The Examiner U-46 News FeedNew student advisor approved by U-46 board By Seth Hancock
The Board of Education in School District U-46 unanimously approved, via a 7-0 vote, of the superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) pick for the next student advisor to the board at its Monday, April 24 meeting.
Asraar Ahmed Siddiqui, a Bartlett High School junior, will replace current student advisor, South Elgin senior Angelica Harris. Yumna Hashmi, a South Elgin junior, was the runner up who will take Siddiqui’s place if he is unable to serve.
In both candidate’s letters, they promoted a need for more diversity in the district.
“As an individual with a diverse background and as someone who spends majority of his time with a diversified community, I believe it is my prime duty to represent and voice the opinions of those around me who struggle to fit in or need support,” Siddiqui wrote. “My qualities and humbling experiences as a student, teacher, friend, son, brother, and community member have shaped me in such a way that I find it to be my responsibility to help those around me and bring positivity in their lives and to serve as an example and a source of inspiration for others to do the same after me.”
“Some things I would really like to focus on if I were the student advisor is to diversify the schools as well as try and make the student body feel more connected,” Hashmi wrote. “I would also love to make school a more fun place to be at and do more spirit weeks for fun where we get to decorate the school.”
Both candidates had reference letters, teacher Christy Knapp for Siddiqui and teacher Allison Ozog and South Elgin principal Kurt Johansen for Hashmi. Both were described as being involved in clubs, organizations and volunteering.
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