Students from the Lighthouse leadership team and student council gave the board a short presentation describing activities launched this school year and the Leader in Me programthat supports student voice and involvement.

"My name is Caden Collins. I'm a senior this year," Collins told the board and described the senior leadership team's role in freshman orientation and ongoing school activities. Students said Lighthouse leaders ran freshman orientation on Aug. 20, used interactive icebreaker activities (for example, a question-beach-ball game) and have organized weekly "Celebration Friday" gatherings that highlight teachers, fall sports and school spirit.

Ella McKinney, identified as a senior and student-council president, said the school added a 30-minute daily homeroom between third and fourth periods for students in the Leader in Me program to plan activities and increase student participation. "Ever since Leader in Me has been implemented, I've seen a huge spike in student involvement," McKinney said. Students said the program expanded the previous Link Crew function (which focused mainly on freshman orientation) into a year-round leadership role.

Students listed upcoming events including a club fair (mid-month dates), homecoming on the 17th and a school-wide service/beautification day on Oct. 24. They invited board members to attend and said students want to continue adding events to the calendar.

Discussion: Board members asked whether the Lighthouse leadership team replaced an earlier program; students said Link Crew still existed in part but that Lighthouse leadership combined and expanded the support role. Administrators present noted the program aims to give more students opportunities to lead and volunteer rather than limiting roles to a small number of student-council officers.

Ending: The board thanked the students for the presentation and for their work on freshman orientation and Celebration Friday; students offered a social-media handle for the group's updates and said they would welcome questions from trustees.