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Good evening, everyone.

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I'd like to call to order the July 13th Xenia Board Meeting.

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Roll call, please.

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Yes, sir. Mr. Cox?

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Here.

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Mr. Day?

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Here.

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Mr. Ritchie?

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Here.

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Mr. Scott?

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Mrs. Williams?

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Here.

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Thank you.

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All right. At this time, let's stand for the pledge of allegiance, please.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of

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America and to the Republic for which it stands, one

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nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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All right. Now we need to approve tonight's agenda.

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Does anybody need anything withdrawn or pulled out of the agenda?

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No.

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No.

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No? Okay.

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Do I have a motion to approve tonight's agenda?

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Okay. I'll motion to approve the agenda.

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Okay. Mr. Day. Second?

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I will second.

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Okay, Mr. Cox. Second.

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Okay, roll call, please.

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All right. So to approve tonight's agenda, a first from Mr.

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Day, a second from Mr. Cox. Mr. Cox?

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Yes.

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Mr. Day?

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Yes.

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Mr. Ritchie?

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Yes.

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Mrs. Williams?

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Yes.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. Okay. Next, we're moving on to number two on the agenda,

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citizens address the board.

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Mr. Massey, do we have... Okay.

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Yes, sir. Mary Grech.

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Good evening.

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The Xenia Community Schools Foundation is here to support students with

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scholarships

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and staff with classroom grants. We have been very busy this

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summer. First, I'd like to thank Steve Brodsky, Bethany

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Futrel, and Scott Dehaven for their years of service to the foundation board.

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All have stepped down this summer to make room for new voices and new ideas.

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Next, the foundation board unanimously renamed one of our student

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scholarships as the James A. Smith Memorial Scholarship.

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It will be awarded annually. Jim Smith was a lifelong educator,

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mentor, coach, and leader. His impact on Xenia Community Schools and the

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greater Xenia community will be felt for generations. Dr.

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Smith dedicated 35 years to Xenia Community Schools.

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He served in a number of different roles, including teacher, coach,

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principal, intervention specialist, interim treasurer,

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business and finance director, and superintendent.

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With his leadership, the district experienced significant growth and improvement.

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Some of his accomplishments include opening of the Doug Adams Fitness

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Center, establishment of Veterans Field at Cox Stadium,

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transition to a middle school system, and significant improvements to

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district facilities. He retired as Xenia Community

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School's superintendent in 2004.

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Dr. Smith was also dedicated to service of the Xenia

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community. He received numerous awards from the community for his

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service. The foundation believes this is a fitting tribute to a man

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so dedicated to the pursuit of learning.

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In addition to the almost $60,000 in classroom grants

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for the 2026-2027 school year, we will be

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providing a $500 grant to each first-year

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teacher that is to be used for setting up their classroom.

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As a first-year teacher, the cost can be daunting to get their classroom

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ready for their students for the first time ever.

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Tara Palmer will oversee the above expenditure and approve the expenditures,

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which will go through the purchase order processor in this

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district.

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How are we able to do all of these things?

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Only with the support of the amazing community.

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Our next fundraiser is an All-American barbecue held at

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The Devil Wind on September 15th. Tickets include two

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beverages as well as the meal provided by Nick's Restaurant.

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So you know it'll be good. There is music and a number of raffle items,

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all to support Xenia Community School's Foundation, which, again,

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supports the schools. Tickets are $45.

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Go to the foundation website or message me for ticket information.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mrs. Greck.

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All right. We're going to move on to number three on the agenda, the

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superintendent's consent agenda.

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Do we need any--

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Anybody need any of those items pulled out of the agenda?

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Okay.

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Do I have a motion to accept?

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I move to accept, Mr. President.

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Okay, thank you. Second?

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I'll second.

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I just have one discussion on this.

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Under letter E, vol-- And we didn't need to pull it, but under letter E,

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volunteer, it does say that the following volunteers are recommended for the

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'25, '26 school year,

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which needs changed to '26, '27.

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And under pupil services,

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high school marching band percussion instructor, that's Eli

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Shapiro, not Ed Shapiro.

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So I don't know who I need to

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tell to make those changes.

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Yeah, we'll correct.

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Oh, did you get them? Both of those? Okay, thank you.

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All right, roll call please, to accept the agenda.

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Yes, sir. So to approve the superintendent's consent agenda, a first from Mr.

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Cox, a second from Mr. Day. Mr. Cox?

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Mr. Day?

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Yes.

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Mr. Ritchie?

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Mrs. Williams?

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Thank you.

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Mr. Ritchie, may I?

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Sure.

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I would like to introduce our new Tecumseh Elementary building principal, Mr.

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Newport.

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We had a vacancy. Mrs. Statzer decided to move closer to home, so we had a

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vacancy this summer as the building principal of Tecumseh Elementary,

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and you all just approved our new building principal. Mr.

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Newport, you want to come up and just tell us

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where you've been, where you're coming from?

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know you because you've been here for-

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I can talk here?

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Yeah, you can talk here

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Yeah. So my name is Josh Newport. Next year will be year

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20 in education for me. It'll be my 16th year in

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Xenia schools.

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I spent the last four years as a junior high and high school principal at Greenon.

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And although I value that role and that experience, I value being a part of

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this community more, and

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I am thrilled to be back.

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Glad to have you back, Mr. Newport.

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Welcome.

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Welcome.

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Yep. Glad to have you. Congratulations.

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All right. Okay, we're going to move

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on to number four, presentation. And Dr.

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Lofton, if you want to introduce.

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Yep. So I'd like to call up to the mic Mr.

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Kopp, who's our athletic director.

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Over the last few months, I know a couple board members have had a couple questions

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about our athletic programs. So I thought it probably would be a good

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idea, since we have new board members, to have Mr.

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Kopp do a presentation to really give you

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an understanding of the breadth and depth of all of our

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athletic programs across our school district.

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So without further ado, Mr. Kopp, I'll turn it over to you.

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Awesome. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I'll go ahead and get started. I've always said since I got here my first

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couple years, Xenia has a great story to tell from its athletics perspective.

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Building on the past with great

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athletic programs from the '50s, '60s on up, and raising the bar for the

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future.

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Just an overview of the athletic department.

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It's an education-based athletic program led by impactful

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adults working to promote sportsmanship,

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competition, and personal growth for our student athletes through sport.

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We are an OHSAA member school. The OHSAA is our governing

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body. We are a member of the Miami Valley League.

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We are 1 of 10 members.

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We sponsor 24 varsity sports. We sponsor 13 middle

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school sports. And that year in, year out encompasses about

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450-plus student athletes, some just playing one sport, some playing three or

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four. And then we have 80-plus coaches through our seven through 12

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programs.

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I'm going to start with athletic facilities.

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Second to none in the state of Ohio.

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With the leadership of Dr. Lofton and the help of Operations

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Director Mr. Vandergriff, we've been able to touch everything in our

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district. Obviously, Warner is brand new.

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But the football stadium, basketball, volleyball gym, baseball field,

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softball field, weight room have all had upgrades in the past 18

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months. Some of those are as simple as refurbishing the dugouts

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at the softball field to adding a new video board

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in the high school gym.

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And then here's just a few pictures of some of the things that are new

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and obviously look great for our community.

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The picture on the left there is the new video board.

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Actually, that is a video board. Instead of getting rid of it, we repurposed it

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from the stadium. It was only two years old.

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So it now serves for basketball, volleyball.

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And then that's a picture when we do our signings at the high school.

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We're able to put up our kids that are signing where they're going.

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The middle picture there is, with the help of the trust,

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the We-Bucks, and fundraising efforts from the baseball coach, Brandon Sires, we

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were able to redo the infield surface of the baseball field, put nice

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brick backstop and professional netting.

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And then on the right-hand side, the baseball and softball fields both got brand

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new inning-by-inning scoreboards recently.

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To kind of peel back a little bit the expenditures and

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where the money goes,

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we run a needs-based

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budget. So what are our needs? They're critical equipment,

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such as balls,

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football helmets, uniforms,

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things like that. The athletic department pays for things that are used

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over the course of several years and can be turned back in.

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So for example, something that is not, I guess it gives an

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example, like a baseball hat.

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We're not going to put a baseball hat on a kid and say, "Well, turn that back in

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and we're going to give it to somebody the following year." So that's something

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that a baseball program can decide.

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Do they want to have the kid purchase the hat, or do they want to fundraise to pay

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for those hats?

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Similar, we're not going to put a kid in a swimsuit and then ask them to turn it

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back in.

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Things that do we turn back in, for example, football helmets.

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Now, those have to be reconditioned.

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Shoulder pads, lacrosse helmets, we send those out to be reconditioned so they're

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fresh and new even though they are put on somebody's head.

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Uniform rotation at the high school,

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every three to four years. And so that way, every time a kid

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goes through the high school, they'll either be in a brand-new uniform or a

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relatively new uniform. And when new uniforms are purchased,

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typically those uniforms are passed down to the JV

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and freshman levels.

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To give you an example of a wants versus needs for uniforms,

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I recently purchased two sets of volleyball uniforms for the volleyball team, white

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and blue.

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They wanted to have alternate uniforms.

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They wanted to have a pink uniform for Breast Cancer Awareness

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Month, and then they also asked for a black uniform.

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So I purchased the uniforms, or the athletic department did, and then they

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fundraised to purchase their wants.

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So those wants are filled by booster groups and partnerships.

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Sometimes that's the Doug Adams Trust, sometimes it's

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the Buck Card sale that you've probably seen going around.

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So just different ways that our groups bring in revenue.

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So here's an example of kind of a breakdown of where the money is spent,

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kind of based on about a $360,000 athletic department budget.

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A big chunk of that is contracted services.

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So those are our game officials, those are our workers,

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those are reconditioned

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helmets. Okay, that's a contracted service that we have to pay for.

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So about 45% of that budget ... is that.

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Then the next big piece is 28% of that budget is

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transportation. That's getting our kids safely to and from

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events.

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Smaller, but still a good amount of money, is supplies and equipment.

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uniforms, and when

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there's a surplus, potentially other items for teams.

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wrestling tournaments, track tournaments, golf tournaments, things

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like that. And then your miscellaneous would be if

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a team makes it to state, like bowling made it to state this year.

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their hotel, their travel, their meals.

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If coaches want professional development, that money comes out of that

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miscellaneous pot.

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So where does our revenue come from? Kind of five main sources.

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Obviously, ticket sales

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from

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a middle school volleyball game that might bring in $500 to the home opening

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football game that brings in 25,000.

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So, season all sports passes, that will go on sale starting next

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Monday. There's been an influx of those going up.

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We'll probably do about $25,000 worth of all sports

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passes each year. Then advertisements and partnerships.

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"The Buccaneers have just entered the blazing red zone." So inside the 20,

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the local Buffalo Wild Wings has given us a dollar amount for every

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time we get in there to promote that.

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$5 off 25 coupon for Buffalo Wild Wings.

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So they give money. They see the benefit in partnering with us.

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Then we sell spots on the scoreboard,

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and sometimes just donations. US Army donated $2,500

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just because he said, "I've got some extra money and I want to get rid of it before

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July 1st" and stopped in my office and I said, "You found your guy."

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So, $2,500 covers basically just varsity

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football officials for the year. So that

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may be a small dollar amount to some, but

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all of it helps.

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The other thing, probably my second favorite thing to do as an athletic director is

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host events for the OHSA. So with Xenia's great proximity

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and great facilities to Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus, we're often asked to

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host events. So this past year, we hosted 25 plus

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tournament games in basketball, volleyball, baseball, and

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softball.

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Two years ago, we were one of only two schools in the state.

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We hosted a state semifinal football game, and we hosted a state semifinal

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girls' soccer game. So again, it's one of the great proximity, the great

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facilities, and our workers that put on a good event where people feel

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comfortable to come back to Xenia.

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Actually, the last thing is concession sales and revenue.

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if we have a $20,000 gate for football, we'll bring in

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about $10,000 at the concession stand on Friday nights.

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So, with our partnerships with WeBucks,

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what I do is

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each summer, I'll meet with all our booster groups,

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and we'll map out a schedule and you make an X amount of dollar amount, but we have

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to have workers for each of the concessions.

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So, for example, I need 12 adults to work

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a Friday night football game from 5:30 to

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9 o'clock, and their group makes $750 for that.

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So at the end of each season, then the WeBucks kind of

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manage the concessions, and then whatever our revenue is,

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then they will give checks. And for example, last year, just in the fall,

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it was an $18,000 check to the athletic department, which then

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about 9,000 of that was split, and I keep track of what groups

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worked middle school, high school, all the sports, and that money then goes to

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their booster groups.

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Then the athletic booster groups.

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The role of the booster group is to enrich student athlete participation by raising

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funds, coordinate events, and providing volunteer support to cover

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expenses that exceed standard school athletic budgets.

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Just like everything else, everything is more expensive now, so our groups are

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trying to do more and more to continue to give our kids the same

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level of expectation and

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of their sport that they've been getting.

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typically referred to as wants. Again, I said we run a needs-based budget.

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The wants of an athletic program typically come from the booster group.

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So our booster monies now are held at Green Giving.

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So obviously, they're their own 501 [c] [3] , so they kind of manage the money.

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I kind of oversee just to make sure that we're purchasing things

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that directly contribute to the kids or to the

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program. And then other, obviously, the Doug Adams

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Trust and the Xenia WeBucks Trust have been a great

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partner to help offset some of those costs for us.

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Highlights for the year. Again, I'll try to be quick with this,

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but baseball, boys' bowling, girls' bowling, comp cheer, football all

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captured MVL titles.

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Boys' bowling, Otis Boyette wrestling, and Corey Farm swimming all

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qualified for the state OHSA tournament.

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The comp cheer team captured the D2 Coaches Association state title

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and qualified for nationals. The varsity football team earned

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Academic All-Ohio with their 22 starters averaging a

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3.65 GPA.

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And then boys' bowling and volleyball were district runner-ups.

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Senior running back Deontay White broke the school record for career rushing

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yards and was first team All-State for a second year in a row.

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And that picture there is our comp cheer team in

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Gahanna or Olentangy,

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where they won the state title.

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I mentioned that hosting events for me personally is the second favorite thing.

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My favorite thing is being able to recognize

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the achievements of our student-athletes.

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So right here is just a few examples of things we do or that the

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athletic department does on a daily basis To make sure that our kids are recognized

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and keep them in the forefront of the community and they know what's going on.

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So we do a student athlete of the month,

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that's sponsored by the local Edward Jones.

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Every time we have a student that signs for college, we'll do a college signings.

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We recognize athletic records and milestones.

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We do alumni updates. State-bound athletes get their own

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walkout.

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All-league athletes get graphics.

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We do a game day graphic pretty much every day for every sport, so people know,

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and those are pushed out on our social media platforms, Facebook,

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and our Twitter/X page.

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Live game updates are done

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via our social media platforms, and again, especially our football, but our in-game

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fan experience is absolutely second to none around here

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in what we provide our fans for the event.

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So here's just a snippet of some similar things.

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So senior night for softball on the left, it's a graphic that goes

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out. The one that says game day, that's just a basic boys basketball had a game,

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tells you what time they're playing, where they're at.

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The one on the right is Addy Tate was our student athlete of the month for the

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Edward Jones, Heather Daugherty Group.

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Otis Boyett captured 100 wins,

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so we recognize that. Sophomore Max Green qualified for

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the state indoor meet, and then career touchdowns, there's the graphic I

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created for Deontay. And then just as simple as bowling was going against

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Greenville on a whatever day that was, on a Wednesday.

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And then Shawn Fishwick, there's this graphic for when he signed to go to Eastern

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Michigan.

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Again, just a few other things. One of the other things, our kids

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get the best signing day

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experience from anybody around.

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They have the video board, all the things.

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It really is second to none with what they get and the notoriety.

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One last thing I'll say, this one, I don't know if you saw this.

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For one week in the fall, I did something called Cartoon Series.

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So when we played at Greenville for football, amazing

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what you can do with some graphics now.

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So I would take a regular picture and, for example, touchdown Xenia

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Gabe Stephan, and obviously that's a cartoon, but I made all these graphics,

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so when we scored, they would come out like that.

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So we had two regional qualifiers that week for cross country, so they

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got a cartoon. That's when volleyball qualified for districts.

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So just another way that we try to be unique and promote our

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student athletes in a different way that maybe other schools around here are not

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doing.

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Then Xenia Athletics opportunities and experiences.

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The top left-hand corner was our in-school duel that

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we did

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in early January or late January, early February,

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where we did senior day during the school day, and we tied it in with

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our PBIS program where kids could come watch and a

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huge success,

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wrestling team's begging for that to happen again.

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The middle top picture was our first ever comp cheer

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meet that we hosted, and you can see that was a Sunday, and

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that's about 10:00 o'clock in the morning, the place was packed.

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The far right picture is actually one of our middle school students at

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the Benner Field House when our eighth grade played in the finals.

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And again, obviously, Benner's one of my favorite places, but it was a really cool

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environment. And then the bottom two are what we do for our state-bound athletes.

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We do a clap out where the band leads them around the school, and

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their classmates can come out and wish them luck.

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And then we give them a police escort to the city

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lines to recognize their accomplishments.

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And again, here's some other things.

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There's the comp cheer team at Nationals at Disney.

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The middle picture is a great shot from a football game with the fireworks,

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and then the baseball team was able to play at Dayton Dragon Stadium.

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So just sometimes unique experiences that they may not get to

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do somewhere else.

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And again,

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our student athletes have a long history of success at Xenia High School level and

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beyond.

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Just in the last decade, and this rivals give me Mason, give me

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Moeller.

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We've had a state championship bowler.

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We've had a kid drafted into baseball draft.

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We've had two kids

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swim in the Olympic trials, one while he was still in school at Xenia, then one

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who, Daniel Majchrzak, did it twice, 2021 and

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'24. Majchrzak was a national champion at

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Cedarville, transferred to Indiana, where he was an All-American.

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So obviously Samari Curtis, winner of Mr. Basketball.

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There's only been 33 of those ever.

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We had an All-American wrestler at the college level, Desmond Diggs.

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And obviously just recently, we had Gavin Gearhart drafted

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in the NFL draft.

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A two-time All-American incoming freshman, Kane Lewis.

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He'll be a freshman. That'll be

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a name to watch and follow.

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We've had student athletes qualify for the state tournament in boys bowling, girls

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bowling, boys wrestling, girls wrestling, boys swimming, girls swimming, and track

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and field. Basically, every individuals event you can do that.

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And we've had athletes place at state in boys bowling, girls bowling, boys

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swimming, and track and field.

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League titles in basically every sport.

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Over 100 student athletes have went on to continue their academic and athletic

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careers at the next level. And then we've added two new sports,

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boys lacrosse, which became permanent 2023, and then girls wrestling.

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And we are the only school in the Miami Valley that has boys

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lacrosse, and it's been Coach Bartley.

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Both Bartleys have done such a great job that we now have a club middle

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school team because it's an emerging sport for sure.

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This number will change a little bit as kids stop participating, but

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going into this fall, 30 Xenia alumni currently continue

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their academic and athletic careers in college in 13 different sports across nine

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states.

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And then here's just a

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snippet of some of our best. And if you're not familiar, top left, that's Daniel

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Mahalsky.

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The one in the purple jersey, that's Gavin Gearhart, the one that just got drafted.

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Samari Curtis, 2019 Mr. Basketball.

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Evan Atkins, state champion bowler in 2016,

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and when he was bowling there in 2016, he had the all-time

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record for the highest three-game series.

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He bowled a strike in his first game, his first 11 balls.

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If you know anything about bowling, 12 is a perfect game.

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So he tells a great story that after his ninth straight strike at the

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state meet to the best bowlers in the state,

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everybody in the place stopped just to watch him.

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So 10 and 11 were strikes, and I said, "Well, what'd you get on

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12?" He said, "Seven." So bowled a 297.

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His second game, his first 10 balls were

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strikes. And then I said, "What'd you get on his 11th one?" "A seven." So he went

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on to break the state record. Since has been passed, but great

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story, great kid, great family. Bottom left is Kane

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Lewis.

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He was in Las Vegas. He's the one coming up, two-time All-American, fifth and

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seventh in Greco and freestyle.

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Jalen Moore, who plays Division 1 soccer at, I believe it's

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Jackson State now.

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There's Deontay White, our

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record holder in rushing. And then Tori McPherson, whose mom

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teaches at Warner. She was an all-conference softball player at

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Tiffin this year. And then the last picture, an oldie but a goodie, is

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Vaughn Broadnax.

496
00:26:10,018 --> 00:26:13,418
State champion wrestler, and then played fullback at Ohio State,

497
00:26:13,758 --> 00:26:17,518
and I think it was six years ago, he was voted the best football player in

498
00:26:17,838 --> 00:26:19,898
Ohio State history to ever wear the number 38.

499
00:26:20,898 --> 00:26:21,038
So

500
00:26:21,958 --> 00:26:25,378
he oftentimes is good to come back and do the first game coin flip.

501
00:26:25,418 --> 00:26:27,058
Great guy. Lives in Indianapolis.

502
00:26:28,698 --> 00:26:32,318
And then last but not least, I was able to bring Gavin

503
00:26:32,378 --> 00:26:36,218
Gearhart to Rotary two weeks ago just to

504
00:26:36,558 --> 00:26:40,538
give him his story, his path. You can see

505
00:26:40,558 --> 00:26:43,717
his highlights. His first-ever three-time captain, and UC

506
00:26:43,758 --> 00:26:47,288
history. He is very well-spoken, very

507
00:26:47,318 --> 00:26:50,438
appreciative of his time at Xenia. Said, "I'm a homebody.

508
00:26:50,658 --> 00:26:54,438
I've always been in Xenia. I'll always live in Xenia." So he's getting ready to

509
00:26:54,518 --> 00:26:58,498
leave here in the next week or so to go to Minnesota and compete for

510
00:26:58,518 --> 00:27:00,557
a spot for the Vikings.

511
00:27:02,958 --> 00:27:03,408
So that's just a

512
00:27:04,378 --> 00:27:05,278
snippet of

513
00:27:06,778 --> 00:27:10,118
all the great things going on with the athletic department.

514
00:27:10,978 --> 00:27:14,598
Andy, can you talk a little bit more about just the partnership with the Doug Adams

515
00:27:14,658 --> 00:27:18,638
Trust and the collective impact that that partnership has had

516
00:27:18,758 --> 00:27:22,138
on our students and our athletic programs over the years?

517
00:27:22,398 --> 00:27:22,578
Yeah.

518
00:27:23,798 --> 00:27:27,788
The start of the trust predates me, but for those of you that don't

519
00:27:27,838 --> 00:27:28,658
know,

520
00:27:30,138 --> 00:27:32,858
Doug Adams played for Xenia in the

521
00:27:33,138 --> 00:27:36,158
mid late '60s, went on to play at Ohio State,

522
00:27:37,098 --> 00:27:39,398
was a part of the national championship team with Woody Hayes.

523
00:27:39,918 --> 00:27:43,898
Went and played for the Cincinnati Bengals, and then died in

524
00:27:43,908 --> 00:27:47,798
a tragic biking accident in the early '90s, and I might have that date

525
00:27:47,838 --> 00:27:48,118
wrong.

526
00:27:49,398 --> 00:27:51,078
His parents lived right behind the stadium,

527
00:27:52,738 --> 00:27:53,088
and

528
00:27:54,198 --> 00:27:57,458
Mr. Ritchie might be able to tell me what year they came, and they said, "We would

529
00:27:57,518 --> 00:28:00,738
like to start, Xenia Schools has been so beneficial for Doug.

530
00:28:01,318 --> 00:28:05,158
He was very fortunate, and we would like to start a trust in his

531
00:28:05,198 --> 00:28:05,418
name."

532
00:28:06,278 --> 00:28:09,698
My understanding is the initial dollar amount was $1 million,

533
00:28:10,478 --> 00:28:13,938
and since then, an additional million has been put in, and obviously,

534
00:28:13,978 --> 00:28:17,138
it's being managed in a money market.

535
00:28:17,538 --> 00:28:21,348
So over $2 million over the course of two decades

536
00:28:21,348 --> 00:28:24,898
has went to directly impact our kids.

537
00:28:24,958 --> 00:28:28,858
And for example, the scoreboards, the baseball

538
00:28:28,878 --> 00:28:32,778
and softball scoreboards. We need a safe environment for

539
00:28:32,838 --> 00:28:33,838
the kids to play in, but

540
00:28:35,538 --> 00:28:38,258
an any by any scoreboard would be more of a want than a need.

541
00:28:38,678 --> 00:28:39,578
So the trust

542
00:28:40,518 --> 00:28:44,448
gave money for that. Obviously, the name of the stadium is Doug Adams Stadium, and

543
00:28:44,538 --> 00:28:48,418
I think it was an initial $250,000 donation to get the

544
00:28:48,458 --> 00:28:52,398
turf started in 2015. So for example, the comp

545
00:28:52,458 --> 00:28:52,978
cheer team,

546
00:28:53,898 --> 00:28:57,748
and I learned something about cheerleading when we qualified for

547
00:28:57,778 --> 00:29:01,558
nationals, is you can't wear your uniform that you won the

548
00:29:01,628 --> 00:29:03,218
state championship in to nationals.

549
00:29:03,418 --> 00:29:06,598
When I say you can't, you can, but they just don't do that.

550
00:29:06,638 --> 00:29:10,588
So they had to get new uniforms, and they had to pay for flights and all

551
00:29:10,598 --> 00:29:14,448
those things. So the trust stepped up, and they footed the

552
00:29:14,518 --> 00:29:17,738
bill for all brand-new comp uniforms for nationals.

553
00:29:18,258 --> 00:29:21,358
And still my understanding, I'm not sure we get to wear those again.

554
00:29:21,458 --> 00:29:24,978
I think that's a one-time thing, so that's okay. We'll find a way.

555
00:29:25,018 --> 00:29:28,498
We'll do a second comp cheer. We'll host another one because obviously, those

556
00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:31,418
uniforms are expensive. But the trust has

557
00:29:33,138 --> 00:29:36,778
had their hands in, they've helped out with band. They've helped out with Mr.

558
00:29:36,798 --> 00:29:37,338
Ritchie's-

559
00:29:38,448 --> 00:29:40,358
Science. Yeah, they helped us with science equipment one year.

560
00:29:40,738 --> 00:29:40,818
Yeah.

561
00:29:41,478 --> 00:29:41,508
Yeah.

562
00:29:41,508 --> 00:29:44,538
Yeah. So even though initially it was tailored towards athletics,

563
00:29:45,018 --> 00:29:48,878
they've been able to spread their tentacles a little bit and help everybody.

564
00:29:49,068 --> 00:29:52,798
And for sure, since I've been here, they've helped every athletic program.

565
00:29:54,038 --> 00:29:57,638
Pete Stephan's kind of the gatekeeper of that.

566
00:29:57,778 --> 00:30:00,478
Him and I work great, and my coaches kind of know,

567
00:30:01,438 --> 00:30:03,818
if I can't do it, we'll figure out a way.

568
00:30:04,318 --> 00:30:07,518
Just let me and Pete work through it, because he does get asked for a lot.

569
00:30:07,538 --> 00:30:10,458
But it's been a great

570
00:30:11,498 --> 00:30:12,078
partnership.

571
00:30:13,158 --> 00:30:16,278
A lot of times some of my AD buddies will be like,

572
00:30:16,998 --> 00:30:20,738
"Well, you got that trust." It's perfect, right?

573
00:30:20,778 --> 00:30:23,198
Because we have something that nobody else has.

574
00:30:24,478 --> 00:30:27,758
And then I'd be remiss if I didn't at least touch on the We-Bups, which is one of

575
00:30:27,778 --> 00:30:29,938
the best-run businesses in Xenia,

576
00:30:30,858 --> 00:30:34,838
and they have set up their trust, and they are helping.

577
00:30:34,878 --> 00:30:36,318
They want to help out with some track equipment.

578
00:30:36,438 --> 00:30:39,268
They purchased $13,000 worth of

579
00:30:40,366 --> 00:30:43,366
... cheer tumbling mats four or five years ago, or three years ago.

580
00:30:43,826 --> 00:30:47,466
So both of those groups have been instrumental in

581
00:30:47,526 --> 00:30:49,806
helping offset the cost and the burdens of

582
00:30:50,926 --> 00:30:53,966
giving our kids a first-rate experience at the high school level.

583
00:30:59,706 --> 00:31:00,226
Thank you.

584
00:31:01,786 --> 00:31:03,586
Any questions for Mr. Kopp?

585
00:31:04,626 --> 00:31:08,106
Just one question, sir, for my own curiosity and sake.

586
00:31:09,046 --> 00:31:12,996
How many years of use do you get out of the average football uniform before

587
00:31:13,006 --> 00:31:13,926
it has to be replaced?

588
00:31:14,926 --> 00:31:18,886
So, great question. Actually, the football uniforms are actually a

589
00:31:18,966 --> 00:31:20,966
lot older than some of our other uniforms.

590
00:31:21,306 --> 00:31:23,406
So we have three sets of football uniforms.

591
00:31:23,456 --> 00:31:27,326
Again, we need a home and away. A want would be a third

592
00:31:27,346 --> 00:31:31,086
or an alternate uniform. So, the black uniforms were

593
00:31:31,126 --> 00:31:32,286
purchased in 2019.

594
00:31:32,576 --> 00:31:32,676
Mm-hmm.

595
00:31:33,286 --> 00:31:34,786
So they're going to go on their seventh year

596
00:31:36,246 --> 00:31:36,706
of use.

597
00:31:38,026 --> 00:31:41,426
And then the white and blue are going to both be going on their fourth year.

598
00:31:42,526 --> 00:31:46,426
And that is a big expense, and a lot of times, again,

599
00:31:46,486 --> 00:31:50,146
because I have a good relationship, good partnership with the Touchdown Club.

600
00:31:50,446 --> 00:31:50,486
Mm-hmm.

601
00:31:50,746 --> 00:31:52,886
When we bought the white and the blue,

602
00:31:54,086 --> 00:31:55,186
they bought the pants,

603
00:31:56,146 --> 00:31:58,436
I believe, going off memory. I bought the jerseys.

604
00:31:59,286 --> 00:32:01,586
So it helped offset the cost. And again,

605
00:32:03,506 --> 00:32:07,226
I would say in-game experience. Now, the helmets were purchased, a

606
00:32:07,286 --> 00:32:10,366
second set of helmets was purchased by the trust.

607
00:32:12,446 --> 00:32:15,896
But three sets of uniforms, two helmets, we spread those out, that

608
00:32:15,946 --> 00:32:18,106
actually extends the life of those uniforms.

609
00:32:18,146 --> 00:32:18,286
Mm-hmm.

610
00:32:18,346 --> 00:32:21,626
Those black uniforms in six years have probably only been worn 9 or 10

611
00:32:21,646 --> 00:32:25,226
times. So, the white has to be worn, at least the jersey,

612
00:32:25,306 --> 00:32:25,716
away.

613
00:32:26,076 --> 00:32:26,196
Mm-hmm.

614
00:32:26,276 --> 00:32:29,376
But by having an extra set of uniforms, especially in a football situation where

615
00:32:29,406 --> 00:32:30,216
there's wear and tear,

616
00:32:31,026 --> 00:32:34,306
an extra set of uniforms actually extends the life of those uniforms.

617
00:32:35,166 --> 00:32:35,726
Thank you very much.

618
00:32:36,786 --> 00:32:40,266
I just want to make a comment. I'm impressed by many

619
00:32:40,386 --> 00:32:40,846
things.

620
00:32:41,846 --> 00:32:45,566
One of the things that I'm impressed with is your enthusiasm for what you do,

621
00:32:45,906 --> 00:32:49,256
and I'm also impressed by your wants and

622
00:32:49,406 --> 00:32:53,046
needs things. That is a life lesson that kids

623
00:32:53,146 --> 00:32:56,966
need to learn across the board. So I'm impressed.

624
00:32:56,986 --> 00:32:57,466
Great job.

625
00:32:58,566 --> 00:32:59,186
Thank you.

626
00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:02,946
I have a couple questions. First of all, I just need to

627
00:33:02,986 --> 00:33:05,546
comment on the picture of Vaughn Broadnax.

628
00:33:05,926 --> 00:33:08,446
We graduated together and we were good friends.

629
00:33:08,466 --> 00:33:10,686
And he was a great athlete, and I was like...

630
00:33:11,826 --> 00:33:15,426
So one year my sister said, "You should go out for wrestling."

631
00:33:15,986 --> 00:33:19,555
I was like, "Oh, okay, I'll try that." Well, Vaughn and I wrestled the same weight

632
00:33:19,586 --> 00:33:22,786
class. Let's just say I never wrestled a varsity meet.

633
00:33:24,096 --> 00:33:24,426
And

634
00:33:25,586 --> 00:33:27,406
he liked grinding my face in the mat.

635
00:33:27,926 --> 00:33:28,226
And I was like, "Okay,

636
00:33:29,046 --> 00:33:31,326
Vaughn, ease up." All right.

637
00:33:32,166 --> 00:33:34,246
Number one, would you share that presentation with us?

638
00:33:35,166 --> 00:33:35,406
Yes.

639
00:33:35,626 --> 00:33:36,876
Could you? Okay. Now-

640
00:33:37,066 --> 00:33:39,906
I have it in hard copy, but I can also send it to you electronically.

641
00:33:39,986 --> 00:33:43,746
Yeah, that would be good, thanks. Now you mentioned, I didn't know what you meant,

642
00:33:43,786 --> 00:33:46,626
you said the season all-sports passes, there's an influx of those.

643
00:33:46,686 --> 00:33:48,466
Do you mean a higher demand?

644
00:33:49,206 --> 00:33:52,726
Yeah, and I think what has happened after COVID, I think people are just kind of

645
00:33:53,146 --> 00:33:56,646
looking where they can get the most bang for their buck, and $250

646
00:33:57,226 --> 00:34:00,555
to get in. Ticket prices have gone up, and that's not something we set.

647
00:34:00,586 --> 00:34:03,346
Those ticket prices are set by the league.

648
00:34:03,376 --> 00:34:03,376
Commissioner.

649
00:34:03,406 --> 00:34:06,055
So I think I've pushed to try to, "Hey, get it now."

650
00:34:06,456 --> 00:34:06,456
Yeah.

651
00:34:06,486 --> 00:34:10,426
So I think people realize that this 250 bucks is a lot better than me spending $36

652
00:34:10,846 --> 00:34:11,667
every Friday night-

653
00:34:11,775 --> 00:34:12,836
... at home games, and then-

654
00:34:13,275 --> 00:34:15,275
... $32 to get into basketball games.

655
00:34:15,806 --> 00:34:19,647
Okay. And when it comes to uniforms, you said every three

656
00:34:19,687 --> 00:34:20,306
to four years.

657
00:34:20,316 --> 00:34:20,316
Yeah.

658
00:34:20,366 --> 00:34:22,466
That's across the board, every sport?

659
00:34:22,506 --> 00:34:23,426
That's high school. Yes.

660
00:34:23,466 --> 00:34:23,586
Yeah.

661
00:34:23,826 --> 00:34:27,066
That's high school. So like I said, yes, there is a rotation.

662
00:34:27,127 --> 00:34:30,775
To be transparent, I talk to football like, "Hey, you're about

663
00:34:30,866 --> 00:34:34,707
up." And it's also interesting as you're on this side of it,

664
00:34:35,546 --> 00:34:39,306
we typically get Nike uniforms, and Nike's a multi-billion dollar business for a

665
00:34:39,346 --> 00:34:39,687
reason.

666
00:34:39,886 --> 00:34:40,036
Mm-hmm.

667
00:34:40,306 --> 00:34:44,236
We get these uniforms, and then after two years, you can't buy

668
00:34:44,266 --> 00:34:46,306
the same uniform, or you can't get the one that looks similar.

669
00:34:46,346 --> 00:34:49,926
So football has kind of just said, "Hey, we like our setup now,"

670
00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:53,826
because we're probably not going to buy three sets right away.

671
00:34:54,167 --> 00:34:55,586
We would do one set of uniforms.

672
00:34:56,406 --> 00:34:59,926
So yes, it is across the board where it is a three to four

673
00:35:00,826 --> 00:35:01,046
time

674
00:35:01,866 --> 00:35:05,616
rotation. So, for example, baseball got new uniforms last year from me,

675
00:35:07,026 --> 00:35:09,846
and he decided they wanted alternate uniforms.

676
00:35:09,866 --> 00:35:12,986
Or if you're a baseball guy, they have these things called City Connect uniforms.

677
00:35:13,026 --> 00:35:16,986
Like the Reds wear all black on Friday nights, I think it is.

678
00:35:17,046 --> 00:35:20,306
So he got all black uniforms that said Xtown,

679
00:35:20,946 --> 00:35:24,526
so that's kind of our City Connect. Again, something unique for our kids.

680
00:35:24,566 --> 00:35:28,286
But that was a want, not a need, so that purchase came through the

681
00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:28,826
booster group.

682
00:35:29,286 --> 00:35:29,566
Okay.

683
00:35:30,766 --> 00:35:34,626
And back in the day, they used to ask the board to work a football game concession

684
00:35:34,746 --> 00:35:35,086
stand.

685
00:35:36,166 --> 00:35:36,906
If you ever need a-

686
00:35:37,126 --> 00:35:37,136
Are you volunteering?

687
00:35:37,136 --> 00:35:37,426
Pardon?

688
00:35:37,586 --> 00:35:38,706
I said are you volunteering?

689
00:35:39,106 --> 00:35:39,746
I would volunteer.

690
00:35:41,466 --> 00:35:41,496
Yeah.

691
00:35:41,496 --> 00:35:41,546
Yeah.

692
00:35:41,706 --> 00:35:42,866
I'll sign you up on a day, I'm sure.

693
00:35:43,126 --> 00:35:46,786
Yes. Okay. All right. Well, thank you very much. Do you have a question?

694
00:35:49,126 --> 00:35:53,026
No, I don't think so. I think some of the questions had

695
00:35:53,126 --> 00:35:56,976
originally come up asking about costs for various sports,

696
00:35:57,046 --> 00:36:00,086
including, you talked about it with cheer,

697
00:36:00,166 --> 00:36:02,706
and how they have

698
00:36:03,646 --> 00:36:06,926
four or five different uniforms, and we only

699
00:36:08,346 --> 00:36:08,786
are able

700
00:36:09,666 --> 00:36:13,486
to supply the needs and the one uniform per

701
00:36:13,506 --> 00:36:17,286
year and such. So I think all the questions have been answered.

702
00:36:19,286 --> 00:36:21,006
Yeah. Okay, thank you for coming tonight.

703
00:36:21,046 --> 00:36:21,966
Thank you, Mr. Kopp.

704
00:36:22,006 --> 00:36:22,056
Thanks.

705
00:36:22,056 --> 00:36:22,286
Thank you.

706
00:36:23,186 --> 00:36:26,366
Awesome.

707
00:36:28,616 --> 00:36:32,206
And I would just like to say, in retrospect, welcome to Xenia, or back to Xenia,

708
00:36:32,266 --> 00:36:33,366
Mr. Newport.

709
00:36:33,446 --> 00:36:33,856
Thank you.

710
00:36:33,886 --> 00:36:34,486
Good to have you here.

711
00:36:35,786 --> 00:36:38,486
Okay, next we're going to move on to agenda item number five,

712
00:36:39,406 --> 00:36:43,306
the treasurer's financial report for the month ending June 30th, 2026

713
00:36:45,890 --> 00:36:48,380
Do you want to do a first and second? Sure. Or do you want me to dive right in?

714
00:36:49,010 --> 00:36:49,890
No, we'll go ahead and approve.

715
00:36:51,830 --> 00:36:52,640
I'll motion to approve.

716
00:36:52,970 --> 00:36:53,990
Okay. I'll second.

717
00:36:54,970 --> 00:36:58,490
All right. Mr. Day first, Mr. Cox second. First from Mr. Day, second from Mr.

718
00:36:58,730 --> 00:37:00,750
Cox on the floor, and I'll go ahead and jump in.

719
00:37:00,790 --> 00:37:04,650
This is an exciting one because at this point, you don't have any roller coaster

720
00:37:04,690 --> 00:37:08,590
of the fiscal year in terms of timing when property tax values

721
00:37:08,650 --> 00:37:12,110
come in, the books are closed, and you get, I think, the best

722
00:37:12,190 --> 00:37:16,130
snapshot of how you've done not only for the whole

723
00:37:16,290 --> 00:37:19,970
year compared to your latest financial forecast, but you also get to

724
00:37:20,010 --> 00:37:23,810
see the diversification of our income in

725
00:37:23,850 --> 00:37:27,170
terms of what comes from local, what comes from the state, and how it affects the

726
00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:28,519
general fund. You get the most,

727
00:37:29,530 --> 00:37:33,190
I'd say, reliable data here because, again, when we look at the financial

728
00:37:33,250 --> 00:37:36,510
reports the next couple of months, you're going to have just a few months of state

729
00:37:36,550 --> 00:37:40,150
payments coming in, but you'll have your first property tax payment coming in.

730
00:37:40,190 --> 00:37:42,100
So it kind of skews it as you go throughout the year.

731
00:37:42,190 --> 00:37:46,030
So when you get to the end, it evens things out nicely. So let's jump right in.

732
00:37:46,410 --> 00:37:50,250
Compared to our last financial forecast in February,

733
00:37:50,690 --> 00:37:54,509
we're at 100.3% of revenue, so just a little bit over

734
00:37:54,580 --> 00:37:58,420
what we expected to bring in. In terms of expenditures, we're

735
00:37:58,470 --> 00:38:01,480
about 96.6% of what we expected

736
00:38:01,530 --> 00:38:05,330
to spend in our general fund budget

737
00:38:05,350 --> 00:38:09,190
there. And you can see where the investment balances are at

738
00:38:09,250 --> 00:38:13,030
the end of the month. And again, we'll have our next financial forecast

739
00:38:13,170 --> 00:38:16,610
next month at the August board meeting, and we'll get the July

740
00:38:16,730 --> 00:38:19,110
financial report that'll be aligned to that as well.

741
00:38:19,170 --> 00:38:22,290
So we'll be well into fiscal '27 by that point.

742
00:38:22,370 --> 00:38:26,050
Here, we take a deep dive look into all the different types of revenue.

743
00:38:26,830 --> 00:38:30,410
Again, you're going to find on the first page of the financial report, they're

744
00:38:30,430 --> 00:38:33,950
going to be grouped into broad categories based on the latest financial

745
00:38:33,990 --> 00:38:37,790
forecast. And here you've got much more finer detail of the different

746
00:38:38,070 --> 00:38:38,760
types of

747
00:38:39,790 --> 00:38:41,110
revenue that comes into the general fund.

748
00:38:41,250 --> 00:38:45,090
There you can see our comparison graph that we have been using to see how we

749
00:38:45,150 --> 00:38:47,990
are doing as we go throughout fiscal '26.

750
00:38:48,930 --> 00:38:51,490
Flip the coin over to the expenditure side.

751
00:38:51,510 --> 00:38:55,430
With 100% of the fiscal year under our belt, we have

752
00:38:55,470 --> 00:38:59,070
got 80.86. So why the difference between almost

753
00:38:59,230 --> 00:39:01,350
81% there versus the

754
00:39:02,250 --> 00:39:06,140
almost 97% on the front page? The front page is set to our forecast,

755
00:39:06,210 --> 00:39:09,230
which is what we expect to spend as a budget.

756
00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:13,190
Deeper into the report at fiscal year end, you set all the funds to what the

757
00:39:13,210 --> 00:39:15,750
board's level of spending is, the appropriation level.

758
00:39:15,780 --> 00:39:16,990
And we've talked about that before.

759
00:39:17,030 --> 00:39:20,870
There's usually a small amount of contingency between what the

760
00:39:20,890 --> 00:39:24,770
board says, "Yes, you've got this authority to spend and make available

761
00:39:24,830 --> 00:39:27,570
in the budget," versus what we actually intend to spend.

762
00:39:27,610 --> 00:39:30,560
That just provides a little bit of cushion, if you will, for contingency.

763
00:39:30,630 --> 00:39:34,350
A boiler goes out, some other type of problem like that may occur.

764
00:39:34,420 --> 00:39:37,200
So that's the difference between those percentages there.

765
00:39:38,150 --> 00:39:41,770
Again, here we've got our expenditures for the general fund.

766
00:39:41,810 --> 00:39:45,760
You can see how those compare to where we thought we would be at the end of the

767
00:39:45,830 --> 00:39:45,990
year.

768
00:39:46,970 --> 00:39:49,490
And then we look across all of our funds here.

769
00:39:49,550 --> 00:39:52,050
Again, those are all set to be

770
00:39:53,130 --> 00:39:56,910
equal to what the board's level of appropriation is in all the different

771
00:39:56,950 --> 00:40:00,490
funds that we had throughout fiscal year '26.

772
00:40:01,270 --> 00:40:05,030
And then I've got a summary of all the transfers that were made from fund to fund.

773
00:40:05,130 --> 00:40:07,910
As a reminder, you've given me board authority at the

774
00:40:07,950 --> 00:40:11,890
January board meeting to make fund-to-fund transfers

775
00:40:12,030 --> 00:40:15,130
as needed, then notify you at the next board meeting. I've done that.

776
00:40:15,230 --> 00:40:19,130
I just kind of tightened things up for the whole year and kind of put a

777
00:40:19,190 --> 00:40:22,510
bow on it at the end, put them all on one summary slide there.

778
00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:27,530
So those are those. The new ones that happen during the month

779
00:40:27,610 --> 00:40:30,590
of June would only be the bottom couple.

780
00:40:30,690 --> 00:40:33,990
That is where we take money that is brought in from the tournaments.

781
00:40:34,050 --> 00:40:38,000
It has to live in a special account, the 022, until the end of

782
00:40:38,050 --> 00:40:41,620
the year when we close the books and say, "Okay, how much do we owe to

783
00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:45,250
OAHAA? How much did we spend on tournament workers

784
00:40:45,350 --> 00:40:49,230
specifically?" And then whatever dollars are left over from those tournaments

785
00:40:49,270 --> 00:40:52,470
get moved over to the athletics fund there.

786
00:40:53,170 --> 00:40:57,010
So as we take a year-end review look of all the fiscal year '26,

787
00:40:57,070 --> 00:40:59,750
again, these are the same graphs that are in the monthly financial report.

788
00:41:00,270 --> 00:41:03,649
But I want to highlight them here because it gives you, I think, one of the best,

789
00:41:03,690 --> 00:41:06,890
if you really want to know where's the money coming from, where's the money going,

790
00:41:07,329 --> 00:41:11,290
look at your June 30th fiscal year-end graphs, and you've got a

791
00:41:11,390 --> 00:41:15,030
really good picture with an entire year all in one

792
00:41:15,270 --> 00:41:18,770
chart. And you can see there, property taxes bring in about a little over

793
00:41:18,950 --> 00:41:22,730
38%. You've got your personal utility property tax.

794
00:41:22,750 --> 00:41:25,950
So think about the utilities and the taxes they pay, right under 3%.

795
00:41:26,490 --> 00:41:30,410
Income tax, 9.5%. And then you've got state money, whether it's

796
00:41:30,470 --> 00:41:34,330
coming in for school funding or it's where

797
00:41:34,370 --> 00:41:37,930
they pick up their portion of property taxes like the

798
00:41:37,970 --> 00:41:41,340
homestead and other rollbacks. You can see how that is.

799
00:41:42,190 --> 00:41:45,210
As we look at the year, what are kind of the big things that have been happening

800
00:41:45,270 --> 00:41:49,250
there? We've continued our push to continue moving forward with

801
00:41:49,290 --> 00:41:53,070
as many ACH, that's electronic direct deposit versus

802
00:41:53,250 --> 00:41:56,210
printing and then mailing a paper check.

803
00:41:56,770 --> 00:42:00,680
So from fiscal '25 to '26, we went up from 76%

804
00:42:00,770 --> 00:42:03,970
ACH to 85% on average. That's

805
00:42:04,350 --> 00:42:08,060
216 fewer paper checks. Again, my whole goal has been that

806
00:42:08,130 --> 00:42:11,490
it's more cost-effective to make a direct deposit versus

807
00:42:11,510 --> 00:42:15,440
printing it, ink, postage, and then managing

808
00:42:15,450 --> 00:42:18,880
to make sure that, "Hey, did this check, was it cashed by the appropriate person?

809
00:42:18,970 --> 00:42:22,170
Could it have been intercepted in the mail?" We have lots of security things in

810
00:42:22,250 --> 00:42:25,530
place for that to keep things on the up and up.

811
00:42:25,590 --> 00:42:28,790
But again, putting the money directly in, just like all employees are on direct

812
00:42:28,810 --> 00:42:32,700
deposit, we're moving to put as many vendors as possible on direct deposit as

813
00:42:32,770 --> 00:42:34,410
well. On the credit card side

814
00:42:35,334 --> 00:42:39,214
You can see there comparing what we've put out in terms of accounts payables.

815
00:42:39,314 --> 00:42:42,104
That's where a vendor presents an invoice. We pay them.

816
00:42:42,134 --> 00:42:45,034
A little bit more than 6,000 invoices processed last year.

817
00:42:45,514 --> 00:42:49,094
On the credit card, about 1,500. Again, it's the exact same

818
00:42:49,234 --> 00:42:53,174
purchasing process. It still has to be approved, go on a requisition, make a

819
00:42:53,214 --> 00:42:56,274
purchase order. All the documentation has to be there.

820
00:42:56,334 --> 00:43:00,214
It's more for convenience. Let's say that a building needs to

821
00:43:00,234 --> 00:43:02,934
go out and they need a supply for school the next day.

822
00:43:02,974 --> 00:43:05,814
They don't have time to order it, and it's something fresh, like they're going to

823
00:43:05,854 --> 00:43:09,534
have a reception, and they'd like to have cookies for a parent-teacher

824
00:43:09,554 --> 00:43:12,684
conference. Something like that, you wouldn't necessarily want to order that or

825
00:43:12,774 --> 00:43:15,114
have that stale. You'd want something fresh there.

826
00:43:15,154 --> 00:43:18,754
So those would be good examples of a good use for a credit card there.

827
00:43:19,614 --> 00:43:23,514
And we've managed about $3.2 million of grants

828
00:43:23,594 --> 00:43:25,654
during fiscal 2026.

829
00:43:26,594 --> 00:43:30,294
So moving on, again, we can look at expenditures in a couple different ways.

830
00:43:30,314 --> 00:43:33,304
We'll look at those in both of these slides here. One is by the function.

831
00:43:33,834 --> 00:43:37,604
So think of the function as what is it that we're hoping

832
00:43:37,654 --> 00:43:40,704
to accomplish? What's being taken care of?

833
00:43:40,714 --> 00:43:44,254
Versus objects, which will be in the next slide, which is what is

834
00:43:44,354 --> 00:43:48,134
actually being purchased. Are you paying someone's salary, paying for

835
00:43:48,174 --> 00:43:49,984
insurance and retirement benefits,

836
00:43:50,854 --> 00:43:53,134
paying for purchase services like electricity?

837
00:43:53,754 --> 00:43:57,724
And you can see there the bulk of ours is almost 60% on instruction,

838
00:43:58,234 --> 00:44:02,174
another 10% on pupil support, 2.3% on instructional support.

839
00:44:02,294 --> 00:44:06,214
So vast majority of that is going to be for supporting

840
00:44:06,294 --> 00:44:10,134
students in the classroom. You've also got that same thing going on with

841
00:44:10,154 --> 00:44:14,034
transportation. It's moving kids to and from school, as well

842
00:44:14,074 --> 00:44:17,253
as maintenance and operations, keeping them in warm, safe, dry buildings.

843
00:44:18,234 --> 00:44:21,394
And we can also look at the expenditures by objects.

844
00:44:21,434 --> 00:44:23,814
You can see about 56.6--

845
00:44:24,334 --> 00:44:28,154
56.4%, excuse me, in salaries, about 21% in

846
00:44:28,174 --> 00:44:28,674
benefits,

847
00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:33,754
and some smaller percentages for supplies and equipment.

848
00:44:35,234 --> 00:44:39,114
Any questions that I can answer for you about the June

849
00:44:39,374 --> 00:44:41,694
30th, 2026 financial report?

850
00:44:48,314 --> 00:44:50,954
Not nearly as excited as you were for athletics.

851
00:44:52,204 --> 00:44:52,874
Oh, we're excited.

852
00:44:54,614 --> 00:44:57,084
Under general fund expenditure by object-

853
00:44:57,854 --> 00:44:57,954
Yes

854
00:44:57,974 --> 00:44:59,394
... the equipment was three-

855
00:44:59,694 --> 00:45:00,024
Yes

856
00:45:00,034 --> 00:45:03,294
... I know equipment's pretty unpredictable, but what-

857
00:45:03,304 --> 00:45:05,514
So equipment's unpredictable for a couple of reasons.

858
00:45:05,654 --> 00:45:07,394
One, you might have a piece of equipment that goes out.

859
00:45:07,794 --> 00:45:11,734
Two, depending on the quantity and the amount of equipment, it may need to be

860
00:45:11,794 --> 00:45:15,744
changed from a 500, which is a supplies, to an equipment object

861
00:45:15,774 --> 00:45:19,174
for the purposes of inventory for the annual financial reports.

862
00:45:19,254 --> 00:45:21,594
In which case, it goes from one bucket to the next.

863
00:45:22,894 --> 00:45:24,533
Which is why the big increase there.

864
00:45:24,664 --> 00:45:24,664
Yes.

865
00:45:24,694 --> 00:45:24,934
Okay.

866
00:45:25,814 --> 00:45:26,153
Thank you.

867
00:45:26,414 --> 00:45:27,714
You're very welcome. Thank you for asking.

868
00:45:30,274 --> 00:45:31,134
Any other questions

869
00:45:32,074 --> 00:45:32,794
for Mr. Massey?

870
00:45:36,474 --> 00:45:36,574
No?

871
00:45:36,634 --> 00:45:37,134
I don't think so.

872
00:45:37,794 --> 00:45:38,734
No? No. Okay.

873
00:45:39,063 --> 00:45:42,714
All right. So I've got a first on the floor from Mr. Day, a second from Mr.

874
00:45:42,954 --> 00:45:46,194
Cox to approve the June 2026 financial report. Mr. Cox?

875
00:45:46,434 --> 00:45:46,654
Yes.

876
00:45:46,974 --> 00:45:47,454
Mr. Day.

877
00:45:47,914 --> 00:45:48,134
Yes.

878
00:45:48,374 --> 00:45:48,974
Mr. Ritchie.

879
00:45:49,094 --> 00:45:49,334
Yes.

880
00:45:49,574 --> 00:45:50,274
Mrs. Williams.

881
00:45:50,394 --> 00:45:50,734
Yes.

882
00:45:50,894 --> 00:45:51,214
Thank you.

883
00:45:51,474 --> 00:45:51,874
Thank you.

884
00:45:53,054 --> 00:45:56,034
Okay, we'll move on to number six, Dr.

885
00:45:56,254 --> 00:45:57,794
Lofton's updates for July.

886
00:45:58,354 --> 00:45:59,914
I do not have a report at this time.

887
00:46:00,054 --> 00:46:00,294
Okay.

888
00:46:01,314 --> 00:46:01,654
Thank you.

889
00:46:03,474 --> 00:46:05,774
Okay, number seven, closing items.

890
00:46:07,034 --> 00:46:09,854
Any announcements, Mrs. Williams? We'll just go around the table.

891
00:46:10,994 --> 00:46:11,134
No.

892
00:46:12,074 --> 00:46:15,654
Okay. Mr. Cox? Not tonight. Okay.

893
00:46:17,834 --> 00:46:18,054
I would

894
00:46:19,294 --> 00:46:22,934
just like to say, I know Mr. Cox attended one night to our church's Celebrate

895
00:46:22,974 --> 00:46:26,634
America 250, but people love the Xenia High School Big Band.

896
00:46:26,674 --> 00:46:28,574
They played every night for half an hour.

897
00:46:29,694 --> 00:46:33,634
And every night, we would have crowds of like 5 to 700, but people

898
00:46:33,674 --> 00:46:36,494
would say, "Now they're really from a high school, not from a college?"

899
00:46:37,334 --> 00:46:39,434
And Mr. Sell really works them.

900
00:46:40,504 --> 00:46:40,814
Anyway...

901
00:46:41,654 --> 00:46:41,874
And I

902
00:46:43,674 --> 00:46:46,914
noticed on Cox today, I told Mr. Vandegrift this, the

903
00:46:47,614 --> 00:46:50,644
new blue looks really good. I don't know if you guys have noticed on the

904
00:46:50,694 --> 00:46:53,894
elementaries, they're getting rid of the faded blue and putting up...

905
00:46:56,514 --> 00:46:56,944
And then,

906
00:46:57,994 --> 00:47:01,834
Mrs. Williams, Mr. Cox and I spent perhaps the hottest day of the summer-

907
00:47:02,714 --> 00:47:05,364
At the city's July 4th, what's it called?

908
00:47:06,114 --> 00:47:07,194
The White Block Party.

909
00:47:07,204 --> 00:47:07,774
White Party. Yes.

910
00:47:07,814 --> 00:47:07,914
Yeah.

911
00:47:08,614 --> 00:47:12,254
Block Party. Yes. It was about 105 degrees, I think, feel.

912
00:47:13,214 --> 00:47:14,554
We had a little board table there.

913
00:47:16,014 --> 00:47:17,874
My wife calls it an average day in Alabama.

914
00:47:18,274 --> 00:47:18,334
Oh.

915
00:47:19,944 --> 00:47:21,054
So anyway, that's all I have.

916
00:47:22,594 --> 00:47:22,994
Mr. Day?

917
00:47:26,014 --> 00:47:26,634
I think I have

918
00:47:27,474 --> 00:47:27,974
the...

919
00:47:29,614 --> 00:47:31,694
There's no

920
00:47:31,914 --> 00:47:35,814
updates on the city side. We

921
00:47:36,454 --> 00:47:39,314
had the block party and the firework

922
00:47:39,374 --> 00:47:42,814
show, which was excellent, and

923
00:47:43,634 --> 00:47:46,474
I don't think there's any major activities coming up.

924
00:47:47,254 --> 00:47:50,894
I will, though, read real quick for the

925
00:47:51,434 --> 00:47:52,014
record,

926
00:47:53,534 --> 00:47:55,764
George Leinenheimer sent his

927
00:47:56,814 --> 00:48:00,394
summary on the Greene County Career Center.

928
00:48:00,514 --> 00:48:04,474
So I'll just read his message. He wasn't able

929
00:48:04,534 --> 00:48:05,634
to be here tonight.

930
00:48:07,254 --> 00:48:11,174
But he said that he'd like to thank us once again

931
00:48:11,254 --> 00:48:14,774
for allowing me to continue serving as your representative on the Greene County

932
00:48:14,934 --> 00:48:17,074
Career Center Board of Education.

933
00:48:17,094 --> 00:48:19,734
It's an honor to represent our district, and I appreciate your continued trust and

934
00:48:19,754 --> 00:48:21,014
support.

935
00:48:22,454 --> 00:48:25,014
So I want to share a few updates on the Greene County Career Center.

936
00:48:25,094 --> 00:48:28,134
Effective July 1st, our longtime superintendent, Mr.

937
00:48:28,394 --> 00:48:32,374
Deskins, transitioned into a new role as the executive director

938
00:48:32,414 --> 00:48:36,334
of advancement. This newly created position will focus on fundraising

939
00:48:36,354 --> 00:48:40,054
and developing partnerships to support the continued growth of

940
00:48:40,154 --> 00:48:40,874
GCCC

941
00:48:41,790 --> 00:48:45,110
As we all know, school funding can be unpredictable, so this position will allow us

942
00:48:45,150 --> 00:48:48,650
to proactively seek donations and cultivate relationships with individuals,

943
00:48:48,750 --> 00:48:52,160
businesses, and community partners who are willing to invest in career and

944
00:48:52,190 --> 00:48:53,200
technical education.

945
00:48:54,150 --> 00:48:57,630
With Mr. Deskins' transition, I am pleased to announce that Mr.

946
00:48:57,750 --> 00:49:01,060
Brian McKnight has been appointed as the new superintendent of the Greene County

947
00:49:01,150 --> 00:49:01,660
Career Center.

948
00:49:02,610 --> 00:49:06,120
Brian has served for many years and brings a wealth of experience and leadership to

949
00:49:06,130 --> 00:49:09,670
the role. I'm confident he'll continue the strong tradition of excellence that has

950
00:49:09,730 --> 00:49:11,270
been established at GCCC.

951
00:49:12,230 --> 00:49:15,720
I also wanted to highlight several exciting developments over the past year.

952
00:49:16,020 --> 00:49:19,570
Thanks to a generous donor, we have doubled the size of our welding

953
00:49:19,590 --> 00:49:22,930
program, allowing us to serve more students and better meet workforce

954
00:49:22,950 --> 00:49:26,860
demands. In addition, Greene County Career Center recently purchased

955
00:49:26,990 --> 00:49:29,550
24 acres of property across the road from campus.

956
00:49:30,050 --> 00:49:33,270
We are currently evaluating the best ways to utilize this land to support future

957
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:35,600
expansion and educational opportunities.

958
00:49:36,510 --> 00:49:40,010
At this time, I do not have finalized enrollment numbers for the upcoming school

959
00:49:40,090 --> 00:49:42,110
year, as enrollment is still being completed.

960
00:49:42,360 --> 00:49:45,590
I will provide a full enrollment update during the August board meeting.

961
00:49:45,950 --> 00:49:48,510
As always, if you have any questions or would like additional information about the

962
00:49:48,550 --> 00:49:52,370
Greene County Career Center, please feel free to contact me by email, phone, or

963
00:49:52,450 --> 00:49:55,710
text. I'm always happy to help. So that's from George,

964
00:49:57,090 --> 00:50:00,650
the representative to the Greene County Career Center board.

965
00:50:02,370 --> 00:50:02,850
And that's it.

966
00:50:03,250 --> 00:50:03,470
Okay.

967
00:50:04,810 --> 00:50:05,530
I did want to say,

968
00:50:06,910 --> 00:50:10,710
I meant to say this earlier, but I know a couple of the other board members went to

969
00:50:10,770 --> 00:50:14,010
see this movie. My wife and I went. I don't know if anybody has seen the movie

970
00:50:14,030 --> 00:50:17,830
"Young Washington," which was excellent, about our first president,

971
00:50:17,910 --> 00:50:21,690
George Washington. And several things, as a public school teacher, I just wanted to

972
00:50:21,730 --> 00:50:24,770
say, several things really made me think.

973
00:50:24,790 --> 00:50:28,310
But one point that stood out was the fact that when George's dad passed away, he

974
00:50:28,350 --> 00:50:29,390
was 11 years old,

975
00:50:30,390 --> 00:50:33,500
and he was no longer able to continue his formal education.

976
00:50:34,520 --> 00:50:37,690
It was cut short due to family finances and

977
00:50:37,730 --> 00:50:41,029
circumstances. He was, of course, tutored privately.

978
00:50:41,070 --> 00:50:44,070
He was our only Founding Father who did not attend college.

979
00:50:45,030 --> 00:50:48,950
But I just thought about now what opportunity kids have in America.

980
00:50:49,910 --> 00:50:53,350
While in the classroom of a public school for 37 years,

981
00:50:53,650 --> 00:50:56,810
every August was like, I didn't know who would be sitting in my classroom when

982
00:50:56,850 --> 00:51:00,730
school started. And I know as a Christian, I used to pray

983
00:51:00,790 --> 00:51:04,610
every year for each student that would come into my classroom, and I would have a

984
00:51:04,710 --> 00:51:07,150
positive influence. So I just think

985
00:51:08,110 --> 00:51:11,890
the power of public education is that we serve any and every student who

986
00:51:11,930 --> 00:51:15,750
walks through our doors, and that's the beauty of public

987
00:51:15,810 --> 00:51:19,670
education. It's the cornerstone of our democracy, I feel like, and

988
00:51:19,730 --> 00:51:22,800
I'm just proud to call myself a public school teacher and supporter.

989
00:51:23,670 --> 00:51:27,659
So that movie, when Washington's education was cut short, I was like, "Well,

990
00:51:27,659 --> 00:51:31,220
it's a good thing we don't do that in America anymore." Absolutely.

991
00:51:32,550 --> 00:51:34,410
All right. We are going to convene

992
00:51:35,390 --> 00:51:39,090
or go to recess for executive session at this time to discuss legal.

993
00:51:40,750 --> 00:51:41,090
Motion.

994
00:51:41,750 --> 00:51:43,770
A motion to... Sure.

995
00:51:45,330 --> 00:51:45,430
Yeah.

996
00:51:46,530 --> 00:51:47,350
I'll motion to-

997
00:51:47,410 --> 00:51:47,620
Okay

998
00:51:47,690 --> 00:51:48,920
... recess for-

999
00:51:48,930 --> 00:51:49,470
And I'll second

1000
00:51:49,490 --> 00:51:50,070
... executive session.

1001
00:51:56,390 --> 00:51:56,670
Roll call.

1002
00:51:57,070 --> 00:52:00,750
All right. So motion to recess to executive session at 7:21

1003
00:52:00,810 --> 00:52:04,330
PM. A first by Mr. Day. A second by Mr. Cox. Mr.

1004
00:52:04,530 --> 00:52:04,830
Cox?

1005
00:52:04,930 --> 00:52:05,150
Yes.

1006
00:52:05,370 --> 00:52:05,830
Mr. Day?

1007
00:52:06,230 --> 00:52:06,430
Yes.

1008
00:52:06,610 --> 00:52:07,090
Mr. Ritchie?

1009
00:52:07,170 --> 00:52:07,390
Yes.

1010
00:52:07,700 --> 00:52:08,370
Mrs. Williams?

1011
00:52:08,490 --> 00:52:08,790
Yes.

1012
00:52:09,090 --> 00:52:09,340
Thank you.

1013
00:52:09,360 --> 00:52:09,490
All right.

1014
01:22:07,180 --> 01:22:11,160
All right. At this time, it's 7:52 PM, Monday, July 13th, and I'm

1015
01:22:11,220 --> 01:22:14,120
calling the meeting to convene.

1016
01:22:15,200 --> 01:22:15,420
Okay.

1017
01:22:16,480 --> 01:22:20,100
All right. We are going to vote now to adjourn the meeting

1018
01:22:20,140 --> 01:22:22,520
tonight. So do I have a motion?

1019
01:22:23,160 --> 01:22:23,580
So moved.

1020
01:22:23,760 --> 01:22:25,360
Okay, Mr. Cox. Second?

1021
01:22:26,160 --> 01:22:26,500
Second.

1022
01:22:28,080 --> 01:22:29,380
Mrs. Williams, second.

1023
01:22:29,840 --> 01:22:33,600
All right, so a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 PM, a

1024
01:22:33,720 --> 01:22:36,880
first by Mr. Cox, a second by Mrs. Williams. Mr. Cox?

1025
01:22:37,120 --> 01:22:37,360
Yes.

1026
01:22:37,660 --> 01:22:38,200
Mr. Day?

1027
01:22:38,440 --> 01:22:38,660
Yes.

1028
01:22:38,860 --> 01:22:39,600
Mr. Ritchie?

1029
01:22:39,660 --> 01:22:39,880
Yes.

1030
01:22:40,100 --> 01:22:40,820
Mrs. Williams?

1031
01:22:40,960 --> 01:22:41,220
Yes.

1032
01:22:41,409 --> 01:22:41,720
Thank you.

1033
01:22:41,860 --> 01:22:42,880
All right. Thank you, everyone.