THEM. >> RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN PEOPLE, ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE HAVE A SENSE OF WELL BEING, THEY ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE. GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH ARE INDICATORS ARE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT OFTEN LEAD TO LOWER RISK OF DISEASE AND INJURY AND HIGHER LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.

SUPPORTS RUNNING CLINIC, STAFF INFORMATION BOOTHS AND LEADS BY EXAMPLE AS A COMMITTED ARE UPPER. HER PARTICIPATION IN FITNESS INITIATIVES INCLUDING THOSE LED BY MEMBER GRAY FURTHER REINFORCES HER MESSAGE OF ALL OF US OF WELL BEING. SPEARHEADED THE WELLNESS REVOLUTION -- DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? YES, THANK YOU. A WEEK-LONG INITIATIVE THAT SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS TOGETHER TONE GAUGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PRIORITIZING THEIR HEALTH. THANK YOU, TAMPA WELL, FOR SPONSORING THIS. AND PLEASE PRESENT. [APPLAUSE] OUR QUARTER FOUR WINNER, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AS WE KNOW THE FIELD OF EDUCATION CHANGED DRAMATICALLY FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC. HIGH LEVELS OF BURNOUT EXIST TO EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT KNOWLEDGE GAPS, BEHAVIORAL DEFICIT AND CHALLENGES ARE WELL BEING RECOVERY. MORE THAN EVER, HAVING HEALTHY SCHOOL INITIATIVES IN PLACE TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS IN CLASSROOMS AND WORKPLACE. RECOGNITION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IS IMPORTANT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK OUR QUARTER THREE AWARD WINNER TO STEP FORWARD. NOMINATED BY TRACY SHOTSBERG AND ASHLEY CAPUCI. DENA MARSHAL IS THE WELL BEING FOR YOU CHAMPIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SHE HAS STRENGTHENED THE PROGRAM INTO A DRIVING FORCE PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS AND SCHOOLS. PLAY AS PIVOTAL ROLE IN INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR PREVENTIVE SCREENING SUCH AS THE MAMMOGRAM BUS AND THE BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS. DEDICATION EXTENDS THROUGH THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH HER INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR FITNESS EVENTS SUCH AS THE GASPARILLA 5K AND OUR VERY OWN RACE FOR EDUCATION.

NOMINATED BY MEMBER GRAY, DR. FELITA LEWIS LEADS WITH HEART AND INTENTION CHAMPIONING STUDENT WELL BEING ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THROUGH HER WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM, IDENTIFIES POINTS OF INTERSECTION WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE, DRAWING WISDOM FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING HER HIGH LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE AND THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS TASK FORCE JUST TO NAME A FEW. SHE ACTIVELY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS IN HEALTH FAIRS AND DISTRICT-WIDE STRATEGIES THAT STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' WELL BEING. TREATS OUR HEALTHY SCHOOL AND WELLNESS INDICATORS NOT AS A STATISTIC DOCUMENT BUT LIVING GUIDE THAT INFORMS OUR WORK THROUGHOUT -- THROUGH THOUGHTFUL EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION. SHE BELIEVES THAT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN ALL OF US SHOW UP, CHILDREN LIVES THRIVE. THE LEGACY THAT DR. LEWIS IS BUILDING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU WANT TO STEP THIS WAY FOR A PICTURE. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, READY, 3, 2, 1.

SUPPORTS RUNNING CLINIC, STAFF INFORMATION BOOTHS AND LEADS BY EXAMPLE AS A COMMITTED ARE UPPER. HER PARTICIPATION IN FITNESS INITIATIVES INCLUDING THOSE LED BY MEMBER GRAY FURTHER REINFORCES HER MESSAGE OF ALL OF US OF WELL BEING. SPEARHEADED THE WELLNESS REVOLUTION -- DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? YES, THANK YOU. A WEEK-LONG INITIATIVE THAT SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS TOGETHER TONE GAUGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PRIORITIZING THEIR HEALTH. THANK YOU, TAMPA WELL, FOR SPONSORING THIS. AND PLEASE PRESENT. [APPLAUSE] OUR QUARTER FOUR WINNER, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

PERFECT. [ APPLAUSE ] % NEXT RECOGNITION A 02 NATIONAL LIFE SAVER AWARD. ANNEMARIE COURTNEY DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. GIRL SCOUTS CREATE THE WORLD THAT THEY WANT TO LIVE IN AND STRIVE TO MAKE IT BETTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. IN A MOMENT, WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT TWO GIRL SCOUTS WHO HAVE INDEED MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. SINCE 1913, THE GIRL SCOUTS LIFE SAVING AWARD HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROGRAM AND RECOGNIZES REGISTERED GIRL SCOUTS WHO HAVE SAVED OR ATTEMPTED TO SAVE A LIFE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATING HEROISM OR RISK TO THEIR OWN LIFE. IT IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE TWO STUDENTS FOR THE GIRL SCOUT LIFE SAVING AWARD. JOINING ME THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING GIRLS IS BRITTANY DORFIELD, COMMUNITY MANAGER OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL. [ APPLAUSE ] UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE NOT MADE IT HERE YET DUE TO TRAFFIC.

NOMINATED BY MEMBER GRAY, DR. FELITA LEWIS LEADS WITH HEART AND INTENTION CHAMPIONING STUDENT WELL BEING ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THROUGH HER WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM, IDENTIFIES POINTS OF INTERSECTION WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE, DRAWING WISDOM FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING HER HIGH LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE AND THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS TASK FORCE JUST TO NAME A FEW. SHE ACTIVELY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS IN HEALTH FAIRS AND DISTRICT-WIDE STRATEGIES THAT STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' WELL BEING. TREATS OUR HEALTHY SCHOOL AND WELLNESS INDICATORS NOT AS A STATISTIC DOCUMENT BUT LIVING GUIDE THAT INFORMS OUR WORK THROUGHOUT -- THROUGH THOUGHTFUL EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION. SHE BELIEVES THAT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN ALL OF US SHOW UP, CHILDREN LIVES THRIVE. THE LEGACY THAT DR. LEWIS IS BUILDING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU WANT TO STEP THIS WAY FOR A PICTURE. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, READY, 3, 2, 1.

SO IN THEIR STEAD, I DO WANT TO READ ABOUT THEM. ISABEL SANTIAGO REYES, AGE 16, IS A JUNIOR AT NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL. TOOK LIFE SAVING MEASURES WHEN HER GRANDFATHER -- SORRY, HER GRANDMOTHER COLLAPSED AT A SHOPPING MALL DUE TO DEHYDRATION AND HYPERTENSION WHICH IS LOW BLOOD PRESSURE. THAT ACT OF BRAVERY CONTRIBUTED TO SAVING HER GRANDMOTHER'S LIFE. CAN WE RECOGNIZE HER, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] MAGGIE LEWANDOWSKE AGE 12 A STUDENT AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE TOOK LIFE-RECEIVING MEASURES WHEN HER DAD HAD A STROKE AND THEY WERE HOME ALONE TOGETHER. HER PARENTS, MEG AND GREG, ARE BOTH ENGLISH TEACHERS AT FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH OF THEM ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEIR DOLLAR. MAY WE RECOGNIZE HER, PLEASE. [ APPLAUSE ] THE LIFE-SAVING AWARD NOT ONLY RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUAL ACTS OF BRIEFRY BUT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE VALUES OF RESOURCEFULNESS, SKILL, AND COMPETENCE THAT IS INTEGRAL TO THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM. IT ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO BE PREPARED TO HELP OTHERS IN EMERGENCIES AND TO ACT WITH COURAGE AND PRESENCE OF MIND.

PERFECT. [ APPLAUSE ] % NEXT RECOGNITION A 02 NATIONAL LIFE SAVER AWARD. ANNEMARIE COURTNEY DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN. GIRL SCOUTS CREATE THE WORLD THAT THEY WANT TO LIVE IN AND STRIVE TO MAKE IT BETTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. IN A MOMENT, WE WILL SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT TWO GIRL SCOUTS WHO HAVE INDEED MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. SINCE 1913, THE GIRL SCOUTS LIFE SAVING AWARD HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROGRAM AND RECOGNIZES REGISTERED GIRL SCOUTS WHO HAVE SAVED OR ATTEMPTED TO SAVE A LIFE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATING HEROISM OR RISK TO THEIR OWN LIFE. IT IS MY PLEASURE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE TWO STUDENTS FOR THE GIRL SCOUT LIFE SAVING AWARD. JOINING ME THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING GIRLS IS BRITTANY DORFIELD, COMMUNITY MANAGER OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL. [ APPLAUSE ] UNFORTUNATELY, BOTH OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE NOT MADE IT HERE YET DUE TO TRAFFIC.

AGAIN, CAN WE PLEASE CONGRATULATIONS LET THESE YOUNG LADIES. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Karen Perez: MISS COURTNEY, WHEN THEY COME IN, IF YOU LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN GET THEM UP HERE. >> I WILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Karen Perez: NEXT RECOGNITION 503, RECOGNITION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA SILVER AWARD. ELIZABETH TANNER, SUPERVISOR OF EMOTIONAL WELLNESS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. TODAY I HAVE THE HONOR TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED A WONDERFUL AWARD. THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SILVER -- THE USA SILVER AWARD HONORS CADET GIRL SCOUTS IN GRADES 6-8 FOR LOPE THROUGHOUT IMPACTFUL -- LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY PROJECTS. TO EARN THIS AWARD, GIRLS MUST COMPLETE A SUSTAINABLE JOURNEY AND LEAD A PROJECT ADDRESSING A COMMUNITY ISSUE WITH AT LEAST 50 HOURS OF WORK. THREE 8th GRADE STUDENTS FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL EARNED AWARD OF A MENTAL HEALTH BROCHURE FOR THEIR PEERS, AIMING STUDENTS TO SEEK HELP AND BE SUPPORTED.

SO IN THEIR STEAD, I DO WANT TO READ ABOUT THEM. ISABEL SANTIAGO REYES, AGE 16, IS A JUNIOR AT NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL. TOOK LIFE SAVING MEASURES WHEN HER GRANDFATHER -- SORRY, HER GRANDMOTHER COLLAPSED AT A SHOPPING MALL DUE TO DEHYDRATION AND HYPERTENSION WHICH IS LOW BLOOD PRESSURE. THAT ACT OF BRAVERY CONTRIBUTED TO SAVING HER GRANDMOTHER'S LIFE. CAN WE RECOGNIZE HER, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] MAGGIE LEWANDOWSKE AGE 12 A STUDENT AT LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE TOOK LIFE-RECEIVING MEASURES WHEN HER DAD HAD A STROKE AND THEY WERE HOME ALONE TOGETHER. HER PARENTS, MEG AND GREG, ARE BOTH ENGLISH TEACHERS AT FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH OF THEM ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEIR DOLLAR. MAY WE RECOGNIZE HER, PLEASE. [ APPLAUSE ] THE LIFE-SAVING AWARD NOT ONLY RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUAL ACTS OF BRIEFRY BUT ALSO EMPHASIZES THE VALUES OF RESOURCEFULNESS, SKILL, AND COMPETENCE THAT IS INTEGRAL TO THE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM. IT ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO BE PREPARED TO HELP OTHERS IN EMERGENCIES AND TO ACT WITH COURAGE AND PRESENCE OF MIND.

BROCHURE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL AND IS INTENDED FOR WIDER DISTRIBUTION IN THE DISTRICT. THE STUDENTS WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS IN JUNE 2026. THE STUDENTS EARNING THE SILVER AWARD ARE CAMLLA JONES, ROSE BURKHARDT AND ADA STROM, ALL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. AGAIN, THEIR FORMAL CEREMONY JUNE 6, 2026 WHERE THEY WILL BE HONORED BY ALL GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA. [ APPLAUSE ] I WANT TO JUST DEDICATE A MOMENT TO THANK THESE THREE YOUNG LADIES FOR RECOGNIZING THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEIR PEERS NEED. TO PICK THIS I CAN AND SPEND SO MANY HOURS DOING RESEARCH ON MENTAL HEALTH IS TRULY A TEST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THIS, BUT ALSO FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. I WILL PROUDLY SAY THAT WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED ALMOST ALL OF THE BROCHURES TO ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND K-8 SEATS IN THE DISTRICT.

AGAIN, CAN WE PLEASE CONGRATULATIONS LET THESE YOUNG LADIES. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>Karen Perez: MISS COURTNEY, WHEN THEY COME IN, IF YOU LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN GET THEM UP HERE. >> I WILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>Karen Perez: NEXT RECOGNITION 503, RECOGNITION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA SILVER AWARD. ELIZABETH TANNER, SUPERVISOR OF EMOTIONAL WELLNESS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. TODAY I HAVE THE HONOR TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT RECEIVED A WONDERFUL AWARD. THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE SILVER -- THE USA SILVER AWARD HONORS CADET GIRL SCOUTS IN GRADES 6-8 FOR LOPE THROUGHOUT IMPACTFUL -- LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY PROJECTS. TO EARN THIS AWARD, GIRLS MUST COMPLETE A SUSTAINABLE JOURNEY AND LEAD A PROJECT ADDRESSING A COMMUNITY ISSUE WITH AT LEAST 50 HOURS OF WORK. THREE 8th GRADE STUDENTS FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL EARNED AWARD OF A MENTAL HEALTH BROCHURE FOR THEIR PEERS, AIMING STUDENTS TO SEEK HELP AND BE SUPPORTED.

SO ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE. THANK YOU. IF WE CAN CALL THEM UP. [ APPLAUSE ] IF CAMILLA AND HER FAMILY AND ADA COULD COME UP AND BE RECOGNIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE COPIES OF THE BROCHURES FOR ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND, OF COURSE, THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. >> EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. ONE MORE, 3, 2, 1. >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >>Karen Perez: NEXT RECOGNITION A 01 RECOGNITION OF THE 2025-'26 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS AND THE 2025-'26 FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FOR EXAMPLE, /* FHSAA, SARAH BOLT, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS WILL BE HEAL THING THIS RECOGNITION. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND SCANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR WINTER MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS AS WELL AS OUR WINTER HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS. RIGHT NOW I WILL CALL UP OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MELISSA BIRCH-HILL LAND START WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOGNITIONS.

BROCHURE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL AND IS INTENDED FOR WIDER DISTRIBUTION IN THE DISTRICT. THE STUDENTS WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS IN JUNE 2026. THE STUDENTS EARNING THE SILVER AWARD ARE CAMLLA JONES, ROSE BURKHARDT AND ADA STROM, ALL EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. AGAIN, THEIR FORMAL CEREMONY JUNE 6, 2026 WHERE THEY WILL BE HONORED BY ALL GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA. [ APPLAUSE ] I WANT TO JUST DEDICATE A MOMENT TO THANK THESE THREE YOUNG LADIES FOR RECOGNIZING THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEIR PEERS NEED. TO PICK THIS I CAN AND SPEND SO MANY HOURS DOING RESEARCH ON MENTAL HEALTH IS TRULY A TEST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THIS, BUT ALSO FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. I WILL PROUDLY SAY THAT WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED ALMOST ALL OF THE BROCHURES TO ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND K-8 SEATS IN THE DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, I WANT TO START WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK CHAMPIONS REPRESENTING GRECO MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP DR. EN HENRISA BARRY TO INTRODUCE THE COACH AND THE PLAYERS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD COACH, MR. JAY McNAIR TO INTRODUCE HIS TEAM. [APPLAUSE] >> BOARD MEMBERS, MR. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING THIS AFTERNOON? I HOPE EVERYBODY IS DOING GOOD. INTRODUCE OUR GIRLS COUNTY TRACK TEAM CHAMPIONS. GREAT YEAR. BEEN DOING THIS A WHEEL. TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER 6. SO, YEAH, IT IS KIND OF WHAT WE DO. I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR GIRLS STARTING WITH OUR SEVENTH GRADER WHO WILL BE RETURNING. I HAVE JAKYLA WEST. [ APPLAUSE ] ALSO COACHED HER TWIN BROTHER WHO RAN ON OUR BOYS TEAM. MISS SIERRA SMITH. [APPLAUSE] AND SO THEY WILL BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR.

SO ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE. THANK YOU. IF WE CAN CALL THEM UP. [ APPLAUSE ] IF CAMILLA AND HER FAMILY AND ADA COULD COME UP AND BE RECOGNIZED. [ APPLAUSE ] WE HAVE COPIES OF THE BROCHURES FOR ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND, OF COURSE, THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. >> EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. ONE MORE, 3, 2, 1. >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >>Karen Perez: NEXT RECOGNITION A 01 RECOGNITION OF THE 2025-'26 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS AND THE 2025-'26 FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FOR EXAMPLE, /* FHSAA, SARAH BOLT, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS WILL BE HEAL THING THIS RECOGNITION. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND SCANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR WINTER MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS AS WELL AS OUR WINTER HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS. RIGHT NOW I WILL CALL UP OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MELISSA BIRCH-HILL LAND START WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOGNITIONS.

SO WE HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION. NOW I WILL INTRODUCE OUR 8th GRADERS LEAVING ME AND I AM SAD ABOUT IT. THESE GIRLS REALLY GRABBED MY HEART THIS YEAR. START WITH MISS TALIN BROWN. MISS TIANA COLLIER. [ APPLAUSE ] MISS MAKILA BINKLEY. [APPLAUSE] CHIGADEE CHASE SIMMONS. [APPLAUSE] AND A THREE-YEAR MEMBER OF OUR TRACK TEAM, SHE WAS SUCH A LITTLE SIXTH GRADER AND GROWN UP TO BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY. MISS SANILIN McKELTON. ALSO, I HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION -- COME ON, COACH WALKER. COACH WALKER WHO COACHED AT TECH. HE IS ONE OF THE COACHES AT TAMPA BAY HIGH SCHOOL. AND I TAUGHT HIM AT YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO IT WAS VERY SPECIAL -- HE WORKS AT GRECO, SO VERY SPECIAL TO ME. [APPLAUSE] KIND OF MEANT A LOT. >> IT'S OKAY FOR PARENTS TO TAKE PHOTOS TOO, RIGHT? >> YES. >>SPEAKER: OKAY. >>SPEAKER: ALL RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, I WANT TO START WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK CHAMPIONS REPRESENTING GRECO MIDDLE SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP DR. EN HENRISA BARRY TO INTRODUCE THE COACH AND THE PLAYERS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD COACH, MR. JAY McNAIR TO INTRODUCE HIS TEAM. [APPLAUSE] >> BOARD MEMBERS, MR. SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING THIS AFTERNOON? I HOPE EVERYBODY IS DOING GOOD. INTRODUCE OUR GIRLS COUNTY TRACK TEAM CHAMPIONS. GREAT YEAR. BEEN DOING THIS A WHEEL. TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER 6. SO, YEAH, IT IS KIND OF WHAT WE DO. I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR GIRLS STARTING WITH OUR SEVENTH GRADER WHO WILL BE RETURNING. I HAVE JAKYLA WEST. [ APPLAUSE ] ALSO COACHED HER TWIN BROTHER WHO RAN ON OUR BOYS TEAM. MISS SIERRA SMITH. [APPLAUSE] AND SO THEY WILL BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR.

EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. >>SPEAKER: GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THIS WAY. THIS WAY, THIS WAY. >>SPEAKER: GOOD JOB. >>SPEAKER: NEXT WE HAVE OUR BOYS TRACK CHAMPIONS FROM SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR. HE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. AARON BARRY WHO WILL INTRODUCE THE COACHES AND ATHLETES. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU. BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR HEAD COACH, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR FORMER HEAD COACH WHO LITERALLY PASSED THE BATON AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF WORK OF ESTABLISHING A BROTHERHOOD FOR SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETE EX. COACH SURREAL. THANK YOU TO HIM. PASS THE A ON IT AND DJ THOMAS UP OUR NEW HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-'26 SCHOOL YEAR. [APPLAUSE] A GIVEN HONOR TO ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. AN HONOR TO BE BEFORE YOU ALL AND REPRESENT THE MAG NEVER SENT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS GROUP OF MEN WAS AN UNCOMMON GROUP.

SO WE HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION. NOW I WILL INTRODUCE OUR 8th GRADERS LEAVING ME AND I AM SAD ABOUT IT. THESE GIRLS REALLY GRABBED MY HEART THIS YEAR. START WITH MISS TALIN BROWN. MISS TIANA COLLIER. [ APPLAUSE ] MISS MAKILA BINKLEY. [APPLAUSE] CHIGADEE CHASE SIMMONS. [APPLAUSE] AND A THREE-YEAR MEMBER OF OUR TRACK TEAM, SHE WAS SUCH A LITTLE SIXTH GRADER AND GROWN UP TO BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY. MISS SANILIN McKELTON. ALSO, I HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION -- COME ON, COACH WALKER. COACH WALKER WHO COACHED AT TECH. HE IS ONE OF THE COACHES AT TAMPA BAY HIGH SCHOOL. AND I TAUGHT HIM AT YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO IT WAS VERY SPECIAL -- HE WORKS AT GRECO, SO VERY SPECIAL TO ME. [APPLAUSE] KIND OF MEANT A LOT. >> IT'S OKAY FOR PARENTS TO TAKE PHOTOS TOO, RIGHT? >> YES. >>SPEAKER: OKAY. >>SPEAKER: ALL RIGHT.

WE WORK TO BUILD A BROTHERHOOD AND TO BUILD BETTER BROTHERS EACH AND EVERY DAY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND UPHOLD OUR COMMUNITY. AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO DO THAT. NOW THAT SPORTS SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE, TESTING SEASON IS ALMOST HERE. NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP. WE ARE STRIVING FOR THOSE 3, 4s AND 5s WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, INTRODUCE OUR CLASS, LONG JUMPER EDGAR GARCIA, 8th GRADER. [APPLAUSE] ANOTHER 8th GRADER, ELIJAH LEWIS. [ APPLAUSE ] MR. FIVE-STAR HIMSELF, Y YOU TAZARIO WALKER, 8th GRADER. AND MY MAIN MAN, MR. JALEN BAILEY, 8th GRADER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR MM MR. LARON DANCY. 8th GRADER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CHAMPIONSHIP IS NOT WON WITH PEOPLE WHO HELP SUPPORT THE STAFF, MANAGE THE STAFF, HELP KEEP THE WATER, THE BATONS AND EVERYTHING READY.

EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. >>SPEAKER: GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THIS WAY. THIS WAY, THIS WAY. >>SPEAKER: GOOD JOB. >>SPEAKER: NEXT WE HAVE OUR BOYS TRACK CHAMPIONS FROM SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR. HE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. AARON BARRY WHO WILL INTRODUCE THE COACHES AND ATHLETES. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU. BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR HEAD COACH, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR FORMER HEAD COACH WHO LITERALLY PASSED THE BATON AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF WORK OF ESTABLISHING A BROTHERHOOD FOR SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETE EX. COACH SURREAL. THANK YOU TO HIM. PASS THE A ON IT AND DJ THOMAS UP OUR NEW HEAD COACH FOR THE 2025-'26 SCHOOL YEAR. [APPLAUSE] A GIVEN HONOR TO ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. AN HONOR TO BE BEFORE YOU ALL AND REPRESENT THE MAG NEVER SENT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS GROUP OF MEN WAS AN UNCOMMON GROUP.

GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO 7th GRADE ERA EWELL AGUILAR. [ APPLAUSE ] AND, OF COURSE, HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN UP HERE CO-WITHOUT THE COACH. GIVE IT UP TO HIM ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TALL GENTLEMEN UP THERE. EVERYONE READY? 3, 2, 1. KEEP SMILING. READY, 3, 2, 1. PERF PERFECT. >> ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAD OUR SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP. THANK YOU. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPION THIS YEAR WERE FROM MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP DR. ANTHONY JONES TO INTRODUCE THE PLAYERS. >> ALL RIGHT, BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE FOR MARTINEZ RECOGNIZING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER TEAM. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR HEAD COACH AARON MOUNTAIN WHO IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE HE IS ALSO OUR FLAG FOOTBALL COACH AND THEY HAVE A GAME TONIGHT.

WE WORK TO BUILD A BROTHERHOOD AND TO BUILD BETTER BROTHERS EACH AND EVERY DAY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND UPHOLD OUR COMMUNITY. AT SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO DO THAT. NOW THAT SPORTS SEASON IS COMING TO A CLOSE, TESTING SEASON IS ALMOST HERE. NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP. WE ARE STRIVING FOR THOSE 3, 4s AND 5s WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, INTRODUCE OUR CLASS, LONG JUMPER EDGAR GARCIA, 8th GRADER. [APPLAUSE] ANOTHER 8th GRADER, ELIJAH LEWIS. [ APPLAUSE ] MR. FIVE-STAR HIMSELF, Y YOU TAZARIO WALKER, 8th GRADER. AND MY MAIN MAN, MR. JALEN BAILEY, 8th GRADER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR MM MR. LARON DANCY. 8th GRADER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CHAMPIONSHIP IS NOT WON WITH PEOPLE WHO HELP SUPPORT THE STAFF, MANAGE THE STAFF, HELP KEEP THE WATER, THE BATONS AND EVERYTHING READY.

SO WE ARE GOING TO CALL HIS NAME, KADEN GARY, OUR VOLUNTEER COACH AND CALLING ALL OF OUR GIRLS NAMES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO ON THE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. HONORED TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER TEAM. COME ON UP WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, MILA BLOCK. [APPLAUSE] JORDAN BARRIO. [APPLAUSE] ISABELLA COOK. [APPLAUSE] ISABEL THAT FIRST DEGREE ROW I CAN'T. [APPLAUSE] EMMA FOXSEIDENBERGER OLIVIA HOLLINGS, ADDISON JOHNSON, MOLLY McGREGOR, OWE LIVE VIS GENTLEMAN PERERA, MADELINE PIPER, TESS ,OLAK, JADA ROSA, MADDIE STEWART, HARPER THOMPSON, JESSICA WARSETSKE, AND LILA RICE. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE COUNTY CHAMPION GIRLS SOCCER TEAM. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. >> THIS WAY. GO RIGHT ON OUT THAT DOOR. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. CONGRATU CONGRATULATIONS. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE OUR BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER CHAMPIONS THIS YEAR WERE FROM WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MARISSA CLEMSACK TO INTRODUCE THE COACH AND THE PLAYERS.

GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO 7th GRADE ERA EWELL AGUILAR. [ APPLAUSE ] AND, OF COURSE, HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN UP HERE CO-WITHOUT THE COACH. GIVE IT UP TO HIM ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE TALL GENTLEMEN UP THERE. EVERYONE READY? 3, 2, 1. KEEP SMILING. READY, 3, 2, 1. PERF PERFECT. >> ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAD OUR SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP. THANK YOU. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPION THIS YEAR WERE FROM MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP DR. ANTHONY JONES TO INTRODUCE THE PLAYERS. >> ALL RIGHT, BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES, WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE FOR MARTINEZ RECOGNIZING OUR CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER TEAM. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR HEAD COACH AARON MOUNTAIN WHO IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE HE IS ALSO OUR FLAG FOOTBALL COACH AND THEY HAVE A GAME TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR SOCCER HEAD COACH, COACH JEFF FRICK. [ APPLAUSE ] >> IT WAS AN EXTREME PLEASURE TO COACH THESE GUY THIS YEAR. THEY ARE SUPREMELY TALENTED. OUR GAME TIED. WE WENT TO PKs AND WE WERE ABLE TO COME OUT ON TOP. SIXTH-GRADERS, KETON ESGUY. COLE SCHMIDT. MIKEY BASCA. 7th GRADERS. MAXIM COLSICK. MA MAX MIRANDA. CALEB WILSON. AND MASON SCMET. 8th GRADE, RYAN HARUP. NICO ETREAGO. AND MAX MARTIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY, GENTLEMEN. EVERYBODY LOOK RIGHT HERE. >> FACE FORWARD. >> HERE WE GO. EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. ALL RIGHT, KEEP SMILING FOR YOUR MOMS AND DADS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL BE WRAPPING UP WITH THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP -- FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT WEEK. SO THOSE CHAMPION ALSO SEE YOU ON MAY 12.

SO WE ARE GOING TO CALL HIS NAME, KADEN GARY, OUR VOLUNTEER COACH AND CALLING ALL OF OUR GIRLS NAMES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO ON THE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. HONORED TO RECOGNIZE OUR COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER TEAM. COME ON UP WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, MILA BLOCK. [APPLAUSE] JORDAN BARRIO. [APPLAUSE] ISABELLA COOK. [APPLAUSE] ISABEL THAT FIRST DEGREE ROW I CAN'T. [APPLAUSE] EMMA FOXSEIDENBERGER OLIVIA HOLLINGS, ADDISON JOHNSON, MOLLY McGREGOR, OWE LIVE VIS GENTLEMAN PERERA, MADELINE PIPER, TESS ,OLAK, JADA ROSA, MADDIE STEWART, HARPER THOMPSON, JESSICA WARSETSKE, AND LILA RICE. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE COUNTY CHAMPION GIRLS SOCCER TEAM. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. >> THIS WAY. GO RIGHT ON OUT THAT DOOR. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. CONGRATU CONGRATULATIONS. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE OUR BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER CHAMPIONS THIS YEAR WERE FROM WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MARISSA CLEMSACK TO INTRODUCE THE COACH AND THE PLAYERS.

THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, JEN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO IN POOL IN A YEAR OR TWO. MOVING ON TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNITIONS. FIRST UP OUR 1A GIRLS WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. TO INTRODUCE HER AND HER COACHES, I AM GOING TO BRING UP PRINCIPAL DR. GREG BASHUM AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR ADMINISTRATION, GABE FLOREZ. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I AM GOING TO LET GABE COME OVER WITH THE TEAM, BECAUSE HE IS PART OF THE TEAM. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AS YOU ALL RECOGNIZE ALL THE EXCELLENCE OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NIGHT AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ONE OUR SEARCHERS AND HEADS COACH OF THE WRESTLING TEAM, COACH DAVID SEVIER. >> THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. IT IS VERY SPECIAL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE GIRL I AM ABOUT TO INTRODUCE IS THE FIRST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CHAMPION -- STATE CHAMPION IN COUNTY HISTORY.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR SOCCER HEAD COACH, COACH JEFF FRICK. [ APPLAUSE ] >> IT WAS AN EXTREME PLEASURE TO COACH THESE GUY THIS YEAR. THEY ARE SUPREMELY TALENTED. OUR GAME TIED. WE WENT TO PKs AND WE WERE ABLE TO COME OUT ON TOP. SIXTH-GRADERS, KETON ESGUY. COLE SCHMIDT. MIKEY BASCA. 7th GRADERS. MAXIM COLSICK. MA MAX MIRANDA. CALEB WILSON. AND MASON SCMET. 8th GRADE, RYAN HARUP. NICO ETREAGO. AND MAX MARTIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY, GENTLEMEN. EVERYBODY LOOK RIGHT HERE. >> FACE FORWARD. >> HERE WE GO. EVERYONE READY, 3, 2, 1. ALL RIGHT, KEEP SMILING FOR YOUR MOMS AND DADS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS WILL BE WRAPPING UP WITH THE FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP -- FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT WEEK. SO THOSE CHAMPION ALSO SEE YOU ON MAY 12.

[APPLAUSE] IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO COACH HER. SHE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ATHLETE, VERY DEDICATED. SHE IS -- THE SECOND GIRL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO REACH 100 WINS AS WELL. SO THEY DID THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS IS A BELLA McFARLAND. [ APPLAUSE ] HER GOAL IS TO REPEAT NEXT YEAR. SHE IS A JUNIOR. THEN I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE MY ASSISTANT, WHO HAS REALLY PUT A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER WITH HER. AND THIS IS ANDRE CHASON. [ APPLAUSE ] AND BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, I DO WANT TO SAY HE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB GETTING HER THE NATIONAL EXPOSURE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER PAPERWOULD, TO GET HER TO WRESTLE IN THE WOMEN OF IRONMEN TOURNAMENT, THE BEST WRESTLING COMPETITION THAT BELLA WON THIS YEAR. AND THAT IS GABE FLOREZ. [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT EVERYONE, READY. 3, 2, 1. [ APPLAUSE ] >> EXCELLENT, CONGRATULATIONS, ISABELLA.