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[00:00:08]

>> THE BOARD HAS ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT [NOISE] 11:02.

[C. Reconvene from Closed Session]

WE ARE NOW RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AT THIS TIME.

MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU PLEASE PLACE AN INVOCATION, PLEASE, SIR?

[D. Invocation]

>> SURE. PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE.

HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY.

A DAY WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND DO THE BUSINESS OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HONOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION WHO DO GREAT THINGS EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR THIS DISTRICT.

BUT WE JUST ASK AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THAT YOU BE WITH THOSE WHO MAKE THE DECISIONS REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS, CONSTRUCTION OR OTHERWISE, AND JUST GIVE THEM THE KNOWLEDGE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO DO THE BEST FOR THIS DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US EACH AND EVERY DAY.

IN YOUR HOLY NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.

>> AMEN.

>> Y'ALL PLEASE RISE WITH ME AND JOIN ME IN

[E. Pledge of Allegiance]

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>>

>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. [BACKGROUND] [NOISE] THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITIONS.

DR. MCCORD, I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE A RECOGNITION YOU WANT TO MAKE.

>> I DO. I DO.

>> MR. ERIC EUGENIS, WILL YOU JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM HERE.

I HAVE ERIC EUGENIS HERE, AND I DON'T THINK I NEED TO INTRODUCE HIM.

I'LL JUST I GUESS REINTRODUCE YOU OR HOWEVER THAT WORKS.

ERIC CAME TO FRENSHIP IN 2010. TELL US WHAT YOU DID?

>> I WAS A HEAD BOY SOCCER COACH AND COACHED FOOTBALL TAUGHT ABOUT GEOGRAPHY.

>> YES. THEN HE MOVED UP FROM THAT POSITION INTO ADMINISTRATION AND HE WAS ONE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

THEN HE MOVED ON TO LOVELAND TO BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THERE.

IT WAS AROUND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I GUESS, THAT CALE BRIDGES LET US KNOW THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE LEAVING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

HE'S OUR CURRENT TERRA VISTA PRINCIPAL.

WE POSTED THE JOB.

WE HAD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD CANDIDATES.

HERE'S A THING THAT I'M PROBABLY NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL BUT I JUST AM BECAUSE IT'S REALLY WHAT SET HIM APART BEHIND FROM THE OTHER CANDIDATES.

ONE, BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNEW HIM AND LOVED HIM AND KNEW WHO HE WAS AND THAT HE LOVED TERRA VISTA.

BUT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THAT CONVERSATION, WE'RE A GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO WE HAVE SEVERAL JOBS OPEN.

I TOLD HIM, I SAID, NOW, AND I WENT OFF SCRIPT.

I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT WAS I? I JUST SAID IN ANY WAY.

AND DOING MORE AND MORE OF THAT OVER AGAIN.

AND SO I MENTIONED TO HIM, I SAID, NOW I HAVE NOT MADE MY DECISION ABOUT THIS, BUT WE HAVE THESE OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE COMING OPEN.

I SAID, WOULD YOU CONSIDER THOSE? HE PAUSED FOR A MOMENT AND YOU GOT A LITTLE EMOTIONAL, NOT A LOT.

YOU DIDN'T CRY BUT YOU WANTED TO.

[BACKGROUND] HE JUST KIND OF SAID RESPECTFULLY, I WANT TO GO TO TERRA VISTA.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE.

HE WANTED TO GO TO TERRA VISTA, AND THAT'S IT.

I THOUGHT HE REALLY WANTS TO BE BACK AT TERRA VISTA.

ALL OF THESE OTHER ANSWERS WERE HIM TOO.

[BACKGROUND] BUT NO ONE ELSE [NOISE] HAD PRINCIPAL EXPERIENCE AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL COACHING EXPERIENCE, ALL OF THAT.

I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY THAT TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND ERIC EUGENIS AS OUR NEXT PRINCIPAL OF TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE]

[00:05:03]

HE BROUGHT SOME OF HIS SPECIAL GUESTS.

THEY'RE REALLY NOT NEW TO FRENSHIP EITHER.

BUT WOULD YOU INTRODUCE SOME OF YOUR GUESTS?

>> YES, MA'AM. MY WIFE, SHELBY EUGENIS, MY SON, CALEB, AND MY DAUGHTER, EMILY.

MY OLDEST SON COULDN'T BE HERE.

HE'S A FIREFIGHTER.

HE'S WORKING A SHIFT TONIGHT.

SO JACOB EUGENIS AND HIS WIFE, ABIGAIL, COULD NOT.

>> YES. THIS WHOLE FAMILY IS A FRENSHIP FAMILY.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WANT TO COME BACK.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.

THE ONLY THING WE HAVE LEFT IS STILL IT'S OFFICIAL.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD, [LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL THEY VOTE.

THAT'S IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF RECOGNITIONS.

THEY CAME TO SEE YOU.

[LAUGHTER] THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT.

WE CAN TEXT YOU LATER.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S OVER. BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE.

>> MR. EUGENIS, I GUESS YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST HANGING OUT FOR JUST A SECOND HERE.

>> YES, SIR.

>> DR. MCCORD SAID THAT SHE'S GOING OFF SCRIPT.

THIS IS A FOURTH MEANING IN THE ROW. [LAUGHTER]

>> I TRIED TO VOTE. [BACKGROUND]

>> YOU COULDN'T TELL SHE USED TO SELL VACUUM CLEANERS AS CALLED [LAUGHTER] IN SUNKEN CLOTHES.

[LAUGHTER] PULLING YOU THIS WAY, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IN HONOR OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ALL THE GOOD THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US IN YOUR RETURNING, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.

IN LOVELAND, DOES THE SUPERINTENDENT EVER TRY TO VOTE? [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND].

>> NO COMMENT. [LAUGHTER]

>> YOU'RE AWESOME.

>> YES, SIR.

>> WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO TAKE AND DON'T PANIC. I'LL COME BACK.

I WANT TO JUMP DOWN HERE TO ROUTINE

[2.A. Consent Agenda]

DISTRICT OPERATIONS TO A CONSENT AGENDA BECAUSE WE WON'T DO ANYTHING BEHIND YOUR BACK.

WE WANT YOU TO SEE IT UP FRONT.

BOARD IN YOUR PACKET, THERE WAS A CONSENT AGENDA.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.

[OVERLAPPING] HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. KYLE ROGERS AND THE SECOND BY MR. DAVID R. MILLER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS, SIR, WELCOME HOME.

[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MR. TAYLOR, DO YOU HAVE FOR.

THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN WE HAVE TO MOVE THE MEETING IN HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING.

WE HAVE 10 DIFFERENT GROUPS, ABOUT 170 KIDS.

WE'LL START THIS THING. IF WE CAN GET FOOTBALL.

PARENTS, IF YOU WANT DURING YOUR CHILD'S RECOGNITION, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO IN THE BACK AND TAKE PICTURES.

WE'LL START WITH FOOTBALL.

[G.1. Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Football]

I DO.

TONIGHT, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THREE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON THEIR RECENT SELECTION FOR THE TEXAS SPORTS RIDERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE HONOR.

THE TEXAS SPORTS RIDERS ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE RECOGNITION OF THE ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STUDENT ATHLETES ACROSS THE STATE.

ALL THREE OF THESE ATHLETES SHOWED TREMENDOUS TALENT ON THE FIELD THIS SEASON, SETTING IMPRESSIVE SCHOOL RECORDS.

IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THEY WERE SELECTED FOR THE STATE WIDE RECOGNITION AND HONOR.

THESE STUDENTS DEFINITELY LEFT THEIR MARK ON THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM, AND SOME OF THEM AREN'T DONE YET.

NOW, TONIGHT, WE HAVE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH JAY NORTHCUTT TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS. COACH.

THANK YOU, TIFFANY. AARON, CONGRATULATE TO YOU.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK AT FRIENDSHIP.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT ARE IN THERE GETTING THE WORST TONIGHT BECAUSE THESE AREN'T EASY TO GET THE ONES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT A GROUP OF SOME VERY SPECIAL YOUNG MEN HERE.

THEY'RE SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY SPECIAL ATHLETES, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD LEADERS ON AND OFF THE FIELD AND JUST REALLY GOOD REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR PROGRAM AND OUR COMMUNITY HERE AT FRIENDSHIP.

THEY'RE JUST GOOD DUDES, AS I'D LIKE TO SAY.

[00:10:02]

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TWO RECEIVERS HERE FIRST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THAT MAKE THEM SPECIAL.

BUT I THINK IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THEIR STATS ARE WHEN YOU'VE GOT ONE THAT HAD 94 CATCHES, ONE THAT HAD 84 CATCHES, AND THEN WE HAD A THIRD ON OUR TEAM THAT HAD 76 CATCHES.

THEN WE HAD TWO OF THESE GUYS HAD OVER 1,000 YARD RECEIVER AND AND THE THIRD ONE HAD ALMOST 1,000 YARDS.

WHAT I'M GETTING AT HERE IS THERE.

WE DIDN'T JUST THROW IT TO ONE RECEIVER, YOU KNOW, THE BALLS GOT SPREAD OUT AND THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THESE REALLY GOOD NUMBERS FOR THIS YEAR.

I WANT TO START OFF WITH OUR SOPHOMORE CHASE CAMPBELL.

BEST THING ABOUT HIM IS WE'VE GOT HIM FOR TWO MORE YEARS.

HE FINISHED HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR AS THE NUMBER 1 SOPHOMORE RECEIVER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BASED ON YARDS, HE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 1,411 YARDS 7 TDS, HE AVERAGED 17 YARDS A CATCH.

HE AVERAGED 118 YARDS A GAME.

HE PICKED UP HIS SEVENTH D1 OFFER TODAY.

THOSE OFFERS INCLUDE TEXAS TECH IN ARKANSAS.

HE MADE SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM. CONGRATULATIONS, CHASE.

NEXT, WE'VE GOT OUR JUNIOR RECEIVER, LATE STONE.

ALSO HAD ANOTHER PHENOMENAL YEAR THIS YEAR.

HE FINISHED AS THE NUMBER 1 JUNIOR RECEIVER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, HE HAD 94 CATCHES, HE FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 1,658 YARDS, 23 TDS.

HE AVERAGED 18 YARDS A CATCH AND 138 YARDS A GAME.

HE'S OUR ALL TIME LEADER IN SEASON YARDS PER GAME FINISHING WITH 1,658, AS I MENTIONED, AND THEN HE'S ALSO LEADING IN HIS CAREER HERE AT FRIENDSHIP.

HE'S OUR ALL TIME LEADER IN YARDS HERE WITH 2,835 TAKEN OVER GUYS LIKE DAVID THOMAS WHO ARE SOME PRETTY BIG NAMES.

HE'S COMMITTED TO TEXAS STATE.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM AND HE RECEIVED 30 I BETTER GET THAT RIGHT.

TEXAS TECH ME.

LASTLY HERE, WE'VE GOT A GUY THAT ALSO FINISHED NUMBER 1 IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

HE WAS THE NUMBER 1 QB IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN TERMS OF YARDS.

HE WAS THE NUMBER 3 QB IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF YARDS.

HE FINISHED HIS SENIOR SENIOR YEAR WITH 4,474 YARDS PASSING 48 TDS, HE AVERAGED 373 YARDS PER GAME, WHICH ALSO MAKES HIM NUMBER 1 FOR AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME.

HE ALSO IS OUR ALL TIME LEADER IN YARDS.

IN A YEAR WITH 4,948, HE FINISHED WITH 54 TDS.

HE'S OUR ALL TIME PASSING LEADER HERE AT FRIENDSHIP, THROWING FOR 8,216 YARDS, 84 TOUCHDOWNS.

HE HAD 102 TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS ALL PURPOSE, AND HE'S ALSO ALL PURPOSE YARD LEADER OF ALL TIME.

TAKEN OVER FOR SOME PRETTY BIG NAMES LIKE TIER LIONS, KENDALL BRILES AND THOSE GUYS.

JUST HAD A PHENOMENAL CAREER HERE, AND HE'S TAKEN HIS TALENTS TO KANSAS STATE.

HE FINISHED THIS YEAR AS ALL-STATE, HUMBLE NATURE HARD TOUCHES.

343112. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NEXT, WE HAVE BOYS BASKETBALL.

[G.2. Boys Basketball Academic All-State]

I'LL COME HERE.

AGAIN, PARENTS, IF YOU WANT TO, GO TO THE BACKGROUND.

I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

[00:15:02]

ON A SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

THE TEAM HAD ONE STUDENT EARNED ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO EARN ACADEMIC A STATE PLAYERS MUST BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND MAINTAIN A HIGH GRADE POINT AVERAGE MEANING THAT STUDENTS LIKE THESE EXCEL ON AND OFF THE COURT.

THE TEAM HAD A GREAT YEAR, THE 91 DISTRICT RECORD, AND THE TIGERS BROUGHT HOME THE DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT AND AREA CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES.

THE TEAM ALSO EARNED SEVERAL OF THE TOP DISTRICT 26A AWARDS, INCLUDING OUR BOYS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH PAUL PAGE AND HIS COACHING STAFF, BEING NAMED THE DISTRICT 26A COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE COACH PAGE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HIS STUDENT COACH.

THANK YOU ALSO HAVE A DUDE AND ACTUALLY OUR PN ANNOUNCER, KYLE ROGERS. HE'S OUR DUDE.

THAT WAS A GREAT DUDE AS WELL.

THAT'S TRADE DIOVAN.

I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT HIM TO YOU TONIGHT.

HE DID AS I SAID, HE WON THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES SECOND TEAM ALL-STATE, WHICH ALSO GOES INTO YOUR SAT SCORES, AND THEN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACH OR BASKETBALL COACHES ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

BUT MORE THAN THAT, TRADE WAS PIVOTAL TO US AS A AS A GREAT LEADER ON AND OFF THE COURT.

WE LIKE TO REFER TO HIM AS MR. FRIENDSHIP. HE IS THAT FOR US BECAUSE HE WAS AN ANCHOR FORCE THIS YEAR, AND DECIDED TO PRESENT HIM AS AN ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

>> NEXT, GIRLS BASKETBALL.

[G.3. Girls Basketball All-State and Academic All-State]

WE ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM AND SEVERAL OF THEIR ATHLETES ON EARNING ALL-STATE AND ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS.

TONIGHT, WE'RE RECOGNIZING SEVERAL FOR EARNING ALL-STATE RECOGNITIONS, INCLUDING ONE BEING SELECTED FOR THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION, ALLSTAR LEGACY TEAM THEN WE'RE ALSO RECOGNIZING SEVERAL STUDENTS FOR EARNING ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS THROUGH THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION, THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION, AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES.

NOW, AGAIN, YOU'VE HEARD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

THESE SENIORS MUST HAVE AN OVERALL GPA AVERAGE OF 94 OR ABOVE ALL FOUR YEARS AND BE A GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.

THIS TEAM MADE IT TO THE REGIONAL QUARTER FINALS THIS YEAR, AND THEY ALSO HAVE RECORD BREAKING SEASON WITH THE TEAM SETTING RECORDS FOR MOST WINS, THE LONGEST WINNING STREAK, MOST POINT SCORES IN A SINGLE GAME, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND SOME OF THESE PLAYERS ALSO SET INDIVIDUAL RECORDS AS WELL.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE GIRLS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH TRENT HILLIARD WHO IS ALSO AWARDED THE DISTRICT 2 6A CO-COACH OF THE YEAR.

HE'S HERE TONIGHT TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. COACH.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE THAT TYPE OF SEASON, THAT YOU'VE GOT QUALITY KIDS THAT ARE PERFORMING AND DOING THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, AND WE CERTAINLY DO HAVE THOSE.

TO GET THESE AWARDS, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THE COACHES HAVE TO BE MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE FRIENDSHIP ISD FOR PROVIDING THAT MEMBERSHIP FOR OUR COACHES SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE THESE KIDS AND ABLE TO GET THEM THOSE RECOGNITIONS THAT THEY DESERVE.

WE'LL START WITH OUR SOPHOMORE, ADDISON BOLLINGER ADDISON, TGCA WHICH TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION, ALL-STATE PLAYER AS A SOPHOMORE.

SHE ALSO SET THE RECORD THIS YEAR FOR MOST POINTS SCORED IN A SEASON IN FRIENDSHIP HISTORY SO CONGRATULATIONS, ADDISON BOLLINGER.

WE HAVE LANI JAMES, LANI JAMES IS OUR MANAGER FOR US THIS YEAR, AND SHE WAS TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION, ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION, HONORABLE MENTION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

CONGRATULATIONS, LANI JAMES.

THEN OUR SENIORS, OUR SENIORS ARE ABLE TO GET RECOGNIZED AS ALL-STATE, ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

[00:20:01]

EVERYBODY ON TEAMS CAN GET RECOGNIZED FOR ALL DISTRICT ACADEMIC, BUT ONLY SENIORS CAN GET RECOGNIZED AS ALL-STATE.

WE HAVE CAITLIN HOLT WHO WAS TGCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, TABC ACADEMIC ALL-STATES AND ALSO TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AND I WILL MENTION CAITLIN HOLT.

THEN ABBY BOYE.

ABBY BOYE SET THE RECORDS THIS YEAR FOR REBOUNDING.

SHE SET BOTH THE SEASON HIGH RECORD AND CAREER RECORD FOR MOST REBOUNDING FOR FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH THAT, SHE CURRENTLY IS IN THE TOP 12 IN HER CLASS GRADUATION AND PGCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, TABC ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AND TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM.

ANDY CADEL. ANDY CADEL IS CDCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, TABC, ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AND TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION, ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM, AND RIGHT NOW RANKS IN THE TOP 5 IN HER CLASS AS WELL.

ANDY CADEL.

THEN ABBY HOLDER, ABBY HOLDER, SET THE CAREER MARK FOR POINTS IN THE HISTORY OF FRIENDSHIP THIS YEAR WITH THAT CAREER MARK, AND CURRENTLY IS IN THE TOP 4 IN THE GRADUATING CLASS AND IS TGCA ALL-STATE AS A PLAYER.

SHE'S ALSO TGCA LEGACY ALLSTAR TEAM, WHICH RECOGNIZES SENIORS IN THE TOP 12 SENIORS IN THE STATE, ALONG WITH TGCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, TABC ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, AND TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM. ABBY HOLDER

>> OKAY. UP NEXT,

[G.4. Wrestling State Qualifiers and Academic All-State]

FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW, THE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING PROGRAM HAS EARNED A SPOT AT THE STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT.

THIS YEAR, WE ALSO HAVE ONE STUDENT PLACED THIRD AT THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AND HE ADVANCED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT WHERE HE WENT UP AGAINST SOME OF THE BEST WRESTLERS IN TEXAS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE WRESTLING PROGRAM IS ALSO CELEBRATING SEVERAL STUDENTS FOR EARNING ACADEMIC ALL-STATE RECOGNITION.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING COACH CLINTON WOOD TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THEIR SUCCESS. COACH.

>> LIKE YOU SAID, OUTSTANDING YEAR AGAIN.

THIS IS OUR SIXTH YEAR AT THE PROGRAM.

WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM SIX YEARS AGO, TOOK US A COUPLE OF YEARS TO FINALLY GET GOING, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL KEEP IT GOING FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

A COUPLE OF OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC STUDENTS, AND THEN I'LL GET TO OUR STATE QUALIFIER.

OUR FIRST TWO ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION ALL STANDARDS ARE TRAINERS FOR REST I SPEND JUST MUCH TIME AS WE DO AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT BORED.

HOPEFULLY, THEY'RE BORED A LOT, IF WE CAN STAY HEALTHY, AND THAT'S THE KEY.

IT'S A VERY TOUGH PHYSICAL, CHALLENGING SPORT, SO WE KEEP THEM BUSY A LOT OF TIMES.

BUT OUR FIRST HONORABLE MENTION ACADEMIC GOAL STATE WAS ZARIA PONCE.

THE SECOND TRAINER WITH THE HONORABLE MENTION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE WAS MADISON LANDERS.

ONE OF OUR WRESTLERS THIS YEAR SENIOR FOR US AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

THREE YEARS STARTED FOR US SHE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.

HONORABLE MENTION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, ALEXIS JACKSON.

FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

IT'S NOT EASY TO GET TO BE UP TO

[00:25:02]

THAT POINT AND THEN BE ELECTED AND VOTED ON BY THE COACH ASSOCIATION.

ISAIAH FINALLY GOT SERIOUS ABOUT WRESTLING IN HIS JUNIOR YEAR.

LOVE TO LIFT, AS YOU CAN TELL.

FINALLY GOT SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE MAP AND DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB BECAUSE HE WAS CLOSE.

HE WAS A MATCH AWAY FROM GOING IN THE STATE TURN THIS YEAR FORCE AS A SENIOR FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-STATE, ISAIAH LOJIZ.

LAST IS OUR STATE QUALIFIER.

FIRST UNDER CLASSMEN GUY TO MAKE IT TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

FIRST UNDER CLASSMEN GUY TO BE IN THE TOP 6 GET ON THE PODIUM.

HE WAS A MATCH AWAY. HE WAS CLOSE ONE POINT AWAY.

HE KNOWS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

HE KNOWS HE'S CAPABLE, JUST NOT QUITE ENOUGH EXPERIENCED.

THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR, START AS A FRESHMAN SO WE GET IN OUR JUNIOR HIGHS, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE STUCK A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE EXPERIENCE.

THESE GUYS COMING THROUGH, BUT HE STILL HAS ANOTHER YEAR SO AS A SENIOR, HE'S STEPPING IN FORCE EXPECTING TO BE ON THE PODIUM.

EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT HE WINS IT AND THAT WOULD BE OUR FIRST GUY STATE CHAMPION.

WE HAS GIRL STATE CHAMPION LAST YEAR SO OUR FIRST UNDERCLASSMEN STATE QUALIFIER GUY NOAH ZUNIGAH.

[APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. JUST 1, 2, 3.

ONE MORE 1, 2, 3.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THEN PARENTS, IF Y'ALL WANT TO [INAUDIBLE].

>> WHILE YOU'RE GETTING EVERYBODY SITUATED HERE, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN COMING TO OUR MEETINGS ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS AND HE'S ALMOST BECOMING A FIXTURE AT OUR MEETINGS, [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] HE IS IN THE HOUSE SO [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE GETTING HERE.

>> IS THERE ANY OTHER PARENTS THAT WANT TO GO BEHIND AND TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.

BUT UP NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE

[G.5. Powerlifting State Qualifiers and Academic All-State]

MULTIPLE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ON THEIR SUCCESSFUL POWER LIFTING SEASON.

IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE YEAR FOR THE POWER LIFTING PROGRAM WITH EIGHT STUDENTS ADVANCING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

NOW, FIVE MEMBERS ON THE GIRLS POWER LIFTING TEAM COMPETED AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FACING THE TOP LIFTERS ACROSS THE STATE AND THEN WE HAD THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOYS POWER LIFTING TEAM COMPETE AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ALSO HAD SEVERAL LIFTERS EARN ACADEMIC ALLSTATE FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM WITH HIGH GPAS AND GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, INCLUDING ONE STUDENT WHO EARNED ELITE ACADEMIC ALLSTATE.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST HONOR THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE.

[NOISE] POWER LIFTING COACH JESSE RYDER [NOISE] IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THEIR SUCCESS. COACH.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. FIRST OF ALL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THESE YOUNG ADULTS.

GREAT, GREAT KIDS.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT.

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO COACH THEM AND TO BE A PART OF THEM AND HAVE THEM PART OF MY LIFE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

INTRODUCE MS. EMERY FARK.

STEP FORWARD THERE. THIS IS HANNAH ESCOBEDO, GABRIELA HERNANDEZ, CLAIRE MCDONALD, VANESSA CORNISH, JACK POLLARD, MICHAEL GARZA, RONALDO LOREDO, MELISSA VEGA AND SAM ODOM.

THAT'S YOUR POWER LIFTING TEAM.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEM HERE QUICKLY.

THIS SEASON, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THREE YEARS.

PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2011.

IT WAS A HISTORIC SEASON.

LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. TRY TO GET THROUGH SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HERE REAL QUICK.

THE SEASON ALONE WAS RECORD BREAKING.

THESE INDIVIDUALS PLUS MANY MORE WE BROKE ON THE GIRL SIDE.

WE EITHER SET THE BAR OR WE RAISED OR WE BROKE RECORDS IN THE GIRL SIDE FOR 15 DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS.

ON THE BOY SIDE, WE SET OR BROKE 18 OF OUR SCHOOL RECORDS THIS SEASON SO A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

GIVE THEM A HAND FOR THAT FOR SURE.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS JUST A FEW, BUT WE HAD 22 YOUNG LADIES QUALIFY FOR THE REGIONAL POWER LIFTING MEET.

LAST YEAR WE HAD SEVEN.

THAT IS SO JUST HUGE NUMBERS. OUR NUMBERS ARE GROWING.

WE HAD FIVE YOUNG MEN QUALIFY FOR THE REGIONAL POWER LIFTING MEET THIS YEAR SO THAT WAS A HUGE DEAL FOR US.

MICHAEL AND RONALDO, THEY WERE REGIONAL RECORD SETTERS IN THE BENCH PRESS THIS YEAR.

MICHAEL SET HIS BENCH PRESS RECORD FOR THE REGIONAL SET RIGHT THERE AT 405 POUNDS AND RONALDO SET HIS IN THE 242 WEIGHT CLASS, SORRY, ALMOST SAID 200, 485 POUNDS SO WE HAVE REGIONAL RECORD HOLDERS HERE AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL.

[00:30:02]

GIVE THEM A HAND FOR THAT. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] THESE FIVE LADIES RIGHT HERE REPRESENTED THE FRENSHIP TIGERS AT THE STATE POWER LIFTING MEET.

IT IS THE MOST WE'VE EVER HAD REPRESENT US.

LOOKING BACK AT THE RECORDS, WE'VE HAD THREE BEFORE, BUT THIS YEAR, RECORD SETTERS FOR SURE, WE HAD FIVE YOUNG LADIES GO DOWN THERE AND COMPETED IN A WORLD THAT WE REALLY HAVE NEVER BEEN A PART OF.

IT WAS EYE OPENING FOR A LOT OF THEM.

THE SPEED, JUST SEEING THE OTHER YOUNG LADIES COMPETE.

IT WAS AMAZING. LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

I KNOW THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.

THEY DID NOT GO DOWN THERE AND PERFORM AS WELL AS THEY WANTED TO, I PROMISE YOU, BUT JUST HOPEFULLY MAKES THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE HUNGRY FOR NEXT YEAR.

BUT SUPER PROUD OF THESE YOUNG LADIES REPRESENTING THE TIGERS.

THEY DID IT WITH PRIDE, THEY DID IT WITH GREAT CHARACTER.

THESE FIVE YOUNG LADIES, GUESS WHAT? I GET THEM BACK NEXT YEAR SO THAT'S AN AWESOME THING.

GIVE THEM YOUNG LADIES AGAIN.

[APPLAUSE] THESE THREE YOUNG MEN RIGHT HERE, RONALDO WAS A TWO TIME STATE COMPETITOR.

MICHAEL GARZA, THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THERE.

MICHAEL AND RONALDO WILL BE LEAVING US NEXT YEAR.

THEY ARE SENIORS SO THEY WENT OUT ON TOP DOING THE BEST THEY COULD.

THEY RANKED VERY HIGH IN THEIR CLASSIFICATIONS.

RONALDO FINISHED NINTH PLACE OUT OF, I BELIEVE, 26 LIFTERS, AND THEN MICHAEL FINISHED AT 10TH? TWELFTH.

TWELFTH, HE FINISHED 12TH OUT OF 28 LIFTERS SO THAT WAS VERY GOOD.

JACK, HE'S SOPHOMORE SO I GET HIM FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS AND HE COMPETES IN THE TOUGHEST CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE 180 POUNDS CLASS.

THERE WERE 46 LIFTERS IN THERE AND HE FINISHED IN THE TOP 20 SO HE DID A GREAT JOB.

VERY PROUD OF OUR STATE QUALIFIERS IN THE BOY'S SIDE SO GIVE THEM YOUNG MEN A HAND, PLEASE.

[APPLAUSE] UP IN TOTAL ON OUR PARTICULAR SEASON WE HAD 27 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS IN POWER LIFTING, WE HAD EIGHT STATE QUALIFIERS.

WE HAD TWO REGIONAL RECORDS THAT WERE SET.

WE BROUGHT 43 MEDALS HOME TO FRENSHIP TIGER LAND.

THIRTY-THREE OF OUR SCHOOL RECORDS WERE SET OR BROKEN THIS SEASON SO TO SAY WE HAD A GREAT YEAR IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

SO PROUD OF OUR POWER LIFTING PROGRAM.

JUST LOOK FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS FROM THEM FOR SURE.

THEN THE LAST TWO INDIVIDUALS WE'LL RECOGNIZE FOR THE POWER LIFTING PROGRAM, ON THE YOUNG LADY'S SIDE, MELISSA VEGA WAS A SECOND TEAM ACADEMIC ALLSTATE MEMBER SO APPRECIATE HER AND DEFINITELY BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE AND THEN SAM ODOM ON THE BOY'S SIDE, HE REPRESENTED THE FRENSHIP TIGERS AS AN ELITE ACADEMIC ALLSTATE INDIVIDUAL, AND THAT SAYS ENOUGH ABOUT THE YOUNG MAN.

HE DOES A GREAT JOB AND MELISSA DID A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL AND OUR DISTRICT AT THE STATE LEVEL AND ACADEMIC.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, I APPRECIATE EACH OF THEM, AND I APPRECIATE YOU HONORING THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND TIME THAT THEY PUT IN SO THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU ADMINISTRATION FOR YOUR TIME.

APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] CONGRATULATIONS ALL. THANKS.

[BACKGROUND]

>> IF [INAUDIBLE] PARENTS, IF Y-ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO IN THE BACK, FEEL FREE TO TAKE PICTURES.

NEXT UP, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO RECENTLY

[G.6. Health Occupation Student Association State Qualifiers]

COMPETED IN THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICA OR HOSA STATE COMPETITION.

HOSA IS A GLOBAL STUDENT LED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND HOSA'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER HOSA FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND EXPERIENCE.

FRENSHIP HAD 21 STUDENTS COMPETE AT THE AREA COMPETITION WITH 11 SECURING A SPOT AT THE STATE COMPETITION, SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGY, MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS, BIOMEDICAL DEBATE, AND MUCH MORE.

HOSA SPONSOR LACIE SCHAUNAMAN IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS.

I'M LACIE SCHAUNAMAN.

OUT OF OUR 11 WENT TWO WEEKS AGO DOWN TO GALVESTON TO COMPETE,

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WE HAVE FOUR THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BE HERE.

FIRST, WE HAVE WHITNEY OLOKEDE.

[LAUGHTER].

THANK YOU FOR THAT LAUGHTER.

SHE COMPETED IN CLINICAL SPECIALTY.

SHE ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GO AND FOLLOW AN OBSTETRICIAN SO THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO ACTUALLY DO SOME OF THE MANEUVERS ON ACTUAL PATIENTS.

THEN ACTUALLY SOMEBODY FROM HERE ON THIS CAMPUS CAME AND FILMED HER DOING HER SKILLS, SO THAT HELPED US. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

GOOD JOB. SHE WAS THIRD AT AREA, AND THEN WHEN SHE WENT TO STATE, SHE PASSED HER ROUND 2 AND MADE IT TO HER ROUND 1.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE SANYA FUAMBU.

SHE WAS IN A TEAM EVENT CALLED CERT.

CERT IS CERTIFIED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.

IT'S LIKE A FIRST RESPONDER.

THEY ARE ABLE TO LEARN, THEY ARE VOLUNTEERS, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY EVENTS THAT ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ACTUALLY GO TO THE ACTUAL TRAINING MODULES AND LEARN HOW TO DO THIS FOR HOSA.

SHE IS A TEAM MEMBER WITH RYAN LUONG.

THEY WENT TO AREA, QUALIFIED TO GO TO STATE, AND IN STATE, THEY PLACED EIGHTH, WHICH IS REALLY PHENOMENAL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

[APPLAUSE] WE NOW HAVE KINLEY SMITH. THERE YOU GO.

KINLEY WENT TO AREA TO COMPETE IN FAMILY MEDICAL PHYSICIAN.

FOR HER COMPETITION, SHE WAS ACTUALLY PUT INTO CONTACT WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL PHYSICIANS, AND INTERVIEWED THEM, AND WENT AND DID SOME CLINICAL TIME WITH THEM, HAD SOME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.

THIS IS ALL FOR HOSA WHICH IS REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.

SHE WENT TO AREA TO COMPETE AND SHE GOT FIRST PLACE IN AREA, WHICH QUALIFIED HER TO GO TO STATE AS WELL.

GO.

[APPLAUSE].

>> TEACHER YOU WITH US TOO. [OVERLAPPING]

>> TEACHER, OH. [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES.

>> SMILE. ONE, 2, 3.

>> CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THANKS [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] [BACKGROUND]

>> [INAUDIBLE] THIS WAY.

[BACKGROUND].

>> NEXT UP, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE

[G.7. Business Professionals of America State Qualifiers]

THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA PROGRAM ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

FRENSHIP BPA HAD 15 STUDENTS COMPETE AT THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE BACK IN JANUARY WITH ALL 15 STUDENTS ADVANCING TO THE BPA STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD IN CORPUS CHRISTI BACK IN FEBRUARY.

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA IS THE LEADING CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER RELATED CAREER FIELDS.

THE COMPETITION INCLUDED EVENTS SUCH AS GRAPHIC DESIGN, PROMOTION, JOB INTERVIEW, FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING, AND MUCH MORE, AND SOME OF THESE STUDENTS QUALIFIED FOR STATE IN MULTIPLE EVENTS.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE BPA SPONSOR DEANNA LUNING HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HER STUDENTS.

>> GOOD EVENING. AS SHE SAID, WE ARE WE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT OBVIOUSLY, BUT I HAD SOME NEWBIES THIS YEAR, AND IT'S A SAD DAY WHEN ALL BUT ONE OF THEM IS A SENIOR, SO NEXT YEAR, WE GET TO START FROM SCRATCH.

WE DID EVERYTHING FROM ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TO ACCOUNTING, TO GRAPHIC DESIGN, TO PHOTOGRAPHY, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE RORY DID, DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION, SO THEY DID A LOT OF STUFF AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID, AND ME TALKING THEM INTO DOING IT AND PROBABLY NOT REALLY WANTING TO DO IT, [LAUGHTER] AND NOT WANTING TO DO MORE THAN ONE EVENT BECAUSE I MADE THEM DO AN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM, BUT THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM.

FIRST OFF, WE HAVE MONICA ALMAGUER, AND JOURDAN DIAZ, AYLIN GONZALEZ, AND MARIBELLA ORTIZ-CAMPOS, MADDISEN PAINTER, BRENT RICHIE, AND ALSO UCHE-EBOH,

[00:40:04]

DID I GET CLOSE? [LAUGHTER]

>> YES.

>> BRADEN WEBBER. ALL DONE. [APPLAUSE].

>> IF YOU COULD PULL UP TOGETHER IN HERE.

LOOK RIGHT HERE. ONE, 2 THREE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS, Y'ALL. GOOD JOB.

>> [INAUDIBLE] GO THAT WAY.

>> THAT WAY?

>> THAT WAY [INAUDIBLE].

>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A SECOND ONE.

YES. YOU CAN GO THAT WAY [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER].

>> I SEE THESE.

[BACKGROUND].

>> THE PARENTS GET SENT. NEXT, WE HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUP THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE.

[G.8. National History Day State Qualifiers]

WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MORE THAN 20 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR SUCCESS AT THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION FOR A FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW, STUDENTS FROM ALL FRENSHIP ISC MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES QUALIFIED FOR STATE.

THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION CHALLENGES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH, CRITICAL THINKING, AND TEAM BUILDING AND THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL HISTORY DAY THEME WAS A TURNING POINT IN HISTORY.

FRENSHIP TOOK 42 STUDENTS FROM ALL FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY REGIONAL COMPETITION, AND FOR THIS COMPETITIONS, OUR STUDENTS DEVELOPED INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP HISTORICAL PROJECTS BASED ON RESEARCH, AND THEN PRESENTED THOSE PROJECTS TO A PANEL OF JUDGES, AND AT THE END OF THE COMPETITION, WE HAD 21 FRENSHIP STUDENTS ADVANCED TO THE STATE COMPETITION.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE FRENSHIP ISP SOCIAL STUDIES COORDINATOR, MALLI TRAVIS TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS. MALLI.

>> OUR SEVENTH GRADE HONORS SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS REPRESENTING ALL FOUR OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL HISTORY DAY.

THIS YEAR'S THEME, A TURNING POINT IN HISTORY HAS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO PRODUCE WEBSITES, DOCUMENTARIES, EXHIBIT BOARDS, AND PERFORMANCES CENTERING ON HISTORICAL TOPICS OF THEIR CHOICE.

AS TIFFANY SAID, 42 OF OUR STUDENTS COMPETED AT THE SOUTH PLAINS REGIONAL COMPETITION IN MARCH, AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, AND OUR STUDENTS EARNED THE LARGEST MAJORITY OF FIRST AND SECOND PLACE FINISHES IN EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES.

THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND, APRIL 20TH, 20 OF THESE STUDENTS WILL COMPETE AT THE STATE LEVEL IN AUSTIN ON THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CAMPUS WITH HOPES OF ADVANCING TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON, DC IN J.

THEIR HARD WORK AND THAT OF EACH OF THEIR TEACHERS EPITOMIZES, SEEK PERFECTION, AND CAPTURE EXCELLENCE.

TONIGHT, OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM FMS AND ALCO ARE MARISSA BRANDS.

[LAUGHTER] KEREDITH HERNET, KYLA DOLLAR, CHLOE DUNN, MADELINE HOUSE, BROOKLYN SAMANYEGO, ADDISON SMITH, AND JOEY TORRES.

[APPLAUSE]

>> EVERYONE MOVE RIGHT HERE. [INAUDIBLE] CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.

IF YOU'LL WANT TO

[00:45:01]

SCOOT A LITTLE MORE THAT WAY, YOU'LL CAN.

[G.9. SkillsUSA State Qualifiers]

NEXT UP, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, SKILLSUSA TEAMS WHO RECENTLY COMPETED AT THE SKILLSUSA STATE COMPETITION IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

WE HAD NEARLY 50 STUDENTS ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL AND SOME ADVANCED IN MULTIPLE COMPETITIONS.

SKILLSUSA IS A COMPETITION WHERE OUR CTE STUDENTS COMPETE IN A SERIES OF CAREER-DRIVEN EVENTS THAT EQUIP AND PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE IN THE WORKFORCE.

DURING STATE, WE HAD TWO FRENSHIP STUDENTS ADVANCE TO THE NATIONALS, ONE IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND ONE IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE.

STUDENTS FROM OUR CTE PHOTOGRAPHY, AUTOMOTIVE, BROADCAST MEDIA, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS HAD STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THE STATE COMPETITIONS.

TONIGHT, HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR STATE QUALIFIERS, OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, SKILLSUSA SPONSOR, DANA VINSON, AUTOTECH, SAMUEL SOTO WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, MOLLY ARELLANO WITH BROADCAST MEDIA, AND AMY THOMAS WITH PHOTOGRAPHY.

UP FIRST, WE'LL HAVE OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATE QUALIFIERS.

>> JUST REAL QUICK. OUT OF THE 10 EVENTS, WE TOOK FIRST IN SEVEN OF THEM.

WE WERE DISTRICT CHAMPS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE HERE.

WE ALSO DID HAVE A SECOND PLACE FINISH AT STATE, JUST SHY OF QUALIFYING FOR NATIONALS.

SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. NEXT YEAR, WE ARE HOPING OUR CSI TEAM WILL BE FIRST.

THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT, IF YOU'LL WANT TO COME CLOSE TO THE PODIUM SO WE CAN SEE YOU. THERE YOU GO.

>> WE TOOK 16 OVERALL.

WE GOT MADDISON SUGG FOR FORENSICS.

THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR FOR FORENSICS QUALIFYING FOR STATE.

OLIVIA ACUNA. TERA GARZA, FORENSICS.

NALANI SANCHEZ FOR FELONY TRAFFIC STOP.

NEVEAH PACHECO FOR FELONY TRAFFIC STOP.

KENZIE ESCALANTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE BOARD.

WYATT COULSON FOR CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION.

VIOLI, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION.

HALEY, FORENSICS.

PEYTON WAS OUR TACTICAL RESPONSE GROUP.

WYATT WAS TACTICAL RESPONSE GROUP.

TRYSTA ON OUR CSI TEAM.

ISABEL WITH OUR CRIME SCENE.

MATTIE PAYNER, CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. THEN IF YOU'LL WANT TO GO BACK OVER THERE.

THEN AMY WILL HAVE PHOTOGRAPHY UP NEXT.

>> I TEACH COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OUT OF THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE COMPETED IN SKILLS.

THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR TO BE AN ADVISOR FOR SKILLS.

I'M REALLY REALLY PROUD OF THIS GROUP OF KIDS.

WE HAD SEVERAL THAT WENT TO STATE FOR NOT ONLY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITIONS, BUT LEADERSHIP COMPETITIONS AS WELL.

WE COMPETED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS.

WE COMPETE IN A PRINT COMPETITION WHERE THEY HAVE TO PRINT THEIR PHOTOS, PROFESSIONALLY MATTE THEM, SEND THEM IN.

COMMUNITY SERVICE, WE HAD TWO TEAMS THAT WENT TO STATE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND THEN A PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN, AND JOB INTERVIEW TOO.

I MAKE THEM DO THE WHOLE GAMUT.

THEY DON'T GET OFF EASY WITH ME.

I HAVE THREE DISTRICT OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR, TWO OF WHICH COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

WHERE IS EDDIE? EDDIE IS ONE OF THEM, AND THEN NELLA AND JACKSON. WE'LL GO AHEAD.

SIMON ON MY COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM AND GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

SETH CRUMP.

SETH WASN'T EVEN IN COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

HE JOINED MY PHOTO CLUB AND JUMPED RIGHT IN, AND WE'RE GOING TO PUSH HIM ON PAST COMMERCIAL PHOTO 1 NEXT YEAR AND PUT HIM IN COMMERCIAL PHOTO 2.

JONATHAN GUTIERREZ FOR PRINT COMPETITION.

MARI ORTIZ-CAMPOS FOR PROMOTIONAL BULLETIN BOARD TEAM, PORTRAIT, AND GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

ADDISON HUTCHISON FOR PORTRAIT AND GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

OLIVIA THOMPSON FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE, JOB INTERVIEW, PORTRAIT, AND GENERAL.

JETT BAKER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNICAL SKILLS COMPETITION, COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM LEADERSHIP, PORTRAIT, AND GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

THEN ALSO, HE GOT BEST IN SHOW FOR HIS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY.

[00:50:03]

THEN HE ALSO GOT BEST IN CLUSTER FOR HIS PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, WHICH IS OVERALL AV, COMMUNICATION, ARTS, AND EVERYTHING.

THAT'S A PRETTY BIG AWARD THERE.

THEN OLIVIA ALSO GOT BEST IN SHOW IN GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION.

THEN MICHAEL MADDOX FOR PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNICAL SKILLS STATE COMPETITION, COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM, PORTRAIT, AND GENERAL.

THEN MICHAEL IS ALSO GOING TO NATIONALS THIS JUNE FOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY.

>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MOLLY WITH THE DIGITAL MEDIA GROUP.

>> MY KIDS WORK EXTREMELY HARD ALL YEAR LONG.

WE QUALIFIED THIS YEAR IN AUDIO VIDEO QUIZ BOWL.

IT'S OUR SECOND YEAR TO TAKE FIRST PLACE IN AUDIO VIDEO QUIZ BOWL, AND THAT'S AN INTENSIVE, EXPANSIVE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE.

WE HAVE TO KNOW EVERYTHING FROM HOW THE CAMERA WORKS TO BROADCAST, TO FILM, TO TECHNICAL VOCABULARY, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY DID REALLY WELL.

THEY PLACED EIGHTH IN STATE FOR AUDIO VIDEO QUIZ BOWL, WHICH IS AWESOME.

THEN I HAVE TWO GUYS RIGHT HERE, CANYON RODRIGUEZ AND BRAYDEN TOMLINSON, AND THEY ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS IN TELEVISION VIDEO PRODUCTION.

THEY WERE GIVEN A PROMPT THE MORNING OF AND THEY HAD THREE HOURS TO SHOOT A VIDEO AND THREE HOURS TO EDIT, AND THEY CREATED SOME PRETTY AWESOME THINGS AT DISTRICT AND AT STATE.

THEN ALSO, WE'VE GOT CAMDEN REESE OVER HERE.

HE HAD A SUPERIOR RATING.

HE GOT A PERFECT SCORE ON HIS GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY.

HIS PHOTOGRAPH OF A TECH COACH AND A TECH PLAYER WAS REALLY PHENOMENAL.

HE'S REALLY GREAT AT CAPTURING SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY, AND WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM.

WE'VE ALSO GOT JOURDAN DIAZ WHO ALSO QUALIFIED FOR BPA STATE.

YOU'RE SEEING HIM AGAIN.

HE WAS ON OUR AUDIO VIDEO QUIZ BOWL TEAM.

JAXSON BAILEY'S ALSO ON OUR AUDIO VIDEO QUIZ BOWL TEAM. THESE ARE MY BOYS TONIGHT.

>> NEXT WE HAVE MR. BENSON WITH AUTOTECH.

>> WELL, I GUESS MINE IS GOING TO BE SHORT BECAUSE OF OUT OF 11 MEMBERS OF MY TEAM, 10 OF THEM HAD TO WORK.

I'LL KEEP IT PRETTY BRIEF HERE.

WE HAD A REAL GOOD RUN THIS YEAR.

WE MANAGED TO PULL OUT MORE GOLD MEDALS AND PODIUMS AT DISTRICT THAN OUR COMPETITORS DID, INCLUDING A FEW NEW SCHOOLS THAT DECIDED TO SHOW UP.

AT DISTRICT, WE WERE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS IN MAINTENANCE AND LIGHT REPAIR DONE BY MR. CHRIS VINSON HERE.

HE WAS A DISTRICT CHAMPION IN MAINTENANCE AND LIGHT REPAIR, ON THE DISTRICT CHAMPION QUIZ BOWL TEAM, AND ALSO FINISHED THIRD IN AUTOMOTIVE TOOL IDENTIFICATION, WHICH YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT TOOLS, BUT WHENEVER YOU TURN AROUND AND TRY TO TAKE THAT THING, YOU LEARN YOUR PLACE IN SOCIETY.

AT STATE, WE HAD A LOT OF QUALIFIERS FOR STATE THAT DID REAL GOOD.

BUT THE ONE THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT THE MOST IS MR. PARKER DICKENS WHO QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS BY WINNING AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY.

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SKILLSUSA STATE QUALIFIERS.

[APPLAUSE]

[00:55:05]

>> [INAUDIBLE] TO GO.

[BACKGROUND] OVER HERE.

THIS IS OUR LAST STUDENT RECOGNITION FOR TODAY,

[G.10. Cheer UIL State Band Chant, All-State, and Academic All-State]

AND IT'S A BIG ONE AS YOU CAN SEE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHEER ATHLETES ON MAKING SCHOOL HISTORY.

OVER THE WINTER BREAK, THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS TRAVELED TO FORT WORTH FOR THE UIL SPIRIT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, THE TEAM WON A STATE TITLE FOR BEST FAN CHANT, AND IN THE FINALS, THE TIGERS FINISHED IN EIGHTH PLACE SCORING HIGHER THAN THE FIVE TIME DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION.

IN ADDITION TO BRINGING HOME SOME HARDWARE AT THE STATE COMPETITION, WE HAD 20 CHEER ATHLETES RECEIVE AWARDS INCLUDING 15 SENIORS EARNING ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS FROM THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION.

FIVE EARNED ALL-STATE HONORS, THREE EARNED LEGACY ALL-STAR AWARDS, ONE WITH ALL-STAR CHEERLEADER.

WE ALSO HAD THREE HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STAR AWARDS, AND ANABEL BENNETT RECEIVED THE TGCA 5A-6A CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR TITLE.

OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHEER COACH KAYCI SMITH IS HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE ALL THESE ATHLETES.

[APPLAUSE]

>> WELL, TIFFANY SAID EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD TO.

[LAUGHTER] NOW, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS SUCH A HUGE HONOR AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING OUR ATHLETES.

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER BEEN ABLE TO GO TO THE COED DIVISION AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE COED DIVISION, BUT THEY ALSO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT WOLFORTH AMERICA, THAT'S WHAT WE CALL OURSELVES IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, AND US GOING IN, PLACING THE TOP 10 WAS OUR BIGGEST GOAL, WE WANTED TOP 10, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME TO GO IN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE'RE FINE.

THEN TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY FINISHING IN THE TOP 10 PLACING EIGHT, BUT THEN GETTING THAT FIRST STATE TITLE WAS SOMETHING I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WILL EVER FORGET.

IT WAS SUCH A BIG DEAL, AND IT WAS FROM THE FRESHMAN ALL THE WAY TO OUR MASCOTS.

EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT YOU SEE HERE AND SOME OF OUR FRIENDS AREN'T HERE HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THAT AND WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THIS TEAM.

BUT SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL IS INSTEAD OF HIRING OUTSIDE CHOREOGRAPHERS, WHICH IS A STANDARD PRACTICE IN THE 6A WORLD, WE WERE LED BY TWO OF OUR VERY OWN, SENIOR BRINLEY WELLS WHO'S HERE TONIGHT AND THE SOPHOMORE EMMY PARRAT OVER HERE, [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] CHOREOGRAPHED THE STATE WINNING FAN CHANT, BUT THEY SET THE STANDARD FOR FRENSHIP CHEER.

WHAT A TESTAMENT THIS IS TO OUR TEAM, BUT ALSO TO THE FUTURE THAT IS FRENSHIP CHEER.

THEY WERE ABLE TO SHOW THAT THEY CAN HANDLE THEMSELVES, AND WHEN I TELL YOU THEY GO TO OUTSIDE CHOREOGRAPHERS, THERE'S CHOREOGRAPHERS THAT GET PAID LOTS OF MONEY TO DO WHAT THEY DID, AND A LOT OF THEM ACTUALLY GO TO DAYTONA WHERE THE COLLEGE AND NATIONALS WERE THIS WEEKEND AND THEY DO THE SAME THING, THEY CHOREGRAPH THERE.

IT'S A HUGE DEAL THAT WE WERE BLESSED WITH BRINLEY AND EMMY, AND EMMY IS CONTINUING THAT LEGACY BY BEING OUR UIL CAPTAIN THIS NEXT YEAR TOO AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WHOLE TEAM FOR THAT, AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE SOME OTHER RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED AT OUR ACADEMIC ALL-STATE THIS IS A GROUP THAT WE'D REALLY LIKE TO RECOGNIZE BECAUSE IT'S OUR SENIORS AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD ALL SENIORS, INCLUDING OUR MASCOT RECEIVE ACADEMIC ALL-STATE.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THEIR NAMES IS REALLY QUICK.

WE HAVE ANNABELLE BENNETT, TIMBER BENNETT, BRINLEY WELLS, NATHAN HAYES, JEREMIAH ADAMS, ELENA BAYU, KENDALL DAVIS, DYLAN HAMILTON, RACHEL MARLIN, TATUM SURR, DANIEL GABRIEL VARGAS, J.C. GERRETA, TAYLOR WILSON, AND MATTHEW GELLER.

[APPLAUSE] WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE LEGACY CHEERLEADERS.

THESE CHEERLEADERS ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR SETTING THE STANDARD FOR OUR PROGRAM AND LEAVING IT FOREVER LEGACY AT YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR PROGRAM.

I CAN ATTEST THAT THESE THREE YOUNG LADIES HAVE CHANGED THIS PROGRAM AND MADE ME A BETTER

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COACH AND WILL FOREVER HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRINLEY WELLS, TIMBER BENNETT, AND ANNABELLE BENNETT.

[APPLAUSE] NEXT, FRENSHIP IS ALWAYS DOING AMAZING THINGS IN OUR EYES BUT WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION TO SEE IT AS WELL.

WE WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO CONGRATULATE TGCA ALL-STAR RECIPIENT AND HONORABLE MENTION.

CAMERON FORTNER WAS NAMED OUR ALL STAR CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR, WHICH SHE WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE ALL STAR GAME IN FORT WORTH AT THE END OF JUNE.

IN OUR HONORABLE MENTIONS FOR THAT IS A JAY LEGANS, HANNA FERRIS, AND ELIA SAINTS AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] WE FORMALLY CONGRATULATE THESE FIVE OUTSTANDING ATHLETES FOR RECEIVING THE AMAZING HONOR OF BEING NAMED 6A ALL STATE CHEERLEADERS.

THEY ARE FIVE OUT OF 50 FOR THE ENTIRE STATE THAT RECEIVED THIS AWARD.

WE'RE SO VERY PROUD OF THEM AND SINCE THESE HUMANS HAVE COME INTO MY LIFE, THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN AMAZING AND THEY REALLY HAVE SET THE STANDARD, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WE WILL BE SAYING THESE NAMES FOR A VERY LONG TIME IN OUR PROGRAM.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO BRINLEY, TIMBER, ANNABELLE, AND NATHAN, AND THEN AS WELL AS EMMY PARRAT, SHE WAS NAMED THE ONLY SOPHOMORE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO RECEIVE THAT.

[APPLAUSE] OUR LAST AWARD IS TO ANNABELLE BENNETT FOR RECEIVING OUR TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION 5-6A CHEERLEADER OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS.

ANNABELLE, YOU WERE DESERVING OF THIS AWARD AND RECEIVING ALL-STAR CHEERLEADER IN 2022, '23, ALL-STATE CHEER, 2022, '23, AND 2021 AND 2022, 2021 AND 2020 YOU RECEIVED ALL-STATE, SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL OF THAT.

[APPLAUSE] NAMED MCA ALL AMERICAN AND SHE'S RECEIVED THE LEGACY AWARD, AND THIS GIRL IS JUST AMAZING.

SHE'S DONE AMAZING THINGS FOR US.

SHE WAS ONE OF OUR CHEER CAPTAINS, HER AND WITH HER CAPTAIN, TIMBER BENNETT, SINGLE-HANDEDLY, AGAIN, CHOREOGRAPHED ALL OF OUR ROUTINES AND DID STUFF THAT IS PRETTY AMAZING AND PRETTY MIRACULOUS.

THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR PROGRAM.

BUT I WANT TO THANK THE SENIORS SPECIFICALLY FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR OUR PROGRAM AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS YOU.

I'M NOT GOING TO CRY THIS TIME.

[LAUGHTER]

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE]

>> I WAS JUST CRYING. THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR FOR ME TO HAVE BRAND NEW COACHES WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN OUR PROGRAM BEFORE AS FAR AS COACHES GOES AND THEY WERE THROWN IN TO ME NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] AND NOT KNOWING WHAT I'M DOING HALF OF THE TIME.

BUT WE HAVE COACH EMMA [INAUDIBLE], WHO HAS REALLY HELPED US WITH OUR [INAUDIBLE] GAME.

BUT IT WAS ALSO REALLY SPECIALIST, COACH MALLORY HAYES.

SHE WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY CHEER LEADERS WHO WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM, WHO WAS OUR CAPTAIN AND NOW SHE'S ONE OF OUR CHEER COACHES SO THAT TO ME IS A TESTAMENT TO FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL THAT SHE WANTED TO COME BACK HOME JUST LIKE I DID AND WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM AS PART OF OUR CHEER PROGRAM NOW [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE]

>> THEN PARENTS, WE HAVE A BACKDROP BACK THERE, SINCE IT'S SUCH A, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR, BIG GROUP, SO WE CAN TAKE A BUNCH OF GROUP PICTURES BACK THERE IF YOU DON'T MIND.

[BACKGROUND] WE'LL GO RIGHT OUT THERE.

[BACKGROUND]

[01:05:17]

>> WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT AGENDA [INAUDIBLE] UPDATE, MR. [INAUDIBLE].

>> [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]

>> I'LL CALL AGENDA. MY BAD.

[LAUGHTER] NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS 3A.

[3.A. Board member training hours announcement]

WE HAVE THE BOARD MEMBER TRAINING HOURS ANNOUNCEMENT, MS. [INAUDIBLE].

>> YES, SIR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DRAPER.

CONTINUING EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION EVERY YEAR FOR EACH TRUSTEE, AND IT REQUIRES TO BE REPORTED AT THE LAST REGULAR BOARD MEETING BEFORE AN ELECTION, SPECIFICALLY STATING WHICH BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED, EXCEEDED OR ARE DEFICIENT IN THEIR TRAINING HOURS.

ON BEHALF OF MR. DRAPER, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT OUR BOARD HAS MET ALL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, TEAM BUILDING, [NOISE] CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND THE FIVE HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS.

BOARD MEMBERS HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING HOURS AS FOLLOWS.

BRAD DRAPER MET THE REQUIRED HOURS.

ANDREW COX HAD 10.75 HOURS, HE EXCEEDED BY 5.75.

MR. MILLER MET THE REQUIREMENT.

MRS. PHILLIPS EXCEEDED THE REQUIREMENT BY 3.25 HOURS.

KYLE ROGERS EXCEEDED THE REQUIREMENT BY 4.75 HOURS.

CHELSEA SALAZAR EXCEEDED THE REQUIREMENT BY 6.25 HOURS.

[NOISE] THAT'S SAID THERE'S A BOARD'S DELEGATE AT THE [INAUDIBLE] CONVENTION, WHICH I KNOW WAS [INAUDIBLE].

>> I DESERVE THAT.

>> MR. SHAWN VINSON AS A BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED IN DECEMBER HAS UNTIL DECEMBER 2024 TO COMPLETE THE 10 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION.

HE'S ALREADY ON HIS WAY TO MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT, AND HAS MET ALL OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBER TRAINING SUCH AS THE LOCAL DISTRICT ORIENTATION, THE ORIENTATION TO THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE OF THE GOVERNMENT TRAINING, EVALUATING STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING AND THE TEA SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM.

[NOISE] ON BEHALF OF ADMINISTRATION AND DR. MCCORD, WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE DISTRICT, EVERYONE, BY MEETING THOSE SOMETIMES BRUTAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY.

THANK YOU. ANNOUNCEMENT [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

>> WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

[3.B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings]

WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR THE UPCOMING MEETING, MAY 20TH, 2024.

REGULAR MEETING, AND BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE ON THE AGENDA OR HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE GET WITH MS. LIBRE, DR. MCCORD AND MYSELF.

UPCOMING MEETINGS, WE'VE GOT BUSINESS PARTNERS LUNCHEON,

[3.C. Upcoming Events]

APRIL 23, 2024 AT 11:30 AT CASEY BUILDING.

CORRECT? GOT A DUAL LANGUAGE SENIOR BANQUET, MAY 2ND AT 6:00 P.M. ALSO HERE AT THE CASEY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

WE HAVE THE FRENSHIP STAFF APPRECIATION BANQUET, MAY 7 AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE TEXAS TECH FRAZIER ALUMNI PAVILION.

WE HAVE THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENT BANQUET MAY 14, 6:00 P.M. ALSO AT THE TEXAS TECH FRAZIER ALUMNI PAVILION.

WE HAVE THE FRENSHIP FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON, MAY 16 AT GOLF SUITES.

WE HAVE SPRING FOOTBALL GAME, MAY 17, AT PEOPLES BANK STADIUM.

WE ALSO HAVE THE RES EDUCATION CENTER GRADUATION MAY 23RD AT 6:00 P.M. FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

THEN WE HAVE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION MAY 26TH AT 3:00 P.M. AT THE UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA.

[INAUDIBLE].

>> DO WE HAVE A TIME ON THAT SPRING FOOTBALL GAME, SIR?

>> TIME ON THE SPRING FOOTBALL GAME 7 O'CLOCK, I BELIEVE.

>> 7:00?

>> YES, SIR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD, MOTION YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE?

>> NO. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE] TEAM.

I KNOW WE ALL ARE PROUD BUT I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND THE ADVISORS AND

[01:10:06]

THE TEACHERS AND THE PARENTS WHO ALLOW US TO WORK WITH THEIR KIDS AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I KNOW WE ARE A BIGGER DISTRICT BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE KIDS THAT THEY ARE JUST REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE MORE SUCCESSFUL EACH YEAR.

>> THESE PROGRAM KEEPS GROWING.

>> IT DOES. MORE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BETTER, BUT IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT DOES.

>> THE KIDS KEEP RAISING THE BAR HIGHER AND HIGHER.

>> IT'S AMAZING. IT'S JUST FUN TO WATCH.

IN THE BACK, I DON'T WANT TO SAY.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> WELL, OKAY. I'LL JUST TELL THEM WE'RE PROUD OF THEM [LAUGHTER] IN THE BACK.

[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] MR. HERNANDEZ TELL THEM THAT TO. THAT'S IT.

>> YOU'RE DONE?

>> AYE.

>> IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED?

>> NO, SIR.

>> THAT BEING SAID, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.