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District U-46 Board selects its new student advisor

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 seated a new student advisor while recognizing the outgoing advisor at its meeting on Monday, May 2.
  The superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) picks the board’s student advisor each year. Bartlett senior Jessica Pearce was the advisor over the last year.
  The SAC’s recommendation of Angelica Harris, a South Elgin junior, as student advisor and Madeline Conter, an Elgin junior, as the backup advisor, was approved by the board on April 25 by a 6-0 vote, board member Eva Porter was absent.
  “Personally, a value I believe that all people should possess is integrity,” Harris wrote in her application letter. “Having integrity means being accountable for your actions, and being honest not only with others but with yourself. With this position, I am more than willing to be a student advisor with integrity, and to remain honest with what I believe will most benefit the students in our district. I aspire to voice the opinions and needs of students of all walks of life, because everyone deserves to be treated with the same respect and dignity.”
  Kurt Johansen, South Elgin’s principal, wrote in a letter of recommendation: “In closing, Angelica has my highest recommendation for the position of Student Advisor to the Board of Education at School District U-46, and she will provide a unique perspective should she be afforded this opportunity. Angelica has demonstrated passion, grit, determination, and resiliency in the face of adversity. She has been a tremendous asset to South Elgin High School and I am confident that she will continue on this trajectory if chosen to serve as our next Student Advisor to the Board of Education.”
  The board also elected its officers, which it does annually. The officers will remain the same with Sue Kerr as president, Melissa Owens as vice president and Kate Thommes as secretary pro-tempore. Thommes will also be the board’s representative for the Illinois Association of School Boards.