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Students Join Board Of Education In Bridgewater-Raritan
High Schoolers now have a seat at the table as a student advisory committee was created to allow them to share their voices with the board.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Three Bridgewater-Raritan High School students were announced as representatives of their school to the Board of Education during the Oct. 11 meeting.
Shaunak Gaiki, Anna Buckridge and Nandeenee Singh are the three high school seniors who
will attend the meetings and offer suggestions and opinions on behalf of their schoolmates.
The addition of three high school students to sit in during Board of Education meetings is the
result of a plan by the school district officials, including Superintendent Bob Beers.
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"We really thought it would be worthwhile for us to have a student advisory committee to take part during the school so that when we have Board of Education reports from students it is not just a laundry list of things going on in the high school. But instead provides an opportunity for student voice on policies, procedures, etc. that affect the student body at the high school," said Beers at the meeting.
Two of the three representatives spoke at the meeting introducing themselves:
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Singh is a senior at the high school and has been in the school district since half of her freshman year after moving from Montville.
Outside of school, she is focused on stem curricula such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and quantum computing classes. She also teaches coding. In school, she is part of the school's robotics team and on the school's Lincoln Douglas debate team.
Gaiki has been in the school district since kindergarten. In school, he is involved in every science aspect available.
He is the captain of the science bowl team, president of the bio team and on the Lincoln Douglas Debate team. Outside of school, he does STEM and cultural activities and runs a few non-profits teaching children.
"I am excited to work with these folks," said Board President Steven Singer calling the students "future legislators."
The next Board of Education meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the high school’s
media center.
To watch the complete meeting that was held on Oct. 11, visit the main page on the
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District website and click on the About Us tab. Then scroll
down to the Board of Education and click on BOE live.
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