Thoughts Of Our Outgoing President

I gazed at the small green badge clutched tightly in my hand and felt a mix of emotions: sadness, nostalgia, and most of all — pride.

Handing our positions over to a new council felt like the end of an era: the era of high school. A time that marked the biggest periods of growth in our lives; a place that stayed home and heart to us for all these years. A final chance to shape this place for younger students is what a place on the student council means— a year-long swan song.

The outgoing school president Anya Lauria (on the right) with our ex school president Karan Pandanda (on the left) at the badging ceremony

Being on the council constitutes toying with one’s interpretation of shape or change. There are endless ways to approach this, so — what matters to you? Being able to participate in activities like MUN, Founders and the interact club was what shaped me early on. With the school’s population growing larger,

I realised that what was most important was that everyone have something to participate in: platforms for everyone to have voice and agency.

The council can only change so much— but if every student is given the platform for change, then the progress we as a community could achieve would be unparalleled.

That is what every council must strive to do. Not only be the voice of the students, but also give a voice to every student.

Anya Lauria

Grade 12