[1.C. Reconvene from Closed Session -- 7:00 p.m] [00:00:07] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT AT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED. AND NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN A TIME AND MANNER AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THEREFORE, AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRENSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES TO ORDER. MR. COX, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION? PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. DEAR FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. LORD. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND JUST WHAT IT MEANS TO OUR FAMILIES. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR EACH FAMILY THAT'S REPRESENTED HERE AND JUST FOR THEIR KIDDOS AND JUST THE TALENTS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN THEM. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH EACH OF US. JUST BE WITH OUR TEACHERS. JUST GUIDE AND DIRECT US AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU SIR. HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS HERE TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. THAT'S A GOOD THING. IT MEANS OUR STUDENTS ARE THRIVING AND THEIR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND AND SO WE'VE GOT 14 DIFFERENT GROUPS TONIGHT. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST GROUP THAT WE'VE HAD AT FRENSHIP. I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. SO IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH US AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THROUGH WITH IT AND GET STARTED. YOU KNOW, ONCE YOUR CHILD IS RECOGNIZED, IF, IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT ANYBODY'S FEELINGS. BUT IF YOU WANT TO STAY, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY. SO MISS TIFFANY TAYLOR'S GOING TO TAKE IT FROM HERE. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. BOARD. IT'S ALWAYS AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT WHEN WE HAVE THIS MANY STUDENTS THAT WE GET TO RECOGNIZE, FROM FINE ARTS, ATHLETICS TO ACADEMICS, WE HAVE SO MANY GROUPS THAT HAVE MADE IT TO THE STATE AND EVEN NATIONAL LEVEL. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN. [1.G.1. Scripps National Spelling Bee Qualifier] AND FIRST WE HAVE OUR SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE QUALIFIER. SO MR. EUGENICS AND THEN ZION, IF YOU WOULD COME UP. YOU'RE GOOD. WE ARE SO PROUD TO CELEBRATE. SEEING DOCTOLERO, A SEVENTH GRADER AT TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO WON THE 74TH ANNUAL LUBBOCK REGIONAL SPELLING BEE ON MARCH 7TH. HE WILL NOW REPRESENT THE REGION AT THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE IN WASHINGTON NEXT MONTH. NOW. AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL. HE WON THE TERRA VISTA SPELLING BEE. THEN HE WON THE DISTRICT SPELLING BEE. AND THEN HE GOT FIRST PLACE IN THE REGIONAL SPELLING BEE. SO NOW HE IS HEADED TO NATIONALS. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE TERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ERIC EUGENE TO HELP HELP US RECOGNIZE THEM. GOOD EVENING. THERE WAS ROUGHLY 10 MILLION STUDENTS THAT COMPETED THIS YEAR FOR THE SPELLING BEE. AND OUT OF THE 10,000,250 GET TO GO TO WASHINGTON, D.C.. AND ONE OF OUR VERY OWN IS MR.. NOT ONLY IS HE HANDSOME. HE CAN SPELL VERY WELL. SO WE'RE EXCITED. I WANT TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. AND THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND, SIR. GOOD JOB. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT WORD YOU. ONE. WHAT WORD DID YOU WIN WITH? [00:05:04] CATHEDRAL. SAY THAT AGAIN. DIHEDRAL. OKAY. YEAH. YOU MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM WHO CAN SPELL THAT. OKAY. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE, AND THEN MOM AND DAD, IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME BACK AND TAKE A PICTURE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO AS WELL. AND SO PARENTS, WHEN IT'S YOUR STUDENTS GROUP, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO BACK THERE AND TAKE PICTURES. WE'RE GOING TO LET MR. EUGENE. OH, YES. HOP IN THE PICTURE. DO YOU WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF. ALL RIGHT. SO UP NEXT WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HELEN LYNN. [1.G.2. State and International Science and Engineering Fair Qualifier] SHE DELIVERED AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT THE REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, EARNING THIRD PLACE IN HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS. PHYSICS, SCIENCE DIVISION AND FIRST PLACE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. NOW, HER PROJECT STOOD OUT AMONG COMPETITORS AND EARNED HER A SPOT, ADVANCING TO TWO DIFFERENT FAIRS, INCLUDING THE TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, AND THEN ALSO THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR. NOW TONIGHT, WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING TEACHER JAMES HOLLOWAY TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HER. SHE CAME IN IN AUGUST. AND THE CLASS THAT WE OPERATE FOR THIS AND SHE'S LIKE, CAN, CAN I BUILD A ROBOT DOG? IF YOU KNOW ME, LIKE, SURE, LET'S DO IT. AND SHE SUCCESSFULLY DID. AND SHE'S RIGHT NOW WORKING ON VISION SOFTWARE ON IT. HER GOAL WAS TO BUILD A RESCUE DOG THAT COULD GO OUT AND RESCUE SOMEBODY, AND SHE DID IT. SHE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF OUR PROGRAM AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. SHE'S BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND GOING ON TO DO BIGGER AND BRIGHTER THINGS. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. AND UP NEXT, WE HAVE HOSA. Y'ALL WOULD COME UP. COME AROUND. AND THEN AGAIN, PARENTS, IF Y'ALL WANT TO GO TO THE BACK TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO Y'ALL WANT TO STAND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PODIUM. OKAY. TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO [1.G.3. FHS Health Occupations Students of America State Qualifiers] RECENTLY 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 HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY, AND ITS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE GLOBAL HEALTH COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND EXPERIENCE. WE HAD SIX FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN A SPOT AT THE STATE COMPETITION THAT WAS INCLUDED DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD. THESE COMPETITIONS INCLUDED SPORTS MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, MEDICAL, SPELLING AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. TONIGHT WE HAVE HOSA SPONSOR STEPHANIE HUMPHREY AND MICHELLE REEVES TO HELP US HONOR THESE STUDENTS. HI, I'M MISS HUMPHREY, THIS IS MISS REEVES. WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS, AND WE ARE JUST SO VERY PROUD OF THEM AND SO THANKFUL FOR YOU GUYS FOR RECOGNIZING AND RECOGNIZING THEM IN PREPARATION OF COMPETITION. THESE STUDENTS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS STUDYING, PRACTICING, AND PREPARING. THEY'VE MASTERED SKILLS THAT MANY ADULTS WOULD FIND INTIMIDATING, AND THEY'VE DONE IT WHILE BALANCING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIFE THROWS AT THEM. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT THESE KIDS COMPETE. IT'S ALL OF TEXAS AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT THEY COMPETE AGAINST. SOME OF THEM ARE HEALTH SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOLS. THOSE KIDS EAT, SLEEP, BREATHE HEALTH SCIENCE. THAT'S ALL THEY DO ALL DAY LONG. AND FOR THESE KIDDOS TO GET TO MAKE IT TO THAT LEVEL WITH THOSE KIDS IS A PRETTY AMAZING FEAT. AND WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM. SO LET ME LET ME INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. OUR CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TEAM IS CARLY WARREN, ZAINAB AND ZACHARY LAWRENCE. AND THEN MEDICAL SPELLING IS REIGN UNAI. SPORTS MEDICINE. AMAYA JACKSON AND FAMILY PHYSICIAN. FAMILY PHYSICIAN WAS A. FAMILY MEDICINE IS. WHITNEY. THANK YOU. [00:10:06] LOOK RIGHT HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. TWO. CONGRATULATIONS. GREAT JOB. UP NEXT WE HAVE CHESS. SO IF YOU ARE ON THE CHESS TEAM, IF YOU'D COME UP AND AGAIN PARENTS FEEL FREE TO GO IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT. FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. [1.G.4. FHS Chess State Champions and National Competitors] FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHESS CLUB ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION AT THE 2026 TEXAS CHESS ASSOCIATION SUPER STATE TOURNAMENT. THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHESS CLUB DOMINATED THE COMPETITION, MAKING SCHOOL HISTORY BY CLAIMING THE T.C., A SUPER STATE JV CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND SECURING A SPOT AT THE USCF NATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT. THEY WERE THE STATE CHAMPS. NOW, THE TEAM TRAVELED TO CHICAGO IN MARCH FOR THE NATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT, WHERE THEY PLACED AMONG THE TOP 20 TEAMS ACROSS THE NATION. AT THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT, THIS TEAM PLACED 17TH OUT OF 52 TEAMS TONIGHT, WE HAVE MISS FREO AND MISS VON PEZZI TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS. SO STARTING FROM THE LEFT AND MOVING ON TO THE RIGHT, WE HAVE JONATHAN PERALES. WE HAVE BRAXTON POTTS, ISABEL GUTIERREZ JACOB PRATT, BRADLEY CALCUTT, SEAN BOB AND AIDEN THOMAS. ALL OF WHICH ATTENDED THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND ALL OF WHICH PLACED FIRST PLACE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE DONE THAT. SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THESE TOURNAMENTS RUN, THEY RUN OVER A COURSE OF THREE DAYS, THEY'RE DOING AT LEAST THREE GAMES PER DAY. AND THOSE GAMES CAN GO FROM AN HOUR AND A HALF TO THREE HOURS, WHICH IS GRUELING. AND THEN THEY GOT 30 MINUTES TO RECOUP. THEY'RE BACK IN THERE. SO IT'S, IT'S A LONG DAY, BUT THEY DO GREAT. AND WE WERE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THAT INVITATION UP TO NATIONALS. SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL. WE HOPE NEXT YEAR WE CAN ALSO ATTEND THIS. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL GET CLOSE TOGETHER RIGHT HERE AT ME. YES. PERFECT. ISABELLA. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. YES. GOOD JOB. YES. CONGRATS. NEXT WE HAVE POWER LIFTING. [1.G.5. FHS Powerlifting State Champion, State Qualifiers and Academic All-State] IF YOU'RE A POWER LIFTING PARENT, YOU CAN STEP BACK. I DON'T WANT TO. UP NEXT, WE WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS POWERLIFTING TEAM ON AN IMPRESSIVE SEASON THAT SAW SEVERAL FIRSTS. WE HAD MULTIPLE PHS ATHLETES EARN SPOTS AT THE STATE MEET, AND THE STUDENTS REPRESENTED FRENSHIP WELL, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE POWERLIFTING PROGRAM AT PHS, WE HAD A STATE CHAMPION, JACK POLLARD. IN ADDITION TO THAT STATE CHAMPION, THERE WERE ALSO THREE FEMALE POWERLIFTERS EARNED TOP TEN SPOTS IN THE STATE, AND WE ALSO HAD ONE EARNED A PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE POWERLIFTING HEAD COACH DUSTY ROBINSON TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS. JUST LIKE ME. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. EACH AND EVERY YEAR, THIS IS YEAR SIX FOR ME, CONTINUES TO GROW SO THAT THAT'S A BLESSING. YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR JUST LINEAGE KEEPS GROWING. OUR KIDS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THEM. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ACADEMIC ALL-STATE INDIVIDUALS. YOUNG LADY ON THE VERY END DOWN THERE IS KAYLA RIJINO. SHE WAS A SECOND TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-STATE PARTICIPANT. NEXT TO HER IS GOING TO BE KEEGAN SALLEY. [00:15:03] HE WAS A FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL STATE SELECTEE. DANIEL DOMINEY WILL ALSO BE A FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC, ALL STATE SELECTEE AND THEN GILBERTO MARQUEZ. HE IS ALSO A FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC, ALL STATE. AND THEN NEXT TO HIM IS COLTON DAVIS. HE IS A FIRST TEAM ACADEMIC ALL STATE AS WELL. SO OUR BOYS WERE VERY WELL REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTED. OUR GIRLS WERE VERY WELL REPRESENTED AS WELL. JACK POLLARD AND VANESSA CORNISH ON EACH SIDE OF ME. THEY WERE ELITE, ACADEMIC, ALL STATE, MEANING THEY HAD A 98.5 OR ABOVE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR THAT PUTS IN FOR THAT. SO THOSE ARE OUR ACADEMIC ALL STATE SELECTEES. GREAT, GREAT GROUP THIS YEAR. VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED IN THE CLASSROOM. AND THEN THE LAST PART, I WILL ALSO ADD MISS DANESSA CORNISH RECEIVED ONE OF SIX ACADEMIC ALL STATE SCHOLARSHIPS, ONE OF SIX OUT OF THE ENTIRE STATE FOR POWER LIFTING $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS. ON THIS SIDE, AS WE'RE SLOWLY MOVING AROUND, YOU'LL MOVE THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT THERE. OKAY. OVER HERE, OUR STATE QUALIFIERS STARTING ON THE VERY END. THAT'S ADRIAN CERVANTES. SHE'S A TWO TIME STATE QUALIFIER. RIGHT NEXT TO HER OVER THERE IS GABRIELA GONZALEZ. OKAY. HERNANDEZ. I'M SORRY. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DO IT. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO DO IT. GABRIELA HERNANDEZ, SHE IS A TWO TIME STATE QUALIFIER. ELIZABETH CUERVO RUBIO. GO AHEAD. SHE IS A FIRST TIME STATE QUALIFIER, AND I HAVE HER FOR TWO MORE YEARS, SO THAT'S EVEN MORE AWESOME. MIA CORDERO SHE IS A SENIOR THIS YEAR. SHE WAS A STATE QUALIFIER FOR THE FIRST TIME. VANESSA CORNISH SHE'S A THREE TIME STATE QUALIFIER. AND JACK POLLARD IS A THREE TIME STATE QUALIFIER. OKAY I WILL ADD THIS THOUGH. MIA OR CERVANTES ADRIAN ON THE VERY END, HAS A CHANCE TO BE OUR FIRST FOUR TIME STATE QUALIFIER IF SHE KEEPS ROLLING. SO. I'LL ADD THE VERY LAST PART OF THIS. WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST MEDALIST LAST YEAR WHO HAPPENED TO BE THIS GUY AND FINISHED SECOND THIS YEAR. HE GOES DOWN BATTLED THE FLU. KIND OF. HE WAS. HE WAS BLOWING THE FIELD AWAY, AND THEN HE GOT SICK OVER SPRING BREAK AND GOES INTO THE FIRST, FIRST LIFT OF THE, THE SQUAT. AND HE CAME OFF THE HOTEL WAS HEAVY AND OF COURSE IT WAS 645 POUNDS, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE HEAVY. BUT ANYWAYS, JACK GOES DOWN THERE CONTINUES TO DO WHAT HE DID, DID REALLY WELL. HE ENDS UP BEING OUR FIRST EVER STATE CHAMPION IN POWERLIFTING. SO VERY AWESOME FEAT THIS YEAR FOR OUR TEAM AND OUR, OUR PROGRAM. SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF THESE YOUNG ADULTS AND WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, WHETHER IT WAS ACADEMICALLY OR ATHLETICALLY IN THE PLATFORMS. THEY DID AN ABSOLUTE GREAT JOB. SO VERY PROUD OF THEM. SO LET'S GIVE THEM. WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OF Y'ALL COME TO THE FRONT. YES. THERE YOU GO. OKAY, EVERYONE, LOOK AT ME. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY, YOU'RE GOING TO TEXT, OKAY? AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE POWERLIFTING CLUB AT TEN. YOU'RE A FIREFIGHTER, IS THAT RIGHT? I KNOW. VANESSA, WHAT ABOUT YOU? I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU. OH. VERY GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL [1.G.6. FHS Boys and Girls Basketball All-State and Academic All-State] GIRLS AND BOYS. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO TAKE PICTURES. IF I CAN JUST HAVE Y'ALL COME THIS WAY. AND THEN Y'ALL CAN SCOOT BACK IF YOU NEED TO GO FARTHER. GIRLS, IF Y'ALL WANT TO GO ALL ON THIS SIDE. OH, GRANER. OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL WAIT FOR THE PARENTS TO GET SET UP. PARENTS, IF Y'ALL ARE DOING BASKETBALL. SO IF Y'ALL WANT TO GO BACK AND TAKE PICTURES, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SOME [00:20:01] PARENTS WHO ARE WAITING OUTSIDE, SO WE'LL LET THEM GET SET UP. OKAY, NEXT UP, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS ON A GREAT RUN THIS SEASON. THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM MADE IT TO THE BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS AND THEY HAD SIX STUDENTS EARN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION AND TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES. ACADEMIC. ALL STATE HONORS. THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM MADE IT TO THE ELITE EIGHT IN THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THIRD OVERALL YEAR IN PROGRAM HISTORY. THEY ALSO HAD SEVEN STUDENTS EARN ALL STATE OR ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONORS. THESE AWARDS SHOW HOW DEDICATED THESE STUDENTS ARE ON AND OFF THE COURT. AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH PAUL PAGE, WHO IS ALSO THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR. AND WE HAVE. GIRLS BASKETBALL HEAD COACH TRENT HILLYARD, WHO IS RETIRING THIS YEAR. SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS. WELL, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE THESE STUDENT ATHLETES. THEY TRULY ARE STUDENT ATHLETES WITH THE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT THEY'VE HAD THIS YEAR. AND THE FIRST PERSON WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE IS OUR ONE JUNIOR THAT WE HAVE UP HERE WHO ACHIEVED TGCA BASKETBALL, ALL-STATE, TAB, C BASKETBALL ALL STATE AND THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION SELECT ELITE TEAM, WHICH IS ONLY EIGHT PLAYERS IN THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS THAT RECEIVE THAT. SO WE'LL RECOGNIZE JAYLA JACKSON. ACADEMIC. PEOPLE TGCA. ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TABC ACADEMIC ALL-STATE IN TEXAS. HIGH. SCHOOL. COACHES. ASSOCIATION. ACADEMIC. ALL-STATE. SECOND TEAM. MACY. BEAM. AND TDCA BASKETBALL ALL STATE ADDISON BOLLINGER. TGCA ACADEMIC ALL STATE TABC ACADEMIC. ALL STATE AND TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES. ASSOCIATION. ACADEMIC. ALL. STATE. SECOND. TEAM. MADISON. JAMES. A ACADEMIC. ALL STATE TABC ACADEMIC. ALL. STATE AND TEXAS HIGH. SCHOOL. COACHES. ASSOCIATION. ACADEMIC. ALL-STATE. FIRST TEAM. EMILY. LENT. A B C ACADEMIC ALL-STATE. HONORABLE MENTION. TEXAS HIGH. SCHOOL. COACHES. ASSOCIATION. ACADEMIC. ALL-STATE. HONORABLE MENTION RENEE MOORE. HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR MOST OF THEM FOR FOUR YEARS AND HELPED US KEEP MANY, MANY THINGS ON THE PLAYING COURT ALONG WITH IN THEIR CLASSROOM. AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT ROLE MODELS AS WELL, AND REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT A FRENSHIP TIGER IS LIKE. SO CONGRATULATIONS LADIES. NOW, WHY WERE YOU SO SHOCKED THAT YOU WERE A TEACHER OF THE YEAR? YES. I'VE BEEN TEACHING THIS GUY HOW TO FEEL OUT OF BREATH, HOW TO DO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FIVE YEARS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO AWARD A SPECIAL GROUP TONIGHT. WE TWO HAVE SEVERAL ACADEMIC AWARDS, TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES AND TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES. AND OUR FIRST AWARD GOES TO TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TO ONE OF OUR TRAINERS, BELA DIAZ. HE SELECTED TEXAS HIGH. SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-STATE AND ABC ALL-STATE. FIRST TEAM WAS JACKSON HACKER. TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION. ACADEMIC ALL-STATE. SECOND TEAM AND ABC ALL-STATE. GRAHAM STEPHENS. TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES. ASSOCIATION. ALL-STATE. HONORABLE MENTION AND TABC ALL-STATE. BRADY. KINSEY. HAD A COUPLE OF GENTLEMEN. WE'RE NOT HERE. GREAT GROUP OF SENIORS FOR US THIS YEAR THAT STUDENT ATHLETES ALL THE WAY AROUND AND ARE SO PROUD OF THEM AND EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEM TO YOU TONIGHT. ONE MORE TIME FOR THIS GROUP. [00:25:15] HERE. ALL RIGHT. LOOK RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. PICTURE. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MEMORIAL BASKETBALL. [1.G.7. MHS Girls Basketball All-State] SO IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU WANT TO GO UP. OKAY. UP NEXT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM ON MAKING IT TO THE AREA ROUND PLAYOFFS IN THEIR VERY FIRST SEASON. NOW, NOT ONLY DID THE TEAM MAKE IT TO AREA, BUT WE HAD TWO SOPHOMORES EARN ALL STATE HONORS THROUGH THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION. NOW, ONLY SENIORS CAN EARN ACADEMIC ALL STATE BUT ALL STATE, ANY LEVEL STUDENT CAN HAVE THAT HONOR. BUT ONLY 54 A GIRLS IN BASKETBALL EARNED ALL STATE HONORS ACROSS TEXAS. OUT OF THOSE, ONLY 12 SOPHOMORES MADE THE CUT AND TWO ARE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES THAT YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT. TONIGHT WE HAVE MEMORIAL HEAD BASKETBALL COACH JASON COOPER TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HIS STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, OUR GIRLS AREN'T OLD ENOUGH TO WIN ACADEMIC ALL STATE. BUT WE WE DID HAVE A TEN OUT OF OUR 11 GIRLS ON VARSITY. THAT DID MAKE ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT. SO WE ARE DOING SOME ACADEMICS AS WELL. WE STARTED OUT WE STARTED OUT THIS SEASON. WE WERE. OH AND THREE AND I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS, A QUESTIONS, A LOT OF DOUBTS. AND THESE GUYS MINDS TOO. AND WITH THE HELP OF THEM AND WHAT THEY DID AND THEIR ENERGY AND LEADERSHIP WE ENDED UP, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY LOST SIX MORE GAMES FROM THE FIRST WEEK OF SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER ON. SO WE FINISHED 26 AND NINE AND UNFORTUNATELY RAN INTO DECATUR, WHO EVENTUALLY WON THEIR SECOND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW IN THE PLAYOFFS. IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD A LITTLE DIFFERENT ROUTE, WHO KNOWS. BUT PROUD OF THESE GIRLS. THEY STEPPED UP AND DID SO MANY THINGS, THEIR LEADERS ON THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM AND HOW MUCH THEY GREW UP. WE STARTED THE SEASON. WE HAD ZERO DRIVERS. NOBODY HAD A DRIVER. I HAD TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR PARENTS FOR GETTING THEM THERE FOR SATURDAY PRACTICES. SO I KNOW KIANA'S NOW GOT HER LICENSE, SO SHE'S THE MOST POPULAR KID ON THE TEAM. ZOSIA'S CLOSE. SO BUT VERY PROUD OF THESE GIRLS AND AND YOU KNOW, TO WIN TO TO BE AWARDED ALL STATE AS A SOPHOMORE IS A VERY RARE THING. AND WE'RE HOPING FOR SOME REPEATS OF THAT FOR THESE GUYS FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE A MAYBE A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE UP HERE. SO VERY PROUD OF THESE GIRLS. TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL STATE SOCIAL STORY. AND THEN TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL STATE AND TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL. ALL STATE. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I WANT YOU TO CHECK INTO. YOU CAN LET US KNOW LATER OF THE 12 SOPHOMORES WHO MADE ALL-STATE AS SOPHOMORES. I WONDER HOW MANY OF THOSE 12 REPRESENTED A BRAND NEW SCHOOL, THAT IT WAS THEIR FIRST SEASON IN HISTORY. FIRST YEAR? SO I BET THERE ARE TWO. NEXT UP WE HAVE FHS CHEER. [1.G.8. FHS Cheer All-State and Academic All-State] IF YOU'RE CHEER PARENT. GO TO THE BACK. RIGHT NOW! THAT EVERYTHING. [00:30:01] THEY'RE READY. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER CHEER? PARENTS? OKAY, SO NEXT UP, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE A DOZEN FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHEER ATHLETES ON THEIR STATE LEVEL AWARDS. THESE ATHLETES RECENTLY PLACED 12TH OVERALL IN TEXAS, AND THESE ATHLETES ARE NOT ONLY SHOWED THEIR SKILL ON THE MAT AND SIDELINES, BUT THEY ALSO EXCELLED IN THE CLASSROOM. WE HAD NINE OF THE CHEERLEADERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORS, FIVE EARNED ALL-STATE, TWO ALL STAR, AND ANOTHER TWO EARNED LEGACY ALL STAR. TONIGHT, WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CHEER COACH CASEY SMITH TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HER ATHLETES. COACH. THANK YOU. I HAD TO WRITE STUFF DOWN BECAUSE I ALWAYS MESS UP, SO I'M GOING TO NOT MESS UP THIS TIME. I ALREADY TOLD THEM IN THE BACK ROOM. BUT FIRST I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY OUR ACADEMIC ALL STATE AWARD HONORS. THIS JUST GOES TO OUR SENIORS. BUT TO HOLD A STRONG GPA IS ALWAYS AMAZING AND WE'RE ALWAYS SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS FOR THAT. BUT ALSO TO HOLD THAT WHILE YOU HAVE TO ADD YOUR, YOUR SPORT, YOUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. IT'S SUPER IMPRESSIVE. BUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME MANAGEMENT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO THAT PUTS IN TOWARDS THAT. ON TOP OF BEING PROUD AND REPRESENTING YOUR SPORT AND YOUR OTHER ACTIVITIES YOU DO IS AMAZING. SO I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BRINKLEY COKER, ALLISON FOLEY, EMERSON HEAD, KATE INGRAM, AMY PARROTT, NATALIE SWETT, RICKY TRAN BRYCE WICKS AND HARPER RICE, OUR SENIOR ACADEMIC ALL STATE. AWARDS. AND THIS IS OUR TGCA ALL-STATE HONOR. IT RECOGNIZES THE TOP ATHLETES IN TEXAS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, LEADERSHIP AND IMPACT THAT THEIR THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR TEAM THROUGHOUT THEIR SEASON. AND WE HAVE SENIORS AND OUR 2025 GAME DAY AND PEP RALLY. CAPTAIN BRINKLEY COKER AND OUR 2025 UI L CAPTAIN ANY PARROTT, WHO RECEIVED THIS AWARD, AS WELL AS OUR JUNIORS AND OUR 2026 GAME DAY CAPTAIN AIDAN BRADDOCK, AND OUR 2026 PEP RALLY CHOREOGRAPHER AUBREY ELROD, AND THEN OUR ONE SOPHOMORE. WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER. SHE'S OUR 2026 UI L CHOREOGRAPHER, AND THAT'S BRINLEY GARCIA. SO OUT OF 25 AND 5A6A ATHLETES, THEY RECEIVED THIS AWARD. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS. FOR ALL THIS IS SELECTION IS AWARDED TO THE ELITE JUNIORS. WHO ARE THE ATHLETES THAT ARE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE BEST OF TEXAS IN THE STATEWIDE COMPETITION. AND AT TOTAL, OUT OF THE 5A6A DIVISION, THERE WERE ONLY 30 THAT WERE SELECTED. AND WE HAVE TWO. ONE IS AUBREY ELROD. SHE'S ONE OF OUR JUNIORS AND THEN AIDEN BRADDOCK, WHO WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO CHEER AND PERFORM AT THE 2026 TGCA ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAME THIS SUMMER. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. AND THEN LASTLY, OUR TCA LEGACY ALL-STAR AND THESE. THIS IS A HUGE RECOGNITION. AND THEY ONLY PICK 15 OUT OF THE SIX A DIVISION. AND THIS IS YOUR ATHLETES WHO ARE RECOGNIZED, WHO EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE, CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON YOUR PROGRAM AND YOUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT GOES TO SENIOR BRINKLEY COKER AND EMMY PARROTT. BOARD FOR ALWAYS BEING SO AMAZING AND SEEING CHEER FOR MORE THAN JUST SOMEONE WHO GOES OUT AND CHEERS FOR OTHER TEAMS. WE REALLY DO PUT EVERYTHING WE HAVE INTO IT. THEY ARE ATHLETES. WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM, AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITHOUT MY SENIORS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WITH THESE JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES AS WELL. YOU ALL KNOW HOW TO DO THAT? YES. ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE, LOOK AT ME. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND THEN, FRANKLY, IF YOU'LL STAY UP HERE. GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. VERY GOOD. WE HAD FRANKLIN [1.G.9. YWCA Woman of Excellence Youth Leadership Award] COKER STICK UP HERE FOR ANOTHER VERY, VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THAT SHE WON THIS YEAR. NOW, AS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, BRIEFLY HAS MADE HISTORY AS THE VERY FIRST STUDENT TO RECEIVE THE YWCA YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD, RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND SERVICE. [00:35:04] HER IMPACT REACHES FAR BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, AND HER LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO INSPIRE BOTH HER PEERS AND THE LUBBOCK COMMUNITY. THIS IS A VERY HUGE HONOR FOR NOT ONLY FRENSHIP, BUT FOR OUR AREA. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE PRINCIPAL HERNANDEZ TO HELP RECOGNIZE HER. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU, BOARD MCCORD FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THIS YOUNG LADY. WE'RE CERTAINLY GOING TO MISS HER. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING SENIOR FOR US. I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS JOB VERY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES IS WHEN YOU RUN INTO STUDENTS SUCH AS BRINKLEY, THAT YOU JUST NEED TO LET THEM GO. I WANT TO CONTINUE BEING NAMED YOUTH LEADERSHIP HONOREE IS A PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION THAT TRULY HIGHLIGHTS COKER'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS. RANKED FIFTH OUT OF A CLASS OF 821. KOCHER EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. SHE HAS BALANCED THE RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH LEADERSHIP ROLES ACROSS THE CAMPUS, INCLUDING VARSITY CHEER CAPTAIN, MEMBER OF THE VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD TEAM, AND AN INVOLVEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS NHS SUPERINTENDENT SELECT, PTSA AND UNITY COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO HER ACADEMIC AND SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT, KOCHER HAS EXCELLED AS A STUDENT ATHLETE, EARNING MULTIPLE CHEERLEADING HONORS, INCLUDING TGCA ALL-STATE, NCAA ALL-AMERICAN RECOGNITION CONTRIBUTION TO A RECORD SETTING RELAY TEAM AND TRACK AND FIELD. HER INVOLVEMENT IN UNIFIED TRACK FURTHER DEMONSTRATES HER COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND TEAMWORK AMONG STUDENTS OF ALL ATHLETES. BRINKLEY KOCHER'S HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS NOT ONLY HER PERSONAL DEDICATION, BUT ALSO THE STRENGTH OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP WITHIN FRENSHIP ISD. HER EXAMPLE CONTINUES TO SET A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE, SERVICE AND INTEGRITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF FRENSHIP STUDENTS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. IF YOU GUYS. WANT TO MOVE THIS WAY REAL QUICK FROM MEMORIAL. THAT WAY, WHICHEVER WAY. UP NEXT IS GOING TO BE [1.G.10. MHS Cheer Top 10 in State and All-State] MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEER. SO IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE BACK, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. JUST GOING TO STAND ON EITHER SIDE. AND YOU MAY HAVE TO SCOOT DOWN. SO. THIS IS A BIG GROUP. Y'ALL CAN KEEP GOING DOWN A LITTLE MORE IF YOU IF YOU CAN. OKAY. I'LL WAIT FOR THE PARENTS TO GET UP THERE. OKAY. TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEER TEAM. THE TEAM HAD AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST SHOWING AT THE UIL STATE COMPETITION AND ADVANCE TO THE FINALS AT THE END OF THE COMPETITION. THIS NEW TEAM EARNED A TOP TEN RANKING AMONG FOUR TEAMS IN TEXAS AS JUST FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES, IN ADDITION TO THE TOP TEN SPOT FOR THEIR ROUTINE, MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ALSO HAD FIVE CHEER ATHLETES RECEIVE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL STATE HONORS. TONIGHT, WE HAVE CHEER COACH SHANNON LINDSEY TO HELP US RECOGNIZE HER ATHLETES. COACH. THANK YOU. HELLO. HOW ARE Y'ALL? FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAM, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR HELP, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE. I'M PRETTY SURE WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD AND TOLD THE TEAM AND TOLD QUITE A FEW ADULTS THAT I HAD PLANNED TO TAKE THEM TO U. I L IN THE VERY FIRST YEAR OF MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL. I GOT SOME FUNNY LOOKS, BUT EVERYBODY TRUSTED THE PROCESS AND TRUSTED ME, AND I'M BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THESE KIDS ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. THEY HELD THEMSELVES LIKE PROFESSIONALS. AND WE WERE ONE OF THE TOP. WE WERE THE TOP TEN IN THE STATE OF 61 TEAMS IS WHO WE COMPETED AGAINST. SO THAT'S NO SMALL FEAT IN THE 481 DIVISION. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EVEN UPPING THAT EVEN MOVING UP DIVISIONS NEXT YEAR. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAD OUR FIVE ALL STATE RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION AND THERE ARE ONLY 50 CHOSEN IN THE FOUR A DIVISION FOR THAT. [00:40:05] AND FIVE OF OUR GIRLS WERE CHOSEN FOR THAT AWARD. SO IT'S INCREDIBLE. I AM PROUD TO BE THEIR COACH. ALTHOUGH I'M REALLY, REALLY SHORT AROUND Y'ALL TONIGHT, SO BUT I, THESE KIDS HAVE BEEN AMAZING. THEY'RE MY NEW FAMILY AND I ABSOLUTELY ENJOY WORKING HERE AND ENJOY WORKING WITH THESE KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THEM. MAKE SURE YOU MAY HAVE TO GET INTO MULTIPLE ROUNDS. OKAY, EVERYONE, LOOK RIGHT HERE AT ME. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT. I WAS LIKE, RIGHT HERE. YES! ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT. OKAY, THEN I HAVE A RESEARCH QUESTION. OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW RIGHT NOW, BUT I WANT TO KNOW. SO IT'S A FEAT TO BE IN THE TOP TEN ANY TIME OR TO WIN STATE OUT OF 50. BUT I WANT YOU TO FIND OUT FOR ME OF THE TOP TEN TEAMS. HOW MANY OF THOSE. IT WAS THEIR FIRST YEAR TO BE IN SCHOOL AND TO HAVE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES. SOME NEW SCHOOLS OPENED WITH ALL FOUR GRADES. AND THEN ALSO, HOW MANY OF THE ALL STATE CHAIR INDIVIDUALS WENT TO A SCHOOL THAT IT'S THEIR FIRST YEAR? IS THAT FOR THIS YEAR? IS THAT THIS YEAR? YEAH, THIS YEAR WE WERE THE ONLY ONE. I CAN ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW. DID WE HIRE YOU? WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SCHOOL. FEBRUARY LAST YEAR. FEBRUARY. WE ARE A YEAR AND TWO MONTHS LATER WITH STATE CHANGE AND SHE IS A BLESSING. SO CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AS WE HAVE. WINTER GUARD. SO PARENTS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO TO THE BACK. DUNCAN. KEEP GOING DOWN THAT WAY. OKAY. MAKE SURE Y'ALL AREN'T BEHIND ME. SO EVERYONE CAN SEE Y'ALL. THERE YOU GO. ANY OTHER PARENTS? OKAY. UP NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY WINTER [1.G.11. FHS Colorguard State Qualifiers] GUARD. THEY EARNED SECOND PLACE AT THE NORTH TEXAS COLOR GUARD ASSOCIATION STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, SO THEY GOT SECOND IN STATE. WHILE THE PROGRAM HAS CELEBRATED SUCCESS IN THE PAST, THIS MARKS THE FIRST MEDAL FOR THE FRENSHIP FOR FRENSHIP SINCE NTCA ADOPTED THE PRELIMS AND FINALS FORMAT THAT THEY HAVE NOW. NOW THE COMPETITION WITHIN NTCA IS AMONG THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE STATE, DRAWING TOP PERFORMERS FROM ACROSS THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX. WELL, TONIGHT WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR SCOTT CARTER TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS. GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THESE STUDENTS. THE FRENSHIP GUARD PROGRAM HAS BEEN COMPETING IN THE NORTH TEXAS COLOR GUARD ASSOCIATION SINCE THE MID 90S. DURING THAT TIME, THE PROGRAM HAS WON STATE HONORS FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. BUT AS SHE INDICATED, NEVER IN THIS FORMAT. IT'S JUST A BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY INSTITUTED A PRELIMS AND FINALS FORMAT THAT ALLOWED THE TOP ENSEMBLES FROM MULTIPLE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS TO COMPETE HEAD TO HEAD. SO WITH THE ADDED COMPETITION AGAINST SOME OF THE LEADING GUARD PROGRAMS IN THE STATE, IT MADE IT ALL MORE MEANINGFUL. WHENEVER OUR TEAM WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE NTC STATE SILVER MEDALIST, THEIR SEASON BEGAN LAST DECEMBER WITH CHOREOGRAPHY CAMPS, AND BY JANUARY THEY WERE WELL INTO THEIR COMPETITIVE SEASON WITH LOTS OF HARD WORK. IT CULMINATED AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LATE MARCH. BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF OUR FRIENDSHIP, HIGH SCHOOL GUARD DIRECTOR MISS AMANDA KNIGHT AND HER STAFF OF GUARD [00:45:02] TECHNICIANS HERMELA HERNANDEZ, KINLEY MUNCY AND NAOMI MURPHY. WHAT MAKES THIS SPECIAL IS THAT ALL FOUR OF THESE LADIES ARE FORMER GRADUATES OF FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY CONTINUE THAT AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE STEADFAST ROLE MODELS, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTORS, AND PERSISTENT CHEERLEADERS EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL. SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE LEGACY THAT THEY CONTINUE TO CULTIVATE AT IT EFFORTLESS. OKAY, SO WE'LL RECOGNIZE OUR SENIORS FIRST. FIRST, WE HAVE SENIORS BELLA FLORES, KRISTIE GARZA, LEILA HERNDON AND GRACIE MORRIS, AND THEN JUNIORS LIZZY ANDERSON, BROOKLYN CARR, ASHLEY TORRES AND KINSLEY TOSI, SOPHOMORES LAUREN HILL, KYLIE KENNEDY AND OUR LONE FRESHMAN ON THE TEAM, LILY KNIGHT. SO WE ARE SO PROUD THAT THESE STUDENTS HAVE REPRESENTED FRENSHIP ISD ON THE STATE LEVEL. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEM TONIGHT. THANK YOU. SQUEEZE IN IF YOU CAN. AND EVERYONE LOOK AT ME AND MAYBE SCOOT BACK JUST A LITTLE IF YOU CAN. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. OKAY, EVERYONE LOOK RIGHT HERE AT ME. ALL RIGHT. ONE TWO. THREE. 123112. PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE HERITAGE CHOIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS A BIG GROUP TOO. SO MAYBE TRY TO STAND RIGHT THERE AND WE'LL SEE. NO, LET'S KEEP GOING. YEAH, WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO TWO ROWS. SO HERE IF Y'ALL. ARE Y'ALL IN ORDER? YES. OKAY. I WON'T MESS Y'ALL UP. STAY RIGHT HERE. SO SCOOT DOWN JUST A LITTLE MORE AND THEN SQUEEZE IN. Y'ALL CAN GO BACK. [1.G.12. 2026 Texas Music Educators Association Invited Choir - Heritage Middle School Choir] TONIGHT. WE ARE EXCITED THAT THE HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL VARSITY TREBLE CHOIR WAS SELECTED TO PERFORM AS AN INVITED CHOIR AT THE 2026 TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO. ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITIONS OF SCHOOL ENSEMBLE CAN EARN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. OUR HERITAGE WAS JUST ONE OF ONLY FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIRS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF MUSIC EDUCATORS GATHER FOR THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE LARGEST MUSIC EDUCATION CONFERENCES IN THE NATION, AND ONLY A SELECT NUMBER OF SCHOOL ENSEMBLES ACROSS TEXAS EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF PERFORMING, MAKING THE INVITATION INVITATION AN EXTRAORDINARY HONOR FOR HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FOR FRENSHIP ISD. HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR UNDER. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HERITAGE CHOIR DIRECTOR MORGAN KIRBY, DELIVERED A POLISH AND AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE FOR THE CONVENTION, REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY ON ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED STAGES IN THE MUSIC EDUCATION. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HERITAGE CHOIR DIRECTOR MORGAN KIRBY. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. SO AS SHE SAID IN MAY, WE SUBMITTED A RECORDING. IT'S A PRETTY RIGOROUS APPLICATION PROCESS. WE HAVE TO SUBMIT SEVERAL RECORDINGS DATING BACK THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT YOU SUBMIT. AND THESE LADIES GOT THE LUCK OF THE DRAW AS WE WERE SELECTED. THEY WERE THE CHOIR THAT GOT TO PERFORM. INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS, THEY HAD TO PERFORM A 25 MINUTE CONCERT WITH ABOUT SIX SONGS PER CHOIR. ALSO PREPARING A RIGOROUS PROGRAM TO A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THEY'RE USED TO SINGING. THEY HAD TO MASTER A HIGH LEVEL MUSICIANSHIP, TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE. AND I JUST AM REALLY EXCITED THAT WE GET TO REPRESENT YOU HERE. THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. AND I'M EXCITED. I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THESE LADIES DID IN PREPARING FOR THIS AMAZING CONCERT THEY SANG BEYOND THEIR YEARS. MOST MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WOULD BE TERRIFIED, [00:50:02] BUT THEY DIDN'T. THEY ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE. THEY DELIVERED A BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM. LOTS OF TEARS WERE SHED, INCLUDING MYSELF, AFTER THEIR CONCERT. THEY REALLY REPRESENTED FRENSHIP AND HERITAGE MORE THAN I CAN POSSIBLY DEMONSTRATE. I AM THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE THESE STUDENTS AND THANK YOUS. AND CONGRATULATIONS WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH FOR WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. AND NO AMOUNT OF WORDS CAN EXPRESS WHAT THEY TRULY MEAN TO ME. SO THANK YOU LADIES. CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR HARD WORK. GO DOWN AND GIVE EACH ONE OF THEIR NAMES. SO. LILY ALLEN, ELENA. ALVARADO. CAM. BEASLEY. CHARLIE. BERGEN. COUNTY. CLARE. ADELINE. COKER. KINLEY. CRAM. ARIA. DABULA. CHARLOTTE. DILTS. KENDALL. DUNCAN. LONDON. EUBANKS. IRIS. FOWLER. GENESIS. GONZALEZ. ANGELINA. GOOCH. ANTHONY. GRIFFIN. HARMONY. HERNANDEZ. TEGAN. KIRKMAN. LILY. WHITLEY. CARLY. TRULOCK. TYLER. STIFF. SOSA. CHLOE. SMITH. EMMA. SMALLWOOD. CHANNING. SCOTT. SOFIA. SANCHEZ. RYAN. ROBLES. THERE'S A GREAT PROBLEM. ALLISON. RILEY. MARIE. PEREZ. AUBREY. PALOMA. WHO'S ALSO BIRTHDAY. IT IS. MACY. MURPHY. ANDY MARLAR AND LON LEE. GOOD JOB LADIES. IF POSSIBLE. TOGETHER. YEAH. OVER HERE. RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN SCOOT BACK JUST A LITTLE MORE. ALL THE WAY TO THE PODIUM. THERE. OKAY, EVERYONE, LOOK AT ME. RIGHT HERE. ONE. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. NOW, BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT TO SAY. AND I WANT YOU TO HELP ME SAY THANK YOU. YES, BECAUSE I SAW AND THAT'S WITH ALL OF OUR EVENTS. BUT I DID GET TO GO TO THIS ONE. AND I SAW PARENTS WITH ALL KINDS OF PROPS AND OUTFITS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS. SO IT TAKES A VILLAGE. AND SO THANK YOU TO PARENTS, NOT JUST THIS GROUP, BUT ALL THE GROUPS FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. YES. GREAT JOB. NEXT UP WE HAVE DECA. IS IT? THAT THE PARENTS. ARE THERE ANY MORE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. [1.G.13. DECA State Qualifiers] DECA STUDENTS DOMINATED THE DISTRICT COMPETITION, WITH EVERY COMPETITOR EARNING A SPOT AT THE STATE LEVEL. ALL 18 FRENSHIP HIGH STUDENTS EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF ADVANCING TO THE STATE [00:55:03] COMPETITION, A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT HIGHLIGHTING THEIR TALENT, PREPARATION AND DEDICATION WHILE AT THE TEXAS DECA COMPETITION, THE LARGEST DECA ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD. THESE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WENT UP AGAINST THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION BY PARTICIPATING IN ROLE PLAYS, SIMULATING REAL WORLD BUSINESS SCENARIOS, RESEARCH PROJECTS, MARKETING AND FINANCE TESTS AND PRESENTATIONS. TONIGHT, WE HAVE DECA SPONSORS RACHEL ALBRITTON AND NICK POMPEY, WHO ARE HERE TO HELP US RECOGNIZE THE SUCCESS OF THESE DECA STUDENTS. SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD, AND THANK YOU TO OUR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. SO SHE SAID THOUSANDS OF COMPETITORS. TEXAS DECA IS THE LARGEST IN THE US, AND THERE WERE OVER 7000 TEXAS DECA STUDENTS IN DALLAS COMPETING WITH OURS. AND THEY DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB. THEY HAVE SO MANY THINGS THEY'RE JUGGLING. SOME OF THEM WORK, SOME OF, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY ADVANCED CLASSES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND THEY JUGGLE IT ALL WELL AND WITH STYLE, AND THEY WORK INCREDIBLY HARD AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. AT THIS TIME, PART OF BEING IN DECA IS BEING IN REAL WORLD BUSINESS SITUATIONS AND INTRODUCING YOURSELF. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE KIDS STEP FORWARD, INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TELL YOU WHAT, WHAT EVENT THEY CAN COMPETE IN. WE'LL START WITH I'M GOING TO START. MY NAME IS NICK. I'M ONE OF THE CO ADVISORS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, DECA STANDS FOR DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CLUBS OF AMERICA. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A TON OF ACRONYMS GOING ON AROUND HERE. SO ANYWAYS, YES, IT'S A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. MY NAME IS TYLER LIU AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SEGMENT. I'M MATTHEW GOMEZ AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SEGMENT. I'M CHRIS BRANDON. I COMPETED IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. I'M EATING. CAMACHO AND I COMPETED IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. I'M VINCE COLE AND I COMPETED IN HOTEL AND LODGING MANAGEMENT. I'M ALYSSA AND I COMPETED IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM. I'M. JENNIFER AND I COMPETED IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM. I'M. KATHRYN AND I COMPETED IN QUICK SERVE MANAGEMENT AND I'M I AND I'M. I COMPETED FOR FOOD MARKETING AND I COMPETED IN THE FINANCE CLUSTER. REAGAN OWN. I COMPETED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS. SO Y'ALL CAN GET IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM. YOU GOT TO GET TO GET IN. THERE. WE'LL DO LET'S DO TWO ROWS IF WE CAN. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. EVERYONE, LOOK AT ME RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT. LOOK RIGHT HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR. PERFECT. THANK YOU ALL. BECAUSE. THE. NEXT GROUP IS SKILLS USA. [1.G.14. SkillsUSA State Qualifiers] IT'S VERY BIG, SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE IS ABLE TO GET INTO THE ROOM. BUT WHICH ONE ARE WE DOING? OKAY. WE'RE GOING. SO PARENTS WE'RE GOING TO DO SKILLS USA COMPETITION NEXT. AND FIRST UP WE'RE GOING TO DO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AUTO TECH AND MEDIA. SO IF YOU ARE A MEMORIAL SKILLS PARENT, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME TO THE BACK TO TAKE PICTURES IF YOU'D LIKE. TONIGHT, WE HAVE DOZENS OF FRENSHIP ISD STUDENTS WHO RECENTLY COMPETED IN SKILLSUSA STATE COMPETITION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, AUTOMOTIVE, BROADCAST MEDIA, CONSTRUCTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. SKILLSUSA IS A COMPETITION WHERE CTE STUDENTS COMPETE IN A SERIES OF CAREER DRIVEN EVENTS THAT EQUIP AND PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE IN THE WORKFORCE. THE SKILLS USA STUDENTS FROM BOTH FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AND MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTED FRENSHIP INCREDIBLY WELL. [01:00:01] AT THE STATE COMPETITION, SEVERAL STUDENTS BROUGHT HOME MEDALS AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, WE ALSO HAD THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FORENSIC SCIENCE TEAM EARNED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE, WHICH WE'LL SEE THAT GROUP HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO GROUP BY GROUP. AND FIRST UP, WE HAVE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AUTOMOTIVE WITH SPONSOR ETHAN BARRETT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ASHLEY BARRETT HOLLAND. IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MIX UP THERE, BUT I DO I WANT TO START OFF. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND MISS CAMPBELL, MISS FLORES, AND MR. PATRICK. WITHOUT ANY OF Y'ALL THIS, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. BE POSSIBLE. TAKE THESE STUDENTS, THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS THAT WORK VERY, VERY HARD AND STUDIED AND. WENT AND COMPETED. WE SWEPT THE DISTRICT AND WENT ON TO STATE AND GOT TO SHOW OUR FIRST YEAR AT MEMORIAL WHAT WE CAN DO. I DO APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL AND THANK YOU. AND CAN YOU TELL US WHAT STUDENTS ARE YOURS FOR AUTO TECH? FIRST OFF, I GOT JABARI HALL, ANDREW BERNARD, ERIC SWISHER, ANDREW THOMAS, MARIO MARTINEZ, SOLOMON WILEY, AND LUXURY ACURA. HELLO, MY NAME IS DEVIN WARD. I'M THE AUDIO VIDEO PRODUCTION TEACHER AT FRENSHIP MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL. I'M BEYOND PROUD OF OUR KIDDOS. WE TOOK 15 STUDENTS TO STATE THIS YEAR IN OUR VERY FIRST YEAR, AND WE COMPETED IN THE NEWS CONTEST AS WELL AS AUDIO RADIO PRODUCTION AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTS. ALL OF OUR KIDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY WALKED AWAY WITH RIBBONS. AND THEN THIS YEAR WE TRIED SOMETHING NEW. WE WANTED TO PUT THEM IN A TECHNICAL TEST. THESE TECHNICAL TESTS SHOWCASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND WHAT THEY LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THE ONES THAT ARE WEARING MEDALS UP HERE, ESPECIALLY IN AUTOMOTIVE AS WELL AS US, THEY MEDALED IN THOSE TECHNICAL TESTS AND IT SHOWCASES THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY LEARN IN CLASS EVERY DAY. WE'RE BEYOND PROUD OF THEM. AND I WAS RAISED IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR LEADERS FROM CHELSEA CAMPBELL AND OUR AMAZING ADMINISTRATION, WE HAVE SOME GREAT LEADERS ON OUR CAMPUS KEITH PATRICK AND IRA FLORES AS WELL, AND ALL OF YOU, WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT THESE KIDDOS DON'T GET TO STAND UP HERE TODAY AND SHOWCASING WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED AND SHOWCASING THEIR SKILLS. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AND WE'RE BEYOND PROUD OF THEM. SO THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL US. YES, YES. SO OUT OF MY 15, I ONLY HAD A HANDFUL TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT WITH ANNA DANIELS DOWN THERE. ABIGAIL TIJERINA, SHE'S MY PRESIDENT OF MY CHAPTER. AND THEN I GOT PEYTON THOMPSON RIGHT HERE GOING DOWN THE LINE. ABBY BARTON, SHE'S MY VICE PRESIDENT. BAILEY. RILEY, WAIT, I SKIPPED. I SKIPPED THE RED JACKET, THREW ME OFF. I HAVE AUSTIN BRATTON RIGHT HERE AS WELL. AIDEN ALVAREZ, ANDREW HALL, AND CHRIS HERNANDEZ. SO THAT IS OUR. IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM AND TRY TO SQUEEZE IN FOR A PICTURE. YOU MAY HAVE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ROWS BACK. IN FRONT. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. I GOT YOU YES. ALL RIGHT. LOOK RIGHT HERE. 12323. PERFECT. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. EVERY FAMILY PHOTO. EXPERIENCE. TALENT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOMEBODY BEHIND YOU. THERE YOU GO. HI, MY NAME IS COLE GOSSETT. I'M THE CONSTRUCTION TEACHER AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. THIS YEAR WE HAD TWO COMPETITORS GET SECOND AND THIRD AT DISTRICT. MR. KENNETH WALKER HERE GOT THIRD AT DISTRICT AND WAS ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR STATE, WHERE HE COMPETED WITH ALL HIS MIGHT AND AGAINST 24 OF THE OTHER BEST CARPENTERS IN THE STATE. WE DO NOT HAVE THE REST OF THOSE RESULTS IN YET, BUT I KNOW THIS YOUNG MAN DID VERY WELL. HE WORKED VERY HARD. IT'S HONESTLY ONE OF THE HARDEST PHYSICAL COMPETITIONS THERE. [01:05:02] IT'S A SEVEN HOUR DAY WHERE HE HAS TO FRAME WITH NOTHING BUT A HAMMER AND A SAW. SO HE DID IT VERY WELL. DANA VINCENT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY. SO WE STARTED OFF THIS YEAR WITH ONLY TWO RETURNING TEAM MEMBERS. EVERYBODY ELSE GRADUATED AND MOVED ON. SO WE HAVE NOW STARTED WITH A VERY YOUNG TEAM. WE HAD TWO RETURNING SENIORS THAT CAME IN AND KIND OF TOOK CHARGE OF THE TEAM AND LED THE WAY. I BELIEVE VERY HEAVILY IN STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY. SO I LIKE TO LET THEM LEAD BY EXAMPLE. AND THEY DEFINITELY DID LEAD BY EXAMPLE THIS YEAR. CHRIS BENSON TOOK A GOLD AND POWER EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY AT DISTRICT AND ADVANCED TO STATE WHERE HE GOT A THIRD PLACE FINISH. AND THE QUIZ BOWL TEAM, WHICH A COUPLE OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT. SO CHRIS VINCENT, RYLAN SMITH AND SAM OLMOS AND A FEW OF THE OTHERS THAT ARE NOT HERE. THEY WERE DISTRICT CHAMPIONS AND ADVANCE TO STATE, AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR HOW THEY FINISHED ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER SCORES. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SITTING WITH ALL OF THAT. JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN RIGHT HERE. THREE YEARS ON THE TEAM, 12 MEDALS, THREE PODIUMS AT STAKE, ONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND COMPETED AT NATIONALS. AND THEN UP NEXT WE'LL HAVE PHS PHOTOGRAPHY. ONE. TWO. ONE. PERFECT. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT SAY THAT, TOO. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AND THEN UP NEXT WE HAVE FHS PHOTOGRAPHY WITH AMY. I'M AMY THOMAS, I AM THE PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHER AT FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS HERE. BUT I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS THIS YEAR. SO WE HAD AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEAM THAT DID AMAZING. THEY FINISHED FOURTH IN STATE WITH A FANTASTIC IDEA FOR AN APP THAT IS ACTUALLY IN PRODUCTION ISH. SO THAT'S, THAT WAS GREAT. ALSO TOOK ADVERTISING DESIGN AND SHE FINISHED FIRST AT DISTRICT AND THEN WENT ON AND DID REALLY WELL IN STATE. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE FULL FINISHING ALL THE, ALL THE STUFF IN YET, BUT DID REALLY WELL, COMPETED REALLY WELL, HAD A GREAT DESIGN, REDESIGNED A LOGO FOR DOMINO'S PIZZA THAT IS PHENOMENAL. AND THEN WE HAVE KIDS THAT FINISHED EVERY IN THE PRINT COMPETITION, WE SWEPT THE PRINT COMPETITION WITH ALL OF OUR PHOTOS RECEIVING SUPERIOR RATINGS. AND THEN FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN THE ROW COLUMN, NOT FOURTH YEAR FOR COLUMN, BUT FOURTH YEAR IN THE ROW FOR OUR PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM. WE TOOK SECOND AT STATE. SO WE FINISHED FIRST OR SECOND AT STATE AND FINISHED SECOND THIS YEAR AFTER FINISHING FIRST IN DISTRICT. SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR TEAM. OUR PROGRAM IS JUST THRIVING WITH EVERYTHING. SO. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL GET CLOSE TOGETHER AND LOOK AT ME. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE. 123123. ONE MORE. 123. PERFECT. YES. IT'S A MUSIC APP THAT BRINGS TOGETHER MUSICIANS AND VENUE OWNERS AS WELL AS MUSIC LOVERS. SO, SO LIKE IN HERE IN LUBBOCK. WHAT COULD THEY DO? LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND? BESIDES GEORGE STREET. SO IT LETS YOU KNOW WHERE TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED UNDERGROUND CONCERTS CALLED CHORUS, WHERE WE TAKE THESE PEOPLE. SO, OKAY. VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. I LIKE IT. THEY'RE ACTUALLY THINKING THE SAME THING, RIGHT? OH. DIFFERENT THING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NATIONALS AS WELL. VERY GOOD. GREAT JOB. AND MADELINE IS OUR COMMUNICATIONS INTERN. YES, YES, YES. SHE DOES AWESOME WORK FOR THE DISTRICT. AND THEN UP NEXT WE HAVE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA WITH MOLLY ARELLANO. HI, I'M MOLLY. THESE ARE MY FRIENDS. WE WORK AN INSANE AMOUNT OF HOURS WITH FRENSHIP TV AND THEY DO SKILLS USA. WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE SEVERAL COMPETITIONS THIS YEAR. BUT SKILLS WAS ANOTHER ONE IN OUR BELT AND WE DID FANTASTIC. THEY FINISHED FOURTH IN QUIZBOWL, WHICH IS, WHICH IS COMPREHENSIVE AUDIO KNOWLEDGE. [01:10:01] WE HAD EVERY HUMAN WHO PUT IN FOR A PHOTO WON A BLUE RIBBON. CALEB BEARDSLEY WHERE IS HE WITH HIS PHOTO? WHAT CAR WAS IT? CALEB. IT WAS A CAMARO ZL1. YES. HE GOT 198 POINTS OUT OF 200. SO NEAR PERFECT SCORE. PHENOMENAL JOB. BUT THEY WORK SO INSANELY HARD ALL YEAR. AND SO FOR THEM TO BE HONORED AND FEATURED IS FANTASTIC. THEY'RE GREAT KIDS AND SEVERAL OF THEM ARE GOING TO COLLEGE FOR MEDIA RELATED THINGS. WE HAVE OWEN DESMARAIS DOWN HERE. HIS, HE IS A PART 107 DRONE PILOT CERTIFICATION. HE IS CERTIFIED AS A DRONE PILOT. HE GOT THIRD THIS YEAR IN DRONE. HE AND HIS PARTNER JEREMIAH, WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. AND HE WAS GREEN. I MEAN, HIS PARTNER WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. SO WONDERFUL THINGS. WE DID A COUPLE NEW COMPETITIONS THIS YEAR AND THEY DID EXCELLENT. SO YEAH, THIS IS THEM. DO YOU WANT TO HEAR THEIR NAMES? OKAY. I'M GOING TO DO IT. GRACIE SALAZAR OH, AND MARY BISHOP. LEONARD, SETH RODRIGUEZ, JACOB GAST, DANIELLA GALVAN, IVAN RODRIGUEZ, ATLAS JONES, AND CALEB BEARDSLEY. ALL RIGHT, GET CLOSE TOGETHER AND THEN LOOK AT ME. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. LOOK RIGHT HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO ROUND OUT R RECOGNITIONS WITH FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REPEAT STATE CHAMPS. AND AGAIN, PARENTS, IF YOU WANT TO GO IN THE BACK, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO BACK THERE AND TAKE PICTURES. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SEE THIS. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. I'M A LAW ENFORCEMENT TEACHER AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS KEITH GRAVES. I TEACH FORENSIC HIGH SCHOOL. SHE'S MY CO-ADVISOR FOR OUR SKILLSUSA TEAM. WE HAD A GREAT YEAR. WE TOOK 25 DISTRICT OUT OF 25. WE HAD 15 QUALIFIED FOR STATE. OUT OF THE 15 THAT QUALIFIED FOR STATE, 14 RECEIVED AN AWARD OR ACCOLADE AT THE STATE LEVEL, INCLUDING OUR REPEAT STATE CHAMPION FORENSICS TEAM. WE ALSO PLACED SECOND IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE WITH THE YOUNG LADY WHO ACTUALLY DID NOT EVEN START DOING THIS, THAT PARTICULAR COMPETITION UNTIL WHAT, MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR? JANELLE. YES. MIDWAY THROUGH THE YEAR, SHE DID A LOT OF HER OWN TRAINING TOO, AS WELL WITH THE LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ACADEMY. WE HAD SEVERAL TESTERS GET GOLD MEDALS AND SILVER MEDALS. WE ALSO OUR TACTICAL TEAM PLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WHICH IS SWAT TEAM TACTICS. THEY PLACED THIRD IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BEATING OUT 13 OTHER DISTRICTS. SO WE HAD A REALLY, REALLY GOOD YEAR. I CAN HONESTLY SAY NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT MY CO-ADVISOR WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE I GET FROM OUR STAFF. FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL MR. HERNANDEZ AND MISS REESE ARE AMAZING. MR. SWINDLE WHO ACCOMPANIED US WITH US ON THE TRIP MY CTE COORDINATORS MISS ERA, WHO'S ALWAYS THERE FOR US. MATTER OF FACT, SHE GOT US A GREAT GIFT THIS YEAR AND HELPED US REWRAP OUR SUBURBAN. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S PARKED RIGHT OUTSIDE. WE BROUGHT IT FOR YOU IF Y'ALL WANT TO SEE IT. WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT OF OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR US. AND AGAIN, WE'RE HOPING TO SHOOT FOR THE MOON NEXT YEAR AND BRING HOME A LOT MORE GOLD MEDALS AND REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPIONS. WE'RE TRYING TO BRING HOME THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN CRIMINAL AND CRIME SCENE BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR NATIONAL EVENTS AS WELL AS CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SO WE'VE GOT THE SIGHTS SET UP REAL HIGH FOR OUR PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. CONGRATULATIONS. TOGETHER FOR A PICTURE IN FRONT. IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM. YEAH. Y'ALL GET IN THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET UP THERE. GET THE BACK! CATCHER. GET BEHIND! THE FRONT! EVERYONE, MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE ME. OH! PERFECT. OKAY. LOOK RIGHT HERE AT ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR. ONE. TWO. THREE. PERFECT. THANK YOU AGAIN. MR. MILLER. BOARD. THAT WRAPS UP OUR RECOGNITION. [01:15:01] AND WE WILL HAVE EVEN MORE IN. BOARD. MEMBERS. WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR EVERYBODY TO GO OUT AND COME IN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I KNOW THAT THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE IS TIME CONSUMING, BUT IT IS ALSO TIMELESS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SUPPORT. AND SO GETTING TO SEE JUST THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES AND SOME PARENTS AND SO IT'S JUST BIG CAT PRATT. SO IT'S HARD TO THINK ABOUT THAT. A YEAR AGO, THIS TIME A YEAR AGO, WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. AND SO, BUT CONTINUOUS FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO REALLY EXCEL. SO THANK YOU. AND THE TIME WE SPEND UP HERE TONIGHT, RECOGNIZING THEM IS A MINUSCULE AMOUNT COMPARED TO THE TIME THAT THEY PUT IN TO WHAT THEY DO TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP HERE AND BE RECOGNIZED. SO WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT GREAT STUDENTS. AND SHANE SAID HE WANTED TO GO FIRST, LIKE WITH IN FRONT OF ALL THE PARENTS, NOT YET. IN MAY. MAYBE YOU'RE GOING FIRST. I KNOW. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ROUTINE DISTRICT OPERATIONS. [2.A. Consent Agenda] I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CARL ROGERS. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. ANDREW COX. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF THE SUBMISSION OF [2.B.1. Consideration and possible approval of the submission of estimated compliance costs to retrofit buses with 3-point seat belts requiring Board approval pursuant to Texas Senate Bill 546] ESTIMATED COMPLIANCE COSTS TO RETROFIT BUSSES WITH THREE POINT SEAT BELT REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL PURSUANT TO TEXAS SENATE BILL 546. MR. FARLEY REEVES, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK TIFFANY FOR BRINGING 250 OF OUR FINALISTS UP HERE. BEFORE I GET TO TALK ABOUT SENATE BILL 526, THAT WAS THE ROOM. NUMBER WAS 178. WELL, IT'S AWESOME TO GET TO SEE THAT AND ENJOY THE CELEBRATION OF OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE GET TO TRULY DO IN THIS DISTRICT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO GET THE DISPLEASURE OF TALKING ABOUT SENATE BILL 546 IN THE 89TH LEGISLATURE. THE SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THESE THINGS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY COME UP. ONE OF THE PARTS OF THAT BILL IS TALKING ABOUT THE SAFETY LAW. THE BAN MANDATES THE INSTALLATION OF THREE POINT SEATBELTS ON ALL SCHOOL BUSSES. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A PLAN TO T A IS MAY 29TH OF 2026. OUR TIMELINE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE LAW OFFICIALLY TOOK EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2025. THE DEADLINE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE THAT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2029. AND SO DURING THAT TIME PERIOD BEFORE MAY 29TH OF THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TO REPORT THE CURRENT NUMBER OF BUSSES THAT ARE MINUS SEAT BELTS, THE THREE POINT SEAT BELT RESTRICTIONS OR SAFETY RESTRICTIONS. AND WE HAVE TO REPORT TO COSTS OR COMPLIANCE OF THE COST TO THAT TO T A. THE REASON THEY'RE DOING THAT IS THEY'RE TRYING TO ESTABLISH AND CREATE A PROGRAM TO HELP FUND SOME OF THOSE COSTS. WHAT I HAVE HERE IS FRENSHIP ISD HAS 94 TOTAL BUSSES. OF THOSE 94 BUSSES, THE DISTRICT OWNS 20 OF THEM AND WHAT WE CALL OUR TRAVEL FLEET. OF THE OTHER 94 BUSSES ARE CONTRACTED BUSSES WITH DURHAM TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE 34 BUSSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THAT DO NOT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARD OF THREE POINT SEAT BELT FOR DISTRICT OWNED BUSSES, WHICH IF YOU THINK THOSE ARE THE FLAT NOSED THOMAS BUSSES, OUR OLDER BUSSES, AND WE'VE HAD THOSE BUSSES SINCE 20 1415. SO THEN OUR 30 CONTRACTED BUSSES, WE WILL BE NEGOTIATING THE PRICE OF THOSE BUSSES IN OUR NEXT CONTRACT AND ESTABLISHING THE REPLACEMENT COSTS AND RETROFITTING OF [01:20:03] THOSE BUSSES AND WORKING ON THAT WITH OUR NEXT DEAL. WE HAVE 16 OF THOSE BUSSES ARE ACTIVE RAIL BUSSES. AND SO IN OUR ESTIMATION. AND LET ME EXPLAIN, OUR ESTIMATION IS YOU HAVE MULTIPLE SIZE BUSSES FROM THE SPECIAL ED BUSSES THAT SOMETIMES ARE 14 OR 16 PASSENGER BUSSES ALL THE WAY UP TO 84 PASSENGER BUSSES. AND SO THE PRICE RANGE RANGES ANYWHERE FROM $16,000 TO $26,000 TO RETROFIT ONE OF THOSE BUSSES. THEREFORE, WE UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM PRICE OF THOSE BUSSES AT $26,000 PER BUS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE FIGURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT TO THE STATE WITH YOUR PERMISSION. THAT'S $920,000 TO RETROFIT ALL BUSSES. IN THE LONG RUN, THIS WILL NOT BE A EXPENSE THAT IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DISTRICT. THIS WILL BE A SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH DURHAM TRANSPORTATION. WITH THAT, I ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO STAND UP FOR YOU. BUT I DO HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US. IT IS A RECOMMENDATION. THE FRENSHIP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE SUBMISSION OF THE ESTIMATED COST $920,000 TO RETROFIT BUSSES WITH THREE POINT SEAT BELTS, AND CONFIRM THAT THESE COSTS ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR GENERAL BUDGET. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM MR. FARLEY. REEVES. DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SHAWN VINCENT FOR APPROVAL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND FROM TYLER HAYNES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. FARLEY. I'LL STEP OUT FOR YOU. SILENCE. THANKS, TIFFANY. NEXT, WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE [2.B.2. Consideration of guaranteed maximum price for construction of the renovations at Frenship High School] RENOVATIONS AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. MR. SHANE LANG WILL TAKE THAT FOR US. MR. BOARD, THANK YOU. I TRY TO DO A TERRIBLE JOB IN THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE, SO I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO GET UP HERE. BUT HERE YOU STAND WHERE I STAND. I'M FEELING MORE CONFIDENT. TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JOSH WILLIAMS. LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION VICE PRESIDENT. THEY'VE WORKED HARD, HIM AND HIS TEAM, AS WELL AS KEVIN COCHRAN. SO TONIGHT, STAFF IS BRINGING THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE RENOVATION OF FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDE EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, ADDRESSING BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AREAS TO MODERNIZE THE FACILITY AND ENHANCE LONG TERM FUNCTIONING. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION. THE RECOMMENDATION ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE FOR FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATIONS TOTALING $35,619,772.00. THANK YOU, MR. LANGEN. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM MR. LANGEN. FOR THE RENOVATIONS AT THE FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY MR. CHELSEA SALAZAR. A SECOND BY MR. KYLE ROGERS. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MR.. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. JOEL. JOEL'S HERE? YES. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T SIT ON THE FRONT ROW, JOEL? YEAH. CAN'T SEE YOU. OKAY. OTHER BOARD BUSINESS IS BOARD MEMBER TRAINING HOURS. [3.A. Board member training hours announcement] ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS IS LISA LIBRE. YES, SIR. CONTINUING EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION EVERY YEAR, 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. AND ON BEHALF OF MR. MILLER, I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT OUR BOARD HAS MET ALL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED THE POST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO [01:25:06] THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, WHICH WAS NOT EASY. TEAM BUILDING AND THE FIVE HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL CONTINUING CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS. AND THESE HOURS WILL BE POSTED IN OUR MINUTES AS REQUIRED, AND FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING HOURS EVERY WEEK. GOT MR.. COX, MRS PHILLIPS. MR. ROGERS AND MRS SALAZAR, WHO MET THE REQUIRED FIVE HOURS. MR. BENSON COMPLETED 7.5 HOURS. THAT'S EXCEEDED. MR. MILLER EXCEEDED BY DOING EIGHT HOURS AND MR. HAYNES EXCEEDED BY DOING 11 HOURS. MAKE HIM THE DELEGATE EVERY MEETING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT SERIOUSLY, ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION, WE APPRECIATE THAT YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US IN LINE. YES. NO. SHE SAID THAT'S NOT EASY. NO. YOU TALKED ABOUT ME. YOU LOOKED RIGHT AT ME. SORRY. I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR. FOR THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO GET THOSE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS AND SEMINARS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT YOU KNOW ONLINE AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY TIME THAT IT TAKES TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT NOT A QUICK AND EASY DEAL ON SOME OF THEM. SO THANK YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TENTATIVE AGENDAS FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS. [3.B. Tentative Agendas for Upcoming Meetings] OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 18TH, 2026. UPCOMING EVENTS IS A FRENSHIP STAFF APPRECIATION BANQUET. [3.C. Upcoming Events] MAY THE 26TH. MAY 6TH. I'M SORRY. AT 6 P.M. AT YWCA OF LUBBOCK. FRENSHIP FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON. MAY 14TH AT GOLF SUITES LUBBOCK REESE EDUCATION CENTER. GRADUATION MAY 21ST AT FRENSHIP HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THEN FRIENDSHIP HIGH SCHOOL. GRADUATION MAY 26TH OR 24TH AT 3 P.M. AT UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA. SO IF YOU COULD LET MISS LIBRE KNOW WHICH ONES YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. AND SHE WOULD TOO. SO WITH THAT, NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.