For the
past three years it has been an honor and a privilege to serve my class as
Student Council Representative. In these past years, I have always fought for
the will of the students.
The biggest controversy this year occurred when a letter signed by the principal was sent to all minority students. The letter advertised a workshop that was open only to minority students. Many people complained to me about the workshops. They were upset that there was no workshop that was intended for the general population of white juniors, even though there was one for white underclassmen.
Acting on
student response- I introduced a resolution that was passed unanimously by the
council encouraging the administration to open up all of the workshops to all
students. The resolution recognized that the intent of the workshops— to end
racism at AB—was honorable but CREATING A SYSTEM OF SEGREGATED WORKSHOPS IS
NOT THE WAY TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY.
And
don’t forget- that last year- I introduced a resolution that stopped teachers
from giving large amounts of homework and tests before math and science
midyears. Before this policy change— many of us had to hand in English essays
and take oral exams the day of midyears.
For next
year, I plan on bringing about changes to gym. For athletes, it is ridiculous
that students should have a gym class on the same day that they have a game or
match. I will introduce a resolution to remedy this injustice.
I also
have always wondered- Why do we have to make up gym classes?
When
we’re sick and miss English- they don’t make us take two English classes the
day we get back. It is time to change this.
I encourage everyone to come to me if they have other things that they want to be changed. This is gonna be our senior year— we oughta make it a good one.
For the past two years it has been
my honor and privilege to serve this class as one of your student council
representatives. In these years, through my role on student council- I have
brought about positive change to the school.
Freshman year- I argued to secure
the necessary funds for the recycling program- before the program, we were
unnecessarily throwing away countless sheets of paper everyday.
This year, I devised a plan to stop
teachers from giving homework and regular tests on midyear exam days and the day
before. My plan was passed unanimously by the council. The administration, which
has ultimate control over most areas of school policy, revised the plan to allow
teachers to give 20 minutes of homework a night on the midyear exam days and the
days before. Despite the revision- because of my efforts- next year, none of us
will have tests on midyear exam days and our homework loads will be greatly
reduced. And less homework is always a good thing.
From the suggestion of a fellow
classmate, I also introduced a plan to create a silent room for students. It was
also passed unanimously by the council and is currently pending administrative
approval. Next year, because of construction, there will be no library, and
therefore there won’t even be a relatively quiet environment. A quiet room
would be a necessary improvement to our school.
When selecting five candidates in
this crowded field- I hope you consider- my dedication to the council and the
numerous improvements I have already made possible for the school and will
continue to work on.
And please re-elect David Emer for
student council representative.
Thank you very much.