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Trustee Lunde objects as Kingsburg board approves several student overnight trips
Summary
The board approved multiple student overnight trips including water polo, FFA retreats and music ensemble travel; Trustee Brent Lunde voted No on several of the approvals, with most motions passing 4–1.
Trustees approved multiple overnight student trip requests on June 22, including the Varsity girls water polo trip to Morro Bay (Oct. 15–18, 2026), the Kingsburg FFA officer retreat to Arroyo Grande (Aug. 3–5, 2026), and a girls tennis pre‑season scrimmage in Morro Bay (July 24–25, 2026). Trustee Johnie Thomsen moved to approve the varsity water polo trip and Trustee Mike Serpa seconded the motion.
The motions for those trips carried 4–1; Trustee Brent Lunde recorded the lone No vote on several trip approvals. For example, the water polo motion was recorded as: "Mr. Thomsen moved to approve the Overnight Trip Request Varsity Girl's Water Polo Tournament in Morro Bay, CA on October 15, 2026 - October 18, 2026 as presented in 9.3 of the supporting document." The minutes show the recurring pattern of a 4–1 vote with Lunde dissenting on multiple student travel items.
Additional trip approvals included the KHS FFA Sectional Officer Leadership Conference in Bakersfield (Aug. 21–22) and the KHS Wind Ensemble trip to New York City for the New York Wind Band Festival at Carnegie Hall (Mar. 3–11, 2027). The board approved these items under agenda numbers M246–M250. Records show the board considers trip logistics and trustee concerns before voting; the meeting record does not specify Lunde's rationale for the No votes.
