Student Council 2019 Q&As

Name: Dani Ahmetovic Grade: Junior Running for: Vice President Why are you running? "I am running because I believe that it is time for the face of Student Council to be changed and for students to have a larger voice in school affairs." How do you believe you can help your grade? "I want to help our grade specifically by holding more events to help increase unity among my class ...

Name: Ella Guikema Grade: Junior Running for: Trustee 1. Why are you running? "I am running because I have enjoyed helping with the activities in years past and wanted to take a bigger role." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I think that I can help make everyone feel heard by the Student Council." 3. What changes would you like to see in your grade? "I wou...

Name: Logan Verlinde Grade: Freshman Running for: Secretary 1. Why are you running? "[I am running] because most of my friends are in it, and I helped a lot last year, so I wanted to be in it more." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I think I can help people come together and participate more." 3. What changes would you like to see in your grade? "[I would like to see] more p...

Name: Audrey Sidebotham Grade: Sophomore Position: Treasurer 1. Why are you running?  "I'm running because I want to make a difference. I want to continue fundraising for sexual assault victims. I'm also running because I want more participation from our class, and I think I could help with that." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I think I can help motivate everyon...

Name: Daniel Burns Grade: Freshman Running for: Treasurer 1. Why are you running? "I'm running mostly to get my ideas out there and to create a fresh voice for the sophomore class. I would also love to help the sophomore student body to be the best possible class they can be." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I can see myself really helping out the class in almost ...

Name: Roman Kalaczinksi Grade: Freshman Running for: Secretary 1. Why are you running? "I am running because I am always open to trying new things, and Student Council seems like a great way to reach out to my classmates, help out around our school, and have a lot of fun." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I think that I can help my class by bringing in a new persp...

Name: Sean Stone Grade: Freshman Running for: Treasurer 1. Why are you running? "I've always liked treasurer and what they have to do." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I can encourage class participation because that's something the underclassmen need." 3. What changes would you like to see in your grade? "Overall, I think our grade is pretty good. I just think we need more ...

Name: Zoe Lipke Grade: Sophomore Running for: President 1. Why are you running? "I decided to run for President because I was VP last year, and I loved it. Also, I really wanted to head into junior year being just as involved, if not more involved, in our grades activities." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I have a lot of ideas that I am ready to put out there and put in...

Name: Laura Salas Grade: Junior Running for: Secretary 1. Why are you running? "I was on Student Council last year, and it's really great to be able to make a difference and be involved in the class. It's just a lot of fun, but mostly, we all do it just to help make an impact on the class." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I think I can help get a lot of participat...

Name: Taylor Baumgardner Grade: Sophomore Running for: Vice President 1. Why are you running? “I am running simply because I love school spirit. It means the world to me. I love doing everything I can to increase the school spirit in our class and our school as a whole. Making people happier in a place like school is why I am here. I also want a better year for everybody, and I want ...

Name: Meredith VanSkiver Grade: Junior Running for: Student Council Board President 1. Why are you running? "Student Council has been a constant throughout the entirety of my high school career. Over time, I have cultivated many skills and have gained much experience that I think has qualified me enough to lead the entire group next year." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I'd...

Name: Maggie Zorn Grade: Junior Running for: Vice President 1. Why are you running? "I'm running because I care about the school and our community, and I want to have a leading role in 2020's improvement." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I believe I can help my grade by communicating with my peers and getting everyone involved." 3. What changes would you like ...

Name: Mina Siebert Grade: Sophomore Position: Trustee 1. Why are you running? How do you believe you can help your grade? "I am really super excited to get more people to participate and be a face people can talk to if they have questions about Student Council." 2. What changes would you like to see in your grade? "I would love to see much more participation."...

Name: Maurielle Hayes Grade: Freshman Running for: Trustee 1. Why are you running? “One of the main reasons I am running is because I want to be involved more within our school. I believe it would be a tremendous privilege to be a part of our school’s decision-making processes.” 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? “I believe I can help our grade by being the voic...

Name: Annika Santos Grade: Sophomore Running for: Treasurer 1. Why are you running? "I love being able to represent my classmates and being a part of the creation of school spirit activities. Most of all, I love running the fundraisers for our school." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I'd like to set up a system for recycling and compost. Apparently, there isn't one, and that's conc...

Name: Ben Lowen Grade: Sophomore Running for: Secretary 1. Why are you running? "Because I want to see a change in the way that our class handles its challenges." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I want to attempt to unify and bring out the strengths that I believe the current Student Council has not tapped into." 3. What changes would you like to see in your grade? "A chan...

Name: Benji Zorn Grade: Freshman Running for: President 1. Why are you running? "[I am] running to be a leader of my class. [I want] to continue to grow my class." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I believe I can help bring our class to together to compete with the other classes. [I can] help make our class have a better image in the eye of the school." 3. What changes woul...

Name: Aaron Jachim Grade: Junior Running for: Public Relations on Board 1. Why are you running? "I am running to create a positive impact on the school and really because I enjoy the work I do on Student Council." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I believe I can use my creative abilities and connection with my peers to lead us to become an extremely strong school." ...

Name: Koyuki Buckhold Grade: Sophomore Position: President 1. Why are you running? "I'm running because I've been a part of Student Council, and I enjoy being a part of it, so I would like to continue to be on it. I'm also taking over the Women at Risk fundraiser from Jayla Williams and the Sexual Assault Awareness Month from Annie Seeber, so I'm excited to be a part of that in addition to ...

Name: Payton Corcoran Grade: Junior Running for: Vice President 1. Why are you running? "I love participating in all the Homecoming activities that bring our grade together." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I can continue my leadership and expertise I have after the several years on Student Council and continue our run of victories." 3. What changes would you like to see in your ...

Name: Meribell Varghese Grade: Freshman Running for: Trustee 1. Why are you running? “I am running because I love Student Council, and I generally love being involved in behind-the-scenes work and organization for events.” 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? “I believe I can help my grade because I am passionate about being in the council, and I feel like that pa...

Name: Meredith Carpenter Grade: Junior Running for: Student Council Board Secretary 1. Why are you running? "Student Council has been a big part of my life since elementary school, and I’ve enjoyed it so much. I love being able to impact my grade and school in a positive way. I am running this year because it’s my last year to really be a part of such a good group of people, and I’...

Name: Sarah Buchanan Grade: Junior Running for: Treasurer 1. Why are you running? "I am running because I love being a leader of my class. I was a Student Council officer my freshman and sophomore years, and I loved it so much, so I am very excited to return to Student Council. I love helping plan all of the events that go into the school year, as well as the service projects that we ...

Name: Kali Coppess Grade: Freshman Running for: President 1. Why are you running? "I am running because I want to get more people involved in school activities."  2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I believe I can help my grade by making sure money is raised for our class so we can do better things in the future."  3. Do you have experience with Student Council? "I was on Stu...

Name: Rachel Lynch Grade: Sophomore Running for: Class Secretary 1. Why are you running? "I am running in the election because I hope not only to improve the class participation but also to give a voice to the voiceless." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I want to help my grade by having high school be a better all-around experience for everyone. I want to make sure ...

Name: Wilson Godfrey Grade: Freshman Running for: Vice President Why are you running?  "I am running for the leadership experience. It will be fun, and I think it would be a good position for me." How do you believe you can help your grade? "I will try to increase participation in my classes' activities." What changes would you like to see in your grade?  "I want to make my gra...

Name: Thomas Hendricks Grade: Junior Running for: President 1. Why are you running? "I am running because I've been on Student Council for the past few years. Our class has been successful in the past, and I'm looking forward to leading another outstanding year." 2. How do you believe you can help your grade? "I believe I can help our grade because I have the experience, and we hav...