Name: Lana Panasyuk
Address: 28 Saddle Club Road
Precinct: 5
e-mail address: lana [at] panaworks.us
phone number: 781-325-2209
Community Activities:
- With two older sons who graduated from LHS and three younger kids in middle and high school, I’ve spent 26 years volunteering in the LPS community, focusing on hands-on learning. My contributions include teaching robotics (leading to a State Championship), science clubs and fairs, math clubs, and coaching youth hockey and soccer. I’ve also led 70+ Big Backyard walks and been involved in various class activities. At Fiske, I served on the Board of Directors for the Afterschool Program, introduced the first electronic school news while serving on the PTO board, and was a Site Council member.
- Living in Precincts 5-6 for 26 years, I’ve contributed and participated in numerous neighborhood activities, connected with lots of parents who have kids as little as newborns to as old as 40 and beyond.
The School Building Committee has approved a plan, “Bloom” for the new high school and building on the current playing fields in the Center. Do you support this decision? If not, what would you propose as an alternative?
Unfortunately, the data, analysis and conclusions of the SBC do not allow me to support the current design. For the last 6 months I was deeply involved in understanding and analyzing the reasons for the LHS upgrade. I researched the possible scenarios suggested by the architects and citizens, the process the SBC took in incorporating the citizen’s feedback. I also engaged in numerous discussions with my neighbors and Lexingtonians across the town.
I would propose the town goes back to the fundamental requirements of the MSBA and considers designs similar to KBA architects (KBA, presented as IDEA#2 – a reimaged LHS). These and similar designs proposed renovation and additions to the facility and campus. A well-organized plan that considers the need for a secure main entry, ample parking, and maintains the athletic fields to meet the district and community’s needs.
