Student Delegates Make BOE Debut

Continuing a tradition which began in 1975, delegates to the student body of Great Neck schools attended their first Board of Education meeting Monday at Great Neck North High School. 

The 21 students secondary students, selected by their classmates, represent Great Neck North and South High Schools, the Village School and each of two middle schools.

Through one-year terms, the delagtes will attend public meetings through June 30 serving in a consultative and advisory capacity without any voting rights, and not as members of the BOE.

The students are encouraged by the BOE to speak on business items under consideration before discussion by the general public and before the Board votes. Prior to each meeting, each student recieves minutes of the past meeting and the public agenda for the coming meeting.

The delagtes report regularly to their respective student governments in order to keep students informed of current issues and to secure the opinion of the general student body on those issues.

The 2012 student delegates to the Board of Education:

• Jessica Chanchalashvili, North High School
• Jenna Lustbader, North High School
• Liza Sakhaie, North High School
• Adir Vegon, North High School
• Jamie Klebanow, South High School
• Rachel Warmer, South High School
• Alana Farkas, South High School
• Vera Lin, South High School
• Henry Merritt, Village School
• Andrew Abrudescu, North Middle School
• Samantha Kramer, North Middle School
• Jason Feith, North Middle School
• Oliver Pour, North Middle School
• Neda Khayyam, North Middle School
• Joshua Wigler, North Middle School
• Mathew Martinucci, South Middle School
• Angelina Eapen, South Middle School
• Winston Gao, South Middle School
• Michelle Thomas, South Middle School
• Allison Liman, South Middle School
• Rachael Schneider, South Middle School