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Northeastern Wayne Schools Board Meeting May 21st, 2025

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Source
YouTube / Northeastern Wayne School Board Meetings
Date
2025-05-22
Location
Wayne County, IN
Material
Transcript
Extent
2,094 words · about 12 min
Collected
2026-07-02

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001Good night. Don't forget. [Music] We're gonna take [Music] We make the school calendar a year in advance. or longer. And for the first time since I've been superintendent, we have a board meeting on the last day of school. And you guys showed up. I'm so proud of you guys. Thank you for coming. On the last day of school, we have our student uh uh celebrations. We will start with we'll start with the early learning center and then elementary, middle, and high students of the month. And then we have some athletic teams, extracurricular teams that are being honored as well. All right. For the Eastern Early Center, I don't believe Noah is here with us tonight. Oh, there you are. All right. [Music] All right. Tonight we are going to celebrate Miss Noah. Miss Noah is

002in the blue room at our center. And let's talk about some of your favorite things. She loves chicken nuggets. Her favorite color is pink, which is the same color outfit you have on today. That was perfect. Her favorite animal is a cat. And her favorite thing about school is Miss Shelby, our teaching assistant. Miss Lacy, her teacher, and the swings. Noah comes to school every day with the biggest smile on her face. Noah is a great helper and will do whatever it takes to get a high five or a wave from someone. Noah loves to play outside on the playground. She loves her friends, not just in her classroom, but all over our building. Her growth this year has been so exciting to witness. Her contagious, fun, and bubbly personality will bright light right up

003any room. She is a great example of a true night displays. And as you can see, there are some pictures of her playing outside in the classroom. So, congratulations [Applause] Mom and dad, if you want to come take pictures with us, we would love to have over here and stack of shots. Let me [Music] get [Music] Another one. [Applause] All right, for Nor Eastern Elementary School, our student of the month is Case Frasier for the month of [Music] [Applause] May. In Mrs. D's room, he also goes over to Mrs. Tutor's room. Some things that his teachers have said, we are pleased to announce that our student of the month for May is um representing the special areas teachers. So I do want to say that means that they get one shot, one student out of

004over 500. And this is this is them right there, the one that goes. So he is an exceptional fourth grader who puts great effort into everything he does. He consistently demonstrates care and dedication in his work. Case excels particularly in creative arts classes where he displays his talent and creativity. He's well-rounded. He's a student who balances academics with arts. Case is humble and kindhearted. He's a student that enjoys learning and is a lot of fun to work with for both students and teachers. We're proud of all of his accomplishments in each of our [Music] classrooms. So, he has my mom and dad. But none of these cats, dogs, peacocks, goats, cows, chickens. He has a lot of pets and we have a good time talking about all of the names of them. His hobbies include

005lots of sports. He plays baseball, football, basketball. He also likes being animals in the woods. Did he inform me that he's built a fort there as well? Some pictures of him here. Is that a special two goats in your arms? I just noticed that favorite things. Domino's pepperoni pizza. His favorite color is blue. He likes reading and writing, especially the Harry Potter books. His teachers are fun and they do nice things and he likes that the teachers are fun and nice but they do fun things. So congratulations [Applause] Be careful of the cord though, please. All right, but I'll meet you over here. All right. Rainbow hand. [Music] Good evening. The middle school is the beneficiaries of two students of the month for the month of May. And the first of two is was nominated

006by Mrs. Peters. So she created this. So of course it's very artsy. Um So I could have Chloe come on up here. [Music] This is Chloe Rder. Chloe joined This is Mrs. Peters. M Chloe joined my class this semester and has impressed me from day one. She has a great work ethic, respect for others, and contributes to our learning. As an artist, she works hard to explore ideas, is curious, applies what we are learning, and problem solves as she works. Her work is evidence of her success. I hope she continues to take art classes in high school. So, here we have some of her family. Do you want to tell us who these people? [Music] What's going on here? And here are some images of your art. Can you tell us a little bit more

007about the art? yellow and then turtle is it fair to say that turtles are so here are some of Chloe's favorites food is chicken Alfredo pasta hobbies cheer track and drawing teacher teachers, Mrs. Avery, Mr. Avery, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Peters. And subjects are art, English, and science. And this is how she belongs, grows on. Uh, she belongs. Chloe was a great contributor to our NMS cheer squad. She grows. This past semester, I have watched Khloe's skills increase in my class. She is a talented artist and even contribute. I have watched Chloe be a leader among her peers. She contributes to a valuable way in class discussions and always steps up to help when asked. She brings positive energy and behavior to her classes. So these are some of her members favorite things about middle

008school was cheering with her teammates and she's looking forward to cheering for the high school and making new friends. Congratulations. [Applause] All [Music] right. Our second student of the month, our second student of the month is Hayden Gold. Hayden is in the eighth grade. He was nominated by Mrs. Marowitz. So, who do we have with us here tonight, Kayen? Who do we have here tonight? She's the one waiting at us in the bathroom. Who else do we have? And he has a couple of dogs. And here's his pictures of his dogs. Torus and Octous. It's all one. It's all one. So which one's Torus? The brown dog or the And then Osiris is these are some of his likes. He likes to play music. He likes music. He likes to play instruments. Uh he likes

009to draw, spend time with friends, spend time with his family, um band classes, and his favorite teacher is Mrs. Martin. Things that he does not like mean people. And we sat there and looked at each other for a long time before we decided that was it. So he doesn't just doesn't have a lot of dislikes. That's you playing the drums. And then his hobbies, uh, main hobby is playing guitar and he likes to play drum on occasion and he also plays video games and you're going to be recognized a little later for our trip. So this is these are words that Mrs. Marowitz has said about you, Hayden. Whether through his dedication, kindness, steady presence, or quiet strength, Hayden has become an essential part of what makes this band feel like home. He brings heart

010to every rehearsal, pride to every performance, and a sense of unity to those around him. No matter the day, Page never hesitates to put a smile on others faces or help them see the good in any situation. Whether he's talking about his favorite drum, bass, or guitar solo, he's always ready for a conversation about music. And as a member of both the concert band and marching band, Hayden is known for his musicianship, his support of others, and his willingness to step up when needed. He leads not only with his talent, but with his character. So, we sat down and talked a little bit about what he likes most about 8th grade, and it's apparently getting out of eighth grade. Congrats, your friend. But he also likes his teachers. And when he grows up, he wants

011to work in the music industry, like joining a band or becoming a music. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Your mom and dad want to take a picture with you? Oh yeah, They get Okay. [Applause] Good evening. High school student. All right. All right. Landon is a standout student in my finance and banking course. He consistently demonstrates a genuine enthusiasm for learning, brings a positive energy to our classroom every day. Uh Lyn is always open to thoughtful discussion and is not afraid to ask insightful questions uh which often spark deeper thinking engagement among his classmates. He helps others feel very like they belong by welcoming their ideas and drawing them into conversations. Landon's committed to growing both academically and personally and actively contributes to the learning environment through his curiosity and his leadership. His presence strengthens our classroom

012community and it is my pleasure to recognize him as the student of the moment. All right, so we got some pictures here. We have Landon's family, his dad and mom on the left, and his sister Sydney and brother Carson on the right. Some of his favorites, he loves a good seafood boiler Palmer. His favorite teachers are Senora Wilson and he was trying to suck up and get an [Music] A. Uh favorite color blue. And then there's dogs who are hard to see there, Archie and Oreo. All right, Landon's hobbies. If you know him, you'll know he enjoys golfing and playing basketball. Uh, and also watch professional sports as well in his free time. He also enjoys fishing. So, land grows and contributes by participating in tennis, basketball, golf, yearbook, math club, Spanish club. I'm sure

013there's some others there. Shout out at the bottom there in our class. We did a competition um with a stock market challenge through Junior Achievement and his team. He was the captain of uh qualified won the regional and was qualified for the national competition. [Music] [Applause] All right. Landon's favorite thing about high school so far is his talent. All very many of them. Um after high school he plans to attend college and play both golf and basketball and then study sports [Applause] management going in front of class of 2025. You'll never All right. I believe it's time for our athletic director, Mr. Howard, to come up and help me be an extra set of hands. And we would like to introduce Coach Richmond, our archery coach, who for the bajillionth year in a row has

014taken our team through the national competition and had shooters score high and make it um all the way through. and I'll let him talk about their accomplishments, but he is just an amazing asset to this community, an amazing asset to Northeastern Wayne schools. The amount of hours he puts in inside of practice and inside of the logistics it takes to have this team, these teams plural, and move them through. He's got an amazing coaching staff, and I'll let him introduce them and the kids. Hey, good evening again. I'm Brian. This is my ninth season as the archery coach. And beside me, uh, we have Randy, Tom, Michael, and Heather. You're supposed to be up here, too. She was a brainiac. She's not exactly a coach, but she is sort of like our admin assistant taking

015us. So, we have to have that. So, I'd like to have everybody. Doug's not here tonight because he has to work. So, just wanted to just want to introduce the coaches. I've said this before and I'll say it at the end. I will put my coaching staff up against any coaching staff in the state. They're dedicated. They are passionate. They know what we're doing. We're all different. Um, you know, we all have different abilities and we work well together as a team and I think we've created a really good cultural program. So, really important to them. Um, I'm going to talk some numbers uh because numbers in archery are important. Um this year, this year we had right around 70 archers on on the program total. I can only take 24 to state middle school,

01624 to state high school. So we filled those rosters. Both teams shot at the state qualifier, then qualified for state, and then shot at state and then shot in the national tournament back. Um, our our our high school team has been the best high school team that we've ever had. Uh, matter of fact, at the national tournament, they shot their record, school record in in that environment. That's pretty impressive. Um, little bit about the national tournament, there were 14,440 shooters there from all over the United States. And the middle school team came in 145th out of 252. I think that's pretty good for our school. We compete against schools that are really, really big that have a four-year program and and full-time paid coaching staff. You're around [Applause] hand 265. And I think that's pretty

017good. Um, I'm gonna I'm gonna talk about some uh just basic scores from the national tournament because I think it's important. Uh, Annie Higgle led us with what she shot at 283, which is not her personal best, but she shot well. She was 255th out of 6,990 shooters that were girls. That's pretty good. And [Applause] [Music] first Casey shot a personal best at the national tournament in front of everybody about shot 280. She was 495th out of 690 6,990 and that's that's that's pretty good. I mean that's really good. So, at the national tournament for the high school, let me go. We're gonna do middle school first. Find here. Okay. Where's E Cook at? Raise your hand, E. Okay. He shot his personal best at the national tournament in that environment. There are 460 targets

018set up. Two arches to a target. It's all done with one whistle command. It's pretty incredible. And you go into this place and it's massive. And for several of our shooters to shoot their personal best on the day that we needed to, this was pretty incredible. So Eastston shot his personal best. Let's see. Caleb Iron shot his personal best. Dalton shot his personal best. Hate go. Your mom's here somewhere. I got you. Okay. Uh Bryson Hammire shot his personal best. Iris Pentecost shot his personal best. David Spurlock shot his personal best. Bryson Cook shot his personal best. All at the national tournament. And for me, that shows that they were focused. They were ready. And we're going to honor them tonight because they did a good [Applause] job. Okay. So, here's the way we're going

019to do this. What I want you to do when I say your name is come through here. Go through the little do the fist bump shakes. I don't care what you do. Come back this side. Get your diploma or your certificate. Come back there and stand. But 2025. Okay. That's the way we're going to do this. So we can have a little bit of order. Cole Allen come on up here. [Music] Oliver. So, Cole, what I want you to do is I want you to go through here and shake your hands and come through. There we go. Keep going. There you go. Congratulations, Dallas. McKenna Bett McKenna Berdett was our top Randy McKenna was our top shooter girl from middle school. Top totally record. McKenna was our top shooter when he [Music] Ky Clark.

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