Executive board elections are a tradition at the end of every school year. Upper school students vote for one student body president and three additional executive board members. On May 7, Sloane Fitzgibbon was elected student body president for the 2026-2027 school year.
Fitzgibbon has been at Archer since sixth grade and on Student Council since freshman year. Fitzgibbon said that she had aspired to be student body president, and now that she is in the position, she is thinking about her goals for the upcoming year.
The Oracle sat down with Fitzgibbon to discuss her new position and what she hopes the 2026-2027 year will look like.
How are you easing into the new position with the year coming to a close?
Sloane Fitzgibbon [SF]: I’m really excited. I think I’m excited for next year and what I’m going to be able to do with the school. And then also for this year, since I’m a — going into senior year — we have a lot of fun StuCo activities being planned, like Moving Up Day, and our sleepover and stuff like that. So I think it’s just all really exciting stuff, and I’m excited to get started. I think it’s been a little bit more busy, but I think it’s just very rewarding being able to be something — a position like president.
When you’re reflecting on your years past, how do you think you’ve grown the most?
[SF]: I’ve definitely grown the most by being more comfortable to step in that leadership position because I mean, I remember being in ninth grade in StuCo and being scared to speak out a little bit or not thinking it’s my place, but now I really feel like I can say my opinion, disagree with someone if we have to, and, I don’t know, really have a democracy within StuCo.
What do you think has been the most challenging over the years when it comes to leadership or in general?
[SF]: I think it’s being able to balance everything out. I think StuCo’s — it’s very much of a time commitment. So whether that be balancing out time with friends or actual school work, I think that’s been pretty hard, but, I mean, you find ways to prioritize certain things. I think having a planner is really important for me, having a set place where I have all of my stuff and all everything that I need to do. Going back to prioritizing things — I think, some days I want to prioritize hanging out with my friends, but, other days, I’m like, “Well, I actually need to get the StuCo stuff done.” And then just showing up when I need to show up, basically.
How do you think being on StuCo itself has put you into this position? How do you think you’ve grown from it?
[SF]: I think it’s made me a more organized person overall, so that makes me want to help organize more things throughout the school. And then also StuCo’s just brought me so much love for Archer and our community. I think being president was an easy thing that I wanted to aspire to.
What are some goals that you have for the upcoming year, and how do you plan to reach them?
[SF]: I touched upon this in my speech, but I really want to make the connection between upper school and lower school way more way better just to — I don’t know — create more community because I think, that within upper school, we’re all really close; within lower school, they’re all really close, but I want to merge it a little bit more because we do have a school that’s spread out among a bunch of grades. I think I want to make more M&M times where we’re hanging out within our groups. I don’t know how much that overlap’s going to work, but, I mean, I’m ready to figure that out next year. Also promoting people to get outside during Spirit Week activities and stuff like that, because the more people are out there, the more fun it is.
