7 AACPS Juniors Run For Student Seat On Board Of Education

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Seven juniors are running to be the next Student Member on the Board of Education, or SMOB, in Anne Arundel County. The Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils, a student interest group also known as CRASC, announced these nominees last Friday:

• Katie Lewis, Southern High School
• Aaron Meier, Severna Park High School
• Lidet Moges, Meade High School
• Jackson Moore, Annapolis High School
• Bunmi Omisore, Arundel High School
• Fletcher Port, Severna Park High School
• Natalie Smith, Broadneck High School

The candidates must submit applications to the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of Student Leadership by Friday at 4 p.m. A panel will interview each applicant next month and narrow the field to three finalists.

The trio will then debate on the AACPS YouTube channel on April 26 at 6 p.m. CRASC, which is composed of representatives from the county's middle and high schools, will cast its final votes in late April or early May. AACPS will then forward the winner to Gov. Larry Hogan who must officially make the appointment.

The appointee will take office on July 1, replacing current Student Member Drake Smith of Meade High School. The new addition will serve until June 1, 2022.

Anne Arundel County's student member is the only one in the nation with full voting rights. That means the student member is allowed in every conversation and has an equal vote to their elected colleagues.

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