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Devil's Brew life-skills program highlighted; principals report events and retirements
Summary
Board heard a spotlight presentation on the Devil's Brew student program that teaches food-service and life skills, plus principals recapped events (spelling bee, trivia night, Holocaust survivor speaker) and announced four retirements and a grant-funded tutoring program serving about 80 students.
At the start of principals' reports a principal invited program staff to present the Devil's Brew life-skills classroom supported by a board-funded kitchen. The program lead, introduced in the meeting as Ms. Heinemar, described how students progressed from basic baking to making homemade icings, parfaits and specialty cupcakes, and how peer mentors from the mediation club support the program.
Ms. Heinemar said the program has expanded since its October start and emphasized the program's role in building life skills and inclusion. She also encouraged the community to follow the program's social media at @DevilsBrewCrew.
Other principals reported recent school activities: a spelling bee that produced a repeat winner (Olivia Keola, an eighth grader), second and third place finishers Thomas Chapman and Jeremy Ryan, a trivia night with 22 teams run by PBIS, an awards assembly with a magician, and an upcoming talk by Jeff Seager, a son of a Holocaust survivor who has spoken to eighth graders previously. Spring musical performances are scheduled for March 26—27.
Separately, a principal reported Read Across America activities, a grant-funded West after-school tutoring program running March 2—April 29 designed to support about 80 students, and announced four retirements (names and years of service were read during the report). The meeting transcript does not show board action tied to these reports; they were delivered for information and community awareness.
What happens next: these reports were informational. If the board or community requests follow-up (program expansion, funding details, or staffing succession plans), the transcript does not record a formal directive at this meeting.
