001and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you everyone. I'd like to welcome everyone that's with us this evening. And if I could have roll call, please. Warrenburg here. Robert here. Michael here. John here. Present. M present. Dian present. Matthew Walters. Melanie Z here. Thank you. I would like to let everyone know that we did have an executive session this evening on April the 24th, 2025 immediately prior to this regular scheduled meeting for personnel matters including but not limited to performance interdiscipline negotiation and this evening we are going to have our April students of the month and Mr. Pompello will start us off. Absolutely. Because it all starts at kindergarten and PD everybody. So hey parents thank you for being here. I want
002to say I always start off every board meeting with this. Without your support, there's no way your kids are up here, okay? Because it all starts at home. It's a 50/50 thing. 50% school, 50 at home. We work together and the magic happens. Okay? Just thank you K12 all the way up. Just remember, I had the 12th graders, the 11th graders, the 10th graders. They've all been down there. Okay? So, thank you so much for being here tonight. Um, I'm going to start with kindergarten. Can I have Miss Atello up here? And I'd like the whole family of Juliet Presby. Come on up. Student of the month. [Applause] Congratulations everybody. Hello everyone. How are we doing? All right. When I found out that my student Juliet was the kindergarten student of the month, I can
003easily say I was not surprised at all. Juliet is a student who shows others how to be joyful, passionate, and courageous. Regardless of any challenge presented to Juliet throughout the school day, she puts forth her best effort every single time. She takes pride in completing all of her assigned tasks and academic work. She takes does this while also collaborating with others and making sure that they excel in their work as well. Not only is she a model student when it comes to academics, but she also demonstrates this through her character, focusing on her kindness, compassion, and affection. Earlier this school year, while at home, Juliet spent time making a piece of jewelry for every student in our classroom. When she brought these items into class, she asked that she would be able to stand at
004the door and greet each student so she could explain why she made their this unique piece of jewelry. When she came in, she then stood there with a whole bag ready to go for every single person, and she made sure to make every other student feel valued in our classroom. She allowed every student to feel cherished for their diverse personalities. Every time she brings in a handmade piece of artwork for others, you can see our classroom is filled with love and appreciation. Julia is surrounded by such a caring and loving family, which is why it is so easy for her to spread kindness into the world. For these reasons and many, many more, I am so proud that you are the April student of the month. [Applause] As usual, PB has the cutest kids. Sorry,
005guys. All right, we're going to go to first grade. So, first uh first grade teacher, Miss Linkor, to come on up here. Say a few nice words about Aiden Pinkney and the whole family. Come on up. All right. Good evening everyone. I have to tell you, as soon as I wrote Aiden's name down for student of the month, I knew I'd be standing here um just because he is one of the sweetest students that I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. And some of you may know me, so I'm here a very long time. So, um, he is very kind and respectful to everyone he works with, including his peers. He always gives us his best effort. And one of the things I love most about him is that every day he comes to
006school with a smile on his face every day. Even if he makes a mistake, he, and I'm sure you're going to laugh, he goes, "Oops." And then he goes like this. All the time. I love his genuine excitement for learning. In the beginning of the school year, I had my kids do their homework on Seesaw. So, they had to read to me and do like some of their words. And I would listen to him and his mom every night. She was so excited to teach him. He was you could hear the excitement and joy in their voices. So, when Mr. The cell says it starts at home. You can clearly see that they really enjoyed spending time with their kid and doing what he does in school. I I would sometimes listen to him first
007before anybody else because I just needed that to pump myself to hear everything. Um the other thing that I am so proud of him. He has um problems with some things sometimes but he never gives up. So that's the thing I love most about Eden and he's always willing to do whatever you ask me to do and I hurt myself the one day. So he and he goes, "Mrs. Ler, are you okay?" I'm like, "Yes, I'm fine, buddy. I'll I'll be okay." So he's generally concerned about other people as well. So I'm so proud of you, Aiden. Keep up the good work. [Applause] All right. So, for second grade student, unfortunately, the family can't be here. Uh, it is it went to Memphis Clingal and Miss Giani, myself, are going to be with him tomorrow
008morning. Okay. Um, I want to quickly announce my uh employees of the month for support staff. It's health room technician Jessica Jennings who sees about a hundred students a day and she does it with a smile and the kids love her. Um and the staff member for Steph is our life skills teacher Kristen Gwin um who is just amazing with the kids. Makes them all feel like all stars and I'm just doing a great job at PBE. Um a few highlights from PBE in the past month. Ready Set Learn. That's a program where the four-year-olds come uh to get ready for kindergarten. We had over 75 families there last two weeks ago. Um, one of the best attendance they've ever had there. So, it's amazing. So, thank you. Once again, community coming out getting ready
009for almost half the kindergarten families that are registered came to this event already. So, they're already supporting PPE. They're not even officially with me yet. Um, we also held our spring title one meeting and our official advisory committee meeting last week. We had got to come in and talk to the principles, Miss Adams and myself. And finally, I don't if you heard about it is all over the news, a lot of different stations, but Miss Pennsylvania came to PBD and she was amazing. She was on her feet and heels for about seven hours straight, a lot of the girls and the boys um asked her lots of questions about Pennsylvania. Um and she was just to it was just a great event. Um and she was just very represented Pennsylvania. I hope she wins forever,
010but it was really awesome. So, um very proud of that. And I will now give it to PBI and Miss Alrech. [Applause] All right. Good evening everybody. Um we are going to start off recognizing more awesome students for Pleasant Valley. Um we are going to start off with our third grade student of the month. Mrs. Samino is here to present our award to Gucci Green. [Applause] I had all of you. It's my honor to introduce Gucci Green as our third grade student of the month. Gucci is a kind, honest, compassionate student who consistently demonstrates responsibility and respect. He treats both adults and peers with kindness and consideration. making him a role model first classmate. His positive attitude toward learning is truly inspiring and he approaches every challenge with enthusiasm and determination. But is always ready
011to lend a helping hand to his classmates, making the classroom a supportive and welcoming environment to everyone. He should be incredibly proud of all his acco accomplishments this year, and we are excited to see what the future holds for him. [Applause] Moving on to fourth grade. Um, we have Mrs. Aiki here and she is presenting our award to our fourth grade student of the month, Aaron Tel. [Applause] Good evening. It's with great pleasure that I introduce to you PBI's fourth grade student of the month, Aaron Tele. Aaron is a shining example of what it means to be a good friend and a compassionate classmate. Her soft-spoken nature and gentle personality bring warmth and acceptance in our classroom community. Whether it's offering a helping hand to a fellow fellow student or sharing a kind word, you
012can count on Aaron, but her kindness is just one of her amazing qualities. Aaron is a true artist. She has a unique ability to transform even the simplest classroom assignments into a creative masterpiece. It's truly a joy to watch her imagination come to life as she takes scraps of papers from a recycling bin from around the room and turns it into treasured items. Each project she undertakes is not just an assignment. It's a reflection of her creativity. She inspires her classmates to think outside the box and to see beauty in the ordinary. And she actually inspires me too to be creative. As I was doing this and and writing this speech for her, I literally this girl takes every assignment I give her and put such a beautiful spin on it and I just get
013amazing work. I thought she would never just get up here and give a clean speech. She would think of something much more creative. So I did the same for you. I wrote a poem summarizing my speech about you in an acrostic. So it has the letters of your name. So the poem is eager to learn with a curious mind radiating kindness for heart entwined imagination that soarses like a bird up high nurturing ideas that reach to the sky. That is [Applause] All right. And then moving on to showcase our fifth grade student of the month, we have Mrs. Weaver here to present our award to Chelsea [Applause] Coug. Okay. It is my absolute pleasure to recognize and celebrate our student of the month, Chelsea. Chelsea is a kind of the kind of student who reminds
014us what dedication truly looks like. She approaches every assignment, project, and challenge with an incredible work ethic and a mindset focused on excellence. Chelsea consistently goes above and beyond. What sets Chelsea apart isn't just her academic drive. It's her compassion. She is always the first to lend a hand to a classmate in need, offer a kind word, or volunteer her time to support others. Her willingness to help and her genuine care for the people around her make our school a better, kinder place. Chelsea, thank you for leading by example. Your hard work, determination, and heart do not go unnoticed. You truly deserve this recognition, and we are so proud of you. Congratulations. [Applause] And then recognizing some more awesome individuals. Um we had our professional um staff member of the month, Jodie Kresy, and our
015support our support staff of the month, Lou Canarella. Both who do wonderful things at school. Um and then looking at um fun things and awesome things that have been happening at PVI. Uh it's amazing that May is around the corner. And when you look at our calendar, there's a whole lot going on in May. But just talking about some of the places that we've been um we started off this month really want to recognize our students who did Songfest um with our music teachers. um is a huge event and there schools, counties, 17 different schools came and it was a really awesome event and really wanting to highlight what our students did. They actually had to audition for that. It's not just something that anybody can do and it's tough to sing in front of
016a crowd, let alone audition as a sub solo artist. So, those students did an amazing job. We're really proud of them. Um and then coming up, some other awesome students. Um we have some students that will be in the beginning of May going to the 24 math challenge. um to represent our district and they did an awesome job and actually the other day one of them even beat me in the game. Um I I blame nerves. I I was nervous but I think they're going to do a really good job. Um and then right now we have PSSAs going on and testing is testing. Um but I do want to acknowledge some of the support that we've received. Um obviously the district and it helping us with doing it online and things like that right
017now. Um but PBE students helped make us cards. Um and then we had um families and then also some district students and some district staff work together to make praise bows for every single student in our building. So around the building there's little rainbows of encouragement for students who are taking um testing. And then um our PTO is also contributing some incentive to incentives for the students um who are trying really hard and showing up every single day and doing their best. So um we really love all the support that we've received for testing. So thank you. And now passing it on to the middle school. [Applause] Good evening everyone. I want to say thank you to all my families and friends who are here tonight because this is what makes Pleasant Valley excellent. It
018helps us to reach achieve excellence in education. Um from the middle school, I'd like to start with sixth grade and ask Mrs. Ger, one of our social studies teachers, to come to the podium because we are pleased to announce our sixth grade student of the month is Miss Ava Kresky. [Applause] Good evening everyone. I am honored to present Ava Presy, our sixth grade student of the month for the middle school. Ava has been chosen not only by her team of teachers but many of the teachers that also teach her have taught her throughout the year. So it's not just like one or two people. You've been chosen by many. Okay. It's quite an honor. Let's see. Ava checks off all the boxes. The many reasons for achieving this award. She is very pleasant with her
019beautiful smile from the time she starts her day until she is dismissed at the end of the day. Ava contributes an ambitious effort to listen and complete her work and models kindness and courtesy to peers and adults. Ava, thank you for always providing the sunshine in our day. [Applause] for the middle school here. For seventh grade, we have Miss Gower, one of our science teachers, who's going to present the seventh grade student of the month to Miss Ella Bruff. Ella and family, come on [Applause] up. Praise. Ready for Good evening, members of the school board, proud parents and guardians. It fills me with immense pleasure to stand before you today to celebrate a truly exceptional young individual, our seventh grade student of the month, Ella Brookman. This recognition isn't just about academic achievement, though Ella
020certainly excels in that area. It's about the whole person, the positive impact she has on our school community, and the bright light she brings to our hallways and classrooms every single day. And speaking of bright lights, if you've ever had the pleasure of meeting Ella, you know exactly what I mean. This remarkable student possesses a truly wonderful and sunny personality. Her smile is infectious. Her optimism uplifting, and her positive attitude creates a more joyful environment for everyone around her. She approaches each day with an enthusiasm that is truly inspiring. Beyond her radiant disposition, Ella demonstrates a deep and genuine desire to do her best in everything she undertakes. Whether it's tackling a challenging assignment, participating in a class discussion, or contributing to a group project, her commitment to excellence shines through. She is diligent, focused,
021and always strives for improvement, not for accolades, but out of a sincere desire to learn and grow. Furthermore, and equally important, is that she's consistently polite and respectful in the manner in which Ella conducts herself. She treats her teachers and peers with kindness and consideration. Her thoughtful interactions and courteous demeanor are a testament to her strong character and upbringing. And it's not every day I have students willing to clean up the stakes in my science class. So I thank you for that. Really helpful. I didn't want to do it. So hats off. Ella embodies the qualities we strive to instill in all our students. A positive spirit, a dedication to excellence, and a genuine respect for others. Therefore, it is with great pride and admiration that we recognize this outstanding student of Pleasant Valley as
022our seventh grade student of the month. We are incredibly fortunate to have Ella as part of our team and we look forward to witnessing all the wonderful things she will undoubtedly achieve in 8th grade and beyond. [Applause] All right, moving forward with our eighth grade April student of the month. Um, we have Mr. Anderton who's going to present Alexander Green who not only our student of the month but one heck of an athlete. Come on up. [Applause] Yes, I was bragging about her today. I think she scored about three goals within like two minutes yesterday. Unbelievable. [Laughter] that letter. Hi, Lexi. I'm very happy to be here to present Lexi with this award for April. And it is something that I don't realize that she realizes how much we appreciate students like her in the
023classroom. They don't say a whole lot, but they put their heads down, they grind, they get things done, and they're not driving nuts. So, Alexa, I'm only one who calls her that. It goes back to the beginning of the year. So, our recipient for the April student of the month embodies a quiet strength that resonates throughout the middle school. You'll often find her diligently focused on her studies. Unlike her brother, her mind focusing concentration as she's tackling the challenging math problem or pours over a text. While not the loudest in the hallways, very quiet actually. Lexi's consistent hard work speaks volumes. She's the kind of student who meticulously prepares for every assignment and quietly perseveres until she understands a concept fully. Beyond her academic dedication, Lexi possesses a gentle and thoughtful nature that draws her
024peers to her. She's a good listener, offering a supportive presence without seeking the spotlight. Her kindness and unassuming demeanor have earned her genuine respect and make her well-liked by her classmates. Lexi's recognition as student of the month isn't just for her excellent grades. It's a testament to her quiet determination and positive influence she has on our school community. And not only that, outside the classroom, she's a wonderful athlete. So is her brother. I got to give him a little credit. Congratulations, Lexi. Congratulations. You have a wonderful sister and a wonderful daughter. Thank you. Before I turn it over to the high school, I just want to share another couple of highlights. First, I'd like to recognize the employees of the month from the middle school and um our support staff member of the month. You
025guys want to come over and wait for the camera because you know he's Lopez. Congratulations. All [Applause] right. Duncan runs on Dunin. Well, Jonathan keeps the middle school running. And our professional staff member of the month, another homegrown employee of the month, Mr. Mark. [Applause] The last time I was at this podium, I set the stage for our sixth sense team under direction of Miss Garansky. And I am back and pleased to report that thanks to their incredible work in the direction of Miss Garansky. They placed first and were undefeated 4. Um we are so proud of their hard work, their dedication and outstanding performance. They truly make us PB proud and I'd like to shout out Victor Chang, Nathan May, David Gole, Sophia Reid, Quinn Randis, and David Bishesco for all of their hard
026work in representing Pleasant Valley. Um, our craft club under the direction of Mrs. Arnold um had a collection for the awesome animal shelter. So, thank you to everybody who contributed to that. Um and this month we recognized our power professionals, our librarian and um our we conducted our spring reading challenge. So I want to thank Dr. Gibb and the teachers who contributed to that and our academic challenge was also hosted by Dr. Gibb. So thank you for all that you do and to engage our students. And they told me not to do this but I'm going to do it anyway. last week was assistant principal's week and I have to do that because I am a fresh former assistant principal and I know how critical that support is. Um, but you're only as good as
027your team and I'm only able to stand here u because of the team that I have behind me rooting for me and working with me every single day. So, thank you to my assistants and all of our assistants. I truly appreciate Good evening everyone. Uh to piggy back off the other schools, thank you so much for coming out and showing your support for our students. Uh so it's our pleasure to introduce the high school students of the month. Uh for ninth grade, we have Miss Gar that is going to speak on Colin McGraw's behalf. [Applause] do it tomorrow, but I'm almost [Laughter] moment right here. Okay, I'm going to talk about the academic column and I'm going to explain to Colin why he's here because I found out after school today Colin didn't go get
028his day. So, right and he found out I missed out on a snack. That was really the part that had him upset. So, he probably just assumes that I nominated him because, you know, high schoolers and ninth graders are not a week before third period. I have been second period. I can count on Colin to be the person who is awake, who's going to answer. He's going to ask questions. He's also the person we can kind of gently, lightly tease, and that kind of wakes everybody else up, too, because as I've said to Colin, when you open the door, we just have to walk through sometimes, right? So, that's all the, you know, the good academic stuff about Colin. He's a great student, super responsible. Uh Colin's also on my environment. He's going as a
029freshman. He's a captain tomorrow. He's got to get out of here soon and go home and study. We have the event tomorrow. He's the captain for the freshman team. Um, but the reason that he got nominated is we need to do trees. He has to identify trees tomorrow. We've looked around here. This campus doesn't have too many trees. So, we have to go over to PBE to identify trees. And we're over there in the woods looking at trees. And the next thing Colin's like climbing under bushes. And of course, everybody's going, "What are you doing, Colin?" He's picking up trash. He starts collecting garbage. Then other kids are like, "Okay." Then they're kind of helping him collect garbage. As we're collecting trees, the next thing he finds is a bucket or some kind of large
030container, and he's shoving trash into the bucket. We continue down through the nature area, and someone at PBE had left a little miniature backpack, or miniature to high school people anyway. tiny backpack out there. There's shoes in it. And he's like, "We got to take this. Somebody needs this backpack." And is looking for it. Now, the girls did say, "I have to point out that when he realized there might have been a spider in it, he did hand it to them and they made sure that the backpack got delivered to the PBE office and there was some event going on at PB that night and parking was at a massive premium. So the next last vision I had of Colin was wandering away with this big bucket of trash. I said to him the next
031day, "How'd mom like the bucket of trash?" "Oh, she doesn't know. She popped the trunk and I put it in there." So I did tell his sister day or two later, "You might want to tell mom there's probably some trash in there." So um but that's what I wrote about Colin, if you've gotten your certificate tonight, was the trash collecting and the returning backpacks to little kids. And that just exemplifies Colin and who Colin is. And he's a happy person, a liable, lovable person, crazy smart person as well. And pretty fun. [Applause] [Music] for 10th grade. I have Miss Genevese here to speak about Avery Asino. [Applause] Good evening. It's my pleasure to introduce Avery Asdo. Avery Aso is a sophomore at Pleasant Valley High School. She currently serves as sophomore class president. She's an
032active member of the debate team. Ahead of myself, it's my pleasure to introduce Avery as she's so excited. Avery is a sophomore at Pleas High School. Currently serves as the sophomore class president. She's an active member of the debate team, FBLA, math honor society, student council, and the PV varsity tennis team. In addition, Avery is a student ambassador for Relay for Life, sharing Relay for Life is important to me because my mom is a cancer survivor. Ranked at the top of her class, Avery has ambitious plans for her future, and I'm excited to see what Avery continues to accomplish. She she exemplifies hard work, tenacity, and true bear pride, making her a well-deserved recipient of this month's student of the month. [Applause] Next up for our 11th grade, we have Lydia Peters who was nominated
033uh by Mr. Joe Agalino and Mr. Barbara Bo. And Mrs. Bo is here to speak on her behalf. [Applause] Lydia Peters is a student in my AP English language and composition class, which she's also taking as concurrent enrollment from Moravian University. Lydia epitomizes bear pride in her academic pursuits and social interactions. Academically, Lydia consistently maintains honoral status while taking advanced placement, college level honors, and challenging classes at the high school. In addition to achieving high academic standards, Lydia takes the time to be a true friend to her classmates every single day. She offers to help friends in any situation. She can share and joy with others, as well as cheer others up with a joke or encouragement when they're having a difficult time. Her positivity, enthusiasm, and kindness exemplify their pride. Way to go, Lydia.
034[Applause] And for our 12th grade student of the month, Rihanna Palmary. She was nominated on m behalf of Miss Julie Tonage, who is here to speak for her First and foremost, we win. We did win our game. So, it is my pleasure to brag about this fabulous young young lady. Brianna Pomeary is a truly remarkable student and leader. From her impressive academic achievements to her athletic talents, she excels in everything she sets her mind to. It's especially admirable that she's not only dedicated to her studies and extracurriculars, but also makes a conscious effort to include and uplift others around her. As a 12th grade class treasurer, National Honor Society treasurer, captain of lacrosse, and soccer team, Bri is clearly skilled in balancing leadership and teamwork. Her future at Stevens Institute of Technology, studying quantitative finance.
035I had to look it up. want to create a finance business. She'll be continuing to play with props which is so exciting but a perfect blend of her interests and abilities. Thank you for your dedication and tireless work ethic. You have made a real difference in promoting a positive climate for Pleasant Valley. You are a class. [Applause] For our staff member of the month, we'd like to recognize again, Miss Lisa Candle, who was described uh by some of her former students as a true game changer. And uh anybody that meets Miss Candle knows that uh she gives it her all and and does whatever she can uh for her students. for our support staff of the month.