SLAS Times Q2 2019-2020 SLAS Times: Fall 2019 | Page 23

Student Council 2019-2020
A
Student Council is a group of students elected by
their peers to address issues of concern and to
organize events and activities. This year, there were a
total of seven students who decided to run for office,
and four students were ultimately voted in on Sep-
tember 6.
Class President: Ken Hi-
gashiyama
Ken is a 17-year-old senior
from Japan. He has been
studying at SLAS for more
than two years, and has
participated in the school’s
athletic teams. As the Pres-
ident of the Student Coun-
cil, Ken wants to satisfy the
needs of the student body
and listen to his constitu-
ents. According to Ken, he
wants the students to feel comfortable at SLAS, so
that is why he decided to run for office.
Class Vice President: Hana
Kiyota
Hana is a 17-year-old senior
from Japan. She has been
studying for three years at
SLAS. “This year the Stu-
dent Council has decided
to sell food and beverages
during lunch time, but we
still don’t know if it’s going
to be on A-day or B- day,”
said Hana. She also stated
that the Student Council would pick at least two or
three representatives from each grade to make sure
that every opinion is heard. Hana decided to run for
Student Council this year because it would look good
on her college application.
Secretary: Mikaela Jane
Cordero
Mikaela is 16 and is a grade
12 student. She enjoys
participating in school or-
ganizations such as NHS
and STUCO. When asked
about why she thinks she
was elected as the Secre-
tary, Mikaela said, “Since
I’ve been here at SLAS for
four years now, they have
known me as a student
and a fellow schoolmate. I didn’t promise anything
during my speech, but I made sure to that I will in-
clude the regular students when it comes to decision
making.” She also shared that she ran for office be-
cause she wanted to make a change in her last year
of high-school, and most importantly, it would look
good in her college application.
Treasurer: Jannah Karyl
Jannah is a 17-year-old
student from the Philip-
pines and she is currently
in her senior year. Jannah
has been studying at SLAS
for three years and she was
always active in participat-
ing in school events and
activities. She revealed
that the Student Council
is still not sure if they are
going to come through on
their promises, but they will try their best to fulfill the
change they promised during their speeches. “In or-
der to include the students in our decision making,
we’ve decided to conduct surveys and ask students
about their preferences for upcoming events,” Jan-
nah said. She decided to run for office because it
would look good in her college application and also
because she wanted to practice her leadership skills.
by Jannah Karyl Angeles