Northwood’s class councils for the 24-25 school year were elected on the 24th and announced the next day. Below are our new student councils:
9th Grade (Class of 2028):
 Landon D’Arco ’28 |
 Emmett Fox ’28 |
10th Grade (Class of 2027):
 Maxwell Notley ’27 |
 Marley Tracy-Deuss ’27 |
 Sasha Luhur ’27. |
11th Grade (Class of 2026):
 Aston Ferrillo ’26 |
 Hamish Riddell ’26 |
 Jacob Slagel ’26 |
 Yosef Spear ’26 |
This year’s class councils are set to improve the Northwood community. Landon D’Arco, elected to 9th grade council, is excited for his new role, “I decided to run for class council because I wanted to take a leadership role in my grade so I could make positive changes. I’m excited to represent the ninth grade and making sure my classmates’ ideas are heard.” New sophomore Marley Tracey-Deuss has a similar view, saying: “I just want to help people and make a difference in the community. I was very surprised to be elected, and a little nervous. I am new here so I don’t know yet what I can really do to help, but I am a fresh pair of eyes who just wants to do the best I can for everyone.” These new voices will give our class councils a different perspective and help balance decisions.
We also have repeat members on the councils. This will be Aston Ferillo’s second year on student council, this time on 11th grade leadership. He spoke a bit about the election results: “I’m glad to have been re-elected to student council. I think that it’s great being able to advocate for my grade and organize events to make the student experience just a little bit better.”
Leigh Riffle, who is in charge of the class councils, spoke about restarting the councils. “Stuff got lost when COVID hit, and now we’re slowly getting our heads above the water. Before COVID, the way the school was structured, the classes spent a lot more time together and were a closer community. We changed to Team Deans instead of Class Deans during that time, so the class community needs something else to bring it together now. The past two years, especially this year, we’re trying to bring back that class camaraderie that got lost for a little.” When asked about how the student council role has evolved over the years, Ms. Riffle said, “The idea of the class councils has always been that you guys are the voice of your class, but I also hope that the councils will work together to create more student initiative. I mean, last year, when the 9th and 10th grade councils put together the Valentine’s Day formal, that was one of the most successful activities we had all year. Students talked about that for the rest of the year and wanted more of that, so it shows that the class councils have an eye for what students want.” She says the goal is to increase student initiative on campus and have voices from all grades. Having formal elections this year helped to establish the process, and the student council is set for a great school year ahead.
