Grade 9 Student Representative Interview 

Me: So how do you feel about your win?

Gloria: Well, to be honest, I was kind of relieved? The election took a lot longer than it was supposed to, and my anxiety was skyrocketing.

Diana: Yeah, but I was also pretty excited! We were actually in the same class so I‘m glad we stayed friends throughout the elections.

Me: Gloria, in your election video/speech you talked about furthering equality, and one of the things you mentioned, I think, was better locks on the gender-neutral bathroom. How is that goal going? 

Gloria: First off, after attending a few meetings, I have a few ideas on how to fund it. The school obviously won't pay for it, so we're gonna have to do some…

Diana: Bake sales.

Gloria: Yes! Bake sales and fundraisers like that.

Me: Any other changes that you want to make?

Gloria: We want to provide students with a voice.

Me: Don't they already have that?

Diana: Kind of, but we want them to speak out a bit more, and be able to voice their concerns.

Me: So how would you do that? 

Diana: Well, in our election videos, we both said that we have our Instagram DMs open for questions and concerns.

Me: So, if you don't mind sharing, what were some personal reasons for running for student council?

Gloria: Well, I wanted more of a leadership role, and like for my future...

Me: Resumes?

Gloria: Yeah, exactly, it looks good on resumes!

Diana: I wanted to give back to my school, and my peers.

Me: How stressful has the student council been so far?

Gloria: Well, the social aspect of it isn't really that stressful as Diana and I are naturally social people.

Diana: Yeah, you need a pretty high social battery.

Gloria: The only slightly stressful thing is that we have meetings every Tuesday, and a lot of other clubs also have meetings on Tuesdays-

Diana: Yeah, cause you joined like seventeen different clubs. 

Gloria: But I still try to make the student council a priority.

Diana: We also try to be as vocal as possible during meetings!

Me: That's great! Well, anyway it was great talking to you, but if you’ll excuse me, I have a box of fried rice with my name on it!