Every year, each grade elects three girls to represent them in student council. The entire middle school votes for a president in the eighth grade. The Oracle asked the elected 2016-2017 middle school representatives and president a few questions about why they wanted to join student council and their goals for the year. Continue reading to see their responses.

6th Grade Class Representatives

Alexandra “Allie” Rich

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I was on student council last year, and I was student body president [at Westwood Charter]. I just really like helping people and being on student council.

What’s your favorite part of student Council so far? What are you looking forward to?
So far the only thing I’ve done is Halloween. I liked the excitement and getting to help out. I helped set up all the booths and [helped with] the spirit point boxes.

Share a fun fact about yourself. 
I can play three instruments: the baritone ukulele, the bass and the guitar. I’m also a vegetarian.

Jacqueline Traenkle

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I want to be a part of student council because I get to take charge. I can help the school become more excited for spirit points, and when my Archer sisters get excited and happy, I get excited and happy too.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
My favorite part of student council so far was Halloween. It was so fun working [with] everyone from student council! I loved working at the ticket booth and helping my Archer sisters get more spirit points! I am looking forward to help plan spirit week! I’ve heard that is it really fun to come up with new ideas and work together as a student council team.

What are your goals for this year?
My goals for this year for student council are to speak up for 6th grade so that 6th grade can have more opportunities like upper schools. Another goals for me this year to help Archer and make everyone’s school spirit rise! I will make people excited for school events and to participate in fun activities.

Share a fun fact about yourself.
I can opera sing and my favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.

Paulina DePaulo

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
Last year I was also a student rep [at Beverly Vista Elementary]. I like being a part of the leadership and organizing things — that’s my passion.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
I’m looking forward to setting up more events like Halloween. That was really fun. I’m the email coordinator, so I got to write a lot of emails. That was really fun too.

What are your goals for this year?
I definitely want to get my grade more pumped for spirit points.

Share a fun fact about yourself.
I’ve been in 14 commercials since I was six.

7th Grade Class Representatives

Ava Rothenberg

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I wanted to help channel the seventh grade’s awesome spirit into making an impact on our community.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
My favorite part so far, was [getting] ready for Halloween! I’ve enjoyed the celebration before but didn’t know what went into it. Seeing and participating in the “behind the scenes” action was an amazing opportunity!

What are your goals for this year?
My goals are to make an impact on Archer in the seventh grade! Middle school has so many opportunities to do something great.

Share a fun fact about yourself!
I name all of my ceramic pieces.

Bess Frierson

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I wanted to be apart of student council because I wanted to make Archer a better place.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
My favorite part is setting up for Halloween. I am excited about Spirit Week.

What are your goals for this year?
This year, I want students to have more of a voice when it comes to our school.

Share a fun fact about yourself.
I like English.

Langdon Janos

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I love my grade. They’re all such amazing people, so I wanted to be one of the people to represent them. I also want to help plan Archer events because they’re so much fun, and this year has been really good. All of the events this year have been great, so I wanted to be a part of that.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
Halloween! It was so fun to see what goes into it. I helped out with the darts and balloons [activity].

What are your goals for this year?
In middle school we were talking about having this week just about being kind and good  to our school. So we’ll have days where we’re good and kind to each other, being nice and cleaning our campus and things like that.

Share a fun fact about yourself.
I only had two teachers throughout elementary school.

8th Grade Class Representatives

Eva Dembo

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I wanted to be a part of student council because I wanted to help increase my grade’s spirit and get them excited about student council events.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
By far my favorite event of this year has been Halloween. I loved it so much because the reps and I made a balloon popping game that was very successful. I am looking forward to Colors Wars, when the school comes together to compete.

What are your goals for this year?
My goal for this year is to help increase school spirit in the middle school. The Spirit Cup is usually won by upper school, and I would love for a grade in middle school to win it. I want for the middle school to participate in Student Council events more.

Which student council committee are you a part of?
I am a part of the Student Spotlight committee. I love being a part of this committee because I get to learn about so many students’ unique talents and help them share their talents with the middle school.

Share a fun fact about yourself.
I have a phobia of cotton balls (everything about them).

Bella Bernhardt

Why did you want to be a part of the student council?
I wanted to be a part of student council because I like planning the events and helping my class. It’s my third year on student council. I liked planning Halloween, Winter Wonderland and Spirit Week.

What’s your favorite part of student council so far? What are you looking forward to?
What I really like about [Winter Wonderland and Spirit week] is being able to put together all of the things we do, like the food and activities we decide to do. When it all comes together, it’s really fun.

What are your goals for this year?
Really make my grade have more spirit! We don’t really have much — [so] just really amplifying that.

Share a fun fact about yourself.
I’ve been doing student council for five years total.

Middle School President

Billi Newmyer

Why did you want to be a part of the Student Council?
I initially wanted to be a part of student council because my older sister who graduated before I started Archer was a part of student council, and I saw how positively it affected her and how she built such strong relationships with others through student council.

What’s your favorite part of Student Council so far? What are you looking forward to?
My favorite part of student council is planning spirit week because there is always so much excitement around it, and I really like collaborating with the high-schoolers.

What are your goals for this year?
My goals this year in student council are to get middle schoolers’ voices out there and heard and to get my grade more spirited.

Which student council committee are you a part of?
I am a part of the Social Media Committee.

Share a fun fact about yourself!
I am on a diving team.