By Désirée Blazier, Year 12
The new LGB secondary school student council, Strike STUCO, represents the heart of the student body, aiming to make change where needed and solve the student body’s most pressing issues. Their slogan, “strike fast, strike hard, strike now”, represents their willingness to work hard for the desires of the students, as well as their view of LGB’s students as hardworking and diligent. The elections for the council were held the week of October 11th and the results were announced the following Monday, October 18th.
Strike STUCO is made up of eight year 12 students: Alexia Hibner, Amelia Melo, Antoine Liang, Hannah Peat, Jonah O’Toole, Manou Rimer, Mario Al-Jebouri, and Yeon Ji Oh. According to Amelia Melo, the council’s secretary, the transition into the student council was not overwhelming, despite a few hiccups at the beginning. Figuring out the work distribution during meetings was a challenge at first (due to the fact that all members had initially campaigned as different groups and some as individuals). This new grouping posed a challenge for decision making, consolidation of ideas, and communication.
In order to overcome this challenge and become Strike rather than a mixture of different groups, the group redefined their platform. All eight members came into the new group with the understanding that the new student council’s platform would have to be rethought. Thus, the council agreed on moving away from using ideas that were used to attract voters in their campaign and instead focused their attention on ideas that were most likely to gain realistic momentum with the school administration.
Strike also ranked their ideas, ensuring that the most realistic ideas were placed in higher regard. Some of the council’s upcoming plans are playing music in the cafeteria. A survey was sent out last week asking students which songs they would like to hear and a playlist has been created based on these results. Furthermore, the group is currently working on making midterm grades accessible for students as Isams grades have only ever been available for parents and teachers. Additionally, this Wednesday, as part of Cultural Awareness Week celebrations for the Escalade, a Genevois holiday, Strike has helped organize a costume day. For this event, students are invited to dress up as any movie, book, or other character, as is the tradition.
Strike has already made basketball available during the morning break. Students may now play at the middle school court from 10:30 to 10:55. This was one of their first ideas that has come to fruition. Some of the group’s more long term goals are to make LBG more eco-friendly. Moreover, a possible referendum mirroring that of the Swiss government is in progress for 2022. During this event, students would vote on statements that they believe best represent the school with the aim of strengthening LGB’s communal identity.
The group is looking forward to representing LGB’s student body by creating the best environment possible. Many more exciting ideas are in the works. We wish them luck in their future endeavors!
