Mayfield Board honors students, staff at June 28 meeting

The Mayfield Board of Education opened its June 28 meeting by honoring students and staff from Mayfield High School for leadership, academic achievement and service.

In brief remarks, the meeting host introduced four student honorees: Michael Fabiano, who holds a reported 4.2 GPA, serves as senior class president and has logged more than 250 hours of community service; Micah (Michael) Lynn, noted for a 3.5 GPA and leadership in the XLTech/exercise science program; Cottrell (referred to variously in the transcript as Patrell/Control Bowie/Cottrell), recognized for perseverance after transferring into the district and for receiving athletic scholarship offers; and Rosanna Geboyan, who was credited with multilingual fluency and national recognition for an "AI-powered robotic arm barista" project that received a $20,000 grant and with a full scholarship offer to Princeton University.

"These students did exactly that, and their futures are decidedly bright," the host said while introducing the honorees. The board also recognized two staff members: Steve Shirey, described as an AP Calculus teacher and mathematics department chair with 21 years of service, and Jenna Ziola, principal secretary, whose peers praised her coordination of schedules, substitutes and day-to-day operations.

The honors were accompanied by brief tributes from colleagues and family members and a short video of high school highlights produced by district media. The recognitions were presented as ceremonial items at the start of the regular meeting; no board action was required for the honors.

The meeting proceeded into its business agenda after the ceremony.