<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=45VsJT_0vjYPKw400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=45VsJT_0vjYPKw400" width="1200" height="847" ><figcaption>Lily Shi</figcaption></figure>Frosh class council contenders delivered their speeches in the RPAC on Wednesday.Twelve students running for Student Council gave their speeches first, touching on their motivations for running and notable issues within the upper school community, from bullying to long lunch lines. They proposed calendars for event organizations and promised to be the voice for underrepresented students.Candidate Dyuthi Vallamsetty (9), who is new to Harker this year, hopes to bring her past leadership experience to the Student Council. “I haven’t been here for a long time so I don’t know everything about Harker, but bringing in someone new has an impact,” Dyuthi said. “Even though the majority of the freshman class isn’t new people, a large amount are new to Harker, so it’s important to represent that group.”Five Student Activities Board candidates then addressed the class. With references to shared classes and common struggles, the candidates cracked jokes that sparked laughter from the audience.Frosh Elaine Huang noted that the high number of candidates made it important to stand out from the others. “If I have to vote, I need to remember who they are and what they said, not just that it was similar to the other speeches,” Elaine said. “The perfect student council candidate doesn’t exist, but I would look for someone who’s adaptable and who’s really passionate.”Class of 2028 dean Jeanette Fernandez directed students to read the candidates’ detailed written responses to questions before voting to gain further insight into their character. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3sVPii_0vjYPKw400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3sVPii_0vjYPKw400" width="2001" height="1331" ><figcaption>Frosh Maithili Gupta listens as class council candidates deliver speeches in the RPAC. After the speeches, frosh elected four students each for student council and SAB. ( Eva Cheng )</figcaption></figure>“The candidates can only speak for a certain amount of time, and they put a lot of thought into those responses,” Fernandez announced to the frosh class. “As somebody who is going to elect a person to represent your class for a year, I suggest that you go and read those responses before you make your vote.”Frosh voted for the candidates after the speeches. Frosh Aydin Mesic, Dyuthi Vallamsetty, Amber Wang and Avi Gupta won Student Council elections while Christian Mehta, Hongkang Zhao and Jillian Chen won SAB elections.</div></body>

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Frosh hear speeches from class council candidates

Frosh class council contenders delivered their speeches in the RPAC on Wednesday. Twelve students running for Student Council gave their speeches first, touching on their motivations for running and notable issues within the upper school community, from bullying to long lunch lines. They proposed calendars for event organizations and promised to be the voice for underrepresented students.