“We will be working off a revised agenda today, which includes the addition of termination and non-renewal of probationary teachers to the consent agenda.”

“Two years ago and in his freshman season in March, Luke was diagnosed with a broken hip. Had to have surgery and 8 months recovery, forfeiting his freshman track season and his sophomore cross country season. In the 18 months since, relatively successful with hard work, he was an all-state cross country runner this fall at the state cross country meet, and culminating as he got faster all spring at the state high school meet, where he ran 9:14 in the 3200 to take fifth and 4:13 in the 1600 for third place overall and the top non-senior in the 1600. Both of those are not only new school records, but also recognized by the National High School Cross Country Track and Field Coaches Association as All-American status.”

“Uh things I love about Abby as an athlete is her fierce competitiveness, her desire for winning, and perfecting the events that she competes in. And finally, how she shows up in the big moments. Uh, we like to say she's a gamer.”

“She went from sixth to third to second place this year. And with a personal best jumping 18 ft 9 in.”

“Ethan Wilsky capped off his outstanding career at EHS Wildcat track athlete with a third-place finish at the 800-m run at State High School League track and field meet.”

“This team went 14 and 0 and had seven shutouts along the way. The girls flag league that we participated in is in its third year and there were 104 high school teams across the state participating. I'm here tonight to celebrate the accomplishments of this team and to ask for your support for promoting the Minnesota State High School League to make this an emerging sport. This is the first step to becoming a state sanctioned sport.”

“Our female athletes have gone far too long without having the opportunity to play this game. In the past 3 years our girls have played at halftime of a Vikings game, played at halftime of a Gopher spring football game, played on ESPN2 when we became the first team ever from Minnesota to make the sweet 16 at the national uh the NFL flag national championships in Canton, Ohio and we've won two state championships while recording a 35 and one varsity record.”

“The group of seniors that we had uh was a pretty transformative force in our program. And I think it touched a lot of the volleyball community outside of the program because a lot of them are really well connected with kids from other places.”

“We played the most difficult schedule in the state this year and dropped only four sets in 34 matches. We were 11 and 0 against the top 10. And EHS was the first ever boys volleyball program in Minnesota to achieve a top 10 regional ranking, which is across a 13-state area stretching from Kentucky all the way to through the Dakotas.”

“Our motto is out of many, we are one. This group embodies every word of that mantra. This year we ended up with a 25 and five record. We are the number one seed in our section, and in the state tournament ended up beating the number one and number two seeds in the state tournament.”

“First, congratulations to three Eastview High School students who are broadcast journalism students. They were honored with the 2026 Minnesota Broadcasters Association James Wyker scholarships. That is going to Lillian Bloom, Brielle Green, and Mia Noonan.”

“We are especially proud to celebrate a national champion, Rosemount High School junior Noah Sanborn, became the first National Speech and Debate Association national champions in Rosemount High School history, winning the national title in original spoken word poetry.”

“Tonight, what an incredible visual representation of the excellence that is District 196. I will also say I think it's a sober reminder to myself to bring my A game.”

“Every time I mention to somebody, and I was just at a principal's conference last week, so I had an opportunity to say this a lot. They'll ask me, "Where are you going next year?" And when I say that I'm going to 196, 100% of the people have said, "You're joining a great district."”

“As a 196 grad, a district parent, a former 196 teacher, and now principal, I understand our community's values and unique strengths from multiple perspectives. And I'm wholeheartedly committed to this district and look forward to leading Rosemount Elementary in its next chapter.”

“The Eastview Community Foundation is uh it connects the business and communities um to the school through three primary um ways. Um, student scholarships for graduating seniors, staff grants, and our Random Acts of Kindness Program.”

“We selected this because it reflects a student-centered approach to engagement and removes barriers and supports diverse learner needs.”