MEMBER GRAY, IF YOU COULD COME TO THE TO THE DAIS. SHAKE SHAKE WASHINGTON. VAN. [ GAVEL POUNDING ] >> Chairperson: THE BOARD
RECOGNITION MEETING OF MAY 12 IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MEMBER COMBS WILL NOW LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [ MOMENT OF SILENCE ] >> Nadia Combs: THANK YOU. NOW, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [RECITING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
>> Chairperson: THANK >> Chairperson: THANK YOU, MEMBER COMBS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION EXCEPTION OFMEMBER VAUGHN AND MEMBER RENDON. AS WE BEGIN THIS AS WE BEGIN THIS ECHING'S RECOGNITION MEETING LET ME REVIEW THE FORMAT FOR THE MEETING. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. AT RECOGNITION AT RECOGNITION MEETINGS, WE RECOGNIZE TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AMONG OTHERS, BUT WE WILL NOT BE APPROVING ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TRYING TO KEEP A TIGHT SCHEDULE SO THAT THIS MEETING FLOWS SMOOTHLY AND CONCLUDES CONCLUDES TIMELY. BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS BRIEF. THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AFTER THE LAST THE LAST RECOGNITION: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE STUDENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME UP WHEN CALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR RECOGNITION MEETING. NOW, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
RECOGNITIONS. OUR FIRST RECOGNITION, OUR FIRST RECOGNITION, A01. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS REPRESENTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (HCPS) IN THE 2025-2026 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY KIDS TAG ART AND PRESENTATION OF FUNDS RAISED BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR NANCY C. MILLAN. NANCY NANCY NANCY C. MILLAN WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE MEETING. >> YES, BOARD MEMBERS.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS UNIQUE. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TAX OFFICE OFFICE AND OFFICE AND THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE WAY WE FOUND TO DO THAT IS GIVE OUR FIFTH GRADERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE CREATIVE IN DESIGNING ARTWORK AND VANITY PLATES. AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE SELLING THESE PLATES AND THE PROCEEDS ACTUALLY GO BACK TO OUR ART TEACHERS. THIS IS OUR FIFTH YEAR, AND,
AGAIN, WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE GREAT STRIDES THAT WE'VE MADE IN THIS FIFTH YEAR WITH 66 SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR, AND WITH THAT WE RAISED A LARGE SUM OF MONEY -- I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU YET -- BUT THROUGHOUT THIS CUMULATIVE FIVE YEARS, YEARS, WE'VE RAISED 1,890,000. OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND INCREASE FUNDS TO REALLY SUPPORT OUR ART TEACHERS. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO LAURA HOBBY AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION FOR HELPING US OUT
AND COORDINATING ALL THESE INITIATIVES WITH OUR FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AND OUR ART TEACHERS. THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, HELPING US MAKE THIS HAPPEN EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR, THOSE 66 THIS YEAR, THOSE 66 SCHOOLS, THERE THERE WERE 2,748 PIECES OF ARTWORK THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US AND THERE WERE THREE WINNERS. THERE WAS A TAX COLLECTOR WINNER WHO WAS WHO WAS MELINA FROM APOLLO BEACH ELEMENTARY. WE
WE HAVE WE HAVE ANNETTE WE HAVE ANNETTE WEBSTER, A SUN COAST SCHOOLS SPONSOR WINNER. OUR TECO POWERFUL ARTWORK WINNER WAS SAMANTHA GARCIA GOMEZ, AND OUR BEST TEACHER OUR BEST TEACHER ARTWORK AWARD WENT TO WENT TO MELISSA SANTIAGO FROM HUNTERS GREEN ELEMENTARY. THESE WINNERS ARE ALSO SPONSOR WINNERS. OUR SPONSORS LIKE TECO AND SUN COAST CREDIT UNION HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THIS PROGRAM SINCE DAY ONE AND CONTINUE TO HELP US SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, OUR KIDS
AND OUR ART PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY FOR OUR TEACHERS A CHECK CHECK OF CHECK OF $37,584. [APPLAUSE] YES. AND THAT MEANS THAT EVERY TEACHER WHO PARTICIPATED WILL RECEIVE RECEIVE ALMOST $570 THAT THEY WILL GET TO SPEND IN THEIR WILL GET TO SPEND IN THEIR ART CLASSROOM. SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND SUPPORT ALL THE GOOD
WORK WE'RE DOING HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AWARD WINNERS. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. MILLAN FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS A02. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS REPRESENTING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2025-2026 BECATTI WEALTH ADVISORS HOLIDAY ART
CONTEST. LANCE BECATTI, FINANCIAL ADVISORY WITH BECATTI ADVISORY WITH BECATTI WEALTH ADVISORS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> HELLO AGAIN. 17 17 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN COMING UP HERE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE TALENT OF OUR CHILDREN. ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE THING WE DO IN OUR PRACTICE IS LITERALLY PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT A CHILD NEEDS. WE ARE VERY
WE ARE VERY CENTRIC TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES AND WHATEVER. THROUGH A COUPLE OF THEM AT THIS MOMENT WE'RE FEEDING MOMENT WE'RE FEEDING OVER 1550 KIDS A WEEK. SO WE'RE ENGAGED AT ALL TIMES. WE STARTED AN ART CONTEST 17 YEARS AGO AND GOT YEARS AGO AND GOT A PRIOR BOARD TO AGREE TO LET US COME IN AND SELECT THREE SCHOOLS AT A TIME, AND THE ART TEACHERS THEN WOULD HAVE THE CHILDREN DRAW THE ART FOR WHAT THE HOLIDAYS MEANT TO THEM. THEY WERE THEY WERE BRINGING IT TO THE OFFICE, WE WOULD THEN HAVE A
WONDERFUL SELECTION OPPORTUNITY, ALL KINDS OF VOTING WOULD TAKE PLACE. THE SHERIFF WAS THE SHERIFF WAS INVOLVED, SEVERAL COUNTY MEMBERS WOULD COME AROUND AND BE A PART OF THE VOTING PROCESS, SO IT'S A BIT OF A PUBLIC OPINION THAT GETS INTO THIS AS WELL AS THIS AS WELL AS OURS. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING SHEHI AS WELL SHEHI AS WELL AS SHEHI AS WELL AS FOREST HILLS AND BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ARE THREE WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUMTON OPPORTUNITY AND ART.
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO RECEIVE A GIFT CARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF THEM RECEIVING THEIR ART WORKS. WE HAVE $500 FIRST PLACE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WE ALSO MAKE PRETTY CREATIVE AWARDS FOR THE KIDS JUST TO SAY DON'T FORGET YOUR CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS BELIEVE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH THAT CAN'T BEGIN WITH A DRAWING. AS WE GO TO WORK HERE TODAY IS DANIEL DANIEL BELTRAM DANIEL BELTRAM AVAILABLE?
[APPLAUSE] IS THE SCHOOL TEACHER WITH HIM? THE SCHOOL ALSO GETS ONE. IN SECOND IN SECOND PLAYS WE HAVE
JAZZ AMARE. [APPLAUSE] THIRD THIRD PLACE, THIRD PLACE, MICHELLE. [APPLAUSE] THEN THE FINAL ONE WHICH IS THE FAMILY CARD. WE TAKE THIS IN AND IT BECOMES MY FAMILY CARD, WHICH IS PRETTY
COOL. MARSHMALLOWS HAVING A LOVELY SLIDE IN A HOT CHOCOLATE POOL. [APPLAUSE] VERY COOL. THIS IS YOURS. YOU'VE NOT TO TAKE THAT. SHE HAS TWO KIDS. HOW HOW LUCKY! ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH US.
THE AWARD BADGES WILL BE HANDED OUT IN JUST A MOMENT. [APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS A03. RECOGNITION OF 2025-2026 DROP SAVERS ART CONTEST WINNERS.
ANTHONY ANTHONY HELCION, SENIOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND CITY OF TAMPA WATER CONSERVATION WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THE DROP SAVERS POSTER CONTEST IS AN ART CONTEST THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CO-HOST, K-12 FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND ALLOWS THE ALLOWS THE ARTISTIC YOUNG MINDS TO THINK OF WONDERFUL WAYS TO
COMPRESS THE GREAT MESSAGE OF WATER CONSERVATION. THAT'S MORE POIGNANT THIS YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE DROUGHTS WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST HALF CENTURY, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW. FOR THAT, THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US CELEBRATE THESE WINNERS. WHEN I NAME THEM, IF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE COULD COME UP FOR A GROUP NOW TOE THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. DIVISION ONE, DIVISION ONE, KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST PLACE, JAMISON, KENNETH MAGNET SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES. [APPLAUSE] SECOND PLACE IS AMELIA SECOND PLACE IS AMELIA JANG FROM HUNTERS HUNTERS GREEN HUNTERS GREEN ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR THE DIVISION ONE IS THE DIVISION ONE IS ARIA FROM LINCOLN LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] AGES SECOND AND THIRD GRADE, OUR
THIRD PLACE WINNER IS THIRD PLACE WINNER IS MANCH PATEL FROM PRIDE PATEL FROM PRIDE ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] SECOND PLACE IS SECOND PLACE IS ASHANA FROM DR. KIIREN C. DR. KIIREN C. PATEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER FROM DIVISION 2 DIVISION 2 IS DIVISION 2 IS TILY GUTIERREZ WHICH WHICH IS DEER PARK ELEMENTARY. DIVISION THREE IS FOURTH AND
FIFTH GRATE, THIRD PLACE IS SASAN FROM DEER PARK ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] SASM, EXCUSE SASM, EXCUSE ME. SECOND PLACE IS NEIL, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY I BELIEVE HE'S NOT HERE BUT WE ARE STILL HERE TO CELEBRATE HIM, CELEBRATE HIM, FROM CELEBRATE HIM, FROM CARROLLWOOD K-8. [APPLAUSE] FIRST PLACE IS FIRST PLACE IS MATIKA FROM CLARK
ELEMENTARY. [APPLAUSE] DIVISION FOUR IS ALL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL. OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS JOSIE FROM FROM MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] SECOND PLACE IS SOPHIE LEE, A PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT SO, UNFORTUNATELY, ALSO NOT HERE. SOPHIE LEE, SECOND PLACE. [APPLAUSE] FIRST PLACE FIRST PLACE IS
FIRST PLACE IS ARAV WHO IS THE BROTHER OF BROTHER OF ARIAS. A FAMILY OF A FAMILY OF WINNERS. FROM FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET. DIVISION FIVE IS THE FINAL DIVISION FOR ALL OF HIGH SCHOOL. FIRST PLACE IS FIRST PLACE IS ALENNA FROM STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] SECOND PLACE IS SECOND PLACE IS SAHITI SECOND PLACE IS SAHITI FROM
STRAWBERRY QUEST. AND THIRD IS AND THIRD IS SOPHIA. [APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: AND WHEN YOU GUYS ARE STANDING UP HERE, YOU CAN GET CLOSER TO THE CAN GET CLOSER TO THE DAIS. WE DON'T BITE, HONEST. OUR NEXT OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS RECOGNITION OF RECOGNITION OF THE RECOGNITION OF THE 4-H PUBLIC
SPEAKING PROGRAM DISTRICT FINALIST AND FINALIST AND CHAMPIONS. YOLANDA YOLANDA VASQUEZ, K-5 LITERACY, WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD >> GOOD EVENING >> GOOD EVENING HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF. I AM HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS THIS YEAR'S 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST. 62 SCHOOLS AND 62 SCHOOLS AND OVER 10,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS
PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THIS CONTEST PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, DEVELOP THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND FIND THEIR THEIR VOICE. AFTER WEEKS OF PREPARATION AND COMPETITION ACROSS THEIR SCHOOLS AND REGIONS, THESE STUDENTS ROSE TO THE TOP AS DISTRICT FINALISTS, REPRESENTING THEIR SCHOOLS WITH POISE AND EXCELLENCE. I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR TWO DISTRICT WINNERS WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR SPEECHES TONIGHT. WE WILL START
WE WILL START WITH SIDNEY SCHMIDT, OUR FOURTH GRADE WINNER, HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE HER WINNING SPEECH HER WINNING SPEECH TITLED "WOMEN'S "WOMEN'S RIGHTS." [APPLAUSE] >> HI, MY NAME IS SIDNEY SCHMIDT. I AM TEN YEARS OLD AND I COUNT MYSELF AS A MYSELF AS A WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST. I BELIEVE WOMEN SHOULD HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS. AS AS OF 2026, THERE'S ABOUT AS OF 2026, THERE'S ABOUT A 17% GAP BETWEEN HOW MUCH WOMEN GET PAID COMPARED TO MEN.
I HAVE TO ADMIT, WOMEN'S RIGHTS HAVE GOTTEN MUCH BETTER OVER TIME, BUT I WON'T STOP FIGHTING UNTIL EVERYTHING IS UNTIL EVERYTHING IS EQUAL. LIKE MOB ONCE SAID, THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT WE AS WOMEN CAN ACCOMPLISH. THIS IS NOT JUST IN THE UNITED STATES, THIS IS EVERYWHERE. WE NEED TO FIGHT SO WE CAN STOP THIS. IN THE WORKPLACE, WOMEN GET JUDGED ON THEIR ALIEN, THEIR LOOK AND EVEN ON THEIR BODY SIZE. NO GIRL OUT THERE SHOULD BE ASHAMED ABOUT ANY OF THOSE BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAID IT. I WON'T STAND FOR THIS DISCRIMINATION, AND NEITHER
SHOULD YOU. THIS SPEECH IS NOT TALKING ABOUT HOW MEN DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOMEN BECAUSE NOT ALL MEN DO, BUT IF YOU ARE A MAN WHO DISCRIMINATES AGAINST WOMEN, YOU NEED TO STAND UP, WALK OUT OF THE ROOM AND SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT YOUR LIFE ABOUT YOUR LIFE CHOICES. WHY SHOULD YOU BE LISTENING TO A TEN-YEAR-OLD? IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO ME, LISTEN TO ALL THE WOMEN ACTIVISTS OUT THERE TELLING YOU THE SAME THINGS. ONE OF MY ONE OF MY SAYINGS, ARE GIRLS
JUST WANT TO JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN WITH RIGHTS. KAMALA HARRIS FIRST WOMAN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT. AND CHRISTY WENT TO THE MOON. SOCCER, WOMEN 20% GAP COMPARED TO MEN'S TO MEN'S SOCCER. WMBA ABOUT 10,000. NBA, 7.7 MILLION. ON THE OTHER HAND, 90% OF HUMANS FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT AND 10% DOESN'T.
THAT 10% NEEDS TO BE A ZERO, AND THAT 90% NEEDS TO BE A 100. THINK ABOUT ELLA FITZGERALD. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A GRAMMY. GET A GIRL AND THINK ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT. SHE HAS WON SO MANY AWARDS AND DID A HUGE -- IN CONCLUSION, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WE NEED TO FIX ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS BUT HONESTLY WE'RE MAKING BIG PROGRESS. JUST REMEMBER, WE WERE ALL BORN ON THIS EARTH FOR A REASON, NO MATTER GENDER, RACE, WE ARE ALL EQUALS.
SO LET'S FIX THIS NOW, NOT LATER, NOT IN 30 YEARS, NOW. SO LET'S FIGHT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS RIGHT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: THANK YOU, SIDNEY. NEXT, WE NEXT, WE HAVE VICTORIA, OUR FIFTH GRADE WINNER, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT SHARING HER WINNING SPEECH TITLED "THE IMPORTANCE OF A GROWTH A GROWTH MINDSET." >> FAILURE.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE FEAR THE MOST, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF A GROWTH IMPORTANCE OF A GROWTH MINDSET. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT A GROWTH MINDSET MEANS? MY DEFINITION OF A GROWTH MINDSET IS THAT BELIEVING THAT, WITH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, ANYTHING CAN BE ACHIEVED, OR, ANYTHING CAN BE ACHIEVED, OR, AS THEODORE ROOSEVELT ONCE SAID, BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU'RE HALFWAY THERE. AND CONFIDENCE IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS. MY GOAL BY THE END OF THIS
SPEECH IS TO GIVE YOU THE MOST KNOWLEDGE I CAN. HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET IS SO IMPORTANT AND CAN BENEFIT YOUR LIFE. WELL, FOR STARTERS, HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET MEANS EMBRACING THE CHALLENGES IN YOUR LIFE, EVEN IF IT MEANS WORKING YOUR VERY HARDEST TO GET WHERE YOU WANT. THE OPPOSITE OF HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET IS TO HAVE A FIXED MINDSET, HAVING A FIXED MINDSET MEANS GIVING UP OR AVOIDING CHALLENGES. AN EXAMPLE OF A FIXED MINDSET COULD BE, I'M JUST NOT GOOD AT
MATH, AND THERE'S NO POINT IN TRYING IF I'M JUST GOING TO FAIL, WHICH LEADS TO A LACK OF MOTIVATION TO IMPROVE ON SOMETHING. BUT, WHEN YOU HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET, IT IMPROVES YOUR CONFIDENCE AND ALLOWS YOU TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF MORE. TO ADD ON TO TO ADD ON TO THAT, BEING CONFIDENT IS VERY CONFIDENT IS VERY IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A GROWTH MINDSET AS MINDSET AS WELL. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET BUT ONE THAT I WILL SHARE WILL BE THIS SPEECH, FOR EXAMPLE.
THIS SPEECH IS AN EXAMPLE OF PERSEVERING TO WRITE AND PRESENT A PIECE OF WRITING IN FRONT OF EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, WITH COURAGE. BEING ABLE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF EVERYONE IS PRETTY SCARY, IF I SAY SAY SO MYSELF, BUT THAT'S WHERE HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET COMES IN. HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET HELPED ME MOVE MY FINGERS AND ACTUALLY START TYPING AND KEEP EDITING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND TAKING MY MY EXPERIENCE FROM LAST YEAR, NOT PLACING IN THE 4-H SPEECH SCHOOL COMPETITION.
THIS YEAR I WANT TO DO MY VERY BEST TO IMPROVE FROM LAST YEAR'S EXPERIENCE AND TAKE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO BETTER. FINALLY, A GROWTH MINDSET HELPS TO BENEFIT YOUR FUTURE. HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET HELPS YOU BECOME A STRONG LEADER PEOPLE LOOK UP TO. WHEN YOU LEARN FROM YOUR SETBACKS, PEOPLE START TO THINK OF YOU AS SOMEONE THEY CAN WORK WITH AND TRUST. FUTURE CAREERS, ON TEAMS AND CLASSROOMS. ALL NEED THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO CAN LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES AND HELP OTHERS BE A BETTER LEADER.
IN THE END, HAVING A GROWTH MINDSET DOES NOT BELIEVING THAT WE CAN IMPROVE BUT ABOUT PROVING TO OURSELVES EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT FAILURES AREN'T THE END, THEY ARE LESSONS THEY ARE LESSONS IN DISGUISE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: THANK >> THANK YOU, SIDNEY AND VICTORIA FOR SHARING YOUR VOICE WITH US THIS EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ALL
OUR DISTRICT OUR DISTRICT FINALISTS. AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE AND JOIN US FOR A GROUP PHOTO WITH THE GROUP PHOTO WITH THE BOARD. ZOE ZOE CHAVEZ, ZOE CHAVEZ, BRENN ZOE CHAVEZ, BRENN JEFFERS. LELA, LELA, LOCKLAND. CAMERON. ALEXA, ALEXA, TABANGA, PATTY, ALEXA, TABANGA, PATTY, GIBSON, SIDNEY,
SIDNEY, ABAGO. JAQUAN. TIVO, TIVO, PORTER, TIVO, PORTER, DADE, TIVO, PORTER, DADE, ARA. RAYA, RAYA, SHALAYA, MASON AND VICTORIA. [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A06. RECOGNITION OF WINNERS IN THE MISSION 21 STUDENT SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM (SSEP) MISSION MISSION PATCH COMPETITION. KATHERINE WRIGHT KATHERINE WRIGHT K-12 STEM WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> GOOD EVENING.
ARE WE ARE WE DOING MISSION PATCH FIRST BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT ON THE AGENDA. GOOD EVENING HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBER PEREZ AND MEMBERS AND STAFF. I AM HERE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ART CONTEST CONNECTED TO CONTEST CONNECTED TO MISSION 21 OF OF THE STUDENT SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM OR
EXPERIMENTS PROGRAM OR SSEP. TWO WINNING DESIGNS WERE CHOSEN TO FLY INTO SPACE AS PART OF THE PAY LOAD TO THE INTELLIGENCE SPACE STATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MISSION THE PATCHES WILL BE RETURNED TO THE STUDENTS WITH THE STUDENTS WITH EMBOSSED CERTIFICATES VERIFYING THEIR ARTWORK TRAVELED TO SPACE. THIS YEAR MARKS THE THIS YEAR MARKS THE DISTRICT'S 13th YEAR PARTICIPATING IN SENDING STUDENT DESIGNED PATCHES TO TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATION MICHAEL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THE LONGEST LONGEST PARTICIPATING K-12
DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT IN THE NATION. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SSEP MISSION 21 PATCH MEMBERS. FROM DOROTHY YORK, JOIN BY THE PRINCIPAL AND TEACHERS, PLEASE WELCOME THIRD GRATER WELCOME THIRD GRATER ESH WELCOME THIRD GRATER ESHAWN. [APPLAUSE]
IN TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL JOINED BY PRINCIPAL DAVID PARKER, PLEASE WELCOME EIGHTH GRADER MADDOX GRADER MADDOX SEWELL. [APPLAUSE] THOSE ARE THOSE ARE COPIES OF THE MISSION PATCHES THAT WENT TO SPACE THAT THEY ARE THEY ARE HOLDING.
CONGRATULATIONS. >> Chairperson: AND OUR >> Chairperson: AND OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS RECOGNITION IS A05. RECOGNITION OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND SECONDARY WINNERS OF THE 2026 HILLSBOROUGH THE 2026 HILLSBOROUGH REGIONAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FAIR AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2026 STATE AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIRS.
YOLANDA YOLANDA VASQUEZ, YOLANDA VASQUEZ, K-5, WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. NO, NO, KATHERINE WRIGHT. >> THAT'S >> THAT'S OKAY. >> GOOD >> GOOD EVENING. THE K-12 SCIENCE SUPERVISORS AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HIGHLIGHTING THE HIGHLIGHTING THE HILLSBOROUGH REGIONAL STEM FAIR, OUR SCIENCE TEAM AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNS AND
ENGINEERING FAIR REPRESENTATIVES. THE 46th ANNUAL HILLSBOROUGH REGIONAL STEM FAIR WAS HELD FEBRUARY 18 AT THE FEBRUARY 18 AT THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER. OVER 1,300 STUDENT PROJECTS WERE SHOWCASED WITH HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS RECOGNIZED AS CATEGORICAL AND SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO BOARD MEMBERS SUPERINTENDENT AYERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDED SPECIAL AWARDS, HUNDREDS OF JUDGES WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME, THE TAMPA BAY ARTS AND EDUCATION
NETWORK, AND OUR EVENT SPONSORS INCLUDING BRISTOL MEYERS SQUID AND TECO FOR HELPING MAKE THE EVENT A SUCCESS. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO ELEMENTARY SCIENCE SUPERVISOR SHANA. >> THANK YOU. OUR ELEMENTARY REGIONAL FAIR INCLUDED A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR K-5 SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND INVENTERS ALLOWING OVER 6,000 STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION. STUDENTS AT THE STEM FAIR WERE SELECTED AS FINALISTS FROM THEIR SCHOOLS, RECOGNIZED DURING THE
VIRTUAL BROADCAST, AND RECEIVED A LANYARD, PEN AND MANY SPECIAL AWARDS. THESE STUDENTS REPRESENT OUR FUTURE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND INVENTORS WITH THEIR CREATIVE AND INSPIRING IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS. EACH YEAR, WE RECOGNIZE BEST OF FAIR WINNERS, THE WINNING PROJECTS ARE SELECTED BY A COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND STEM PROFESSIONALS. I PRESENT TO YOU OUR ELEMENTARY BEST OF FAIR BEST OF FAIR WINNERS. OUR THIRD GRADE BEST OF OUR THIRD GRADE BEST OF FAIR
STUDENT MARLEY McCOY, HER PROJECT ENTITLED PROTECTING LEGO DROP. FROM MOLAR ELEMENTARY MAGNET JOINED BY THE PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE PRINCIPAL. [APPLAUSE] OUR FOURTH GRADE BEST OF FAIR WINNER, OLIVIA WINNER, OLIVIA PRU, PROJECT TITLED ROUGH TITLED ROUGH ROVER, FROM STILL LAURELS LAURELS ELEMENTARY JOINED BY
PRINCIPAL MELANIE AND PRINCIPAL MELANIE AND TEACHER DEANNA DEANNA McCullough. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR FIFTH GRADE BEST OF FAIR WINNER, STUDENT MASON WINNER, STUDENT MASON OLIVER, PROJECT TITLED PLASTIC IN THE SOIL, WHAT HAPPENS TO SEEDS. FROM ROLAND PARK K-8, JOINED BY PRINCIPAL KARA VAUGHN AKIN AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AMY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AMY GABRIEL. [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] >> AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPERVISOR NICOLE AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL SUPERVISOR DR. NICOLE DR. NICOLE HOLMAN. THE SECONDARY PORTION OF THE REGIONAL FAIR HOSTS STUDENTS AND PROJECTS IN 13 MAJOR CATEGORIES. THE WINNING PROJECT IN EACH OF THE 13 CATEGORIES ARE SELECTED
BY A COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STEM PROFESSIONALS. FROM FROM THOSE 13 FIRST PLACE WINNING PROJECTS ONE BEST OF FAIR IS SELECTED FROM THE FAIR IS SELECTED FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR DIVISION AND ONE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR DIVISION. EACH YEAR IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO SELECT THE STUDENT AND PROJECT AWARDED BEST OF FAIR WHICH MAKES THIS AWARD SUCH A HIGH HONOR TO RECEIVE. WE PRESENT YOU WITH OUR SECONDARY BEST OF FAIR WINNERS, FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL JUNIOR BEST
OF FAIR, FROM ROLAND PARK OF FAIR, FROM ROLAND PARK K-8, A STUDENT -- TWO STUDENT DID A JOINT PROJECT, JOINT PROJECT, ZOI AND OLIVIA FOR THEIR PROJECT TITLED UTTERLY SUSTAINABLE BIOPLASTIC MADE FROM MILK. PLODS I [APPLAUSE] I BELIEVE THE YOUNG LADIES ARE HERE, JOINED BY THEIR PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
SO, WE'LL ASK YOU TO STAY UP HERE WHILE WE HERE WHILE WE ALSO HERE WHILE WE ALSO ANNOUNCE THE HIGH SCHOOL BEST OF HIGH SCHOOL BEST OF FAIR. >> I WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BEST OF FAIR. THE STUDENT THAT WAS AWARDED THIS IS THIS IS MR. DANIEL PARK. THE PROJECT WAS PAUL, THE PROJECT WAS PAUL, NOVEL, TARANTULA PEPTIDE TARANTULA PEPTIDE CANDIDATE FOR
INHIBITION INHIBITION SILICO DESIGN, ACCOMPANIED BY ACCOMPANIED BY DR. GREGORY BASHAM. [APPLAUSE] >> IN ADDITION TO OUR REGIONAL AWARDS, 34 MIDDLE AND SECONDARY STUDENTS QUALIFIED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN LAKELAND FROM MARCH 25th TO THE 27th. THREE OF THESE STUDENTS WILL
MOVE ON TO REPRESENT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN ENGINEERING FAIR IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, CURRENTLY, COMPETING AGAINST OVER 2,000 STUDENTS FROM EVERY STATE IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTIES. >> THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROJECTS THAT WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR IN LAKELAND LAST LAST MONTH INCLUDE LAST MONTH INCLUDE VANISKA FROM ROLAND PARK
ROLAND PARK K-8. ISABELLA ISABELLA FROM ISABELLA FROM MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL. A GROUP PROJECT FROM SOPHIA CAMERON AND CAMERON AND CAITLIN POST OF YORK OWN VIOLATION OWN VIOLATION ACADEMY. DAK FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE DAK FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET. JIA PATEL FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE
MAGNET. THE GROUP PROJECT FROM THE GROUP PROJECT FROM ZOYA AND MARIA OF ROLAND PARK MARIA OF ROLAND PARK K-8. DIVIAN FROM ADAM DIVIAN FROM ADAM K-8. RIDAN FROM RIDAN FROM BENITA MIDDLE SCHOOL. GURU FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE
MAGNET. AND AND AKSHITHA FROM AND AKSHITHA FROM FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] >> THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROJECTS SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE STATE SCIENCE ENGINEERING FAIR IN FAIR IN LAKELAND INCLUDE BRIAN FROM ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] CHIN MAY FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. FREDERICK FROM KING FREDERICK FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] RESHRAN. [APPLAUSE] PASHIL FROM STEINBRENNER. [APPLAUSE] DANIEL PARK FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] KAWANA FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL.
SHAVIN SHAVIN FROM SHAVIN FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] SITHARTH FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. SAHE FROM STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] NEVITA, JASHIKA AND NEVITA, JASHIKA AND SARU FROM MIDDLETON HIGH MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. NFLGHTS. [APPLAUSE]
SHRISHA SHRISHA FROM STRAWBERRY SHRISHA FROM STRAWBERRY CREST. [APPLAUSE] JOSEPH FROM AMERICAN JOSEPH FROM AMERICAN YOUTH ACADEMY. [APPLAUSE] CASEY AND MIA FROM CASEY AND MIA FROM NEWSOM CASEY AND MIA FROM NEWSOM HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] GHRMENTS GHRMENTS GHRMENTS N GHRMENTS NYA.
TANISKA FROM TANISKA FROM STRAWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] THE THREE STUDENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE FAIR IN PHOENIX ARIZONA ARE CELEBRATING RIGHT NOW. DANIEL PARK, DANIEL PARK, TANISHKA AND KOHANA. [APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS
THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A07. RECOGNITION OF DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR 2026. DR. NICOLE HOLMAN, SUPERVISOR OF 9 THROUGH 12 SCIENCE, AND DR. GAYLE STEWART, SUPERVISOR OF 9-12 MATHEMATICS, WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> THANK >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD CHAIR PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT.
IN RECOGNITION OF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES FOR REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR 2026, THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS WERE NOMINATED AND SELECTED BY TEACHERS AND LEADERS WITH CONSIDERATION OF STANDARDIZED TEST STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES, GRADE POINT AVERAGE, ADVANCED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH COURSE WORK AND PARTICIPATION IN STEM EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE HONOR OF IN ADDITION TO THE HONOR OF THE SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLARS RECEIVED FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, THE EDUCATION, THE SENIOR
CHANCELLOR, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM FLORIDA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MEET WITH STUDENTS TO DISCUSS HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES WORKSHOPS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS ON COLLEGE FUNDING FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. THE 2026 SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WAS HELD MARCH 5 THROUGH 6 IN 2026 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. WELCOME SAHIL FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, IAN FROM PLANT HIGH
SCHOOL, AND SOFIA SALAZAR FROM WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] >> Chairperson: NEXT RECOGNITION IS RECOGNITION IS A08. RECOGNITION OF THE NEW WORLDS SCHOLAR RECIPIENTS. LEANNE NA ALEXANDER, COORDINATOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, AND MEGAN -- I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE THAT TRY TO PRONOUNCE THAT NAME --
DISTRICT RESOURCE DISTRICT RESOURCE TEACHER DISTRICT RESOURCE TEACHER FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> >> GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD CHAIR PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT AYERS AND DISTRICT AYERS AND DISTRICT STAFF. THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR RISING JUNIOR AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, STUDENTS ARE TRAINED AND SUPPORTED AS LITERACY TUTORS WORKING WITH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADERS, SUPPORTING THEIR EARLY READING
SKILLS AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN THEM AS LEARNERS. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2025 AND THE THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT THE YOUNGEST THE YOUNGEST READERS. TUTORS SERVED AT EIGHT ELEMENTARIES AND 54 STUDENTS FROM SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS CONTINUED THIS WORK AT SEVEN ADDITIONAL SITES. AFTER COMPLETING AFTER COMPLETING TRAINING IN FLORIDA'S FORMULA FOR READING SUCCESS, THESE STUDENTS PROVIDED ONE ON ONE AND SMALL GROUP
SUPPORT USING EXPLICIT SYSTEMATIC AND MULTI-SENSORY STRATEGIES. THEY'RE USING NEW FOUNDATIONS, THE SAME INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AS CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THEY REINFORCE LEARNING AND MADE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON YOUNG READERS. WE'RE ESPECIALLY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SEVEN OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WHO DEDICATED MORE STUDENTS WHO DEDICATED MORE THAN 75 HOURS TO THIS WORK AND, BY THE WAY, FOR MOST OF THESE STUDENTS, THAT WAS DURING THEIR SUMMERTIME WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE BEACH, EARNING BEEN AT THE BEACH, EARNING THE NEW WORLD SCHOLAR AWARD FROM THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AT THIS TIME WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS. JOIN US IN THANKING THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS. LET'S BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE WITH US TONIGHT. FROM PLANT CITY FROM PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL, LIZ, AND LIZ, AND ADELA. PLEASE JUNE ME IN RECOGNIZING THEM. [APPLAUSE] AND FROM NEWSOM HIGH SCHOOL, A
YOUNG LADY JUST ANNOUNCED, CASEY AYERS. [APPLAUSE] WE ALSO HAVE MULTIPLE STUDENTS WHO ARE WITH US TONIGHT. FROM ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL PLEASE JOIN ME IN JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING FRANCESCA ALVERADO. [APPLAUSE] ALSO, FROM ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING SOLANGE SOLANGE BETANCOURT. [APPLAUSE] FROM LADO HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING
JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING GENESIS JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING GENESIS. [APPLAUSE] ALSO FROM LADO HIGH ALSO FROM LADO HIGH SCHOOL, SHALY. FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AXLE. [APPLAUSE] AND THEN, FINALLY, OUR STUDENT FROM FROM SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. HER NAME IS HER NAME IS LITSY. SO KIM
SO KIM WATSON, THE LEAD SO KIM WATSON, THE LEAD TEACHER FROM FROM SPOTO WILL BE ACCEPTING THE AWARD ON HER BEHALF. [APPLAUSE] IF YOU ARE A PROUD ADMINISTRATOR OR SCHOOL LEADER FROM ARMWOOD, LADO, MIDDLETON, OR SPATEO LADO, MIDDLETON, OR SPATEO HIGH SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN US FOR SCHOOL, PLEASE JOIN US FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK
>> THANK YOU. >> Chairperson: NEXT RECOGNITION RECOGNITION A09. RECOGNITION OF DISTRICT 2026-2027 SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. MARIE ROGERS, SUPERVISOR OF MARIE ROGERS, SUPERVISOR OF K-5 SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, BRANDON AUSTIN, SUPERVISOR OF 6-8 SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, AND KELLY BRENNAN SUPERVISOR OF 9-12 SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS
RECOGNITION. >> GOOD >> GOOD AFTERNOON HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD CHAIR CHAIR PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT AYERS AND DISTRICT STAFF. WE ARE PROUD TO WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE 2025-2026 SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER OF THE YEAR. TWO WEEKS AGO WE ON THE OTHER HAND THE CURRENT HAND THE CURRENT HONOREES. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE TEACHERS AS THEY BEGIN THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE. THEY REPRESENT EXCELLENCE IN
INSTRUCTION, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS SERVICE TO OUR STUDENTS ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DR. TAMIKA FROM BLOOMINGDALE HIGH HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] DR. FRENTE IS RECOGNIZED FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS U.S. HISTORY AN A.P. ECONOMICS. HERE STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO THINK CRITICALLY, ASK QUESTIONS, SUPPORT IDEAS WITH EVIDENCE AND
ENGAGE THOUGHTFULLY WITH HISTORY, ECONOMICS AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THROUGH A DISCUSSION, INQUIRY, ANALYSIS, AND REAL-WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCES, HER STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE AS COMMUNICATORS, WRITERS AND THINKERS, WHILE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THEIR LEARNING. SHE IS ALSO A RESPECTED LEADER AND MENTOR ON HER CAMPUS, SUPPORTING HER COLLEAGUES, GUIDING HER DEPARTMENT, AND CREATING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HER STUDENTS THROUGH THROUGH ROCAPA AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. PRENTE AND THANK YOU FOR THE IMPACT SHE CONTINUES TO MAKE ON HER STUDENTS AND STAFF AT BOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE THE YEAR. >> GOOD EVENING, >> GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT, HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS. TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE DR. TRACY RECOGNIZE DR. TRACY AS
RECOGNIZE DR. TRACY AS OUR 2025-2026 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER OF THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR. DR. TOLADA EXEMPLIFIES WHAT EXCEPTIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION LOOKS LIKE. STUDENTS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN LEARNING. HER STUDENTS ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS, SUPPORT THEIR THINKING WITH EVIDENCE AND LEAVE HER CLASSROOM UNDERSTANDING THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. CURIOSITY IS ENCOURAGED, WHERE EVERY STUDENT FEELS VALUED AND CRITICAL THINKING IS THE EXPECTATION NOT THE EXCEPTION. THROUGH HER
THROUGH HER INTENTIONAL INSTRUCTION AND GENUINE PASSION FOR FOR CIVICS, SHE EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO FORM INFORMED OPINIONS AND STEP INTO THEIR ROLE AS ACTIVE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, EXPANDING FAR BEYOND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE. SHE BUILDS A CLASSROOM CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE TO SPEAK, CHALLENGE IDEAS AND GROW. THAT FOUNDATION IS WHAT MAKES EVERYTHING ELSE POSSIBLE. DR. TOLADA YOUR WORK IS SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF INFORMED CITIZENS AND THAT MATTERS DEEPLY TO THIS DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MRS. HEATHER SARAH. HEATHER SARAH HAS SERVED HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENTS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY STUDENTS FOR 33 YEARS, 33 YEARS, INCLUDING 27 YEARS TEACHING FIFTH GRADE AT NORTHWEST NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY. SHE ENSURE THAT STUDENTS BUILD STRONG KNOWLEDGE
STRONG KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT, WHILE STRENGTHENING VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION. EVEN AFTER THREE EVEN AFTER THREE DECADES, MS. SARAH CONTINUES TO GROW AND LEAD. SHE WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN FLORIDA TO EARN THE FLORIDA TO EARN THE CIVICS -- EXCUSE ME -- THE FLORIDA CIVICS LITERACY SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AND IS ONLY ONE IS ONLY ONE OF 180 TEACHERS SELECTED STATEWIDE FOR THE FIREWORKS FIREWORKS 250CADRE, WHICH
INCLUDES A THREE-DAY SUMMER SYMPOSIUM IN TALLAHASSEE FOCUSED ON ON DEEPENING HISTORICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. SHE ALSO SHARES HER EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AS A DISTRICT TRAINER AND DEMONSTRATION CLASSROOM TEACHER. HER INNOVATION, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS ARE EVIDENT EVERY ARE EVIDENT EVERY DAY. SHE INSPIRES STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE AND COLLEAGUES ALIKE AND ELEVATES SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING AND LEARNING AT HER SCHOOL AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
IT IS MY HONOR IT IS MY HONOR TO IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THE 2025-2026 ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTION AND OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TO MRS. HEATHER SARAH. [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS A10.
RECOGNITION OF THE 2025/2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS AND THE 2025/2026 FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONS. SARAH, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THIS RECOGNITION. >> HI. GOOD EVENING. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. WE WERE JUST HERE TWO WEEKS AGO RECOGNIZING OUR WINTER STUDENT ATHLETES AND, SO, IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU TO RECOGNIZE OUR INCREDIBLE SPRING ATHLETES.
WE DO HAVE TEAMS THAT ARE STILL COMPETING. WE HAVE LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL AND FOOTBALL AND ROBERSON FLAG FOOTBALL WILL BE COMPETING FRIDAY IN THE STATE FINALS FOR FLAG FOOTBALL IN TAMPA. THREE SOFTBALL TEAMS STILL IN REGION ALSO LOOKING TO GET TO A STATE STATE FINAL FOUR, THAT IS DURANT, BLOOMINGDALE AND NEWSOM. SO GOOD LUCK TO THEM. TONIGHT, WE WILL BE HAVING THE PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONS AND CHAMPIONS AND FHSAA STUDENTS. I WILL INVITE UP FOR THE LAST TIME AS SHE IS RETIRING FRIDAY, MS. JENNIFER MS. JENNIFER BIRCHHILL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS TO RECOGNIZE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OH, MY GOSH. THANK
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HONESTLY. IT'S MY IT'S MY PLEASURE, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYERS, TO INTRODUCE TO YOU AYERS, TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE 2026 GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONS FROM COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL BOB CHISHOLM WILL COME UP TO INTRODUCE THE COACHES AND PLAYERS. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR TWO COACHES AND THE TWO PLAYERS OF OUR CHAMPIONSHIP FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. WE HAVE COACHES WE HAVE COACHES ALEXIS THOMAS AND JOE AND JOE MORAN. COME ON UP AND INTRODUCE OUR GIRLS. GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AS HE SAID I'M ALEXIS THOMAS AND THIS IS JOE MORAN. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. JENSEN JENSEN PIERCE, PENELOPE
RODRIGUES, LIBERATE RODRIGUES, LIBERATE DRAIN, MADISON GILL AND MADISON GILL AND ADEL. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE HERE ARE ADAHLIA, HERE ARE ADAHLIA, EVELYN HERE ARE ADAHLIA, EVELYN. KIANA, KIANA, PATTY, KIANA, PATTY, KYLIE, MARY, RILEY, RILEY, HARPER, RILEY, HARPER, PARKER, REMI, AND
ALANNA. [APPLAUSE] OUR BOYS WINNERS ARE FROM FRANKLIN BOYS PREPARATORY ACADEMY. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP BRENT WILLIAMS, TO INTRODUCE THE COACHES AND COACHES AND PLAYER. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I AM THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF THESE YOUNG MEN THESE YOUNG MEN AT -- FRANKLIN
BOYS PREPARATORY ACADEMY. I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR CHAMPIONSHIP COACH JACOB. HE WILL INTRODUCE OUR BOYS. SO PROUD OF THESE KIDS. GUYS, GOOD JOB. WE APPRECIATE WE APPRECIATE YOU. COACH, COME OPEN OVER AND INTRODUCE OUR YOUNG MEN. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. BEFORE I GET TO PRESENTING THESE YOUNG MEN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE STAFF YOU FOR ALL THE STAFF AT YOU FOR ALL THE STAFF AT FRANK LYNN. THEY WERE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. THEY HELPED US WITH FOOD FOR THE
KIDS AND REALLY TAKING CARE OF THEM. MY OTHER COACH ISN'T HERE. COACH MILTON, COACH HICKS DEFINITELY DID A LOT FOR US AND WANT TO MAKE SURE I SHOUT THEM OUT AS WELL. PLAYERS THAT AREN'T HERE ARE KEITH, KEITH, DENZEL, CALEB, KEITH, DENZEL, CALEB, TAVARIS AND TRAVON, PRINCE, AND TRAVON, PRINCE, LEROY, DAMANI. AND THE PLAYERS WHO WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT,
MAKE IT, JOSIAH, MAKE IT, JOSIAH, DARIUS, ANTONIO, ANTONIO, AMARI, ANTONIO, AMARI, DARION, ANTONIO, AMARI, DARION, JOEL, AND AND ELIJAH WITH AND ELIJAH WITH CAMERON. [APPLAUSE]
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS. NEXT UP, WE WILL NEXT UP, WE WILL CELEBRATOR NEXT UP, WE WILL CELEBRATOR OUR FHSAA TEAM CHAMPIONS. FROM HIGH SCHOOL THE 2A STATE CHAMPION IN THE 1600-METER. HERE TO INTRODUCE THE COACHES AND PLAYER IS PRINCIPAL AND PLAYER IS PRINCIPAL DR. GREG BASHAM. [APPLAUSE] >> IT'S MY PRIVILEGE -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHEN I GOT TO KINGWOOD IS I RAN INTO A LOT OF LEGENDARY COACHES, SO MY
PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER LEGEND, GARY LEGEND, GARY BINGHAM, TRACK AND FIELD COACH. COME OVER. MR. FLORES. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MASON. HE IS MY FIRST STATE CHAMPION IN 25 YEARS AT KING HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE]
>> MY UNDERSTANDING, MR. AYERS, IS THAT IS THAT NOT ONLY A COUNTY TIME, IS THAT NOT THE COUNTY IS THAT NOT THE COUNTY RECORD, 4 MINUTES 18 SECOND FOR MINUTES 18 SECOND FOR THE 1600 AND ALSO FASTER THAN VAN AND ALSO FASTER THAN VAN AYERS. [ LAUGHTER ] [APPLAUSE] MR. FLORES. [APPLAUSE]
>> FROM HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, 3A STATE CHAMPION FOR BOYS LONG JUMP. HERE TO INTRODUCE THE APA AND COACH IS DR. KEVIN GORDON, PRINCIPAL. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WITH PROTOCOL ALREADY BEING ESTABLISHED, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY INTRODUCE MY APA, MS. MARTIN, AND SHE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE AND SHE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE OUR COACH. BEFORE THEY ARE INTRODUCED, WE
ARE INTRODUCING THE STATE CHAMPION, AND THE COACH WILL TELL YOU ABOUT HIS DISTANCE. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW ABOUT THAT DISTANCE, IS NUMBER ONE, IT'S THE BEST DISTANCE IN THE ENTIRE STATE REGARDLESS OF THE CLASS, AND IT IS THE THIRD BEST JUMP IN THE ENTIRE ENTIRE COUNTRY. [APPLAUSE] SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU, I'M GOING TO LET MS. MARTIN BRING UP OUR COACH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD COACH FOR BOYS TRACK, COACH ANTHONY COACH ANTHONY TRIANA. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. I REALLY WANT TO TAKE I REALLY WANT TO TAKE TIME TO INTRODUCE A SPECIAL STUDENT ATHLETE THAT WE HAVE, ATHLETE THAT WE HAVE, JARRELL HEINZ, A SOPHOMORE AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
SO SOPHOMORE, SO SOPHOMORE, YEAH. [APPLAUSE] JARRELL THIS JARRELL THIS SEASON JARRELL THIS SEASON EXCELLED NOT ONLY THE LONG JUMP BUT TRIPLE JUMP AND SPRINTS. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED POLISHED ATHLETE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE STATE MEET WAS HIS THIRD JUMP AGAINST THE SECOND BEST BOY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THEY WENT HEAD TO HEAD, ONE AND TWO AGAINST EACH OTHER AND ON THE THIRD JUMP HE BUSTED OUT A 7.6-METER JUMP WHICH IS 24 FEET
11 INCHES AND A 11 INCHES AND A QUARTER. [APPLAUSE] SO CONGRATULATIONS AND YOU EARNED IT, BUDDY. GOOD JOB. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL, THE 4A THE 4A STATE BOYS PARA ATHLETE DIVISION IN DIVISION IN THE 400-METER. HERE TO INTRODUCE HIM, HERE TO INTRODUCE HIM, PRINCIPAL TOM SNYDER. >> I AM VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS STAFF AT DURANT HIGH SCHOOL AND COACH FOSTER IS COMING UP. SHE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE HAYDEN TO YOU. SHE'S A TREMENDOUS ACE ENGLISH
TEACHER AND HER KIDS ARE TEACHING IT ON THE FAS NOW. COACH COACH FOSTER. [APPLAUSE] >> I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT WE AGREED ON BUT I DID HAVE I DID HAVE A 98% PASS RAID ON THE FAS THE FAS TODAY. [APPLAUSE] STUDENT FIRST, THEN ATHLETE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COACH FOSTER, HEAD TRACK COACH AT DURANT HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE SAID THIS A MILLION TIMES BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT A MILLION TIMES AGAIN, HAYDEN IS HANDS DOWN THE HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE I'VE EVER MET. NOT ONLY IS HE A SCHOLAR BACKBONE OF OUR TEAM, A LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWNPOUR ON THE TRACK, HE IS ALSO STATE MEDALIST AND CHAMPION SEVERAL TIMES OVER. THROUGH HARD WORK, DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE AND A TRAINING PLAN THAT HONESTLY HALF OF US WOULD QUIT ON, HE MANAGED IN JUST ONE SEASON TO SHAVE THREE SECONDS OFF HIS 100, SIX SECONDS OFF HIS 200, SIX SECONDS OFF HIS 400 AND
21 SECONDS OFF HIS 800. WITH DREAMS OF ATTENDING COLLEGE TO PURSUE WHEELCHAIR TRACK, HE'S CERTAINLY ON THE RIGHT PATH. CONGRATULATIONS HAYDEN COMPTON. I KNOW YOU WILL MAKE SURE WE ALL REMEMBER YOUR REMEMBER YOUR NAME. [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT UP FROM PLANT CITY >> NEXT UP FROM PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL, 4A STATE GIRLS CHAMPION IN THE GIRLS JAVELIN. HERE TO INTRODUCE HER IS
HERE TO INTRODUCE HER IS APA RANDY HUMPHREY. >> SOUNDS LIKE ONE PERSON WAS GOING TO CLAP. THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] WE DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM EAST COUNTY SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE AND A GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE FIRST MY STAFF OR MY COACHES. YOU'RE NOT SEEING DOUBLE, BUT MY HEAD HEAD COACH DREW HEAD COACH DREW MARTUCCI, COME ON UP. HIS BROTHER BEN
HIS BROTHER BEN MARTUCCI. AND MY INCREDIBLE JAVELIN COACH MR. BRIAN MR. BRIAN BREWBAKEER, COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] THE YOUNG LADY I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE NOT ONLY WON STATE THIS YEAR, THIS IS HER SECOND, BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPION. FLORIDA STATE RECORD HOLDER. THREW 41.95 THIS MEET, HOLDS THE RECORD, GOT HER COLLEGE SET, SHE DOES EVERYTHING WITH EXCELLENCE. SHE'S NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY. THIS IS MISS OLIVIA
THIS IS MISS OLIVIA ENNIS. [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP FROM SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE A 4A STATE GIRLS CHAMPION IN THE 100 HURDLES AND THE 100 HURDLES AND THE 400 HURDLES. HERE TO INTRODUCE HER IS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF HER ADMINISTRATION JOE HUMPHRIES. [APPLAUSE] >> HI, GOOD
>> HI, GOOD EVENING. >> IN MADAM CHAIR, >> IN MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT AYERS, I'M GOING TO DO WHAT A LOT OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES DID WHICH IS A BIG CHANGE OF PACE WHICH IS TO GET AWAY FROM THIS MICROPHONE. I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD GIRLS TRACK COACH GARY JONES, JOINED BY JOINED BY VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH SHERMAN ARMSTRONG. THAT'S A NAME YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR AGAIN HERE IN JUST A FEW SECONDS. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT. I HAVE BEEN COACHING 25 YEARS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND OUR
ATHLETES NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME. NIA ARMSTRONG NOT ONLY WON NIA ARMSTRONG NOT ONLY WON THE 110-METER HURDLE THISIQUE BUT SET THE STATE RECORD IN THE 400-METER HURDLE AND 400-METER HURDLE AND SHE'S A SOPHOMORE. SHE HAS AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD. I TOLD COACH ARMSTRONG I COULD STAND HERE AND TAKE ALL THE CREDIT IN THE WORLD BUT THE ONLY THING I HAVE THE CREDIT FOR IS THE PLEASURE OF BEING PART OF HER JOURNEY. I DEDICATE A LOT OF WHAT SHE'S DONE TO HIS TRAINING. HE'S AN AMAZING TOACH FOR A LOT
OF ATHLETES IN THIS COUNTY, NOT JUST HIS DAUGHTER. SHE CURRENTLY SHE CURRENTLY HOLDS THE SECOND FASTEST IN THE 1 SO HURDLE ALSO AND 400 HURDLE ALSO IN THE ENTIRE NATION AS A ENTIRE NATION AS A SOPHOMORE. [APPLAUSE] >> WE WANT TO >> WE WANT TO THANK COACH SHELLEN AS WELL. HE TRAIPSE OUR COACHES AND
STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, SO WE APPRECIATE ALL HE DOES FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES ACROSS THE COUNTY. NEXT UP AND LAST UP -- LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE 3A STATE BOYS TENNIS CHAMPION FROM SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL, HERE TO INTRODUCE HIM IS APA MR. ERIC BROOKS. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU SARAH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY DISTINCT HONOR TO RECOGNIZE WHAT COACH HAYDEN HAS DONE AT OUR SCHOOL.
HE'S BROUGHT HOME OUR FIRST DISTRICT CHIME FOR BOYS TENNIS. I I BRING I BRING UP COACH TO INTRODUCE OUR STATE CHAMPIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO, EVERYONE. YES, IT WAS THE FIRST DISTRICT TITLE. IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR US. WE WENT TO STATE. WE HAD WE HAD LUCA, WE HAD LUCA, CONFIDENTLY RANKED NUMBER ONE. HE WON ALL HIS MATCHES. THE SEMIFINAL MATCH WENT FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS. VERY SLOW PACED.
HE HAD TO PLAY ANOTHER MATCH RIGHT AFTER THAT, AND THE NEXT ONE IN THE MORNING, BUT ENDED UP WINNING, DOMINATING IN THE STRAIGHT SET. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF HIM. I BELIEVE THE FIRST CHAMPION IN TENNIS FOR TENNIS FOR SPOTO IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL HISTORY. SO CONGRATS SO CONGRATS LUCA SO CONGRATS LUCA SIGLER. [APPLAUSE] AND LUCA IS A JUNIOR, BY THE
WAY. ONLY A ONLY A JUNIOR. [APPLAUSE] >> ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO INCREDIBLE ATHLETES MANY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT. THANKS TO THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALLOWING US TO RECOGNIZE THEM TONIGHT. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
>> Chairperson: THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT RECOGNITION, NEXT RECOGNITION, A11. RECOGNITION OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION COMPETITION AWARD RECIPIENTS. CHRISTOPHER, DIRECTOR OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING. >> MADAM CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING OUR MANY CAREER AND TECHNICAL WINNERS OVER THE PAST YEAR UP TODAY. WE'LL TAKE LARGER GROUP PHOTOS TO MOVE THINGS ALONG AND OUTSIDE THEY CAN TAKE MORE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST OF SIX GROUPS WHICH IS OUR BUSINESS STUDENTS, SO FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA. STUDENTS FROM ALONZO HIGH SCHOOL, YOU CAN COME SCHOOL, YOU CAN COME UP. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ADVISOR ACCOMPANY ACCOMPANY THEM. , , IS ARZIKA, ELIZABETH, , IS ARZIKA, ELIZABETH, ANUKA, SIHUNT, FIRST PLACE IN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
SHUSHMI, FIRST POPULATION IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS ALONZO STUDENTS. [ APPLAUSE ] WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH FBLA BRINGING UP STUDENTS FROM BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCOMPANIED BY ASSISTANT PRINCE NATASHA AND ADVISOR FRANCIS. KASHAV, KASHAV, SIED, AND KASHAV, SIED, AND SANIA. FIRST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING ANIMATION. ALSO FIRST PLACE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING WEB SITE DESIGN, HAM,
DESIGN, HAM, GANAN, DESIGN, HAM, GANAN, SAREME, AND CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS FROM BEFIT IN BEFIT IN BENITO. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] YOU CAN COME TOWARDS
YOU CAN COME TOWARDS ME. NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR GROUP FROM DURANT HIGH SCHOOL. ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCIPAL THOMAS SNIDER AND ADVISOR SUSAN BLACK. WE HAVE THE FIRST PLACE WINNER INGRAPHIC DESIGN KATHERINE, AND ISABELLA. [APPLAUSE] WE'LL HAVE THEM JOINED BY STUDENTS FROM FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCOMPANIED BY PRINCIPAL PABLO AND ADVISOR JULIE. CONGRATULATE OUR FIRST PLACE
WINNER IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING BUSINESS ETHICS ELLA, AND AND SAHASHRA. OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS COOPER. AND AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IS TARAN, MISHA TARAN, MISHA AND PATRICK, A TEAM. [APPLAUSE] WE'LL BRING UP ONE MORE STUDENT FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL -- EXCUSE ME. BEFORE THAT, ONE MORE.
HASINI, FIRST HASINI, FIRST PLACE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. HASINI ALSO FROM FARNELL. ONE STUDENT FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. LUKE, FIRST PLACE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING AGRIBUSINESS. AND A STUDENT FROM ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL LET'S SCHOOL LET'S BRING UP SCHOOL LET'S BRING UP ANISE, FIRST PLACE OF JOURNALISM. [APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT GROUP INCLUDES MIDDLETON MIDDLETON AND STRAWBERRY CREST. MOODLETON HIGH SCHOOL, MAGNET LEAD TONYA FLOYD. WE ALSO HAVE WE ALSO HAVE PRINCIPAL WE ALSO HAVE PRINCIPAL CAMILLA. MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL WITH A LARGE GROUP OF STUDENTS. FIRST PLACE OF PROD CAST JOURNALISM, JOURNALISM, JANAVI, JOURNALISM, JANAVI, SANUM, AND NAVEDA. FIRST PLACE
FIRST PLACE BROADCAST JOURNALISM. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP PETER, FIRST PLACE CYBER SECURITY. [APPLAUSE] SAHIL, SAHIL, SHRAYAS, FIRST PLACE DATA ANALYSIS. NEXT UP IS NEXT UP IS SWADI, NEXT UP IS SWADI, VAEGA, AND AKSHITA, FIRST PLACE TINLTLE VIDEO VIDEO PRODUCTION.
NEXT UP IS NEXT UP IS SIASH, FIRST PLACE FUTURE BUSINESS FUTURE BUSINESS LEADER. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP NEXT UP MIDA, AND NEXT UP MIDA, AND SAJANA, INTRODUCTION FIRST PLACE TO SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY. [APPLAUSE] COUPLE MORE FROM MIDDLETON. THEN A GROUP PICTURE. OUR FIRST PLACE IN THE MOBILE APPLICATION APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT IS
NISSHKA -- [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP FIRST PLACE IN SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT ARIAN, ARIAN, VIHAN, ARIAN, VIHAN, ROHETH. [APPLAUSE] AND ONE MORE AND ONE MORE FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL FIRST PLACE IN TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORT AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND SUPPORT SERVICES RISHWANT. SO SO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE]
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] NEXT NEXT UP NEXT UP STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL AND SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL AND ADVISOR. OUR FIRST PLACE STUDENT IN THE INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING
WAS MEGA. OUR FIRST PLACE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT WAS MANAGEMENT WAS SHAWN, MANAGEMENT WAS SHAWN, SHASHRUT AND -- WE'LL ALSO BRING UP STUDENTS FROM TAMPA BAY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND AND ADVISOR. WE HAVE JAMES, FIRST PLACE BUSINESS BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. WE'LL BRING UP STUDENTS FROM
TINKER K-8 ACCOMPANIED TINKER K-8 ACCOMPANIED BY ADVISOR KAREN. FIRST PLACE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING CODING AND PROGRAMMING CHASE, BRADLEY AND CHASE, BRADLEY AND HUGH. [APPLAUSE] AND THE FIRST PLACE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING MARKETING STRATEGIES JULIANNA, STRATEGIES JULIANNA, KELLY, AND SAILOR. WE CAN GET A GROUP PHOTO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE HAVE ONE MORE GROUP FROM FBLA. OUR VERY LARGE AND OFTEN SUCCESSFUL CHAPTER FROM WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP ASSISTANT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BROOKLYN CALLOWAY AND ADVISOR TO CALLOWAY AND ADVISOR TO SHAUNA. PRISHA MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER EXPLORATION FIRST PLACE. [APPLAUSE] ASHANI, MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS. RIANISH, FIRST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL EX PLORG BUSINESS CONCEPTS. MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING COMPUTER SCIENCE. STALANK, MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING FBLA. ION, MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORING PERSONAL FINANCE. ASWAN, FIRST PLACE, MIDDLE SCHOOL, EXPLORING SCHOOL, EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY. MANAGNA, FIRST PLACE, MIDDLE SCHOOL SLIDE DECK APPLICATIONS.
AND AND DAVAR, FIRST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPREADSHEET. THAT'S WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET. [APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER STUDENTS FROM FBLA OR BUSINESS? THAT'S OUR GROUP THAT'S OUR GROUP ONE. [APPLAUSE]
NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO D EEK CA ENTREPRENEUR AND FINANCE. STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE ISABELLA SECOND PLACE WE HAVE ISABELLA SECOND PLACE IN RETAIL MERCHANDISING. SOPHIA SECOND PLACE IN FOOD MARKETING. [APPLAUSE] FROM ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL WE HAVE SHARISE
SHARISE TAYLOR, FIRST PLACE LITERACY. ACANED BY FIRST PRINCIPAL MR. COLE STEELE. [APPLAUSE] ALONZO HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPANIED BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MR. WYMAN, WE HAVE CHARLOTTE, RECIPIENT TO HAVE THE 500 RECIPIENT TO HAVE THE 500 DECKA SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE JAY WILLARD AND ALICE S MARRIOTT FOUNDATION. CONGRATULATIONS DECKA CONGRATULATIONS DECKA STUDENTS. WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE FOR DECKA.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR NIFTY, OUR NETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP. STUDENTS FROM YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET ACCOMPANIED BY MAGNET ACCOMPANIED BY TEACHER JEANINE. KATHLEEN, FIRST PLACE IN THE PITCH PITCH COMPETITION 2026.
KATHERINE WILL REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT IN OCTOBER IN NATIONAL SHOWCASE IN NEW YORK CITY. HER VENTURE IS FOREVER SLEEK A PLANT-BASED CHEMICAL FOR HAIR WEAVE MADE FROM BANANA FIBERS. FROM YOUNG MIDDLE FROM YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET NAOMI AND EMANI FIRST PLACE IN THE STARTUP STARTUP TECH SHOW CASE, ECHO OF THE WILD BIO THE WILD BIO DEGRADABLE BRACELET THAT CONNECTS USERS TO NEARBY ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
THE VEI, THE VIRTUAL THE VEI, THE VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, FROM FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL SYDNEY, SCHOOL SYDNEY, LILA AND SCHOOL SYDNEY, LILA AND RETHA AND AND ANALIA, FIRST PLACE IN THE SALES PITCH COMPETITION AND TRADE SHOW BOOTH TRADE SHOW BOOTH DESIGN. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS, ENTRAPALOOZA. [APPLAUSE] ACADEMY OF FINANCE SCHOLARSHIP BEFORE GROUP 3. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FROM THE
GREGORY FOUNDATION FROM JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL WITH PRINCIPAL JENNIFER IS PRINCIPAL JENNIFER IS FELINA, $10,000. [APPLAUSE] MIARI RICHARDSON, $15,000. [APPLAUSE] AND FROM KING HIGH SCHOOL, DR. BASHAM DR. BASHAM PRINCIPAL, JACINTO TEACHER, THE STUDENTS ARE TEACHER, THE STUDENTS ARE ANGEL, $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP. [APPLAUSE] AND SADAN, A $20,000
SCHOLARSHIP. [APPLAUSE] IN ADDITION WE WANT TO BRING UP ONE MORE ONE MORE FBLA STUDENT HERE EARLIER, AJAY, IN EARLIER, AJAY, IN FBLA FIRST PLACE IN BANKING AND FINANCE SYSTEMS. WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITH OUR SHIEWNTS OF SHIEWNTS OF NIFTY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FBLA FINANCE. CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] MOVING TO THE THIRD GROUP, OUR HEALTH STUDENTS AND HEALTH STUDENTS AND ROTC STUDENTS. BRINGING UP HOSA, HEALTH OCCUPATION STUDENTS OF AMERICA. WE'LL BRING UP STUDENTS FROM WILLIAM MIDDLE SCHOOL, DYNAMIC DECISIONS, FIRST PLACE. READY HOSA READY HOSA STUDENTS? SANGAMICHA. KERTHY AND
KERTHY AND ADIASHA, FIRST PLACE DYNAMIC DECISIONS. ALSO FROM WILLIAMS IN THE FOUNDATION OF HOSA BOWL, FOUNDATION OF HOSA BOWL, SOHAM, PARAM, PARAM, ARJUNE, AND PARAM, ARJUNE, AND ISHANVI. FROM SLY MIDDLE MAGNET OUR HEALTH MAGNET SCHOOL SPEAKING SKILLS GO TO SKILLS GO TO DELILAH SKILLS GO TO DELILAH. AND FOR MIDDLETON HIGH COMMUNITY AWARENESS IS
AWARENESS IS VIDULA, AND AWARENESS IS VIDULA, AND CY, RASHIKA. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL GROUP FOR OUR HOSA OUR HOSA AT STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL. MEDICAL READING IS MEDICAL READING IS KALA. NUTRITION IS NUTRITION IS TANISHIKA. MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS IS MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS IS MEDA AND HASINI. AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS AYAN,
ISHAN, ISHAN, HARSHEEN. DODA, AND DODA, AND LUCAS. SO CONGRATULATION ALL OUR HOSA STUDENTS. WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE GOING TO BRING UP A J.R.O.T.C. GROUP NEXT. WE'LL GET THE GROUP. AS YOU ARE WALKING UP
AS YOU ARE WALKING UP HERE, THEY ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL RAIDER CHALLENGE. HIGH INTENSE AT THIS HIGH INTENSE AT THIS OUTDOOR MILITARY STYLE COMPETITION THAT TESTS TEAMWORK AND GRIT. HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL RECOGNITION MODELED AFTER THE MODELED AFTER THE ELITE U.S. ARMY BEST RANGER COMPETITION FOR TACTICAL SKILLS AND FITNESS AND REALTIME LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESSURE. THIS IS THE NEWSOM HIGH SCHOOL ARMY ARMY JROTC, NATIONAL RAIDER CHAMPIONS, ELITE CHAMPIONS, ELITE MSAER DIVISION OF 2026. MS. KATY PRINCIPAL.
STUDENTS, BLAKE, STUDENTS, BLAKE, MOSES, STUDENTS, BLAKE, MOSES, AMAYA, AIDAN, GRACE, AIDAN, GRACE, JODA, AIDAN, GRACE, JODA, EMILY, ELENA, ELENA, GABRIELLA, ELENA, GABRIELLA, ISABELLA, COLIN, COLIN, CHRISTOPHER, CHASE AND HUNTER. LIEUTENANT COLONEL. OKAY.
PLEASE ENJOY THE PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STUDENTS. WE'LL PROCEED TO OUR FOURTH GROUP, STUDENTS FROM OUR FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE AND CONSUMER SCIENCE PROGRAMS. PARTICULARLY FCCLA, THE FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA. WE HAVE A GROUP FROM BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. WE'LL WELCOME UP WE'LL WELCOME UP STUDENTS MADELINE,
MADELINE, ANAIAH, MADELINE, ANAIAH, MIA, MADELINE, ANAIAH, MIA, MADISON, MICHAEL, MICHAEL, ISABELLA, MICHAEL, ISABELLA, GIANNA, MICHAEL, ISABELLA, GIANNA, XENA, NAVIA, AND KYLIE. FOLLOWING STUDENTS REPRESENTED OUR DISTRICT AT THE OUR DISTRICT AT THE FCCLA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, EARNED GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD MEDALS AND MANY WILL GO GOLD MEDALS AND MANY WILL GO TO WASHINGTON, D.C. COMPETITION THIS THIS SUMMER.
MEDALS, FASHION SKETCH, CREED SPEAKING, DOCUMENTS SPEAKING, DOCUMENTS PRODUCTION, PEN CONTEST, PEN CONTEST, HOSPITALITY CAREERS, PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION AND ARTISTIC REFLECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHY COLOR. WE WOULD LIKE TO NODE THE BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE OFFICIAL 26-27. LEGISLATIONS LEGISLATIONS STUDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR PRINCIPALS. THANK YOU ALL FOR THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT OUR SUPPORT OUR FCLAA STUDENTS. BRINGING UP STUDENTS FROM MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN PROGRESS PROGRESS VILLAGE. WE HAVE KY, WE HAVE KY, LILLIANA, WE HAVE KY, LILLIANA, RACHEL, EDEN, EDEN, FAITH, AND EDEN, FAITH, AND ADRIANA. THEY EARNED GOLD MEDALS IN CAREER INVESTIGATION, DECORATIVE FOOD CENTER PIECE, FOCUS ON
CHILDREN, REPURPOSE AND REDESIGN, AND TEACH AND TRAIN. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU PRINCIPALS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS. NEXT UP IS OUR STUDENTS FROM ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL AND TAMPA BAY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
WELCOME JAZMINE, WELCOME JAZMINE, GABRIELLA, SAMANTHA, SAMANTHA, KYLIA, SAMANTHA, KYLIA, DESTINY, SIBRIA, SEQUOIA, AND SIBRIA, SEQUOIA, AND LILA, EARNED GOLD MEDALS IN CULINARY KNIFE SKILLS, FASHION SKETCH, EVENT MANAGEMENT AND STORYTELLING. THANK YOU PRINCIPAL BROWN AND MS. WOODY. [APPLAUSE]
NEXT UP IS OUR PRO STAR STUDENTS FOR CULINARY. THE OUTSTANDING PROGRAM THE OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AT STRAWBERRY CREST IS REPRESENTED TODAY, CHEF, COME ON UP. STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS ARE RILEY, STUDENTS ARE RILEY, ETHAN, JESSE, JESSE, SAMANTHA, JESSE, SAMANTHA, BRINLI. TOBY, TOBY, ABIGAIL, TOBY, ABIGAIL, ANPUYA.
PRINCIPAL WATSON AND OUR CHEF. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'LL OFFER A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP IN OUR TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND FILM WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP STUDENTS LIKE TO BRING UP STUDENTS FROM BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLETON HIGH HIGH SCHOOL.
CISCO FROM BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL WHO WON THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWASHED IN THE INTERPRETATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. ALSO THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART ALSO THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART AND YOUTH COUNCIL YOUNG DIRECTOR FESTIVAL. AMAR. CA, CA, RILEY, CA, RILEY, EDGARDO CA, RILEY, EDGARDO FROM MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL WHO WON FLORIDA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION PSA OR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COMPETITION. VIDEO WILL BE USED NEXT YEAR BY THAT ORGANIZATION. CONGRATULATIONS,
CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS. WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP FROM GAITHER HIGH IN TV. GAITHER HIGH GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE WITH WITH JALEN, WITH JALEN, CHRISTIAN, SEBASTIAN, SEBASTIAN, DONALD, SEBASTIAN, DONALD, EVAN, MATTHEW, AUSTIN, ADRIAN, JILLIAN, AND LEILA. AND DONNA, HELP ME WITH YOUR
NAME. CHICKWICK. THESE ARE STUDENTS FROM GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS. GET ALL THE TV GET ALL THE TV PRODUCTIONS WHO ARE UP ARE UP HERE. [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS I DIDN'T ANNOUNCE? NO? OKAY. THERE WAS A SECOND BATCH HERE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I NOT EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, STUDENTS. THANK YOU, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS. OKAY. ALL ALL RIGHT. FFA YOU READY? GROUP GROUP FIVE, GROUP FIVE, FFA. STUDENTS FROM RANDALL STUDENTS FROM RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. ADVISOR ADVISOR BRITTANY ADVISOR BRITTANY ANDREWS, RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL NAMED THREE STAR CHAPTER. NURSERY LANDSCAPE PLACED FIRST IN THE STATE. KATHERINE GUNTER, HIGHEST
INDIVIDUAL IN THE STATE. McKAYLA FISHER SECOND McKAYLA FISHER SECOND HIGHEST. JIA JIA AND GREGORY. THIS IS RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL FFA. CAN WE JOIN THEM WITH TOM CAN WE JOIN THEM WITH TOM LYNN? TOM LYNN MIDDLE SCHOOL COME ON UP, ADVISOR ROBERT UP, ADVISOR ROBERT WILDER, ASSISTANT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL KEVIN. FLORA FLORA CULTURE, KAYLA, THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL IN THE STATE. DELANO, AUBREY, REAGAN.
THE FORESTRY TEAM PLACED THIRD IN THE STATE, KAY WHETHER, DAMIAN, AND KYLIE MAXICLEWELL AND AND ISABELLA AND ISABELLA JIMENEZ. WE HAVE ONE MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL IF WE COULD BRING THEM UP TO JOIN YOU. I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM, JUST A SMALLER GROUP OF STUDENTS. TURKEY GREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH ADVISOR JESSICA HAWKINS AND JAYCEE FLOURS. PRINCIPAL DAVID PARKER. TURKEY CREEK NAMED TURKEY CREEK NAMED FLORIDA'S
CHAPTER AND OUTSTANDING OF THE YEAR, CONGRATULATIONS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL FFA. DID WE GET ALL THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FFA STUDENTS? BRING ON THE HIGH SCHOOL FFA STUDENTS. THANK YOU VERY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STARTING WITH BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL. ADVISOR ADVISOR CASEY WOODS.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR CURRICULUM CURRICULUM WALTERS. PROPHECY AWARD FINALIST FOR SMALL ANIMAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT HALEY. [APPLAUSE] FOR FOR SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL ADVISORY SIERRA, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR ADMINISTRATION JOSEPH. SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL AWARD A NATIONAL CHAPTER AND A CERTIFIED SEA CHAMP. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKER WINNER ISABELLA, FIRST IN THE DISTRICT,
COMPETING IN JUNE AT THE STATE COMPETITION. AGRISCIENCE FAIR DIVISION ONE, ANIMAL SYSTEMS PATHWAY, FIRST ANIMAL SYSTEMS PATHWAY, FIRST IN STATE, ISABELLA AND JADA. RIAN, WILDLIFE PROFICIENCY FINALIST, AND FINALIST, AND JADA THE MARKET LAMB FINALIST. AND ONE MORE HIGH SCHOOL FFA PROGRAM, STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL WITH ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL DANIELLE, EMMA STUDENT NAMED FLORIDA STATE FAIR CHAMPION FLORIDA STATE FAIR CHAMPION OF
CHAMPIONS AND RECEIVED THE SUNSHINE SCHOLARSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL CONGRATULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL FFA. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. ONE MORE GROUP THAT'S ALSO IN OUR INDUSTRIAL DIVISION, SKILLS U.S.A. ELECTRICAL. STUDENTS AT PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLS ELECTRICAL PROGRAM RECENTLY COMPETED AT STATE LEVEL.
WE HAVE HERE THE ADVISOR MR. FERNANDO, MR. FERNANDO, PRINCIPAL TRACY. ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION WIRING, STUDENTS FIRST PLACE STUDENTS FIRST PLACE WINNER DANIEL. AS WELL AS AS WELL AS GABRIEL, THIRD PLACE. THE INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROL WINNER IN THE SECOND PLACE WAS JORGE, JORGE, AND JORGE, AND CHRISTIAN, THIRD PLACE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
INDUSTRIAL STUDENTS IN OUR ELECTRICAL PROGRAM AT PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL. WE CAN HAVE A PICTURE WITH THE GROUP AS WE MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL GROUP. FINAL FINAL GROUP, TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS, MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS OF AMERICA. PRINCIPAL AND ADVISOR. WE HAVE TWO FIRSTPLACE TEAMS FROM THE TSAA CONFERENCE.
BRINGING UP ENGINEERING DESIGN. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, SANKAL. SIDHARTH. TABAS, AND TABAS, AND NIRAN. CONGRATULATIONS, ENGINEERING DESIGN. [APPLAUSE] THE THE DRONE COMPETITION, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, AERIAL VEHICLES, ARMANI, AERIAL VEHICLES, ARMANI, ABI, SANDA,
SANDA, LIAM. MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, ROGER MIDDLE SCHOOL. PRINCIPAL AND ADVISOR MICHAEL WILSON WHO ALWAYS USED TO BRING THE ROBOTS THE ROBOTS TO THE THE ROBOTS TO THE MEETINGS. TSA STATE CONFERENCE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ROBOTICS AND SOLAR SPRINT. WINNERS WINNERS JAYDEN, WINNERS JAYDEN, HOLLY, WINNERS JAYDEN, HOLLY, SIA, AND RAIN. WE ALSO HAVE FROM ROGERS ROBO FEST
FEST REGIONALS JUNIOR BATTLE SUMO. JAKE, CARTER, JAKE, CARTER, BRITT, TAN. WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE ROBO FEST WORLD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. [APPLAUSE] TURNER BAR TELLS TURNER BAR TELLS K-8 SCHOOL, WE'LL DO THE PICTURE AND GO TO THE NEXT SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. YOU MAY EXIT, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL TSA STUDENTS, STUDENTS, ROGERS. AND AND NOW WE HAVE OUR LARGE AND OFTEN CHAMPION LEVEL OFTEN CHAMPION LEVEL TURNER BARTEL BARTEL ESE. RECOGNIZE MANY CHEEFLTS THEY'VE HAD IN FIRST PLACE, HAD IN FIRST PLACE, INVENTIONS, INNOVATIONS. LIAM, LIAM, LAYLA,
LIAM, LAYLA, GIVAN. [APPLAUSE] FIRST PLACE PROMOTIONAL MARKETING HARPER, ALSO PRESTIGIOUS NAVAL AWARD WINNER FOR HARPER. INDIVIDUAL HONORS INDIVIDUAL HONORS ABIGAIL, FLORIDA TSA OUTSTANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT. AND CHAPTER HONORS, THIS IS A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS, THEIR CHAPTER WAS TENTH OVERALL IN THE STATE FOR THEIR CHAPTER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM. CONGRATULATIONS. WE ALSO HAVE A STUDENT FROM WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL FIRST PLACE IN THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING, NATHANIEL. SO WE HAVE BOTH OF OUR
SO WE HAVE BOTH OF OUR BOSTICS STUDENTS AND PROVIDERS AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL TSA PROGRAM. THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE HAVE ONE LAST GROUP OF THE RECOGNITIONS TO PRI UP, GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL, BRINGING UP GAITHER HIGH HIGH SCHOOL. WE'LL BRING THE WHOLE GROUP UP HERE, YOU WILL GET TO HAVE A PICTURE. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
PRINCIPAL DR. KLEIN AND ADVISOR. THIS IS THE FIRST PLACE FINISH IN THE USF SELMA EXPRESSWAY BRIDGE BUILDING BRIDGE BUILDING COMPETITION. [APPLAUSE] FOR DESIGN, AESTHETICS AND ORIGINAL THAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO TO EDISON, TO EDISON, SAMUEL, JOSE. ELITE CATEGORY HONORING UNIQUE CREATIVITY. OVERALL BRIDGE BUILDING ISLATIONS TO JAYDEN, ISLATIONS TO JAYDEN, JOSE, AARON, AND DANIEL.
AND A QUICK NOTE ABOUT DANIEL, A GRADUATING SENIOR WHO HAS GRADUATING SENIOR WHO HAS TEN ENGINEERING CERTIFICATES, ENGINEERING CERTIFICATES, A 7.26 G.P.A., A $10,000 AWARD FOR THE BEST DATA CENTER PROJECT AND A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TO STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. SO THE GAITHER PROGRAM IS AMAZING. [APPLAUSE] YOU MAY NOW TAKE A YOU MAY NOW TAKE A PICTURE.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. JUST TO MAKE SURE IN THE AUDIENCE, IS THERE ANYBODY WE STILL NEED TO RECOGNIZE FROM CAREER AND TECH? ALL RIGHT, YOU MAY COME DOWN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU STUDENTS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR YOUR TIME FOR SUPPORTING OUR CAREER AND TECH PROGRAMS. >> Chairperson: WE DECIDE YOU WIN THE AWARD FOR BEING ABLE TO READ ALL THOSE READ ALL THOSE NAMES.
OUR OUR NEXT ITEM -- OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS RECOGNITION IS A12, RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY -- MAY 12, 2026. DR. MARIA RUSS, SUPERVISOR OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, WILL HIGHLIGHT HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT CABINET. SO, I'M HONORED AND THANK YOU ON
BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL NURSES BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL NURSES IN HILLSBOROUGH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I'M SERVING ALL THE STUDENTS, AS YOU KNOW, OVER 50% OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE A CHRONIC STUDENTS HAVE A CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITION, AND, SO, EVERYDAY THEY SHOW UP AND SELFLESSLY, LIKE THE TEACHERS, AND SERVE OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY, AND WE THANK YOU FOR >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU.
>>Karen Perez: THANK YOU, DR. RUSS. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS A13, RECOGNITION OF HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOLS AWARD WINNERS. SHANEY HALL, GENERAL MANAGER OF STUDENT NUTRITION SERVICES WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, HONORABLE BOARD HONORABLE BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPERINTENDENT, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF CONTINUED SUPPORT OF POLICIES AND INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR
STUDENTS AND STAFF. YOUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE WHOLE CHILD HELPS CREATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10th YEAR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOL AWARDS, WHICH RECOGNIZE SCHOOLS THAT SCHOOLS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN CREATING HEALTHY TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THESE SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO STRONG COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING HEALTHY HABITS, HEALTHY HABITS, SUPPORTING
STUDENT AND STAFF WELLNESS AND IMPLEMENTING THE WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE COMMUNITY, WHOLE CHILD MODEL. THIS COORDINATED APPROACH EMPHASIZES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEALTH AND LEARNING AND REFLECTS THE COLLABORATION OF SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE STUDENT WELLNESS AND INCREASE STUDENT'S CAPACITY TO LEARN AND SUCCEED. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MEMBER GRAY FOR CHAMPIONING THE HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOL AWARDS AND FOR AWARDS AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS OUR DISTRICT TO SUPPORT HEALTHY SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU TO THE HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOL COMMITTEE WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS IMPORTANT WORK SINCE 2016, INCLUDING DEVELOPING OUR SURVEY COMPONENTS USING FEDERAL AND STATE STANDARDS AS WELL AS BEST PRACTICES TOWARD A HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND THANK YOU TO DR. KIMBERLY SCHWARTZ WHO CHILD AND ANALYZED THE SURVEY DATA WHICH RESULTED IN THE AWARDS PRESENTED TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MEMBER GRAY. >>Lynn Gray: THANK YOU, SHANEY HAPPEN, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOLS. BOARD MEMBERS, IF I CAN HAVE ONE
MINUTE, I HAVE TO READ SOME OF THE RESULTS. THANK YOU. OUR ANNUAL HILLSBOROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOL SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY MORE THAN 90% OF ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THAT IS 10% MORE SCHOOLS THAN LAST YEAR. 223 TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL SCHOOLS SUBMITTED THEIR SITE'S HEALTHY SCHOOL SURVEY, BROKEN DOWN INTO 138 SCHOOLS EARNING GOLD, 66 SCHOOLS EARNING EARNING SILVER, AND 19 SCHOOLS EARNED BRONZE.
THESE 223 SCHOOLS ARE UP FROM THE 203 SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED LAST YEAR. ALSO INCREASING OVER LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS ARE THE NUMBER OF TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL SCHOOL SITES, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCOREBOARD HERE, WHICH INCREASED FROM 116 SCHOOLS INCREASED FROM 116 SCHOOLS TO 138. SPEAKING OF GOLD, WE HAVE NOW OVER 30 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HAVE EARNED THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS GOLD MEDAL EVERY YEAR SINCE
EVERY YEAR SINCE 2021-2022. WE THANK OUR WE THANK OUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT PERSON COLETTE PERSON COLETTE BOGGS FROM BAY CARE FOR HOSTING AND SUPPORTING WITH ALL THESE MEDALS. FINALLY, BEFORE I LIST THE GOLD MEDAL WINNERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO THANK YOU HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL YOUR SURVEYS WERE SUBMITTED. COMBINATION K-8 SCHOOLS WERE DOUBLED THEIR SUBMISSION FROM 6 TO 11. EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT CENTERS INCREASED THEIR SUBMISSIONS TO
FOUR, REPRESENTING HALF OF THEIR PEERS. OVERALL, AS A DISTRICT, SHANEY, VAN AYRES, BOARD MEMBERS, WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SUBMITTED HEALTHY SCHOOL SURVEYS BY ROUGHLY 10%, MEANING ALMOST ALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THIS. AND THANK YOU ALL AND OUR COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE AND DR. SCHWARTZ FOR MAKING ME SOUND GOOD ON THIS SCRIPT. THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS THE NEXT RECOGNITION IS A14, RECOGNITION OF MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA AWARD DESIGNATIONS. BRIAN HOOVER, DIRECTOR OF ACCELERATED AND MAGNET PROGRAMS AND RAMNEY HARRY, CEO OF MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBER CHAIR PEREZ, SUPERINTENDENT AYRES AND DISTRICT STAFF. THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST. ON BEHALF OF THE ACCELERATED AND MAGNET PROGRAMS TEAM, I AM
EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE A SMALL HANDFUL OF THE MANY THE MANY SCHOOLS WHO WERE RECENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED FOR EXCELLENCE IN MAGNET EDUCATION BY MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA ORGANIZATION BETTER KNOWN AS MSA. MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA OR MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA OR MSA IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING MAGNET SCHOOLS AND THEIR STAKEHOLDERS WHICH INCLUDE PARENTS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL BOARDS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS MAINTAINED MEMBERSHIP IN THIS ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN TWO
DECADES, REFLECTING ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING MAGNET PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AS WE BEGIN, I WANT TO INTRODUCE AND WELCOME TWO SPECIAL GUESTS WHO WILL BE JOINING US UP HERE FOR THIS AMAZING RECOGNITION TONIGHT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RAMAN TAHIRI. FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CURRENTLY THE CEO OF MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA WHERE HE WORKS TO ENSURE THE VALUES AND PRIORITIES OF PRIORITIES OF MSA'S CORE MISSION ARE FULFILLED.
[ APPLAUSE ] HE BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR A LITTLE BIT LATER. ALSO HERE TONIGHT IS SUSAN KING WHO MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH. SUSAN IS A FORMER HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL MAGNET EDUCATOR AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AND HAS SERVED AS PAST PRESIDENT, IS A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER OF MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA. [ APPLAUSE ] WE THANK THEM FOR COMING INTO TOWN THIS EVENING TOWN THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE OUR AWARD WINNERS.
BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE OUR MSA MERIT AWARD WINNERS HERE TONIGHT, WE WANT TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT OUR SITES THAT EARNED MAGNET SCHOOL OF AMERICA DEMONSTRATION OR CERTIFICATION STATUS. GUIDED BY NATIONAL MAGNET SCHOOL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND THE FIVE CORE FIVE CORE PILLARS, THE MSA CERTIFICATION PROCESS ESTABLISHES A CLEAR FRAMEWORK FOR DEFINING AND SUSTAINING HIGH-QUALITY MAGNET PROGRAMS. APPLICATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION OR CERTIFICATION TAKE NEARLY A WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR TO COMPLETE BECAUSE THEY DETAIL ANALYZE PROGRAM INDICATORS NOT ONLY WITH NARRATIVES BUT EVIDENCE OF
DOCUMENTATION. THE APPLICATION IS ARDUOUS AND REQUIRES A COMMITMENT BY NOT ONLY THE SCHOOL'S MAGNET LEAD BUT THE WHOLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM. CURRENTLY, SHORE MAGNET ELEMENTARY FOR THE ARTS IS A NATIONAL MAGNET DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL AND LINCOLN ELEMENTARY IB AND STEWART MIDDLE MAGNET S.T.E.M. PROGRAMS ARE BOTH CERTIFIED MAGNET SCHOOLS. RENEWING THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE THEM LATER TONIGHT TO THE ELITE GROUP IS MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE IB PROGRAM AWARDED CERTIFICATION STATUS THIS YEAR.
NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOLS WHO RECEIVED MERIT AWARDS THIS YEAR FROM MSA. MSA'S MERIT AWARDS HONOR MAGNET SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM DESIGN, INCLUSION EFFORTS, SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION AND MEANINGFUL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SCHOOLS APPLY FOR THIS RECOGNITION BY COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION THAT INCLUDES NARRATIVES OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES, SCHOOL SUCCESSES AND BY PROVIDING SUMMARIES OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA.
MAGNET LEAD TEACHERS SPEND WEEKS COMPILING THE INFORMATION AND COMPLETING THE PROCESS SO THE SCHOOL COULD POTENTIALLY BE RECOGNIZED. THIS YEAR WE'RE EXCITED THIS YEAR WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT 21 MAGNET SCHOOLS WON VARIOUS LEVELS OF THE MERIT AWARDS. ALTHOUGH NOT HERE THIS EVENING, THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS RECEIVED MSA'S MERIT AWARD OF DISTINCTION. DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMAL SCIENCES. DUNBAR ELEMENTARY MAGNET, MATH AND MEDICAL ACADEMY.
FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET, CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET FOR IB. MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET IB WORLD COMMUNITY SCHOOL. MIDDLETON PRECOLLEGIATE S.T.E.M. ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, ORANGE GROVE MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, RAMPELLO THE ARTS, RAMPELLO K-8 DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP. SPOTO COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. ROLAND PARK K-8 MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR IB. SLIGH MIDDLE MAGNET, MEDICAL AND SPORTS SCIENCES. STUART A S.T.E.M. STUART A S.T.E.M. SCHOOL.
TAMPA BAY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. WALKER, AND WILLIAMS MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE MERIT AWARD WINNING SCHOOLS. [ APPLAUSE ] NOW FOR THE FOLKS WE HAVE HERE THIS EVENING. THE NEXT AWARD CATEGORY WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WHERE WE WILL INVITE THE INVITE THE SCHOOL INVITE THE SCHOOL LEADERS TO JOIN US AT THE DAIS ARE THOSE SCHOOLS AWARDED THE MSA MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WHICH IS THE TOP MERIT AWARD, AWARDED DURING THIS YEAR'S MAGNET PROGRAM.
THIS YEAR'S MSA MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS ARE ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGIATE ACADEMY REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT BY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NICOLE STEELE. MAGNET LEAD STACY JAMES. SCHOOL COUNSELOR EMILY LIPPINCOTT. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT UP WE'VE GOT BOYS PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, A CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL REPRESENTED
HERE TONIGHT BY PRINCIPAL BRETT WILLIAMS. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT UP WE'VE NEXT UP WE'VE GOT DOROTHY INNOVATION ACADEMY AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL REPRESENTED THIS EVENING BY PRINCIPAL DR. DUSTIN ROBINSON. MAGNET LEAD BROOK WHELAN AND S.T.E.M. RESOURCE TEACHER JERRY TURNER. [ APPLAUSE ]
NEXT SCHOOL WE MENTIONED EARLIER FOR THE FOR THE CERTIFICATION, MacFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM WITH PROGRAM WITH PRINCIPAL PROGRAM WITH PRINCIPAL RIVERO AND MAGNET LEAD ALLISON. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR FINAL MERIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER IS PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL PETER MAGARA.
[ APPLAUSE ] NEXT WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF THE HIGHEST MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF TOP MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. TOP MERIT AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ARE GIVEN TO SCHOOLS WHO HAVE NEARLY PERFECT SCORES WHEN APPLYING FOR THE MAGNET AWARD PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS PROUD TO HAVE ONE TOP MERIT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER, AND THAT SCHOOL IS THE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
AT DR. EARL J. LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL. [ APPLAUSE ] PLEASE WELCOME THEIR PRINCIPAL, MRS. MRS. DENISE MRS. DENISE SEVINO AND MAGNET LEAD DANA BARFIELD TO BE RECOGNIZED TO WANT FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT. NEXT, WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT RECOGNITION THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS A RARE
ONE. WHILE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ALWAYS WELL REPRESENTED IN BEING REPRESENTED ON THE SCHOOL LEVEL, THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. EACH YEAR, MSA DISTRIBUTES NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS, AND THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 50 APPLICANTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. ONE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR WAS IN MEMORY OF YEAR WAS IN MEMORY OF MRS. DEBRA BARON, A BARON, A LONGTIME HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EDUCATOR WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. DEBBIE WAS A VITAL PART OF THE DISTRICT MAGNET OFFICE FOR MANY YEARS AND MADE A LASTING IMPACT
AND CHANGED LIVES IN MAGNET SCHOOLS ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND NATIONALLY THROUGH HER WORK WITH MSA. SHE BELIEVED DEEPLY IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO OPEN DOORS FOR ALL STUDENTS. WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WINNER OF THAT DEBRA BARON MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP IS OMAR FROM LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL. [ APPLAUSE ] WHILE WE HAVE EVERYONE UP HERE,
WE HAVE ONE MORE AWARD THAT WE WANT TO MENTION. WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR'S MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA CONFERENCE, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVED DISTRICTWIDE RECOGNITION. THIS YEAR, MSA HELD A MAGNET MANIA COMPETITION WHERE DISTRICTS PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE TIED TO EACH OF MSA'S FIVE PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE. OTHER DISTRICTS THEN VOTED ON WHO SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR WORK IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES. THIS YEAR, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL ROUND THE -- WON THE ROUND OF DISTRICT OF THE YEAR MAGNET MANIA WHICH REVOLVED
AROUND THE DISTRICT'S PROGRAMS COMMITTED TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. OUR HCPS MAGNET SCHOOLS AND LEAD TEACHERS ARE COMMITTED TO STRONG FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING AND BROADEN REAL-WORLD OPPORTUNITIES. AND AT THIS TIME, SINCE WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE GANG UP HERE, RAMEN, DO YOU WANT TO PRESENT SOMETHING? SO AS PART OF THAT RECOGNITION, WE RECEIVED $500 THAT WILL BE GOING BACK INTO OUR MAGNET SCHOOLS. WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO INVITE
EVERYONE UP FOR ONE LAST PICTURE WITH RAMEN WITH RAMEN AND SUSAN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WANT TO WRAP UP BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR MAGNET SCHOOLS ON THESE WELL DESERVED RECOGNITIONS. THANK YOU TO MAGNET SCHOOLS OF AMERICA, THEIR CEO, AS WELL AS SUSAN KING, A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LEGEND, AS WELL AS THE BOARD FOR ALLOWING US TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESSES OF OUR MAGNET PROGRAMS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. >>Karen Perez: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ]