Sept. 25, 2017

Silverdale, Wash.

The Junior Class Associated Student Body (ASB) is doing a lot for our school. ASB runs the pep assemblies and dances, plan fundraisers and spirit week and keep students spirits high.

“We’re the representatives of the student body… and we want input from everybody,” says Junior President Ryan Nguyen, “So pretty much our job is to get representation from them [the students]: their thoughts, their feelings, their ideas. And then that way we can bring them to the executive board and make changes throughout the school to adapt to them.”

ASB members put a lot of work into making sure the school runs smoothly. During the time leading up to assemblies, they work even harder. Junior Vice President Alyssa Erickson even goes as far as to say that the hardest part about ASB is meeting deadlines around dance and skit times.

“[We spend] eight to twelve hours [per week] — that’s during skit time,” says Nguyen, “But then, other than that, it’s probably a few hours a week.”

Despite the long and stressful hours, Erickson says that everything about ASB is rewarding.

“You make so many new friends, you can invite some people who don’t have that big of a voice in school, you get to make them feel important.” she says. “ I would say [we] give students a voice. It also creates good work habits and work ethic for future experiences.”

It’s also a fun way for students to get more involved in the school. Junior Secretary Alexa Watson thinks that ASB gives her something to look forward to after school.

“I don’t come to school just [to] work, work, work, on school work… [but to] do something fun that’s also productive,” she says.

The Junior Class ASB meets directly after school on Thursdays in room 236.