All-School Treasurer

Sara Thomas, Class of 2021

What new ideas would you bring to the table? What is your main goal?

The all-school treasurer oversees funding for events and clubs. I want to involve the parent community more in helping to fund our grade events, so we can organize inclusive and exciting events more often. 

How will you act as a liaison between students and faculty?

I am familiar and friendly with multiple people in the sophomore and freshman grades, and am known to be an approachable person. I will of course be open to any advice or suggestions from peers, who can contact me on any social media platform or with my phone number/email. The key to bringing ideas to the faculty is to be systematic and organized in the presentation and discussion of said ideas, so none of them are swept under the table or forgotten. 

What kind of school culture do you hope to see? How will you work to create it?

The culture at Lab is unique, and at times fragmented, because of our individual academic, artistic, and creative drive. StudCo can mitigate this by taking an active role in making sure peers understand and respect each other at the very least. I want to make sure there are ample opportunities for students to highlight their peers, so we can make sure that everyone feels appreciated by their friends and fellow students. 

How will you work to make U-High a stress-free environment?

Right now, school is even more stressful than usual due to the uncertainty of the future of academics. I hope that involving students more in the administrative parts of e-learning (designing surveys, general decision making, schedule planning, etc.) could help mitigate the feelings of uncertainty that are so prevalent right now, and are a huge source of stress. 

How do you plan to enhance the student body’s engagement in school activities?

Engagement in school activities is highly dependent on the accessibility of said activity. A successful school activity would be one that makes people want to come and hang out with their grade, regardless whether or not their friends can attend. I firmly believe that increased funding for events is a necessary component to allow Student Council more flexibility and creativity in planning successful events.