Junior Meiyi Chung was elected as student school board representative on May 1, 2024, by the student population, Chung said.
She began her role at the start of the 24-25 school year and aims to bring a stronger sense of community to MHS as a whole, Chung said.
“I hope that I can make a really big difference in this school, one that is quantifiable and that I can connect people to each other, even if I don’t plan those things myself,” Chung said.
Chung was first introduced to the role of being a school board representative by Satvika Iyer, the previous school board representative, and from her own work in leadership and other activities, Chung said. As a school board representative, Chung can con- tribute to discussions at school board meetings and ask ques- tions regarding different issues involving MHS, she added
“The main part of my job is tracking down events that are going to happen at our school and already happened, and compiling them into a report for me to give every two weeks at the school board meeting,” Chung said.
An inspirational figure for Chung is history teacher and junior class advisor, Rylie Zea, Chung said. Chung works closely with Zea and the junior class officers to create activities on campus as part of her role as a leadership student and as school board representative, she said.
“She spends a lot of time with us and she has a lot of ideas,” Chung said. “She’s not afraid to get in there and get her hands dirty and help us out with the work.”
Chung is very dedicated to her role as school board representative and exceeds expectations for every job that she is given, Zea said.
“I expect that our student school board reps are essentially bringing the perspective of all the students,” Zea said. “School board reps should definitely represent the issues students are seeing on campus.”
An important aspect of Chung as a person is her ambition and ability to communicate, Zea said. “When she wants something done, she’s clear about it,” Zea said. “Having clarity and communication and having a clear understanding of what you want to say about an issue is really, important.
Meiyi does a great job of doing that.” Chung wants to support all MHS officers, Junior class secretary Bowen Xu said. “She’s a very open person who’s not really afraid or shy to speak up,” Xu said.
She has done a lot for our class,” Xu said. “I do believe that she’s very qualified for this position.” Chung hopes that more students learn that she is able to make changes in MHS, she said. “I’ll go through leaps and bounds to make sure their voice is heard,“ Chung said.