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else?

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in the ring.

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All right.
You want to sit here? Yeah.

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She wants to stay here.

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» We ask everybody to please find a seat.
We are going to be starting in 10

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seconds.
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we get started, we got to say two
things. Go Knicks. [cheering]

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That's it. [applause]

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Okay. At this particular time, welcome
to the June 10th meeting, Board of

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Education meeting. It's going to be a
great meeting tonight. I guarantee you

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honors. We got the retirees. We have
everything that's going on. I mean, this

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is just a spectacular meeting, but we
also want to try to get to the Knicks uh

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game at 8:30, but it's not going to
happen except for the honors and the

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retirees. They'll be out first.
>> We'll have a watch party. Um we're going

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to stand up for the pledge of
allegiance. I'm going to ask school two

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and purses from school 8 for the leading
the pledge.

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» You can

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flag the United States of America and to
the republic for which it stands. One

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nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. Our

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national anthem is going to be sung by
Emma Lopez, members

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choir, and the all state mysma
vocalist for a 2526 school year. And

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after that, we'll have a moment of
silence. Emma

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» say

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dawn early light
what so proudly [screaming]

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we held
at the twilight

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last gleaming
who's but stripes and bright stars

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through the perilous
fight

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or The ramparts we watch were so
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streaming.
And the red

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bombs burst in
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through the night
that a flag was still there.

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For say does that star spangled
the may

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for the

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and the

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[applause]

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please remain standing. [applause] We
need a moment of silence for our active

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military. Our active military right now
serving abroad. Our Nassau County Police

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Department, our Oceanside Fire
Department, our all our first responders

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and our doctors and our nurses that keep
us safe. A minute.

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» Okay, please sit down. Thank you.
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What?
I shut this off.

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» So, we shifted gear for a few moments.
We'd like to make a presentation to

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Brian Lusco. He's a student rep um to
the board of education. So, in case you

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don't know, last year uh was our first
one that we had Dennis Yoshabaya. This

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year we had Brian. Brian's the uh
student representative, but he's more

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than that. He was asked to do a job to
come up here and he represents all the

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students in Oceanside that has roughly
little less than 6,000 students. And he

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represents them on our board and he does
a great job. He advises us. He lets us

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know what's going on. and most and most
of the time he's right because we're not

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in school. Um,
on this plaque it says, "In recognition

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of your dedicated service, leadership,
and commitment to representing the

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student voice, your insight and
contributions have been a valuable part

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of the board's work and having
strengthened the connection between

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students and district leaderships with
zero appreciation from the OSHA board of

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education central administration. every
student that's in our district, every

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administrator, every principal, every
chairperson, every person that needs a

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voice, Brian is here for them besides
the board of education. So, at this

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time, I'd like to ask Brian to come up.
He's going to take a picture. I don't

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want his mother and father up here also
[applause] and and take a picture. Come

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on. [applause]
Take a picture.

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Excellent. [applause]

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» Thank you. [applause]

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» Thank you. Thank you.
I'll I'll read it, but you can give it

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to her.
>> So, last week, uh, we had an amazing

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honors and scholarship award ceremony at
our high school where we honored so many

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of our graduating seniors and they were
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in scholarship. So proud of all of them.
There's one recognition that we hold

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special for this particular meeting
because it is a scholarship that is

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given uh independently by the board of
education through an organization called

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scope. Scope is a NASA suffic
organization actually it it expands

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beyond that that primarily focuses on
professional development for learning

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organizations such as school districts
and boards of education and the board

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has to make a conscious decision to be a
member in scope and this board uh

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because of their due diligence um have
been members of scope for the past

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number of years. One of the things Scope
gives back in recognition of our

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membership and in honor of the board of
education is a very special $500

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scholarship. And I would like to ask um
the following individual to join me and

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Mrs. Diamzia at the podium. Miss Lauren
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So let me tell you just a little bit
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Lauren is an exceptional student athlete
and leader who exemplifies dedication,

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perseverance, and integrity in
everything she does. Whether in the

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classroom, on the field, or in the
community, Lauren consistently

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demonstrates maturity beyond her years.
Her compassionate nature shines through

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in all she does, and her teachers
consistently praise her character,

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determination, and positive attitude.
Lauren's academic achievements extend

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well beyond the classroom. She's a
member of the National Honor Society,

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English Honor Society, and World
Language Honor Society, where she has

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earned also the seal of biiteracy in
Spanish. Lauren's leadership extends

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into many areas of school life. She
serves as president of DECA where she is

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a top 10 finisher in competition.
Also, as an athlete, Lauren is equally

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impressive. She's a varsity co- captain
and thrower for the track and field

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team, which I find hard to believe when
you you look at her, but she does this

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during both the winter and spring
seasons. She also serves as captain of

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her club soccer team, a sport she's
played since the age of four. In

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addition to her academic and
extracurricular commitments, Lauren has

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maintained steady employment through her
high school career, demonstrating

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exceptional time management,
responsibility, work ethic, and

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financial literacy. Lauren will be
attending the University of Delaware in

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his prestigious nursing program and
honors college. I have no doubt that her

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strong work ethic, leadership skills,
intellectual curiosity, and compassion

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for others will lead her to great
success in college and beyond. Lauren is

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truly deserving of this board
recognition and scope award and serves

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as an outstanding role model for her
peers. Let us all congratulate Lauren

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Dow. [applause]

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» [applause]

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» Come on. Come on. Come this way. Come a
little more.

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» As you know, throughout the year, we
recognize students and faculty members

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for a whole host of achievements. But
tonight, we have a special opportunity

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to recognize two of our own board of
education members. We have the distinct

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honor of a guest with us this evening,
Mr. Bob Veio, who is the executive

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director of the Nassau SuffK School
Boards Association. I call him to the

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podium to recognize two of our most
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[applause]

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Good evening, everybody. After listening
to Lauren's resume, I feel like a total

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slacker. I got to tell you, I'm going to
go home and just do some extra stuff

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just because. Um, first off, Dr.
Harrington, thank you very much. Mr.

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President, the rest of the board, thank
you. School community, thank you very

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much. I get the distinct honor and
pleasure of representing boards of

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education from across Long Island,
advocating for public education both in

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Albany and DC. And I got to tell you,
the Oceanside team holds a special place

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in my heart because they're among the
best of the best that I deal with across

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this region and across this state. So, I
want to give the entire governance team

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a big round of applause because you guys
really have a special team here. Really

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do. And a special shout out to Mr. Steve
Kaplan. He's a member of our executive

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committee. So, he's one of my bosses.
He's one of the funniest guys I've ever

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run into. And he does amazing things
with Star Wars and everything else. So,

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thank you for the additional service to
our organization that you put in there,

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Stu. Thank you.
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Tonight, uh, we get to recognize two of
your board members with the Nassau SuffK

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School Board Association Dedicated
Schoolboard Service Award. People who

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get this award have served on a board of
education for over 24 years. That's a

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long time to be doing what they have
done so well. And it's a true testament

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to commitment, service above self, and
these two gentlemen certainly embody

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that. Um, and when we got their
applications to be recognized for this,

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you know, reading everything that
they've done over this period of time, I

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mean, you guys have seen transformative
changes in public education. You've seen

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the highs, the lows, and you've had a
steady hand in leadership, and it's a

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proven fact that you have steady
governance teams. Strong governance

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teams lead to strong schools. So these
two gentlemen certainly exemplify that.

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So I want to congratulate and welcome up
uh Mr. Donald Mlesca. And in his uh

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application, we heard that he's been on
the board for 24 years in counting. And

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as a board of education trustee, he's
known for genuine enthusiasm for the

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students. And apparently you could be
often found at concerts, theater

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productions, and other school events. So
people want to know if you ever go home

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at times, they bounce. So give him a big
round of applause for his committed

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service. [applause]

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Well done.
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» Yeah, stay here so we can bring up your
colleague with you. And and let me tell

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you that Oceanside had the most uh
dedicated schoolboard service awards

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this year. So you took first place in
the longest uh serving board members uh

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this past year. So Robert Transom over
two decades of service exemplified what

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it means to be a public servant. In
addition to serving here for over 24

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years, he's involved in many other local
community organizations, including being

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president of Oceanside Community
Service, where there you run a food

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pantry for families in need. And well
done on that service above self as well,

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sir. So once again, congratulations to
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» Yep. Oh, you guys get one of those. One
of those.

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» Thank you.
>> Oh, in addition, they get the limited

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edition Nassau SuffK School Board
Association challenge coins.

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[applause]

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» Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you
very much. [applause]

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Thank you very very much.

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So we got the

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at this time at this particular time.
Brian, would you like to bring up your

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uh staff first from the high school and
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» You're up, Brian.
>> Oh, thank you. I would like to invite up

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Mack Oell and Jeremiah McDall.

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As the school year draws to a close,
students and teachers are working

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diligently to prepare for regions and
final exams. Our classrooms are becoming

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focused learning environments where
teachers provide support and review

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sessions to ensure stu students are
fully prepared. This period reflects the

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commitment to our entire school
community to academic excellence and

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student success. A varsity sports award
night on June 2nd honored student

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athletes across all varsity programs for
their exceptional performances and

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dedication. Distinguished ath athletes
received recognition for outstanding

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athletic achievements, leadership and
sportsmanship.

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The evening showcased the excellence and
strong values of our student athletes.

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Students took home scholarships and
awards at our honor night presented by

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distinguished guest speakers. Parents
packed the auditorium to show their

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support and celebrate their children's
academic success. This evening

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recognized the hard work and
achievements for our entire community.

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Our arts awards night highlighted the
talent and students in music, visual

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arts, theater, and dance. Performers and
artists shared their work and dedication

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throughout the evening. This event
demonstrated how vital the arts are to

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our school. Our seniors will gather
tomorrow for our barbecue and slideshow

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celebrating their final time as a class.
They will receive yearbooks and watch a

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slideshow featuring memorable moments
from the high school years. It's a

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chance to reflect on friendships before
they graduate.

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Tomorrow evening, our senior class host
a motherdaughter dinner for an evening

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of connection and celebration. Mothers
and daughters will spend time together

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strengthening their bonds during this
important time in our senior's lives.

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The dinner honors the women who have
supported our seniors throughout high

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school.
Tuesday, June 16th, marks the final day

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of classes, bringing another successful
school year to a close. We'll take time

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to recognize the growth and
accomplishments of our students. It is a

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moment to look back on what we've
achieved and look ahead to what's

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coming. Graduation takes place Friday,
June 26th, as our senior class receives

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their diplomas. Our graduates will step
into their next chapter of pride in

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their accomplishments. The school
community will gather to celebrate these

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young adults and their futures.
Prom and dawn delirium happen Monday,

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June 29th, giving students exciting ways
to mark the end of the year. Both events

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promise fun, music, and lasting memories
as our school comes together one final

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time. Our students will celebrate the
end of this chapter and the beginning of

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new adventures.

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[applause]

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Thank you. Now, I just have a quick word
for the board of education. Good

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evening, everyone. Board members,
administrators, teachers, family, and my

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fellow students. This is my last meeting
as your student rep, which is honestly

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hard to believe. A year ago, I showed up
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what a student rep even did. I just knew
there'd be a lot of long agendas ahead

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of me. But looking back, this year gave
me so much more than I expected. sitting

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at this table tell me what real
leadership actually looks like. It's not

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about being the loudest voice in the
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patient, and showing up. I've learned a
lot just watching, just from watching

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how this board carries itself and makes
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in mind. I also gained a kind of insight
most students never get. I saw firsthand

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how much thought and care goes into
running our schools, all the work

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happening behind the scenes that most
people never see. One of the proudest

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moments of my year was getting to help
present the budget. Standing up here and

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being trusted with something that
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board takes the responsibility [music]
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The lessons I've learned in this room
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of my life. How to speak up, how to
listen, how to think about more than

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just myself and make my decision. Those
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high school. This experience has even
shaped my future. Coming into this year,

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I wasn't sure what I wanted to pursue
after high school. But having the

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privilege to experience all this has
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field and I'll and I'll be pursuing that
as Sunni Courtland. This district has

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given me opportunities, friendships, and
the honor of growing up in this in this

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town that I genuinely cannot put into
words. This board takes care of every

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single student in this district like
their its own kids, and I felt that

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firsthand. I'm so grateful I got to be a
part of it. Thank you to the entire

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board for trusting me with this role. To
the administrators and teachers for your

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guidance, and to everyone who made this
year one I'll never forget. Serving as

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your student representative has been one
of the greatest honors of my time as a

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student. Thank you. [applause]

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[applause]
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that. But I'd also like to thank the
board of education for everything you

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guys do for students, staff, and our
district in our in our community. Uh it

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has been a privilege to attend and speak
all these meetings as the go vice

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president. And for me next year, I will
be attending Yukon in the fall. And now

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I would like to do introduce the next go
representatives for High School. So if

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you'd like to stand, President James
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Vice President Jeremiah McDow,
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Secretary Angelina Voir,
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and finally, Treasurer Jack Chason.
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» Thank you so much. And I'll now like to
invite up the Oceanside Middle School.

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Good evening, members of the board of
education, superintendent,

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administrators, and guests. We are proud
to represent Oceanside Middle School's

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principal council. This year marked the
first year of our principal council, a

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group created to give students
additional leadership opportunities and

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a stronger voice in our school
community. Throughout the year, we were

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work we worked closely with our
principal and staff members to share

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ideas, provide feedback, and help lead
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One of our biggest projects this year
was supporting the Makea-Wish

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Foundation. Our fundraising efforts
began in September with a special

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assembly hosted by representatives from
the Makea-Wish Foundation. During the

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assembly, we learned about the important
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the Makea-Wish helps children and
families who are facing serious

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illnesses.

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The assembly inspired us to think about
how we can make a difference. As a

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council, we helped promote fundraising
events, encouraging participation, and

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shared information with our classmates
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could have.
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largest fundraiser was the MS Polar Bear
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support of our students, staff, and
families, we sold hundreds of

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sweatshirts, helping us move closer to
our goal of raising $10,000 for the

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Makea-Wish Foundation. Throughout the
year, we also organized and promoted

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several other fundraising events,
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tournament, our St. Patrick's Day green
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These events not only raised money but
also brought our community together for

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a great cause.

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Tomorrow we will be holding our
culminating event the color run. Nearly

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150 students and staff members have
registrated to participate in this

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halfmile run with all proceeds
benefiting the Makea-Wish Foundation. We

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are so excited to celebrate all of the
hard work that has gone into this year's

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fundraising events.
Being a part of principal's council has

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taught us the importance of leadership,
teamwork, and using our voices to create

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a positive change. It has shown us that
even as middle school students, we can

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make a meaningful impact in each other's
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We are especially excited on that on the
last day of school, representatives from

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the Makea-Wish Foundation will return to
LMS to share stories of recent wishes

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they have granted and the impact those
wishes had on children and families.

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Most importantly, we will have the
opportunity to present them with a check

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that we believe will exceed $10,000 to
support their incredible work.

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As we look ahead to next year, we are
already exploring new organizations and

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causes that we could support as a school
community. We look forward to continuing

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this work and finding new ways to raise
awareness, inspire others, and make a

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difference. Thank you for giving us this
opportunity to share our experiences

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with you this evening.
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I'd now like to invite up uh the school
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» Good evening. My name is Ella Basil and
I'm the president of School 2 student

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council. Joining me tonight are Lizzie
Deg Grom, our vice president, Tommy

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Warner, our treasurer, and Grace Power,
our secretary. Thank you for giving us

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the opportunity to share some of the
highlights from school, too. So many

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wonderful things happened at school 2
this year that we could talk for hours,

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but tonight we would just like to share
a few of our favorites. Some of our

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long-standing traditions and service
projects included for the past eight

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years, we have supported Katie Gives
back. Katie is an Oceanside student who

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gives back to children receiving
treatment at Stonybrook and Sloanketing

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hospitals. We proudly continue to
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which honors military members and first
responders who have made tremendous

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sacrifices for our country. Student
council ran our snack shack throughout

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the year and raised over $300 for
school, too. In partnership with the

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Oceanside Community Service, we help
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Supporting our local families remains a
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Construction is still an exciting event.
Students donated over 2,000 cans for St.

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Anony's food pantry and use them to
build a model of our school before

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donating them. K. Kids ran their annual
lemonade for lime stand and raised money

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for children battling pediatric Lyme
disease through a lemonade stand

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fundraiser. This year's theme for PARP
2026 was follow Florence into a world of

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books. Students traveled virtually
around the world through books and and

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videos featuring Florence the Fox,
inspiring us to read and learn about

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different countries and cultures. Our
sixth grade students had the incredible

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opportunity to listen to Edith Gross, a
Holocaust survivor, share her

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experiences during the Holocaust and
remind us all about the importance of

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kindness, respect, and standing up for
others. We are also grateful that she

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took the time out of her day to tell us
about her life back then. We know it

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wasn't easy for her. She actually hugged
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student, which is something we will
remember for the rest of our lives.

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» Florence the Fox, our school mascot. Oh,
sorry. We would also introduce many new

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exciting events this year. Florence the
Fox, our school mascot, was introduced

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to us at the end of last year. She
attended all of our special events and

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brought excitement and school spirit
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so lucky and excited when we were able
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Students in fourth, fifth, and sixth
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council worked with the head of food
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around that survey. I think the favorite
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School number two hosted its first ever
glow run. The gym was transformed with

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glow sticks, neon decorations, and lots
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We also participated in creating
neurodyiversity butterflies. Every

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student decorated a butterfly that was
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reminding us that our differences make
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Mental health awareness month was a huge
success. Each week in May, students

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shared mental health tips during the
morning announcements, and classes

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watched videos of our counselor and
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Stoulles, reading mental health books.
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cards with positive coping strategies
and helped create a mindful meadow, a

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quiet space where students could and
staff could take a moment to relax,

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reflect, and reset. Every single student
also took part in a mental health

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toolkit event where they rotated through
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breathing, sensory activities, and
positive affirmations. By the end of

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each event, each student left with a
toolkit full of resources to support

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their mental health both in and out of
school. These are just a few of the many

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exciting things that happened at school
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BEFORE WE FINISH, we would like to
recognize a very special group of

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people. On behalf of every student at
school number two, we would like to rec

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congratulate all the retirees in our
district and thank them for the impact

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they have made on Oceanside students
throughout their careers. At school

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number two, we are especially sad
because we are saying goodbye to seven

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amazing teachers, including our own
sixth grade teachers, Miss Gales, Miss

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Farad, and Miss Sunberg. They made our
final year at school number two

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unforgettable. They taught us so much,
supported us every day, and helped us

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grow into the students we are today. We
wish all of our retirees a happy,

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healthy, and relaxing retirement. Thank
you for making a difference at in the

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lives of so many students. Thank you
again for giving us the opportunity to

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share school number two's highlights.
Who knows, maybe you'll see us next year

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representing Student Council next year.
Thank you. [applause]

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All right, hold on guys. Are they done?
Mrs. Gails,

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» the tunnels,
>> the the I know you can warm them up cuz

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I always do this, but tunnels for
towers. Can you talk a little bit more

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because I know you guys are so young and
you know that happened during 911, those

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fire represent the firefighters that ran
up the uh World Trade Center. Uh

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what' you guys get out of that? I mean,
because you guys weren't even born back

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then. Does the president want to speak
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» No.
>> Um, no.

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» Go ahead.
>> The Tunnels to Towers Foundation was

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like a fundraiser that we did and we
asked every student in school number two

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to donate about a dollar and so they can
build like the hotel. Wait, what's it

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called? Very nice.
>> And how much did you And how much money

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did you guys collect?
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» around
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» Perfect. Excellent. Thank you guys so
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» OKAY.

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» And one other thing, not from them, but
uh James, you're going to be the new guy

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next year. You know, this is a hard
shooter fit there. I mean, he's our guy

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up here. So, when you get up here, you
just can't like the bar is raised. So,

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you got to come in with an AA plus.
>> You got it.

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» You got it. Thanks, James. All right. At
this particular time, we're going to

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start the honor honor ceremony. These
are the people that will be able to get

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home and watch the Knicks and not the
people that will be staying back saying,

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"I wish my kid got an honor."
Welcome parents, [music] students,

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staff, and members of the community to
the honors ceremony portion of the board

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of education meeting. Honores, please
come to the stage when your name is

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announced. Teachers and coaches, please
join your students on the stage for a

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photo. When the ceremony is concluded,
we invite everyone to stop by the

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cafeteria for refreshments from our food
service department. Dr. Kley, we're in

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good shape with that. Okay, good. Our
first speaker is Mrs. Diane Bravito,

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Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum,
Instruction, and Technology. Diane,

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[applause]
>> thank you. Mr. Drosio,

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I am incredibly proud to congratulate
Samantha Herman of Oceanside Middle

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School who has been recognized as an
outstanding untenured middle, junior, or

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high school social studies teacher by
the Long Island Council for the Social

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Studies. She was nominated by Joseph
Luttori of MS. Please join us, Miss

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Herman.
[applause]

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[applause]

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» Congratulations.
I'm going to give you

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» [applause]

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» Lisa Jerice, who teaches at school
number two, has been named

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You can give her a round of applause NOW
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[applause]
has been named a NASTAR a NASA

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Association of School Technologist award
recipient. NASTAR are recognized by

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their colleagues for their innovation,
their ability to seamlessly integrate

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technology and for their exemplary
technology leadership. Mr. Grace will be

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honored at the 8th annual Nastic Nastar
Celebration Lunchon this week.

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Congratulations.
[applause and cheering]

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» Thank you.
>> The George Farber Award. Congratulations

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to Nicholas Dabono of Oceanside High
School who received the 2026 George

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Farber outstanding student award at
Nassau Aboseis. Nicholas was selected

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from among all nominated students for
his talent, character, passion, and good

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citizenship. Qualities that reflect the
legacy of former board President George

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Farber for whom the award was named.
[applause]

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00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:37,359
Okay,
>> multiple Eagle Scouts.

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00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:42,800
» Yeah, not yet. We have one more before
Eagle Scouts. Town of Hemstead recycling

431
00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:49,522
poster contest. Congratulations to Aiden
Rosie of of school number five who

432
00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:49,522
received [applause]

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00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:57,040
so cute.
[applause]

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00:39:54,880 --> 00:40:02,320
Aiden received an honorable mention in
the town of Hemstead Reworld Recycling

435
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:07,119
Poster Contest. After learning about
sustainability, ocean pollution, and our

436
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:12,320
responsibility as citizens to protect
the environment, Aiden was inspired to

437
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:18,342
use his talents to focus on recycling.
Aiden's project extra teacher is Kristen

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00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,342
Sta. Let's see if he [applause]

439
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:24,440
congratulations.
Now you have

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00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:31,359
» you got it.
>> Congratulations to the following

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00:40:29,359 --> 00:40:36,400
students who have earned the highest
rank in their respective scouting

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00:40:33,359 --> 00:40:41,520
organizations. Gold for Girl Scouts and
Eagle for Boy Scouts. Each student

443
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:47,760
completed a significant community
service project.

444
00:40:44,240 --> 00:40:53,359
for her Girl Scouts Gold Project. Lauren
Young created and conducted workshops on

445
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:58,480
patriotism for children in grades K
through eight. She partnered with the

446
00:40:55,520 --> 00:41:04,240
VFW on a presentation called Patriotic
Pals with activities and crafts teaching

447
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:09,359
patriotic songs, holidays, symbols, and
branches of the military. Oceanside

448
00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:13,308
Library has adopted it as a resource in
their children's section.

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00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:15,328
Congratulations, LAUREN.
>> [applause]

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00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:26,240
» DYLAN CAMPBELL created a library of
plant cutings for the newly built

451
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:31,359
Oceanside Library, building a glass
shelving unit with magnetic jars so

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00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:36,888
community members could share and take
plant cutings.

453
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:38,908
We're gonna Is he up?
[applause]

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00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:46,319
There's quite a few, so I'll just go all
the way. Okay. Douglas Weidman designed

455
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:51,599
and led the installation of a memorial
at Fireman's Field in Baldwin, honoring

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00:41:49,359 --> 00:41:57,849
two firefighters who lost their lives in
the line of duty, including trees, a

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00:41:54,319 --> 00:41:59,869
bench, and commemorative plaques.
[applause]

458
00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:09,359
Kaden Brown created sensory kits for
local first responders containing items

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00:42:07,119 --> 00:42:16,244
to assist children and adults with
special needs such as autism and ADHD.

460
00:42:14,224 --> 00:42:16,244
[applause]

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00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:27,979
Tyler Marshiel built an out built an
outdoor stations of the cross display at

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00:42:24,079 --> 00:42:29,999
St. Christopher's Parish in Baldwin.
>> [applause]

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00:42:31,359 --> 00:42:39,680
» Max Greenberg led a team of scouts in
building and assembling new bookcases

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00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:43,754
for the St. Anony's Senior Cent's
Library.

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00:42:41,734 --> 00:42:43,754
[applause]

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00:42:45,599 --> 00:42:53,920
Carly Collins organi Oh, I apologize.
Charlie Collins organized his scouting

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00:42:51,599 --> 00:42:59,419
peers in a project to construct garden
beds for the preschool of St. Anony's

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00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:01,439
Roman Catholic Church.
[applause]

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00:43:02,319 --> 00:43:10,554
And finally, Christian Carbonero built a
granite altar for his church as well.

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00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:12,574
CONGRATULATIONS.
[applause]

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00:43:16,449 --> 00:43:18,469
[applause]

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00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:30,915
» YEP. We are complete.
[applause]

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00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:43,360
And now it is my pleasure to introduce
Sha Shy, our director of security.

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00:43:41,340 --> 00:43:43,360
[applause]

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00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:04,975
This award is going to Matt Fontaine.
[applause]

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00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:13,040
While working at school 5, Matt
encountered Mrs. Bernardet Beansky, the

477
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:17,680
school nurse, assessing and then
attempting to give abdominal thrust to a

478
00:44:14,720 --> 00:44:22,400
fellow employee, Miss Dolly Bat. At this
time, Miss Bat was struggling to breathe

479
00:44:19,839 --> 00:44:25,599
and it was determined she was choking.
Remaining calm under pressure, Matt

480
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:30,000
immediately sprang into action,
performed abdominal thrusts,

481
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:35,280
successfully dislodged the object and
helping save her life. Matt Fontaine is

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00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:39,520
a lifelong resident of Oceanside. He's
dedicated 20 years to the New York City

483
00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:43,119
Police Department before retiring. He
continues his commitment to the

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00:44:41,359 --> 00:44:47,119
community by working in the Oceanside
School District for the past four years.

485
00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:52,000
Matt is also raising three children in
this community. Matt's dedication to

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00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:55,839
helping others remains unwavering. His
quick thinking, training, and composure

487
00:44:53,839 --> 00:45:00,000
in a critical moment made all the
difference. Matt's actions exemplify the

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00:44:58,319 --> 00:45:04,560
very best of public service and the
community spirit. We are incredibly

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00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:08,880
grateful for Matt's courage and selfless
response. His actions remind us that

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00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:13,096
heroes continue to serve long after they
retire.

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00:45:11,076 --> 00:45:13,096
[applause]

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00:45:18,936 --> 00:45:24,200
» [applause]
>> I think she also

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00:45:26,141 --> 00:45:28,161
[applause]

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00:45:34,656 --> 00:45:36,676
[laughter]

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00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:44,440
» that doesn't fit.
>> Good job. Come on.

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00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:44,440
» Take a picture with us. Come on.

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00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:55,640
» Another round of applause. This guy save
someone's life. [applause] That doesn't

498
00:45:52,079 --> 00:45:55,640
happen every day.

499
00:45:58,236 --> 00:46:04,319
[applause]
One. No.

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00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:10,736
I have to do this. Our next speaker is
Dr. Allison Glickman Rogers, Oceanside

501
00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:10,736
Middle School Principal. [applause]

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00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:22,960
As a seventh grade student at Oceanside
Middle School, Lily Davi has

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00:46:20,240 --> 00:46:27,760
demonstrated how one person's vision can
inspire an entire community. for her bot

504
00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:32,480
mitzvah project. Inspired by the book
linked by Gordon Corman, Lily set an

505
00:46:30,319 --> 00:46:39,440
ambitious and meaningful goal to create
a paper chain 1.5 million links long

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00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:44,400
representing the 1.5 million children
who were murdered during the Holocaust.

507
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:49,280
What began as Lily's personal project
quickly became a schoolwide effort.

508
00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:53,440
During recess and after school, students
gathered in the library to help create

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00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:57,920
paper chain links, working together
toward this remarkable goal. As they

510
00:46:56,319 --> 00:47:02,319
stapled and connected the colorful
strips of paper, many students became

511
00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:06,160
curious about Lily's project and its
significance. They asked thoughtful

512
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:09,520
questions about the Holocaust, the
staggering number of children

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00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:13,520
represented by the chain, and the
importance of remembering history. The

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00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:18,720
interest led them to explore the
library's Holocaust display, browse

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00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:24,319
related resources, and borrow books to
learn more. Lily's project transform the

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00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:29,440
library into a place of connection and
community. Our school district is proud

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00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:34,079
to recognize Lily for her extraordinary
project and the lasting impact it has

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00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:37,852
had and our school community.
Congratulations, Lily. [applause]

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00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:45,057
Oh, no.
[applause]

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00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:49,240
» You'll tell her what I said.

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00:47:53,280 --> 00:48:02,079
» Sorry. Our next speaker is Tara Mau,
director of mathematics K through2.

522
00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:05,359
Thank you for the intro introduction
to the stage. [applause]

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00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:08,480
Okay. I'm proud to announce the
achievements of our students in

524
00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:14,079
mathematics in the following
competitions. You're going to go up um

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00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:20,000
to the stage for these. We have every
year a Pi Day contest, round Pi Day,

526
00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:27,280
which is March 14th, 3.14159.
Congratulations to I can't believe it,

527
00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:35,599
Henry Whitman of MS, who won the 202526
Pi Day contest by reciting 314

528
00:48:31,359 --> 00:48:40,678
digits of pi accurately. Unbelievable.
His teacher, Mr. Daniel Art, if you're

529
00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:42,698
here, please come on up to the stage.
[applause]

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00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:50,880
All right, our next group of math awards
comes from school number four. If their

531
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:58,800
teacher Susan Bruno is here, please join
the students on on the stage. We have

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00:48:55,200 --> 00:49:04,258
Anthony Varali, who was the silver pin
award and top scorer at school. Number

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00:49:01,359 --> 00:49:06,720
four,
[applause]

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00:49:05,119 --> 00:49:13,599
Viva,
I apologize, Negron. Viva Negron, am I

535
00:49:10,400 --> 00:49:19,324
saying it correctly? Jake St. Germaine
Wesley McFersonson,

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00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:21,344
Nicholas Campos, and Zoe Chan.
[applause]

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00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:36,559
Each year we have students compete in
something called an American mathematics

538
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:41,520
competition at the middle school and at
the high school level.

539
00:49:38,480 --> 00:49:45,839
um students who participated and placed
for the American Mathematics Competition

540
00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:50,400
in grade 8 or they took the eighth
grade, some of them were seventh

541
00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:53,680
graders. Um first place at MS was Henry
Whitman.

542
00:49:52,729 --> 00:50:00,400
[applause]
Tied for second place was John Conroy,

543
00:49:57,119 --> 00:50:03,919
Maya Curtis, Caleb Elub, and Ava
Pegnatada. [applause]

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00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:14,399
Tied for third place was Ana Cook, Emma
Dal, and Isa Prennav.

545
00:50:12,379 --> 00:50:14,399
[applause]

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00:50:19,359 --> 00:50:28,240
At OHS, we have an AMC 10, which is for
9inth and 10th grade students. First

547
00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:32,084
place was tied, Tabitha Brew, and
Sebastian Adelman. [applause]

548
00:50:34,559 --> 00:50:41,680
Second place went goes to uh Kaden
Brown.

549
00:50:39,890 --> 00:50:47,750
[applause]
And third place for the AMC 10 is

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00:50:44,720 --> 00:50:49,770
Brandon Auanaga.
[applause]

551
00:50:51,599 --> 00:51:02,215
The AMC 12 is for 11th and 12th grade
students to participate. First place

552
00:50:56,640 --> 00:51:02,215
went to Joel and Gelatude. [applause]

553
00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:11,385
Second place tied was Alexia Carpacus
and Richard Wang. [applause]

554
00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:18,590
Third place went to Katherine Isabella
Martin. [applause]

555
00:51:23,119 --> 00:51:29,520
Um, I think we'll take a picture with
just that for right now and then we're

556
00:51:27,040 --> 00:51:33,280
going to have we You want me to do all
of them?

557
00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:38,000
» Yes. Okay, they're saying yes. Okay. Um,
this year for the first time we had

558
00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:42,160
students participate in something called
the first in math competition. It was a

559
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:47,920
New York State competition that took
place March 19th. And for the it was our

560
00:51:45,520 --> 00:51:53,920
first time and we had students place in
our eighth grade level. They won $1,000

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00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:58,480
and they're going to the state with me.
We're traveling to Albany um on Friday

562
00:51:56,800 --> 00:52:04,160
and they're competing on Saturday with
the possibility of bringing back $5,000.

563
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:08,000
So this is very exciting. Um so the
students have trophies and Dr.

564
00:52:06,079 --> 00:52:15,040
Christensen's helping me hand them out.
Um so coming up and get your trophy. We

565
00:52:10,319 --> 00:52:20,559
have um Jason Skirnik,
Elias Aracina Estz,

566
00:52:18,796 --> 00:52:27,311
[applause]
Isabella Deluso,

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00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:31,839
Salvatore Corso,
[applause] and Elliot McFersonson.

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00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:36,240
Congratulations. Their teachers are
Allison Krider and Angela Melissa. If

569
00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:39,156
they're here, please join us on the
stage. [applause]

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00:52:40,800 --> 00:52:47,800
The teachers, if you're here, please
report to the stage. As per Mr. Moresca,

571
00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:53,839
» any parent that wants to come up to take
a picture, come to the front, take a

572
00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:58,760
picture. This is your night tonight. So,
don't be afraid to come up here and take

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00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:58,760
a picture of your child.

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00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:32,960
I do have one more.
>> Okay, I'm so sorry I left out Kadoyo.

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00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:36,960
We do have more math awards and I don't
know how I can leave this out. So, we

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00:53:35,119 --> 00:53:41,359
did have students participate in a
hackathon, the Long Island Hackathon

577
00:53:39,359 --> 00:53:45,839
this year. We had a sixth grade team and
a middle school team. So, these students

578
00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:52,960
please join everyone up on the stage. I
do apologize. From school number two,

579
00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:57,119
Ava Rahm Such Wesley McFersonson and
Gabriella Garcia

580
00:53:56,392 --> 00:54:02,942
[applause]
from school number three. Matthew Se

581
00:54:00,720 --> 00:54:06,319
Aolo.
[applause]

582
00:54:04,559 --> 00:54:11,359
I think Leslie was from school number
four. Did I mess that up? I think I did.

583
00:54:08,319 --> 00:54:18,000
School number five, Sebastian Lee and
Kai Lachinski.

584
00:54:14,559 --> 00:54:22,480
School number eight, Ashley Yang.
And school number nine E, Daniel Senov.

585
00:54:21,937 --> 00:54:29,359
[applause]
That is our sixth grade hackathon team

586
00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:33,520
from across the district.
And then our middle school team, we had

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00:54:31,839 --> 00:54:37,599
students, eight students participate
from our middle school. I'll read the

588
00:54:35,359 --> 00:54:45,920
names, maybe we clap at the end. Ryan
James, Adam Hassan, Austin Candela,

589
00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:52,880
James Katsulus, Joshua Benson, Henry
Whitman, Lucas Renarin, and Misha

590
00:54:50,079 --> 00:54:57,920
Buouan. Please join everyone on the
stage.

591
00:54:55,040 --> 00:55:02,559
If their advisors or coaches are here,
please join them on the stage. Michelle

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00:55:00,079 --> 00:55:10,800
Gamash, Michael Polalmo, Juliana
Capelli, Sonia Carmaly, No Glass, Sheila

593
00:55:07,440 --> 00:55:16,958
Gunther, Nicole Clearary, John Herren.
Anyone here? No.

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00:55:13,599 --> 00:55:18,978
» All right. Thank you. Thank you.
[applause]

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00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:53,240
take away fine. I don't need
Congratulations

596
00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:03,518
to all. [applause]

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00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:14,920
Our next speaker is Mr. Mitch Bikman,
director of social studies.

598
00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:23,240
Thank you for

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00:56:37,040 --> 00:56:40,040
win.

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00:56:51,680 --> 00:56:58,160
Ty, are we clear? Good.
Good evening.

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00:56:56,400 --> 00:57:02,000
The Cornell Model United Nations
Conference is an annual high school

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00:57:00,079 --> 00:57:06,000
model UN conference held at Cornell
University.

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00:57:04,079 --> 00:57:09,760
Corn Cornell model United Nations
encourages awareness about international

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00:57:07,920 --> 00:57:14,720
issues through high level discussion and
debate in a wide array of historically

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00:57:12,640 --> 00:57:18,799
geographically and topically diverse
committees attracting delegates from

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00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:23,359
across the United States, Canada, South
Africa, China, and elsewhere around the

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00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:26,400
globe. To say the next set of students
did well at this competition would be an

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00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:30,640
understatement. So, please hold your
applause until I announce all of our

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00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:34,960
award recipients from Cornell
University's Model UN. Receiving the

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00:57:32,880 --> 00:57:41,440
awards of best delegate this year,
Anthony Battlei,

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00:57:37,359 --> 00:57:46,280
Christian Carbonero, Suana Msad, Abigail
Santiago, and Ariana Shaman.

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00:57:46,954 --> 00:57:51,720
[applause]
Continuing

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00:57:53,920 --> 00:57:59,400
with our awards, their outstanding
delegate award goes to Maxwell

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00:57:57,839 --> 00:58:01,420
Greenberg.
[applause]

615
00:58:05,280 --> 00:58:11,900
Honorable mentions were received by
Quinn Byer and Amelia Chu. [applause]

616
00:58:15,839 --> 00:58:24,345
verbal commendation. Brody Center, Aiden
Okonnell, Samantha Gella, and Ryan

617
00:58:21,359 --> 00:58:24,345
Strowmer. [applause and cheering]

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00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:37,040
In addition, the entire World Entrust
Club was honored with one of the most

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00:58:34,799 --> 00:58:41,200
prestigious awards in the competition.
Again, this competition sees students

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00:58:38,799 --> 00:58:45,040
from across the world, both public and
private schools. And this year's

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00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:50,319
Oceanside Mala Congress received the
best large delegation. I'd like to bring

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00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:53,920
up the remaining members. Um, and some
of these names you might have heard

623
00:58:51,280 --> 00:58:59,920
already. Anthony Bmente, Quinn Byra,
Joseph Brint, Christian Carbonero, Brody

624
00:58:57,040 --> 00:59:05,359
Center, Amelia Chu, Casey Croer, Michael
Croer, Samantha Gella, Maxwell

625
00:59:02,240 --> 00:59:10,880
Greenberg, Sophia Ken, Kennedy Keegan,
Aiden Lieberman, Suana Msad, Cora

626
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:18,000
McCarthy, Gabriella Nateno, Aiden
Okonnell, Federica Pstatanis, Carter

627
00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:24,160
Quantero, Briana Rak, Daniela Sanchez,
Abigail Santiago, Gabrielle Santiago,

628
00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:28,960
Ariana Shaman, Ryan Strowmer, Kayla
Suarez, Lauren Young, and Sabrina

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00:59:26,799 --> 00:59:35,086
Zindaki, and their adviserss, Mr. Gavin
Calner and Mrs. Karen Kazakov.

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00:59:33,066 --> 00:59:35,086
[applause]

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00:59:37,651 --> 00:59:39,671
[applause]

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01:00:07,440 --> 01:00:13,240
students in the background.
So I can see

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01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:16,280
Congratulations.

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01:00:30,706 --> 01:00:32,726
[applause]

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01:00:38,567 --> 01:00:43,359
» [applause]
>> And as these students walk off the

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01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:46,960
stage, these many of these same students
also were recognized this year at their

637
01:00:45,520 --> 01:00:49,839
um award ceremonies from Harvard
University and also Princeton

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01:00:48,079 --> 01:00:54,342
University, previous competitions they
competed in this year. Congratulations

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01:00:51,200 --> 01:00:54,342
again, GUYS. [applause]

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01:00:56,319 --> 01:01:03,457
Our next presenter this evening is Dr.
David Rose, director of world language

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and ENL.
>> [applause]

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01:01:08,799 --> 01:01:18,160
» Thank you. Good evening, Boras. It's a
great honor to uh read the names of the

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01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:23,440
winners of the many students who
participated in the national language

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01:01:20,559 --> 01:01:30,319
exams, competing with students across
the country in Spanish, French, and

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01:01:27,119 --> 01:01:33,520
Italian. We have 70 winners in
Oceanside.

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01:01:31,920 --> 01:01:38,880
Isn't that great? Thank you. Give them
all a round of applause. Okay, we're

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01:01:36,799 --> 01:01:43,920
going to start with the National Spanish
Exam for MS. And as I call your name,

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01:01:41,280 --> 01:01:51,280
please come up to the stage either side
and we'll take a picture. The National

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01:01:45,520 --> 01:02:01,119
Spanish Exam OS MS Gold is Nuralan Ruiz,
Matias Ashenburn, Ava Kersh, Madison

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01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:06,992
Molite, Gabriella Opterbach, Briana
Ducos, and Miranda Espinosa.

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01:02:04,559 --> 01:02:09,012
Gold medal winners, come on up.
[applause]

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01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:24,559
And the silver
Aim Dalhaj, Maya Curtis, Madison

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01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:31,440
Naestro, Shelby Dval, Ariana Baptist,
Arir Kasimov, Emma Millie, Juliana

654
01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:37,520
Shibalio,
and Tanya Guerrero.

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01:02:34,880 --> 01:02:44,240
Please come up. Congratulations. Silver
winners. The bronze go to Alexander De

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01:02:42,720 --> 01:02:53,440
Palma,
Mia Mestro,

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01:02:46,319 --> 01:02:59,200
Isa Pay, Michael Sto, Melanie Marilo,
Mate Galves, Escuero,

658
01:02:56,720 --> 01:03:06,960
Kaye Baharano,
Adriana Corpo, Jesse Strowmer, and

659
01:03:03,839 --> 01:03:11,079
Natalia Pelano. I make everybody sound
Italian as I [applause] do this.

660
01:03:14,559 --> 01:03:22,880
National Spanish Exam OHS gold Cora
McCarthy,

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01:03:20,559 --> 01:03:29,839
Emily Qua,
Leia Flores,

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01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:36,880
and Silver Christopher Granados,
Angelica Cardona Kurama, and the bronze

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01:03:34,480 --> 01:03:44,880
goto.
Amelia Chu, Isabella Matut, Briana

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01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:53,760
Rivero Gonzalez, Carlos Cuentes
Fernandez, and Adriana Abra Abraham.

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01:03:50,559 --> 01:04:00,559
Their teachers are Christina Castillia
Lys, Jacel Vargas, Amy Brown, Ran,

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01:03:57,760 --> 01:04:06,204
Patricia Valeraniano, Kelly George,
Abigail Ehar, and Gina Smith. If you're

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01:04:03,680 --> 01:04:08,224
here, please join us.
>> [applause]

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01:04:12,559 --> 01:04:22,400
» We're going to now air the national
French exam winners. OM silver Brittany

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01:04:19,839 --> 01:04:30,880
Morales,
OHS Gold, Suana Massud,

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01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:34,520
OHS Silver, Christian Carbonado and
Abigail Santiago.

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01:04:34,559 --> 01:04:43,440
OHS Bronze, Ashley Sparasio, and Alicia
Lar Ro. Their teachers are Richard

672
01:04:41,280 --> 01:04:47,524
Jenna, Elizabeth Levvengood, and Dr.
Angela Must.

673
01:04:45,504 --> 01:04:47,524
[applause]

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01:04:49,359 --> 01:04:59,039
And now the national Italian exam
winners starting with MS Gold, Carolyn

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01:04:55,440 --> 01:05:05,440
Nelson, Chris Pon,
Ava Restivo, Antonio Verdino,

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01:05:03,359 --> 01:05:11,400
Minka Palato,
Julana Sherime,

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01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:11,400
Joseph McConnell.

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01:05:11,760 --> 01:05:22,000
Our silver winners, Jenna Jaluso, and
Saloso.

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01:05:17,200 --> 01:05:29,520
Our bronze winners, Maddie Quinn, Leah
Mhola, Shane Dugen, Juliana Kodaluto,

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01:05:26,480 --> 01:05:37,119
and Krishni Sarju.
Congratulations.

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01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:41,760
OHS National Italian Exam gold winners,
Caitlyn Vivona,

682
01:05:39,280 --> 01:05:47,680
Lacy Rosenberg,
Matthew Antonette.

683
01:05:44,240 --> 01:05:54,079
Silver winners William Brooks, Jared
Eberhart,

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01:05:49,200 --> 01:06:01,119
Laura Srano Solace, Francesca Bottoro,
and now our bronze winners Michael

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01:05:57,280 --> 01:06:11,520
Sulta, Samantha Gala,
Camila Ola, Gabriella, Vakio, Olivia

686
01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:18,480
Piron, Anthony Bson, and Justin Romano.
Their teachers are

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01:06:15,119 --> 01:06:23,680
Suzanne Valeraniano, Richard Jenna, Dr.
Angela Must and Patel, and Bridget

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01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:28,280
Mthor.
If you're here, please join us.

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01:06:28,340 --> 01:06:34,079
[applause]
Those are all of our world language

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01:06:32,640 --> 01:06:37,079
winners. Let's give them a round of
applause.

691
01:06:38,166 --> 01:06:40,186
[applause]

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01:06:49,440 --> 01:06:52,440
princess.

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01:07:37,440 --> 01:07:40,520
All right.

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01:07:56,880 --> 01:08:00,119
Hey Gabby.

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01:08:06,592 --> 01:08:08,612
» [applause]

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01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:25,080
» Our

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01:08:28,207 --> 01:08:30,227
[applause]

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01:08:34,960 --> 01:08:40,707
next presenter is Dr. Matt Christensen,
director of science. Thank you. [crying]

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01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:52,000
» Thank you, Dr. Ro Felicia atus.
So, we're extremely excited that our

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01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:55,920
science research program at OHS is
continuing to grow and we were able to

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01:08:54,080 --> 01:09:00,319
compete in many different competitions
across the region. Um, as I call up, um,

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01:08:58,960 --> 01:09:03,199
there's going to be a couple names here
that are going to be mentioned in a

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01:09:01,679 --> 01:09:06,239
couple different competitions, but I'd
like to recognize them for all their

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01:09:04,799 --> 01:09:09,520
hard work on their science [music]
research projects. So, first off, we

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01:09:08,239 --> 01:09:13,199
competed in the New York State Science
and Engineering Fair, and two of our

706
01:09:11,600 --> 01:09:19,297
research students uh were deemed
semi-finalists. Uh can Suhana Massud and

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01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:21,920
Sabrina Zandaki come to the stage?
[cheering]

708
01:09:20,608 --> 01:09:27,120
[applause]
In addition, we competed at the Sawa uh

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01:09:25,040 --> 01:09:31,120
11th grade science fair. Uh we had
multiple winners and placers here in the

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01:09:29,520 --> 01:09:37,040
biology category. In third place,
Danella Sanchez, honorable mention,

711
01:09:33,839 --> 01:09:41,920
Ariana Shaman in the behavioral sciences
category. In third place, Olivia

712
01:09:38,640 --> 01:09:47,199
Hellberg. Honorable mention, Gata Pente,
and um Isabella Delgado. In the physical

713
01:09:44,960 --> 01:09:52,239
science category, honorable mention,
Mark Jordy, Philip Konov, uh Conro,

714
01:09:50,319 --> 01:09:55,360
sorry, uh Charles Summers, and Jaden
Marada.

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01:09:53,759 --> 01:09:59,360
And last but not least, at the Long
Island Science Congress or a common

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01:09:57,120 --> 01:10:03,440
called Lisk. In the junior division, we
had an award two award winners in

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01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:08,400
biology, Aiden Flannery and Julie uh
Julia Blue. And in the senior division,

718
01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:11,920
we had Ariana Shaman, Daniela Sanchez,
and Sabrina Zandaki.

719
01:10:11,043 --> 01:10:17,120
[applause]
Congratulations to everybody and all

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01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:22,233
this to the hard work of their dedicated
research teacher, Mr. Michael Pepe.

721
01:10:20,213 --> 01:10:22,233
[applause]

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01:10:35,600 --> 01:10:38,920
I'm good.

723
01:10:49,440 --> 01:10:52,440
Congratulations.

724
01:10:56,239 --> 01:11:03,840
[applause]
>> Please call up Dr. Andrew Ful, director

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01:10:59,679 --> 01:11:07,159
of media, fine and performing arts.
>> Oh my god.

726
01:11:08,960 --> 01:11:14,800
» Good evening. I'm extremely proud to
recognize our students and their

727
01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:21,360
teachers for their achievements in music
and art. Starting with our musicians for

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01:11:18,080 --> 01:11:26,600
all county music from school 9Ee, Julia
Balkaran and her teacher, Miss Aaron

729
01:11:23,600 --> 01:11:26,600
Dgnen

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01:11:31,280 --> 01:11:39,440
going up
for the Long Island String Festival. Our

731
01:11:36,159 --> 01:11:45,480
participants from school 2, Ella Basily
and Leo Gian Turko, and their teacher,

732
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:45,480
Miss Patricia Hamilton.

733
01:11:46,019 --> 01:11:53,879
» [applause]
>> from school three, Hugo Levvengood and

734
01:11:50,719 --> 01:11:55,899
his teacher, Miss Victoria Burn.
[applause]

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01:11:56,560 --> 01:12:04,760
From school four, Elaine McFersonson and
John Punzone and their teacher, Mr.

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01:12:01,440 --> 01:12:04,760
Frank Manaskcalo.

737
01:12:05,014 --> 01:12:12,875
[applause]
from school five, Leah Rampassoon and

738
01:12:08,960 --> 01:12:17,760
her teacher, Miss Patricia Hamilton.
[applause]

739
01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:22,045
From school 8, Juliet Kramer and Milana
Burman and their teacher, Miss Victoria

740
01:12:19,840 --> 01:12:27,760
Burn
[applause]

741
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:32,199
from school 9Ee, Maya Hersleek and her
teacher, Mr. Frank Manisco

742
01:12:33,180 --> 01:12:38,159
[applause]
from Oceanside Middle School,

743
01:12:36,480 --> 01:12:43,060
Christopher Langanger and his teacher,
Miss Teresa Petra Monaco

744
01:12:41,040 --> 01:12:43,060
[applause]

745
01:12:43,600 --> 01:12:52,600
from Oceanside High School, Candace
Martin and Sabrina Saki and their

746
01:12:48,480 --> 01:12:52,600
teacher, Miss Stephanie Stagna.

747
01:12:53,840 --> 01:13:01,360
And we had two students selected for the
LIU Post Honor Band Festival. Our

748
01:12:59,199 --> 01:13:05,280
representatives were Samantha Toladano
and Daniela Sanchez. Congratulations to

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01:13:03,440 --> 01:13:09,915
them and their teacher, Mr. Michael
Bennet.

750
01:13:07,895 --> 01:13:09,915
[applause]

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01:13:26,400 --> 01:13:29,400
Got

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01:13:37,840 --> 01:13:41,159
a little more.

753
01:13:51,126 --> 01:13:53,146
» [applause]

754
01:14:01,840 --> 01:14:11,280
» Next up are honors for our artists.
First from the for the O uh my goodness

755
01:14:08,239 --> 01:14:17,520
the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
from OS. We had multiple winners uh with

756
01:14:15,199 --> 01:14:23,931
a gold key, silver key, and honorable
mention. Lane Rapaort

757
01:14:21,911 --> 01:14:23,931
[applause]

758
01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:31,791
with a gold key award. Sophia Bonura
[applause]

759
01:14:31,920 --> 01:14:39,651
with a silver key award. Michaela Koch
and Cooper Levy

760
01:14:37,631 --> 01:14:39,651
[applause]

761
01:14:39,840 --> 01:14:46,120
with a gold key and silver key. Juliana
Yiannatoss

762
01:14:47,360 --> 01:14:55,520
with a silver key and honorable mention,
Erin Murray. [applause]

763
01:14:53,120 --> 01:15:00,320
And with two honorable mentions and a
silver silver key, Julieta Boschain.

764
01:14:58,719 --> 01:15:06,960
Congratulations to them and their
teacher, Miss Nancy Nigro. [applause]

765
01:15:04,000 --> 01:15:11,840
in the 2026 Congressional Art
Competition, winning second place of

766
01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:16,320
everyone in our congressional area.
Kennedy Keegan, congratulations to her

767
01:15:14,239 --> 01:15:21,120
on her second place win for the entire
area. And her teacher, Miss Katherine

768
01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:27,600
Theo
for the Go Ape exhibition from OHS

769
01:15:25,280 --> 01:15:32,000
Cooper Levy and Beatatric Misto.
Congratulations to them, their teachers,

770
01:15:29,840 --> 01:15:36,880
Miss Lanc Nigel, and Miss Danielle
Cascarelli. [applause]

771
01:15:34,560 --> 01:15:42,560
Next are our exhibitors in the art in
the heart exhibit from Oceanside Middle

772
01:15:39,440 --> 01:15:49,737
School, Abby Dong, Evelyn Chow, and
Eloisa Alberto. Their teachers, Kim

773
01:15:45,280 --> 01:15:49,737
Lifenoff, and Kira Sinberg [applause]

774
01:15:49,920 --> 01:16:00,239
from Oceanside High School. Samantha
Toladano, Vivana Gzi, Jillian Lazu,

775
01:15:57,199 --> 01:16:06,057
Alexa Hanier, Caitlyn Punzone, and
Aaliyah Arshad. Their teachers, Miss

776
01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:08,077
Katherine Theal and Miss Maria Anna.
[applause]

777
01:16:11,280 --> 01:16:18,239
And in the field of media arts, we had a
Teley Award bronze winner. The Teley

778
01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:24,080
Awards honor the best television and
video work across all screens. The

779
01:16:20,560 --> 01:16:29,520
composition receives 13,000 plus entries
from throughout the world. And our very

780
01:16:26,159 --> 01:16:33,760
own Dominic Antiochia won a bronze medal
for his short video final edit. And

781
01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:38,208
congratulations to Dominic and his
teacher, Miss Ta Tracy Busk. [applause]

782
01:17:04,353 --> 01:17:06,373
» [applause]

783
01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:18,108
» Our next speaker is Mr. Tom Leman,
director of physical education, health,

784
01:17:16,080 --> 01:17:20,128
and athletics. [cheering]
[applause]

785
01:17:23,360 --> 01:17:29,840
» I think I got that applause because we
are the last group of honors. So, we'll

786
01:17:27,120 --> 01:17:34,480
take it what it is for. [cheering]
Uh, amazing job to everybody that's in

787
01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:39,360
attendance tonight. Um, our first award
is the Kates Award. This award is given

788
01:17:37,199 --> 01:17:44,159
annually in memory of Brett Kates, a
former school 8 student who excelled in

789
01:17:41,360 --> 01:17:50,913
physical education. This award goes to
Perseus Omeer and Thomas Divine. Please

790
01:17:47,280 --> 01:17:50,913
come on up. [applause]

791
01:17:53,920 --> 01:18:01,393
Their teachers Jake Spielberg and Dr. Z,
will you come up? Zengari.

792
01:17:59,373 --> 01:18:01,393
[applause]

793
01:18:24,480 --> 01:18:28,904
Congrats, Perry.
[applause]

794
01:18:33,760 --> 01:18:39,760
All right, we had three conference
championship teams this year. uh two in

795
01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:42,400
the fall and one in the spring. Um so
I'm going to call up the boys bowling

796
01:18:41,120 --> 01:18:47,360
team. If you're on the boys bowling
team, please come on up.

797
01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:52,484
I know we have a lot of uh students not
in attendance tonight, but I'm going to

798
01:18:48,640 --> 01:18:52,484
invite the team up. [applause]

799
01:18:55,679 --> 01:19:00,944
» So we have Anthony Amaruso and Alex
Perezweller. Give them a round of

800
01:18:59,440 --> 01:19:05,120
applause.
[applause]

801
01:19:02,800 --> 01:19:12,640
We have Nick Avenensu,
Jackson Sherik, Joseph Crosen, JT

802
01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:19,280
Hackmeister, Lee Pmpton, Nicholas Maron,
Derek McCree, Peter Pott, Ariel Rudy,

803
01:19:16,880 --> 01:19:27,400
Michael Salter, and Michael Young.
Congratulations. Come on up. [applause]

804
01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:27,400
Oh, good. There's the rest of the guys.

805
01:19:28,080 --> 01:19:33,750
They're coached by Michael Lowry.
>> [applause]

806
01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:50,070
» This is a great group that works hard
every single day throughout the winter

807
01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:52,090
season. Congratulations.
[applause]

808
01:19:54,400 --> 01:20:01,840
» No, I'm ugly. I don't want to write.
The next uh conference championship team

809
01:19:59,679 --> 01:20:06,120
is our wrestling team. Please come on up
if you're part of that wrestling team.

810
01:20:06,445 --> 01:20:08,465
[applause]

811
01:20:11,440 --> 01:20:20,719
What's up?
What's going on?

812
01:20:17,040 --> 01:20:26,080
All right, we have Nicholas Abrams, Jon
Jonas Brown.

813
01:20:22,880 --> 01:20:36,239
There you go. Anthony Kagno, Richard
Calvo, Nicholas Car, Nicholas Carvajal,

814
01:20:30,719 --> 01:20:43,199
Louis Estz, Mark Gourney, Mia Gunder,
Maximus Gutman, Kieran Harrington, Liam

815
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:51,679
Harrington, Christopher Ktos, Sha
Lubinda, Dominic Misola, Oliver

816
01:20:46,800 --> 01:20:58,480
McMurray, Chase Morris, Josh Moskovich,
Kanan O'Reilly, Nicholas Scarada,

817
01:20:55,040 --> 01:21:02,800
Michael Scott, Evan Seagullen, Matthew
Tomkins, and Anthony Troda. Give them a

818
01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:08,671
round of applause. They're coached by
Brian Schaefelder, Andy Kuba, and Luke

819
01:21:05,760 --> 01:21:10,691
Brush.
[applause]

820
01:21:15,920 --> 01:21:20,760
» Congratulations, boys.
>> And Nia

821
01:21:22,426 --> 01:21:24,446
» [applause]

822
01:21:35,840 --> 01:21:42,076
» All right. Well, I know this team is
here. So, our softball team that just uh

823
01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:44,960
won the conference,
[applause and cheering]

824
01:21:43,199 --> 01:21:49,991
left it all on the field in the county
championships, please come on up.

825
01:21:47,971 --> 01:21:49,991
[applause]

826
01:21:54,521 --> 01:21:56,541
» [applause]

827
01:22:01,071 --> 01:22:05,760
[applause]
>> They were upset that the season was

828
01:22:03,760 --> 01:22:10,560
over. They just went to Bachi Habachi
and they uh just got here. So, sorry

829
01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:16,639
ladies, I blew up your spot. Um, we're
going to announce the names. Maggie

830
01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:25,199
Burgerer, Haley Bishoff, Riley Brash,
Joanna Burn, Lily Shafalo, Alexa Ki,

831
01:22:21,679 --> 01:22:35,120
Caroline Fersland, Elizabeth Guyger,
Michaela Jenna, Carly Handelman,

832
01:22:29,760 --> 01:22:40,880
Amaya Gerado, Lyanna Han, Callie Laere,
Tiggan Libitz,

833
01:22:37,040 --> 01:22:46,080
Liliana Negroski, Maggie Ntoic, Emma
Ryan,

834
01:22:41,840 --> 01:22:51,199
Sydney Sher, Caitlyn Tomkins, and they
were coached by Carlo Quagliada, Alex

835
01:22:48,880 --> 01:22:54,782
Palado, and Pete Kiti. Congratulations
ladies on an amazing season, amazing

836
01:22:53,199 --> 01:22:56,802
run.
[applause]

837
01:23:21,360 --> 01:23:27,587
Congratulations on an amazing season.
[applause]

838
01:23:52,639 --> 01:23:59,199
All right. Now for our all county spring
uh honores for flag football. We have

839
01:23:57,679 --> 01:24:02,903
seventh grader who played on varsity,
Gabriella Ward. Come on up if you're

840
01:24:01,440 --> 01:24:05,520
here.
>> [applause]

841
01:24:03,760 --> 01:24:09,440
» Gabby was our starting quarterback and
third in the county in passing yards as

842
01:24:07,280 --> 01:24:15,403
a seventh grader. Impressive. Her
coaches Brian Gilbert and Mike Lowry.

843
01:24:13,383 --> 01:24:15,403
[applause]

844
01:24:16,159 --> 01:24:23,918
For girls lacrosse, we had all counties
Sydney Abbott and Julia Morrison. Come

845
01:24:20,480 --> 01:24:23,918
on up. [applause]

846
01:24:24,560 --> 01:24:31,679
They were coached by Ralph Monta, Tina
Pumo, and Mia Jud. Our boys across all

847
01:24:29,600 --> 01:24:35,639
county was Chase Beer and Luke Miller.
If you're here, come on up.

848
01:24:37,840 --> 01:24:44,560
Our boy spring track all county was
Omari Brutus and Nicholas Cor. Nicholas

849
01:24:42,719 --> 01:24:50,159
Cor will represent Oceanside in the
state qualifier uh this weekend up in

850
01:24:48,159 --> 01:24:54,480
Courtland.
They're coached by Mike Kelly and Gary

851
01:24:51,840 --> 01:24:59,760
Murker. [applause]
And our spring track ball county was

852
01:24:56,800 --> 01:25:04,473
Alexa Kasakowski, Erin Murray, and Bella
Must who will also represent Oceanside

853
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:06,493
in state qualifiers.
[applause]

854
01:25:07,520 --> 01:25:13,920
Sorry, Gabby made you stand up there a
little long.

855
01:25:11,280 --> 01:25:17,440
And our softball, um, I did not mention
this when you were up there. So if

856
01:25:15,679 --> 01:25:22,800
you're still here, Joanna Burm is all
county. Caroline Froom is all county.

857
01:25:21,120 --> 01:25:27,454
Carly Handleman is all county. And
Lyanna Haran was all county. [applause]

858
01:25:33,600 --> 01:25:37,800
» I just wanted them to go back up.

859
01:25:49,669 --> 01:25:53,480
» [applause]
>> Good. Congratulations.

860
01:25:57,199 --> 01:26:03,120
» Before we bring up our retirees in
conclusion, be resolved at a page in the

861
01:26:01,520 --> 01:26:07,679
minutes of this meeting be set aside to
record these accomplishments along with

862
01:26:05,199 --> 01:26:13,360
continued best wishes for success. Don
at Oceanside, New York, this 10th day of

863
01:26:10,159 --> 01:26:17,679
June, 2026. Congratulations to the
honores and Dr. Harrington be bringing

864
01:26:15,679 --> 01:26:24,080
up the retirees and then we can have
this little break for refreshments. Dr.

865
01:26:20,480 --> 01:26:27,320
Harrington, here we go as we move along.
Go Nicks.

866
01:26:27,440 --> 01:26:33,610
Where's that guy in a white shirt?
>> There he is. [laughter]

867
01:26:34,320 --> 01:26:41,040
Thank you all for your kind patience. I
know it's a lot, but we've got a lot to

868
01:26:38,560 --> 01:26:46,560
celebrate and so much to be proud of.
But this is uh a special moment and we

869
01:26:43,920 --> 01:26:52,000
really indulge uh your patience and your
attention to this very important part

870
01:26:49,280 --> 01:26:56,800
portion of our board meeting. It's one
of the highlights for me. Uh but it's

871
01:26:54,080 --> 01:27:02,159
also bittersweet because uh in a few
moments we will be acknowledging and in

872
01:26:59,600 --> 01:27:08,239
some way saying goodbye to some amazing
individuals. So, if I may, tonight we do

873
01:27:05,679 --> 01:27:14,400
gather to honor a remarkable group of
educators whose dedication, compassion,

874
01:27:11,760 --> 01:27:20,000
and commitment have made a lasting
impact on our school community.

875
01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:26,000
Throughout their careers, they have
devoted themselves to nurturing,

876
01:27:22,719 --> 01:27:31,040
inspiring, and guiding generations of
students.

877
01:27:27,840 --> 01:27:37,520
Their influence extends far beyond the
classroom. They have been mentors, role

878
01:27:34,800 --> 01:27:43,280
models, advocates, and trusted
colleagues. Through their hard work and

879
01:27:40,639 --> 01:27:48,639
unwavering commitment, they have helped
shape the lives of countless children

880
01:27:45,760 --> 01:27:54,000
and contributed immeasurably to the se
success and strength of our schools.

881
01:27:51,760 --> 01:28:00,480
While we celebrate their well-earned
retirement, we also recognize that they

882
01:27:57,199 --> 01:28:04,400
will be greatly missed.
The relationships they have built, the

883
01:28:02,560 --> 01:28:08,960
knowledge they have shared, and the
difference they have made will continue

884
01:28:05,920 --> 01:28:12,719
to be felt for years to come.
On behalf of the entire school

885
01:28:10,719 --> 01:28:16,719
community, I know we thank them for
their years of service, their dedication

886
01:28:14,560 --> 01:28:21,040
to our students, and the countless ways
they've enriched the lives of others.

887
01:28:18,719 --> 01:28:26,960
And we do wish them happiness, good
health, and many wonderful adventures in

888
01:28:23,520 --> 01:28:32,880
the years ahead. I do want to recognize
that Miss Gails will be joining me here

889
01:28:29,760 --> 01:28:37,199
um as we as we recognize these retirees.
She is our vice president of our

890
01:28:34,800 --> 01:28:41,280
Oceanside Federation of Teachers. And it
is really so important to speak about

891
01:28:38,960 --> 01:28:47,199
the relationship and partnership we do
have, which is why it's so important to

892
01:28:43,360 --> 01:28:52,560
me that we share the moment with our U
representatives. So, I'm going to call

893
01:28:50,159 --> 01:28:58,000
each person up. I do ask you to please
join us on the stage for one picture.

894
01:28:55,280 --> 01:29:02,480
Um, and I I I'm going to attempt to say
hold your applause. So, we'll see how

895
01:28:59,600 --> 01:29:08,159
that goes. But we're going to begin with
with Bridget Anthor. Bridget has 30

896
01:29:05,840 --> 01:29:11,120
years of service. You can applaud. She's
going to be doing a lot of applauding.

897
01:29:10,101 --> 01:29:16,960
[applause]
Wait. Yes. [cheering]

898
01:29:13,520 --> 01:29:21,679
Yes. Great. Bridget, after 30 years of
service, she has served as a high school

899
01:29:19,040 --> 01:29:25,600
Italian teacher, adviser of the World
Language Honor Society, and she also

900
01:29:23,440 --> 01:29:29,320
started her career at MS teaching
Spanish and Italian.

901
01:29:31,717 --> 01:29:40,719
» [applause]
>> Dearra Brick Deerra 25 years as a school

902
01:29:38,320 --> 01:29:45,280
counselor, the boys and girls tennis
coach, and she has served as our PPS

903
01:29:43,280 --> 01:29:49,280
mentor in our TAPS program, which is our
tenure attainment plan program

904
01:29:47,040 --> 01:29:53,386
supporting our newest teachers.
Congratulations, Dearra. [applause]

905
01:29:55,952 --> 01:29:57,972
» [applause]

906
01:30:00,560 --> 01:30:09,679
» Amy Brown Rand, 26 years of service.
[cheering and applause]

907
01:30:07,280 --> 01:30:14,560
She's taught at MS, primarily Spanish,
but has also taught ENL. She's worked at

908
01:30:12,159 --> 01:30:20,320
Oceanside High School and at school 4.
She served at school 9E part-time for

909
01:30:16,960 --> 01:30:26,137
several years and for 22 years served as
the recording secretary of the OFT.

910
01:30:23,120 --> 01:30:26,137
CONGRATULATIONS. [applause]

911
01:30:28,800 --> 01:30:36,960
WE'D HEARD HER NAME BEFORE. We heard her
name last night at the Scepter

912
01:30:32,480 --> 01:30:43,679
Appreciation Awards. Miss Susan Bruno.
Miss Bruno has 31 years of service.

913
01:30:41,679 --> 01:30:48,000
She started as a substitute and a
permanent sub. She became a fourth grade

914
01:30:45,920 --> 01:30:52,320
teacher at school number three. And we
all know she has served as school four

915
01:30:50,159 --> 01:30:58,887
for many many years as a teacher in
grades three, five and six.

916
01:30:55,440 --> 01:30:58,887
» Congratulations. [applause]

917
01:31:06,159 --> 01:31:13,840
» Christina Castillia Lys, 24 years of
service.

918
01:31:11,932 --> 01:31:18,320
[applause]
Christina has served as a Spanish

919
01:31:15,679 --> 01:31:22,880
teacher and also at the middle school as
a teacher for 13 years, but she also

920
01:31:20,639 --> 01:31:27,653
served his 10 years as our flesh teacher
in four of our elementary schools.

921
01:31:24,960 --> 01:31:29,673
Congratulations, Christina.
[applause]

922
01:31:37,520 --> 01:31:48,480
Rosalie Celeste, 28 years of service as
a security monitor at schools 9E and 9M.

923
01:31:44,800 --> 01:31:51,639
Congratulations, Rosalie. [applause]
She comes,

924
01:31:52,560 --> 01:31:59,093
as we know, one of the most important
positions we have in our district.

925
01:31:56,639 --> 01:32:01,113
Congratulations, Rosalie.
[applause]

926
01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:26,603
After 35 and a half years of service in
one elementary school, school number

927
01:32:22,400 --> 01:32:28,623
two, Miss Diane Celbertie
[applause]

928
01:32:35,774 --> 01:32:37,794
» [applause]

929
01:32:38,560 --> 01:32:43,159
» He was the principal at school too.

930
01:32:44,289 --> 01:32:46,309
[laughter]

931
01:33:01,040 --> 01:33:05,304
She I know. I know. [laughter]

932
01:33:05,679 --> 01:33:12,719
» After 32 years of service at school
number eight as a general ed classroom

933
01:33:10,480 --> 01:33:19,059
teacher and most recently as one of our
mentor coordinators, Ivory Sabrano.

934
01:33:17,039 --> 01:33:19,059
[cheering and applause]

935
01:33:21,624 --> 01:33:23,644
» [applause]

936
01:33:33,679 --> 01:33:41,280
» Also at school too, a classroom teacher
from in grades three, four, and six

937
01:33:38,159 --> 01:33:45,260
after 31 years of service, Linda
Tharity.

938
01:33:43,239 --> 01:33:45,260
[applause]

939
01:33:48,479 --> 01:33:50,499
» [applause]

940
01:34:02,400 --> 01:34:06,040
» Thank you very much.

941
01:34:06,960 --> 01:34:13,040
» I just realized we have no men up there.
I guess they never hired men th those

942
01:34:10,560 --> 01:34:18,665
many years ago. I don't know.
>> Mr. Mr. He

943
01:34:15,280 --> 01:34:18,665
» Well, yeah. [laughter]

944
01:34:18,960 --> 01:34:27,120
» Oh my goodness. The years keep growing.
After 37 years of service, this

945
01:34:24,639 --> 01:34:31,120
individual has served as a special
education early intervention teacher at

946
01:34:29,120 --> 01:34:36,880
the kindergarten center, resource room
teacher at MS, and most recently for

947
01:34:33,920 --> 01:34:41,840
many years at OS in a teacher of special
class and ICT. Also has served as a

948
01:34:39,920 --> 01:34:47,485
coach in softball, track, and
cheerleading. Laurianne Gamella,

949
01:34:45,465 --> 01:34:47,485
[applause]

950
01:35:01,920 --> 01:35:10,960
» 24 years of service, also as a amazing
special educator um in our Oceanside

951
01:35:08,880 --> 01:35:15,840
High School teacher for our uh a
students served also as is a resource

952
01:35:13,280 --> 01:35:20,960
teacher. She works in our extended
school day and homebound instructor and

953
01:35:17,920 --> 01:35:26,719
our extended school year coordinator and
most importantly too an adviser for our

954
01:35:23,280 --> 01:35:33,990
life fit club and our just amazing best
buddies club again after 24 years Laura

955
01:35:30,639 --> 01:35:33,990
Garlic. [applause and cheering]

956
01:35:40,960 --> 01:35:44,760
» Me neither. I know

957
01:35:45,920 --> 01:35:54,800
after 38 and a half years uh and as a
music educator as orchestra in

958
01:35:52,480 --> 01:35:59,481
particular at schools two and school
five for so many years, Miss Patricia

959
01:35:57,840 --> 01:36:02,156
HAMILTON
[cheering]

960
01:36:00,136 --> 01:36:02,156
[applause]

961
01:36:21,600 --> 01:36:29,280
just an amazing teacher of math and
science at the elementary schools,

962
01:36:25,920 --> 01:36:34,159
school 9E in particular, 26 years of
service, Miss Karen Hannon.

963
01:36:32,886 --> 01:36:37,159
[applause]
CONGRATULATIONS.

964
01:36:46,480 --> 01:36:50,719
SEE, what you don't know is we're
getting every single one of these

965
01:36:48,800 --> 01:36:53,719
teachers back to substitute teach next
year.

966
01:36:56,239 --> 01:37:03,600
You got it, Karen.
After 20 years of service in the

967
01:37:01,199 --> 01:37:08,320
position of school social worker and
club adviser of our African-American

968
01:37:06,080 --> 01:37:12,639
culture club, our big buddies program,
our peer mediation and courageous

969
01:37:10,080 --> 01:37:19,840
conversations, and most recently, the
amazing OS step team coach and program

970
01:37:16,320 --> 01:37:25,342
coordinator for adjusting his and her
crown, Miss Rosalyn Johnson.

971
01:37:23,322 --> 01:37:25,342
[applause]

972
01:37:32,492 --> 01:37:34,512
» [applause]

973
01:37:43,280 --> 01:37:51,840
» After 23 years of service at OHS,
serving as a social studies teacher,

974
01:37:49,119 --> 01:37:55,679
also the World Interest Club adviser,
you saw her up there before, and our

975
01:37:53,679 --> 01:37:59,400
coordinator of a mother daughter dinner.
Miss Karen Kosakov.

976
01:38:00,657 --> 01:38:02,677
[applause]

977
01:38:09,827 --> 01:38:11,847
[applause]

978
01:38:13,199 --> 01:38:18,239
Okay, so I'm really realizing there are
no men up there. There really are not

979
01:38:16,320 --> 01:38:23,760
yet.
After 24 years of service at as a

980
01:38:21,600 --> 01:38:28,878
special educator in Oceanside High
School, Miss Christine Lane. [applause]

981
01:38:40,400 --> 01:38:48,000
After 23 years of service as a speech
language pathologist starting in our

982
01:38:46,159 --> 01:38:52,403
elementary schools but spending most of
her time at Oceanside Middle School,

983
01:38:50,320 --> 01:38:54,423
Lori Martinez.
[applause]

984
01:39:07,679 --> 01:39:12,199
There's really not a man on this list.
Impossible.

985
01:39:12,320 --> 01:39:18,679
They just aren't here. Oh yes. Thank
God. Thank God for him.

986
01:39:24,080 --> 01:39:31,520
This special individual gave 32 years of
her life to this district. She is an

987
01:39:29,280 --> 01:39:35,760
amazing reading teacher. She also was a
classroom teacher but took a real risk

988
01:39:33,920 --> 01:39:40,320
late on later on in her career and
served as one of our amazing teaching

989
01:39:37,600 --> 01:39:44,679
and learning coaches. again after 32
years. Miss Andrea Marzano.

990
01:39:44,803 --> 01:39:46,823
[applause]

991
01:39:54,480 --> 01:39:58,119
Thank you so much.

992
01:40:06,400 --> 01:40:13,119
Serving
at school number four in multiple

993
01:40:11,040 --> 01:40:19,574
grades, third, fourth, and sixth grade
after 25 years of service. Linda

994
01:40:16,080 --> 01:40:19,574
McGrath. [applause]

995
01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:59,520
After 31 years of service as a classroom
teacher in both schools eight and most

996
01:40:56,159 --> 01:41:05,425
of her time at school 2 for 29 years of
the 31, Antonet Sundenberg

997
01:41:03,405 --> 01:41:05,425
[applause]

998
01:41:22,080 --> 01:41:31,840
After 30 years of service as a physical
education and health teacher at MS and

999
01:41:28,400 --> 01:41:36,320
then most recently in at OS, this
individual also served as a district

1000
01:41:33,679 --> 01:41:41,040
coach for varsity golf, JV basketball,
JB volleyball, varsity assistant

1001
01:41:38,480 --> 01:41:45,360
lacrosse, JV girls lacrosse, seventh and
eighth grade girls cross country and

1002
01:41:43,280 --> 01:41:49,965
seventh grade basketball volleyball.
Miss Evelyn SWEENEY

1003
01:41:47,945 --> 01:41:49,965
[applause]

1004
01:41:57,115 --> 01:41:59,135
[applause]

1005
01:42:07,520 --> 01:42:15,679
26 years of service to this community.
Kindergarten teacher, a lead teacher, a

1006
01:42:12,800 --> 01:42:19,440
mentor, and an ENL teacher, Miss Robin
Tish.

1007
01:42:17,420 --> 01:42:19,440
[applause]

1008
01:42:59,199 --> 01:43:07,840
After 36 years of service, an amazing
art educator serving a number of our

1009
01:43:06,320 --> 01:43:13,806
elementary schools as well as our
kindergarten center, Miss Jean Marie

1010
01:43:10,320 --> 01:43:13,806
Toy. [applause]

1011
01:43:36,159 --> 01:43:42,800
We were so very fortunate to have this
person in our district for over 30 years

1012
01:43:40,480 --> 01:43:47,360
where she served as the teacher of the
deaf as well as a speech teacher in

1013
01:43:45,040 --> 01:43:51,796
really all of our schools districtwide.
Miss Tara Tinen.

1014
01:43:49,776 --> 01:43:51,796
[applause]

1015
01:43:55,016 --> 01:43:57,036
» [applause]

1016
01:44:05,280 --> 01:44:14,480
» After 34 years of service at OS serving
in the role of social studies teacher,

1017
01:44:12,560 --> 01:44:19,906
also as a building rep and faculty
council member, Miss Christine

1018
01:44:16,480 --> 01:44:21,927
Valentino, 34 years OF SERVICE.
[applause]

1019
01:44:33,040 --> 01:44:40,159
AND I DON'T know how he's going to get
to stand with all of these women, but

1020
01:44:36,880 --> 01:44:45,520
after 27 years of service in our amazing
music department, our own Mr. Veter, our

1021
01:44:43,600 --> 01:44:49,360
our marching band director, concert
band, symphonic band, jazz band, and

1022
01:44:47,440 --> 01:44:53,159
also a sound and lighting production.
Come on up, Mr. BETTER.

1023
01:44:53,312 --> 01:44:55,332
[applause]

1024
01:44:57,520 --> 01:45:00,520
» OKAY.

1025
01:45:02,482 --> 01:45:04,502
[applause]

1026
01:45:11,040 --> 01:45:19,040
We just have a couple of slightly out of
alphabetical order. Miss Ellen Barah.

1027
01:45:15,920 --> 01:45:24,752
After 26 years of service, she served
most of her time as a teacher aid at

1028
01:45:21,360 --> 01:45:26,772
school number five. Miss Ellen Bar.
[applause]

1029
01:45:29,338 --> 01:45:31,358
[applause]

1030
01:45:48,480 --> 01:45:57,840
And finally, last but certainly not
least, it is my dear, dear privilege to

1031
01:45:54,719 --> 01:46:04,763
also recognize my partner here, Miss
Donna Gails. Donna has served this

1032
01:45:59,920 --> 01:46:04,763
community for over 30 years. [applause]

1033
01:46:05,119 --> 01:46:12,239
She's been a classroom teacher for 26 of
those years in grade six. She's a

1034
01:46:09,920 --> 01:46:16,000
phenomenal grade six teacher. But as I
also me and you saw that she was with

1035
01:46:14,159 --> 01:46:20,880
our student council reps and our helping
hands club. She's was instrumental in

1036
01:46:19,040 --> 01:46:25,040
bringing the Ryan Patrick O'Shea
foundation for me mental health

1037
01:46:22,480 --> 01:46:31,679
awareness sources of strength which is a
huge program in both os and OS to our

1038
01:46:28,800 --> 01:46:36,000
district serving again over 36 years.
And I will, it's worth repeating also

1039
01:46:34,320 --> 01:46:41,199
mention that she's held a union
leadership position for so many years

1040
01:46:38,400 --> 01:46:46,000
serving as representatives and also not
as the elementary VP, but most recently

1041
01:46:44,000 --> 01:46:51,924
executive vice president. And what a
teammate and a colleague to have. So

1042
01:46:48,159 --> 01:46:51,924
congratulations, Miss Gail. [applause]

1043
01:46:54,080 --> 01:47:00,560
So ladies and gentlemen, you've been
very patient. How about that one

1044
01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:05,024
rounding applause for all of our
retirees?

1045
01:47:03,004 --> 01:47:05,024
[applause]

1046
01:47:09,553 --> 01:47:11,573
[applause]

1047
01:47:14,794 --> 01:47:16,814
» [applause]

1048
01:47:21,999 --> 01:47:24,019
[applause]

1049
01:47:29,280 --> 01:47:36,000
» and Dr. inheriting with quick
calculations 814 hours

1050
01:47:35,360 --> 01:47:41,719
» years
>> years rather 814 years

1051
01:47:42,304 --> 01:47:47,119
[applause]
>> hours

1052
01:47:45,679 --> 01:47:55,560
everybody's invited for some
refreshments in the cafeteria we will be

1053
01:47:49,679 --> 01:47:55,560
taking a fiveminut break five minutes

1054
01:48:00,800 --> 01:48:04,040
This ones

1055
01:48:18,159 --> 01:48:21,480
after me.

1056
01:48:22,719 --> 01:48:25,719
Congratulations.

1057
01:48:46,239 --> 01:48:49,400
I still

1058
01:49:07,760 --> 01:49:11,159
getting so

1059
01:49:14,159 --> 01:49:17,159
much.

1060
01:49:20,159 --> 01:49:26,159
» Congratulations.
Thank you so much. Congratulations on

1061
01:49:23,679 --> 01:49:30,000
all your awards. Sure.
>> I do remember.

1062
01:49:27,840 --> 01:49:33,000
» Yeah, you said you're her favorite,
right?

1063
01:50:14,400 --> 01:50:19,320
without the Let's go say hi.
>> Okay.

1064
01:50:19,840 --> 01:50:26,760
» I wish you all the best.
Enjoy your grandchild.

1065
01:50:34,000 --> 01:50:37,000
» Sorry.

1066
01:51:02,000 --> 01:51:05,400
Sorry about that.

1067
01:51:29,280 --> 01:51:36,840
sweetie.
>> Hello

1068
01:51:33,840 --> 01:51:36,840
Congratulations.

1069
01:51:48,400 --> 01:51:52,480
» Thank you.
>> How you doing?

1070
01:51:49,599 --> 01:51:56,560
» Pretty good. How are you?
>> Yeah, they said model congress. I

1071
01:51:54,159 --> 01:51:59,560
started laughing.
>> Congratulations.

1072
01:52:00,239 --> 01:52:06,360
» Congratulations.
>> Excellent job. Congratulations,

1073
01:52:16,639 --> 01:52:19,427
Johnson. [laughter]

1074
01:52:26,159 --> 01:52:29,159
» Who

1075
01:52:29,440 --> 01:52:33,400
was Mike? Dad be by the cookies.

1076
01:52:44,320 --> 01:52:47,480
of course.

1077
01:52:48,400 --> 01:52:51,960
» I'll follow you.

1078
01:53:01,280 --> 01:53:04,440
Good job.

1079
01:53:28,560 --> 01:53:34,040
down or actually no right through those.
>> Hi,

1080
01:53:38,560 --> 01:53:41,560
I'm

1081
01:53:49,119 --> 01:53:55,040
the best.
And they're so much fun with me. They

1082
01:53:52,639 --> 01:53:58,599
call me Henny.
>> You're on.

1083
01:54:02,639 --> 01:54:10,560
» I'm smart.
It's a full package.

1084
01:54:07,199 --> 01:54:13,520
» I mean, really, like model.
>> I don't wear this to school. This is

1085
01:54:11,920 --> 01:54:17,800
just me.
>> Don't sell yourself. The idea

1086
01:54:19,840 --> 01:54:25,880
of the yearbook
of

1087
01:54:29,679 --> 01:54:32,840
it is

1088
01:54:35,840 --> 01:54:39,000
she wanted

1089
01:54:54,800 --> 01:55:00,599
on Tuesday.
>> Yes,

1090
01:54:56,560 --> 01:55:00,599
» I'm in. I'm in. Yeah.

1091
01:55:14,719 --> 01:55:18,360
Oh, everyone's out.

1092
01:55:34,400 --> 01:55:37,400
Very

1093
01:55:50,320 --> 01:55:54,280
nice. Very nice.

1094
01:56:07,199 --> 01:56:14,960
I missed them. Bring some of the things
from

1095
01:56:10,560 --> 01:56:20,239
» Yeah. Yeah. I got there uh at 12:00.
Great. Signed 100 yearbooks. Felt like

1096
01:56:18,320 --> 01:56:23,800
uh Bono, you know, walking into Wembley
Stadium or something.

1097
01:56:24,239 --> 01:56:33,560
» No, I can't actually. Andrew for camp
the next morning

1098
01:56:30,400 --> 01:56:33,560
was like

1099
01:56:36,639 --> 01:56:42,440
all boys camp. My brother-in-law went to
my wife went to the sister camp.

1100
01:56:47,119 --> 01:56:50,119
» Yeah.

1101
01:56:50,800 --> 01:56:56,560
He'll be going into third grade.
>> Yeah. His Spanish teacher is actually

1102
01:56:54,159 --> 01:57:00,239
retiring. So they um they did demo
lessons in his class. Yeah. There was a

1103
01:56:58,639 --> 01:57:04,840
new teacher and like all the principal
and I was like yeah that's like what

1104
01:57:10,719 --> 01:57:17,560
» we're going to be starting in 30
seconds. So if you're going to be able

1105
01:57:13,520 --> 01:57:17,560
to take a seat, take a seat.

1106
01:57:22,719 --> 01:57:32,360
» David Dr. Dr. Rose is going to start
film going to start off with.

1107
01:57:28,400 --> 01:57:32,360
» You're going to you're un

1108
01:57:41,920 --> 01:57:47,599
um right now we're on Jay International
Trips. So, Dr. Harrington and Dr. Rose.

1109
01:57:47,119 --> 01:57:51,679
Dr. Harrington.
>> Yes. Thank you so much, Mr. D. So the

1110
01:57:49,599 --> 01:57:56,719
board at as part of its routine business
at item for action will be accepting a

1111
01:57:54,159 --> 01:58:01,440
number of international trips uh that we
are considering and I'm going to ask Dr.

1112
01:57:59,119 --> 01:58:05,040
Rose to do a little brief very brief
explanation of those trips since a

1113
01:58:03,520 --> 01:58:08,679
number of them are brand new to
Oceanside schools.

1114
01:58:12,320 --> 01:58:17,920
» Thank you Dr. Harrington. Good evening
everyone.

1115
01:58:15,679 --> 01:58:23,199
As you know, Oceanside has a long
tradition of offering educational travel

1116
01:58:20,639 --> 01:58:29,280
opportunities to students dating back
many decades, long before I started here

1117
01:58:26,159 --> 01:58:33,760
over 20 years ago. These experiences
extend learning beyond the classroom and

1118
01:58:31,440 --> 01:58:39,040
provide students with firsthand exposure
to different cultures, languages,

1119
01:58:36,239 --> 01:58:43,119
histories, and environments. In recent
years, uh, international travel

1120
01:58:41,280 --> 01:58:48,400
opportunities have generally been
limited to one trip a year. As a

1121
01:58:45,920 --> 01:58:52,800
district, we have been exploring ways
recently to expand these offerings and

1122
01:58:50,880 --> 01:58:58,960
provide more students with the
opportunity to travel abroad. To that

1123
01:58:55,599 --> 01:59:04,080
end, we are excited to offer not one but
four international travel opportunities

1124
01:59:02,159 --> 01:59:08,560
next year.
All of these trips will be offered in

1125
01:59:05,840 --> 01:59:12,320
partnership with EF Educational Tours
with whom we've worked before. They are

1126
01:59:10,480 --> 01:59:19,520
recognized leader and experiential
student travel programs. We'll start

1127
01:59:14,960 --> 01:59:26,159
with Japan scheduled for February 2027.
OHS students will set off for Japan and

1128
01:59:23,199 --> 01:59:31,040
explore Tokyo, Kyoto, and the
surrounding areas while learning about

1129
01:59:28,239 --> 01:59:36,000
Japanese history, language traditions,
and contemporary culture. We have over

1130
01:59:33,920 --> 01:59:42,560
30 students who've already signed up for
Japan. We're really excited about that.

1131
01:59:38,880 --> 01:59:48,560
During April break 2027, and this is a
first for, we are going to Iceland, one

1132
01:59:46,719 --> 01:59:54,719
of my favorite places, by the way. I've
been twice. The program includes glacier

1133
01:59:51,840 --> 02:00:00,320
hiking, waterfalls which are absolutely
spectacular, black sand beaches,

1134
01:59:57,599 --> 02:00:06,080
geothermal sites, of course, the city of
Recuic and the Blue Lagoon with a focus

1135
02:00:03,760 --> 02:00:13,040
on environmental science, renewable
energy, and Iceland Icelandic culture.

1136
02:00:09,440 --> 02:00:17,440
It is a magnificent uh place to visit.
And Dr. The Glickman already has over 20

1137
02:00:15,440 --> 02:00:23,040
students, I believe, signed up for next
year.

1138
02:00:18,960 --> 02:00:28,159
Also scheduled for April break 2027, OHS
is going to Costa Rica. This trip

1139
02:00:25,920 --> 02:00:33,679
immerses students in one of the world's
most biodiverse environments through

1140
02:00:30,320 --> 02:00:38,719
visits to rainforest, volcanoes, and
coastal ecosystems. Students will gain

1141
02:00:36,400 --> 02:00:45,199
firsthand experience with environmental
science, conservation, sustainability,

1142
02:00:41,760 --> 02:00:52,480
and Costa Rican culture.
Also, over April break 2027, we call

1143
02:00:48,960 --> 02:00:55,920
this the Sound of Music tour. Ocean
Ocean Oceanside High School students

1144
02:00:54,080 --> 02:01:02,000
will have the opportunity to travel
through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and

1145
02:00:59,119 --> 02:01:06,400
Hungary. Highlights include visiting
Mozart's birthplace and exploring sites

1146
02:01:04,800 --> 02:01:11,280
connected to the film The Sound of
Music. I've done that tour. It's a great

1147
02:01:08,719 --> 02:01:19,599
tour. Currently, seven students are
enrolled and we are hoping for more.

1148
02:01:14,320 --> 02:01:25,360
Additional participants are welcome.
Our district's long-standing trips to

1149
02:01:22,159 --> 02:01:29,280
Italy and France and Spain have not been
discontinued, although you don't see

1150
02:01:27,040 --> 02:01:35,119
them up there. That's because going
forward we are going to rotate rotate

1151
02:01:32,560 --> 02:01:40,239
our trips to provide students with
greater variety.

1152
02:01:37,679 --> 02:01:47,119
These international travel opportunities
are largely self- sustaining programs

1153
02:01:44,080 --> 02:01:52,880
resulting in minimal financial impact on
the school district. So that's important

1154
02:01:49,360 --> 02:01:58,960
to note. And in most cases, enrollment
of approximately 12 students is required

1155
02:01:56,000 --> 02:02:03,840
for a trip to run.
As we expand our offerings in the

1156
02:02:01,119 --> 02:02:08,320
future, we will continue to pursue
creative funding opportunities to make

1157
02:02:06,480 --> 02:02:14,480
these experiences
even more affordable and increase access

1158
02:02:11,280 --> 02:02:19,960
for more students. I'd be happy to take
any questions from the board. Thank you.

1159
02:02:20,000 --> 02:02:25,199
seeing them. Dr. Rose, thank you so much
for that presentation and it's always

1160
02:02:23,840 --> 02:02:30,000
nice that we brought back our
international trips and the students

1161
02:02:28,000 --> 02:02:31,679
definitely come back with plenty of
stories to say. So, thank you so much

1162
02:02:31,280 --> 02:02:34,480
for that.
>> My pleasure. Thank you.

1163
02:02:32,880 --> 02:02:39,440
» Any members of the board have any
questions for Dr. Rose?

1164
02:02:37,199 --> 02:02:46,960
» No. Okay. Thank you, Dr. Rose, Dr.
Harrington. Uh, right now on uh uh 5A,

1165
02:02:44,080 --> 02:02:50,560
which is um public input, opportunity to
comment on agenda items only. At this

1166
02:02:49,360 --> 02:02:55,199
time, the board will hear public
comments on items appearing on tonight's

1167
02:02:52,880 --> 02:02:59,360
agenda only. This will be an opportunity
to comment on matters not on tonight's

1168
02:02:57,280 --> 02:03:03,040
agenda later in the meeting. Although
New York State Law does not require

1169
02:03:00,800 --> 02:03:07,280
board of education to hold public
comments on agenda items, this board

1170
02:03:05,280 --> 02:03:11,520
chooses to do so because we value
community input regarding matters under

1171
02:03:09,440 --> 02:03:15,679
consideration. Please keep in mind that
public comment is an opportunity for the

1172
02:03:13,520 --> 02:03:19,760
board to listen. It's not intended to be
question answer session. Speakers are

1173
02:03:18,000 --> 02:03:24,080
generally limited to three minutes.
Comment should be directed towards the

1174
02:03:21,119 --> 02:03:27,520
chair of the meeting, which is me.
Participation in public comment is

1175
02:03:25,840 --> 02:03:30,960
limited to residents of the school
district or individuals designed to

1176
02:03:29,760 --> 02:03:34,239
speak on behalf of district
organizations. Anyone who wishes to

1177
02:03:32,960 --> 02:03:41,239
speak should come up to the microphone
now. Clearly state your name and your

1178
02:03:36,880 --> 02:03:41,239
residency or your district affiliation.

1179
02:03:43,280 --> 02:03:51,920
Seeing none, we are on 6A and that's I
need a motion to accept the minutes of

1180
02:03:49,280 --> 02:03:53,679
the May 16th regular meeting. The file
is submitted.

1181
02:03:53,119 --> 02:03:56,880
» Motion.
>> I'll take it from Stu.

1182
02:03:54,880 --> 02:04:04,480
» Second and set. Any questions or
comments? All in favor? Any opposed? Any

1183
02:04:00,159 --> 02:04:09,440
abstensions? Motion passes. Uh 6B. Take
a motion to accept minutes of the May

1184
02:04:06,320 --> 02:04:12,480
19, 2026 annual budget vote and election
meeting for file is distributed.

1185
02:04:11,520 --> 02:04:13,679
» I'll make a motion.
>> Sandy,

1186
02:04:13,119 --> 02:04:17,199
» I second.
>> And Laura, any questions or comments?

1187
02:04:16,000 --> 02:04:22,800
All in favor? I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1188
02:04:19,840 --> 02:04:26,960
passes. A motion to accept the financial
reports, treasury reports, and transfer

1189
02:04:24,960 --> 02:04:29,440
of funds as submitted.
>> Move it. Done.

1190
02:04:28,880 --> 02:04:35,599
» Second.
>> Second. Bob and Don. Bob and Don. Any

1191
02:04:33,440 --> 02:04:41,520
questions or comments? All in favor? I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1192
02:04:38,080 --> 02:04:46,320
passes. D. I'll take a motion to approve
risk operation center, which is the R uh

1193
02:04:44,719 --> 02:04:51,599
OC
access uh for learning student data

1194
02:04:49,199 --> 02:04:58,320
privacy consortium, the education
cooperative to negotiate an approved ed

1195
02:04:54,080 --> 02:05:01,360
2D uh compliant DPDA
as

1196
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:03,679
outlined.
>> Uh take a motion. Motion

1197
02:05:03,119 --> 02:05:04,480
» still
>> second.

1198
02:05:04,159 --> 02:05:07,199
» Second.
>> Any questions or comments? All in favor?

1199
02:05:06,880 --> 02:05:12,480
I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1200
02:05:09,360 --> 02:05:17,199
passes. 7A. Approval to accept donations
first in um $1,000 prize for the

1201
02:05:15,679 --> 02:05:20,800
Oceanside Middle School qualifying for
the statewide mathemat mathematical

1202
02:05:19,520 --> 02:05:24,000
tournament.
>> I'll make a motion.

1203
02:05:21,679 --> 02:05:29,280
» That's going to be Sandy and Laura. Any
questions or comments? All in favor? I.

1204
02:05:26,560 --> 02:05:34,719
» Any opposed? Any abstension? Motion
passes. Approval for use in the

1205
02:05:31,199 --> 02:05:36,639
facilities Oceanside PLA Lacrosse.
>> Motion

1206
02:05:35,920 --> 02:05:39,840
» Bob
>> second

1207
02:05:37,199 --> 02:05:43,760
» and done. Any questions or comments? All
in favor?

1208
02:05:41,040 --> 02:05:47,440
» Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes.

1209
02:05:45,280 --> 02:05:50,159
» 8A. I'll take a motion to approve
professional personnel recommendations

1210
02:05:49,280 --> 02:05:51,840
as submitted.
>> Motion.

1211
02:05:50,880 --> 02:05:55,440
» Still second.
>> Seth. Any questions or comments?

1212
02:05:54,080 --> 02:05:58,639
» All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1213
02:05:58,159 --> 02:06:00,960
passes.
>> Mr.

1214
02:05:59,440 --> 02:06:05,199
Just quickly, I just would like to now
officially congratulate our new

1215
02:06:02,800 --> 02:06:09,922
Oceanside Castleton principal, Mr. Well
Hennessy, and our new associate

1216
02:06:06,639 --> 02:06:11,942
principal at OS, Mr. Eddie Risner.
[applause]

1217
02:06:16,719 --> 02:06:21,920
Congratulations. I'll take a motion to
approve the civil service personnel

1218
02:06:20,560 --> 02:06:23,679
recommendations as submitted.
>> I'll make a motion.

1219
02:06:22,719 --> 02:06:26,320
» It's going to be Sandy.
>> I second.

1220
02:06:24,239 --> 02:06:30,000
» And Laura. Any questions or comments?
All in favor?

1221
02:06:27,520 --> 02:06:36,400
» Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes. How we doing, Justin? Dr.

1222
02:06:32,560 --> 02:06:40,719
Harrington, anything. Okay. Uh 8 C. I'll
take a motion to to approve the hourly

1223
02:06:38,800 --> 02:06:42,320
employee recommendation as submitted.
>> I'll move it.

1224
02:06:41,440 --> 02:06:45,440
» I'll get Bob.
>> Second.

1225
02:06:42,719 --> 02:06:49,119
» And Don. Any questions or comments? All
in favor? I.

1226
02:06:46,480 --> 02:06:51,920
» Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes.

1227
02:06:50,400 --> 02:06:55,440
» I'll take a motion to approve the
reappoint of probationary personnel.

1228
02:06:54,000 --> 02:06:56,639
Recommendations as submitted.
>> Motion.

1229
02:06:56,159 --> 02:06:59,520
» Stu.
>> Second.

1230
02:06:57,199 --> 02:07:00,400
» Said. Any questions or comments? All in
favor?

1231
02:07:00,079 --> 02:07:05,360
» I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1232
02:07:02,639 --> 02:07:07,920
passes. Motion to approve the DACA
employees recommendations are submitted.

1233
02:07:07,280 --> 02:07:08,960
» Motion.
>> Sandy.

1234
02:07:08,400 --> 02:07:12,639
» A second.
>> Laura. Any questions or comments? All in

1235
02:07:11,679 --> 02:07:19,119
favor?
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1236
02:07:14,880 --> 02:07:23,440
passes. We're on 8F. The 2020 Motion to
approve the 202526 co-curriculum new

1237
02:07:22,079 --> 02:07:27,920
appointment updates.
>> I'll move it. Bob second.

1238
02:07:25,440 --> 02:07:31,760
» And Don. Any questions or comments? All
in favor?

1239
02:07:28,960 --> 02:07:39,679
» Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes. 9A. Recommendation of the CSC

1240
02:07:36,320 --> 02:07:41,280
CPSE chairperson as submitted.
>> Take a motion.

1241
02:07:40,480 --> 02:07:46,239
» Motion.
>> Still and Seth. Any questions or

1242
02:07:43,360 --> 02:07:51,920
comments? All in favor? Any opposed? Any
abstensions? Motion passes. We're on

1243
02:07:49,040 --> 02:07:55,520
10A. A motion toward a bid for bread
products for the 2627 school year.

1244
02:07:54,320 --> 02:07:58,159
Motion. Motion.
>> A second.

1245
02:07:56,239 --> 02:08:00,400
» Sandy and Laura. Any questions or
comments? All in favor?

1246
02:08:00,000 --> 02:08:05,199
» I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1247
02:08:02,480 --> 02:08:09,199
passes. 10B. Motion to approve a
contract amendment between the Oceanside

1248
02:08:07,040 --> 02:08:13,440
Union Free School District and Samantha
Senakore, the business administrator.

1249
02:08:11,679 --> 02:08:18,400
Take a motion.
>> I'll move it up and Don. Any questions

1250
02:08:16,320 --> 02:08:23,599
or comments? All in favor? I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion

1251
02:08:20,800 --> 02:08:27,280
passes. and a motion to authorize and
reaffirm the district's reserve

1252
02:08:25,679 --> 02:08:28,719
accounts.
>> Take a motion.

1253
02:08:28,159 --> 02:08:31,599
» Motion.
>> Still second

1254
02:08:29,440 --> 02:08:34,800
» and set. Any questions or comments? All
in favor?

1255
02:08:32,719 --> 02:08:39,440
» Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes. Justin, how are we doing?

1256
02:08:37,440 --> 02:08:42,800
» And we're on 10 E
>> D.

1257
02:08:40,960 --> 02:08:46,320
I'm sorry, I was looking at D. A motion
to approve 2627 updated student

1258
02:08:45,199 --> 02:08:47,520
overnight trips.
>> Motion.

1259
02:08:47,040 --> 02:08:49,920
» Sandy,
>> a second.

1260
02:08:48,079 --> 02:08:53,199
» Laura, any questions or comments? All in
favor?

1261
02:08:50,480 --> 02:08:57,840
» I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes. Now we're on 10E. Motion to

1262
02:08:55,920 --> 02:09:03,280
approve accepting the updated letter to
make part of the record already

1263
02:09:00,159 --> 02:09:04,960
submitted to the board of education.
>> I'll move it.

1264
02:09:03,920 --> 02:09:08,400
» Bob second.
>> And done. Any questions or comments? All

1265
02:09:07,679 --> 02:09:11,440
in favor?
>> I.

1266
02:09:09,199 --> 02:09:17,280
» Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion
passes. I'll take a mo I'll take a

1267
02:09:13,599 --> 02:09:22,880
motion to destroy all ballot uh cast
spoiled ad unused

1268
02:09:19,760 --> 02:09:26,719
uh spoiled and unused on a May 20th 2025
annual district budget vote and election

1269
02:09:25,520 --> 02:09:30,079
» motion
>> second

1270
02:09:27,520 --> 02:09:34,800
» and set any questions or comments all in
favor.

1271
02:09:30,960 --> 02:09:38,719
» Any opposed abstensions? Motion passes.
I take an MA memo of agreement between

1272
02:09:36,880 --> 02:09:42,800
Oceanside Union Free School District and
the Teachers AIDS chapter of the

1273
02:09:40,560 --> 02:09:44,079
Oceanside Federation of Teachers.
>> I move it.

1274
02:09:43,679 --> 02:09:44,639
» S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

1275
02:09:44,159 --> 02:09:48,320
Sandy
>> I second

1276
02:09:45,119 --> 02:09:52,880
» and Lauren. Uh any any any questions or
comments and all in favor? I any

1277
02:09:51,040 --> 02:09:57,280
opposed? Any abstensions?
>> Motion passes. 111A opportunity for the

1278
02:09:55,679 --> 02:09:59,280
superintendent of schools, Dr.
Harrington.

1279
02:09:57,920 --> 02:10:02,800
» Yes, thank you. I will be brief. It's
been a long night. Thank you all so much

1280
02:10:00,880 --> 02:10:07,920
for your patience. But of course, I hope
you share uh the same amount of pride uh

1281
02:10:05,599 --> 02:10:13,760
and joy that I did u recognizing not
only our amazing students, but also of

1282
02:10:10,320 --> 02:10:17,760
course our retirees. Uh the only thing I
can't believe I'm saying is that this is

1283
02:10:15,599 --> 02:10:23,040
our last official board meeting of the
year. The times just continue to go so

1284
02:10:20,159 --> 02:10:27,360
very quickly and and um I want to again
reiterate um and and thank the board for

1285
02:10:25,840 --> 02:10:31,199
their trust in me and giving me the
opportunity to serve this amazing

1286
02:10:28,880 --> 02:10:35,760
district. There are so many highlights
uh that I can point to, but I do have to

1287
02:10:33,360 --> 02:10:41,040
just take a quick moment to mention one
that was so very special to me, and that

1288
02:10:38,400 --> 02:10:45,040
was the recent opportunity to watch our
marching band and the Thesbsians uh

1289
02:10:43,119 --> 02:10:49,599
parade down Main Street at Disney. It
was a it was an opportunity that they

1290
02:10:46,880 --> 02:10:54,400
earned uh because of their performance
and um I know that they were there

1291
02:10:51,760 --> 02:10:58,880
participating in a number of different
workshops and we got to watch a few of

1292
02:10:56,719 --> 02:11:02,560
them personally. It was very special for
them, but there was nothing like

1293
02:11:00,480 --> 02:11:08,320
watching those kids march down with
their banner um celebrating Oceanside um

1294
02:11:05,920 --> 02:11:12,800
Oceanside High School. So, it was a goal
that I had personally and professionally

1295
02:11:10,320 --> 02:11:16,639
and I'm just so very happy that we were
able to fulfill that goal. It really was

1296
02:11:14,719 --> 02:11:20,480
a special highlight. Uh with that being
said, you heard so many amazing things

1297
02:11:18,560 --> 02:11:24,719
earlier by our own students. I never
want to repeat their words. Just so much

1298
02:11:22,560 --> 02:11:28,719
going on. And I guess I will conclude by
saying I just wish everyone an amazing,

1299
02:11:26,880 --> 02:11:33,040
happy, but most importantly healthy
summer season. Can't believe I'm saying

1300
02:11:30,239 --> 02:11:37,280
that, but I am. So, thank you all.
>> Thank you, Dr. Harrington. 12A. This is

1301
02:11:35,520 --> 02:11:40,880
the board of education report. I'd like
to start off by saying that uh as we get

1302
02:11:39,679 --> 02:11:44,719
to this time of the year, people may
think that it's a summer and maybe

1303
02:11:42,719 --> 02:11:48,239
things can be a little can relax a
little bit. Well, you might probably

1304
02:11:46,239 --> 02:11:52,719
wrong because if you ask Michelle VA,
who's our assistant superintendent of HR

1305
02:11:50,719 --> 02:11:55,920
that came in two months ago, her staff
is running around between all the

1306
02:11:54,000 --> 02:12:00,159
retirees that you just saw and new
personnel that's going in. So, their

1307
02:11:57,599 --> 02:12:03,840
department is going really wild. We're
closing the books for this year and

1308
02:12:02,639 --> 02:12:09,679
already starting to review the budget
for the 26 27 year. This spring we had

1309
02:12:06,639 --> 02:12:15,040
21 spring concerts, band obligations as
well as fall schedules and we thank Dr.

1310
02:12:12,320 --> 02:12:19,280
uh Andrew Frey for that and continue in
all our concerts, baseball, softball,

1311
02:12:17,119 --> 02:12:23,119
lacrosse, flag football, track, field,
and I'm probably missing a few. And we

1312
02:12:20,960 --> 02:12:27,599
thanks athletic director Tom Leman, who
I guess I don't even think goes home. I

1313
02:12:25,119 --> 02:12:31,199
think he sleeps on the field.
Last week we had the varsity awards,

1314
02:12:29,280 --> 02:12:35,440
honor awards, art awards, science
awards, and many more awards ceremonies.

1315
02:12:33,360 --> 02:12:39,679
Not to mention, we used we used to have
a softball and a baseball field, but now

1316
02:12:37,360 --> 02:12:43,920
we have an athletic complex, especially
with the new track starting in in July.

1317
02:12:41,760 --> 02:12:47,360
construction at the new auto shop with a
state-of-the-art equipment as well as

1318
02:12:45,679 --> 02:12:50,639
five new classrooms at the high school
and five new classrooms at the

1319
02:12:48,719 --> 02:12:54,400
kindergarten center. The gym's getting
air conditioning and new bathrooms going

1320
02:12:52,560 --> 02:12:58,320
as well as new glass blocks in the
hallway. None of this can get done

1321
02:12:56,400 --> 02:13:03,280
without the support of each and every
voter in Oceanside. Dr. Kley, Mark

1322
02:13:00,800 --> 02:13:07,199
Matron, the entire staff of building
grounds keep this district going in

1323
02:13:04,800 --> 02:13:12,000
great shape. With 10 campuses, we have a
lot of buildings and a lot of grass to

1324
02:13:08,719 --> 02:13:19,199
cover. I can't say enough about Mark and
his team of of men that just don't stop.

1325
02:13:17,280 --> 02:13:22,800
» I can't say enough about our with Gavin
Kerma and his team at the helm. We don't

1326
02:13:21,199 --> 02:13:26,800
have an education without our teachers.
And I believe we have the best, most

1327
02:13:24,480 --> 02:13:30,480
intelligent, most kindness, most loving,
and most caring. And if you don't

1328
02:13:28,400 --> 02:13:34,960
believe it, go look at the magic they do
with our children every single day. Our

1329
02:13:32,960 --> 02:13:39,679
teachers aids, lunch monitors, and our
security team led by Shan Shy. These are

1330
02:13:37,679 --> 02:13:43,280
the best keeping our children safe.
Nothing moves in this district without

1331
02:13:41,040 --> 02:13:47,119
the PTAs. They are champions and
dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly

1332
02:13:45,760 --> 02:13:51,440
with their building principles and
students. So, please make sure you thank

1333
02:13:49,040 --> 02:13:55,440
them every chance you get. Finally,
nothing gets done without our great CEO.

1334
02:13:53,760 --> 02:13:58,800
Our CEO in this district is Dr.
Harrington. Her team of central

1335
02:13:57,119 --> 02:14:04,560
administrators, principal, and
chairpeople give the district 100%. This

1336
02:14:02,079 --> 02:14:08,320
woman works 24 hours a day, seven days a
week for this district. I know under Dr.

1337
02:14:06,480 --> 02:14:11,679
Haritan's leadership and guidance. She
has taught me a lot. I'd venture to say

1338
02:14:10,159 --> 02:14:15,679
that the children in this district are
in a much better place under her

1339
02:14:13,280 --> 02:14:21,040
leadership. Mr. Blau reminded me two
years ago that in 1958 Tom Featherstein

1340
02:14:19,360 --> 02:14:25,360
Senior
Gavin, stop laughing because you sat

1341
02:14:22,800 --> 02:14:30,560
through it two years ago. He retired
after So, so this guy Tom Featherstein

1342
02:14:28,159 --> 02:14:35,199
Senior who retired 24 years after being
on the board of education, he remained

1343
02:14:32,560 --> 02:14:39,760
the president for 22 years. In the past
68 years, we haven't had a president

1344
02:14:37,679 --> 02:14:43,679
serve more than two years. This is my
second year as president of board of

1345
02:14:41,040 --> 02:14:48,239
education. Most districts don't allow
this practice, and the New York State

1346
02:14:45,599 --> 02:14:51,840
Board of Educa Board Association doesn't
recommend this practice, but I believe

1347
02:14:50,000 --> 02:14:56,079
this has worked well for this district.
As I move forward, I am honored to

1348
02:14:54,000 --> 02:15:00,480
follow the tradition of serving two
years. Boy, did that go quick. I

1349
02:14:58,560 --> 02:15:04,408
remember Sandy saying to me in July of
24, "If I screw up, she was going to

1350
02:15:03,040 --> 02:15:08,480
kill me.
>> [laughter]

1351
02:15:06,320 --> 02:15:13,440
» I want to believe I saved Sandy from
getting a felony rap for not killing me

1352
02:15:10,960 --> 02:15:16,960
and hope I've made her proud. I want to
thank my fellow board members for their

1353
02:15:14,960 --> 02:15:20,800
love and support during my tenure. There
were times I thought I was I wasn't in a

1354
02:15:18,960 --> 02:15:24,560
worthy of this position. But with the
support of the entire administration and

1355
02:15:22,239 --> 02:15:28,880
staff, you guys made me look good and I
thank you for that. Finally, I want to

1356
02:15:26,320 --> 02:15:32,800
thank my wife for 44 years, my three
children who live in Oceanside, and my

1357
02:15:30,960 --> 02:15:37,360
five grandchildren who attend this
Oceanside school district. I have a lot

1358
02:15:34,880 --> 02:15:41,040
invested into this community, into these
teachers and the school district. This

1359
02:15:39,360 --> 02:15:44,639
time of year, all our buildings a
buzzer. We're moving up ceremonies at

1360
02:15:42,719 --> 02:15:48,719
the elementary schools, middle schools,
and high school along with the casting

1361
02:15:46,560 --> 02:15:52,480
graduations. All the PTAs have
retirement parties for our retirees and

1362
02:15:50,639 --> 02:15:56,880
closing the year. I want to thank you
for allowing me to be your president and

1363
02:15:54,320 --> 02:16:00,639
continuing my my position as trustee of
this board of education. With that being

1364
02:15:58,880 --> 02:16:06,689
said, I will open this up to my fellow
board members. And last but least, let's

1365
02:16:02,960 --> 02:16:06,689
go Nick Knicks. Okay, [applause]

1366
02:16:08,560 --> 02:16:16,320
Stu,
it's hard to follow that. You know that.

1367
02:16:12,880 --> 02:16:21,280
Okay. Um just uh two items that I have
on my list. uh you know this this is the

1368
02:16:19,280 --> 02:16:25,920
time as it's already been said of so
many awards and celebrations retirees

1369
02:16:23,840 --> 02:16:30,320
people that work here the students and
the incred varsity awards you've gone to

1370
02:16:28,079 --> 02:16:33,519
honors nights and so many celebrations
but two things I wanted to bring up and

1371
02:16:31,920 --> 02:16:38,080
I know Dr. Harrington has already
mentioned it. The marching band. Um,

1372
02:16:36,319 --> 02:16:41,519
congratulations to our outstanding
marching band students on their

1373
02:16:39,840 --> 02:16:46,240
memorable performance at Walt Disney
World this past May, marching down Main

1374
02:16:43,760 --> 02:16:50,639
Street with pride, professionalism, and
excellence. Their dedication, countless

1375
02:16:48,800 --> 02:16:56,160
hours of practice, and commitment to
their craft were on full display,

1376
02:16:52,880 --> 02:17:00,960
proving that hard work truly pays off.
Kudos also to our Thespian students who

1377
02:16:58,880 --> 02:17:05,439
travel to support their peers and
participate in many workshops. And of

1378
02:17:03,359 --> 02:17:09,840
course to the parents whose unwavering
encouragement and tireless fundraising

1379
02:17:07,840 --> 02:17:14,479
efforts help make this incredible
experience possible. And of course

1380
02:17:12,160 --> 02:17:18,800
always to the faculty and administrators
who continuously support and provide

1381
02:17:16,639 --> 02:17:23,439
guidance to all our students. This
achievement was a true reflection of

1382
02:17:20,559 --> 02:17:29,599
their talent, teamwork and spirit of our
entire school community. One other item.

1383
02:17:26,880 --> 02:17:33,280
I went last night to the SEPTA Awards. I
think that was my first time going. And

1384
02:17:31,200 --> 02:17:37,519
I got to tell you, the Septter Awards
night was a heartfelt celebration

1385
02:17:35,120 --> 02:17:42,399
honoring staff members who consistently
go above and beyond for our students as

1386
02:17:40,399 --> 02:17:47,599
families shared powerful stories of
compassion, dedication, and support.

1387
02:17:45,200 --> 02:17:52,000
There were very few dry eyes in the
room. These exceptional individuals make

1388
02:17:50,160 --> 02:17:55,599
a lasting difference in the lives of
students and their families, creating

1389
02:17:54,080 --> 02:17:59,760
memories and impacts that will be
cherished and remembered for years to

1390
02:17:57,439 --> 02:18:04,319
come. Thanks to everybody. They did
terrific work and we should be proud of

1391
02:18:01,679 --> 02:18:11,200
all the accomplishments of these kids.
>> Thank you, Mr. Kaplan. Mr. Brown,

1392
02:18:07,679 --> 02:18:17,519
» thank you. Uh Mr. Dembrosio,
um two years does go by very quickly.

1393
02:18:14,319 --> 02:18:22,960
Um, I have to say you you filled in his
shoes very very nicely over that period

1394
02:18:19,359 --> 02:18:30,000
of time and it it it's been a pleasure.
Um, Brian Rusco,

1395
02:18:26,479 --> 02:18:34,399
uh, it's you've been a true asset to be
sitting up here with us for this past

1396
02:18:31,599 --> 02:18:38,559
year and thank you for your time and
your attention and all your efforts and

1397
02:18:37,120 --> 02:18:43,760
of course wishing you nothing but the
best next year on Courtland and a a

1398
02:18:42,160 --> 02:18:48,880
great
future in education or wherever life may

1399
02:18:46,800 --> 02:18:55,200
take you.
I know it was mentioned um honors night

1400
02:18:51,599 --> 02:18:58,639
earlier. Um while a lengthy evening and
I think I've said this in the past, one

1401
02:18:56,880 --> 02:19:05,840
of the things I like most about honors
night is how nicely it combines our

1402
02:19:01,920 --> 02:19:12,399
community's past with its future.
Many of those honors or those awards or

1403
02:19:09,439 --> 02:19:18,319
recognitions acknowledge the memory of
former Oceanside residents, some

1404
02:19:15,359 --> 02:19:22,639
students, staff members,
um, and just members of our school

1405
02:19:20,240 --> 02:19:27,040
district.
And it takes

1406
02:19:24,800 --> 02:19:32,240
the memory of those people and it
intertwines with our graduating seniors

1407
02:19:30,240 --> 02:19:38,479
who are going on to the next chapter in
life. And it just it very nicely um

1408
02:19:36,080 --> 02:19:42,319
connects the two together and it it it's
it's a great opportunity to remember the

1409
02:19:40,800 --> 02:19:49,840
past but also look forward to the
future. To Bob and Don, while you may

1410
02:19:47,679 --> 02:19:56,680
not think much,
um believe it or not, 24 years is quite

1411
02:19:52,640 --> 02:19:56,680
a threshold in Oceanside.

1412
02:19:56,800 --> 02:20:05,120
Well, getting getting beyond the 24
years because up until Maryanne Lera in

1413
02:20:03,120 --> 02:20:09,520
the history of our school district, we
only had three people that had served

1414
02:20:07,200 --> 02:20:14,560
exactly 24 years and then Maryanne went
before. So, it it it it is quite quite a

1415
02:20:12,479 --> 02:20:18,560
small group of people that have put in
the time and dedication over those

1416
02:20:16,080 --> 02:20:24,399
years. So, um, it, you know, it's not
just the years, it's really the time and

1417
02:20:21,920 --> 02:20:29,520
and all the efforts that you've put in
over that course of time. So, that's not

1418
02:20:26,640 --> 02:20:34,640
to be overlooked.
And, uh, lastly,

1419
02:20:32,080 --> 02:20:39,600
uh, you know, I I couldn't conclude the
year without giving some kind of a brief

1420
02:20:36,479 --> 02:20:45,520
historical acknowledgement. Um, as we
close the 2526 school year, this year

1421
02:20:43,439 --> 02:20:50,720
happens to mark an important milestone
in the history of our school district.

1422
02:20:48,000 --> 02:20:55,040
While the school district itself was
originally established in 1812 and

1423
02:20:53,200 --> 02:20:59,600
became a Union Free School District in
1899,

1424
02:20:57,200 --> 02:21:05,040
over the course of time, our schools
continued to evolve along with the

1425
02:21:02,080 --> 02:21:09,840
growth of our community itself. This
year marks an important milestone in the

1426
02:21:08,160 --> 02:21:16,560
history of the school district. While
the district um I'm sorry, in 19 the

1427
02:21:13,760 --> 02:21:19,520
1920s overall were a period of
tremendous growth and change in

1428
02:21:17,840 --> 02:21:23,359
Oceanside
at the time the farms that were here

1429
02:21:21,359 --> 02:21:28,720
were being sold and subdivided and new
homes were first being built. The

1430
02:21:25,600 --> 02:21:35,280
population was growing rapidly and the
enrollment pressures soon followed. So

1431
02:21:31,520 --> 02:21:39,200
in 19 1920 itself the district started
with one single school building and by

1432
02:21:37,439 --> 02:21:46,319
the end of that decade it had grown to
five and following in that decade

1433
02:21:43,040 --> 02:21:51,200
following several public referenda and
um along with Island Park which at the

1434
02:21:48,720 --> 02:21:57,680
time made its own decision to secede
from from the school district.

1435
02:21:55,200 --> 02:22:02,000
Oceanside embarked on a major expansion
of its educational infrastructure and

1436
02:21:59,680 --> 02:22:06,960
most notably that led to the the the
construction of schools three, four, and

1437
02:22:04,080 --> 02:22:09,359
five. But that's not the milestone. Do
you know what the milestone is?

1438
02:22:08,240 --> 02:22:15,280
» I'd like to know what the milestone.
>> I'll tell you what the milestone is.

1439
02:22:12,479 --> 02:22:18,880
So the milestone
um which is connected to all that is

1440
02:22:17,520 --> 02:22:23,920
probably one of the least remembered
today, but probably one of the most

1441
02:22:20,880 --> 02:22:28,960
consequential. In 1926,
the community received authorization to

1442
02:22:26,880 --> 02:22:34,319
appoint its own superintendent of
schools for the very first time. And we

1443
02:22:32,160 --> 02:22:39,359
appointed S. Taylor Johnson, who had
been the supervising principal that was

1444
02:22:36,319 --> 02:22:45,840
here. And this was an important step in
the district's evolution as a growing

1445
02:22:42,160 --> 02:22:52,560
and increasingly complex school system.
So although not widely known today, it

1446
02:22:48,800 --> 02:22:57,920
does represent the important
point that we hit and over the past

1447
02:22:55,439 --> 02:23:03,439
century only 11 individuals have served
in that role and that starts from as

1448
02:23:00,399 --> 02:23:10,960
Taylor Johnson in 1926 to Dr. Harrington
today. So 11 superintendent in a hundred

1449
02:23:06,800 --> 02:23:19,040
years which is an average tenure of more
than nine years for each person. And as

1450
02:23:15,520 --> 02:23:24,720
as we're aware in a profession where
leadership turnover

1451
02:23:21,920 --> 02:23:30,240
can often be frequent
that that statistic reflects a century

1452
02:23:27,040 --> 02:23:35,359
of stability, continuity, and commitment
to the public education in Oceanside.

1453
02:23:33,359 --> 02:23:40,160
And that's the milestone that's worth
recognizing and something that we can

1454
02:23:38,000 --> 02:23:45,280
all be proud of.
Um, I said that was going to be my

1455
02:23:42,800 --> 02:23:52,960
conclusion, but I'd like to I' I'd like
to uh also wish all our pending retirees

1456
02:23:49,439 --> 02:23:57,280
good health, happiness, and best wishes
for all their future endeavors. And I

1457
02:23:55,600 --> 02:24:02,720
know we're looking forward to a great
end of school year. And I'd like to wish

1458
02:24:00,240 --> 02:24:09,280
everyone a wonderful summer.
>> Thank you, Mr. Blau. Mr. Schol

1459
02:24:06,160 --> 02:24:14,720
ditto. [laughter]
There's nothing left to say. Ditto.

1460
02:24:13,359 --> 02:24:20,640
» Um, good.
>> I I I do want to just wish it's been a

1461
02:24:18,479 --> 02:24:26,479
busy month and I want to congratulate
all the students that we honored.

1462
02:24:23,520 --> 02:24:31,439
Brian, I wish you the best. We're going
to miss you. Uh, come back and visit. I

1463
02:24:29,760 --> 02:24:35,120
see Dennis all the time and tell him to
come back and visit, but he doesn't

1464
02:24:32,800 --> 02:24:42,160
listen to me.
>> But that's nothing new. Um, I want to uh

1465
02:24:39,280 --> 02:24:47,520
wish our retirees the best. Thank you
for a wonderful year. To our central

1466
02:24:44,479 --> 02:24:53,840
administrators, Dr. Harrington, uh, to
our OFT, to our teachers, to our staff,

1467
02:24:51,120 --> 02:24:59,359
uh, and to our students have all done,
you know, wonderful things and made it a

1468
02:24:55,920 --> 02:25:02,479
really great school year. And last but
not least, Michael, thank you for

1469
02:25:00,800 --> 02:25:08,000
protecting me and keeping me out of
prison. [laughter]

1470
02:25:04,479 --> 02:25:12,880
Job well done.
Thank you so much, Sandy and Laura.

1471
02:25:11,120 --> 02:25:16,880
» Can I really just say ditto?
>> Okay. [laughter]

1472
02:25:14,560 --> 02:25:22,080
» Yeah. No, it's been a long night, but um
I do want to just congratulate all the

1473
02:25:18,399 --> 02:25:27,680
honores. Um, of course, wishing our all
the teachers who retired all the best.

1474
02:25:24,880 --> 02:25:32,160
Brian, we're going to miss you. You were
great. And um thank you, Mike. You're

1475
02:25:31,040 --> 02:25:37,920
not too bad yourself.
>> Thank you. And Mr. Transom.

1476
02:25:35,520 --> 02:25:43,359
Well, I think it's all been said and I
guess I've got to I want to thank my

1477
02:25:40,399 --> 02:25:49,520
colleagues for doing what they did to me
tonight. I'm not too I don't like to

1478
02:25:47,280 --> 02:25:56,720
receive awards in public. I just like to
do things. But, uh, I really want to

1479
02:25:52,319 --> 02:26:00,960
thank you. It meant a lot. Uh, Brian,
good luck in the future. I know I'm

1480
02:25:58,240 --> 02:26:06,640
going to see you hopefully this week.
Uh, and everybody in the audience,

1481
02:26:03,920 --> 02:26:11,280
thanks for being here tonight. Thanks be
thanks for being involved. To the

1482
02:26:09,040 --> 02:26:17,359
retirees, thanks for the What was it,
Mike? 886

1483
02:26:14,240 --> 02:26:21,439
something day uh years of service.
>> I kept the count. 814

1484
02:26:19,439 --> 02:26:24,560
» 814 years of service.
>> Count.

1485
02:26:24,160 --> 02:26:27,680
» Yeah.
>> I was wondering what you were doing

1486
02:26:26,080 --> 02:26:30,640
asking everybody how many years. How
many years?

1487
02:26:28,080 --> 02:26:33,120
» I kept count on it. Pretty good. Okay.
Uh I

1488
02:26:31,520 --> 02:26:36,960
» I'm not going to argue with our teacher
over there. Short.

1489
02:26:34,000 --> 02:26:43,280
» I wish everybody the best summer that we
possibly can have and I yield the floor

1490
02:26:40,560 --> 02:26:52,399
to Mr. Moresca.
>> All I can say is F. I mean uh it's nice

1491
02:26:47,760 --> 02:26:57,840
going last and I have to uh ditto a lot
of things that were said. I just want to

1492
02:26:54,960 --> 02:27:03,760
point out a few things on that I have on
my list. First of all, a congratulations

1493
02:27:00,560 --> 02:27:09,920
again to all the honores and the awards
that they received and the recognition

1494
02:27:06,640 --> 02:27:15,680
and to the retirees.
I mean, it's really when you think of

1495
02:27:12,560 --> 02:27:20,800
the quality of individual that is
retiring and the number of years they

1496
02:27:17,680 --> 02:27:25,920
put in to work with our students and
what they've done for many of our

1497
02:27:22,560 --> 02:27:34,160
students. My hats off to them and I wish
them good health and happiness to their

1498
02:27:30,560 --> 02:27:42,160
families to their families uh throughout
their retirement and always.

1499
02:27:38,319 --> 02:27:47,760
And uh Brian, it's been a pleasure
sitting next to you. My knowledge of

1500
02:27:45,520 --> 02:27:51,359
technology hasn't really grown that
much.

1501
02:27:49,359 --> 02:27:58,399
But I want to say thank you because
every time I lose what I think I should

1502
02:27:54,160 --> 02:28:03,520
have on the screen, there comes Brian.
He clicks it right in. He's been a

1503
02:28:00,960 --> 02:28:09,840
dynamite young man to work for. And to
you, I want to wish you the very best in

1504
02:28:06,800 --> 02:28:14,560
your future endeavors. And also, uh,
I'll see you at graduation. remember say

1505
02:28:12,319 --> 02:28:21,280
hello because you know sometimes I
forget. And the last thing is

1506
02:28:18,880 --> 02:28:25,600
I've had the pleasure of of seeing all
the concerts, the elementaryaries, the

1507
02:28:24,000 --> 02:28:30,720
middle school and the high school
concerts

1508
02:28:27,280 --> 02:28:36,880
and it it's unbelievable the quality of
performances. The only one I missed was

1509
02:28:34,160 --> 02:28:42,319
school number eight because there was a
conflict and I miss seeing that young

1510
02:28:40,640 --> 02:28:49,760
man
6' 3 in or 6'4 playing trumpet

1511
02:28:46,720 --> 02:28:55,040
» with the band throughout the concert.
But my congratulations to the teachers

1512
02:28:53,200 --> 02:29:00,640
and to the students and to the
administrators, but especially I mean

1513
02:28:58,319 --> 02:29:05,520
again as I say the students for the
quality of performance

1514
02:29:03,120 --> 02:29:10,160
and that symphonic
concert at the high school I mean it's

1515
02:29:08,160 --> 02:29:14,640
like being on a Broadway. It's
unbelievable the quality of of sound and

1516
02:29:12,800 --> 02:29:20,240
performance.
And uh I want to thank Andrew uh Dr.

1517
02:29:17,760 --> 02:29:26,560
Andrew Fry Gold and his two assistants
Jennifer Ayello and Victoria Garrett for

1518
02:29:23,520 --> 02:29:34,160
their valuable assistance for making
arrangements for all these concerts and

1519
02:29:30,240 --> 02:29:39,840
to everyone here. Uh I want to wish you
the very best health and happiness this

1520
02:29:36,800 --> 02:29:43,120
summer and hopefully we'll see you in
September. God bless.

1521
02:29:41,680 --> 02:29:50,319
» Thank you. Don Brian, you want to bring
it home? You got the last word.

1522
02:29:47,040 --> 02:29:54,399
Wow. Thank you.
Uh, yeah. I would just like to say thank

1523
02:29:51,920 --> 02:29:58,000
you one more time and I just want to let
all you guys know that you guys have set

1524
02:29:55,680 --> 02:30:01,439
the standards very high for me and I
aspire to be where you guys are one day

1525
02:29:59,680 --> 02:30:06,408
and the kind of people that you are.
Thank you.

1526
02:30:02,479 --> 02:30:06,408
» Thank you, Brian. Thank you. [applause]

1527
02:30:07,359 --> 02:30:12,800
Now, we'll move to public comment on
non-aggenda items. This is the

1528
02:30:10,720 --> 02:30:16,640
opportunity for district residents or
individuals authorized to speak on

1529
02:30:14,640 --> 02:30:20,240
behalf of district organizations to
address the board regarding matters not

1530
02:30:18,319 --> 02:30:24,560
included on tonight's agenda. Although
New York State law does not require

1531
02:30:22,319 --> 02:30:29,120
board of education to provide a public
comment period, this board chooses to do

1532
02:30:27,040 --> 02:30:34,240
so because we value hearing from members
of our school community. Public SC

1533
02:30:32,000 --> 02:30:37,600
public comment is an opportunity for the
board to listen. While you are

1534
02:30:35,920 --> 02:30:41,280
encouraged to share your thoughts,
public comment is not intended to be a

1535
02:30:39,280 --> 02:30:44,880
question and answer session. If a
question can be addressed briefly, then

1536
02:30:43,439 --> 02:30:48,800
we will do so. Otherwise, the
appropriate district personnel will

1537
02:30:46,720 --> 02:30:52,560
follow up as necessary. Please direct
all comments to the chair. Please

1538
02:30:50,800 --> 02:30:57,439
remember that the board cannot and will
not discuss matters related to to

1539
02:30:55,120 --> 02:31:02,080
specific students, employees, or other
confidential matters in public. Speakers

1540
02:30:59,680 --> 02:31:06,080
are generally limited to three to three
minutes. If you wish to address the

1541
02:31:03,920 --> 02:31:10,479
board, please approach the microphone,
state your name, and identify your

1542
02:31:07,760 --> 02:31:15,040
resident or district affiliation. At
this particular time, would anybody like

1543
02:31:12,399 --> 02:31:18,560
to come up to the mic?
Yes, ma'am. If you can state your name,

1544
02:31:16,960 --> 02:31:22,560
please in child school.
>> Tammy Newman, school two.

1545
02:31:20,399 --> 02:31:27,840
» Good. Thank you for coming.
>> Dr. Harrington and members of the board.

1546
02:31:25,120 --> 02:31:32,000
My name is Tammy Newman. I'm a resident
and parent in this district and I'm the

1547
02:31:30,080 --> 02:31:36,640
author of the email that was sent to Dr.
Harington and subsequently posted on

1548
02:31:34,399 --> 02:31:43,120
social media. I have copies in case
anyone missed it. In summary, a swastika

1549
02:31:40,880 --> 02:31:48,399
was found several months ago at school,
too. An incident that was severe enough

1550
02:31:45,439 --> 02:31:52,800
to be reported to the police. I did not
learn about this incident until May 6th

1551
02:31:50,880 --> 02:31:59,120
when I was picking up my child from an
afterchool program. I heard it casually

1552
02:31:55,840 --> 02:32:05,040
mentioned by an 11year-old,
not from the district. My reaction was

1553
02:32:02,399 --> 02:32:10,720
intense as the mere mention of a
swastika carries enormous weight to my

1554
02:32:07,840 --> 02:32:16,080
family and community. This all happened
in front of my child, his peers, and

1555
02:32:13,920 --> 02:32:22,240
their parents.
On May 13th, I emailed Dr. Harrington to

1556
02:32:19,520 --> 02:32:27,280
express my profound dismay that this
hate crime was hidden from the

1557
02:32:24,479 --> 02:32:32,399
community. I received a generic
dismissive reply stating my input was

1558
02:32:30,479 --> 02:32:37,200
appreciated.
Prominent organizations including the

1559
02:32:34,560 --> 02:32:42,240
Anti-Defamation League, the Holocaust
Museum Education Department and Stand

1560
02:32:39,920 --> 02:32:47,280
with us have reached out to the district
regarding this matter and they were met

1561
02:32:44,560 --> 02:32:52,720
with the same type of stonewalling.
I should also mention that I called Mr.

1562
02:32:49,439 --> 02:32:57,920
Damrosio and he responded with an email
saying he received my email which I

1563
02:32:54,880 --> 02:33:03,040
never sent. The only person here who has
responded to me was Mrs. Marone and Miss

1564
02:33:00,640 --> 02:33:09,120
Privado.
How is it acceptable that a swastika a

1565
02:33:06,080 --> 02:33:14,240
symbol of hate, terror, and violence is
concealed from the families who entrust

1566
02:33:11,359 --> 02:33:19,280
their children to your care?
Sweeping hate under the rug does not

1567
02:33:16,479 --> 02:33:22,880
make our schools safer. It emboldens
perpetrators and leaves students

1568
02:33:21,200 --> 02:33:28,000
vulnerable.
Since publishing my email, I have heard

1569
02:33:25,280 --> 02:33:33,840
from parents at schools number three,
number eight, 9M, and the high school

1570
02:33:31,680 --> 02:33:38,080
who related other anti-semitic
occurrences.

1571
02:33:35,680 --> 02:33:43,760
When a hate crime is treated as a public
relations issue, you send a message that

1572
02:33:41,359 --> 02:33:48,399
protecting the district's image matters
more than the safety of our children and

1573
02:33:46,399 --> 02:33:53,439
their teachers.
I am asking the board to answer for this

1574
02:33:51,200 --> 02:33:59,200
lack of transparency.
Will you commit to implementing an

1575
02:33:55,920 --> 02:34:04,960
official policy that mandates immediate
community notification when bias related

1576
02:34:02,240 --> 02:34:09,520
incidents occur in our schools.
Transparency and accountability are not

1577
02:34:08,000 --> 02:34:13,920
optional.
Our children deserve better and the

1578
02:34:11,760 --> 02:34:18,800
community has a right to know what is
happening. Thank you for your time.

1579
02:34:17,439 --> 02:34:22,399
So, I'd like to respond by saying that
this board of education is aware of the

1580
02:34:20,319 --> 02:34:26,560
incident referenced and the action taken
by school administration in response. We

1581
02:34:25,359 --> 02:34:30,640
acknowledged that there was a SWAT
sticker created by an elementary school

1582
02:34:28,880 --> 02:34:34,720
student that was discovered in the
hallway at school, too. Upon learning of

1583
02:34:33,040 --> 02:34:39,280
this incident, school administrators
acted promptly and decisively to address

1584
02:34:37,120 --> 02:34:42,880
the matter. While we understand that
some members of the community believe

1585
02:34:40,640 --> 02:34:47,120
broader communications regarding this
incident should have occurred at that

1586
02:34:44,640 --> 02:34:52,000
time, we want to emphasize that the
decision-making process was guided by

1587
02:34:49,680 --> 02:34:56,479
several important considerations, many
of which involve confidential student

1588
02:34:54,240 --> 02:35:01,280
and personnel matters that cannot be
publicly discussed. Nevertheless, this

1589
02:34:59,280 --> 02:35:05,920
board of education along with all
district administrators staff remain

1590
02:35:03,680 --> 02:35:12,000
steadfast in its commitment to fostering
a safe inclusion and respectful learning

1591
02:35:09,200 --> 02:35:17,359
environment. We maintain zero tolerance
for hate, bigotry,

1592
02:35:14,960 --> 02:35:21,600
discrimination, or any form of
intolerance. And we work diligently to

1593
02:35:19,439 --> 02:35:25,760
install these values in our students
through education, dialogue, and ongoing

1594
02:35:24,080 --> 02:35:29,760
support. Dr. Harrington, is there
anything you'd like to add? Now, I just

1595
02:35:27,359 --> 02:35:36,000
want to reiterate what Mr. Diamzo is
saying. Uh, we hear you and your

1596
02:35:32,640 --> 02:35:41,600
concerns are were and are taken very
much into consideration and I recognize

1597
02:35:39,120 --> 02:35:46,960
that that the information that you were
given did not meet your expectations.

1598
02:35:44,000 --> 02:35:51,520
That fully is understood. uh you have my
commitment, the board has my commitment

1599
02:35:48,960 --> 02:35:56,000
that we continue, we will continue to
take all of these matters as we have and

1600
02:35:53,600 --> 02:36:01,760
as we will continue to do very very
seriously. The the manner in which you

1601
02:35:58,800 --> 02:36:06,800
expressed how this particular incident
um you you reacted to will absolutely

1602
02:36:04,720 --> 02:36:11,680
you have my word be taken into
consideration uh if if if unfortunately

1603
02:36:10,080 --> 02:36:17,200
in incident like this should occur
again. But um again as was stated

1604
02:36:14,960 --> 02:36:21,280
decisions were made uh within the
context of the of this particular

1605
02:36:19,200 --> 02:36:27,439
situation like we do with every incident
that occurs. Nevertheless, your um your

1606
02:36:25,040 --> 02:36:31,920
uh your your sentiments will most
definitely be taken into consideration

1607
02:36:29,680 --> 02:36:36,479
as we move forward and I and I know that
you had opportunities to speak to other

1608
02:36:33,760 --> 02:36:41,520
members of our faculty who tried to help
um with some understanding of that. So,

1609
02:36:38,800 --> 02:36:45,920
but we appreciate it and um you have our
commitment in that regard.

1610
02:36:44,399 --> 02:36:47,920
» No, no, not at unless you want to do
that.

1611
02:36:46,080 --> 02:36:52,880
» I'd like to There was there was some
there was question about our curriculum

1612
02:36:51,040 --> 02:36:56,720
and the kinds of things that we do in
our district. Um I know that there were

1613
02:36:55,200 --> 02:37:01,920
a couple things that were honored this
night tonight that I think address some

1614
02:36:59,200 --> 02:37:06,479
of what we um are are very clearly part
of our curriculum, but I thought it

1615
02:37:04,399 --> 02:37:10,880
would make sense with Mr. D. Ambrosio's
permission uh to ask Miss Pavito, our

1616
02:37:09,280 --> 02:37:15,520
assistant superintendent who leads the
curriculum as well as Mr. Bikman who I

1617
02:37:12,800 --> 02:37:19,600
know has had conversations with some um
but we'd like to you know be a little

1618
02:37:17,600 --> 02:37:25,760
bit more public and direct about that to
ask them to um to sort of uh in

1619
02:37:22,800 --> 02:37:30,240
interject and explain some highlights of
course of what we of what we do in terms

1620
02:37:28,479 --> 02:37:32,720
of our curriculum. Miss Prito, would you
like to begin?

1621
02:37:30,880 --> 02:37:35,600
» Oh certainly. Thank you Dr. Harrington.
Thank you to our community members.

1622
02:37:34,240 --> 02:37:39,280
Thank you to the board for allowing me
to speak on the education of our

1623
02:37:37,040 --> 02:37:45,040
children. It certainly is a topic that I
enjoy doing. Um so to the question of

1624
02:37:42,080 --> 02:37:50,640
what we teach, first I really do want to
reassure all our families that we work

1625
02:37:47,439 --> 02:37:56,880
um diligently to foster thoughtful,
respectful, civically responsible

1626
02:37:53,840 --> 02:38:01,920
citizens in that our curriculum isn't a
oneanddone. We don't do a single lesson,

1627
02:37:58,960 --> 02:38:07,600
a single moment. In fact, we cultivate a
K through 12 curriculum in which

1628
02:38:04,479 --> 02:38:12,399
children um are informed through an age
appropriate way and a standards

1629
02:38:09,520 --> 02:38:18,479
approach. We do start at the earliest of
ages. At the earliest of ages, we we

1630
02:38:15,200 --> 02:38:23,439
teach belonging and empathy and respect.
And we do that through a windows and

1631
02:38:20,479 --> 02:38:29,040
mirrors approach. mirrors where students
get to see themselves and their cultures

1632
02:38:26,399 --> 02:38:34,160
and their traditions represented in the
classroom in our coursework and then

1633
02:38:31,680 --> 02:38:38,800
windows where they get an opportunity to
learn about other cultures and other

1634
02:38:36,319 --> 02:38:44,399
traditions and diversity and then that's
celebrated and appreciated. The lessons

1635
02:38:41,680 --> 02:38:49,200
continue as they grow and the historical
context comes into play that historic

1636
02:38:46,800 --> 02:38:53,120
the historical facts come um through
human rights um that includes

1637
02:38:51,359 --> 02:38:59,040
anti-semitism that includes the
Holocaust that includes global um

1638
02:38:55,920 --> 02:39:05,439
genocides as well as concrete language
to recognize prejudice. We want our

1639
02:39:02,720 --> 02:39:11,680
children to be critical thinkers. We
want them to recognize bias. We want

1640
02:39:08,640 --> 02:39:17,520
them to learn to be upstandards. So when
they see that somebody's being targeted

1641
02:39:13,840 --> 02:39:23,280
or or there is um uh any hateful
language, words or symbols, they speak

1642
02:39:21,120 --> 02:39:29,760
up. And I will tell you that does
happen. Now I I'm going to speak about

1643
02:39:26,240 --> 02:39:35,200
the reality. We know that we expose our
students across their entire educ

1644
02:39:32,560 --> 02:39:39,439
educational journey to meet these goals.
Um, but we can't control what students

1645
02:39:37,120 --> 02:39:46,560
learn outside of our school walls. And
so when a hateful comment or a harmful

1646
02:39:42,960 --> 02:39:51,600
action is taken, we act firmly and
concisely. We also work with parents

1647
02:39:49,359 --> 02:39:55,520
because that's what really matters is
that partnership in order to cultivate

1648
02:39:53,760 --> 02:40:01,040
our students in in the way that we want
them to be as citizens. And we also go

1649
02:39:58,319 --> 02:40:06,560
beyond the proactive lessons to do
lessons that help to teach allow

1650
02:40:03,200 --> 02:40:12,479
students to um reflect reflect on their
actions make amends for their actions

1651
02:40:09,280 --> 02:40:16,880
restore. So um I do know that I'm
speaking a little more conceptually and

1652
02:40:14,800 --> 02:40:21,520
I we do have of course our social
studies director here. I do want to make

1653
02:40:19,359 --> 02:40:27,520
mention that this does not get taught in
isolation in a single content. However,

1654
02:40:24,880 --> 02:40:31,520
history is a through line and our expert
to that and the person who cultivates

1655
02:40:29,359 --> 02:40:34,800
the work that we teach our children um
is here. So, Mr. Bickman, if you don't

1656
02:40:33,359 --> 02:40:37,200
mind, I'd like to pass it to you to
expand on what I've just shared.

1657
02:40:36,720 --> 02:40:41,600
» Sure.
>> Thank you.

1658
02:40:37,760 --> 02:40:46,240
» Thank you. Um so, I'd like to just uh
share a little a few thoughts about um

1659
02:40:44,080 --> 02:40:49,280
what Miss Pvita just said and and really
for the entire community both that are

1660
02:40:47,600 --> 02:40:52,800
here tonight and uh those that might be
watching via the stream about how

1661
02:40:50,960 --> 02:40:57,600
comprehensive our Holocaust education
is. Um, most importantly, and I think

1662
02:40:55,840 --> 02:41:02,479
everyone would agree with this sentiment
that education is the antidote to hate

1663
02:41:00,399 --> 02:41:06,080
and we take this work very seriously.
Um, our Holocaust education follows a

1664
02:41:04,240 --> 02:41:10,399
New York State framework where we first
introduce a culture of belonging at the

1665
02:41:08,560 --> 02:41:13,600
elementary level. Um, we actually get
into the teaching of the Holocaust in

1666
02:41:11,920 --> 02:41:17,120
grades five and six through some of the
literature and novels we read that are

1667
02:41:15,120 --> 02:41:20,399
interdisciplinary between both English
and social studies. But the heart of the

1668
02:41:19,040 --> 02:41:24,640
work we do with regards to Holocaust
education really happens at the middle

1669
02:41:21,760 --> 02:41:29,200
level. Starting in grade seven and
especially in grade eight, our students

1670
02:41:26,800 --> 02:41:33,680
have um a deep dive into Holocaust
education where many of our students are

1671
02:41:31,120 --> 02:41:36,399
exposed to the novel Knight. We bring in
a number of community organizations and

1672
02:41:35,359 --> 02:41:40,560
I think that's at the heart of
Oceanside's work here. We partner with

1673
02:41:38,319 --> 02:41:43,680
the Anti-Defamation League. We work very
closely with the Holocaust Memorial and

1674
02:41:42,160 --> 02:41:47,120
Tolerance Center and I have been in
touch with them throughout this year.

1675
02:41:45,600 --> 02:41:50,560
Um, I actually recently had the
opportunity to do a podcast with them

1676
02:41:48,240 --> 02:41:55,280
about this work as well. Um, and with
regards to that too, we look to bring in

1677
02:41:52,800 --> 02:41:59,680
Holocaust testimonials. So, for my
entire 20 plus year time here in

1678
02:41:57,439 --> 02:42:04,240
Oceanside, we've brought in Holocaust
speakers each of those years at multiple

1679
02:42:01,600 --> 02:42:07,840
levels. In addition to that, we have the
opportunity every year to bring in a

1680
02:42:05,680 --> 02:42:11,280
play called Voices from the Fire, um,
which um, our students and have an

1681
02:42:09,439 --> 02:42:15,520
opportunity to answer questions um,
about this time period of a young girl

1682
02:42:12,960 --> 02:42:19,680
growing up in Germany at this time. And
then we further that education as the

1683
02:42:17,680 --> 02:42:23,040
kids move through the high school. Also
at the middle level we have a socialized

1684
02:42:21,520 --> 02:42:27,760
workshop a course that used to be called
human relations. And within that course

1685
02:42:25,280 --> 02:42:31,600
we really take a deep dive into lessons
directly from the ADL and facing history

1686
02:42:30,000 --> 02:42:35,200
on symbols of hate and some of the other
things that parents were discussing

1687
02:42:33,040 --> 02:42:39,600
tonight and Miss PvTO also mentioned. At
the high school level, we also look at

1688
02:42:36,560 --> 02:42:43,040
genocide from multiple um multiple
genocides which is also in the

1689
02:42:40,960 --> 02:42:47,120
curriculum uh that cover genocides from
the Armenian massacre all the way

1690
02:42:44,800 --> 02:42:50,240
through modern day um obviously the
Holocaust being at the heart of that and

1691
02:42:48,560 --> 02:42:54,479
then we look at a global lens in 10th
grade and from the American perspective

1692
02:42:51,680 --> 02:42:57,920
in the 11th grade. So the work we do is
um as I mentioned very comprehensive but

1693
02:42:56,240 --> 02:43:01,680
I think our community partners are at
the heart of this work and if any

1694
02:42:59,120 --> 02:43:05,760
parents um andor the board um would like
to discuss this further um I'll I'll be

1695
02:43:04,080 --> 02:43:08,800
happy to share my contact information to
talk a little bit about more specifics

1696
02:43:07,359 --> 02:43:12,560
with regards to the education that we
provide our students. So thank you.

1697
02:43:10,560 --> 02:43:16,800
» Thank you Mr. Pikman. Anyone from the
board?

1698
02:43:14,080 --> 02:43:20,800
No. Seeing none. Okay. Is there anybody?
Okay. Yes ma'am. Please take your name

1699
02:43:18,960 --> 02:43:23,680
and child school.
>> Dr. the Frank Cal School too.

1700
02:43:22,560 --> 02:43:28,399
» Okay.
>> Um I think the point was missed. Um as

1701
02:43:26,560 --> 02:43:33,680
an educator for over 20 years, I'm aware
of the state curriculum. I know

1702
02:43:31,680 --> 02:43:38,080
what the children are being taught. The
issue is that things like this are being

1703
02:43:35,280 --> 02:43:42,800
hidden in top districts on Long Island,
the top [snorts] Ken districts in the

1704
02:43:40,319 --> 02:43:46,720
state. When these things happen, the
people are told within 24 hours. Even if

1705
02:43:44,960 --> 02:43:52,399
it's not in the school, but in the
district, the community is told. So for

1706
02:43:49,439 --> 02:43:57,840
this to be hidden and in this district,
this happened over about 25 years ago to

1707
02:43:55,600 --> 02:44:03,120
my mother who was a teacher in this
district and the principal called the

1708
02:43:59,760 --> 02:44:08,000
police and it was reported and someone
cleaned it up off her parking spot and

1709
02:44:05,520 --> 02:44:13,920
it was hidden and no one was told. So
the fact that over 25 years later this

1710
02:44:10,479 --> 02:44:17,200
is still being hidden. The issue is I
just want to be told what's going on. I

1711
02:44:15,840 --> 02:44:21,840
want to know what's going on in my kids'
school. That's what we want. So as a

1712
02:44:20,080 --> 02:44:26,960
community, the community can come
together and educate because yes, kids

1713
02:44:24,960 --> 02:44:31,840
are going home and we talk to the
parents, but parents have beliefs and

1714
02:44:29,120 --> 02:44:36,080
they're not always easy to change.
So really, it just comes down to

1715
02:44:33,279 --> 02:44:40,319
transparency. And if police are called
or whether they're called or not, I

1716
02:44:37,439 --> 02:44:43,439
don't blame chairpeople, principles. It
comes from the top and they do what

1717
02:44:41,840 --> 02:44:48,399
they're told. So, I would really
appreciate being told in a timely manner

1718
02:44:46,479 --> 02:44:53,120
what's actually happening because I
didn't find out until a couple of weeks

1719
02:44:49,760 --> 02:44:58,080
ago and was absolutely floored. Thank
you. Thank you. Anybody else?

1720
02:44:56,479 --> 02:45:00,319
» Please state your name and child's
school.

1721
02:44:58,560 --> 02:45:04,479
» Sure. Uh Joanna Levit, children at
school three and uh the high school.

1722
02:45:02,160 --> 02:45:08,720
» Okay.
>> Okay. Sorry.

1723
02:45:06,640 --> 02:45:11,439
Okay. So, um I think just to echo what
everyone's been saying, and I know

1724
02:45:09,840 --> 02:45:14,319
you've already responded, but just to be
heard. Um we're not here to question

1725
02:45:13,200 --> 02:45:17,760
curriculum. I know that there was
something out that was questioning that.

1726
02:45:16,160 --> 02:45:21,359
Um but personally, I'm here to talk
about transparency in regards to the

1727
02:45:19,840 --> 02:45:25,040
SWAT stickup found at school 2, which
was determined to be drawn by students

1728
02:45:22,800 --> 02:45:30,000
from the school. As a parent, I receive
an average of two to four parent square

1729
02:45:27,040 --> 02:45:33,439
messages a day, sometimes 10. Uh it can
feel overwhelming being bombarded with

1730
02:45:31,920 --> 02:45:37,040
information all day long about things
small and large. Every day six I get a

1731
02:45:35,600 --> 02:45:40,800
reminder that my son has early morning
chorus. The next day marching band

1732
02:45:39,040 --> 02:45:43,920
practice times for my daughter. I get a
message. I get a message about

1733
02:45:42,000 --> 02:45:47,680
everything. Certainly when there is an
actual threat or danger, we expect to be

1734
02:45:45,840 --> 02:45:50,560
informed. Recently there was a scare at
the high school and parents were

1735
02:45:48,880 --> 02:45:54,000
informed almost immediately. We should
always be informed when there is a

1736
02:45:52,399 --> 02:45:58,080
threat or when something that affects
our children is going on in our

1737
02:45:55,520 --> 02:46:02,800
district. A swastika is a hate crime and
a hate crime is a threat. It is a

1738
02:46:00,399 --> 02:46:06,800
danger. It it has an enormous effect on
our community. The fact that it was not

1739
02:46:04,960 --> 02:46:11,600
brought to light by the school or the
district personnel is highly concerning.

1740
02:46:10,000 --> 02:46:14,720
I have been a generally happy and
satisfied parent for the last 10 years

1741
02:46:13,439 --> 02:46:18,560
that my children have been in this
school district. This is the first time

1742
02:46:16,560 --> 02:46:22,720
I've had to ask myself why did they keep
this a secret? If they kept this this to

1743
02:46:20,880 --> 02:46:27,359
themselves, what else haven't they told
us?

1744
02:46:24,640 --> 02:46:30,720
What went into the decision that led to
what went into the decision not to tell

1745
02:46:28,880 --> 02:46:34,479
the parents? What were they afraid of?
Unfortunately for the district and the

1746
02:46:32,240 --> 02:46:38,560
school board, our reaction to not being
told is much stronger than had you

1747
02:46:36,399 --> 02:46:42,960
simply disclosed it in the first place.
I think that trust has been broken at

1748
02:46:40,720 --> 02:46:46,560
this time. You took away our choice on
how to deal with this hate crime within

1749
02:46:44,560 --> 02:46:50,880
our own families, Jewish and non-Jewish
alike. I am here to strongly encourage

1750
02:46:48,800 --> 02:46:56,080
you to call on each other school board
superintendent and administrators to do

1751
02:46:53,439 --> 02:47:00,000
better to lead with transparency to give
families an opportunity to address

1752
02:46:57,760 --> 02:47:03,439
issues like this within our own families
in a timely manner. Please do better in

1753
02:47:02,240 --> 02:47:06,680
the future. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

1754
02:47:08,080 --> 02:47:14,319
» Merida Silverberg, school two and middle
school parent, school 2 PTA president.

1755
02:47:12,640 --> 02:47:18,160
Um, I wasn't planning to speak tonight,
but I'm so profoundly disappointed by

1756
02:47:16,479 --> 02:47:22,080
the use of talking points rather than an
authentic response that I felt that I

1757
02:47:20,160 --> 02:47:25,279
had to. I spoke at length with Mr.
Bickman after this happened. I'm

1758
02:47:24,080 --> 02:47:28,720
actually quite happy with the
curriculum. I'm the grandchild of

1759
02:47:26,560 --> 02:47:32,319
Holocaust survivors on all sides. I grew
up with the Holocaust. I never had to

1760
02:47:30,160 --> 02:47:37,359
learn about it. It's my family's story.
My son was in sixth grade last year and

1761
02:47:34,319 --> 02:47:40,560
really enjoyed the Holocaust unit. I I
don't want to repeat what everyone else

1762
02:47:38,399 --> 02:47:43,600
has said. What I do want to mention is
we receive notification when something

1763
02:47:42,240 --> 02:47:46,479
happens at school that our children are
going to come home talking about. That's

1764
02:47:45,200 --> 02:47:50,560
one of the reasons we receive
notifications. If there's a safety drill

1765
02:47:48,560 --> 02:47:53,760
or a code or an ambulance is called to
the school that's out of the ordinary

1766
02:47:52,160 --> 02:47:57,520
and the children are aware and they're
going to come home and tell their

1767
02:47:54,720 --> 02:48:00,800
parents. We don't want to hear things
from our students. You don't want us to

1768
02:47:59,359 --> 02:48:05,120
hear things from our students because it
gets lost in translation. You want us to

1769
02:48:03,040 --> 02:48:09,680
hear from the people in charge and that
didn't happen this time. Also, when a

1770
02:48:07,680 --> 02:48:13,600
swastika was painted in the ground at
school 8 over Labor Day weekend, the dis

1771
02:48:12,080 --> 02:48:18,240
the community was told, but it wasn't
called a swastika and not calling a

1772
02:48:15,680 --> 02:48:22,640
swastika a swastika is offensive and
belittling and diminishing for what it

1773
02:48:20,479 --> 02:48:27,439
is to the Jewish community. These things
must be named and we need to hear from

1774
02:48:25,200 --> 02:48:30,319
the adults and not from 11year-olds
about what's happening in the school.

1775
02:48:29,200 --> 02:48:33,120
The other part of this that is
profoundly disappointing is not just the

1776
02:48:31,920 --> 02:48:37,600
response tonight, but the email
response, the copy and paste threeline

1777
02:48:35,520 --> 02:48:41,840
response that multiple parents received,
exact same word for word. That's

1778
02:48:40,080 --> 02:48:45,120
unacceptable. That's not an okay
response for parents who are deeply

1779
02:48:43,840 --> 02:48:48,319
concerned about something that happened
in their child's school to their

1780
02:48:46,560 --> 02:48:53,439
children. That's just not an okay
response. There needs to be a more

1781
02:48:51,120 --> 02:48:56,720
genuine, personalized, pick up the phone
and have a conversation response when

1782
02:48:55,040 --> 02:49:00,640
something of this nature happens. And
when parents come with well-thoughtout

1783
02:48:58,560 --> 02:49:04,160
concerns, rather than simply reading
talking points, listen to what they're

1784
02:49:02,319 --> 02:49:07,200
saying and respond to those words and
not what you have prepared in advance

1785
02:49:05,840 --> 02:49:11,120
because we weren't talking about the
children involved about confidential

1786
02:49:09,120 --> 02:49:14,720
student information or even tonight
about the curriculum. We are talking

1787
02:49:12,720 --> 02:49:18,399
about the response that was given to us
and the way it was handled and that has

1788
02:49:16,560 --> 02:49:21,640
not been addressed yet.
>> Thank you.

1789
02:49:24,560 --> 02:49:31,760
Hi, I'm Robin Dangle and I'm about to
celebrate my 50-y year high school

1790
02:49:29,200 --> 02:49:38,720
reunion with Oceanside. At the same
time, my son 11 years ago when he was in

1791
02:49:35,520 --> 02:49:44,160
middle school, he was bullied and was
forced to sit on the middle school floor

1792
02:49:40,880 --> 02:49:48,319
of the bus due to the fact that he was a
Jew.

1793
02:49:45,680 --> 02:49:54,240
At the time, Glickman and Brown both
were got involved, but nothing was ever

1794
02:49:51,439 --> 02:49:58,399
done. The school company, the school
district blamed the bus company, the bus

1795
02:49:56,319 --> 02:50:05,200
company blamed the school district.
Bottom line was it was June and in June

1796
02:50:02,640 --> 02:50:11,760
they called the parents. Neither parents
would come into the school and it was

1797
02:50:08,399 --> 02:50:15,600
finals and regions time. So they told me
that they couldn't suspend them, but

1798
02:50:13,840 --> 02:50:19,520
they would do it due to the fact that
they had finals and regions, but they

1799
02:50:17,359 --> 02:50:25,040
would do it in September. You think that
ever happened? Never happened. So when

1800
02:50:22,080 --> 02:50:31,920
this was brought to my attention, I hit
the roof because here, fast forward, we

1801
02:50:28,080 --> 02:50:37,920
are still dealing with anti-semitism and
other type of issues along that same

1802
02:50:34,319 --> 02:50:45,720
line. and it really breaks my heart as a
resident of Oceanside since 1967.

1803
02:50:42,479 --> 02:50:45,720
» Thank you.

1804
02:50:46,720 --> 02:50:52,640
» Hi, my name is Sydney Seagullen. I go to
Oceanside Middle School currently. I'm

1805
02:50:51,200 --> 02:50:58,080
in eighth grade and going to be in ninth
grade next year. Um,

1806
02:50:56,080 --> 02:51:06,479
I wasn't planning on speaking at all,
but I realized that this is something

1807
02:51:01,680 --> 02:51:10,800
that is not okay to be happening in
schools. And when I was in elementary

1808
02:51:09,200 --> 02:51:13,760
school, I know we didn't have this. It
might be different now. Obviously, I

1809
02:51:12,240 --> 02:51:22,800
haven't been in my elementary school for
two years, but like I love being Jewish.

1810
02:51:18,479 --> 02:51:28,399
It's a very big thing in my life. And um
I feel like I'm just wondering what are

1811
02:51:25,920 --> 02:51:32,080
you guys what precautions and actions
are you going to take in the future to

1812
02:51:30,479 --> 02:51:37,760
make sure something like this doesn't
happen again? Not just to Jews, but to

1813
02:51:34,160 --> 02:51:42,479
any other ethnicities or any other types
of stuff so this doesn't happen again

1814
02:51:40,240 --> 02:51:47,279
and people don't feel bad about being
Jewish or being any type of ethnicity or

1815
02:51:45,760 --> 02:51:50,520
religion.
>> Thank you.

1816
02:51:52,880 --> 02:51:58,160
Hi, Robera Seagullson. I am the mother
of this lovely young lady, Sydney. I

1817
02:51:57,040 --> 02:52:01,439
have one in the middle school, one in
the high school. For me, aside from the

1818
02:52:00,399 --> 02:52:04,880
obvious things, I'm not going to
reiterate what everyone else said, but

1819
02:52:03,600 --> 02:52:08,720
what I really would have liked to have
seen, aside from a community, a

1820
02:52:06,800 --> 02:52:13,920
statement of letting us know, I would
have really liked to see something that

1821
02:52:10,479 --> 02:52:20,080
said, "We unequivocally do not tolerate
hate. There is no hate to be tolerated."

1822
02:52:16,479 --> 02:52:24,479
That's the problem is that there is uh
people being more bold because it's

1823
02:52:22,080 --> 02:52:27,760
happening. And I know that I personally
know numerous people who say that

1824
02:52:26,240 --> 02:52:31,760
they've experienced it with their
children in the schools that they're not

1825
02:52:29,600 --> 02:52:37,680
even bringing it to the attention and
it's in multiple schools. So the fact

1826
02:52:34,160 --> 02:52:42,399
that there's not a you know the
statement of this is unacceptable across

1827
02:52:40,560 --> 02:52:47,600
the board to me that was the most
disappointing part of this.

1828
02:52:44,960 --> 02:52:47,600
» Thank you.

1829
02:52:49,520 --> 02:52:56,600
Okay. Anybody else would like to come up
to the mic? Cindy,

1830
02:52:56,720 --> 02:53:03,439
state your name even though we know what
it is.

1831
02:53:00,080 --> 02:53:09,359
» Hi, my name is Cindy Rosen. Um, I just
wanted to uh come up here. Uh, I wanted

1832
02:53:07,040 --> 02:53:16,000
to congratulate every uh all the
retirees. I also wanted to congratulate

1833
02:53:12,960 --> 02:53:21,520
Brian. Good luck in Cotlin and your
future success. Um, I also wanted to

1834
02:53:18,880 --> 02:53:27,040
congratulate the honores.
[snorts] Um, I wanted to speak tonight

1835
02:53:24,000 --> 02:53:31,920
because wow,
it's hard to believe that the this is my

1836
02:53:29,760 --> 02:53:36,160
last board of education meeting of the
year as my daughter Talia Rosen will be

1837
02:53:34,319 --> 02:53:41,040
graduating from Oceantown High School
District in two weeks. I want to say a

1838
02:53:38,560 --> 02:53:46,880
formal thank you to the board of ed
central administration faculty and staff

1839
02:53:43,840 --> 02:53:52,305
as this is not a goodbye as you still
may see me at some of the board of ed

1840
02:53:49,680 --> 02:53:54,324
meetings but not so frequently.
[laughter]

1841
02:53:54,880 --> 02:54:02,240
Um it has been my pleasure being part of
the Oceanside community and Oceanside

1842
02:53:59,520 --> 02:54:05,840
school district well over 54 years. I
have been on numerous committees as well

1843
02:54:04,000 --> 02:54:10,880
as held numerous positions with an
Oceanside PTA such as president, VP,

1844
02:54:08,960 --> 02:54:14,800
recording secretary, and delegate to
council. I would like to say that the

1845
02:54:12,800 --> 02:54:22,040
Oceanside School District has had an
amazing impact on not one but two of my

1846
02:54:17,359 --> 02:54:22,040
daughters. Yes. Um

1847
02:54:23,359 --> 02:54:30,640
many late nights, tutors, extra helps,
and some up and downs. But now my

1848
02:54:28,080 --> 02:54:36,640
daughter Brooke is teaching and has her
masters in literacy and she's officially

1849
02:54:32,960 --> 02:54:41,520
certified as of today. Uh due partly by
the child education classes at OHS. My

1850
02:54:39,520 --> 02:54:47,920
other daughter Talia who's actually here
tonight has overcome so many challenges

1851
02:54:44,880 --> 02:54:51,680
at the at these past four years. Have
definitely had some challenges and ups

1852
02:54:49,600 --> 02:54:56,479
and downs. But through it all, she has
come out of this district with honors,

1853
02:54:54,080 --> 02:55:00,720
numerous honor society chords, as well
as two seals on her diploma, and will be

1854
02:54:58,960 --> 02:55:06,479
studying marketing at the University of
Tampa, as well as continuing her singing

1855
02:55:03,120 --> 02:55:10,960
at the university. Thank you for always
supporting the fine and performing arts,

1856
02:55:08,720 --> 02:55:16,080
athletics, and marching band, and I hope
it continues to thrive in this community

1857
02:55:13,040 --> 02:55:21,840
years to come. I am honored to call
Oceanside my home for the past 55 years.

1858
02:55:19,279 --> 02:55:26,080
and so and look forward to continuing
seeing what is next in store for our

1859
02:55:24,000 --> 02:55:31,359
Oceanside School District. It is not
goodbye, but see you all soon. Have a

1860
02:55:29,120 --> 02:55:36,080
great summer everybody. You will see me
at the July vlog, but that may be it. I

1861
02:55:34,640 --> 02:55:40,800
may be here and there, but you'll see.
I'll see you all at graduation. Have a

1862
02:55:38,319 --> 02:55:45,120
great summer. Good luck to everybody.
Um, and I'll miss you all.

1863
02:55:43,680 --> 02:55:48,240
» Thank you, Cindy. Congratulations with
your child with your children the

1864
02:55:46,319 --> 02:55:50,800
daughters and that you come to all the
board meetings

1865
02:55:49,200 --> 02:55:53,840
» and we invite you to come to all the
rest of them.

1866
02:55:51,920 --> 02:55:56,640
» Seeing none
I'd like to get a motion to uh

1867
02:55:55,600 --> 02:56:00,000
» motion to adjurnn.
>> Journ

1868
02:55:58,319 --> 02:56:04,399
Sandy.
>> Okay motion journ. Thank you very much

1869
02:56:02,319 --> 02:56:07,399
everyone. Drive home safe. Have a good
night.

1870
02:56:16,000 --> 02:56:19,000
Daniel.