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WJ Hosts Student Member of the Board of Education Nominating Convention

Sabrina Clarke, Online Arts & Entertainment Editor • Mar 19, 2013

On Mar. 7,  the WJ auditorium held the nominating convention to narrow down the four contenders for the 2013-2014 Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) to two.

Justin Kim (Poolesville), Christina McCann (Montgomery Blair), Andrew Zhang (Richard Montgomery) and Richie Yarrow (Richard Montgomery) sat down and answered questions that were e-mailed as well as answers from the plethora of middle and high school students in attendance.

After the candidates discussed their different opinions on start times, budgets for arts programs and attendance policies for about an hour, the voting for the final two candidates began. Each student who attended then visited the writing lab to cast their ballot. At around five p.m. that evening, the results rang out and juniors Kim and Zhang came out on top.

The next event at which students will choose their candidate will be during the MCPS TV program “Meet the Candidates” later this year.

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Sabrina Clarke
Sabrina Clarke, Online Feature & Arts & Entertainment Editor
Sabrina Clarke is one of the newest additions to The Pitch this 2012-2013 school year. She is a sophomore taking on the role of editor of both Arts & Entertainment and Feature on the online component to the school newspaper. She enjoys dancing, singing, acting, and, of course, writing. At WJ, one may find Sabrina screaming passionately about something she feels incredibly strongly about. Outside of school, Sabrina spends  up to eleven hours per week dancing in a pre-professional company. What with dance and writing, Sabrina can effectively express her opinions without seeming too harsh.
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