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Public commenter praises district budget work and new student labs at Watchung Hills Regional High School District
Summary
A public commenter identified as Mikey thanked the school board and Mr. Schultz for the district budget work and highlighted new student facilities — science labs, a design lab, ceramic studio and culinary arts lab — and noted a range of placement/course offerings.
Mikey, a public commenter at the Watchung Hills Regional High School District meeting, thanked the board and Mr. Schultz for their work on the district budget and highlighted recent investments in student learning spaces.
"I want to thank the board and Mr. Schultz for the time coming into creating this budget," Mikey said, praising district leadership and the business administrators. He added that the two business administrators had been "rock stars," crediting them with supporting student opportunities.
Mikey emphasized that students should have "outstanding opportunities" across academics, curricula and athletics. He cited specific facilities and programs he said were available to students, including science labs, a new design lab, a ceramic studio and a culinary arts lab. He also noted the district offers a wide array of placement courses intended to provide hands-on and career-oriented experiences.
Earlier in his remarks, Mikey said a local volunteer effort — referenced as the Flower Baby Project in the transcript — had seen donated bags of flour (or similar supplies) go unused, an issue he raised while urging the board to support programs that make practical use of donations.
The meeting record does not show a formal response from the board in the provided transcript excerpt. Mikey closed by thanking the board again for its work on the budget and on providing opportunities to students.
