ASB Introduces Senate System

REBECCA ZENG
Staff Writer

As the students and staff of AHS adjust to the new school year and class representatives are chosen, the ASB has decided to change the representation system. Last year, the system consisted of classroom spokespersons going over Constituion revisions. This year, however, the system is a Senate, where students will work together in order to fix any problems at school.

“This year’s representation system will lean more toward a constructive workshop rather than an ordinary meeting. Each student will work collaboratively with one another to create propositions that could potentially better our school,” Commissioner of Student Relations Daniel Olmeda said.

Some differences between the old class representatives system and the new Senate system include an increase in student involvement, meeting notices and encouragement for representatives to speak up about their ideas.

“My assistant and I are both optimistic about the representatives we met during our first meeting! Although we anticipated a lot more bodies, we feel that this year’s class is engaging and really looking forward to making a change on our campus,” Olmeda said.
Ultimately, this change indicates more opportunities for students to participate and to be part of the school community.