Interview with Secretary
Emily Wang
How many conventions have you been to?
I’ve been to 4 state conventions and 1 national convention.
When did you know you wanted to become a VJCL Officer?
Not until this year because I always looked at the officers, on the stage, like oh wow it would be cool to be up there with them and be a part of it but I never thought that I could do it until this year when my teacher reached out to me.
Outside of the Classics, what’s your favorite thing to do?
Like Academics? I’ve been skating since I was, like, 5. Ice skating? Yeah, Ice-skating.
What are your ambitions as VJCL Secretary?
The thing with Slack was mainly that I wanted to improve communications within the board and with other chapters because as Kristin from TJ was talking about: last year, it was kind of difficult with the drive and stuff to communicate with Lucas. There was a lot of emailing and not a lot of people check their email constantly, so I wanted to improve communication.
What have you found difficult about your job so far?
Nothing really, because I haven’t really started doing anything other than the outline for like my notes and stuff.
What’s the best thing about being an Officer?
…Silence…OBVIOUSLY the pins come on! I haven’t been an officer for that long but um I think like the board (people) because like even though I haven’t known you guys for that long you guys are like all really funny and just fun to be around and talk to.
So you’re a lying secretary… If you had to switch jobs with one of the other officers, who would it be and why?
Probably Merritt because I really like taking pictures. You’re saying you could do better? *Laughing* yes, that’s exactly it.
If you had to have an official officer animal, which animal would it be, what would you name it and why.
This is so hard there are so many animals! I guess a sloth…named Slothy. Is that a patronymic? Why a sloth? I don’t know, I’ve always felt really spiritually connected to the sloths, you know? No, I don’t. I feel a kinship; I would say that I’m a very sleepy person.
I’ve never seen someone ice skate while sleeping, so more power to you.
*If I were you I would have picked a horse and named it Secretariat*
School: Thomas Jefferson HSST
Grade: 11th
Level of Latin: AP Latin
Nickname: Emily "Slothy" Wang