001Thank you. Welcome back to the January 27th [clears throat] uh 2026 meeting of the Hawog Union Free School District Board of Education. We are back from executive session. I ask that everyone please rise and uh join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance flag of America to the stands nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Number four on the agenda, superintendent update. Dr. Murphy. >> Thank you, Mr. Bar. I appreciate that these chairs are full tonight despite the weather. I know it's been a rough couple of days. Uh I had the the pleasure just to give a a little shout out to uh visit today with Mike Rafini who heads up our efforts when we're dealing with the snow and in our buildings. Uh Mike and his whole team
002um working all hours of the day and night to get the schools prepared uh for reopening. So thank you so much. Mike, if you're listening, hopefully maybe you're sleeping. Well, deserve rest and the whole team who worked together to get us ready uh for our students and our staff to to come back safely. Um big congratulations to Jacob Wolz, one of our high school students. I just learned this today. He's being he was named a Coca-Cola Scholars Program regional finalist. And that's an honor that recognizes extraordinary leadership and service and academic achievement. So over 107,000 applicants nationwide. And Jacob's one of 250 regional finalists. Uh and he'll next meet with a committee of foundation staff members and previous Coca-Cola scholar program recipients. So just please join me in in commending Jacob on this outstanding achievement
003and wish him success in the next phase. [applause] Uh keeping with the theme of of just student [clears throat] achievement last week the middle school science fair was held. Total of 15 project five five per grade level uh were selected for placement. Uh, and of them the following eight students with the highest scores are going to the Long Island Congress Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovation Challenge. Say that five times fast. Uh, to compete against students throughout Nassau and Suffach counties. >> [clears throat] >> uh Prrenab Ram Kumar, Aditrian, Jesse Stone, Olivia Pearl, Max Maxim Vtoskin, Taran Satish Kumar, Dak Manu, and Lily Muenberg. Congratulations to those of you. [applause] I got a uh some great news uh from coach Noacowski. Congratulations to our girls winter track team as well for capturing the league four CHAMPIONSHIP
004[applause] and uh Mr. Screen I'm just going to nod to you on this. A couple years back you asked about bringing the spelling me back in hop which we have done the last couple of years. So the script spelling me we had one student from each of the three elementary schools advancing to the regional competition this February. There's talk that maybe that winner or the winners may join us at a local board meeting to maybe uh have a competition against uh myself and and board president Dave Barcher in spelling some words. We'll see if we can pull that off. Uh but we want to wish uh Nikki Majour of Breton Woods, Shaniah Aif of Forest Brook, and Craig Cameli of Pines the very best of luck as they compete at the regional level. [applause] I
005did want to commend the elementary schools. On February 10th, all three are sponsoring a blood drive. Uh this is we'll be at Forest Brook Elementary. We're trying to get the word out. If you are able to participate, always uh important uh to run these blood drives when we can. Uh it's at 3:15 until 7:45 p.m. And last but not least, hopefully you saw uh the video that's making the rounds of our Battle of the Buildings that's on the docket from March 5th. This was an event that took place years and years and years ago. Um and we have teams from every building including uh district office team black which will include myself and members of the board, members of central office. Uh, and we're planning on winning this thing. There's a lot of buzz about
006the buildings, but district office as a formidable team. So hopefully everyone could come out and support this event at the high school. I think it's going to be tremendous. Thank you. Now, [clears throat] my friends over here to the left, Hannah and Alakin with the student board updates. We always throw a green ball right before they talk. That's [laughter] tradition. >> Thank you. Midterm week has officially concluded. All tests ran efficiently and the start of the third quarter was a smooth one. Furthermore, the deadline for juniors to sign up for the March 2nd SAT and the March 10th ACT is February 6th. The preac will be offered for sophomores. The high school musical Something Rotten will have evening performances on March 6th and 7th. Students and staff have been working incredibly hard and we are
007looking forward to the final production. In other news, tomorrow the curriculum fair will be going on during lunch periods for the high school students and the eighth graders will be coming over during periods 2 and three. Ignition mentors have been chosen to facilitate these students understanding. In other news, Habog will be hosting the science olympiad competition on January 31st. Students will participate in several science-based activities for the chance to make states. This will be a good opportunity for students in need of community service hours. In addition to that, student council will be working concessions throughout the day. >> Last [clears throat] lastly, we are coming up on PSI Love You Day, which falls on Friday, February 13th this year. The high school will offer different ways to take part in showing support each day leading
008up to leading up to this day. In addition, students will have the opportunity to attend an assembly with their founder and founder Brooke De Palma Friday the 13th during first period to hear more about the importance of the organization and commence the week. We are looking forward to seeing Hop Hog turn purple and reminding every student of how they are loved. >> Thank you. >> Awesome. Thank you. [applause] >> 5C on the agenda is adoption of minutes from the uh business meeting of the board of education of January 13, 2026. I'll make a motion. Mr. Scrio seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? 40 I'm sorry 501. Mr. Buscino abstaining. [clears throat] Any questions or comments from the community concerning anything on tonight's agenda? On the consent agenda, are there any items that members would
009like to have removed? I will remove 7.1D, which is our resolution concerning regionalization. Any other items? With that, I'll take a motion to approve the consent agenda less 7.1 D. I'll make a motion. Mr. Scrio seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? 6. There are no policies on the agenda tonight. Uh as far as committees go, we're going to um form a new ad hoc uh committee to address uh the best uh battery facility. It's entitled the best impact committee. That committee will be chaired by Mr. Michaels from the board and fire commissioner Scott Monroe and members of the committee will be Mr. Scero and um Dr. Murphy. Uh the purpose of that committee is to inform the board as a whole as to the goings on and opposition the district's opposition to the best
010battery facility. Discussion matters. There are none. Uh do any board members have new business? Administration of new business? >> Nope. Not today. >> 7.1D regionalization uh resolution. I'll ask uh Mr. Michaels to kindly read that into the record. Thank you, Mr. Par. Um, be it resolved that the Hanog Union Free School District hereby opts out of any and all regionalization plans and regionalization efforts created under the NYSE regionalization regulation. And be it further resolved that the district relies on NYED's formal legal position as stated to the court that the rule is optional and not mandatory. end of quotes and that quotes, "Dists that opt out of regionalization efforts are not required to participate in regionalization efforts." End of quotes. And be it resolved that the Hopog Union Free School District shall not participate in, be
011included in, or be compelled to join any regionalization plan or implementation activity unless expressly authorized by a future vote of its board of education. >> Thank you. And I'll [clears throat] take a motion to adopt that resolution. I'll make the motion, Mr. Screen seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I 6. Before we turn to our uh awards, are there any questions and comments from the community concerning anything related to the district whatsoever? Excellent. Y. So, we now like to invite up Mr. Butler, our athletic director, who has [applause] wow. [applause] >> You got to come to more meetings, man. [laughter] He's wearing his nice new polo and has some recognitions tonight. [snorts] >> Mr. Thank you [clears throat] again for the opportunity for uh to come here and highlight some of our uh
012team and individual successes from the fall athletic season. Um the first team we'll be recognizing is our uh cheerleading team, the Class B Suffach County Game Day Champions. [applause] So, a little side note on this is uh during the summer uh for various reasons uh coach came to me and we decided that we would institute a game day cheer um team this year uh just to see how it went and these girls didn't understand that when you start something you're supposed to work your way up to being champions and they just went ahead and won the whole thing in the first year. So, uh they got to go to the state championship. So, congratulations to them. [applause] Girls, when you hear your name, just uh go up, Mr. Tasman, and we'll have uh your certificate
013for you. Go into order. So, too many of them. >> And stay up for a photo when we're done. Uh, first all county Ashley Paradka, [applause] all county Ella Provenzano, all county Leila Spizzio and academic all county [cheering] team Bella Alante, [applause and cheering] Casey Delgado, Ricky Banda, Chris Dumo, Annaise Jansen, Mattie Mleo, Katie Park, Maggie Eggbert, Paige Vaughn, Eva Stein, Juliet Tamayo, Juliet Ki, Via Gallerella, and Taylor Lombardi. and Samira. Sorry, Samira. [snorts] >> In addition, this is the best picture taking [laughter] pictures. >> No, no, dude. Right, Leo. >> I didn't even see I just >> makes it easier, [laughter] guys. >> Parents, feel free to jump up and take a picture. >> Guys, get in. [laughter] >> Wait, so how exactly are we show >> whatever? still like [laughter] >> congratulations. [applause]
014>> So, additionally, the girls are uh prepared tomorrow morning. they'll leave uh dark and early uh for uh for Orlando for the cheer nationals. So, best of luck to the team [applause] THAT all right uh the remainder of our list in boys soccer. I'm not sure who's here and who's not here tonight. Boys soccer, all county and all conference. Manny Mantega [applause] all conference. Ethan Kyle [applause] and academic all county. Matias Katesus [applause] in girls soccer all county. Taylor Mleti [applause] cross country New York State Championships qualifier. All county all county academic all division and first team all league. Emma Tursan, [applause] girls, cross country, all county and all division. Ava Lingan [applause] and all county all division. Juliana Stanio, [applause] I guess. So Ava is one of the real problems who keeps breaking records
015and costing me money and having to change all the things on the record board and and she's got a few more years. So she's going to cost us all a lot of MONEY [applause] for football. Liam O' Conor all county [applause] also all county Brandon Bo Champ. [applause] >> That's our football guys. >> [applause] >> Boys golf hall county Aiden Kildale [applause] for girls volleyball all state news day all Long Island and all county super 7 Khloe Collins [applause] all state all county and the Morris Stober award Kate Aloto >> [applause] >> All County Lindsay Adams, [applause] all tournament Kaylee Collins, [applause] all All County Tournament Olivia Condos [applause] and All County Tournament team, Jenna Janeri. [applause] Rock the flag. [clears throat] >> All right. >> Thank you. [applause] And our last group of honores
016uh this evening is our girls swim team who were once again county champs and team state champions. So congratulations to the swim team. [applause] Members of the team include All State, All Long Island, and All County Avery Wilcox, [applause] >> All State, All County, and All League. Sylvia Bond, [applause] All County, Adriana Darcy, [applause] All State, and All County. Mia Barbaro, Isabella Abrau, [applause] Rowan Ashby, Ian Borosova, McKenzie Clark, >> Gabriella Lan Franco, >> Ava Mediate, >> [applause] >> Haley Peara, [applause] Rihanna Samuel, and Gabriella Zupas. >> Coaches are also here with us. Coach Leinetti and Brandon Modra in the middle. [applause] super assistant deputy [clears throat] goes at the end. [laughter] >> It's so quiet with Leo around. >> I believe Mr. Lee and I took that plaque out of the showcase today. So,
017we'll be checking security footage back. >> The unlock showcase. Good job. the unlock. >> Again, thank you for the time and congratulations to all of our athletes on successful seasons. [applause] >> We're not done yet. We're not done yet. >> I'll take a motion for an adjournment. I will make a motion. Mr. Scrio seconds. All those in favor? We are adjourned. Our next meeting is February 10th, 2026. Thank you. Congratulations to everyone. God bless the United States and God bless. Thank you everybody. Thank you.