Savannarose Keenan (285) and Julia Silva (285)

In Central’s spirit of leadership and self-advocacy, our student body has come together to represent our respective classes: 283, 284, and 285. Like any form of governance, the student council gives the opportunity for students to voice the wants and needs of us, the people. Among arrays of eloquent speeches, candidates promised radical intervention, change, and progress.

The job of elected officials is to be an advocate for their class. Their positions have the sole purpose of being the face of the student body. When interviewed, Synai Rorie-Hands, the Vice President of 285, ensured that “having this position would allow students to use [her] as a way to reach administrators.” She plans on using her position to acknowledge and address the problems in the 285 community. 

With further intentions, 284’s class secretary, Tina Nguyen, expresses her hope to raise school spirit. She proclaims, “I want to use my creativity and position to create a memorable year for 284…it [junior year] is an important year in our high school careers so it should at least be fun.” 

Justin Waskito, President of 285, also has the intention to make this school year a great year. He says, “I plan to create and plan events the students can be excited about as well as creating a memorable sophomore year for the class of 285.” 

“What do we need improvement on?” is a critical question that our class representatives might ask themselves. However, we turn to the Central community; our peers who have confided amongst themselves have expressed their authentic thoughts on Central issues. Kevin Wu, a 285 student, explains, “I want them to apply for grants to find funding to improve student life.”

When asked the question of what they are expecting from our student council, Stephen Granato of 283 says, “I would like the student council to fight for more open advisories during the week.” 

 Aaron Huang of class 284 says, “I would like events that were stated in speeches to be fulfilled, for example, Popeye’s Day.” With all these statements from multiple classes, we can see that there are a lot of expectations, both logical and sentimental, for Central’s Student council and promises that the student body wants to see fulfilled. 

The bottom line is that between the desires of students and the limited power of our elected peers, we have a long road ahead of us in shaping Central, but our community is potent and has a strong voice that will be heard. Central students are nothing short of determined. The Central community is eager to see what talents can be brought to the table, and what positive changes will come from these class elections.