[Call to Order]
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I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON MAY 7TH, 2026 AT 5:00 PM. OKAY. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT, AND THIS MEETING HAS BEEN DULY CALLED, AND A NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT TRUSTEES THAT I'M GOING TO DO THIS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WOULD I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
IDENTIFY YOURSELF. TRUSTEE RENE RAYOS. TRUSTEE REBECCA PULLIAM.
TRUSTEE, AND OUR SECRETARY, DOCTOR BARBARA SANCHEZ.
TRUSTEE CHARLES, CHRIS CHARLES, TRUSTEE SAM LOCKHART.
AND OUR BOARD VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD TRUSTEE, TOM GUYTON.
ANYBODY SIGNED UP? AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE.
[Recognitions]
THE REASON WE ARE HERE TONIGHT RECOGNITION TO HONOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS FOR ALL THE FINE WORK THEY'VE DONE HERE LATELY.AND SO, MR. MILLER, WILL YOU TAKE OVER? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WRIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO HELP RECEIVE THIS EVENING'S HONOREES FOR RECOGNITION? AS I MOVE FORWARD, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE AWARD. THE BOARD WILL PRESENT THE HONOREES THIS EVENING.
AND NOW WE WILL BEGIN WITH TONIGHT'S RECOGNITION.
WHAT BEGAN AS FINE ARTS AS A FINE ARTS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT LED BY FINE ARTS DIRECTOR JAMES CROWLEY, QUICKLY PROVED TO BE BOTH IMPACTFUL AND INSPIRING.
BUILDING ON THAT SUCCESS, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR STEPHANIE CAMARILLO CALLED UPON MR. CROWLEY TO HELP EXPAND THE EFFORT TO INCLUDE BOTH SECONDARY AND MOST RECENTLY, ELEMENTARY STUDENT LEADERS.
CENTERED ON THE THEME LEADERSHIP AND ACTION, THESE SUMMITS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COLLABORATE WITH PEERS, REFLECT ON HOW THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR CAMPUSES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS GROWING INITIATIVE REFLECTS LOCKHART ISD'S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING STUDENT VOICE AND LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL, EMPOWERING LIONS TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE BOTH IN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE ONE, THE ONLY, MR. JAMES CROWLEY, FOR HIS VISION, HIS LEADERSHIP, AND HIS COMMITMENT TO CREATING MEANINGFUL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU, MR. CROWLEY. WE CAN GET A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, MR. CROWLEY [APPLAUSE]. OUR NEXT RECOGNITION CELEBRATES LOCKHART ISD LEVER LEADER ACADEMY, A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INITIATIVE CENTERED ON THE DISTRICT'S SHARED LEADERSHIP MODEL AND FOCUSED ON GROWING OUR HIGH PERFORMING TEACHERS INTO LEADERS OF OTHERS.
THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, EDUCATORS ENGAGED IN REFLECTIVE PRACTICES, MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ALONGSIDE BOTH CAMPUS AND DISTRICT LEADERS. ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALREADY MAKING A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THEIR CAMPUSES AS TEACHER LEADERS.
SEVERAL HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS CAMPUS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, AND WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE EIGHT THAT HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED LEVEL LEADER POSITIONS FOR THE 2026 2027 SCHOOL YEAR. THEIR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE REFLECTS LOCKHART ISD'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO UNLOCKING POTENTIAL AND REMAINING LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS GROUP AND GRATEFUL FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVING STUDENTS, SUPPORTING THEIR COLLEAGUES, AND STRENGTHENING THE FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP IN LOCKHART ISD.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR RECOGNITION.
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SHAUN TARTAR [APPLAUSE]. SAM MCCLUSKEY [APPLAUSE]. RYAN STARK [APPLAUSE].CRYSTAL NAVA CASADA [APPLAUSE]. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BRIANA CANTU [APPLAUSE]. HOLLY GREGIRI [APPLAUSE].
MALA MCLAY [APPLAUSE]. TERESA EARLY [APPLAUSE].
MONICA HERNANDEZ [APPLAUSE]. MARIA LUPITA SUAREZ DIAZ [APPLAUSE]. MORGAN BELL [APPLAUSE].
LUCERO JOBEY NEWMAN [APPLAUSE]. ASHLEY PALACIOS [APPLAUSE].
JESSICA MARTINEZ [APPLAUSE]. MICHELLE GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE].
TANYA PAGE [APPLAUSE]. BEVERLY THOMPSON [APPLAUSE].
APRIL ZAPATA [APPLAUSE]. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND. WHICH I DON'T SEE HER. HOPEFULLY SHE'S OKAY.
OH. SHE'S HIDING. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO BLUEBONNET ELEMENTARY LEVEL LEADER, MISS TYREE DUBOIS, FOR HER OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT IN HELPING FACILITATE THE ACADEMY ALONGSIDE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR STEPHANIE CAMARILLO.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE INAUGURAL COHORT OF THE LOCKHART ISD LEVER LEADER ACADEMY.
NOW FOR A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION FOR WHAT I THINK MOST OF YOU MIGHT BE HERE FOR AT LEAST, IS OUR ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH MILLION WORD READERS [APPLAUSE].
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TONIGHT, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE A RECORD NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING LIONS WHOSE DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE HELPED THEM ACHIEVE AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE AS A MILLION WORD READER. THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO LITERACY, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH COUNTLESS HOURS SPENT READING, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS FOR SETTING AMBITIOUS GOALS, CHALLENGING THEMSELVES, AND REPRESENTING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE AND TRUE LOCKHART LEADING FASHION.
I WILL NOW CALL STUDENTS FORWARD BY CAMPUS AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED.
PLEASE COME FORWARD TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THEN REMAIN ON THE SIDE.
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE WITH THE BOARD AT THE END AND THEN FAMILIES AFTER WE TAKE THE DISTRICT PHOTO, THEN YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE A PICTURE AS WELL. WE WILL START WITH ALMA BREWER STRAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUR FIRST READER IS NOT JUST A MILLION WORD READER, BUT A 3 MILLION WORD READER.
MARTIN ROMERO [APPLAUSE]. ANOTHER 3 MILLION WORD READER.
NOW WE HAVE SOME 2 MILLION WORD READERS. JACQUELINE CANO [APPLAUSE].
GERARDO SEGOVIA [APPLAUSE]. AND LUIS GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE].
THAT WAS A GOOD WAVE, LUIS. NOW WE HAVE OUR MILLION WORD READERS.
DARIO HERNANDEZ [APPLAUSE]. AZIRA MAYA [APPLAUSE].
ANGEL CASTANEDA [APPLAUSE]. DAVID CORDOBA [APPLAUSE].
ALEXANDER VELASCO [APPLAUSE]. MOISES PORTILLO [APPLAUSE].
JIMENA GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE]. ANGEL RUIZ [APPLAUSE].
ELENA MORGAN [APPLAUSE]. RANDY VARELA [APPLAUSE].
YASMIN AVILES [APPLAUSE]. TOMAS ANGELES [APPLAUSE].
MIA RESENDIZ [APPLAUSE]. JERICO ORTEGA [APPLAUSE].
SAMANTHA ESCAMILLA [APPLAUSE]. PERLA LOPEZ [APPLAUSE].
AND LUKE GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE]. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THIS IS THE MOST MILLION WORD READERS THAT ALMA BREWER STRAWN HAS EVER HAD IN ITS HISTORY [APPLAUSE]. FELICIDADES. STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY LIBRARIAN MISS MISTI HINCKLEY [APPLAUSE]. AND ABS PRINCIPAL MISS CHRISTINA VASQUEZ [APPLAUSE].
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THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE, RIGHT? MISS VASQUEZ, I SAID THAT'S A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.TRYING TO GET SO MANY, SO MANY MILLION WORD READERS.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ABS MILLION WORD READERS.
SOME NEW NEW CROP CAN COME ON IN.
OUR NEXT CAMPUS A MILLION WORD READERS IS BLUEBONNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
WITH 2 MILLION WORDS. SARAH JONES [APPLAUSE].
ALSO WITH 2 MILLION SOFIA PEDRAZA FOR A MILLION WORD READERS, WE HAVE CLARA STEPHENS [APPLAUSE].
CESAR CRUZ [APPLAUSE]. GABRIEL REYNA [APPLAUSE].
AND THIS IS VERY EXCITING. WE HAVE A FIRST GRADE, FIRST GRADE MILLION WORD READER.
MISS EVELYN SALINAS [APPLAUSE].
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NICHOLAS MARTINEZ [APPLAUSE]. NATHAN MARTINEZ [APPLAUSE] AND KAREN SALGADO VASQUEZ [APPLAUSE].STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY BLUEBONNET PRINCIPAL MISS EMILY MARSHALL [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR BLUEBONNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILLION WORD READERS.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. GREAT JOB BLUEBONNET.
ALL RIGHT, SO OUR NEXT CAMPUS IS OUR NEWEST CAMPUS AT LOCKHART ISD BORCHARD LOOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO THE FIRST EVER AND MANY, MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.
WE WILL START WITH OUR 3 MILLION WORD READERS.
SEELEY STEPHEN [APPLAUSE]. OLIVIA GUTIERREZ [APPLAUSE].
WE HAVE OUR 2 MILLION WORD READERS NICOLE WAGGONER [APPLAUSE].
JILLIAN ROWELL [APPLAUSE]. AND WE HAVE OUR MILLION WORD READERS. ALTON STEVENS [APPLAUSE]. CORBIN SCOTT [APPLAUSE]. AMBER BENNETT [APPLAUSE].
SONIA LEWIS [APPLAUSE]. SONYA. THANK YOU FOR THAT
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PRONUNCIATION. SAILY CASTILLO.PENELOPE FLORES [APPLAUSE]. NICOLE ORTIZ [APPLAUSE].
COLIN CALLAHAN [APPLAUSE]. LEONARDO CANO RIVERAS [APPLAUSE].
KING SANCHEZ [APPLAUSE]. EILYN HERNANDEZ [APPLAUSE].
RUBY LOVING [APPLAUSE]. SHELLY NUNEZ ESTRADA [APPLAUSE]. ETHAN NELSON, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS LITTLE SISTER, A FUTURE MILLION WORD READER.
VINCENT MORENO [APPLAUSE]. ISAEL HERNANDEZ [APPLAUSE].
DAVID CASTRO ARREDONDO [APPLAUSE]. HE WASN'T CHECKED ON MY LIST.
AND MELANIE MORENO [APPLAUSE]. STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY BOARD LIBRARIAN MISS KRISTEN SCOTT.
EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL MISS JAMIE GRIEBEL [APPLAUSE] AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MISS ISABEL AGUILAR [APPLAUSE]. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRST EVER GROUP OF MILLION WORD READERS FOR BORCHARD LOOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
YES. AND US. WE STAND CORRECTED BECAUSE ALTON STEVENS ACTUALLY HAD 2 MILLION WORDS.
IT WAS JUST WRONG. SO ALTON STEVENS WAS A 2 MILLION WORD READER [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO BORCHARD LOOP MILLION WORD READERS.
OF COURSE. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE]
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FOR OUR NEXT GROUP OF MILLION WORD READERS, WE ARE HONORING CLEAR FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL [APPLAUSE], WHO'S ALSO HONORING ITS, WE WENT FROM BORCHARD LOOP IN THEIR FIRST YEAR AND CLEAR FORK IN ITS 75TH YEAR.2 MILLION WORD READER JOSIAH AGUILAR [APPLAUSE] AND CONNOR STEVENSON [APPLAUSE], ALSO 2 MILLION WORD READER. THEN FOR OUR MILLION WORD READERS, WE HAVE MISS RADIN HERNANDEZ [APPLAUSE]. ALEXANDER LOPEZ BENITEZ[APPLAUSE].
ELIANA ORTIZ [APPLAUSE]. MORGAN BARNETT [APPLAUSE].
CHARLES KELLY [APPLAUSE]. CARLOS GRASSO [APPLAUSE].
MADDIE SMITH [APPLAUSE]. JAZMIN TORRES [APPLAUSE].
DOMINIC WOOLRIDGE [APPLAUSE]. WYATT DORSETT [APPLAUSE].
DORSETT. MAX MENDEZ [APPLAUSE]. VIOLET LLYNVI [APPLAUSE]. KEELAN CALDWELL [APPLAUSE].
AND PARKER STEPHENSON [APPLAUSE]. STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY CLEARFORK LIBRARIAN SARAH BARNETT [APPLAUSE] AND CLEARFORK PRINCIPAL MISS MICHELLE HILL [APPLAUSE].
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THANK YOU.CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.
AND OUR VERY FIRST ONE IS A 4 MILLION WORD READER.
MISS DESTINY MEREDITH [APPLAUSE]. OH, I'M SORRY. THE CROWD WAS SO EXCITED AT THE 4 MILLION.
WE DIDN'T GET TO HEAR DESTINY MEREDITH. SO CONGRATULATIONS, DESTINY [APPLAUSE]. I THINK SHE HAD 2 MILLION WHEN SHE WAS IN SECOND GRADE, TOO. AND LAST YEAR TOO. SO, YES FOR OUR 2 MILLION WORD READER, GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ [APPLAUSE].
FOR A MILLION WORD READERS, JAMES CARRUTHERS [APPLAUSE].
DRAKE HERRICK [APPLAUSE]. ZOE OFFERMAN [APPLAUSE].
TATE DURAN [APPLAUSE]. JOSHUA ESTEVEZ [APPLAUSE].
BENJAMIN ESTRADA [APPLAUSE]. DANIELA GALLEGOS TREVINO [APPLAUSE].
AALIYAH MANNING [APPLAUSE]. ANALIA HERNANDEZ BENITEZ [APPLAUSE].
JOSE SALGADO [APPLAUSE]. JUNE HAZLET [APPLAUSE].
CONNOR LEWANDOWSKI [APPLAUSE]. LIAM CRUZ [APPLAUSE].
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TRACE MCCORMICK [APPLAUSE]. CASEY TOVAR [APPLAUSE] ZANE WERNICK [APPLAUSE].JENNY AGUILAR [APPLAUSE]. JORDAN WILLIAMS [APPLAUSE].
HARPER HAZLET [APPLAUSE]. IAN AGUSTIN LOPEZ [APPLAUSE].
JOSUE MARROQUIN GARCIA [APPLAUSE]. BRENDAN MCDOWELL [APPLAUSE].
JESUS MONTES DE OCA [APPLAUSE]. CHEYENNE STRANGE [APPLAUSE].
LYRIC SZABO [APPLAUSE]. KAYDEN MALDONADO [APPLAUSE].
STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY NAVARRO LIBRARIAN MISS PATRICIA LEWANDOWSKI [APPLAUSE].
AND NAVARRO PRINCIPAL, MISS AMANDA EPSTEIN [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE NAVARRO MILLION WORD READERS.
AND AS OUR NAVARRO MILLION WORD READERS ARE GETTING PLACED FOR THEIR PICTURE, WE WANT TO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION BECAUSE TODAY THEY WON THE BLUEBONNET BATTLE OF THE BOOKS CHALLENGE [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, NAVARRO, MILLION READERS AND BLUEBONNET BOOK CHALLENGE WINNERS AS WELL.
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YEAH. DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY.ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR NEXT CAMPUS. GIVE IT JUST A SECOND.
SORRY. OKAY. FOR OUR NEXT CAMPUS, THE REIGNING MILLION WORD READER CHAMPIONS, PLUM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL [APPLAUSE].
MELODY ORTIZ SANCHEZ [APPLAUSE]. MORE TO ANOTHER 2 MILLION. BRIAN MEDINA GARCIA [APPLAUSE]. ANOTHER 2 MILLION WORD READER. IKER ARIAS PAULINO [APPLAUSE]. FOR A MILLION WORD READERS, DYLAN DURAN ACOSTA [APPLAUSE].
SALOMON TORRES [APPLAUSE] GERARDO CHAVEZ MEDELLIN [APPLAUSE].
ALAN LOPEZ GARCIA [APPLAUSE]. EMILY RIVERA RAMIREZ[APPLAUSE]. JAZMIN FUENTES [APPLAUSE].
LIAM MORRISON [APPLAUSE]. ANGEL HERNANDEZ MORALES [APPLAUSE].
GIOVANNI VASQUEZ CHAVEZ [APPLAUSE]. JACOB RODRIGUEZ JAMES [APPLAUSE].
EMILY VASQUEZ VENTURA [APPLAUSE]. ERIC LOPEZ [APPLAUSE].
MIGUEL, MICHAEL SANCHEZ. OH! DOWN HERE. OH. MIGUEL VASQUEZ VENTURA [APPLAUSE].
OH, WE SKIPPED WAY DOWN. PETER RAMIREZ, I KNOW HIM [APPLAUSE].
NELLIE RODRIGUEZ YANEZ [APPLAUSE]. ADELINE LOPEZ TORRES [APPLAUSE].
JOCELYN CHAVEZ MEDELLIN [APPLAUSE].
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YARIEL GALAN [APPLAUSE] ALLAN RODRIGUEZ RAMIREZ [APPLAUSE].RUBY SEDILLO [APPLAUSE]. MATTHEW GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE].
GIOVANNI PRADO ARRIETA [APPLAUSE]. AND JIMENA REVILLA CASTILLO [APPLAUSE].
SORRY. THERE WERE SO MANY. IT TOOK UP SO MANY PAGES.
ALL RIGHT. STUDENTS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY PLUM CREEK LIBRARIAN CARRIE CASILLAS [APPLAUSE].
PLUM CREEK EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL, MISS JAMIE GRIEBEL [APPLAUSE], PLUM CREEK EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND THE INCOMING PRINCIPAL, MISS JASMINE CORLEY [APPLAUSE].
AND PLUM CREEK ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MISS CAITLIN STEVENS [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR PCE RETURNING REIGNING CHAMPION MILLION WORD READERS [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN PCE MILLION WORD READERS.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
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HOW'S THE BOARD DOING OVER THERE? WE'RE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS, JUST SO YOU KNOW.ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR FINAL MILLION WORD READER RECOGNITION OF THE EVENING, WE HAVE THE ONE, THE ONLY, LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
CORRECT. A CLOSE, CLOSE, LET'S SAY CLOSE. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE IT.
ACCORDING TO MR. PALACIOS, IT'S THE MOST THEY'VE EVER HAD EVER UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.
YEAH, EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT. FOR OUR LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MILLION WORD READERS, WE HAVE CHARLOTTE HELMS [APPLAUSE]. OH, GOSH. 6 MILLION WORDS.
I IT'S IT'S DIFFERENT ON MY SPREADSHEET OVER HERE.
6 MILLION WORDS. OH, WOW. CHARLOTTE, CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].
THAT'S THE HIGHEST OF THE EVENING. WITH 1 MILLION.
MISS AVA ABUNDIS [APPLAUSE]. WITH ONE 1 MILLION, WE HAVE PEYTON LEE [APPLAUSE]. WITH 2 MILLION, WE HAVE MISS EMMA GREEN [APPLAUSE]. WITH 1 MILLION, MISTER ALEX BURNETT, 1 MILLION SADIE DIONISIO [APPLAUSE]. ALSO WITH 1 MILLION KAITLYN PATTISON [APPLAUSE].
1 MILLION GABRIELA ORTIZ [APPLAUSE]. WITH 4 MILLION, NATALIE SILVA [APPLAUSE]. WITH 1 MILLION PAXTON CRAIG [APPLAUSE]. ANOTHER 1 MILLION, RILEY CRAIG [APPLAUSE].
WITH 1 MILLION, CHARLOTTE VEGA HANDY [APPLAUSE].
AND WITH 1 MILLION, MISS CARA DEL CASTILLO [APPLAUSE].
LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. MILLION WORD READERS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THE INDOMITABLE LIBRARIAN, MISS KEITHA HERNANDEZ. [APPLAUSE] AND LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. MARIO PALACIOS [APPLAUSE]. MISS HERNANDEZ WAS REFERRED TO THAT IN AN ARTICLE MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT JUST STUCK WITH ME. SO THAT'S WHY IT HAS TO ALWAYS BE THE INDOMITABLE KEITHA HERNANDEZ.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MILLION WORD READERS.
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THANK YOU.I DO NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER HERE, BUT I WILL GET THAT NUMBER FOR YOU.
TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THREE OUTSTANDING LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETES WHO HAVE EARNED A PRESTIGIOUS TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONORS. THESE STUDENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY. BALANCING THE DEMANDS OF COMPETITIVE SPORTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM REQUIRES TREMENDOUS DISCIPLINE, DEDICATION, AND PERSEVERANCE. THESE LIONS HAVE EXEMPLIFIED WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO BE LOCKED ON EXCELLENCE, REPRESENTING LOCKHART ISD WITH PRIDE AND INTEGRITY AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVEMENT BOTH ON THE FIELD AND IN THE CLASSROOM.
THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT NOT ONLY THEIR HARD WORK, BUT ALSO THE SUPPORT OF THEIR COACHES, TEACHERS, TEAMMATES, AND FAMILIES. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THESE OUTSTANDING STUDENT ATHLETES, AND THEY ARE THE EXAMPLE THAT THEY SET FOR LOCKHART ISD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ACADEMIC ALL STATE HONOREES.
FIRST, FOR SOCCER, WE HAVE JENNIFER OLIVERA. HONORABLE MENTION [APPLAUSE].
FOR GOLF ANDRES OSUNA [APPLAUSE]. HONORABLE MENTION.
ALSO FOR GOLF, CHRISTOPHER COLLINS [APPLAUSE].
AND TONIGHT, OUR ACADEMIC ALL-STATE ATHLETES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY GOLF COACHES MR. FRANKLIN HUDSON AND GREGORY ROWE [APPLAUSE], LISD ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MIKE MALDONADO [APPLAUSE].
AND LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MICHAEL HERBIN [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR ACADEMIC ALL STATE ATHLETES.
IN ORDER. FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE
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2026 FFA MAJOR STOCK SHOW STUDENT RECIPIENTS.WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL FFA STUDENTS WHO REPRESENTED LOCKHART, ISD AND MAJOR STOCK SHOWS ACROSS TEXAS DURING THE 2025 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.
THESE STUDENTS COMPETED AT SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS LIVESTOCK EXHIBITIONS IN AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIONS IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, AUSTIN LIVESTOCK SHOW, THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO.
THROUGH COUNTLESS EARLY MORNINGS, LATE NIGHTS, WEEKENDS IN THE BARN, AND HOURS DEDICATED TO PREPARING ANIMALS AND PROJECTS, THESE STUDENTS DEMONSTRATED TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY, SPORTSMANSHIP AND PRIDE IN THEIR WORK.
THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE TOP PLACEMENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BREEDING AND ANIMAL SHOWS, PARTICIPATION IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SKILL CONTESTS, AND RECOGNITION IN AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS COMPETITIONS.
TOGETHER, THESE STUDENTS SHOWCASE NOT ONLY THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND WORK ETHIC, BUT ALSO THE STRENGTH OF LOCKHART ISD AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND FFA PROGRAMS. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THESE LIONS FOR REPRESENTING LOCKHART ISD WITH EXCELLENCE, AND FOR CONTINUING THE PROUD TRADITION OF FFA SUCCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2026 FFA MAJOR STOCK SHOW PARTICIPANTS AND HONOREES.
SO IF WE COULD HOLD OUR APPLAUSE UNTIL AFTER THAT.
SO FIRST WE HAVE IS CARLY SCOTT, WHO SHOWED A, A SIMBRAH, AN ARB HEIFER AT STATE FAIR, SHOWED AN ARB HEIFER AT SAN ANTONIO IN FOURTH PLACE, SIMBRAH HEIFER AT HOUSTON [APPLAUSE].
NEXT WE HAVE LEONARDO GALINDO, WHO SHOWED A MARKET STEER AT STATE FAIR, SHOWED A MARKET STEER AT SAN ANTONIO MARKET STEER IN AUSTIN AND MARKET STEER IN HOUSTON [APPLAUSE]. SEBASTIAN GALINDO SHOWED A MARKET STEER AT STATE FAIR MARKET STEER IN SAN ANTONIO, MARKET STEER IN AUSTIN AND MARKET STEER IN HOUSTON [APPLAUSE].
LANEY SCOTT SHOWED A MARKET BARROW IN SAN ANTONIO [APPLAUSE].
SARAH STATON SHOWED MARKET STEER IN SAN ANTONIO.
MARKET STEER IN AUSTIN AND MARKET LAMB AT AUSTIN [APPLAUSE].
BRIDGET. OH, ALSO I'M SORRY AND SHOWED A MARKET STEER IN HOUSTON.
AND THEN BRIDGET CADDELL SHOWED MARKET STEER IN AUSTIN AND MARKET STEER IN HOUSTON [APPLAUSE].
HEATHER MOORE [APPLAUSE]. KINSLEY SHOUP [APPLAUSE]. KINSLEY. THAT'S. THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
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AND LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. MICHAEL HERBIN [APPLAUSE].CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR FFA MAJOR STOCK SHOW HONOREES.
FOR OUR NEXT RECOGNITION, WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT BY LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MISS BRENDA TORRES EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS, GOLD KEY AND THE PERSONAL MEMOIR ESSAY CATEGORY FOR HER POWERFUL PIECE TITLED A BURDEN OR BURDENED.
THE SCHOLASTIC GOLD KEY IS THE HIGHEST REGIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDED THROUGH THE SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING PROGRAMS, AND CELEBRATES EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTIC AND LITERARY TALENT AMONG STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION.
WE GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT REFLECTS BRENDA'S CREATIVITY, COURAGE, TALENT, AND ABILITY TO USE WRITING AS A MEANINGFUL FORM OF EXPRESSION AND STORYTELLING.
HER ACHIEVEMENT IS A TESTAMENT NOT ONLY TO HER HARD WORK, BUT ALSO TO THE STRENGTH OF THE ACADEMIC FINE ARTS OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN LOCKHART ISD. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU, BRENDA, FOR REPRESENTING LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCKHART ISD WITH EXCELLENCE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE.
SO THANK BRENDA. BUT BRENDA IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL LEAD COUNSELOR, MISS MAGGIE MCBRIDE [APPLAUSE]. LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE, EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR MISS LUCINDA GANNON [APPLAUSE].
AND LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. MR. MICHAEL HERBIN [APPLAUSE].
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, BRENDA. IT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
SO I KNOW OUR OUR FINAL HONOREES TONIGHT HAVE A BANQUET TO GET TO.
SO WE'LL I'LL TRY I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK AS QUICK AS I CAN BE.
BUT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR LOCKHART COLOR GUARD PROGRAMS. AND TONIGHT. WE'RE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH OF OUR LOCKHART COLOR GUARD PROGRAMS, BOTH AT THE JUNIOR HIGH AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS.
FIRST UP, WE HAVE OUR LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH VARSITY COLOR GUARD WHO CONTINUED THEIR TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE BY BEING NAMED THE CADET REGIONAL A AREA WEST CHAMPIONS [APPLAUSE]. THIS MARKS AN INCREDIBLE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THIS TEAM HAS WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR DIVISION.
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THIS REMARKABLE STREAK SPEAKS TO THEIR CONSISTENCY, DEDICATION AND THE STRONG FOUNDATION BEING BUILT AT THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL.SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR RECOGNITION.
FIRST, MACKENZIE CHILDRESS [APPLAUSE]. JENNIFER GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE].
MIA GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE]. JAZMIN HERNANDEZ [APPLAUSE].
MARIA HINOJOSA [APPLAUSE]. KAYLA JAIMES RAYOS [APPLAUSE].
SKYLER LYON [APPLAUSE]. JOSELYN MARTINEZ [APPLAUSE].
SIA MCVEY [APPLAUSE]. MIA RAMIREZ [APPLAUSE].
ALEXA REYNA [APPLAUSE]. ANDREA RODRIGUEZ [APPLAUSE].
ASHLEY SALGADO VASQUEZ [APPLAUSE]. PAYTON SIMPSON [APPLAUSE].
KENDALL SPIRK [APPLAUSE]. ABIGAIL TERRAZAS [APPLAUSE].
AILEEN VALA [APPLAUSE]. AND EILEEN ZAVALETA GONZALEZ [APPLAUSE].
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD. DO THEM ALL TOGETHER OR LET'S DO JUNIOR HIGH.
SO IF OUR LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH CAN COME GET A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD.
AND AS THEY'RE GETTING READY, WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO MR. SERGIO RODRIGUEZ, OUR COLOR GGUARD DIRECTOR [APPLAUSE] MR. MARIO PALACIOS, AND MR. JAMES CROWLEY . IF HE'S IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COLOR GUARD [APPLAUSE].
OKAY. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
OUR LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY COLOR GUARD MADE HISTORY THIS SEASON.
THIS MARKS ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY THAT LOCKHART HAS FIELDED THE HIGH SCHOOL JV TEAM, AND THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2020. AFTER BEING PROMOTED TO THE HIGHER DIVISION THIS SEASON, THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE HISTORY BY ADVANCING THE STATE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, JUNIOR VARSITY COLOR GUARD ALEXANDRA BAGLEY [APPLAUSE], ASHLYN BRANCH [APPLAUSE], LILIANA ESPINOSA [APPLAUSE].
MIA FONTAINE [APPLAUSE]. SUMMER GIBSON [APPLAUSE].
NATALIE HARLAN [APPLAUSE]. OLIVIA ROSALES [APPLAUSE].
SOPHIA CIFUENTES [APPLAUSE]. AND JULISSA VENCES [APPLAUSE].
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AGAIN, OUR LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL JV COLOR GUARD IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ONE AND ONLY SERGIO RODRIGUEZ.LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MR. MICHAEL HERBIN, AND THE ELUSIVE MR. JAMES CROWLEY. YOU'VE HEARD YOUR NAME SO MUCH TONIGHT, MR. HERBIN. YOU JUST TO TUNE IT OUT.
OUR CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR VARSITY COLOR GUARD.
BY DELIVERING ANOTHER PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE AT THE TOP OF THEIR AWARD WINNING SEASON, COMPETING AGAINST THE VERY BEST TEAMS IN TEXAS, THEY EARNED SEVENTH PLACE IN THE SCHOLASTIC NATIONAL, A DIVISION AT THE TEXAS COLOR GUARD CIRCUIT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY COLOR GUARD ALISA BETHEL [APPLAUSE].
ANA CORPUS CRUZ [APPLAUSE]. MADELINE DUBOIS [APPLAUSE].
HANNAH ESQUIVEL MICO [APPLAUSE]. GABY HERRERA [APPLAUSE].
FILOMENO MASSARO [APPLAUSE]. DESIREE PALACIOS [APPLAUSE].
KAYLA PARKER [APPLAUSE]. CELINA RAMIREZ [APPLAUSE].
ANALICIA ROCHA [APPLAUSE]. ALEX RODRIGUEZ [APPLAUSE].
JANETSI RODRIGUEZ [APPLAUSE]. ISABELLA ROJAS SOSA [APPLAUSE].
SOPHIE SIEGFRIED [APPLAUSE]. AND ANNALISE SMITH.
LOCKHART FINE ARTS DIRECTOR MR. JAMES CROWLEY AND LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MR. MR. MICHAEL HERMAN.
AND WHILE WE'RE GATHERING THAT, MISS ALYSSA BETHEL ALSO WON A SCHOLARSHIP, ONE OF THE ONLY.
IN THE DISTRICT TO WIN A SCHOLARSHIP FOR TCGC SO CONGRATULATIONS THAT'S LIKE AN ALL-STATE HONOR.
CONGRATULATIONS LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL COLOR GUARD.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT WRIGHT AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.
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THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS.SUPER SPREADERS. ALL THERE'S LEFT IS ADJOURNMENT.
ANY BOARD COMMENT. THEY'RE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WELL, MICHAEL, YOU BETTER MOVE OVER TO MY PLACE.
I MEAN, IF Y'ALL WANT ME TO LEAVE. OKAY. MIKE WAS GOING TO SIGN MY FORM.
THANKS, MIKE. HE'S WEARY. IT'S TOO MUCH. OKAY.
THAT WAS A GOOD EVENING. A LOT OF SPECIAL KIDS WE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.
AND THIS IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO DO THIS. I THINK THIS FORMAT WORKED PRETTY GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE THINKING ABOUT MOVING IT TO THE GO PACK NEXT YEAR.
MORE ROOM, MORE PARKING, EVERYTHING. BUT I THINK THIS WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL TONIGHT.
SO THE TIME IS 6:26 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. YAY!
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.