Student Spotlight: Let’s Meet Our Vice President

Written by : Emily Van Hollebeke

Photo by Emily Van Hollebeke

For this year’s first edition of the Voice, our first student spotlight brings attention to Alexander Jun. For those of you who don’t know, Alexander Jun was honorably elected for the role of Vice President.

Now starting 11th grade, Alex has been at ISA for 5 years and had already joined the Student Council last year as a grade level representative. This time, he has stepped up alongside Ethan Ahn, School President, in hope of “actually getting things done”, which includes but is not limited to “raising school spirit with social events, managing library use/better workspace, showing support for the sports teams’’ (plus as a wishful bonus “a new microwave!”). Alex also hopes to collaborate with the green team to incorporate sustainable values into events that can be led off of Mr. Watson’s strong history in sustainability, whom he describes as “an open-minded and ambitious person” to aid the student council in driving change. These connections with faculty was a tool Alex held during elections since the process in getting promises accomplished “needs a lot of approval” and can only go so far in student influence. Alex admits there will be challenges but he “knows what is realistic’’ and is ready to help organize events. Student input will be collected in person and via surveys to create ideas suitable for everyone because “the role of Student Council is to form the change as something to be welcomed rather than closed off.” As a final word of advice for all students starting the 2022 school year, the vice president encourages “not to be embarrassed or shy to reach out to counselors, teachers, friends and student council about concerns in work, the school itself, school spirit or personal issues. Anything. Anything that bothers you will always have some solution, so enjoy learning with the support system ISA has to offer”.

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