New nominees for the ninth, tenth, and eleventh-grade councils will be chosen as the new year kicks off. Council members must show leadership and collaboration skills to take on various responsibilities including planning school events and advocating for their peers. They will also need to help Northwood live up to its 2024-2025 theme “Balance.”
Returning student, tenth-grade council member Sasha Luhur ‘27 spoke highly about being a part of her grade’s council. “I was elected to 9th-grade student council last year along with two other classmates,” Luhur said. “The process is pretty straightforward–anyone can get up and pitch to the rest of their class about why they would be a good representative for the grade.” She also described major events she helped plan from the annual Valentine’s dance to school orientation activities.
Sasha Luhur ’27. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
As exciting as being a leader may be, it sometimes proves to be a daunting responsibility. Part of planning events may include weekly meetings, creative thinking, and problem-solving. Luhur says, “It’s much easier to brainstorm fun ideas for our peers than to make them a reality and run smoothly.” She told me that despite the current council making increases to the number of community events, she predicts that they may still face issues of “perfecting logistics” and gaining a unanimous vote.
Luhur’s closing remarks underlined her enjoyment of being a part of Northwood’s tenth-grade council. “It’s great being able to make fun things happen instead of just saying to my friends, “It would be so cool if we had this.” She encourages anyone who wants to make Northwood a welcoming academic and social environment to join the student council. “For anyone who has ideas to create change at both the grade and whole-school level, student council is the best way to realize them.”
Council elections will be held on Tuesday, September 24th.
