by Caitlyn C., sophomore
On September 7, 2018, John I. Burton students voted for the students they want to serve as president, vice-president, and secretary/treasurer of their classes. All grades, 8th through 12th, participated in the voting.
The election process started with first electing three students from each grade for each of the positions, then giving those students time to campaign for the positions. Then two weeks later, they got to choose from the three options. The people who won the election were announced at the end of the same day.
The students who won the elections were as follows:
Senior Class: Cassie I., president; Derrick A., vice president; Alexandria C. secretary; and Skylar W., treasurer
Junior Class: Holden H., president, Mikey C., vice president, Joe J., secretary/treasurer.
Sophomore Class: Mary T., president: Quaid J., vice president; Kaleb M., secretary/treasurer.
Freshman Class: Kaylee J., president; Sareena S., vice president; McKenzie T., secretary/treasurer.
8th Grade: Carter A., president; Dauntae K., vice president; Maleeah P., secretary/treasurer.
I was able to interview a few of them about their wins. Carter A., who won president of the 8th grade, said that he campaigned by creating posters and handed out things to the students in his grade. He said that he was surprised that he won since he just transferred to Norton schools last year and "I didn't have a lot of friends."
McKenzie Tate, who was elected secretary/treasurer of the freshman class, said that she would love to help with the cause of eliminating bullying. She also looks forward to coming up with ideas for projects like the homecoming float.
To win her election as president of the sophomore class, Mary T. campaigned through social media. I asked her if she expected to get elected, and she said, "Yes, but at the same time, I thought someone else would probably win." Mary is most excited about getting to work on the class homecoming float, which she thinks will take about two weeks to create.
Congratulations to all the winners!