LEADING IN ACTION

While senior year was the class officers first time working together, it was not their first time in leadership positions.

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“A lot of the rest of the officers, I actually did student council with in the junior high,” senior president Maci Tharp said. “I’ve grown to know and love them so much. We’re all really close friends, and that makes us being officers together so much easier. It’s like every meeting is a hangout.”

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Throughout her school career, Tharp filled several leadership positions, like class president of Springhill Elementary and ninth grade Student Council President. 

 

“I fell in love with doing that, so I knew I wanted to do it in high school,” Tharp said. “Then, when it got time, there was no one else that was running for president against me, and so I just knew it was meant to be, and I was excited.”

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During senior vice president Dexter Singleton’s sophomore year, he met Justen Myles, the 2024  vice president.

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“He was the person that I looked up to who’s a nice dude, and so I wanted to follow,” Singleton said. “I honestly thought I was going to lose the whole time. So when I actually did win…I was really happy.”

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From her sophomore to senior year, senior reporter and historian Eriel Carter took photos, wrote stories and created social media posts for the newspaper staff.

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“I’ve always liked creative stuff on Canva and stuff, and I was like, this is a position for me, because I run the social media for [newspaper] and I use Canva a lot,” Carter said. “So I was like, why not do something I already know about it, and I like being creative and stuff.”

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Originally, senior treasurer Isai Perez did not want to run for an officer position. 

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“I didn’t think I was popular enough or people would know me enough to vote for me…But then Dexter, he was like, ‘You should run.’ He’s like, ‘I’m running, and we’re like one of the only guys, so you should run,’” Perez said. “I was like, ‘Sure.’...Once I started campaigning, once I started talking to people, I started to like it more and more.”

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Senior secretary Tilly Warford said she was inspired by her grandmother, who used to work as a high school secretary.

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“I kind of felt like I was not following her, but had something to do with her,” Warford said. “I wanted some sort of leadership role here. I wanted to be a light in some sort of way and show the love that Jesus has shown me, and so this seemed like a good way I’d be able to do that.”

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Following the election results, the officers had their first meeting at Chick-Fil-A, and discussed for two hours about plans for the upcoming year. 

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“It was nice to be able to get time to talk to each other,” Singleton said. “I felt kind of more of a leader, productive and I took initiative with the other officers.”

After the meeting, the officers organized Junior Takeover, ushered graduation and arranged Senior Car Painting.

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“I didn’t necessarily forget about [graduation], but I forgot that I’d have a role in it,” Warford said. “That came up quickly and as a surprise, but we did it...it was fun,” Warford said.

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From the start to the end of the year, the officers planned Senior Sunrise, Breakfast, Picnic, Week and Saturday. 

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“It’s definitely rewarding in the fact that you get to see all the things that you’re planning...coming to life and people enjoying them and having a positive reaction to it,” Perez said.