001What time is it? I thought >> it's uh it's 6:00, so I'd like to call the meeting to order. Yep, Adam, will you call the roll? >> Miss Hoffman? >> Here. >> Mrs. Coughlin? >> Here. >> Mr. LaBolet? >> Here. >> Mr. Feller? >> Here. >> Mr. Boden? >> Here. >> All right, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. The flags are back corner there. 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. All right, first item on the agenda is commendations. >> Thank you, Mr. Feller. We have a number of commendations for the board this evening. Um noted in the agenda, we first have some students from Northview who
002scored a 26 or higher on the ACT, which took place in April. And next we have a number of athletes who are joining us again to be recognized this evening. So, folks, for those of you who've been here before, you kind of know the routine, but what we're going to do is I'm going to call you up to the podium by your first name. Mr. Feller will have a certificate for you and be able to shake your hand. Uh we will take a group shot at the end, so we have at least our teams in play, and we have some individuals also who are here that will be taking photos, but we do want to make sure we have an opportunity for your parents who have joined you tonight to also have an opportunity to
003take a snapshot of you as well. So, with that, we'll head over to the podium. So, first we are going to recognize um our Southview Cougars. Um our Southview boys basketball varsity team actually won the 2025-2026 NLL Cardinal Division championship. And this is marking the third consecutive year of this distinction. You guys have earned it so well, and this is the third year in a row. So, congratulations on behalf of myself and the board. So, we're going to call your name the name of all the team members if they aren't here. Coach or Mr. Huss, where did he go? He was there There he is. We can give the certificates to you or Dr. Venz to distribute to the students who may not be here, okay? So, first we have Blake or I'm sorry, LAMONTE
004BLAKE. NEXT, WE HAVE DAMIAN CLAY. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT, we have Scott Gordon III. Ashton Hayes. Blake Heron. Myles Huss. Congratulations. Oscar, pardon me if I get this incorrect, Elbie Elbie Oscar. Okay, all right. Congratulations, Oscar. Adam LaPlat. All right, Mo McArthur. Jackson Pollock. Trent Riggs. Benjamin Slaw. Slaw or Slough? Slough. Congrats. >> Congratulations. >> We have Robert Webb the third. Jack Westfall Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Jaron Witcher And of course we have our coaches. We cannot forget about them. Congratulations. We have head coach Dennis Springs, assistant coach Michael Cavanaugh, John Batson. Also we have Tyrone Gillespie and Jamaizes and James Mann. >> Congratulations coaches. >> Thank you. Alrighty, we're going to take a team pic real quick. Let's stand up if we can in front of the banner. Parents that are not here you can come
005up. Oh, there's one for the coach. You guys don't have to square. >> Cardinal player of the year >> I'm sorry what did you say? Okay. I need Let's see. You stand between those two. I am so sorry. What's your what's your name? There we go. Yeah. All right, ready? I was Okay, thank you. I told you to listen. I told you. >> Oh, that's the intimidating one. >> I like that. >> So before we get to settled with um our cougars, uh Jaron, would you come back up here, please? Jaron? Oh, where are they? There you are. Young man, you have earned the 2025-2026 NL L Cardinal Division Player of the Year. Congratulations. For 2 years in a row. All right, let's get a quick snapshot. All right. Next, we are moving on to
006recognize, make sure I have this right. Um we are going to recognize Madeleine Horton, who is um being recognized tonight for qualifying for the 2026 OHSAA State Diving Championships, achieving a 26 overall finish. CONGRATULATIONS. MOM, IF YOU WANT TO COME CLOSER, you can. >> Sure. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Next, I would like to recognize Caitlyn Knoff. Caitlyn qualified for the 2026 OHSAA State Diving Championships and 29th overall finish. Is Caitlyn here tonight? No, okay. All right. Congratulations, Caitlyn. Next, we will recognize members of our Northview dance team that are here. Um these athletes have worked so hard and they went to the 2026 OASSA State Dance Competition. They placed second in palm, fourth in jazz, and fifth in hip-hop. So, when I call your name, come on down. We
007first have Sydney DeBoever. Congratulations. KENA DUNBAR. ADDISON FALCONE. Aleah Hale. So much like your mother. Um Madison, sorry if I'm saying that, I'm not supposed to say that. Madison Nepsinger. MCKENZIE RUFFCAR. EMILY ROVE. DELANEY STETKEY. Also have McKenna Stitchler, Miranda Wickfield, and Sydney Whitlock. And we have a team certificate for head coach Alyssa Kohler and volunteer coach Reagan Erksine. CONGRATULATIONS. >> WELL DONE, LADIES. >> Next we will recognize our another set of Wildcats, our Wildcats hockey team. They advanced to the 2026 OHSAA Frozen Four, and they concluded the season with a 26-10-3 record. So, congratulations to the young men that are here today and their team. When I call you up, just come on down. We have MADDEN BRIDEY, BODIE BRIGGS, Vinnie Colavecchio, congratulations. Zack Crandall, Colton Zubek, Blake Davies, Liam Elliott, Noah Ellis, Brody
008Fielding, Stephen Gillenwater, Wyatt Gronkey All right, Wyatt. You were going to get one eventually, right? Congratulations. We have Is it Zacky Eisler? All right. Boston Crokey No. Derek Mahoney Lennon Marlow Congratulations. Mason Metroff Jack Noack Cole Nomi, yes. Parker Pelc-Cisco Carson Sgibbinski Congratulations. Gavin Smith Wyatt Spence Griffin Forleader Beanie Tillman >> That's actually it. >> Oh, that's it. Oh. Never mind. All right. >> Sorry. >> Oh, that's okay. All right, that's our everybody. All right, and then we have a team certificate for head coach Steve Elliott, assistant coach Steve Noack, Joe Pizza, and Jay McKay. Are there any other coaches here? That's okay. We'll get them their certificates. Congratulations, guys. You want to move over here while that's happening? We'll take a picture. >> Yeah. >> Let's wait just a little >> In 10 minutes
009>> Yeah. >> I'm looking at it right now. >> It's always an honor to recognize so many of our students from both sides of Sylvania. It With that formally, I would like to recommend item 2.1, the recognition of achievement for approval. >> I'll move approval. >> I'll second. >> Any comments? >> Congratulations. One more ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> ALL RIGHT, ADAM, CALL THE ROLL. >> JULIE? >> YES. >> TAMMY? >> YES. >> GREG? >> YES. >> DAN? >> YES. >> KIM? >> YES. >> All right, so you're more than welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting, but you don't have to if you would like, so. >> Sure know how to clear clear a room, Greg. >> Right, I know. >> It's like we have three employees and a reporter. Okay. We're popular.
010>> All right, so we got public participation for agenda items next, and there are none, so we will move on to our treasurer. Adam. >> All right, so just have the normal items for the month for consent agenda. Items 4.1, minutes of previous meetings from April 27th, May 11th. Treasurer's report ending April 30th, 2026. On par with the forecast. We've got a We've got a little bit more reimbursements and side cars, so our revenue's up a little bit. But everything else continues to be in line with how we forecasted. 4.3 is availability of funds. Just have a few of them. And that is it. >> I'll move approval on a consent agenda basis items 4.1 through 4.3. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Call the roll. Julie? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Tammy?
011>> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Thanks, guys. All right, Dr. Motley, we're back with you. >> Thank you. I would like to recommend item point 5.1, which is for two overnight field trips. As noted, one is for high school, Northview. Specifically, um, boys and girls cross country go to Traverse City. And then we have a second for the Northview High School football team to travel to Trine University. >> I'll move approval. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Call the roll. Julie? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> All right, Mr. Taberski, we are with you. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 6.1 and 6.2 as consent agenda items. 6.1 are our licensed retire rehires.
012Congratulations to Kevin Danziesen, Tammy Garrison, Bridget Kwiatkowski, and Amy Schlegel. And 6.2 is licensed extra duty. >> I'll move for approval on a consent agenda basis items 6.1 and 6.2. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Call the roll. Tammy? >> Yes. >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 7.1 through 7.3 as consent agenda items. 7.1 is a classified resignation, 7.2 a classified termination, and 7.3 classified personnel changes. >> I'll move approval on a consent agenda basis items 7.1 through 7.3. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? Call roll. Julie? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Thank you. I will recommend items 8.1 and 8.2 as consent agenda
013items. 8.1 are licensed and non-teaching pupil activity contracts uh for next year for the 26-27 school year. And 8.2 are athletic volunteers for the 26-27 school year. >> I'll move approval on a consent agenda basis items 8.1 and 8.2. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Call roll. Julie? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Thank you. All right. Now we are at board reports. Julie, do you want to start? >> Um I don't think I have very much. Um Savannah Preservation Alliance, Dan and I went. Um the 12-hour relay has been canceled. Um there wasn't enough participating not enough interest for all the work that it caused. So, we're going to retire it officially and they're looking for um something to take its place.
014And we did some board training. And I don't remember what else. So, I'm going to wait till I get Savannah here to fill you in. And I missed the foundation meeting, but I'll bet Tammy's got plenty. >> No, I was out of town. >> Oh, okay. Well, we don't have that. >> We'll get you next time. >> All right. >> That's it. >> Tammy, is that right? >> Um I don't have anything to report. I did attend and I I, you know, Tim was there the um Northview band concert this year and um it was just really cool. They had um there was a senior who Vassiliki who is a a Greek dancer. She does the um Greek dancing down at Greek Fest, you may have seen. Anyway, she brought a whole her whole troop
015in. So, there were some other North There were a couple Northview alumni and I know at least one Southview alumni and some other kids. And the last song that they performed was a Greek song and they they had the Greek dancers on the stage. It was just really cool to watch. So. That's all I have. >> All right. Dan? >> Uh yeah. Echo Julie's report on the South Lebanon Prevention Alliance, nothing to add there. Um I went to the uh Northview Orchestra concert. Tim was there and it was a a great uh performance. The the arts are strong in this district. >> You have to tell them about Sarah Ryan and Dr. Idsen. >> Oh, they were dressed up as uh Elphaba and the the Pink Witch. >> We had full on green we had
016going on and Elphaba and and the good witch. Uh yeah, it was great performance cuz they performed Wicked. Glinda, there you go. Glinda. Yeah. Can I circle back to me cuz I forgot something? Okay. Um also at the band concert, Lucas Houlihan who is a senior and I've known him since he was in kindergarten. Um in kindergarten, if I don't know if anybody will ever watch this, but in kindergarten he um I was doing like helping me out with his class doing reading. He My daughter was in the same class. And I was walking down the hall and he said, "Mrs. Lavalette, Mrs. Lavalette." And I said, "Yes, Lucas?" And he said, "Caroline is cute." And one of the first words my daughter learned to read was Lucas when she saw the water tower because
017of Lucas Houlihan. But anyway, they're not as as tight anymore, but it was um it was just really fun seeing him on the stage. He did an incredible trombone performance and he's going to be um studying trombone performance at University of Michigan. >> Oh, wow. >> Yeah. >> Well. >> I have nothing. We didn't We haven't had a Sylvania Community Services Board meeting or um since our last work sessions or our last meeting. So, I don't have anything there. Been all over for the last month. Orchestra concert at McCord also, which was really great. Handed some award ceremonies tomorrow and in the next week and a lot going on. May slumber. >> Right. Um I don't have a lot to report either. We've had um been to a Sage Yard meeting and Sylvania Rec meeting.
018I'm really The biggest thing they have going on is um the new concession stand that they're going to build. Um I believe we're opening bids this week or next week. Can't remember the date, but so that'll be hopefully under construction here. >> Where are they building that? >> They are going to take down um So, if you know, if you walk in the kind of old concession stand that's off to the right, kind of the back right. Are you talking about at the at D'Arcy Stadium? No, at Centennial. The terrace. They're going to take down that concession stand and the um the kind of office building, kind of the aquatics entrance building. They're going to take those two down and rebuild them. >> Oh, wow. >> I have nothing to report. Back Timmy had did
019that, so I'm going to do it too. So, Saturday I went to and watched the old timey baseball game >> Oh, right. >> It was at Centennial Park, right? >> Um No, it's Veterans Memorial Field. >> But it was it was great to see Dr. Molly and the Sluggers. What was the name of your team? >> Sluggers. >> Sylvania Sluggers. They I think you got schooled by the >> 29 to 10, but we showed up. >> It was very wet and but it was a fun fun to see everyone. >> Who did you play against? The Swamp Frogs? So, it was like a Savannah Bananas kind of thing? >> No, not really. They're professional. >> They're not professional. They They're good. >> They are really good. Again, 29 to 10. It was an impressive showing.
020I'm still sore. >> At least we made it through all the games, so that's good. >> Yeah, that's true. >> scoring game. >> Yeah, it was. For some. >> Well, they had no They had no mitts, and so I I pulled up and I didn't realize what was going on. >> They had no mitts? >> What sort of nonsense is happening here? >> It was so >> Was it the big mush ball? >> No, but it was like tiny rules, and so like if it bounced, then you could catch it and it was an out. It took me a minute to figure out what was happening. >> Yeah, the bats are different, the ball is different. No gloves. >> didn't have mitts, old timey mitts? >> Not original baseball, no. >> Yes, like you got
021to go old timey plus one, cuz it was they were >> And they play it in a way that they are very in character of that time. So, even when someone said something about the NFL or something, they were like, "Sir, what's the NFL? Good day, sir." And it was all authentic and kind of cheek tongue in cheek. And then at the end of the game, they gave us three big ribbits just to show sportsmanship. And they had some speech about if your horses are tired or your carriages make it home. It was just It was all very throwback, but it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it, and I was able to participate with a lot of community dignitaries that were also there, which made it nice. >> I was going to
022come out, but the weather was rainy. >> It was It >> And I had a wedding to go to a couple of weeks later. >> There was a tarp which allowed me to stay a little bit longer than I would have otherwise. >> I'm sorry, I was in Oxford. >> That's all right. No need to apologize. It was just good. It was a good time. Thank you. >> All right. So, next item on the agenda is public participation for non-agenda items, and we have none. And so, we will not have executive tonight. So, I would make a motion that we adjourn. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Call the roll. >> I. >> Greg. >> Yes. >> Julie. >> Yes. >> Kim. >> Yes. >> Tammy. >> Yes. >> Dan. >> Yes. >> Thank you,
023everyone.