board of education half hollow hills central school district

BOARD OF EDUCATION – REGULAR MEETING – JUNE 18, 2007
The meeting took at brief recess at 9:15 p.m.
The meeting returned to session at 9:30 p.m.
HILLS FOUNDATION
RAFFLE:
Mr. Bob Gordon, President of The Hills Foundation, thanked the
Board of Education and the Administration for their support
throughout the year. The Hills Foundation is a not-for-profit
organization that raises money for educational purposes in the
community. The Raffle is one of their fundraisers and this evening
they will be picking the winners. Mrs. Judy Faber joined Mr.
Gordon and asked Dr. Karnilow and members of his staff to pick
the 2007 Hills Foundation Raffle winners:
1 st Prize John Scotto $2,000
2 nd Prize Jani Majewski $ 400
3 rd Prize Brooke Faber $ 200
4 th Prize Victor Lino Vaz $ 200
5 th Prize Craig Axelrod $ 100
6 th Prize Roz Sherman $ 100
MINUTES:
A Motion was made by Mr. Marcucci, seconded by Mrs. Catapano,
and carried unanimously (7-0) to approve the Minutes of June 4,
2007 as written.
A Motion was made by Mr. Marcucci, seconded by Mrs. Catapano,
and carried unanimously (7-0) to approve the Minutes of June 8,
2007 as written.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The District Clerk highlighted the letters received by the Board:
5/31/07: Letter from the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County inviting
the Board to their Silver Award Ceremony on June 15 th .
5/29/07: Letter from St. Matthew Athletics thanking the District
for allowing them to use our gym facilities for their
practices. They delivered a supply of St. Matthew
basketballs as a token of their appreciation.
BOARD COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Mrs. Bottenus reported that the Facilities Committee, including
Mrs. Greenspan, Mrs. Kaufman, Mr. Ptucha, Mrs. Sorkin, Mr.
Manuel, Mr. Gelo and Mr. Pennacchio, along with Landtek Corp.
and Weidersum Associates, toured the athletic fields at High
School East (in the pouring rain!) to see how exactly they are
going to extend the field width by approximately 20’.
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