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A
Good
evening,
welcome
back
to
many
of
you
and
welcome
to
Byron
Mills
High
School
for
those
of
you
who
are
coming
in
for
the
first
time,
I
see
many
of
you
who
have
looks
on
your
faces,
like
I.
Did
this
time
last
year,
when
I
was
when
my
oldest
was
going
into
high
school,
so
I
figured.
We
needed
that
music
up
here,
because
it
really
looked
like
a
lot
of.
You
were
white
knuckling
it
as
you
were
coming
into
this.
B
A
Again,
I
want
to
thank
the
Jazz
Band
for
being
up
here
this
evening.
I
see
some
board
of
education
members
in
the
crowd
as
well
want
to
thank
our
board
of
education
for
always
supporting
us
here
at
the
high
school
and
our
custodial
staff,
who
went
above
and
beyond
to
get
the
building
ready
for
your
entrance
here
this
evening.
A
So
if
I
haven't
met
you
yet
my
name
is
Chris
Walsh
and
I'm,
the
principal
of
the
high
school,
it's
hard
to
believe,
but
I
am
going
into
my
eighth
year
next
year
will
be
my
eighth
year
as
the
principal
of
the
high
school
I'm
joined
today
by
Miss
Albert,
who
is
our
assistant
principal
and
she
will
be
cycling
up
with,
would
be
class
of
2027
for
the
remainder
of
their
time
with
us.
So
she
really
gets
to
know
your
students
really
well.
A
A
So,
first
and
foremost,
I
wear
many
hats,
but
I
am
a
father
for
anything
else.
I
have
five
children
and
they
range
in
ages
from
kindergarten
all
the
way
up
to
ninth
grade
and
they
do
have
twins
thrown
in
there
as
well.
So
if
you're
going
through
something
with
your
child,
I
probably
experienced
it
or
I
will
be
experiencing
it
and
I'll
need
your
advice,
so
feel
free
to
just
talk
to
me
about
it.
A
That's
our
role
here
at
the
high
school
and
we
don't
do
it
without
parental
involvement
all
the
way,
and
we
also
want
to
thank
the
partner
organizations
who
are
with
us
to
help
reach
our
mission.
The
bhef
has
supported
so
many
of
our
programs
and
initiatives
over
the
years
and
we
really
appreciate
their
input.
The
PTSA
continues
to
sponsor
great
programs,
scholarships
and
events
here
at
the
high
school
and
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
achieve
our
mission
without
those
important
Partnerships.
A
So,
in
a
little
over
five
months,
your
middle
schooler
will
walk
through
our
doors,
with
probably
similar,
looks
on
their
faces,
as
you
had
tonight,
and
our
counselors
and
they'll
be
High.
School
freshmen
they'll
start
their
Journey.
They
are
the
60th
class
to
ever
come
through
Byram
Hills
High
School.
A
Every
one
of
our
classes
gets
through
it,
and
yours
will
too
our
eighth
grade
orientation
to
me
is
usually
that's
your
signal
that
moving
up
ceremonies,
proms,
final
exams,
graduations
they're,
really
right
around
the
corner.
It's
going
to
be
here
before
you
know
it
so
take
that
time
to
enjoy
the
last
few
months
with
your
middle
schooler.
A
You
won't
get
that
time
back.
So,
as
I
said,
this
is
my
eighth
year
as
a
principal,
but
I've
been
in
the
district.
Going
on
to
my
21st
for
the
first
seven
years,
I
was
a
science
teacher
here
and
then
for
the
next
six
I
was
an
assistant
principal
and
then
I
got
the
job
of
a
lifetime.
When
I
became
principal.
B
A
Is
also
an
educator
in
Sleepy
Hollow
and,
like
I
said
we
have
five
children
raging
in
ages
from
14
down
to
five,
almost
six-
and
she
told
me
to
say
almost
so.
A
I
know
that
every
child's
experience
is
unique
and
each
of
them
will
get
something
different
out
of
their
time
with
us
and
that's
really
what
high
school
is
all
about.
However,
there's
certain
consistent
thing
themes
that
need
to
happen
for
anybody
to
reach
their
potential
and
for
me
it
starts
with
really
three
things:
safety,
respect
and
that
opportunity,
and
much
of
the
work
that
we
do
around
here.
Centers
around
helping
our
students
get
those
three
things.
A
We
know
that
if
they
don't
have
those
it's
going
to
be
very,
very
difficult
for
them
to
really
achieve
that
potential
and
to
learn
in
the
ways
that
we
need
them
so
that
they
can
reach
on
with
you
now
again,
I
spoke
about
all
of
the
opportunities
here
in
the
high
school.
You
saw
one
up
up
here
on
stage
now,
that's
one
of
a
hundred
opportunities
that
go
beyond
the
classroom
and
I
say
it
to
all
incoming
parents.
A
If
your
kids
are
leaving
here
and
going
home
on
the
bus
every
day
and
not
involved
in
what
we
have
to
offer,
it's
really
Criminal.
We
have
so
many
things,
opportunities
that
help
them
develop
those
soft
skills
that
will
really
help
them
be
successful
later
in
life,
whether
it's
in
the
theater
program
in
clubs
that
we
offer,
whether
they're
service
clubs
or
just
interest
clubs
and
our
athletic
programs.
We
have
so
many
things
for
our
kids
to
be
involved
with.
A
A
They
don't
have
to
focus
on,
and
we
understand
that
coming
out
of
copen
we're
in
a
different
situation
and
that
students
are
coming
in
with
different
skill
sets
and
we
want
to
help
them
develop
as
much
as
as
they
can
during
their
time
with
us
again
that
partnership
that
we
have
with
parents
is
critical
to
any
child's
success.
Our
counseling
department
is
one
of
the
strongest
and
we
have
counselors
who
are
ready,
willing
and
able
to
help
with
any
issue
that
you
may
have,
and
your
student
needs
support
with.
A
So,
let's,
as
I
said,
I
understand
that
this
transition
can
be
stressful
for
parents
as
well,
and,
as
you
know
now,
6
59
classes
have
got
through
it,
and
yours
will
too
and
then,
hopefully,
by
the
end
of
this
session,
you're
going
to
be
a
little
less
stressed
out.
If
you
were
coming
in
you'll,
learn
a
little
bit
about
our
programs
and
your
comfort
level
with
the
transition
will
be
a
lot
higher.
A
So
I
spoke
to
Mrs
lapel
today
and
I
said
hey,
what's
going
on
with
this
class.
How
are
they
and
she
had
nothing
but
great
things
to
say
about
this
incoming
class
she
mentioned
over
and
over
again
just
how
nice
they
were
in
general,
and
it's
not
something
that
you
always
hear
with
middle
schoolers,
but
she
really
she
really
kept
coming
back
to
this
idea
that
she
felt
that
they
had
a
lot
of
respect
for
one
another,
and
she
said
that
that
came
from
the
teachers.
A
So
with
that
freedom
of
the
high
school,
it
does
come
new
responsibilities
and
we
really
start
to
push
the
kids
to
take
ownership
of
their
learning
and
to
minimize
the
need
for
your
involvement
as
hard
as
that
will
be
for
you
and
the
closer
they
get
to
graduation
the
more
independent
we
want
them
to
be.
There
are
times
when
your
kids
are
going
to
be
stressed
in
high
school.
There's
no
doubt
about
that.
A
A
If,
because
we
know
that
when
they
go
away
to
college
or
whether
they
get
their
next
job,
their
first
job
or
whatever,
what
whatever
their
next
step
is
going
to
be,
they
need
to
be
able
to
have
some
of
those
tools
to
be
able
to
navigate
and
negotiate
those
stressful
times
so
recently,
Rock
castania
who's.
Our
athletic
director
gave
me
a
book
called
The,
Coffee,
Bean
and
I
know.
A
A
A
B
A
A
Ninth
grader,
he
came
downstairs
and
he
said
Dad
I
think
I've
been
I've,
been
pretty
much
a
Carrick
for
a
little
bit
of
my
life
here
and
I'm
gonna
I'm
gonna
try
to
be
more
of
a
coffee
dude.
So
that's
what
we
really
try
to
do
at
Byron
Mills
with
all
of
our
programs,
all
of
our
content
areas
and
our
extracurriculars.
A
Like
I
said,
one
of
the
ones
that
we
continue
to
have
is
challenge
success
and
we
are
fortunate
to
be
have
bheef
sponsor
this
partnership,
and
the
goal
of
the
program
is
to
really
help
our
students
overall
experience
and
it
moves
away
from
trying
to
build
that
transcript,
to
try
to
get
them
to
think
about
learning
and
we've
been
addressing
the
issues
of
academic
engagement,
workload,
sleep,
extracurricular
involvement,
teacher
care,
parent
expectations
and
academic
Integrity
over
the
last
few
years,
and
we're
excited
to
continue
this
work
and
if
you
feel
like
you
would
want
to
be
involved,
please
see
me
afterwards
and
I
would
love
to
get
you
involved
before
you
come
up
to
the
high
school
in
our
work
with
challenge
success.
A
Many
of
our
members
are
out
there
tonight
already
and
I
appreciate
them
being
here
so
I'm
going
to
play
a
video
for
you
this
evening
of
current
students
giving
advice
to
the
incoming
ninth
graders
I
thought
you
could
see
it
and
get
a
lot
out
of
it
too.
We
will
be
playing
this
for
the
ninth
grade
when
the
counselors
go
down
to
visit
them.
It's
just
a
few
people
that
they'll
be
seeing
every
day
to
try
to
get
some
familiar
faces
to
them.
A
Hello
class
of
2027.,
my
name
is
Chris
Walsh
and
I.
Am
the
principal
of
Byram,
Hills
High
School
I'm
very
excited
to
welcome
you,
as
the
60th
class
in
the
history
of
buttermils
I've
prepared
this
video
so
that
you
can
become
a
little
bit
more
prepared
with
your
transition
to
the
high
school
I
know
that
miss
lappel,
Mr
Ancona
and
the
entire
faculty
and
staff
at
HC
Crittenden
have
been
preparing
you
for
your
transition
to
the
high
school
I.
A
Have
no
doubt
that
when
you
arrive,
you
will
be
ready
to
jump
into
what
we
have
to
offer
here
in
this
video
I'm
going
to
introduce
you
to
some
familiar
faces
that
you'll
see
while
you're
here
at
Byram
Hills
High,
School
I'm,
also
going
to
have
some
current
9th
graders
offer
some
tips
and
advice
so
that
your
transition
to
high
school
can
be
as
smooth
as
possible.
Once
again,
we're
so
excited
to
welcome
you
to
the
high
school
in
September.
Until
then,
please
enjoy
every
last
minute
of
your
time.
E
F
Hi
eighth
graders
I'm
Miss
way
I'm
the
school
social
worker
at
the
high
school.
We're
so
excited
to
meet
you
and
have
you
all
come
up.
Go
Bobcats
congrats
class
of
2027.
hi,
I'm,
Mrs,
fanelli,
I'm,
Mr
Walsh
's
secretary
here
in
the
principal's
office,
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
all
your
smiling
faces
here
in
September.
Bye.
G
Hi
I'm
miss
bogren.
You
can
find
me
in
the
principal's
office.
I
am
the
secretary
for
the
assistant.
Principals
I
am
also
the
coach
to
the
Barnhill
ski
team
and
I
am
part
of
the
Byram
Hill
sustainability
initiative,
so
I
hope
to
see
you
either
on
the
ski
team
or
environmental
sustainability
initiative,
but
not
in
the
principal's
office.
Hi.
I
L
Get
really
involved
in
like
the
school
community,
so,
for
example,
extracurriculars
I
didn't
do
any
before
coming
to
the
high
school
and
now
I
do
a
bunch
like
debate
and
I'm
in
the
Gap
club
and
it's
a
lot
of
fun
and
you
can
make
a
lot
of
friends
through
that.
And
you
get
a
lot
of
good
experiences
and
skills
that
can
help
you
for
the
rest
of
your
life.
Not.
M
O
Q
Sure,
when
I
was
an
incoming
ninth
grader
I
was
gonna.
I
was
so
stressed
that
there
was
going
to
be
way
too
much
work
and
I
wasn't
gonna.
Have
anyone
to
really
help
me,
but
one
thing
that
I've
learned
in
high
school
is
that
there's
always
teachers
that
can
help
you
and
they're
always
willing
to
help
you
if
you
go
into
office
hours
in
the
morning
or
even
just
ask
them
a
simple
question.
P
Homework
and
workload
is
very
manageable,
using
skills
that
you
built
in
middle
school,
you
can
apply
them
to
your
classes
here
at
the
high
school
and
I
would
say
as
long
as
you
communicate
with
your
teachers,
the
homework
and
the
work
isn't
too
bad.
S
Most
days,
it's
pretty
good,
although
in
some
days
when
you
do
have
a
pretty
big
workload,
the
fact
that
the
schedule
has
some
classes
some
days
and
not
on
the
other
is
very
accommodating
for
that,
because
you
can
prioritize
which
tests
to
study
for
and
which
assignments
to
do
on
which
days
and
then
save
them
for
other
days
and.
O
R
Q
S
S
O
B
O
P
R
Q
R
M
P
M
S
A
A
So
at
this
point,
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
they
are
going.
The
11th
graders
are
going
to
be
your
tour
guides
this
evening
and
once
again,
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
just
the
fact
that
you're
here
going
through
this
orientation,
it
sends
a
signal
to
your
children
that
you
care,
and
that
is
the
most
important
piece
that
helps
them,
know
that
you're
supporting
them
we're
really
fortunate
to
get
to
work
with
them
during
their
formative
years
and,
like
I,
said,
it's
really
inspirational
to
see
them
work
towards.
E
Good
evening,
I'm,
Christina,
Wilson
and
I
am
the
guidance
chairperson
and
I'm
here
with
Melissa
Stahl,
who
is
the
World
Language
chair,
we're
going
to
speak
tonight
to
you
about
our
programs,
I'm
going
to
start
and
talk
about
the
guidance
program
here
at
Buffalo,
just
for
a
little
visual.
This
is
who
we
are
and
organizationally.
E
We
have
ninth
grade
counselors
and
then
we
have
counselors
that
we
have
from
grades
10,
11
and
12..
So
what
does
that
mean
you?
Your
child
next
year
will
have
a
transition
counselor,
which
we
really
focus
our
time.
We
understand
that
ninth
graders
need
a
lot
of
our
time,
so
we
have
evaluated
counselors
just
dedicated
to
ninth
grade
students.
E
Then
they
will
transition
to
10th
grade
and
they
will
get
a
counselor
that
they
will
have
for
the
remaining
three
years
of
fire
adults
who
really
gets
to
know
it's
from
you
as
a
family
and
get
to
know
your
child
and
also
we
do
try
to
keep
families
together
for
those
three
years.
It's
likely
if
you
have
any
other
children
that
they
have
as
well.
E
So
when
we
think
about
guidance,
I
kind
of
think
of
like
our
work
in
three
different
categories,
one
is
definitely
in
the
social
emotional
realm.
We
work
with
our
students
on
a
variety
of
different
topics,
certainly
coming
out
of
the
pandemic.
There's
a
lot
of
concerns
that
we
have
with
our
students
that
we
help
them
with,
but
also
just
you
know,
individual
needs
whatever
your
child's
individual
need
is
our
counselors
are
there
and
that's
what
they
help
work
with
students
on
college
career
and
life
Readiness.
So
that's
the
big
one
college
right.
E
We
help
your
child
think
about
who
they
are,
what
they
like
to
do,
what
their
passions
are,
and
we
help
them.
You
know
basically
make
the
next
step
to
go
on
to
whatever
they
want
to
After
High
School
98
to
100
of
our
students
go
to
four-year
interior
Law
School.
As
far
as
college
for
our
students
and
academic
advising
academic
advising
is
helping
your
child
figure
out
what
they're
interested
in
what
they
like.
What
courses
at
the
high
school
will
support
those
passions
and
also
help
them
make
decisions
about
possible
majors
in
the
future.
E
E
Classes
will
be
determined
for
them,
so
the
next
level
of
math,
the
next
level
of
English,
but
where
they
do
have
some
Choice,
are
in
electives.
So
hopefully,
your
child
had
a
conversation
with
with
them.
We've
entered
some
courses
for
them
in
your
in
the
portal
and
basically,
what
you
need
to
know
about
that
is:
there's
no
right
or
wrong
answer.
A
lot
of
students
like
to
get
their
art
requirement,
whether
it's
through
an
ensemble
or
Studio
Art
and
other
electives
out
of
the
way
in
ninth
grade.
E
So
that
way
it
can
make
room
in
their
schedule
for
other
things
in
the
coming
years,
like
science,
research
and
Global
Scholars,
but
that
you
don't
have
to
do
it
like
that.
A
lot
of
our
students
want
to
take
things
like
intro
to
computer
science
and
popular
engineering.
What
whatever
your
child
wants
to
put
in
there.
What
we'd,
like
you
to
do,
is
put
three
courses
in
there
and
give
us
one
alternative.
E
We
cannot
promise
that
your
child
will
get
every
single
course
that
they
that's
tough
people,
don't
remember
that
in
August,
when
they
get
the
schedule,
but
I'm
telling
you
it
happens,
and
we
work
with
your
child
to
make
the
best
of
it,
but
we
just
can't
possibly
give
every
child
every
single
course
if
they
want
to
take.
So
we
asked
for
an
elective,
and
we
ask
for
your
support
if
they
don't
get
every
course
that
they
want
to
take,
we
really
try
to
get
them
two
or
three
courses
that
they
do.
E
So,
if
you
haven't
been
to
our
website,
this
is
our
website
to
go
for
any
questions.
The
one
last
thing
I
do
want
to
add
about
this
is
that
we
did
change.
The
state
tonight
was
supposed
to
be
last
Monday,
so
what
we
did
was
we
kept
the
portal
open
for
you
to
enter
in
courses
through
tomorrow
at
3
pm.
So
if
you
hear
anything
tonight
that
maybe
changes
your
mind
about
a
potential
course
that
your
child
wants
to
take,
you
can
still
go
in.
E
E
Graduation
requirements
do
not
memorize.
This
I
can't
even
tell
you
the
last
student
that
we
like
had
an
issue
with
not
meeting
graduation
requirements.
We
keep
track
of
it
as
long
as
your
child
is
taking
anywhere
from
six
to
eight
credits.
Every
single
year
in
high
school,
they
will
meet
the
minimum
graduation
requirements
if
not
as
it
gets
closer
to
Junior
and
Senior
year.
We
are
going
to
let
you
know
and
we
are
going
to
be
helping
your
child
get
courses
to
make
those
graduation
requirements.
U
I'm
coming
hi
I
am
Melissa
Stahl
I'm,
the
chairperson
of
the
language,
Department
I'm,
also
the
enl
chairperson,
K-12
and
I'm.
Also
a
advisor
a
teacher
and
a
developer
of
the
global
Scholars
Program
I
might
have
been
lucky
enough
to
teach
some
of
your
eighth
graders
when
I
was
covering
for
Miss
Miller
when
she
was
out
on
her
maternity
leave.
U
So
if
so,
you
have
a
great
group
of
students,
that's
actually
really
prepared
to
come
up
to
the
high
school.
They
are
really
nice,
like
Mr
Walsh
said,
and
they
really
are
supportive
of
each
other,
and
our
middle
school
program
gives
them
a
phenomenal
foundation
for
language
moving
up
here.
So
sorry,
I
went
back
to
get
this
guy
out
great,
so
don't
have
to
memorize
this
either,
but
you
need
two
years
of
a
language
to
graduate
from
Byram
Hills.
U
So
what
they
are
finishing
now
is
eighth
graders
counts
as
one
unit
and
then
when
they
come
up
here
to
the
high
school
they
take
year,
two
and
that
counts
as
their
second
year
and
that's
their
requirement
for
graduation.
Some
colleges
like
to
see
three
four
or
five
years
of
a
language,
and
we
have
multiple
levels
of
language
for
your
student
to
take
colleges
like
to
see
good
years
good
grades
in
a
language.
U
So
if
your
student
is
not
an
Aficionado
of
language,
perhaps
there's
another
elective
that
they
may
want
to
pursue
that
they
might
enjoy
a
little
bit
more.
That
is
nothing
we
talk
about
until
they're,
going
into
10th
grade
or
even
11th
grade,
so
let
them
enjoy
their
soft
Landing
here
to
the
high
school.
Take
their
level
two
and
they'll
be
fun
if
your
child
hasn't
taken
a
language
yet
at
the
middle
school-
and
there
are
some
students
who
have
it,
we
have
two
options
for
them:
one
is
Italian
one
and
the
other
is
Communications
one.
U
I
U
Of
the
year
meeting
their
review,
if
they
start
with
level
one
Italian
or
Communications
one,
they
do
have
to
take
year,
two
as
a
sophomore
to
get
their
graduation
requirement
and
the
communications
program.
We
have
three
levels
of
that
and
Italian.
They
can
finish
with
level
four
if
they
continue
until
they're
a
senior.
So
there's
plenty
of
options
there.
U
Another
idea
that
happens
a
lot
actually.
This
year
we
had
an
increase
and
I
have
about
eight
students
who
are
10th
graders,
who
are
doubling
up
on
a
language,
so
they
really
like
setting
a
language.
They've
got
proficiency
and
their
their
their
first
language,
Spanish,
French
or
Italian.
That
they're
studying
and
they're
saying
I'm
going
to
take
another
class
because
I
don't
like
art,
I'm,
not
taking
band
I'm,
not
interested
in
science.
Research
I
want
to
do
another
language
and
they
go
into
the
level
two
of
that
second
language.
U
So
that's
an
option
I'm,
throwing
out
down
the
road
for
you
just
something
to
think
about.
If
your
child
really
enjoys
languages,
some
things
that
we
have
seen
with
language
options
also
is
if
your
child
is
a
Heritage
language
speaker,
if
you
speak
a
different
language
in
your
home
or
if
they're
a
native
speaker
of
something
they
might
want
to
jump
ahead
and
accelerate
in
that
second
language,
and
that's
an
option,
give
me
a
call.
U
We
can
talk
about
it,
we're
really
flexible
with
that
I'm
gonna
get
really
excited
and
I'm
gonna
start
to
talk
really
fast,
because
this.
U
Get
to
finally
say
that
the
state
has
changed
their
standards
and
we're
implementing
them
for
your
ninth
graders.
So
it's
fantastic
news
and
I'm
really
excited
about
it.
What
does
that
mean
for
your
children?
We
haven't
had
a
change
in
standards
since
1996
and
they
finally
just
approved
them
to
start
for
7th
grade
in
2023
and
we're
rolling
them
out
in
the
seventh
grade
and
we're
actually
rolling
them
out
in
the
ninth
grade
for
2023
2024
and
then
in
24
25,
we'll
roll
it
out
for
eighth
grade
and
10th
grade.
U
So
I'm
really
excited
about
that.
What
do
those
standards
mean?
They
have
five
c's
for
the
standards,
communicate,
communities,
cultures,
connections,
comparisons
and
communication.
There
are
three
modes
for
the
standards
interpretive,
which
is
how
do
you
get
that
input,
whether
it's
a
reading
input,
whether
it's
a
visual
input,
whether
it's
an
audio
input?
And
how
do
you
make
sense
of
it
to
do
something
with
that
language,
presentational,
I,
I'm,
doing
presentational
speaking
right
now,
this
is
presentational
writing.
How
do
they
manage
that?
And
then
what
is
the
interpersonal?
U
How
do
they
talk
to
one
another
in
that
target
language?
So
those
are
our
moods
and
then
this
little
circle
here
you
see
the
skills
listening
speaking,
writing,
listening
and
speaking,
which
is
that
inter
interpreted
reading
and
writing
and
just
the
plain
reading.
So
all
of
those
skills
go
into
what
these
new
standards
are
for.
U
New
York
state
New
York
state
has
partnered
with
actful,
which
is
the
National
Organization
for
language
and
they've
instituted
that
you
have
to
have
a
third
party
assessment,
some
of
you,
I'm
thinking,
may
be
my
age
and
you
might
have
taken
a
Regents
exam
in
Spanish,
Italian
or
French
when
you're
in
school.
If
you
went
to
school
in
New
York
state,
they
did
away
with
the
Regents
exam
about
eight
or
nine
years
ago,
and
we
haven't
had
that
third
party
assessment
for
languages
and
it's
kind
of
hurt
our
program.
So
what
we're
all
one?
R
U
Guys,
our
kids
already
told
us
what
I'm
really
excited
about
is
that
we
are
doing
a
third
party
assessment,
we're
starting
just
to
get
used
to
the
platform
with
speaking
only
and
your
8th
graders
are
actually
doing
it.
U
If
your
children
had
Miss
Miller
they're
going
to
be
a
little
behind
the
other
students,
they'll
be
taking
it
probably
in
April,
but
for
the
rest,
if
you're
in
French
in
Spanish
you'll
be
taking
it
this
week
or
they
might
have
taken
it
last
week,
Italian
students
are
going
to
be
taking
it
in
April
as
well,
so
it's
actually
kind
of
exciting
and
it's
telling
us
the
students
proficiency
and
what
that
looks.
Like
is
my
second
slide.
My
second
little
cone
of
proficiency
so
actual
has
developed.
U
This
cone
of
proficiency
in
everything
that
your
children
will
do
moving
forward
is
based
on
that
proficiency.
So
if
you
are
starting
in
the
Middle,
School,
seventh
and
eighth
grade,
we
want
your
children
to
be
right
here
at
this
top
novice
level,
it's
called
novice
core,
just
butting
into
intermediate.
There
are
some
students
who
have
assessed
at
the
intermediate
level,
which
is
great.
There
are
some
hair
Heritage
speakers
that
have
been
assessed
at
the
intermediate
High,
which
is
fantastic,
but
our
goal
is
to
get
that
85
percent
of
our
population
at
that
novice.
U
Four,
because
that's
where
they
should
be
exiting
eighth
grade.
Ninth
graders
should
be
not
as
for
intermediate
one
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
The
goal
of
this
and
some
of
you
might
have
heard
of
the
Seal
of
by
literacy,
which
students
will
be
able
to
Grant
upon
graduation.
They
will
be
awarded
the
sealed
by
literacy
if
they
up
past
the
certain
benchmarks
that
the
state
has
put
forth.
U
Your
students,
I'm
excited
to
say,
will
be
go
moving
forward
with
the
sealant
by
literacy,
so
by
the
time
they
graduate
they
make,
they
could
be
candidates
if
they
want
to
pursue
that.
What
that
means
is
that
they
have
to
be
at
the
intermediate
five
level,
which
is
just
touching
that
advanced
level
by
the
time
they
graduate.
U
Let
me
see
I'm
gonna
run
out
of
time,
so
I'm
gonna
keep
going.
What
I
can
do
it
21st
century
language?
It
looks
a
little
different
than
we
were
in
school.
It's
not
that
rote
memorization
of
vocabulary,
though
that
does
have
a
part
in
it.
It's
that
synthesis
of
the
language.
So
what's
the
comprehensible
input
that
your
children
are
getting
is
your
is
the
teacher
speaking
Spanish?
All
the
French
are
Italian
to
them
all
the
time.
Are
they
getting
that
target
language
use?
U
If
your
child
comes
home
and
says
I,
don't
understand
anything
the
teacher's
saying
because
he
or
she
is
speaking
in
Italian,
French
or
Spanish.
You
should
say
you
have
a
wonderful
teacher,
because
that's
the
only
time
they're
getting
that
language,
okay,
student-centered,
meaning
they
it's
self-directed
and
they
should
be
doing
the
work
on
their
own.
It's
not
really
chalk
and
talk
anymore,
because
there's
so
many
skills
and
modes
that
they
have
to
get
through
during
the
classroom.
U
One
thing
we
do
expect
is
that
that
Foundation,
that
they
have
in
eighth
grade
of
all
of
that
vocabulary,
all
that
topical
vocabulary,
all
of
those
conjugations
that
they've
learned
and
all
the
definite
articles
they
hold
on
to
it,
and
they
remember
those
Concepts,
because
when
you
get
up
to
the
middle
to
the
high
school
from
the
Middle
School,
that
synthesis
starts
happen
and
how
do
we
develop
those
modes
of
interpretive
or
presentational
or
interpersonal
speaking,
writing
and
reading
skills
that
we
have
and,
like
I
said,
we
want
them
to
hold
on
to
everything
sharpen
their
skills,
use
the
teacher
as
a
resource.
U
You
heard
the
students,
the
ninth
graders
say
we
have
great
communication
between
teachers
and
students
use
your
teacher
as
a
resource.
If
your
kid's,
not
emailing
your
teacher,
you
can
email,
your
teacher.
That's
fine
it's!
This
is
what
we're
here
for
to
help
your
children
get
through
High
School,
get
through
ninth
grade,
communicate,
communicate,
communicate
any
concerns
that
you
have
anything's
going
on
at
home.
Either
I've
done
it!
I've
got
kids,
you
get
on
your
kids
email
and
you
send
it
like
you're
good.
U
V
My
name
is
Doreen
Smith
I,
chair,
The,
English,
Department
and
I'm
here
with
Deb
K,
who
is
our
science
chair,
welcome
everyone,
and
so
thank
you
yeah.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
I'm
going
to
do
the
best
I
can
to
give
you
an
overview
of
what
you
can
expect
for
your
sons
and
daughters
as
they
come
up
here
to
the
high
school.
One
thing
I
want
to
start
with
is
something
that,
if
you've
been
paying
attention
to
the
news
at
all,
you've
probably
seen.
B
V
The
challenge
of
being
an
English
teacher
today
is
certainly
more
challenging
than
it
was
a
few
months
ago.
I
did
my
due
diligence,
though
I
asked
the
chat
bot
to
give
me
a
little
bit
of
advice
on
what
I
should
talk
to
you
about,
and
it
gave
me
a
nice
list
of
things
which,
fortunately,
it
actually
kind
of
Linked
In,
with
what
I
was
going
to
talk
about
anyway,
which
is
really
emphasizing
the.
B
V
Talking
about
having
good
writing
skills
so
great,
we
also
have
types
of
literature
in
the
curriculum
that
I'll
talk
to
you
about
and
encouraging
communication
with
families.
We
value
that
Miss,
Kay
and
I.
Both
feel
that
that's
probably
the
best
part
of
our
job
is
that
we
have
families
that
are
in
communication
with
us
and
we
can
help
your
sons
and
daughters
have
the
best
experience
possible
here
at
Byron,
Mills,
High
School,
and
so
let
me
go
through
the
easy
part
of
the
English
world.
There's
really
not
much
of
a
choice.
V
English
nine
will
appear
on
the
schedule.
All
students
will
be
taking
it
and
it
really
does
give
us
the
foundational
skills
that
students
are
going
to
need
as
they
go
through
our
program.
We
don't
differentiate
in
terms
of
levels
until
11th
grade
when
students
have
the
option
to
take
an
AP
right
that
AP
language
and
comp
is
the
first
AP
they
can
take
and
you'll
notice
that
by
the
time
they're
seniors
in
that
lower
right
hand
corner.
V
We
have
a
lot
of
options
for
humanities
seminar
courses
that
are
meant
to
be
the
ones
that
are
high
interest
and
ones
that
are
also
bringing
in
some
of
the
21st
century
skills.
So
we
have,
of
course,
in
podcasting,
that's
very
popular
right
now.
Some
of
those
things
did
not
exist
just
three
four
years
ago,
so
we're
really
trying
to
meet
the
students
where
they
are
and
give
them
some
experiences
that
some
of
them
might
not
get
otherwise
until
they
get
to
College.
We
do
have
two
electives
speech.
V
Communication
is
offered
for
ninth
graders,
really
popular
course,
and
it's
one
where
students
have
to
get
up
in
front
of
the
audience
and
practice
doing
exactly
what
we're
doing
tonight
so
I'm
happy
about
that
course,
and
it
always
has
a
high
level
of
interest
from
students
and
I
know
that
it
gives
them
a
lot
of
confidence
in
all
of
their
other
classes
as
well,
and
we
do
offer
creative
writing
for
10th
11th
and
12th
graders
as
well.
So
let
me
talk
quickly
about
21st
century
skills.
V
So,
when
I
turn,
my
news
feed
on
I
get
articles
that
look
a
lot
like
the
ones
you
see
on
the
screen
here
they
have
images
in
them,
charts
and
graphs,
and
sometimes
they're
just
beautifully
constructed
and
you're
mesmerized
by
them
flipping
through
my
news
feed.
It's
a
wonderful
experience,
there's
a
fun
of
writing
in
these
articles
as
well,
but
they're
made
for
a.
V
And
then,
when
you
think
about
the
majority
of
papers
that
English
students
are
working
on,
they
look
like
this
right,
they're,
your
standard,
Google
doc.
So
what
we're
hoping
to
do
is
to-
and
it
may
not
be
for
every
single
paper,
but
for
a
lot
of
the
papers
that
students
are
doing
now,
they're
being
given
options
to
turn
them
into
something
like
this,
that's
more
of
a
website,
so
that
they're
actually
building
their
writing
in
and
fusing
it
with
some
of
the
images
and
multimodal
communication
tools
that
they're
learning
about
these
are
the
cortex.
V
They
are
similar,
probably
to
some
of
the
texts
that
you
have
recognized
and
there's
a
reason
for
that.
We
do
want
the
students
to
have
a
background
that
includes
the
Shakespeare
play,
so
there's
one
of
two
that
they
will
have
depending
upon
the
teacher.
They
also
have
a
play
called
Raisin
in
the
Sun
that
we've
taught
for
years
here
and
Lord
of
the
Flies
and
Catcher
in
the
Rye.
And
basically
these
are
the
tools
that
we
use
to
teach
students
how
to
do
the
work
of
close
reading,
how
to
analyze
authors
choices
and
they
work.
V
Incredibly,
well
I'm
teaching
9th
grade
this
year
right
now,
for
the
first
time
in
20
years,
going
back
to
Lord
of
the
Flies,
and
it's
been
it's
been
a
treat
for
me,
and
it
really
is
something
where
I
know
the
students
walk
away
and
they
become
better
readers
because
of
it.
What
I
do
recommend
is
that
we
also
confused
with
that
some
of
the
writing
that
we're
doing
there
are
always
expository
essays
and
chances
for
students
to
write
personal
narratives
and
more
creative
pieces,
but
at
every
grade
level,
9,
10
and
11.
V
The
students
also
have
a
formal
research
paper
right
and
so
they'll
be
working
on
an
opposite
argument
paper
in
next
grade,
which
is
really
one
again
that
gives
the
students
choice.
They
investigate
an
issue
they
care
about,
and
it
helps
us
teach
them
how
to
use
digital
resources
and
learn
where
to
get
information
from
the
close
reading.
I
mentioned
is
really
what
is
the
Hallmark
of
what
we
do
if
we're
doing
it?
V
Well,
students
are
slowing
down
they're,
taking
notes,
they're
inquisitive
they're,
asking
good
questions
and
they're
coming
into
class
prepared
to
participate
in
a
classroom
discussion
about
literature,
which
is
what
we
want,
but
the
independent
reading
is
equally
as
important.
In
fact,
I
think
it's
really
important
that
the
students
are
choosing
books,
that
they
love.
So,
if
they're
reading
an
independent
reading
book
and
they
hate
it-
put
it
down,
because
that's
exactly
what
I
do
and
find
something
better,
we
give
the
students
a
ton
of
choice
for
independent
reading.
They
can
read
anything
they
want.
V
I,
do
push
students
to
try
and
read
things
that
are
sometimes
going
to
be
a
bit
above
their
level.
Just
to
you
know,
maybe
make
them
start
looking
at
some
different
texts,
but
really
it
is
about
high
interest.
Reading
it's
about
developing
this
community
of
readers,
so
I
encourage
you
to
take
part
in
this
process
as
well
read
with
your
children.
V
If
you
can,
even
at
this
level,
even
though
I
would
have
been
probably
in
shock,
if
my
parents
did
that
with
me,
when
I
was
a
ninth
grader,
we
have
a
huge
emphasis
on
leadership
in
our
school.
It's
part
of
our
mission
statement
as
a
district
and
I
like
to
think
that
reading
is
a
big
part
of
being
a
good
leader,
so
I'm
going
to
leave
you
with
that.
Little
quote
here:
I'm
going
to
skip
our
sustainable
development
goals
for
now.
V
You
know
reviewing
exams
or
writing
and
just
coming
in
sometimes
to
talk
about
the
book
that
they're
reading,
so
that's
that's
fantastic
organization
is
key
and
preparation
and
executive
functioning
is
key
and
we're
here
to
help
the
students
with
that.
As
far
as
the
regions,
we
don't
need
to
worry
about
it
until
11th
grade.
So
that's
here,
but
it's
not
on
the
the
in
the
near
future
anyway,
and
we
have
a
couple
of
extracurricular
opportunities.
V
I
mentioned
the
speech
class,
but
I
also
want
to
mention
our
canvas,
which
is
our
literary
magazine
and
the
Oracle,
which
is
our
online
newspaper.
So
if
students
are
interested
in
contributing
to
either
of
those,
they
are
more
than
welcome
to
do
so.
Independent
reading
starts
in
the
summer
I'm
sort
of
going
away
from
calling
it
summer
reading.
We
just
do
independent
reading
all
year,
long
all
right.
So
if
you
don't
hear
summer
reading
by
name
and
just
hear
independent
reading,
that's
what
it's
all
about.
V
So
thank
you
and
if
you
need
to
reach
out
to
me
at
any
point,
email
is
fine.
The
phone's
fine,
whatever
whatever
works
for
you,
Miss
K
I,
pass
it
on
to
you.
W
W
So
in
the
science
department
we
we
approach
science
in
a
three-dimensional
way
and
what
we
do
is
we
focus
on
science
in
a
way
where
we
present
phenomenon
and
we
Inspire
awe,
and
then
we
want
to
help
the
students
really
understand
that
they
may
approach
solving
a
or
answering
a
question
which
is
a
scientific
process
or
solving
a
problem,
which
is
an
engineering
practice
that
they
really
understand
the
difference
between
them.
W
But
they
understand
that
answering
a
question
is
done
in
science,
in
a
very
methodical
sequence
of
steps
to
gather
information
in
a
systematic
way,
and
that's
really
what
we
want
to
focus
on
in
our
science
department,
which
is
the
science
and
engineering
practices.
So
that's
one
dimension.
The
other
dimension
is
sort
of
those
things
that
are
interconnected
where,
if
you
go
in
from
one
science
class
to
another,
so
I
remember,
we
talked
about
that
in
that
class
too.
W
So
those
are
the
interconnected
links
that
link
them
together
called
the
cross-cutting
concepts
such
as
cause
and
effect,
energy
and
matter.
So
that's
the
second
dimension
and
then
the
third
dimension,
which
they
call
disciplinary
core
ideas.
But
those
are
actually
that's
the
content,
so
that
would
be
biology,
and
that
would
be
chemistry,
Earth
and
space,
science
and
physics,
and
those
are
sort
of
the
the
big
themes
that
we
use
to
focus
as
the
medium
through
which
we
help.
W
Students
understand
how
to
answer
a
question
using
the
scientific
process,
so
the
minimum
graduation
requirements
in
science
for
New
York
state
is
they
have
to
take
three
years
of
science.
W
One
of
those
years
is
has
to
culminate
in
a
rejects
exam
where
they
have
to
successfully
pass
that
and
in
science,
unlike
Ela,
where
there
are
Regents
is
in
their
junior
year.
At
the
end
of
every
year,
we
actually
have
a
Regents
exam,
so
at
the
end
of
Earth
Sciences,
a
Regency
exam
at
the
end
of
Bio
or
we
call
living
environment.
There's
a
Regents
at
the
end
of
chemistry.
Physics
is
the
only
science
which
are
one
of
our
four
pillars
that
doesn't
end
in
a
high
stakes
test,
so
the
living
environment.
W
If
students
start
earth
science
and
eighth
grade
as
an
advanced
or
an
accelerated
student
they'll
be
taking
the
Regents
in
eighth
grade
and
that
will
count
as
one
transfer
credit
towards
their
High
School
graduation
requirements.
If
they
don't
take
Earth
Science
in
eighth
grade,
that's
perfectly
fine.
It's
based
on
Readiness,
it's
not
a
race
to
anywhere,
then
what
they'll
do
is
they'll,
come
to
the
high
school
and
take
Earth
Sciences,
their
first
High
School
experience.
W
We
offer
a
lot
of
science
opportunities,
starting
in
eighth
grade.
We
as
a
department
have
a
philosophical
belief
that
all
students
before
are
graduating
Byron
Health
high
school,
should
have
completed
at
least
all
four
pillars.
What
does
that
mean?
Earth
science,
biochem
and
physics,
and
we
offer
different
levels
in
those
courses
so
that
if
students
start
to
feel
like,
maybe
they
don't
want
to
take
a
double
period,
lab
physics
class
in
their
senior
year,
because
they
want
to
open
up
more
opportunities
in
their
schedule
to
do
something?
W
Different
I'm,
not
suggesting
that
that's
the
case
for
students.
But
let's
say
that
is
then
they
could
take
the
concepts
in
physics
class
rather
than
a
physics
or
a
physics,
a
or
an
AP,
Physics
C.
So
I'm
telling
you
that
there's
all
these
different
options,
because
after
chemistry
and
even
before
chemistry,
most
students
are,
you
know
getting
close
to
finishing
their
graduation
requirements.
B
W
So
we
in
addition
to
that,
have
the
authentic
science
research
program
that
students
apply
to
in
their
freshman
year
and
then
they've
been
again
in
their
sophomore
year
and
it's
a
three-year
sequence,
where
students
have
the
opportunity
to
work
with
a
mentor
in
the
field
and
conduct
authentic
science,
research
in
a
lab
and
then
write
a
science
research
paper
and
present
it
to
a
whole
host
of
organizations
as
a
way
to
not
only
compete
but
really
understand
the
true
nature
of
following
a
research
process
from
the
beginning.
Through
the
end.
W
That
program
is
taken
in
addition
to
the
core
science
classes,
not
in
lieu
of,
and
that's
why
most
science,
most
students
that
graduate
Byram
Hills
High
School
graduate
taking
more
than
five
science
courses
throughout
their
experience,
because
we
offer
opportunities
to
take
the
four
cores
and
then
also
to
take
electives.
In
addition
to
so,
students
have
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
take
science
and
get
a
lot
of
different
science
credits
in
their
Journey.
So
I
would
say
four
years
ago.
W
We
recognized
the
need
for
versatility
in
our
elective
program,
so
we
started
studying
what
different
College
Programs
offer
and
a
lot
of
college
programs
offer
a
science
technology
and
Society
kind
of
elective
program,
which
is
like
almost
like
a
program
within
a
program.
So
it's
it's
like
a
science
course
offering
like
a
program
nested
in
our
science
department,
where
we
have
eight
elective
modules
that
our
that
are
semester-long
courses
that
can
be
sort
of
used
interchangeably
depending
upon
the
student's
interest.
W
So
if
students
who
begin
their
sophomore
year
trying
to
choosing
to
take
these
different
electives,
you
can
see
here
they
can
really
take
a
lot
of
different
science
courses
that
are
semester
long
and
fit
them
or
Nest
them.
Next,
to
let's
say
a
health
class
or
an
art
class,
or
next
to
one
another,
in
addition
to
their
science
classes,
that
they're
currently
taking
or
some
students
after
they
take
living
environment,
have
no
interest
in
taking
chemistry.
W
W
We
have
extracurricular
clubs,
just
like
on
Mr
Smith
was
saying
that
the
English
Department
does.
We
have
astronomy,
robotics,
Science,
Olympiad,
our
chem
lab
and
ta
program,
our
science
ambassadors
program
and
the
enable
Club.
All
of
these
clubs
are
also
described
in
Greater
detail
on
our
website
and
I.
Think
it's
important
to
just
continue
to
encourage
parents
to
not
feel
we
hear
this
often
I
feel
bad
I.
W
X
Us
an
email
thank
you,
okay,
so
we're
gonna
starting
on
time,
hopefully
I'm
Lisa,
Pellegrino
I'm,
the
612
mathematics,
chairperson
with
me,
our
newly
formed
doctor,
Dr
Chen
Ledon
who's,
our
social
studies,
so
not
to
put
too
much
pressure
on
you,
but
you
are
the
session,
that's
getting
filmed.
So
if
I,
if
I
make
a
joke
and
I
do
this,
that
means
just
for
the
you
know
the
camera
when
people
make
a
joke
and
no
one
laughs,
all
right,
so
I'm
gonna.
X
Take
you
through
kind
of
a
series
of
questions
that
people
tend
to
ask
coming
in
from
eighth
grade
to
ninth
grade
and
the
first
one
is
my
child
is
already
taking.
This
algebra
is,
and
it's
a
high
school
class.
What
do
they
do
from
here,
and
the
answer
is
the
eighth
halfway
was
really
designed
to
push
students
to
studying
mathematics
at
the
highest
levels,
with
the
intention
at
the
end
of
their
senior
year
to
culminate
in
AP
Calculus
BC
BC
is
a
fairly
rigorous
course.
X
Some
of
that
content
actually
gets
moved
into
junior
years
so
that
students
have
already
seen
part
of
it
by
the
time
they're
going
to
senior
year.
If
you
have
friends
in
other
districts,
you
might
hear
folks
say
they
do
all
of
AP
calc
AV
junior
year
and
NBC
senior
year,
so
different
places.
Do
it
different
ways.
X
Almost
all
places
will
at
least
have
some
of
the
content
junior
year,
just
because
it
is
such
a
rich
course.
If
students
elect
not
to
stay
on
that
pathway,
they
can
move
down,
and
then
we
would
anticipate
that
senior
year
they
still
are
taking
an
AP
calc.
It
just
would
be
AV,
which
is
one
semester
of
college.
X
So
then
the
next
question
we
usually
get
after
that
is
okay.
So
if
my
student
isn't
in
algebra
1A
right
now,
does
that
mean
they
can't
take
calculus
senior
year?
And
this
is
the
question
I
most
often
get,
especially
in
the
summer
time
when
people
have
gone
to
colleges
and
they
say
hypothesis
so
and
so
and
they're
they're
adamant.
They
can't
take
calculus.
So
the
answer
to
this
question
most
definitively
is
they
can
still
take
calculus.
X
They
will
take
version
assessments,
there
will
be
extension
opportunities
and
then
we
will
look
at
how
they're
handling
challenge
in
class,
how
much
they
are
challenging
themselves
and
then,
at
the
end
of
the
year,
we'll
make
our
recommendation
either
for
that
second
pathway
or
to
continue
on
in
our
kind
of
more
traditional
pathway
for
high
school,
for
those
students
that
are
moving
into
that
second
pathway
that
actually
splits
Again
by
the
end
of
their
senior
year.
So
some
might
elect
to
take
AP
Calculus
a
b.
X
X
I'm
glad
we're
here
to
all
share
it
and
experience
it
together
during
a
special
time
for
us.
So
if
you're,
if
you're
thinking
to
yourself
like
these
people,
are
crazy
and
math
is
not
for
me
and
my
kid
is
going
to
need
extra
support,
one
thing:
I
always
tell
parents,
people
think
there's
like
a
math,
Gene
and
I'll
say
you
know
we
just
don't
have
the
math
Gene.
X
Is
no
masking
and
that's
a
like
a
scientific
statement,
but
if
you're
still
nervous,
we
do
have
additional
support
freshman
year.
One
is
through
something
called
math.
Workshop,
that's
offered.
Second,
semester
goes
opposite
the
students
Mentor
class
and
what
we
do
is
usually
introduce
content
or
topics
to
students.
Prior
to
the
time
that
you
see
in
the
classroom,
we
have
had
a
lot
of
success
with
this
class.
The
students
actually
really
enjoy
it
because
they
find
once
they're
in
math
Workshop.
X
Their
grades
tend
to
do
this,
which
they
appreciate,
and
then
they
have
a
lot
of
success
on
their
regions
as
well.
We
have
some
periods
that
will
have
what
we
call
a
push
in
so
we'll
have
some
support
not
on
a
daily,
but
maybe
on
an
every
other
basis,
and
that
is,
students
still
need
additional
support.
We
have
a
class
called
regions,
algebra
one
which
is
still
algebra
one.
X
Now,
if
you
have
a
child,
that's
like
mine,
where
you've
come
home
and
something's
been
disassembled,
and
then
you
say:
why
did
you
take
this
apart
and
then
your
child
says
because
I
wanted
to
okay?
If
you
ask
a
question,
you
got
the
answer.
We
have
a
class
called
Pathways
and
Engineering,
where
we
will.
Let
them
take
things
apart,
so
you
don't
have
to
do
it
at
your
house.
B
X
They
can
start
to
understand
how
things
work
they'll
get
exposed
to
all
different
types
of
engineering,
mechanical,
civil,
chemical
and
then,
of
course,
the
ultimate
one
which
was
mine
and
I'm,
always
partial
to
it,
and
you'll
see
that
in
the
next
couple
slides
which
is
computer,
so
that's
definitely
a
class
to
take,
as
is
intro
to
Seattle.
So
if
you
have
a
student
that
has
already
been
exposed
to
some
programming
or
is
just
interested
in
programming,
that
class
is
also
a
semester
course
and
gets
you
involved
with
a
couple
of
different
languages.
X
Python
JavaScript,
but
also
gets
you
involved
with
different
elements
of
Hardware
as
well
that
class
intro
CS
is
the
pre-rack
for
a
higher
level
programming
course
called
apcsa.
X
So
you
see
the
book
up
there
java
with
a
cup
of
coffee.
So
that
is
a
language
that
we
call
is
object,
oriented,
meaning
it
is
kind
of
lends
itself
to
large
scale
software
development.
So
that
course
is
only
in
one
language.
It's
all
Java,
all
the
time
and
again
it
kind
of
presumes
that
the
students
are
coming
in
with
the
base
level
of
knowledge.
Now
I
can
tell
you
when
I
switched
into
engineering
and
I
did
switch
in
sophomore
year
college.
It
was
not
an
ideal
term.
X
Just
as
a
side
note,
I
did
think.
Java
was
just
coffee,
and
that
was
a
big
learning,
but
I
also
then
took
from
that
the
belief
that
anyone
can
program
at
a
high
level
and
so
from
there.
We
have
another
College
Board
course
called
apcs
principles.
The
Assumption
in
that
class
is
that
you've
had
no
exposure
to
programming
and
you
can
go
from
zero
to
your
own
personal
hero.
Whatever
that
is,
we
will
study.
You
know.
Kind
of
low
depth
pool
will
start
in
scratch.
Students
are
familiar
with,
but
then
we'll
quickly
switch
see.
X
X
All
the
you
know
deep
fakes
that
are
out
there
right
now,
ai
all
that
great
stuff
again
for
students
that
have
never
ever
ever
studied
CX
I
can't
tell
you
enough,
it
can
be
done
if
I
did
it
in
sophomore
year.
College.
Certainly,
you
could
do
it
in
11th
or
12th
grade.
So
all
right.
Last
but
not
least,
we
have
our
newly
formed
startup
program,
so
this
is,
if
you
have
a
child
that
is
interested
in
business
kind
of
thinks
to
themselves
like
has
this
ever
bugged?
X
Is
there
anyone
that
followed,
Elizabeth
Holmes
and
their
notes,
like
I,
appreciate
that
awkward
laughter
for
that
that
same
question
applied,
and
so
just
kind
of
thinking
through
stuff,
like
that,
we
have
a
class
called
startup,
that's
for
11th
and
12th
graders
that
are
interested
in
starting
their
own
business,
and
we
have
some
folks
in
the
audience
that
have
been
speakers
in
this
class.
So
we
have
folks
do
different
roles.
X
Some
will
be
mentors,
and
that
is
a
one-on-one
relationship
between
that
person
and
the
group
and
you're
with
them
kind
of
the
whole
year.
We
have
coaches
that
will
come
in
a
subject
matter.
Experts
on
a
particular
topic,
anything
you
want
to
add.
Y
X
X
B
X
However,
however,
that's
going
to
come
to
be,
it
has
to
be
some
sort
of
proof
of
concept,
so
we're
kind
of
at
the
stage
where
that
concept
is
now
getting
proven.
We're
in
the
market
testing
at
the
end
of
April
we'll
be
at
academic
pitch.
The
top
teams
from
there
will
go
on
to
final
pitch
night
May
22nd
that
is
open
to
the
community.
So
anyone
out
there
on
Bobcat,
TV
or
I
have
the
audience
you
can
put
that
on
your
calendar.
X
If
you
have
nothing
else
to
do
on
Monday
night
we're
here,
it
will
be
a
good
time
and
then
my
last
plug
is,
if
you
want
to
be
like
that
next
year
and
you're
willing
to
share
your
expertise
with
us,
whether
it's
for
a
day
as
a
one
day
coach
as
a
judge
or
as
a
mentor,
we
have
a
sign
up
sheet
here.
You
can
just
put
your
name
if
it's
not
binding,
you
just
put
your
name
and
your
email
and
we'll
reach
out
to
you
with
more
information.
Z
Y
Z
Love
to
have
you
what's
fun
about
startup
too,
and
where
we're
sort
of
building
some
new
programming
here
as
the
program
is
interdisciplinary,
so
we
have
social
studies,
teachers
and
we
have
math
teachers
that
are
teaching
the
kids
and,
we'll
probably
you
know
some
other
teachers
along
the
way
too.
But
it's
sort
of
an
exciting
development
you'll
see
in
some
of
our
other
programs,
I'm.
Z
This
is
our
sort
of
purpose
statement
that
sort
of
grounds
all
of
our
work
as
a
department,
and
we
really
want
kids
to
be
able
to
critically
analyze
content
from
multiple
perspectives
and
sources
to
really
be
like
critical
consumers
of
info
Nation.
We
know
that
it's
coming
at
them
from
all
angles,
whether
it's
tick,
tock
or
Twitter
or
TV,
or
something
at
a
friend's
set
sent
them.
But
the
best
question
we
want
to
hear
kids
say:
I'm,
gonna
I
need
to
corroborate
that
I
need
to
find
out
some
other
information
to
sort
of
check.
Z
My
sources
to
help
me
come
to
a
more
Fuller
understanding
and
that's
really
what
we
work
on,
because
we
want
them
to
be
active,
empathetic
citizens
and
decision
makers
based
on
really
good
information,
and
so
those
that's
really
how
we
work
as
a
department.
As
ninth
graders,
it's
kind
of
simple,
it's
one
less
thing
to
worry
about:
they
all
take
the
same
class.
You
don't
have
to
worry
about
which
class
they're
signing
up
for
we
all
start
a
beginning
class
in
global
history.
Z
Well,
we'll
look
at
the
beginnings
of
world
history
up
until
the
modern
period,
but
really
focus
in
on
those
thinking.
Skills,
big
conceptual
understandings,
but
really
I
was
asking
the
question:
how
did
this
history
sort
of
influence
the
way
we
live
in
the
world
today?
Making
it
relevant
sort
of
making
connections
along
the
way?
And
we
do
it
all
through
this
lens
of
historical
thinking?
So
these
historical
thinking,
skills
start
in
the
sixth
grade,
so
your
guys
are
already
super
familiar
with
this
they've
been
working
it
through.
Z
We
just
keep
on
adding
layers
of
complexity
and
more
sort
of
difficult
tasks
so
that
we
want
them
to
be
skillful
at
using
evidence.
We
want
them
to
be
able
to
explain.
Z
Happen
understand
that
sometimes
things
change
and
stay
the
same,
and
why
does
that
occur?
And
then,
ultimately,
we
want
them
to
develop
and
write
very
clear
arguments
based
on
all
of
that
good
thinking.
So
that's
kind
of
our
mantra.
We
have
something
else.
We've
been
working
on
for
a
couple
of
years.
You
may
have
noticed.
People
are
not
that
great
at
sort
of
discussing
things
they
disagree
with
in
our
country
lately.
So
we
feel,
like
that's,
super
important.
B
Z
Is
taking
winning
off
the
table
if
you
really
want
to
engage
in
a
discussion
with
somebody
enter
it
with
that,
no
one's
going
to
win
or
no
one's
going
to
lose
you're
going
to
leave
with
a
better
understanding
of
how
that
person
thinks.
So
that's
something
we
practice,
or
this
last
one
here
making
room
to
transform.
If
you
enter
into
a
conversation
saying
you
know
what
this
person
may
have
something
to
teach
me
that
might
influence
the
way
you
engage
with
others.
Z
So
so
these
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
think
are
really
important
in
having
a
healthy
democracy,
we're
really
engaging
and
speaking
to
each
other,
not
speaking
past
each
other.
So
we're
working
on
that
there's
a
couple
of
fun
electives
for
ninth
graders!
We
have
a
understanding
current
events,
elective
which
changes
every
year
based
on
what's
going
on
in
the
world,
so
yeah.
If
you
have
a
child
who's,
really
curious
about
the
news
and
loves
to
sort
of
re,
read,
what's
going
on,
ask
you
a
lot
of
questions.
Z
Z
On
practical
level,
there's
a
Regents
exam,
there's
two
of
them
in
social
studies,
one
you
take
at
the
end
of
tenth
grade
and
then
you
take
another
one
at
the
end
of
11th
grade.
But
it's
all
based
on
that
historical
thinking
that
I
was
talking
about.
So
really
those
skills
and
being
able
to
analyze
sources
and
text
are
things
we
start
all
the
way
back.
In
sixth
grade
we
just
layer
on
some
new
content
in
which
for
them
to
understand
and
use
those
skills.
Z
We
have
a
global
Scholars
Program,
which
is
another
interdisciplinary
program.
So
you
heard
about
startup
Global
Scholars
is
an
interdisciplinary
program
that
students
can
choose
to
start
in
10th
Grade.
Here
they
look
at
using
the
United
States.
Excuse
me:
United
Nations,
sustainable
development
goals.
They
look
at
sort
of
the
big
issues
that
are
facing
the
world
today
and
examine
them
again.
Looking
at
multiple
perspectives
trying
to
get
to
understand
different
experiences
around
the
world
and
then
ultimately,
they
work
on
taking
action
to
make
a
difference,
so
they
sort
of
learn.
Z
U
Z
That's
a
three-year
program.
You
don't
have
to
take
all
three
years.
Some
kids
just
choose
year,
one
where
they
really
get
exposed
to
a
lot
of
interesting
issues
and
then
other
kids
stay
and
they
sort
of
really
zero
in
and
develop
their
own
action
plans
to
really
sort
of
make
a
difference.
So
that's
that's
a
really
fun
exciting
opportunity,
and
then
we
have
a
host
of
electives.
So
we
have
a
bunch
of
AP
courses
that
start
in
the
10th
grade:
AP,
World,
apus
and
then
in
12th
grade.
Z
There's
a
lot
more
options,
so
there's
really
something
kind
of
for
everybody,
and
we
really
think
that
if
you
like
social
studies,
maybe
you're
not
ready
for
an
AP
class
in
10th
Grade,
but
maybe
by
12th
grade.
You
are
and
there's
something
where
you
can
sort
of
challenge
yourself
and
and
kind
of
push
yourself
to
the
next
level.
Z
Z
Investments
in
markets
has
become
particularly
popular
and
kids,
who
enter
the
startup
program
like
to
take
that
maybe
in
the
10th
grade,
gives
them
some
background
into
business
and
how
things
work
and
kind
of
gets
their
feed
a
little
bit
wet
before
they
take
startups.
So
that's
particularly
popular
and
kids
love
taking
psychology,
that's
a
really
popular
class,
they're
sort
of
interested
in
how
the
brain
works
and
all
the
different
things
that
have
to
do
with
that.
So
that's
our
whole
host
of
classes
between
math
and
social
studies.
AA
My
name
is
Pete
Fox
I'm,
the
director
of
Fine
Arts,
K-12
I'm,
joined
by
my
colleagues,
The
Rock,
sagna
I,
would
say:
stagnostics
right,
yeah,
director
of
Athletics
and
health
here
at
the
district.
So
we're
going
to
talk
very
fast
because
we
have
a
lot
of
information
to
share
with
you,
but
the
good
news
is:
if
you
have
questions
you
can
just
call
the
high
school
and
say:
can
I
talk
to
the
Arts
person?
Can
I
talk
to
Athletics
and
they'll
hook
you
up
with
the
right
person
and
then
we'll
really
answer
questions.
AA
So,
first
and
foremost,
we
talk
about
the
Fine
Arts
I'll,
get
into
a
lot
of
the
different
things
that
we
offer
we're
going
to
start
with
music
and
while
I
have
this
slide
up.
I
just
ask
you
if
you
kind
of
check
out
the
pictures
and
I
know
they're
small
there,
but
the
we
just
got
finished
with
today
with
the
all
district
Music
Festival,
we
hosted
the
fifth
grade,
the
eighth
grade.
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A
series
of
days
for
orchestra
over
a
series
of
days
and
for
choir,
it
was
an
amazing
amazing
thing.
This
is
you've
got
fifth
graders
sitting
alongside
an
eighth
bear
sitting
alongside
a
high
school
senior
they're
talking
about
things
like
where
am
I
going
to
college,
and
you
know
what
I
did:
science
research
for
three
years
and
I'm
still
graduating
to
the
laude
taught
my
class
and
I
play
the
flute.
You.
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Things
are
really
powerful
conversations,
because
sometimes
students
when
they're
coming
to
the
high
school,
they
think
I
can't
do
it
all
right.
I
won't
be
able
to
do
that
or
I
won't
be
able
to
be
the
top
of
my
class
and
and
the
nice
part.
Is
the
students
see
that
you
can
a
Byron
Hills
works
really
really
hard
to
accommodate
the
needs
of
every
single
child?
So
if
you
have
a
question
or
if
there's
an
interest,
ask
because
there
are
lots
of
people
that
are
going
to
try
to
make
that
work
for
you.
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So
when
you
look
at
the
high
school
program,
we
have
band
Orchestra
and
choir
know
if
you
are
having
a
son
or
daughter
in.
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It
does
not
say
concert
band
for
the
offering
it
says:
symphonic
wings.
So
that's
the
right
thing.
So
when
you're
signing
up
it
says
symphonic
wins
or
concert
choir
or
concert
Orchestra.
Additionally,
there
are
some
music
electives
available.
So
you'll
see
that
there
is
music
theory,
there's
advanced
placement,
music
theory
there's
guitar
Workshop.
There
is
a
studio,
music,
a
production
and
composition
class.
That's
wordy
it's
a
fancy
way
of
saying
it's:
music
technology,
they're.
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They're
writing
film
score
stuff
pieces,
they're
working
with
logic,
pro
and
they're
working
with
finale,
notation
software
they're
working
with
a
really
cool
setup
in
terms
of
how
the
audio
is
networked.
It's
very
very
far.
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There's
co-curricular
and
extracurricular
activities
in
music
and
I
draw
this
distinction
because
you
might
be
thinking
what's
the
difference
between
co-curricular
extracurricular
and
the
difference
is
that
co-curricular
requires
you
to
participate
in
that
foundational
coursework,
which
happens
during
a
school
day,
for
instance,
if
you
would
like
to
play
in
the
Jazz
Band,
like
you
heard
this
evening
with
Mr
Hill,
you
must
be
in
the
concert
game
of
the
symphonic
winds.
You
cannot
participate
in
the
jazz
band
without
participating
in
the
satanic
minutes.
The
same
is
true
of
the
Jazz
choir.
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If
you'd
like
to
be
in
a
select
Jazz
choir,
you
must
be
in
the
concert
choir
I
said
to
you
that
Byron
Hills
works
really
hard
to
ensure
that
every
single
child
has
a
pathway
and
if
they
are
musical,
but
they
just
can't
schedule
a
banner
Orchestra,
there's
still
an
opportunity
for
them.
They
can
participate
in
the
Byram
beat,
which
is
an
acapella
student-led
group
where
they
can
sing.
They
can
participate
in
the
pit
orchestra
that
works
with
our
Productions,
where
they
can
play
their
cello,
even
if
they're,
not
in
the
concert
Orchestra.
So.
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Though
it
may
not
be
the
jazz
band
or
the
Jazz
choir,
make
sense
great
the
art
offerings
at
Byron,
Mills
we're
so
lucky.
We
have
five
full-time
art
teachers
at
the
high
school
Alone,
so
there
are
lots
and
lots
of
different
offerings
and
the
thing
that
I
would
like
to
point
out
to
you
in
the
art
offering
is
that
there's
a
sequence
of
courses?
So
if
you
look
on
the
left-hand
side
of
the
screen,
it
gives
you
an
example,
and
it
says
a
student
could
take
Studio
Art.
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Then
they
can
take
graphic
design,
graphic
design,
two
and
then
Advanced
placement,
graphic
design,
you'll
see
on
the
right
hand,
side
that
there's
lots
of
different
offerings,
but
the
condition
is
that
studio
art
is
a
prerequisite
for
all
the
other
courses.
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What
are
all
the
other
courses?
There's
a
lot
of
them,
so
you'll
see
Studio
artists
at
the
top,
and
you
don't
have
to
memorize
this
today.
The
thing
I
want
you
to
take
away
from
this.
Is
that
there's
a
sequence.
So
when
you
look
at
Studio
Art,
that's
where
they
sort
of
dip
their
toe
into
all
these
different
types
of
things.
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Right,
they're
going
to
learn
a
little
bit
about
photography,
they're,
going
to
learn
a
little
bit
about
drawing
and
painting
a
little
bit
about
film,
a
little
bit
about
sculpture
and
Ceramics,
but
it
just
might
be
enough
to
Wet
The
Whistle.
So
they're
going
to
say
you
know
what
I'm
going
to
pursue.
Metalsmithing
I
want
to
do
this
this
year,
we're
launching
a
metalsmithing
two
class
metal,
smithing
Jeweler,
making
they're
using
real
tools.
It's
popular
class.
It's
not
just
girls
making
jewelry
with
bees
like
this
is
some.
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Coursework
and
and
there's
been
a
great
enthusiasm
from
students
who
just
got
approved
with
metalsmithing
too,
but
you'll
notice
that
they
can
run
through
a
sequence
of
courses
in
each
one
of
those
disciplines.
Does.
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AA
Make
sense
great
I
should
point
out
that
they
are
required
to
complete
two
credits
of
Arts
in
their
High
School
career.
So
even
though
they're
electives
to
do
two
credits
in
the
Arts,
and
so
that
might
be
I,
think
I,
think
bands
counting,
let's
say
a
year,
I
think
it's
two
years
they
have
to
be
in
band
to
count
to
satisfy
the
state
requirement
in
terms
of
coursework.
It's
gonna
be
two
courses
in,
let's
say
art
right.
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So
if
they're
taking
Studio
or
their
freshman
year,
which
most
do
then
that
means
when
they
are
a
sophomore
or
maybe
the
second
part
of
their
freshman
year.
They
might
take
that
second
credit
that
would
be
their
state
retirement.
Many
students
do
run
through
a
sequence.
We've
got
a
lot
of
students,
I
think
there
are
three
sections
of
advanced
placement
graphic
design,
so
so
there's
a
lot
of
follow-through
in
the
coursework,
the
Varley
players.
So
we
are
excited
to
have
a
really
strong
theater
program
here
at
Byron
Hills.
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The
Varley
players
is
the
theater
program.
We
Mount
three
Productions
per
year.
We
do
a
fall
play.
We
do
a
winter.
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Sort
of
a
big
piece,
the
big
collaboration
with
all
the
different
players,
and
then
we
have
a
production
that
we
do
in
May,
which
often
is
a
smaller
play,
and
we
usually
use
them
to
sort
of
develop
under
fasting
in
terms
of
talent
and
giving
them
opportunity
to
shine
on
speaker
and
Stage
time
for
experience.
There
are
some
courses
that
you
can
take
during
the
school
day,
so
there
is
a
Theater
Workshop,
which
is
basically
an
acting
course
and
the
talk
of
character,
development,
talk
about
staging
and
then
how
that
works.
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Or
they'll
be
working
with
Lighting
and
Sound,
so
those
are
options
available
as
well
for
performances
and
events.
I
share
with
you
a
little
bit
about
what
we
did
with
the
all
district
Music
Festival,
but
there
are
lots
of
opportunities.
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Are
exhibiting
their
art
lots
of
different
places?
We've
got
the
Young
Artists
series
that
happens
at
the
katana
Museum.
We
participate
we're
the
only
District
that
participates
in
Arman
outdoor
art
show,
which
is
a
national
event
that
happens
here
in
Armon,
we've
got
students
that
are
sending
their
work
off
to
competitions.
Like
crazy.
We
had
a
student
that
actually
had
their
work
sent
to
Abu
Dhabi,
and
that
was
invited
with
her
and
her
teacher.
Then
they
didn't
actually
go,
but
their
work
got
accepted.
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AA
In
Taza,
we've
got
concerts
Galore
and
the
Jazz
Band.
You
heard
this
evening
under
Mr
Hill,
so
there's
certainly
lots
of
opportunities.
The
final
two
things
I'll
mention
that
there
are
two
honor
societies
and
there
is
one
for
visual
art
and
there's
one
for
music.
They
are
National,
Honor
societies
and
students
are
eligible
to
participate
in
them,
they're
they're,
both
sort
of
a
service
organizations.
So
it's
not
only
requires
academic
Excellence.
It
requires
artistic
excellence
in.
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Last
slide
is
just
contact
information,
so
you'll
see
that
we
have
five
full-time
art
teachers,
three
music
teachers,
which
your
sons
and
daughters
probably
know,
because
all
these
teachers
teach
in
multiple
buildings
and
you'll
see
my
contact
information
there
as
well.
I'm
gonna
stop
talking
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
my
colleague,
Robert
McStuffin.
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AB
So
his
enthusiasm
is
contagious
so
for
for
phys
Ed,
the
students
have
phys
Ed
three
times
in
every
eight
day
cycle.
That's
how
they're
scheduled
here.
Cpr
and
first
aid
they'll
have
both
courses
before
they
graduate
from
Byron
Mills,
and
we,
the
students,
are
grouped
for
their
classes
for
for
for
each
section
that
they
have
the
class.
Ninth
and
10th
are
together
and
juniors
and
seniors
are
grouped
together.
B
AB
AB
Physical
education,
some
some
of
the
courses
here
for
grace,
9-12
and
and.
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About
the
lunch,
the
lunchtime
internal
program,
it's
happened
during
our
community
lunch
and
that's
something
that
we
brought
back
recently
because
the
students
wanted
to
be
active
during
lunch
time
and
that's
pretty
cool
right,
so
they
can
detach
from
from
their
academics.
They
want
to
be
active
and
the
number
I'm
blown
away.
I
walk
around
the
building,
I'm
Blown
Away,
by
how
many
students
are
active
during
the
day.
They
want
to
be
active
during
lunch
time.
AB
AB
Sports
Science
and
nutrition
is
an
elective
course
that
we
offer
here
at
the
high
school
and
it
breaks
down
nutrition
needs
for
the
body
and
and
how
Nutrition
Works
in
the
body,
the
nutrients
I'm.
Sorry
new
nutrients
work
in
the
body
and
sports
science.
How
do
we
strengthen
our
bodies
and
how
do
we
prevent
injuries
and
wellness
for
life
is
a
fairly
new
elective
that
we
started
a
few
years
ago?
And
here
are
the
fine
points
for
the
the
the
wellness
for
life
course
right.
AB
When
we
talk
about
eating,
we
talk
to
the
students
about
how
does
the
what
what
you
eat
meet
the
demands
and
the
needs
of
your
body
of
your
growing
body
and
what?
AB
What
are
you
putting
in
your
body
and
what
are
the
nutrients
that
your
body
does
need
and
the
students
get
to
sometimes
they'll
come
in
and
they'll
make
their
own
healthy,
smoothie
and
they'll
talk
about
why
they,
like
certain
things
and
and
how
those
nutrients
are
helping
their
their
bodies
at
at
that
point
in
time,
movement
to
find
a
balance
to
find
a
balance
in
movement.
That
movement
is
for
Life.
How
do
we
develop
Fitness
plans
for
life,
not
just
for
now,
but
how
do
we
find
out
what
we
call
through
different
types
of
routines?
AB
You
find
out
what
you
like
and
over
time
by
the
time
you
figure
it
out
right,
you're
in
good
shape,
and
you
know
what
you
like
to
move,
how
you
like
to
move
and
what
activities
make
you
move
so
figuring
out
a
balance
routine
for
Life
Lifetime
Fitness,
and
how
do
we
live?
How
do
we
manage
time?
How
do
we
manage
social
media
right,
that's
important!
How
do
we
manage
our
time?
How
be
most
productive?
How
do
we?
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How
do
we
make
the
most
of
our
day,
and
how
do
we
not
let
social
media
control
our
debts
and
and
how
do
we
breathe
are
we
do
we
take
time
to
be
mindful?
Do
we
take
time
to
realize
if
we're,
if
we're
stressed,
if
we
have
anxiety,
if
we
have
pressures-
and
we
need
to
speak
to
somebody
or
we
need
to
go,
see
a
friend
or
take
a
time
out
and
and
think
about
what
Outlets
we
have
that
are
offered
here
at
the
school
as
some
of
what
I?
AB
Just
what
I
just
mentioned,
and
we
talk
about
love,
how
do
we
help
others
become
the
best
version
of
themselves?
How
do
we?
How
do
we?
What
do
we
do
for
ourselves
so
that
we
can
be
the
best
we
can
be
and
how
do
we
develop
and
and
how
do
we
develop
a
good,
a
good,
healthy
relationship
with
with
our
friends?
And
how
do
we
make
new
friends?
What
are
some
ways
we
can
make
new
friends
and
that's
a
little
bit
about
what
our
Wellness
for
life
course
any
inquiry
question?
AB
Why
does
Wellness
matter
so
this
question
here
is
important
to
me
and
it's
important
to
our
department.
We
have
14
health
and
phys
Ed
teachers
in
grades
nine
through
12
here
at
the
high
school
we
have
four
phys
Ed
teachers
full-time
and
we
have
three
Health
teachers,
one
full-time
health
teacher
and
some
of
the
phys
Ed
teachers
alternate
between
health
and
phys
Ed
class
and
when
we
start
our
department
meetings
each
month,
whatever
the
topic
is
for
that
month
that
we're
bringing
to
the
table.
Well,
how
does
it
matter
and
what
we're
we're
learning
about?
AB
And
that's:
that's?
How
that's?
What
drives
our
department
meetings
about?
Wellness,
overall
Wellness,
because
there's
so
many
different
components
of
wellness?
And
what
does
your
child
need
here
at
the
high
school?
We
ask
them
to
participate
to
give
their
best
effort
and
come
up
with
a
positive
attitude,
and
it's
very
rare
I
will
tell
you.
It
is
extremely
rare
that
I
would
see
a
student
sitting
on
the
side
not
participating
in
physical
education
class.
We
have
probably
99.5
participation,
it's
pretty
cool,
so
students
sitting
out
is
not
is
not
an
issue
they
during
their
effort.
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B
AB
T
AB
I,
don't
want
to
play
basketball,
but
you
didn't
get
sweaty.
You
didn't
mind
last
time
when
you
got
sweaty
she's
like
yeah,
but
Dad
it
was
basketball.
Why
do
I
tell
you
that
it's
because
the
effort's
important
right,
some,
not
every
topic,
not
every
curriculum
activity
that
we
do
in
phys
ed
class
is
going
to
set
the
students
on
five,
but
we
ask
them
to
participate
anyway.
Does
that
sound?
Does
that
sound,
accurate
right.
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AB
A
AB
10Th
graders
10th
grade
is
when
health
education
is
offered
every
day
for
half
the
year
half
the
school
year.
It's
a
skills-based
course
we're
we're
proud
of
that.
We
we
meet
all
the
New
York
State
mandates
and
then
some
we
we're
probably
Park
curriculum-
is
more
of
a
national
standards
than
a
state
standards.
AB
Our
health
teachers
do
a
good
job.
We
just
updated
the
health
curriculum
again
we're
happy
about
that.
If
you
can't
fit
into
a
student's
schedule
as
as
required,
sometimes
students
take
a
7
A.M
Health
course.
Yes,
it's
early.
AB
Some
students
work
it
out
with
the
assistant
principal
and
the
director
of
guidance
and
they
take
a
7
A.M
course,
so
some
students
do
do
that
if
they
can't
fit
it
in
and
the
senior
peer
leaders
are
in
each
health
class
for
extra
support
and
they
go
through
a
course
on
how
to
work
with
the
health
teacher,
it's
pretty
cool.
We
have
interscholastic
Athletic
program
with
66
teams.
This
does
not
include
the
intramural
program.
Intramurals
happened
on
campus.
We
don't
travel
from
school
to
school
into
Scholastics.
We
try
level
and
other
schools
come
to
us.
AB
That's
that's
the
difference
between
intramurals
and
that
we
have
22
sports,
which
is
pretty
impressive
for
a
school
Byram
Hill
size.
If
you
look
at
White
Plains
and
look
at
New
Rochelle
and
look
at
Arlington,
High
School,
there's
some
pretty
big
schools,
I
think
they're
right
the
same
category
with
us
with
how
many
sports
they
offer
and
I
believe
whether
it's
something
on
this
screen
that
you've,
seen
or
Athletics
or
through
the
through
the
Arts
in
the
theater,
with
Mr,
Pollocks
I,
believe
firmly
believe.
AB
There's
something
here
for
everyone
and
on
the
last
slide
are
the
most
important
words
in
the
world
that
we
talk
about.
I
talk
about
this
I
drive
this
at
all.
The
coaches
meetings
I
have
four
four
different
coaches
meeting,
separate
coaches
meetings
a
year
with
100
coaches
that
we
have,
which
includes
a
full-time
athletic
trainer.
Our
athletic
trainer
Dan
Santoro,
is
here
full
time
and
he's
a
rock
star.
I
hope
you
get
to
meet
him
someday
if
you're
involved
in
After,
School,
athletics
or
intramurals
I'm
finished
for
today,
I've
talked
as
fast
as
I.