Board Highlights from the October 14 Regular Meeting

At their regular meeting on October 14, the Board of Education celebrated our 2025 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. Madeleine Chang, Swaroop Kamble, Tyler Ly, Rachel Nazareth, Andy Nguyen, Luke Owyang, Srishti Pradhan, Gabrielle Wang (BHS), Gabriela Afable, Alexis Chew, Elle Doughty (FHS) Justice Cheng and Jaiden Lee (LMA) were honored for their selection by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Following this, the Board of Education heard reports from our student board members as they shared highlights from their campus. Presenting student board members included Sahana Shurpalekar (BHS), Morgan Park (FHS), Alejandro Sixtos (Hillview), Catcher Welch (LMA) and Harshini Mahesh (THS). Melanie Villalobos (LMA) shared an update of events from our elementary and middle schools from the dias.

Lastly, Chief Financial Officer Harold Sullins, Senior Director, Maintenance and Operations, Sal Sanchez and Director, Facilities and Planning, Tom Rizzuti shared an overview of maintenance projects completed on our campuses across Tustin Unified this summer.