Communication 

Standard 7.9: The student leader takes initiative by assessing where a need exists, and assisting without being asked, when appropriate.

During homecoming, one thing that is always lacking is teacher participation and involvement throughout the week. Along with sending teachers emails with the spirit days by my co-commissioner and I, we also took the incentive of creating a teacher "VIP" section for the night rally this year. My belief is that if teachers felt wanted and appreciated at the night rally, then they might be more willing to be present at school events and participate in spirit days and other activities throughout the school year. Unfortunately, I was a club sweetheart and was not able to get to the night rally before it was opened to the public. Because the VIP section had not been properly sectioned off, by the time I arrived the sections was full of parents. Our idea had not gone as planned, so we revised the idea for following years and decided that it would be best to make sure there is a designated person to direct teachers to this section and other people away from it. We also decided to rebrand it as a "staff" section so other members of THS don't feel excluded in our school environment. On the right is a picture of me and my co-commissioner, Sheeren Ziadeh working on the poster. 

Personal and Social Development

Standard 3.9: The student leader identifies differing social and cultural norms and then raises awareness of those norms to promote acceptance and inclusion.

I am president of Muslim Student Association, a club that brings together people of varying ethnic backgrounds and cultures. While it is amazing to foster a community that is open and accepting of everyone, it can also be an extreme struggle to make sure everyone feels recognized and heard in our club. I try to make our experiences as inclusive and memorable for everyone. For our first club meeting, I had our members brainstorm ideas for what they would like to see from the club, and how we would best represent them this year. We had the biggest turnout in the club's history; and while it was shocking to see so many new faces I quickly centered the discussion on the needs of the students rather than my personal ideas. I had to think on my feet to become inclusive  of converts, African Muslims, and non-English speakers which had never happened before.  On the bottom is a photo from our first meeting where we got to hear from people that come from all different walks of life, and all their ideas on the board behind us.

Civic and Service Learning 

Standard 3.1: The student leader establishes relationships with community leaders and community groups to help address a community need. 

As a neighborhood change champion, I work with a group of students to address issues that permeate our community. Right now, the team is in the process of singling down our issue before creating a policy. In this process, my team and I meet with important members of the community to gain their insight on the issues that most greatly affect the youth. In the picture, we met with our mayor, Ms. Nancy Young. She gave us a tour of city hall and afterwards we sat down with her to discuss our policy ideas. This experience taught me about the importance of the process for civic forums to the success of policies itself. I questioned Nancy about the different regulations in Tracy for establishing businesses, as one of the needs I identified were places to keep kids out of trouble. Tracy has several clauses that add extra tax for commercialized businesses, making it more difficult for the area to expand as chains don't want to open up here. My conversation with Nancy brought forward issues that were not considered before, and it forced our group to refocus the way we approached our policy. Below is a picture of that meeting in her personal office. 
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Government 

Standard 2.3: The Student leader follows the established chain of command protocol for the student leadership team, the school, and the school district.

Voters of Tomorrow, a club I found and am president of, received an opportunity to host a voter registration drive at San Joaquin Delta College. I had received the information for this very close to the date we had to be there by, and it wasn't possible to submit the activity forms for the students and transportation in time. Being aware of the rules to go off campus, I knew this would pose a struggle. Luckily, 2024 was an election year so students receive a one day excused absence for civic engagement efforts. We used this as our solution to still make it to the event and have Tracy High represented at Delta. If I had not been aware of the necessary procedures to participate in such activities, it would not have been possible to make it to Delta for the registration drive. The photo is of my peers setting up our table in the quad. 

Business and Finance

Standard 3.2: The student leader works collaboratively with the student leadership team to create a brand and/or marketing message for the student leadership team, and the student body, the school, and/or school events. 

For a school fundraiser, I sold over fifteen raffle tickets to my family and father's coworkers. I recorded a video and shared it with them to convince them to purchase the tickets, as well as posting it on my instagram story where I sold three there as well. 

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Technology and Digital Citizenship 

Standard 4.1: The student leader recognizes the role of video and photography on the promotion of positive school culture. 

I started a new way to appreciate people on campus through a google form in the school's instagram link tree. After advertising the link tree on our socials, IB Bio students reached out and asked for us to create a poster thanking Ms. McKay (Biology teacher) for all her handwork the past four years and mentorship through the biology IAs. I created the poster and delivered it to them after class for them to take a photo with it and Ms. Mckay. By creating the google form, the goal is to get students involved with positive stigmas through social media rather than the negative ones that are so inherent in today's society. Ms. McKay was extremely thankful for the poster and I hope to continue this way of spreading positivity on campus through this campaign especially with the holidays so close. 
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