1993-05-17 School Committee Minutes

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READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS Reading, Massachusetts SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING REGULAR SESSION MINUTES MAY 17, 1993 CALL TO ORDER Chair Matthew Cummings called the regular School Committee session to order at 7:35 p.m. in the Superintendent's Con- ference Room. All members were present. Also present were Superintendent Robert J. Munnelly, Interim Assistant Super- intendent Susan Y. Wheltle, Student Representative Peter Losinger, and a reporter from the Chronicle. RECOGNITION OF LESLIE YORK BY NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION Dr. Munnelly recognized Mr. and Mrs. Leslie York, who were in the audience, for their volunteerism in the Reading school community. He added that students and faculty at Reading Memorial High School, under the leadership of Principal Rena Mirkin, submitted Les York's record for national recognition. Mr. York was then honored with a laudatory letter and certificate from the National Association of Partners in Education. Principal Mirkin and students from the Reading SADD chapter took part in the award ceremony. STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Superintendent requested School Committee Student Repre- sentative Peter Losinger to introduce other members who were present from the Student Advisory Committee. They were Allison Bastiani, Rob Bennett, Jennifer Massa, Sean Murphy, P. J. O'Leary, and Mike Shannon. Allison Bastiani advised that the Activity Staff has held their sign up at lunch time for clubs and activities in the high school. She also noted that over 300 students attended the Junior Prom at the Colonial Hilton. Jennifer Massa stated that members of the Student Advisory Committee have met with eighth grade students at the middle schools to help them with the transition to the high school. She added that the Scholastic Achievement Awards Night inducted the top 40 seniors, 30 juniors, 20 sophomores, and 10 freshmen into the Century Club; the newly inducted members of the National Honor Society were presented with certificates and pins; and College Book Awards were presented. Jennifer, along with Principal Mirkin extended sincere appreciation to the contributors and speakers for the evening.