Board members and the district’s student representative used the Feb. 12 meeting to highlight recent student achievements in academics and extracurriculars.

Why it matters: Celebrating student success provides community recognition and connects district programming — academic competitions, athletics and cultural activities — to student engagement and school climate.

Student representative Zach (first name only in the transcript) opened the report by noting Black History Month activities and the high school’s Black Student Union assembly featuring motivational speaker Davontae Butler. "They started the month with an assembly for the high school featuring guest speaker, Davontae Butler," Zach said. He also described a door-decorating contest and outreach to elementary schools.

Administrators and board members detailed competitive results: Woodland Hills VEX IQ teams won design, judges and teamwork awards at regional events; one middle-school alliance qualified for the Western PA VEX IQ state championships. Athletic highlights included the boys basketball team qualifying for playoffs and the rifle team qualifying for state championships. Specific athletes and relay teams advancing to postseason competition were named during the report.

Superintendent Eddie Wilson and board members used the segment to urge public support for events and to call attention to student-led activities such as FBLA’s partnership work and a student summit on AI scheduled for March.

Ending: The board received the report as informational; no board action was taken on the student items at the Feb. 12 meeting.