Showcasing 2019 NHS candidates
Benjamin Nopper, Haydn Spooner, Drew Gager, and Ryan Wang
The elections for the National Honor Society leadership positions will open Friday, May 3, during lunches. All NHS members and inductees may vote in the commons. Candidates recorded speeches which are available to voters on the NHS Google Classroom. The Red Ledger interviewed candidates for president and vice president, whose responses are below. Not interviewed are candidates for historian, sophomores Hannah Cole and Taryn Sutherlin, and secretary, sophomores Kaya Czyz and Pony Starr.
Junior Samir Mehta, Vice President
The Red Ledger: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Samir Mehta: Being a part of such a large organization, I really wanted to seperate myself from the crowd. Obviously NHS is a great thing, and the work that they do is great so I just wanted to be a leader in that. TRL: What specific goals do you have for the future of NHS? What can be improved? SM: A lot of people are conce...
Junior Matthew Piccirillo, Vice President
The Red Ledger: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Matthew Piccirillo: My first year of NHS will be this year. I have a lot of friends, including my twin sister, in NHS. I have heard a lot of frustrations from the NHS body, and they are unhappy with a lot of things going on. I went to my first meeting last week, and I think there’s a lot of improvements that could be made, and ...
Junior Arianne Ohman, Vice President
The Red Ledger: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Arianne Ohman: I believe that I have a lot of qualifications and experience that have prepared me specifically for the position of an NHS vice president. I know that I have a lot to bring for the organization and really think by being a part of it and by leading the organization I can improve the impact that NHS has and be able t...
Junior Shivani Radhakrishnan, President
The Red Ledger: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Shivani Radhakrishnan: Well, so for the 2018-2019 I was secretary of NHS. I took that position because I thought it would teach me a lot about what it means to be an NHS work officer. It’s a very time and work intensive position being secretary and working with that has taught me a lot about how the office of the President works....
Junior Michael Lane, President
The Red Ledger: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Michael Lane: I possess some of the qualities that work well as a president. I’m pretty dependable, and although I don’t have a ton of experience in this specific role, my skills would allow me to prosper in that role. TRL: What specific goals do you have for the future of NHS? ML: After talking to numerous members, I�...
Junior Michael Walters, President
The Red Ledger: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Michael Walters: I feel like my affiliation with NHS has been kind of meager. I joined recently, and I want to put myself out there and really experience it before I graduate, and running for an officer position would be a great experience for me. TRL: What specific goals do you have for the future of NHS? What can be improved? ...
Sophomore Andrew Mao, President
TRL: Why did you choose to run for an officer position? Andrew Mao: The NHS is a good organization, but it’s lacking in a lot of areas. For example, the individual’s relation to the community versus the organization’s relation to the community, there's just so many problems with the NHS, and I think this is undermining its original purpose, which is why I chose to run for president. TRL...
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