Student Council to Attend State Convention

By OHS Torch Reporter, Abby Maitland

Olympia Student Council Members are attending the Student Council State Convention from May 7^th through May 9^th in Chicago Illinois near the Woodfield Mall.

Not all members are attending, but anyone apart of the Student Council is allowed to go. These following students are attending this year, David Bell, Jessie Birckelbaw, Reagan Brown, Vittoria Cira, Julia Griffith, Alyssa Halliday, Needhi Jayswal, Maci Pfeffer, Allison Schuette, Bailey Stockhecke, Natalie Stone, and Reed Walters.

The members various from grade levels of seniors to sophomores. All of the members will stay in a hotel with many different student councils from different schools.

The point of the convention is to attend different meetings that speak about changes in the states regulations of Student Council. Jesse Birckelbaw said, “Usually only about ten of us go, but this year there is many more attending from our Student Council.”

Besides the meetings, there is also time for fun. The Student Council will have a chance to shop at the Woodfield mall on Friday, May 8^th.

The only person that will not be able to attend the Woodfield mall is Co-Vice President Reed Walters who is the Credentials Committee. He applied for the position last year and was hired the board to help hire new members for the State Student Council Board.

On Friday, when everyone else at the mall Walters will be interviewing more applicants for the State Student Council Board. This is Reed Walters first year attending convention, but he couldn’t be more excited for it.

Junior David Bell will be arriving at the Convention late because his AP testing date interrupts with the convention dates.