2005-2006 ASB SELECTED
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By Caroline Evans
On April 21, Valley Christian
students were able to participate in democracy by electing the
candidates for the 2005-2006 ASB. Thirty-eight candidates fought
back nerves and tried to convince the student body to vote for
them. Unfortunately, only 12 students were elected.
The run for Music Coordinator was up first. The music coordinator
is responsible for playing music at Valley events. Niki Aquino,
Laura Nystrom, and Holly Brown were the candidates. All the girls
promised to listen to the students and play the best music possible.
Nystrom was very creative and wrote her speech to a rap.
The next ASB position was Sports Commissioner. The Sports Commissioner
is responsible for letting the school know when games are and
encouraging people to go out and support the Warriors. There were
only two candidates Austin Keeling and Mary Griffith. Both candidates
showed their passion for the job they wanted. Griffith with some
help of a few football players reenacted the Hail Mary against
Serra earlier this year.
Three candidates came out at the chance to head the Community
Service department of ASB. If elected their job is to let the
students know of any available community service chances. Kiely
Smith, Phong Huynh, and Haley Yoder were the candidates. All the
candidates had both experience and connections to get the job
done.
Kelly McMaster and Laurie Stribling were the only students running
for their positions. McMaster ran for Internal Affairs and Stribling
ran for Rally Coordinator.
Public Relations drew out five candidates; Liz Fenwick, Justeen
Tomlinson, Trish Romanchuk, Nicole Nielson, and Jared Sisson.
Public Relations make sure the school knows of events and encourages
them to go. All the candidates promised that they could get the
job done and had creative ideas. Nielson gave us a taste of her
creativity by hearing a shirt that said, “Vote for me.”
Whitney Abke, Jeffy Can, Andrea Laing, and Abram Coestee tried
to convince the students to elect them to the position of Chapel
Music Coordinator. The Chapel Music Coordinator selects the music
that will be played in chapel and leads the school in worship.
Coestee had a friend who played the guitar during his speech.
Laing told about her experience with the chapel band at school
and at her church. Can made it clear he had the qualifications
to do a good job. Abke showed her passion for music and for the
Lord.
What do Ashleigh Ferrante, Matt Helder, Karina Mann, and Tyler
Gonzales have in common? All of them ran for Chapel Coordinator.
The Chapel Coordinator tries to get speakers for chapel. All of
the candidates made good speeches. They spoke of their qualifications,
desire to lead, and how much chapel is important to students.
Hoping the student body would elect them to ASB Treasurer, Kyla
Power, Shelly Pund, and Mark Farhat, got up in front of the school.
The Treasurer manages the money to aid in school events. All of
them had leadership qualifications and the confidence that they
could do the job.
Five people competed for the job of Secretary. The Secretary’s
job is to take notes during ASB meetings and make sure things
are on track. The candidates were Stephanie Stead, Erin Oswald,
Nathan Goldsmith, and Lani Rasmussen. All the candidates emphasized
that they were efficient note takers!
Alx Bear, Aimee D’hondt, Chris McElhatton, and Jake Viramontez
wanted to be ASB vice president. All the candidates’ explained
how they were concerned about the students and wanted to do their
part to make next year fun. Viramontez entertained everyone with
a funny video!
Four hopeful students sought the role of ASB president. Albino
Garces, Eli Brill, Sara Rose, and Jeremy Georges were these hopeful
students. The speeches were very thought-out and Brill got applause
when he promised the students to try and get Starbucks and Jamba
Juice on the school campus. Georges topped Brill by joking that
he would install a helicopter pad at school, so instead of riding
the bus to school, the students could ride the helicopter. He
also joked and said he would make the tuition $50 dollars.
