At Eleanor Roosevelt High School, students are given the opportunity to run for student council or ASB council. This week, is campaigning week, where students who are running for any position go around and campaign to get votes.
Students post on their social medias, hang flyers around the school, host a booth at Wednesday lunch for students to visit, and give campaign speeches in the quad as well. There are class councils, like senior class president, vice president, or junior president, vice president, and so on. Those are opened for a student interested in running.
Associated Student Body, or ASB, has their campaigning for council as well. ASB is students who run and plan events, and help make the school year memorable like hosting rallies. Those running for ASB president next year are Brooke Specht, Daniel Brambila, and Chloe Chun. For Vice President it is Owen Souza and Ishita Saxena. There are also other positions like ASB Treasure, Secretary, and Historian.
The ASB president would be in charge of assuring that things get done, plans are made, and that the school year is running smoothly. They help guide ASB in their choices for school events like homecoming, prom, rallies, or football games.
The student council is for each grade, senior, junior, sophomore, and freshman. They mainly focus on activities for their class, not typically over the whole school decisions.
For example, Addison Gerke who is running for Senior Class President says, “As Senior Class President, I want to help make our final year unforgettable!”
For campaigning week, on Wednesday those running for any position had a booth during first and second lunch. Students had the opportunity to walk around and ask those running for any position questions they had. For example, there was one booth that was strawberry shortcake themed and if you signed a big paper you got candy or a temporary tattoo. That was Katelynn Tapia, who is running for ASB Secretary.
There was speeches at the quad during first and second lunch on Thursday as well. Students running for any position had the opportunity to speak about why they should your vote, and how they can help the campus. This allows students to hear from who they would be voting from, like any real election.
“I’m definitely voting for next year’s president,” says Tori Hashimoto a junior. “I think it’s a great way to get student’s involved with campus.”
Campaigning week is amazing not only because it allows us to select our next years leaders, but it also allows students to feel active and a part of the campus. It makes student’s voices heard and it makes them feel like their vote matters as well. Everyone is encourage to vote for who they believe is the best person for that position, as the polls close on Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m., right after school.
