This year I ran as Junior Class President in hopes that during next year I would be the one to representing my class. I spent that last month creating posters, writing and revising my speech, and talking to my classmates about what I saw in the future for our class. However I lost. Though it hurt, and after putting yourself out there for so long almost feels embarrassing to loose, I chose to let this experience be my motivation instead of "breaking" me. I had what I thought were many good ideas to help my class and overall begin improving piece by piece some things I saw existing within the school- yet I can still turn those ideas into reality. I have already started planning for next year, and though I do plan to run again, I am also looking at what other opportunities I can do to improve the school, beginning with joining Peer Support or starting a club to provide fresh water for those in need, so that I may still help others.
The link I provided below is to my speech, It could only be one minute and 20 seconds long so its short but shows a glimpse of my ideas for the Junior Class.
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Entering my Sophomore year I knew I wanted to join New Technology's Mock Trial Team. However I didn't expect much, being that not only was I a new addition to the team but a Sophomore. Yet to my surprise after two stress filled additions I made the team as a Prosecution attorney. My experience in Mock Trial not only helped further develop my critical thinking, my public speaking, but further affirmed my interest in working in the criminal justice system and using my voice for what I believe in. After months of scrimmages, the Prosecution team finally faced our two competitions against the other in the same school district. During my two competitions I won Most Valuable Player twice. Though my goal for competition was to make it to states, winning Most Valuable Player felt amazing-almost like pay off for my hard work and dedication, and there is always next year for states. In the meantime, between now and September when the season starts again I look forward to planning for next year, furthering advancing the skills Mock Trial taught me, and engaging more in my interest of the Criminal Justice System My Speech and Debate class entered the Ninth Circuit Civics Contest in which we had the option to do write an essay or make a video on the 14th amendment and answer the question," What Does Equal Protection Mean To Students? I chose to make a video and with a team of two other students and once teams have been decided we began writing the script for our video. However, our team didn't have a thesis, just an unorganized script full of cases dealing with equal protection. After reflecting on what is happening around us- such as students all around the country demanding stricter gun laws- we came to a consensus that our thesis would be: Students believe that we should all be provided the opportunity to learn and should be aware of our educational rights. To support the thesis, our team went around interviewing various students, however, unfortunately the interviews did not make into the video due to time constraints, yet the answers we received were used in help shaping the video. Update 5/23/18: My team was one of video winners of the Ninth Circuit Civics Contest! I can confidently say that our team worked hard on this video, and through the process we gained knowledge on multiple U.S court cases, and a better understanding of the fourteenth amendment and how it applies to students everyday lives. After school, we drove the San Fransisco courthouse where we recieved our award, which moved us up to the next round. Update: 6/24/18: We made it to the top ten out of all the contestants in the ninth congressional district, however we did not win overall. Regardless, I am still so proud of our work. Heres to next year! |
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