Maryland Student Leadership Blogs

 Ninah Jackson is a Junior at Oxon Hill High School in Prince Georges County and she is running for Student Member of the Board of Education for her district. She is running with another PGCPS Student,  Jazlyn Leonso for the position. Elections will take place online with the the PGRASG General Assembly on May 28th.  - Best of luck to both candidates !                Ninah is enrolled in the Science & Technology Program at her school and is on the biological sciences track. For the future, she plans to pursue a double major in public policy and educational studies to "Further advocacy for more equitable education". - That is a great double major if you ask me.    Ninah has a passion for policy and education as she is a student advocate in her own county.  Ninah has served on PGRASG (Prince Georges County Association of Student Governments) executive team as the Communications and Public Relations Chair, which is a very big responsibility. She has also assumed many leaders

Phoebe Bailey is currently a rising senior at Joppatowne High School in Harford County. At Joppatowne, she is apart of the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program, with a study in Criminal Justice. On December 10, 2019, Phoebe was elected SMOB for HCPS by the HCRASC General Assembly.  Her focus is school safety and equity across all platforms and in all aspects.                                                          Phoebe plans to stay in the criminal justice field and become a federal prosecutor.  She transitioned into the HCPS school system her freshman year. Phoebe enjoys having leadership roles in her school community including junior class president, FBLA President. She’s apart of the SGA at her school and enjoys helping in the community.  She was apart of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council and heading the concerns of students across all levels of education, led her to run to be the Student Member on the Board of Education for HCPS. Getting to know Phoeb

  The downward spiral started in early March when my first important event that my regional SGA that I am apart of (CRASC), had been planning for over 5 months had gotten canceled due to COVID-19. Then MASC ( Maryland Association of Student Councils) Convention got canceled which was an event student leaders across the state had been looking forward to since the beginning of the School Year.                                                 Shortly after Gov. Larry Hogan had shutdown the state which meant NO SCHOOL. No in person events with more then 10 people could occur much less a General Assembly with more then 100 Students, which most regional SGA elections have. Student Leaders around the state rallied even with the current conditions.  MASC Elections took place on April 1st electing President Elect Carmelli Leal from Baltimore County, Vice President Elect Gabe Tuckhorn from Montgomery County, 2nd Vice President Elect Cooper Delauter from Fredrick County, and Treasurer Elect Alvaro

   Today on May 22nd at 12:00 PM Drake Smith of Meade High School on Ft Meade MD was Elected the 47th Student Member of the Board of Education for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The Election was hosted Online by the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC).   Drake is Currently a Junior at Meade High and is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Program. His passion for student leadership is strong as he participates in a verity activity's and roles such as,   NAACP President Youth Chapter for Anne Arundel County  Meade High Model United Nations  Meade High Mock Trial Meade Indoor Track Team  Meade Baseball  Secretary for Meade's Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honors Society  Drakes future goal after High School is to pursue a Political Science Major at Howard University or the United States Naval Academy to continue serving the public at large.  AACPS is the only jurisdiction in the Country to allow their Students full voting rights on the Board

Hello Everyone,  This is my first Blog Post explaining whats going to featured on this blog. Over the past couple of years I have had the opportunity to experience a large variety of Leadership purview all over Maryland. This blog is to highlight students all over Maryland and their Leadership Experience and Mine as well. I Hope you enjoy.