My Fellow Students!

Students running for Student Council had a chance to present their platforms during an assembly in the Wilson School auditorium on October 11th. The assembly followed upon several weeks of active campaigning at the school. Campaign posters for the offices of class representative as well as the various members of the executive committee covered nearly every available wall space. During the assembly each candidate was required to deliver a campaign speech to the entire lower school, faculty and students.

The candidates for president and vice president promised everything from more dances, a greater voice for the younger students, a bigger and better carnival, more school trips and parties, to (my favorite) a "wear your Mom and Dad’s clothes day"! Some promises were a bit frivolous, others more serious, but each was delivered with a great sense of poise and confidence despite one student remarking as he approached the stage that he was about to have a heart attack!

After the speeches had been delivered, all presidential and vice presidential candidates gathered on stage to answer questions prepared by Mr. Aquino and Ms. Chavanon. These were questions on the order of what makes a good leader, how important should the point sheet be to the student council president, and how do you handle someone who has been bullied. Even though the questions were directed to specific students, there was no shortage of hands raised among all the candidates indicating their willingness to address the issues..

Regardless of the election outcome, every student on that stage showed leadership ability and the potential to achieve prominence not only at the Craig School, but in the larger community as well.