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Student School Board Member Election: 3 AACPS High Schoolers Named Finalists For Seat

These three high schoolers were named finalists to be the next student member on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.

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These are the three finalists to be the 2023-2024 student member on the board of education in Anne Arundel County: Indu Bodala of Glen Burnie High School, Eric Lin of Severna Park High School and Taryn Reinhart of Annapolis High School.
These are the three finalists to be the 2023-2024 student member on the board of education in Anne Arundel County: Indu Bodala of Glen Burnie High School, Eric Lin of Severna Park High School and Taryn Reinhart of Annapolis High School. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

Press release from Anne Arundel County Public Schools:

March 28, 2023

The Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) announced on its Instagram and Twitter pages (@CRASC_Online) today that three 11th-grade students have been named finalists for the 2023-2024 student member on the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County.

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The students, selected from a field of five applicants, are:

  • Indu Bodala, Glen Burnie High School
  • Eric Lin, Severna Park High School
  • Taryn Reinhart, Annapolis High School

    • The Student Member on the Board of Education (SMOB) election is sponsored by CRASC. The student member is appointed by the Governor, serves a one-year term during their senior year of high school, and receives an $8,000 college scholarship.  Anne Arundel’s student member is the only one in the nation on a local Board of Education with full voting rights.

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    The finalists will take part in a debate broadcast on AACPS’ YouTube channel at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

    CRASC delegates will vote for a candidate in late April.

    This press release was produced by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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