At the Committee of the Whole Meeting on Monday, June 16, the newly elected student trustees for the 2014-15 school year were announced. We are pleased to welcome Hayley Birss, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, and Mark Clubine, from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute to the board table! Both Hayley and Mark are entering grade 12 in September.

We also said goodbye to our current student trustees, Aaron Shantz and Jen Duimering. Both Aaron and Jen are attending the University of Waterloo in the fall, and we wish them all the best for a successful future. Thank you for a great year!

Aaron and Jen prepared the following, to welcome Hayley and Mark:

Wow, it’s amazing how fast the year flies by! We are honoured to have been able to serve in such an important role over the past year, and it has truly been an amazing experience. We have been very excited to see the senate continuing to grow this year, with many returning members and some new faces around the table. One big highlight was being the first group of people that Director Bryant chose to meet with when he started in his position with the board, which really helped to instil in the students that the board truly does value their opinions. Senate has had a wonderful year, meeting with staff members from all areas of the board, always yielding great discussion and opportunity for student voices to be heard. Topics of discussion included technology use in schools, school bell time changes, and student engagement.

As this school year comes to an end, it is time for us to pass the torch on to two new and extremely capable student trustees. At our final senate meeting, the students voted and determined that our two representatives for the coming year will be: Hayley Briss from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, and Mark Clubine from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute. Both Mark and Hayley will be entering grade 12 in the fall. We look forward to seeing student senate continue to grow next year, and we know Mark and Hayley will do a great job of representing the student voice. Thanks for a fantastic year. ~Jen and Aaron

LtoR: Director Bryant, newly elected student trustees Mark Clubine & Hayley Briss, outgoing student trustees Aaron Shantz & Jen Duimering, and Chair Martin.

LtoR: Director Bryant, newly elected student trustees Mark Clubine & Hayley Birss, outgoing student trustees Aaron Shantz & Jen Duimering, and Chair Martin.

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