Florida School Board honors students

FLORIDA — The Florida School Board started its meeting on May 17 by honoring students within the district.
Members of Kristen Risedorph’s fifth grade select ensemble and William Couture’s high school select ensemble opened the meeting by performing a selection of songs. The performance showed the importance of the school board’s continued support of the school district’s arts and music programs.
Following that, S.S. Seward Principal Michael Rheaume presented the board with the recipients of several honors from the 2018 graduating class. The honorees included scholar athletes Nikki DeLos Santos (volleyball and basketball) and John Shaughnessy (cross country), as well as Christian Deas, who received an honor for his work in humanities, most notably for his work in the school’s theatre productions.
Theresa Bailey was also awarded for her work in humanities but additionally received recognition for winning U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s Congressional art competition. Her art, entitled “Grace,” will be displayed in the United States Capitol Building for the rest of the year.
Rheaume then introduced Class of 2018’s salutatorian and valedictorian.
Salutatorian John Shaughnessy, will be going to the University of Scranton to study chemistry and business. He also has received a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship and is planning on serving in the United States Armed Forces in hopes of becoming a helicopter pilot.
Valedictorian Liam Quattrociocchi is planning on attending Marist College to study graphic design and math. Quattrociocchi, who earlier in the night had performed in the band, also served as vice president in the school’s student government.
Scheuermann joins the BOE
Robert J. Scheuermann and John Redman II were sworned in as members of the School Board.
Scheuermann received the most votes in the three-way contest for two seats on the board. Redman, the board’s president, edged out fellow incumbent Matthew Mulhare by only two votes to retain his seat.
Scheuermann said that he was "here to represent everyone - students, staff, teachers, parents and the community."
Jehring reacts to the budget voteSuperintendent Jan Jehring seemed ecstatic when asked how she felt about the budget passing on May 15. “I want to thank the community for coming out to vote as well as for supporting the budget and its propositions”
The budget passed with 362 yes votes and 163 no votes as well as both of the two other resolutions. The first proposition allowing for continuous voting registration passed with 330 yes and 139 no votes and the second proposition regarding the establishment of a Capital Reserve fund for the enhancement of the school’s safety security passed with 326 yes and 143 no votes.
Next neeting: June 20 at 7:30 p.m.
- A.J. Arias