001Call this meeting to work. 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. Right. Uh, next we will go to our mega statement read by our student representative Zimmerman. All students will graduate prepared with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to achieve their personal goals and make a positive impact in the world. Zimmerman, you have our very first uh student representative report. I do. Um, good evening. Members of the board, I am pleased to present an oral summary of the activities across our school district for the month of September. A more detailed report, written report, excuse me, will be available for um CF AUDS stakeholders in the public minutes and in the
002board's monthly newsletter under the um board considerations. So, at the high school, link day on September 3rd was successful welcoming freshmen and preparing them for the school year. The first day assembly on September 4th addressed important topics like cell phone usage, accepting other school culture, and academic success. Veterans night at the football game on September 6th was well attended, featured a plane flyover, fireworks, and raised over two,300 um dollars for veterans. Clubs and organizations reported high attendance at kickoff meetings with some clubs having 50 to 80 students present. Fall sports have been in have seen increased participation particularly from freshmen and student sections at games have grown significantly. And lastly for the high school, homecoming week is upcoming, featuring dress up days, sporting events, a bonfire, and the dance on Saturday. Um, at the middle
003school, the web or where everyone belongs program trained 57 eighth graders to mentor incoming sixth graders. Fall sports have begun, including cross country, boys soccer, football, and volleyball. Upcoming field trips including a plantw walk for sixth graders, team building at Camp Manito for seventh graders, and schools to skills, sorry, school to skills, tours of local manufacturers. And at the elementary schools, open houses were well um received with high parent engagement and volunteer signups. Students and staff returned with excitement for the new school year and fall benchmark testing has begun. In conclusion, our district has had a strong start to the academic year with high engagement across all levels and numerous activities fostering, excuse me, fostering school spirit and community involvement. Thank you for your attention. I'm happy to answer any questions. I'm looking for the
004tennis team. Where how are they doing? Um, pretty good. We're trying. Okay. We do have record numbers. So, you have a lot of people for attendance. Yes, we do. Um, we have over 40 girls this year. Wow. So, it is Yes, it is really crazy to watch D matches. And how's the court holding up? Well, they are super nice. So, yes. Yep. Good. I'm glad to hear that those numbers are up. I'd remind the board, and I'm sure I don't have to remind you, that if we can continue to get numbers up in extracurricular participation, it helps tremendously on the academic side of things. Board members have any additional questions?