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[1. ID 25-0720 RETAIL THEFT AND LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 123 UPDATE – Detective Jessica Plappert-Castonguay, Officer Roberto Grider, Louisville Metro Police Department]
[2. O-260-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 130.01 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING WEARING MASKS. 11/5/25 Public Safety Committee Held Action Required By: April 30, 2026 Sponsors: JP Lyninger (D-6) ]
[3. O-272-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 149 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS TO EXPAND WHAT CONSTITUTES A PERSISTENT ILLEGAL ACTIVITY PROPERTY. 11/5/25 Public Safety Committee Held Action Required By: April 30, 2026 Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) ]
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WELCOME TO OUR KIDS, SPONSORED BY JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.[02:41:30]
I'M ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL CORRESPONDENT EDWIN SABIC.[02:41:32]
THIS MONTH, WE CHECK OUT THE FIELD TO FORK PROGRAM.[02:41:35]
WE MEET A NEW JCPS TEACHER, AND WE CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.[02:41:38]
JCPS LAUNCHED THE JUNIOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PROGRAM,[02:41:42]
AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM,[02:41:45]
AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION.[02:41:49]
WHOO![02:41:51]
I'M SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE JCPS[02:41:54]
JUNIOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S PROGRAM, A GROUNDBREAKING[02:41:58]
INITIATIVE FOR 10TH AND 11TH GRADERS THAT COMBINES ACADEMICS,[02:42:02]
BRINGS IN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES IN[02:42:06]
THE FIELD OF SPORTS ADMINISTRATION.[02:42:09]
WE'VE GOT SIX SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE PART OF IT.[02:42:11]
WE'VE GOT CENTRAL, FAIRDALE, PRP, BALLARD, FERN CREEK, AND WESTERN.[02:42:16]
THIS POSITION HAS TAUGHT ME TO RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.[02:42:21]
TO MAKE SURE EVERY SPORT IS CONSIDERED AND INVOLVED.[02:42:24]
SPORTING EVENTS HAVE PRACTICE AND MATCHES ARE WELL PLANNED AND ENFORCED.[02:42:28]
WE EXPECT TO SEE SOME GREAT THINGS COMING FROM YOU.[02:42:31]
WE EXPECT YOU TO MAYBE BECOME AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.[02:42:34]
PLEASE BECOME A TEACHER, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LEADERSHIP[02:42:37]
SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE AND WE'LL DEVELOP FROM THIS, IS THE MAIN REASON WE ARE HERE.[02:42:41]
OUR JUNIOR A.D.S WILL RECEIVE TRAINING FROM[02:42:44]
OUR CURRENT A.D., AND WILL HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE JOB.[02:42:48]
THEY WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN[02:42:51]
THE CLASSROOM AND FOR THEIR LOVE OF SPORTS.[02:42:53]
IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WILL[02:42:56]
HELP THEM WITH GAME MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND SAFETY.[02:42:59]
I'VE LEARNED THAT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF[02:43:02]
WORK INVOLVED IN BEING AN ACTUAL AD THAT IS OFTEN UNSEEN.[02:43:06]
I WAS REALLY SURPRISED LOOKING INTO WHAT A ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DOES.[02:43:11]
SO, YOU KNOW, SORT OF ON THE SURFACE.YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS DAY TO DAY, BUT THIS GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT.
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING ASPECTS OF THIS IS THE COLLABORATION, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS COLLABORATION GIVES OUR STUDENTS A CHANCE TO LEARN FROM COLLEGIATE LEVEL EXPERTS.
WHILE SITTING IN THE SEATS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CONCESSIONS, YOU LEARN ABOUT THE ANNOUNCERS AND WHAT THEY NEED TO ANNOUNCE EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THE SCOREBOARDS, EVERYTHING GOES ON THE VIDEO WALL.
THE PROGRAM WILL TEACH MY STUDENTS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST SPORTS MANAGEMENT.
IT WILL SHOW THE JUNIOR ADS WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL TEAM FROM THE GROUND UP.
THE JUNIOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PROGRAM IS ONE MORE WAY.
WE'RE HELPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DREAM BIG.
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS BROKE AROUND FOR THE NEW OKOLONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 2027.
OKOLONA! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW SCHOOL, AND I JUST FEEL LIKE ALL THE OTHER KIDS ARE GONNA BE SO HAPPY THAT THERE'S A NEW ONE.
TODAY IS MORE THAN JUST THE START OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER FOR OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
THIS NEW SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH BRIGHT, MODERN SPACES THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, AND A LOVE OF LEARNING.
THIS FACILITY IS DESIGNED TO REFLECT IN THE WAY OUR STUDENTS LEARN TODAY.
OUR TEAM DESIGNED A BUILDING THAT PRIORITIZED SECURITY, LOOKED AT DAYLIGHT, AND THAT'S A CLEAR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.
WE'VE ENSURED THAT THE NEW OKOLONA ELEMENTARY IS BUILT TO LAST AND REPRESENTS A SMART USE FOR TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS.
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WE HAVE OVER 160 SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, AND THESE 25 NEW BUILDINGS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS COMMITTED TO BUILD ARE NOT ENOUGH.WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH, BUT THEY ARE A START TOWARD SOMETHING GREAT, AND THEIR START TOWARD SOMETHING THAT THE CHILDREN HERE DESERVE AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION EXPERIENCES.
IT'S, LIKE, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IT'S GONNA BE SO COOL FOR THE NEW STUDENTS, LIKE, TO, LIKE, BE IN THE SCHOOL, AND I'M ALSO PROBABLY GONNA COME VISIT IT, LIKE, WHEN MY SISTER PROBABLY GOES TO ANOTHER GRADE.
WE ALL ARE PUTTING IN SO MUCH HARD WORK FOR THE NEW OKOLONA TIGERS THAT ARE COMING, AND I THINK THEY'D REALLY ENJOY IT.
WOO HOO! MEDORA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FIELD TO FORK PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS GET TO LEARN HOW TO GARDEN, COOK, AND, OF COURSE, SEE HOW IT ALL TASTES.
WHOO HOO! YOU SHOULD THROW THAT ONE AWAY.
WE WERE AT MEDORA ELEMENTARY, DOING OUR FIELD-TO-FORK CLUB.
SO, MR. HOWARD, OUR FRC HAD HEARD OTHER SCHOOLS.
OF HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH IT, AND WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE A REALLY GOOD INTEREST AT OUR SCHOOL, SO HE PUT IT IN PLACE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT HERE OH, I DON'T LIKE.
SO A NORMAL DAY FOR US IS THE KIDS COME IN, THEY'LL HAVE SOME KIND OF WARM UP.
WE'LL WASH OUR HANDS, AND THEN THEY'LL START TO PREP THEIR FOOD, AND WE'LL START COOKING THAT, AND THEN WE'LL GO OUT TO CHECK ON OUR PLANTS, AND SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
TODAY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BUILDING ANOTHER SPIRAL GARDEN 'CAUSE OUR FIRST ONE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL.
THEN THEY WILL COME BACK IN, THEY'LL GET TO ENJOY THEIR FOOD.
AND THEN MISS ARABELLA, WHO LEADS OUR CLUB THAT OWNS THE FARM.
SHE WILL SEND THE KIDS OFF WITH FOOD TO THEN DO THIS AT HOME WITH THE KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
USUALLY, SCHOOLS DON'T DO THIS, LIKE, GET A GARDEN, AND LET KIDS JUST LEARN HOW TO COOK.
I JUST LIKE THAT IT'S NOT, LIKE, REALLY CROWDED, CAUSE IF A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT, THEN I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD JOIN, SO I'M GLAD THAT IT'S, LIKE, A CALM ENVIRONMENT.
REAL LEPRECHAUN USED IN RECIPE.
I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO GET TO SEE THE CHILDREN'S SO EXCITED, TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THE KIDS TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THEIR GARDEN.
THEY CARE ABOUT IF WE'VE WATERED THEM WHEN WE WEREN'T HERE.
SO IT'S VERY COOL TO SEE THE KIDS TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF, WHICH IS NOT SOMETIMES, WHEN THEY'RE LITTLE, WHAT THEY GET TO DO, AN EVERYDAY CAPACITY.
CHEFS, ARE YOU ALL EXCITED TO TASTE WHAT YOU MADE? MY FAVORITE PART IS THAT THEY'RE TEACHING KIDS HOW TO COOK AND GROW PLANTS.
MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT FIELD TO FORK IS JUST HANGING OUT WITH EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY'S SO CHILL AND CALM AND RELAXED.
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA TAKES DONATED INSTRUMENTS, REFURBISHES THEM WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND PLACES THEM IN THE HAND OF A STUDENT, ORCHESTRA, OR BAND PROGRAM IN NEED.
WE ARE AT GRACE JAMES ACADEMY, AND I AM DONATING MY TRUMPET TO A STUDENT OF THEIRS.
SO, MICAH, MY NAME IS KIANA, AND I PLAYED TRUMPET FOR VERY MANY YEARS, AND I HEARD THAT YOU WERE IN NEED OF A TRUMPET OF YOUR OWN.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE MY TRUMPET TO YOU SO THAT YOU HAVE AN INSTRUMENT TO PLAY PERMANENTLY.
UM, IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY REPRESENTED, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT THESE OTHER GIRLS, LIKE, LIKE ME OUT THERE.
AS A YOUNG, BLACK WOMAN IN JAZZ, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WENT TO ANOTHER ASPIRING YOUNG, BLACK JAZZ PLAYER.
US WOMEN IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.
SO, I ALWAYS WANT TO REPRESENT, ALWAYS WANT TO SUPPORT, AND MAKE SURE THAT I'M PASSING ALONG THE PRIVILEGE THAT I HAD AS A KID.
IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL 'CAUSE, LIKE, I DIDN'T GET AN INSTRUMENT TILL AFTER I GRADUATED COLLEGE.
BEING ABLE TO JUST TAKE THAT BARRIER OUT, NO MATTER WHERE MICAH GOES TO SCHOOL FOR HIGH SCHOOL IF SHE STAYS OR IF SHE GOES SOMEWHERE ELSE, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, WELL, I HAVE TO FIND AN INSTRUMENT.
SHE GOT ONE, AND SHE CAN GO VERY FAR WITH IT.
WITH JAZZ, IT'S, LIKE, IT DATES BACK TO, LIKE, HISTORY AND, LIKE, JUST CULTURALLY BEING BLACK, I'M USUALLY AROUND A LOT OF, LIKE, JAZZ.
THAT'S WHAT WE PLAY IN MY FAMILY.
I PLAY THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, STARTING WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD, IN HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND, ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH COLLEGE.
I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING INTO GOOD HANDS WITH YOU.
SHE'S LIKE, MICAH, PLAY THE TRUMPET FOR ME.
I RECENTLY HAD THE CHANCE TO COVER THE ATHERTON HEALTH ACADEMY'S VISIT WITH NORTON'S JUST FOR KIDS AMBULANCE TEAM.
LOUISVILLE IS JUST FOR KIDS TRANSPORT TEAM VISITED ATHERTON TO GIVE OUR 1ST YEAR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS AN AFFIRMATIVE FIELD EXPERIENCE.
STUDENTS ROTATE IT THROUGH 4 STATIONS, LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF TRANSPORTATION.
THIS INCLUDED THE AMBULANCE, EQUIPMENT, LIFESAVING MEASURES, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
BOBBY GANT, AN EMT WITH NORTON'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS MORE.
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TODAY, WE ARE HERE WITH THE ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE HERE AT ATHERTON.JUST SHOWING SOME DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS.
WHERE WOULD THAT BE WITH THE REGISTERED NURSE AND THE RTS INSIDE IT'S KIND OF SHOWING A DIFFERENT AVENUE OF, ONCE YOU GET THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE, SOME OTHER, SOME OTHER THINGS YOU CAN EXPLORE, AND THEN, FROM MY SIDE, EMTS, STARTING OUT, WORKING ON THE STREETS, DOING THE 911 KIND OF STUFF, JUST KIND OF THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THINGS, AS YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE RESPONSIBILITY, AND A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIALIZATION IN YOUR TRAINING TO KIND OF FORWARD YOUR CAREER.
JUST AS MR. GANT EXPLAINED, THIS FIELD EXPERIENCE INSPIRED NEW STUDENTS AND INTRODUCED THEM TO THE MEDICAL FIELD.
FRESHMAN MALIA LABEST HAS MORE ON HER EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANSPORT TEAM.
IT SHOWS YOU WHAT YOU KIND OF WANT TO DO, LIKE, THIS...
IT SHOWS ME WHAT I WANT TO DO, AND I REALLY LIKE TO BE IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT ATHERTON HAS...
THE HEALTHCARE PATHWAY, 'CAUSE I CAN DO WHAT I WANT TO DO.
THIS HAS BEEN NORTON'S TRANSPORT TEAM'S FOURTH YEAR VISITING ATHERTON, TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS, AND THEY PLAN TO VISIT AGAIN FOR YEARS TO COME.
STUDENTS AND STAFF AT SLAUGHTER ELEMENTARY CELEBRATED THE FOLKS WHO PREPARE AND SERVE MEALS DURING NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK.
I HAVE WATERMELON, A MOZZARELLA STICKS.
DI GOT TA-JIN HEAT ON WATERMELON CAUSE IT'S SO GOOD.
I HAVE A BURGER, AND A WATERMELON WITH TA-JIN, AND SOME CARROT AND SOME MILK.
WE ARE AT SLAUGHTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TODAY.
WE ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, WHICH IS A HUGE DEAL FOR THE SCHOOL NUTRITION WORLD.
TATER TOTS? CARROTS? AS WE ALL KNOW, JCPS HAS A VERY DIVERSE POPULATION.
WE'RE CELEBRATING ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES IN JCPS.
AND WE HAVE BEAN AND CHEESE PAPOUSAS AND STUFF FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
FOR SO MANY KIDS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, THEY GET MOST OF THEIR FOOD FROM THE SCHOOL.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES WHAT YOU DO.
IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE NOT HUNGRY.
WHEN THEY'RE IN CLASSROOMS, 'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT A HUNGRY CHILD CANNOT FOCUS.
THEY HAVE TROUBLE LEARNING AND COMPREHENDING AND STAYING ON TASK.
SO THERE'S ALSO SORTS OF WAYS TO FEED STUDENTS.
WE GET BREAKFAST, LUNCH, SUPPER, AFTER SCHOOL SNACKS, AND THEN YOU GO INTO THE SUMMER AND OTHER BREAKS, WHERE WE CONSTANTLY TRY TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TO 900 STAFF MEMBERS THROUGHOUT 147 CAFETERIAS.
ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE 147 CAFETERIAS, THEY ARE AMAZING, MAKING SURE THESE KIDS HAVE FRESH QUALITY FOOD, AND THAT THEY'RE SERVED FOOD IN A NICE CULTURE AND CLIMATE ORIENTED KITCHEN.
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK WE'VE GOT MORE OF OUR FAVORITE JCPS STORIES COMING UP.
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WELCOME BACK TO OUR KIDS.I'M ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL CORRESPONDENT EDWIN SABIC.
MADY SEARCY KNEW SHE WANTED TO TEACH ALL THE WAY BACK IN KINDERGARTEN AT TRUNNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MADY WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST ACADEMIES OF LOUISVILLE TEACHING PATHWAY STUDENTS AT PRP HIGH SCHOOL, AND IS NOW A FIRST YEAR TEACHER AT EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHAT DO WE DO AFTER WE READ THIS BOOK? TAKE A QUIZ.
I AM MADY SEARCY, AND I AM A THIRD GRADE TEACHER AT EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT SAYS PICTURES BY JARED LEE.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT? ILLUSTRATOR.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TEACHER WHEN I LOOK AT MY, LIKE, KINDERGARTEN, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP? I WANTED TO BE A TEACHER.
BEFORE I TAUGHT HERE AT EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY, I ACTUALLY TAUGHT AT TRUNNELL ELEMENTARY.
THE KIDS WILL PACE THE WORK TOGETHER.
MADY WAS ONE OF MY FORMER STUDENTS.
WHEN I GOT TO PRP, THEY INTRODUCED THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PATHWAY, SO I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.
I FURTHERED MY EDUCATION AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY, SOUTHEAST, DID MY STUDENT TEACHING HERE AT EISENHOWER, AND I HAD EXPRESSED THAT IF THE OPPORTUNITY AROSE FOR ME TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY HERE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO.
WE HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS THAT HAVE ALREADY MET THEIR GOALS, AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
AND I ENDED UP GETTING TO TAKE THE CLASSROOM THAT I STUDENT TAUGHT IN.
FROM THE MENTOR THAT I HAD WHEN I WAS EIGHT AND NINE YEARS OLD.
SO IT WAS COMPLETELY FULL CIRCLE.
OF COURSE, ALL FIRST YEAR TEACHERS BRING A CERTAIN ENERGY TO A SCHOOL.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TURNOVER IN THIS BUILDING.
SO MADY'S BEEN THE FIRST BRAND NEW TEACHER THAT WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME, AND IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY AWESOME TO HAVE HER LIGHT AND HER PASSION FOR TEACHING.
SO WE'RE GONNA CLAP REALLY LOUD REAL QUICK.
SHE IS KIND TO EVERYONE, AND SHE HELP EVERYONE DO STUFF.
SHE IS GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING WE DO FOR HER.
JCPS IS JUST AWESOME, AND ALTHOUGH YOU MAY SEE THINGS ON THE MEDIA THAT SAY OTHERWISE, WHEN YOU REALLY COME INTO THE BUILDINGS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I KNOW A TEACHER'S IN JCPS LOVE THEIR KIDS AND LOVE THEIR JOB, AND THAT'S WHERE I WANTED TO PUT MYSELF INTO.
MADY WAS ALWAYS A NATURAL CHEERLEADER.
SHE WAS ALWAYS THAT STUDENT THAT YOU LOVE TO TEACH.
SHE WAS WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS.
SHE CARES ABOUT HER COMMUNITY, AND SHE REALLY WANTS EVERYBODY TO FEEL WELCOME AND LOVE WHEN THEY COME INTO THAT CLASSROOM.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, MY MOM SAID I ALWAYS HAD A DESIRE TO HELP.
I ALWAYS HAD A DESIRE TO BE THE MOTHERLY FIGURE, AND THAT'S REALLY MY BIGGEST MOTIVATOR, IS THAT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I AM HERE TO TEACH THOSE KIDS CONTENT, BUT MORE SO THAN EVER, I WANT THOSE KIDS TO LEAVE ME, AND KNOW MS. SEARCY CARED ABOUT ME.
MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUM, YARED NUGUSE, AND OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST USED TO RUN IN THE JCPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT.
NOW, THAT SAME RACE IS NAMED AFTER HIM.
RAVENS, RAVENS, WHAT'S OUR CRY? [CHEERING] ONE, TWO, THREE, BRUINS! WHILE THE RUNNERS WERE GETTING READY TO EARN THE TITLE OF BEST CROSS COUNTRY TEAM IN JCPS...
OUR TEAM GETS IT DONE! ONE, TWO, THREE.
MALE! THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO WAS ALREADY THE VIP.
I AM JUST A PROFESSIONAL RUNNER.
MOST OF THE TIME, IT'S A NORMAL GUY, WHO HAS TO RUN A LITTLE FASTER THAN MOST.
YARED NUGUSE IS AN OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST IN THE 1,500 METER RACE, EARNING HIS FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL IN PARIS LAST SUMMER.
HE WAS AT THE JCPS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE SAME RACE HE RAN IN WHEN HE ATTENDED MANUAL, THE SAME RACE, WHICH NOW BEARS HIS NAME.
I WAS VERY HONORED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT LAST YEAR.
WHEN I STARTED RUNNING, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS NEVER, LIKE, I'M GONNA BE THE BEST.
I'M GONNA GET THIS CROSS COUNTRY MEET NAMED AFTER ME.
IT WAS KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, DOING IT FOR THE FUN OF DOING IT.
HE ACTUALLY FLEW IN LATE LAST NIGHT.
HE'S LEAVING FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING, BUT HE REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE.
AND I THINK HAVING THIS MEAT NAMED AFTER HIM MEANS A LOT TO HIM.
FOR THE KIDS, THEY LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE RUNNING ON THE SAME COURSE WHERE NUGUSE MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF.
I THINK IT'S REALLY SPECIAL TO KNOW THAT, LIKE, AN OLYMPIAN LIKE THAT WAS JUST LIKE US, AND WE COULD POTENTIALLY JUST FEEL, LIKE, JUST LIKE HIM, RUNNING THIS RACE AND POTENTIALLY BEING THE OLYMPICS ONE DAY.
IT WAS REALLY COOL, 'CAUSE IT CAME FROM OUR SCHOOL, SO TO, LIKE, RUN THE SAME COURSE HE DID, AND, LIKE, BE COACHED BY THE SAME PERSON HE WAS.
IT'S JUST, LIKE, A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE.
IT JUST GIVES ME, LIKE, A LOT OF, LIKE, MOTIVATION AND, LIKE, INSPIRATION.
FROM MALE HIGH SCHOOL AS THE 2025 YARED NUGUSE JCPS CHAMPIONSHIP WRAPPED UP, COULD THE NEXT YARED NUGUSE BE PARTICIPATING IN THE SAME MEET? I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE JUST KIDS GOING OUT HERE TO HAVE FUN, HOPEFULLY A LOT OF THEM.
WE MIGHT NOT FIND THE NEXT YARED NUGUSE, BUT WE'LL FIND THE NEXT SOMEBODY OUT HERE.
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DISCOVER HOW VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S MSD'S COFFEE CART IS BREWING SUCCESS.BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST AND CHILLING, AND IT'S A GREAT COFFEE CART IN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND I REALLY LOVE IT.
OUR COFFEE CART IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY WORK ON LIFE SKILLS AND WORK SKILLS, BUT TO WORK ON THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS COME IN THE MORNING AND HELP US BREW THE COFFEE.
WE TAKE IT AROUND ON CARTS TO THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE PLACED PRE ORDERS ONLINE, AND THEN WE TAKE IT UP TO THEIR CLASSROOM.
THE STUDENTS KNOCK ON THE DOOR, THEY ENGAGE WITH THE STUDENTS WHO ANSWER THE DOOR OR THE TEACHER, WHICH GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE THOSE SOCIAL SKILLS, AND THEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE ONES THAT ARE COUNTING THE MONEY AS WELL.
SO, THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF THE WORK BASED LEARNING THROUGH THAT, BUT THEN THEY'RE ALSO GETTING SOCIAL SKILLS, AND THEN WE'RE MAKING MONEY FOR OUR CLASSROOM.
WE JUST DO, LIKE, MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS OF A COFFEE CART.
AND THIS COFFEE CART MAKES ME CALM DOWN, AND IT'S GREAT IN THE MORNING, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD JOB FOR HAVING THE COFFEE CART DIXIE HIGHWAY IS GREAT WITH THEIR SUPPORT.
WE REACHED OUT TO HEINE BROTHERS.
THEY DONATE THE COFFEE GROUNDS, AND THEN PANERA DONATES PASTRIES ON FRIDAY, AND THERE'S A KRISPY KREME DONATION, AS WELL, FROM THE KRISPY KREME DOWN ON BARTSTOWN ROAD, SO, REALLY, JUST A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
THEY'RE HAPPY ABOUT THE COFFEE CART.
THROUGH COFFEE CART, THE STUDENTS ARE GAINING OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THOSE JOB SKILLS.
THINGS THAT MAKE THEM MORE MARKETABLE UPON GRADUATION, OUR GOAL IS TO FOSTER INDEPENDENCE WITH OUR KIDS.
WE WANT THEM TO NOT ONLY ATTAIN THAT POST SECONDARY READINESS, BUT TO TRULY BE READY TO OPERATE IN THE REAL WORLD, I'M GONNA ENJOY THE HAPPINESS, GRATEFUL HELP TO LEARN ABOUT IT, AND PUT THE MUG IN THE COFFEE, AND TAKE IT TO YOUR TEACHERS, AND THEY SAY, HOW MUCH THEY WEREN'T FROM IT.
THEIR FUTURES ARE GONNA LOOK VERY DIFFERENT, BUT IF WE CAN TEACH THEM SKILLS THAT ARE GONNA MAKE THEM JUST FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES, AND JUST KNOW THAT THEY CAN CONQUER ANYTHING, IF THEY PUT THEIR MIND TO IT, I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
FLASH DADS ENERGIZE THE HALLS OF MIDDLETOWN ELEMENTARY AS DOZENS OF COMMUNITY MEMBER SURPRISE STUDENTS WITH CHEERS, HIGH FIVES, AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING I BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR, LIKE, UH, THREE, MAYBE FOUR YEARS, AND EVERY YEAR, IS, YOU KNOW, GOT BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER, AND IT'S SORT OF EXCITING TO SEE THE KIDS SMILE AND CHEER THEM ON, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES, UH, MAKES A WONDERFUL DAY.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY COME OFF THE BUS, AND WE THERE WITH BIG SMILES, AND BIG HIGH FIVES, SAYING, HAVE A GOOD DAY, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO SET THE TONE AND SET THE PACE OF THE DAY, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, KIDS GET OFF THE BUS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE COMING FROM, YOU KNOW? SO IF THEY'RE COMING IN, WE WANT TO START OFF TODAY WITH POSITIVITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
THAT'S WHAT FLASH HAS US HERE FOR.
YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THE KIDS.
I WANT TO MAKE THE KIDS KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE THERE FOR THEM.
IT'S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD.
IT'S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, WE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
I MEAN, SO SEEING THAT AND SEEING THE KIDS.
AND HOW THEIR REACTION, IT JUST HELPS US TO GIVE YOU GOLD EVEN MORE.
I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO GET OFF THE BUS, OR COME TO SCHOOL WHEN YOU GOT A LOT GOING ON.
SO WHEN YOU SEE MEN IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT MAYBE YOU DON'T SEE AS OFTEN, GIVING YOU FIVES AND TELLING YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU BEFORE YOUR DAY, IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE IT MAKES ME FEEL INCREDIBLE.
SO I KNOW IT MAKES THE KIDS FEEL INCREDIBLE.
CORRESPONDENT MILES DAVIS TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES AT ATHERTON ON AIR.
EVERY DAY, A NEW EPISODE OF ATHERTON ON AIR IS AVAILABLE TO WATCH DURING FIRST PERIOD.
THE SHOW IS A WAY THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT CLUBS AND SPORTS.
ATHERTON STUDENTS AND STAFF ALSO APPEAR IN INTERVIEWS.
BUT WHERE DOES THIS SHOW COME FROM? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A FULL EPISODE READY FOR EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK? TODAY, ATHERTON ON AIR TAKES YOU BEHIND THE SCENES TO THE ADVANCED STUDIO PRODUCTION CLASS.
ADVANCED STUDIO PRODUCTION IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL VIDEO CLASS IN THE MEDIA ARTS PATHWAY.
DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE CLASS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING ATHERTON ON AIR.
THE TWO DIFFERENT PERIODS ARE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS, WHICH EACH TEAM CONTAINING VARIOUS ROLES.
PRODUCERS WORK ON A FULL SCRIPT FOR AN EPISODE, ANCHORS AND CAMERA OPERATORS FILM CONTENT, AND AN EDITOR PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER BEFORE THE EPISODE IS SUBMITTED TO BOROS FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ATHERTON MEDIA YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
COLLABORATION IS KEY IF AN EPISODE IS TO BE FINISHED ON TIME.
MR. BOROS IS THE TEACHER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDIO PRODUCTION CLASS.
THE BEST PART ABOUT THE CLASS AND ATHERTON ON AIR IS THAT IT'S 99.9% STUDENT RUN.
SO STUDENTS ARE COMING UP WITH STORY IDEAS, THEY'RE SHOOTING, THEY'RE EDITING.
YOU KNOW, I'M BASICALLY JUST THERE IN CASE SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
SO, I GIVE SOME ADVICE SOMETIMES, AND JUST KIND OF HELP OUT, BUT THE WHOLE THING THAT YOU SEE, LIKE I SAID, IT IS STUDENT, UH, PRODUCED, STUDENT, UH, WRITTEN, STUDENT SHOT, STUDENT EDITED, IT'S, UH, REALLY EVERYTHING THAT THE STUDENTS WANT TO DO.
SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO WATCH THAT WHOLE PROCESS COME TOGETHER.
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BORO'S CLASSROOM IS FULL OF INFORMATION THAT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ATHERTON ON AIR.GIANT NOTE CARDS HUNG ON A WALL DETAIL.
WHO'S FILLING EACH ROLE FOR AN EPISODE, AND WHAT A SEGMENTS WILL BE AIRED.
A COMPLETE LIST OF BIRTHDAYS IS AVAILABLE AS WELL.
A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO PRODUCING EACH EPISODE OF THE SHOW.
AND EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE AOA TEAM.
THERE'S ALWAYS A CHANCE YOU COULD BE INTERVIEWED AND APPEAR ON THE SHOW.
HAVING FUN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART FOR THE KIDS ON THE TENNIS TEAM AT KAMMERER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WHAT? FIVE'S A NUMBER TO BEAT.
I AM THE HEAD COACH FOR KAMMERER TENNIS.
FIVE YEARS AGO, AFTER COVID, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CAME TO ME, AND SHE KNEW I HAD COACHED BASKETBALL AND SOFTBALL BEFORE AT KAMMERER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THEY REALLY NEEDED SOMEBODY TO STEP UP FOR THE TENNIS COACH POSITION.
AND SO, OF COURSE, I JUMPED ON IT, AND I HAVE BEEN COACHING FOR FIVE YEARS.
A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS, FIRST TIME THEY PICKED UP A TENNIS RACKET.
SO WE HAVE ALL LEVELS OF PLAYERS.
WE HAVE THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
WE HAVE THOSE WITH IEPS, 504 PLANS, SIX, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADERS OF ALL ABILITY LEVELS.
SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM COME TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
SO THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 27, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST TEAM.
ONCE THEY SEE THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL, COMPLAINED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE INNER SQUAD SCRIMMAGES, AS WELL AS AGAINST THE OTHER TEAMS, JUST SEEING THEIR CONFIDENCE GROW, I THINK IT GOES FARTHER THAN JUST BEING ON THE TENNIS COURT WHEN I FINISHED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I WASN'T REALLY GOOD AT ANY OF THE SPORTS I PLAYED.
SO I WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING NEW, AND I JUST KIND OF HAPPENED UPON THE TENNIS TEAM.
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A PLACE WHERE I'M GOOD AT WHAT I DO.
IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR MY SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL, AND IT HELPS ME, IN MY SCHOOL COMMUNITY, JUST HAVE PEOPLE TO TALK TO.
I THINK THEIR DESIRE TO PLAY HAS GROWN MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED IT.
IN YEARS PAST, IT WAS THEY'RE COMING TO BE WITH THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEY'RE COMING JUST TO DO THAT.
NOW IT'S, THERE'S 27 OF THEIR FRIENDS THAT THEY GET TO COME AND PRACTICE WITH AND LEARN AND GROW.
NO WORRY, BE HAPPY! WHOO! THE GIRLS ON THE MIDDLETOWN ELEMENTARY CHEER TEAM TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT THEIR SCHOOL HAS A CHEER TEAM.
I AM MY FIFTH GRADE TEACHER, AND THE HEAD COACH FOR CHEER AT MIDDLETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GRAB YOUR POMS. ALL OF THE THINGS.
IN FACT, LET'S GET THERE IN TEN.
I'VE BEEN A CHEER COACH HERE FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
WE STARTED OUT AS A CHEER CLUB IN THE SPRING, ONE YEAR, AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR WE HAD TRYOUTS, AND THE PLAN WAS TO CHEER FOR BASKETBALL GAMES.
WE GOT ABOUT A MONTH IN, AND REALIZED OUR GIRLS WERE PRETTY GOOD, AND DECIDED, HEY, I BET WE COULD COMPETE IN A COMPETITION AND DO PRETTY WELL.
WE ARE ONE OF A FEW LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHO COMPETE, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WIN OUR REGIONALS TO GO TO STATE.
I LIKE HAVING A CHEER TEAM IN MY SCHOOL, AND I THINK THAT'S NICE TO HAVE A CHEER TEAM AT YOUR SCHOOL.
I CAN ACTUALLY, LIKE, SAY I'M A PART OF, LIKE, SOMETHING REALLY BIG.
A LOT OF THE GIRLS ARE, LIKE, REALLY NICE AND STUFF.
HOORAY! GO! I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR GIRLS TO BE EXPOSED TO CHEER OR ANY SPORT OR ACTIVITY, JUST AS A WAY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THE BUILDING.
IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, WHICH IS WHAT I'VE SEEN A LOT WITH OUR YOUNG LADIES.
THEY REALLY COME OUT OF THEIR SHELLS, AND THEN YOU SEE THEM BE MORE CONFIDENT IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THEN I THINK THAT THAT'S GONNA LEAD AND MOVE WITH THEM INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE REST OF LIFE.
CHECK OUT THE GIRLS IN AVIATION DAY AT THE ACADEMY@SHAWNEE.
TODAY AT SHAWNEE WE ARE HAVING OUR ANNUAL GIRLS AND AVIATION DAY FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FRESHMAN GIRLS.
WE WERE TELLING EVERYONE TODAY THAT EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN, SOMETHING FUN TO DO.
SO IT'S JUST A FUN INDUSTRY, AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE GIRLS IN IT.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EVENT IS TO GET MORE GIRLS INTERESTED IN AVIATION, AND WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN, I WAS, LIKE, AVIATION.
THAT KIND OF BOYISH, 'CAUSE ALL THE BOYS IN MY CLASS AT AVIATION, AND NONE OF THE GIRLS DID.
SO THIS WAS A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD INTRODUCTORY FOR OUR YOUNGER GIRLS TO GET INTO AVIATION.
I NEVER DO AVIATION AS A POSSIBILITY.
SO, GETTING TO COME HERE AND SPREAD AWARENESS THAT THERE'S SO MANY COOL THINGS YOU CAN DO IN AVIATION IS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
YOU CAN FIND ENTIRE EPISODES ON OUR JCPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, KEEP SUPPORTING OUR KIDS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.