001Call this meeting to order. Roll call. Miss Clark. >> Trusty Burlesen. >> Excused. >> Trusty Black >> here. >> Trustee D >> here. >> Trustee Lucine >> here. >> Trusty Moran >> here. >> Trustee Neil >> here. >> Trustee Wilson Sarah >> here. Trustee Sandy Wilson >> here. Please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance. Welcome to the May 18th Boseman School District board meeting. Thank you for joining us. Public comment will be taken throughout the meeting on a agenda and non-aggenda items. During public comment, no member of the public will be allowed to comment on contested cases, other adjudicated proceedings, or personnel matters. The public portions of the board meeting are being recorded in accordance with district policy 1420 and section 2-3-214 MCA. By remaining in this meeting, all participants and attend attendees acknowledged
002they may appear on the recording which will be placed on the school district's website for a minimum of one year from today. Further instructions about participating will be provided throughout the meeting. Before we engage in the business of the board, I would like to share the core purpose of the Bosezeman School District which can be found on the back of our name P plates and the to the left of my to my left. It reads, "Boseman public schools exists to ensure high level learning for all students." Again, welcome. And we'll get right into the meeting. We got um first thing is the Bosezeman district uh experience. So, students reports and your test finally. So, this is your guys' last meeting. Welcome. We appreciate you guys for the whole year of coming and um and I
003appreciate you guys for tolerating my questions. So, floor is yours. Who's starting tonight? >> Not all at once. >> Okay. Um, my question was, um, what was your favorite childhood candy? >> Is that for one person? For anybody that wants to answer? >> Anybody that wants to answer? >> Just Just a finger. butter. >> Mine was Skittles. And I would only eat a purple and a yellow at the same time. And I knew that LSU would win if I ate purple and yellow at the same time. And I still do that today, >> M&M's, >> Butterfinger, and Junior Mints, >> Snickers bars, >> Reese's Pieces. memories been repressed or I my dad was a dentist so I wasn't allowed candy. How about that? >> Okay. Um Okay. Well, I'll get into our stuff then. Um
004so for sports um we have baseball um their record is 6 and seven overall this season with a win against Gallatin last week. Um and then the state tournament is the weekend of May 28th through the 30th. Um and then softball their record right now is 3 and 13. Um and their tournament will be the 28th through the 30th as well as baseball. And then track had their last meet on Friday against Bgrade and Gallatin. And divisionals is this weekend for track and field. It's in Great Falls also. Um and then uh Spanish Honor Society had recently had um a raffle to pie a teacher. And so you would buy a ticket and if you won the raffle, you got to pie a teacher of your pick. So that was fun to um watch. Um
005and then music, we have um our choir, end of year choir concert on the June 4th. And then band has their last concert tomorrow. And then orchestra has theirs the first week of June. I'm not sure the exact day. Um and then theater. I know a couple of you guys went to MMA Mia. Um we had that a couple weeks ago. Um it went very very good. It was really fun to be a part of and um yeah it just went really well. Okay. Okay. Um my question for you guys is what did you do after high school? >> I was a ski bum at Big Sky for six years. I went to MSU and got a degree in marketing. >> I went to MSU and got a degree in elementary ed, but then I
006went and did the ski bum life for a few years after college. >> I went to LSU and got a degree in elementary education. >> I went to MSU and got a degree in physical education. >> I went straight to MSU and got a degree in business marketing. I went to college in Kansas City, a little school called Park University, and then ran cross country and track. Okay. Um onto my report then. So for events going on, um we're having our elections right now. Our student body elections are going on and then our class elections are going to be next week. Um we have double the amount of people running as we've had in past years which is exciting. Um and then we have our end of year barbecue coming up um on next Tuesday
007and that's basically where we feed everybody. Uh we get a 80 foot bouncy house obstacle course um which is very popular actually for high schoolers. You wouldn't think. And um we get to have all of our clubs set up booths and fundra kind of like a carnival where people can buy tickets. And then we also have the psych fair coming up. Um we just granted them a bunch of money for prizes for that. And then the 60s museum which is put on by our AP combo classes. It's kind of like an experience in the 60s where you get to learn a lot about what the 60s were like. Um and then graduation stuff is coming up. So the seniors, our last full day is going to be on June 3rd and then we have our
008senior party that night and then graduation on June 6th and then our breakfast and convocation and walkthrough is on June 4th. And yeah, that's all we have left for the year. >> Thank you guys. >> My question for anyone is, what's your favorite pizza topping? Tie >> three cheese. >> Pepperoni >> has to be like supreme. >> I think every pizza needs pineapple or jalapenos. All right, I'll get on with my spiel about uh Bridget Charter Academy. Um, at the moment our BCA student count is 128. Recently, we've had a whole bunch of hawk times uh for or soon we will be having our uh senior sendoff hawk time if anyone would like to uh come to that. It will be on June 1st. And we've also we have a hawk time. Was has this
009happened yet? Do you know? >> No. >> Um >> I I believe this is in the near future. It is called Snackarama in trivia. It's a hawk time just for fun, just to wind down out of the year. It'll be great time. And we've also still been having a whole bunch of academic support hawk times, especially with seniors graduating and trying to meet all the deadlines especially. All right, my question is it's kind of silly, but like I don't I'm I'm really glad that these aren't like so much a thing, but like what silly high school click do you think you fell into? fringe. >> I felt like I tried to be friends with everybody. I don't know if I was in one group. It kind of depended on what um sport or what thing
010I was doing at the time. Kind of wandered. I was I was friends with the entire school pretty much. I was in a couple groups, swim team and business professionals of America. Couple others that I can't remember, but I was I was fairly had a broad swath. I participated or played a lot of basketball, so probably in whatever the group that would put me in. uh also a part of DECA. So um >> all right. Yeah. I also feel like I'm just friends with too many people that it's not so much a thing, but I do know like a few friends of mine who are like they pretty much have their like group which I think is really fun. Um I would also like to point out just because I think it's really funny. I
011noticed um you were writing down the date for our senior sendoff. um in parenthesis it says senior sendoff hawk time June 1st and in parenthesis it says Sandy so thought we point that out. Um um that's going to be from >> 9:50 to 10:35 >> and then next up just going to talk a little bit about Bridgetger graduation. So we have our little separate graduation which is on June 5th at 6 pm during at 6 pm in the BHS auditorium. It's the day before the BHS graduation. It's just kind of like a smaller community thing that we do. Um, our teachers really like to honor all of the BCA students and just kind of have that small community graduation. Last year we had like 12 students up on that stage, but this year we're going
012to have 30, which is pretty exciting. Really showing how BCA is growing, preparing seniors for all things graduation. We're getting our senior photos in and even our baby photos in for the slideshow that plays before we come and walk on the stage. Um, yeah, there are three or four people speaking. There are four people speaking at graduation and it's all BCA students. So that's going to be Kamari McDonald, I believe, Maddox, I'm not sure of his last name, and then me and Sarah are also speaking. Um, we were voted by our peers, so thank you peers. Um, really excited. And then just making sure that like supporting students with the end of year and the final push, especially like as finals are coming up and making sure that everybody has their credits that they need
013to graduate. This is something that I've seen just kind of at the end of senior year getting kind of tired, just really pushing to make sure that we get our graduation credits. And then BCA StuCo elections are underway. We do a separate student council election process. We went into four classes, five, we went into five classrooms and talked to students about why they should join BCA. And we have five students who are interested. So, we're going to start the voting process this week. But that's, I believe, at least in my high school career, the most people who have ever been interested in BCA Stuco before, which is really exciting considering that we were voted in unanimously. Um, we ran unopposed that second year, but yeah, and that's all we've got. Thank you. Um, if you
014want more questions, my question I think is going to be um, if anyone has like a brief piece of advice to graduating high schoolers, what that might be, >> I would just say don't be afraid of making a mistake. We all make them. It's what you do after it. I think there's a lot of pressure on 18-year-olds to know what they're going to do with their whole entire life. Just tell those people to back off and leave you alone and you have time to figure it out. >> Um I think that each of you are already doing this in your high school life, but um try the clubs, meet the people, um explore. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there. Uh because you're not going to get those years back and they're a lot
015of fun and there's just so much to do. Try the inter murals, anything. Um there's a lot of great things. So have fun. But end of the day, have fun. To piggyback on Laurens's, um look for ways to uh engage in your community in your school school community and your town that or city that you're going to school. Um that's a great way to um ex have the full experience of going to college and I wish you all good luck. >> Yeah, I think having confidence in yourself that you can succeed at really whatever you want to do and I would recommend you spend more time face to face with people than on your phone. Um learn about people and same thing I wish you all the very best. So, keep up the good work,
016>> have fun, and it's it is okay to change your major. >> I would just tell you if you have goals for the next one, two, three, four, five years for yourself. Stay focused on those goals. Understand that everything you're doing right now is establishing a foundation to build on for the rest of your life, whatever that looks like for you. And also understand that the next four or five years is going to go really, really, really, really fast and you're going to have the rest of your life to be an adult. So find that balance between being goal oriented, if you have those goals, and um and enjoying your time. Thank you guys. Um, and to get into our info, um, as they told you, state baseball is going to be May 28th through
01730th. Um, we're excited for that and our team's been doing really well this season. Our we have a 14-1 record. Um, and we're going to be playing Billings Central on Thursday. And then tennis is in the midst of a really strong season as well. Our boys team is undefeated and our girls team only has one loss. Um Mason and Ryan, two seniors on our varsity team, have a 100% win rate so far. That's pretty cool as well. Um and yeah, the boys are on track for a second straight undefeated season. Um track has divisionals uh this Friday in Great Falls as I told you as well and then followed by the state meet in Billings the following week. And our music programs are staying busy as well. The senior choir and and all our choir
018groups have their pop concert this week. Um, and the Gallatin band is going to be performing in the Memorial Day parade, which is exciting. And then DECA finished the year super strong. Uh, we had a strong showing at ICDC. I was there in Atlanta. It was a good time and it was successful as well. You're going to hear more about that, I assume. Um, and then our National Honor Society n our like national day of service is going to be on Thursday, May 21st. um where I think there's a lot of different things we have organized um and like all 130 or something members are going to be um I don't know that number but um it's going to be just doing service all day. So excited for that. All righty. Um my question was
019what was your during your time like on the school board? What is your favorite project or the favorite thing you've worked on or just like a great memory from your time on the school board? >> I will say my favorite activity that we do is getting the opportunity to be in the schools and interact with students. Um, but I also had the opportunity to sit on the student wellness committee and um, sitting on actually any of the committees I've been on and listening to the student voice in the room. Taylor was on that with me. Um that was uh very inspiring and it's really neat to just work with different community partners and also you were saying what to do after high school. Um if you guys have the opportunity to give back in some
020way like the school board remember um that we're always looking for people who are that care about students and student wellness but I would say that committee was my favorite. I have a lot of fond memories of a lot of things, but one of the things that went on for several years was the engaging the community and building G finding out what they wanted to do as far as two high schools planning Gallatin High and opening Gallant High um to give kids more opportunities. I I just thought that process was very exciting and I learned a ton and um and we're really proud of that school. So, um, that that's what I really enjoyed the most, I think. >> Yeah, mine's kind of similar. I think I've been through a lot of projects in 21
021years, but um I think the main thing is learning how to engage in the consensus process and in in by including the community on how we want our education to be in our Bosezeman schools and also being on a board and working with a you know real good administration to really focus on students. s um that's been a mission to be I've had pleasure of serving in and uh invite you to do the same thing at some point. Definitely 12 months of Zoom meetings. Okay. Actually, that gave me a great perspective because we weren't able to get into schools at that point in time when I first came on the uh school board. And so our our lunch on lunchons and being lays on different schools getting in seeing students what they're doing. Um and
022seeing the teachers as well. Um and I think like this year as an example uh during our lunchons or our brunchins that we go you know being able to go we go to every classroom afterwards and try to say thank you um to anybody that's in the building. And uh I think that's been just seeing the reaction not only from students and especially in the elementary schools, but uh also the teachers. I think that's been that's fun to see. So >> yeah, my my oh I'm sorry. My my answer is the same as Sandy's. um have had the opportunity to be a part of a lot of exciting things on the on the school board in the last nine years, but um I'm I'm probably the most proud of being a part of the community
023process to figure out what to do about the high school and being a part of planning for the opening of Gallatton High School and being a part of that bond passing and everything that's happened in the last six years um having two high schools. >> All righty. Thank you guys for answering my question. Those were some really great points. Um, Special Olympics recently competed at their state track meet, so that wraps up their whole entire season. And then student council elections um, voting went out last week. Campaign videos were all watched last week during our home room. And um, this morning we announced our all of our class officers and our student body officers. That was a really cool process to see and how voting works. um after running for four years and kind of
024seeing like all like the freshman come in today as future sophomore class president, vice president. So that was just super cool to see and they were just so like happy to be there. So that that was a lot of fun. Um and then looking ahead, we have our spring pep assembly on May 26th. That's Thursday next week. Uh Tuesday next week, excuse me. Um, we'll have our spring sports captain's talk and then we'll also introduce our newly elected officers to the whole school and then that will also serve as our state sendoff for all of our spring sports. So that's track, tennis, and baseball. Um, on May 31st, we're hosting our senior class tailgate in front of Gallatin. Um, we have Daniel's meets um, giving us some burgers and hot dogs to grill up. So
025that's kind of our senior party. So, that will be a lot of fun. We're going to have like spikeball, volleyball, just a whole bunch of fun summertime activities. And then, um, since the last time we saw you, our prom committee hosted another successful prom and our pack hosted a a fun casino royale after prom. So, that was that was fun. After prom was a lot of fun. Um, and then the Raptor Report and the Raptor Radio um, won a number of awards at the state journalism in Missoula a few weeks ago. >> And that's all I have for you guys. >> Any trustees or uh, questions or comments? >> I just say I've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all of you this year. Um, I wish you all the luck and and going forward and
026and um wish you the best. Thank you for doing what you've done. >> I also just wanted to say thank you. Thanks for spending a Monday evening with us um each month and being the liaison for your school and telling us what's going on, but also for the leadership within your own schools and everything you've done over the last couple years to change your schools and add new things and see what could be better. Um, I think each of you took your role really seriously and it's very inspiring and neat to see what you're doing. Um, and please don't be strangers. I'm excited to see what each of you guys do in the future. But thank you again. >> Um, I do have one last quick question. So, uh, what happens with these name plates?
027Like what's the what's that process like? >> Kind of makes me feel makes me feel official. It's a gift for all your extra hours you put in. >> Is it Is it just the plate or is it this as well? Um, we just wanted to say thank you guys. I've been on StuCo. I know me and Ridge have probably been on StuCo the longest all four years. Um, but we've been so like looking forward to come speak at these meetings and update you guys every year. Um, and we appreciate how much student say you guys take in from like being on committees like the well-being one. And I've like talked with people at in BCA meetings and stuff and we see you guys in the school all the time. So, it's just been really fun
028to be able to speak at these. So, thank you guys and thank you for all you do. And we didn't even know that these said our names. >> Well, uh thank you guys for all your engagement during the year and throughout your um what you guys have done in school. Um so, appreciate it and uh your comments and putting up with my unrational questions throughout the year um and thinking on your feet. So, um, yeah, thank you guys very much. Of course, once again, you can stay for the rest of the meeting if you'd like, but we understand that you might have some other things. So, um, and congratulations hopefully on graduating. >> We hope to see you, Krauss. Oh, do you guys do you guys want a picture? >> Yes. All right, one picture.
029Come on up. >> Not so quickly. Sure. >> Yeah. >> Bridge, you're kind of tall. All right. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> Logan, good to see you. Thanks for coming tonight. Glad you I didn't I'm glad you didn't have work. Glad you didn't have >> All right. Next 2.3 recognition and awards. Uh 2.3.1 natural national merit scholarship recipient Mishnet. >> Is he in the hallway? Um, thank you so much. I just wanted to um talk a little bit about Axel Butler, who is our national honor or national merit semi-finalist scholarship recipient. He received a scholarship from the National Merit Organization for $2,500. Um the scholarship he received was focused on service activities and he has just he has a lot of activities but just a couple um that I wanted to highlight. For
030one um he has been involved in Key Club all four years of high school. This year he's the vice president of Key Club and they have a number of different service activities. You're going to hear more about them shortly. So I'll let them tell you about that. Um he also uh has worked as a physics research intern in the spectrum lab up at MSU um doing uh resolution photonics and optical gradings. And I'm sorry that Axel's not here to actually tell you what that means. Um he also is uh the state policy director for the American Youth Association. This is a state level organization um coordinating outreach to students and educators um promoting civic issues and voter registration drive and Axel took a lead in um a voter registration drive that we had at Gallatton
031High in the fall. And um finally, not as much a service activity, but a really cool activity is Axel is also on the wave train kayak team. And um he has competed in across the Northwest and in a variety of competitions and has trained in river safety and first aid. And um I have here in my notes that he nearly went into cold shock competing in a regional event, but paddling class 4, white water. So, um, that's just another interesting fact about Axel. Thanks. >> Thank you, Mich. Um, guess without him here, there's probably not a lot of comments specifically. So, >> I am going to read this. I reached out to Axel's aunt who's actually in the room tonight. And I would like to share what she wrote about him. With the guidance of
032his mother, Lydia, Axel faced great sorrow early in his life. His father would be so incredibly proud if we were if he were here today. Axel was interested in academics early on and announced before the age of 10 that he would like to be a scholar. He has certainly achieved his goal. Axel has a quiet, humble confidence. He is steady and even killed. He is also an accomplished outdoorsman. Anyone would be lucky to be by his side in the mountains or on a river. Alex is patient and kind and curious about the world and the people in it. He is determined about reaching his goals. These traits will serve him well at Dartmouth and beyond. Congratulations, Axel. Your hard work has paid off. I move that the board of trustees adopt the following resolution. Whereas
033across the nation, approximately 1.5 million high school juniors took the preliminary SAT in the in the fall of 2024. And whereas approximately 16,000 semi-finalists have been named named in the 67th annual national merit scholarship program from across the United States. And whereas to compete for a finalist position and a possible scholarship award, the semi-finalists go through an application process that includes an essay and recommendation. And whereas out of 15,000 finalist, one Gallatin High senior Axel Butler has been named a 2500 National Merit Scholarship Corp winner. Therefore, be it resolved that the board of trustees recognize and honor 2026 National Merit Scholarship winner Axel Butler for his outstanding performance in a national field based on accomplishments, skills, and potential success in college. Second >> motion made by Trusty Moran, seconded by Trustee D. Any public comment?
034Seeing none, all those in favor? Motion passes seven to zero. Congratulations. Made you want to stay right there. >> 2.3.2 2026 science Olympia at state competition. >> Uh thank you for the opportunity to speak again about some of our students. Um unfortunately both of our students had conflicts tonight. So, our um uh special our science olympiad advisor gave me a statement to share. Uh Dan Gutsman is the adviser for Special Olympiad and he or Science Olympiad and he said, "Christopher and Michael helped lead our team to our best overall score in Gallatin High. We were only three points out of second place competing against 38 teams from around the state during the state competition at MSU on February 19th. Both Michael and Christopher took on one of the most difficult events, remote sensing, and became
035state champions in that event. They worked all year and will both play major roles in leading the team into next year. Their hard work paid off, and he wanted to thank them for all of their time and dedication. >> Thank you, Gary. I think you're on. >> Yes. Thank you. would um move the following resolution. Whereas, Science Olympiad is one of the premier science competitions in the nation, providing standardsbased challenges to nearly 8,000 teams in all 50 states. And whereas the Montana Science Olympiad took place on February 19th, 2026, and 30 teams from Montana participated. And whereas Gallatin High juniors Michael Dutkowski and Christopher Zacher took first place in remote sensing. Therefore, be it resolved that the board of trustees recognize and honor Michael Dudkowski and Christopher Zacher for their science olympiad awards. >> Second.
036>> Motion made by Trusty Lucine, seconded by Trustee Sandy Wilson. Any public comment? All those in favor? Motion passes seven to zero. Thank you, Erica. >> Right. Next, 2.3.3, uh, Montana Heat Club State Awards. Um, I think we're looking for uh Joe Cusack and uh Tegan Kaufman. >> Welcome. >> All right. Great. >> Then prepared. >> Just the button to the right with the person talking. >> Excellent. I got her in here. All right. All right. As the Gallatin High School Key Club faculty adviser, it's so nice to be with you all tonight to brag about the student leaders I have before me. Gallatton High School currently has 82 members, 82 DU's main members and nearly 144 students who have attended at least three meetings throughout the year. Our leadership team has con conducted 29
037meetings this year. We have working partnerships with Special Olympics, the Bosezeman Cancer Center, Haven, Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Bosezeman Kuanas Club, Give Big Boseman, Dream, and Toys for Tots. Our club has become one of the main opportunities for students to earn community service hours through our weekly efforts. Each week, we empty individual classroom receptacles and students transport those big, large containers to the service bays. We have collected over 300 lb 29 times, resulting in 8,700 lb that have been kept out of the landfill. We have witnessed a strong desire within our student body to serve our school and community and it is due to the efforts of our student leaders. There is no doubt in my mind that a committed group of young people can only work together to improve our community and world. No
038doubt Gallatin County or excuse me, Gallatin High School indeed does this each and every week. I'm so proud and honored to be a part and be around such impactful teenagers. At our statewide district conference attended by over 30 schools, the Gallatin High School Key Club was recognized for the most members attending the district conference with 14. We were recognized for having the highest percentage of new members in our club. We were awarded an early bird award for paying our dues on time. And the highlight of the recognition for the Montana Key Club um this year was we earned the Montana Key Club of the Year. And as a club, our members have served over 870 hours of community service. 870 hours. And that's pretty amazing um what our students have done. I'd just like to
039um read just uh a few statements about each one of the students that are here if that's okay. All right. Helen Raph, one distinguished secretary. What truly distinguishes Helena, excuse me, Helen, is her effort to turn data into community. Despite having to track over 130 individuals, Helen has made a conscious, successful effort to learn the names and faces of nearly every member. Having greeted members by name as they check in, she has fostered an environment of belonging. This personal touch has been a key factor in our retention. Students do not feel like they're just a number on a spreadsheet. They feel seen and valued by our secretary. Thank you, Helen. Ria Lo received the designation for a single service project award and has completed over 40 hours of community service. Ria was instrumental in receiving
040key club members and helping to recruit key club members to participate in the Dream Partnership Buddy Walk that was attended by over 500 community members this past fall, making it one of the largest awareness celebrations in the region. Ria's efforts helped her peers gain hands-on experience in disability advocacy and largecale event management. By successfully partnering with a major nonpr profit, RIA evaluate elevated the profile of Gallatin High School Key Club as a reliable and professional student organization. Ria, thank you very much. June Kuzac, distinguished member and governor's project recognition award. Jun has completed over 50 hours of community service. June's officer service project this year focused on a collaboration with Chief Joseph's uh school nurse to build winter break snacks and necessity backpacks for food and secure students. June also helped to publicize, promote, and
041collect food items and funds that were consolidated and transported to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank for our food bank competition right before Thanksgiving break. Beyond the numbers, the project reinforced our school's grit values, fostering a sense of community duty and healthy competition amongst the student body at Gallatin and Bosezeman High School. Megan Bombgardner. And this is our third Bombguarder to serve as president. I don't know what I'm going to do when she graduates. Megan Bombgardner, distinguished president, distinguished member, and governor's project award winner. This year, Megan has successfully presided over 29 meetings. Megan has successfully organized and begun each meeting with a purposeful recitation of the Key Club pledge, setting a tone of intentionality and respect for our mission's organization. Megan does not just run meetings, she manages them with exe executive precision. She has
042masterfully streamlined our weekly recycling program, a massive logistical undertaking by strategically dividing our 50 meeting attendants into efficient zone teams to service the entire school campus. Because of our efforts, our club consistently diverts over 300 lb of waste in our landfill each and every week. Megan was also instrumental in our food drive where we collected over 3,200 pounds of food for food insecurity in food family, excuse me, food insecurity families in Gallatin Valley. Perhaps Megan's most impressive trait is her unfailing follow through. In a high-pressure high school environment, Megan has not once faltered in her duties. From building presentation slides to ensuring Kowanis representatives are welcomed at our meeting, she remains the first to arrive and the last to leave. Whenever she is in full smiles at the buddy dance for Special Olympics Halloween dance
043or hauling heavy recycling bins alongside her peers, Megan leads by example. As a Gallatin Valley, excuse me, I keep saying Val Valley. As Gallatin High School's key club, it is nice to be here and brag about our student role models. And I am so proud of them and their efforts. I am so blessed to be able to be around such inspiring young kids um and young leaders and they truly truly impact our community. So, thank you very much and thank you for being here. Thank you for all the background and the information on what the the you guys have done. So, and really appreciate your enthusiasm you can you have for this group. That's awesome. Thank you. Um any comments for from trustees? >> Yeah, I would just comment thanks Mr. Thank you, Zach, for
044everything that you do. Um, including with this club. And, um, one thing I know is there's no more bomb gardeners coming through your club. You're this your last one. I think you do have one more year with her. Uh, but congratulations to all of you and thank you for being positive piece of your school community and and for your energy and for your engagement. Um, it's it's acknowledged and recognized and and thank thank you for everything. >> Any other comments? Sarah, >> what have you guys enjoyed the most about participating in Key Club to sit down and >> we'll start off with our president. >> Um, I think I've enjoyed most just seeing the enthusiasm in our school and just everyone getting involved. >> I've most enjoyed the ability to connect with other key clubs
045across the state at our district convention and seeing the work that these youth are doing across the state. just speaking. >> Um yeah, I would say that I have most enjoyed just being able to connect with people around the community and see how much our little service projects can impact um a whole community. >> I've learned the impact of I guess small acts of service and how they can go a long way and it's incredibly important especially in a very community-minded school like Gen High School and Key Club has been an important part of my journey in discovering this. Thank you. It is recommended that the board of trustees adopt the following resolution. Key Club International is a high school organization sponsored by Kuanas International. The Boseman High School Key Club and the Gallatin High
046School Key Club are recognized clubs at their respective schools. And whereas the 78th annual Montana District Convention 2026 was held March 29th through 31st in Billings, Montana. And whereas the Gallatin High School Key Club was recognized as the state club of the year and also received the major emphasis award and single service award. And whereas the following students earned recognition. Megan Bumgard Bumgardner Distinguished President Award. Helen Raph Distinguished Secretary Award. Megan Bumgardner and June Cusk Governor's Project Award. Megan Bumgardner, Jun Cusk, Ray Low were recognized as distinguished members having completed over 50 hours of community service. And Boseman High School Jillian Stevens who won the ortorial contest. Therefore, be it resolved that the board of trustees recognize and honor these students for their accomplishments. >> Second. >> Motion made by trustee San or Sarah Wilson,
047seconded by trustee Neil. Any public comment? All those in favor? Motion passes seven to zero. >> Um and then Jillian, do you want to answer? We didn't invite you up here, but you I'm glad that you came up and um Yeah. Do you want Did you want to answer uh Trusty Wilson's question? >> Yeah, sure. >> Yeah. I would say my favorite part of being in Click Key Club is just being in the community every week and um giving just like small acts of service to the community. >> All right. Well, thank you All right. Motion passes. Congratulations. >> And if we get if we can have you come up, we'll take a quick picture and get to the next one. Thank you. 2.3.4 Journalism Education Associ Association Awards Abigail Olsen. Welcome. >> That will
048work. You guys can also just stay at those seats if you want to. >> The button on the right >> and the button. Yeah, button on the right. If you want to if you get if you want to answer a question, the button on the right on those ones as well. They'll all work. Welcome. >> Hi, I'm Abigail Olsen. This is Raptor Report and Raptor Radio, our journalism club at Gallatin High School. Um, I apologize if I get emotional. I'm very proud of these kids and I'm 14 weeks pregnant so my hormones are like here. Um, but I want to start by introducing who I have with me here today. Um, over on the very far right we have Alina Gang. She's one of our copy editors, also president of our HOSA club, very notable
049student in our school. Next to her is Maya Maganito, our uh, co-editor-inchief for next year. Ezra Graham is on my left. He's our current editor-inchief and Montana State Journalist of the Year. and Isla But one of our amazing do uh journalists and president of the film club and founder of film club at JHS. Our program is only four years old and we really held our own this year at state. Um I was really intrigued to learn that a lot of other schools have multiple classes um in journalism and we only have our club but the students are so passionate about what they do that we were able to really produce a lot of really amazing work this year. I hope that you got a chance to read some of our newspaper this year that we
050were able to publish multiple times. Um, the students really blew me away as an English teacher. Seeing their writing really gave me a lot of hope for the students that are coming up um that they steam um drove all of this and we are expanding digitally as well. We got a pace setter for our podcast. We are expanding lots of different ways. Um, and these kids, I think, are so inspirational in the issues that they care about. Sometimes we have some really funny pieces of their fun, but the issues that they bring that they want to write about matter so much to our community, to our um, country, and I think they're inspirational leaders within our school. Um, I wanted to echo Mr. Kusak's thoughts that I feel so blessed to be able to be
051with them and be able to be inspired by them, um, and the things that they bring to our club each day. Um, so that is our club. I hope that you're able to ask them about their own interests within the club because they each have wonderful things that they do within the club. >> Yeah. >> Um first, thanks for having us. I just want to add um kind of the the amount of awards that we got this year at the University of Montana um journalism day. Um many of those people that were awarded for their work are here today. So Maya Magneto on my right got third place in photo illustration. Isa got um second place in video news general assignment and first place in video PSA. Bridger Warner got second place in sports events
052writing. Aubrey Lewis got second place in newswriting. And um as Miss Olsson mentioned, we had some overall awards as well. Second place in newspaper design, second place in newspaper pace setter, and then first place in audio for and and we were competing against other AA students in high schools. Well, congratulations and thank you. Thank you for your support of the students. Appreciate it. Um, any comments from trustees? >> All right. Then Sandy, you have some questions maybe and some comments in the reading. >> Well, I'd like to ask the question that you want us to hear, but I also um it's a very exciting field. My father was a journalist in the south during the civil rights movement and has a lot of had a lot of stories um to tell about that time and
053journalism and was passionate about what he did. So thank you for that question and maybe you could what was it again the passion that they had for what they >> what they're most interested in writing about. >> Okay, if you wouldn't mind sharing that with us. Is it this button? Hello. Hello. >> Um I think to me what really matters is that students get shown for their work and that students are appreciated both by their peers and by their community. Um kind of um circling to what Miss Schneay said about Axel Butler and his work in the AYA. My one of my first articles I wrote this year was his participation in promoting democracy and getting student voters to sign up. Um I think it's integral for the community to know that and it's his
054actions that don't go unnoticed. It's noticed by student journalists and it's noticed by the community too. >> Thank you. >> Um I think my favorite part is being able to represent like voices that are normally not heard. um sort of letting the community know about little stories that they might not have known if we didn't publish them. And I think just letting like informing the community about those voices and those events is really the best part. >> Um I've been fortunate enough to um be in this room a lot over the past year and also um work with the Chronicles. So through that experience, I think that I've really gained a love for education journalism and keeping the community up to date with um how maybe some of the mundane bullet points that um we
055hear about in um like from board meetings or anything like that actually have like really profound impacts and it's not u mundane in application. So that's been a favorite for me. I think long term I I'm going going going to go into international reporting as a journalist. Um and I hope to cover uh global affairs and geopolitics in Asia. >> Um I think going off of what everyone said so far um just being able to share our voices as um younger the younger generation and being able to share stories that we want to like have people know about. Um, I think Ezra's done a really good job of bringing that education and stuff that he's learned um to our club and like I know all of us have like a base level of writing, but
056I think being able to have like the editors and everyone come together and have it be stuff that we're passionate about and then just bringing the side of like learning how to correctly write and like share stories like with the um journalism ethics and I think that's really great. So, Well, thank you. Um, it's an exciting time to be in this um, in journalism and um, we need people who are passionate and ethical and um, all of that and I am very excited to meet some of you who are probably going to go forward with something in that area. So, I thank you for that. Um, it is my honor to recommend that the board of trustees adopt the following resolution. Whereas the Journalism Education Association supports free and responsible scholastic journalism by providing resources
057and educational opportunities, by promoting professionalism, by encouraging and rewarding student excellence and teacher achievement, and by fostering an atmosphere that encompasses diversity yet builds unity. And whereas the JA provides student awards that recognize excellence in journalism across the nation. And whereas the Galton High School journalism club earned first place for the pace setter award for best podcast audio. Club members include Claire Adlington Adlington, designer. Isaute, writer. Paisley Daly, advertising director. Matilda Dola, writer, Miles De Haven, writer. Maya Ellis, writer. Ezra Graham, editor-inchief. London Highland, writer. Elena Yang, copy editor. Jude Kennedy, writer. Aubrey Lewis, copy editor. Maya Maganito, uh, digital editor. Elsa Nave, writer. Isaac Pitman, writer. Cole Swallow, writer. Bridger Warner, writer. Aubrey Wner, I hope that's correct, um, writer. And Zoe Wolf, advertising director. And whereas Galton High School student Ezra Graham earned
058first place recognition for news photography, opinion, and audio. And whereas Ezra Graham was named the Montana Journalism Student of the Year. Therefore, be it resolved that the board of trustees recognize and honor the Gallatton High School Journalism Club and Ezra Graham for these prestigious recommendations. >> Second. Motion made by trustee Sandy Wilson, second by trustee Lucine. Any public comment? All those in favor. Motion passes seven to zero. If you guys can come up, um Ezra will take the mundane meeting as a compliment because that means we're not selling a lot of advertising. So yeah, come on up. We'll get a picture and then move to the next group. Thank you. I'm very glad that >> Thank you. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Next item 2.3.5 2026 Montana State Technology Student Association Conference Award recognition Mr. Bradberry and
059let's see who else Carl >> and Carl. You guys both here? >> Yep. All your students are up here. >> We have most of them. I know. >> Okay. The ones that are here. >> Yeah. Well, I had I had one conflict with one of mine. >> Okay. No problem. >> Missing one as well. >> Okay. >> Yeah. This is technology student association. We go every year. It's a competition. It's a national organization, one of our career and technical student organizations. >> Um we have competitions in engineering and problem solving based activities. Uh they have activities that are both on-site and things that they prepare and then bring ahead of time. Uh it's a it's a small group, but it's a pretty powerful group. They're they're they spend a lot of time learning how to
060solve problems, track them down. They're given weird problems sometimes, like here's a bag of Legos. One person has to build a little bag of Legos and then write the directions and then communicate that, figure out how to make that so that they can communicate that so someone else can build it exactly the same. Um all sorts of kind of they seem kind of strange, but they're really good communication, problem solving type activities. Uh so yeah, so this is our group for this year. All right. Well, thank you. Um thanks for all your support of the students and the stuff that you guys do on the side to help them out and put them in this these positions and um the clubs that you support as well as everything that you do in the school district
061as well. So thank you very much. Um are there any comments from trustees? >> Yeah, thanks Mr. Bradberry, Mr. Pachel, really appreciate you guys and and what you do for these kids. Um, just on a on a personal note real quick, I Mr. Pachel for sure, Mr. Bradberry, you had a hand in this. My son Connor that had had both you guys in in high school uh just graduated with MSU with a mechanical engineering degree two Fridays ago and he's on his way to getting a pretty good job right now. So, um