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Taylor Middle School showcases student performance, green-business certification and campus upgrades
Summary
Taylor Middle School students led the Pledge, performed a musical snippet and the principal reported new sustainability and campus-safety upgrades, a sensory room for special education students, and upcoming events including a Special Olympics track meet.
Taylor Middle School students led the Pledge of Allegiance and presented a drama performance at the Millbrae City School Board meeting, where Principal Erin Slatnich summarized recent academic, extracurricular and facilities developments at the school.
Student leaders from Taylor’s ASB—introduced by name in the meeting as Maui (ASB president), Isabelle (ASB treasurer) and Olivia (ASB parliamentarian)—led the pledge. Student co-director Ara Sadarth described the school musical, The Trial of the Wicked Witch, with performances scheduled for May 2 at 6:30 p.m. and May 3 at 1 p.m.
Principal Slatnich highlighted classroom projects—such as fiction-and-newspaper assignments in sixth-grade literacy, chronology timelines in seventh grade and Frankenstein debates for eighth graders—plus trips (approximately 90 students attended a Sojourn to the Past East Coast trip) and music department activities, including a Disneyland recording opportunity. She also said Taylor earned certification as a green business after switching to eco-friendly cleaning products and upgrading to LED lighting, and noted plans to introduce reusable utensils and rain barrels for the school garden.
On student supports, Slatnich described a new sensory “stimming” room converted from a former computer lab to assist special-education students, and said campus evacuation maps and signage were updated with maintenance staff and site leaders. She thanked volunteers and community partners including the Taylor PTA, Lions Club, Rotary Club and MEF for supporting events and programs.
Board members praised the presentation and the students’ performances. The superintendent and trustees noted the school’s high student engagement, many clubs (robotics, debate, green team, drama among them), and upcoming events such as the Special Olympics track and field event scheduled the following morning from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
No board action was required; the item was presented as a school spotlight and informational update.
