By Misael Gomez, Sports Editor
This year, Mills has elected 5 bright and inspiring students to take on the role within the Associative Student Body (ASB): President Clara Shim (12), Vice President Warren Kuang (11), Treasurer and Secretary Ryan Kwong (12), and Rally Commissioners David Cortez (12) and Tiffany Wong (12). With a heavily uncertain school year ahead of us, the ASB board plans on making the best out of their current situation and are working diligently for the student body.
ASB President Clara Shim is very optimistic about the school year despite her limitations. As President of the ASB, her job is to make sure the student body is hopeful about having the best year they can possibly have. She does have one main goal, however, to “make sure everyone gets the assistance they need due to COVID-19, and to make sure everyone feels connected and engaged with Mills!” Along with that, Shim highlighted the fact that students this year deserve to have a memorable experience regardless of the obstacles. When it comes to public events, she is still very unsure when the community will be able to come together again. Shim emphasized the seriousness of the pandemic, stating “…we will not be going against social distancing; however, we are all trying our best to come up with fun and chill events that students can engage in….” Although it is almost certain there will not be any in-person events this first semester, Shim will make sure to send updates to the students of Mills about any new events and looks forward to collaborating with others on event brainstorming.
Warren Kuang (11) was voted as the ASB Vice President for this school year. Kuang has many ideas to make his impact for the school year, although he did emphasize the importance of guiding the freshmen as one of his priorities. He understands his role as the ASB Vice President, saying, “every year the Vice President takes a large role in the Freshman Class Council election process and the activities they do after [their] formation.” The end goal is to make sure the new students are guided the right way and “connect their entire grade through activities and fundraisers and create a unique and memorable [high school] experience when we go back [to school].” Additionally, he has the job of ensuring President Clara Shim has all the help she needs to succeed in running the student body. Kuang assured that he will be “providing support and stepping in when she has too much in her hands and [they will] together to come up with new ideas for the school year.” Kuang pledges to do his best to make the students of Mills High School as comfortable as possible throughout the school year.
Ryan Kwong (12) was elected to be the Treasurer and Secretary for the student body. Ryan is a very experienced student body member, which was a motivator for him to become the Treasurer for this year. Along with his experience, his other goals include “[providing] fun activities for students and making experiences all of us will remember from high school.” His job as Student Body Treasurer is to “help manage the funds of our student body— whether it be for school dances or spirited t-shirts, I pass the forms needed for these expenses.” Ryan is very confident in his ability to make sure the money used to run the student body is handled the right way, and hopes the students of Mills have an excellent school year!
Although the ASB board has a lot on their shoulders for this school year, there is no doubt that they will do whatever it takes to make this the best year in online learning. The Thunderbolt wishes all ASB members a successful journey through the school year and thanks them for all their hard work.
