One of the finest pleasures a student can have is to help their peers through the means of leadership. As such, during freshman and sophomore year alone, I participated in Student Council and Student Senate respectively. In the former, I helped coordinate and oversee school events including the Spirit Rally, Holiday Bazaar, and Teacher’s Appreciation Week. The Holiday Bazaar in particular was taxing but rewarding, as we had to stay at school until 9:30 PM the night before the event to set up, and arrive at 5:00 AM the next day. There were a lot of logistical matters that we discussed as a group (as seen to the left), before dispersing to complete our respective tasks. I was responsible for setting up the tables, and let me tell you, they were very heavy!

As important as it was for me to learn the various logistical and professional skills surrounding these events, I enjoyed the latter body much more, as I wished to help improve my peers’ lives more directly, namely through the levers of policy. The Student Senate was a new branch of government the year I joined it, so I helped play a big part in pioneering its success. As a member of this body, I led a committee that created a synopsis of our school’s handbook so that students could better understand and therefore begin discussing changes to school policy. At the end of the year, we orchestrated an event where students grades six through twelve had the opportunity to have round table discussions with our local town government regarding various issues.