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The UCDSB Student Senate elected Afaq Virk (left) and Merab Ali (right) to the positions of student trustee for the 2023-2024 school year. —supplied photo
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
need, and I want to ensure that schools are able to have a sense of community with each other.” “To be elected is an incredible opportunity and I cannot wait to use my position as a platform to promote positive change for equity, inclusion and mental health, as well as other initiatives that student senators and all the students at this board would like to TFF uTBJE"MJi.ZHPBMTGPSOFYUZFBSXPVME definitely be equity inclusion, and promo- ting safe inclusive spaces for all students, regardless of whatever their background may be, as well as mental health and providing resources and removing stigma. I am also interested in environmental initiatives that benefit those of low socio-economic troubles or general enrollment and communities.”
Student Trustees attend regular mee- UJOHTPGUIF6$%4##PBSEPG5SVTUFFTBOE provide brief reports to the board, serve as chair and vice-chair of the Student Senate, and have the opportunity to attend Ontario 4UVEFOU5SVTUFF"TTPDJBUJPOT 045""&$0 conferences. The senate is comprised of student SFQSFTFOUBUJWFTGSPNFBDI6$%4#TFDPO - dary school, including TR Leger School of Adult, Alternative and Continuing Education, and a representative from the Indigenous -FBEFSTIJQ1SPHSBN J-FBE BOE"LXF - sasne. Senators meet four times a year, plus monthly supplementary meetings to discuss matters related to school climate and culture.
in office. After hearing from all three, Student Senators voted by secret ballot to elect Afaq Virk from Cornwall Collegiate Vocational 4DIPPMBOE.FSBC"MJGSPN4FBXBZ%JTUSJDU High School as the new Student Trustees. “It’s a wonderful opportunity that has given me the chance to express the ideas that I have and to be able to bounce back those ideas and collaborate with a group of highly motivated students to work to create a lasting legacy in our school board, and ultimately elevate the experiences of every single one of our students,” said Virk. “I have two principles, the first one being to promote education and ensure that students are able to learn in a space where they feel they’re heard, where they have all the support they
Two new student trustees were elected by the UCDSB Student Senate for the 2023-2024 school year. During the annual Student Trustee Elec- UJPOUIBUXBTIFME'FCSVBSZ UIF6QQFS $BOBEB%JTUSJDU4DIPPM#PBSE 6$%4# Student Senate elected two new student trustees for the 2023-2024 school year. /PNJOBUJPOTXFSFPQFOGSPN%FDFNCFS UP'FCSVBSZ GPSBMM6$%4# students, and three candidates were short- listed for the election. The three candidates were given the opportunity to address the senate and outline their goals and vision for their time
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