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A
A
Hey
there
aacps,
my
name
is
Cameron
Sherry
and
welcome
to
teen
talk.
This
is
a
show
for
students
by
students,
and
today's
episode
is
very
special,
as
some
of
you
may
know,
nominations
for
the
student
member
of
the
board
open
on
February
23rd,
the
student
member
of
the
board,
otherwise
known
as
the
smob
is
a
high
school
student
who
serves
on
the
board
of
education
to
represent
the
student
perspective
here
in
Anne
Arundel
County.
This
is
a
high
school
senior
who
serves
a
one-year
term
on
the
board.
A
Students
are
nominated
for
the
position,
complete
an
application
and
take
part
in
a
panel
interview.
Through
this
rigorous
process,
three
student
candidates
are
selected
in
late
April,
middle
and
high
school
student
delegates
across
the
county
have
the
opportunity
to
elect
the
next
student
member
each
school
year.
A
Today,
I
am
beyond
excited
to
welcome
Dr
Anthony
Aaron
into
the
studio.
Dr
Aaron
was
second
student
member
of
the
board
and
aacps,
and
the
First
with
full
voting
rights.
Dr
Aaron
served
as
the
smob
from
1975
to
1976
and
graduated
from
Arundel
High
School.
He
went
on
to
earn
a
bachelor's
of
Science
in
foreign
service
from
Georgetown
University,
as
well
as
a
master's
degree,
and
a
PhD
from
the
University
of
Virginia
Dr
Aaron
is
currently
a
professor
of
government
and
Foreign
Service,
as
well
as
the
department
of
government
chair
at
Georgetown.
A
B
A
B
Well,
it
was
a
really
interesting
circumstance
in
those
days
and
I
should
begin
by
saying
we
never
use
the
term
smob,
that's
a
new
one
on
us
really.
No.
It
was
always
referred
to
as
the
student
member
on
the
board
or
a
board
member
who
happened
to
be
a
student,
and
that
was
actually
something
really
important
for
us
matter
of
fact.
I
brought
the
card.
Oh.
B
It
probably
is
now,
if
you
look
at
what
it
says
under
my
name,
what
doesn't
it
say?
It
does
not
say
student,
it
does
not
say
student
and
that
was
by
intent,
incredible
our
whole
goal
and
the
way
we
were
able
to
get
this
through
the
state
legislature
and
through
the
government's
signature
was
by
saying
the
student
member
is
not
a
student
representative.
That's
what
the
president
of
Kraft
does.
B
The
student
member
brings
a
unique
perspective
into
the
educational
process
because
he
or
she
sits
behind
a
desk
every
day
and
sees
a
side
of
Education
that
the
other
board
members
don't
so
that's
very
important
to
have
that
perspective.
But
when
you're
on
the
board,
you
have
equal
rights
to
the
other
members
and
you
were
to
be
regarded
as
just
another
member
who
happens
to
be
a
student.
Now
the
that
was
the
argument
we
made
to
the
governor
because
there
were
some
people
who
said
well.
B
If
you're
gonna
have
a
student
representative
shouldn't,
you
have
a
teacher's
representative
shouldn't
have
a
representative
from
the
staff
and
what
we
said
was
no
no,
no
they're,
not
a
representative
they're
there
to
provide
this
unique,
Viewpoint
they're,
a
member
of
the
board.
Now
the
way
the
process
developed
was
actually
very
serendipitous.
I
was
the
parliamentarian
of
krask
and
I
happened
to
read
in
the
Maryland
Gazette
that
Senator
Robert,
a
pascal,
had
introduced
a
bill
to
put
a
voting
student
member
on
the
County
Board
of
Education,
so
bottom
line.
B
We
contacted
Senator
Pascal's
office
and
we
said:
let's
meet
and
let's
talk
about
this,
so
we
had
a
conversation
with
Senator
Pascal.
We
saw
a
copy
of
the
bill
and
the
copy
of
the
bill
didn't
have
a
vote
in
it,
and
so
we
said
to
Senator
Pascal.
Well,
can
you
change
this?
He
said
sure
sure
we'll
change
it.
So
they
changed
it
to
a
voting
position.
B
It
passed
the
house
of
delegates,
it
passed
the
Senate,
but
somewhere
in
that
process
the
vote
was
taken
out
and
the
governor
signed
it
I'm,
not
exactly
sure
how
that
happened,
but
I
then
became
president
of
krask,
and
one
of
my
major
goals
was
to
try
to
get
the
vote
re-established
to
try
to
make
the
position
a
full
voting
position.
So
the
first
student
member,
my
dear
friend,
Jeff
Robinson
from
Andover
High
School,
which
no
longer
exists,
served
valiantly
in
that
position
without
a
vote,
but
he
did
everything
else.
Aside
from
vote.
B
He
sat
in
on
closed
sessions.
He
attended
conferences.
He
participated
in
everything
else
and
he
set
the
goal
standard
as
to
how
a
student
member
would
behave
Okay
so
that
was
1974
to
1975.,
so
I'm,
president
of
crass,
during
that
time
period
during
the
election
campaign
of
1974
I
went
to
a
T
and
I
met.
Delegate,
Michael,
Wagner
and
I
asked
him
a
question
now
he's
running
for
the
house
of
delegates.
So
he's
not
even
a
delegate
at
the
time
and
I
said
Mr
Wagner.
B
Would
you
be
willing
to
introduce
a
bill
to
give
the
student
member
on
the
Anne
Arundel
County
Board
of
Education
a
vote?
He
said?
Yes,
he
was
elected,
so
I
went
into
the
phone
book
found
his
phone
number.
He
used
to
be
able
to
do
that
in
those
days
found
his
phone
number
called
him
up
and
said:
delegate
Wagner,
you
remember
me
and
he
did
and
he
said.
Oh,
we
met
it.
That's
in
such
a
place,
he
did
remember
and
I
said.
Would
you
be
willing
to
introduce
this
bill?
B
He
said
yes
now
I
had
to
follow
up
a
couple
of
times
to
get
him,
but
he
then
went
to
Bob
Neal,
who
was
also
a
member
of
the
House
of
delegates
and
they
co-sponsored
it
now.
What's
really
important
about
Wagner
and
Neil
Wagner
was
a
Democrat.
Neil
was
a
republican,
oh
wow,
so
it
was
co-sponsored
in
a
bipartisan
way.
It
flew
through
the
house
and
flew
through
the
Senate,
and
then
the
Anne
Arundel
County
Board
of
Education,
decided
to
oppose
it,
buy
a
vote
of
five
to
two.
Oh,
my
gosh.
B
Now,
why
did
they
oppose
it?
Not
because
at
least
this
is
what
they
said,
not
because
it's
horrible
to
have
a
voting
student
or
that
there's
some
kind
of
philosophical
problems,
but
they
said
it
violates
Maryland,
State
Law,
which
at
the
time
was
in
the
annotated
code
of
Maryland,
which
said
that
someone
cannot
serve
on
the
board
if
they
are
under
the
authority
of
the
board.
Of
course,
students
are
under
the
authority
of
the
board,
so
I
thought.
Okay.
This
is
a
legal
opposition.
So
what
did
I
do?
B
B
A
That's
an
incredible
story
and
it's
so
great
to
hear
the
involvement
from
not
only
yourself
and
other
delegates
and
representatives
within
the
state,
but
also
students
in
krask
I'm,
a
member
of
krask,
and
it's
so
great
to
hear
that
even
back,
then
kids
were
so
involved
and
you
kind
of
touched
on
this
already.
But
why
is
it
so
important
that
a
student
has
full
voting
rights?
Well.
B
This
was
so
the
governor
only
asked
one
question
at
this
hearing.
You
know
I'm
going
on
doing
my
thing
and
I've
got
various
other
people
testifying
and
there
were
some
opponents
and
they
were
testifying.
The
governor
only
asked
one
question
and
the
question
was
to
Jeff
Robinson,
the
non-voting
student
member
and
the
question
was:
if
you
would
have
had
a
vote,
would
it
have
altered
what
you
would
have
done
and
Jeff
basically
said
after
thinking
about
that
for
a
second?
B
Yes,
it
would
have
made
me
participate
more
vigorously
now,
not
that
Jeff
didn't
participate
vigorously.
It
would
have
made
me
participate
in
a
more
responsible
way,
not
that
he
didn't
participate
in
a
responsible
way,
but
it
would
have
taken
a
whole
different
level
of
gravity
that
would
have
engaged
him
and
I.
Don't
know
whether
it
was
that
response
that
convinced
the
governor
or
something
else,
but
the
governor
signed
the
bill
so
I
think
having
full
voting
privileges
being
able
to
vote
on.
B
Everything
is
critical
to
be
able
to
say
I'm
a
member
just
like
everybody
else,
so
I
voted
on
the
budget.
I
voted
on
decisions
relating
to
opening
new
schools
to
school
construction.
I
voted
on
renewing
the
superintendent's
contract,
I
voted
on
negotiations.
We
had
negotiations
with
with
various
units.
The
Teachers
Association
various
staff
associations
and
the
like
voted
on
everything.
I
went
to
conferences
with
the
board,
and
it
really
enabled
me
to
be
able
to
interact
with
the
board
members
as
a
full
peer,
a
full
equal.
Even
though
I
was
16
years
old.
B
I
was
a
senior
so
I,
let's
see
if
I
can
get
this
right,
so
I
started
in
1975
and
I
was
16
when
I
started
in
July
and
then
I
turned
17
in
October
October
24th.
If
anybody
wants
to
send
me
anything,
I
I
turned
17,
so
I
started
when
I
was
16
and
then
turned
17.
While
I
was
on
the
board.
Wow.
A
A
great
month
perfect
talking
a
little
bit
more
about
your
time,
a
student
member.
Did
you
experience
any
resistance
as
you
worked
towards
demonstrating
full
voting
rights
and,
as
you
stepped
into
this
role
yourself,
not.
B
At
all,
as
I
said,
there
was
opposition
on
a
legal
claim
to
establishing
the
position
as
a
full
voting
position,
but
once
I
was
on
the
board,
the
staff,
the
superintendent,
the
deputy
superintendent
and
all
my
fellow
board
members
treated
me
as
an
equal.
It
was
wonderful
and,
needless
to
say,
I
think
the
next
youngest
person
was
maybe
29.
It
was
Tyson
Bennett,
who
had
also
just
been
appointed
to
the
board,
but
there
were
people
on
the
board
that
were
in
their
60s
and
and
probably
their
70s.
They
treated
me
as
an
equal.
B
We
used
to
go
to
dinner
all
the
time.
We
would
have
lunches
all
the
time
working
dinners
working
lunches.
We
also
went
on
conferences,
the
association
of
various
schools
of
Education
that
would
go
here
or
there
Maryland
Association
of
boards
of
Education,
all
sorts
of
conferences
and
I
was
always
treated
with
respect
and
as
an
equal,
it
was
a
wonderful
wonderful
experience.
So
I
was
treated
just
like
any
other
board
member.
That's
exactly
how
I
wanted
to
be
treated
and.
A
B
So
that's
a
good
good
question
and
the
interesting
answer
is
people
may
have
just
assumed
because
I'd
worked
on
the
creation
of
the
position.
I'd
been
present
of
crask
and
one
of
my
main
goals
was
to
create
a
voting
privileges
for
the
position.
But
the
truth
is
I
was
torn
between
running
for
president
of
the
Maryland
Association
of
student
councils
and
running
for
the
board
position.
B
I
think
it's
best
that
you
run
for
the
board
position,
but
it
was
a
real
choice,
because
I
I
thought,
being
president
of
misc
might
have
taken
me
into
a
lot
of
different
areas
that
I
hadn't
experienced
before.
But
it
was
really
Gene
Bowden
saying
that
to
me
that
that
led
me
to
run
for
the
student
position.
A
B
A
Yes,
absolutely:
what
was
the
campaigning
process
like
when
you
ran
for
smob
and
what
was
the
best
piece
of
advice
you
received
during
your
campaign,
so.
B
I'm
not
sure
I
received
I
guess
the
best
piece
of
advice
was
when
Gene
Bowden
said:
I
should
run
for
the.
B
Course,
in
those
days
and
now
my
mind
gets
a
little
foggy
on
the
specifics
matter
of
fact,
it's
funny
because
I
reflected
on
the
campaign
and
I
have
little
recollection
of
the
actual
campaign.
I
remember
more
about
the
details
of
being
on
the
board.
I,
remember
more
about
the
details
of
creating
the
position,
but
as
I
recall
in
those
days,
schools
could
nominate
people
so
high
schools
could
nominate
people,
and
so
there
was
an
election.
I
was
a
graduate
from
Arundel
High
School,
as
you
mentioned.
B
So
there
was
an
election
at
Arundel,
High
School,
where
actually
a
close
friend
of
mine
was
was
running
against
me
and
I
I
defeated
him
he's
now,
a
professor
at
UCLA
law,
school
and
as
a
great
friend
I
was
his
best
man
at
his
wedding.
But
I
got
him
Stephen
Bainbridge,
but
I
I
won
the
nomination
at
Arundel
and
then
a
Rundle
nominated
me
at
a
special
Crest
convention,
I
guess
that
was
convened
and
as
I
recall
again
this
my
mind's
a
little
bit
fuzzy,
because
this
this
was
1975..
B
There
was
one
other
person
that
Andover
nominated
to
run
against
me
and
the
irony
is:
the
person
was
nominated
by
Jeff
Robinson,
who
was
the
current
student
on
the
board
and
he
kind
of
apologized
and
said:
oh,
that
might
have
looked
bad
and
it
wasn't
that
he
didn't
support
me,
but
he
was
from
Andover.
In
any
event,
I
defeated
this
person
and
went
on
to
to
win
the
election,
and
that
is
my
memory.
As
I
said,
it's
it's
a
little
foggy,
because
maybe
campaigns
sometimes
just
fly
out
of
your
memory.
A
Proud
of
you,
what
was
the
position
and
you've
talked
about
this
a
little
bit?
What
was
the
position
of
smob
like
when
you
were
elected
and
what
did
being
the
student
member
include?
What
were
some
things
that
you
worked
on
so.
B
Everything
it
included,
so
you
know
we
had
two
meetings.
A
month.
We
had
hearings
for
the
budget
special
budget
hearings
which,
as
I
recall
we
held
around
the
county.
We
had
capital
budget
hearings
where
we
talked
about
construction
and
other
projects.
We
dealt
with
all
that
as
I
mentioned,
we
had
negotiations,
so
there
were
like
at
the
time,
six
different
negotiating
units,
and
there
was
a
gentleman
here
named
Grady
Ballard,
who
was
in
charge
of
sort
of
coordinating
all
those
negotiations,
but
we
negotiated
with
the
Teachers
Association
of
Anne
Arundel
County.
B
There
were
negotiations
with
administrators.
There
was
an
association
of
Administrators.
There
was
an
association
for
secretaries.
There
was
an
association
for
classified
employees,
so
there
are
all
these,
so
that
was
actually
which
you
wouldn't
think
that
you
wouldn't
necessarily
think
well.
Gee
you're
dealing
with
Labor
Relations,
but
you
were
and
having
never
worked.
I
was
suddenly
in
management.
B
I
was
suddenly
on
the
management
side
of
the
table
negotiating
with
the
teachers
union,
negotiation
I
wasn't
actually
doing
the
negotiations,
but
the
proposals
would
come
to
the
board
and
the
board
would
have
to
deliberate
on
those
proposals
all
in
in
closed
session
and
then
the
negotiators
would
go
back
and
then
ultimately
we
would
approve
the
contract
so
that
that
that's
not
necessarily
something
anybody
thinks
they
have
to
do.
But
we
we
did
that
we
had
at
least
one
or
not.
B
B
Now
the
superintendent
in
my
day
was
Edward
Anderson
and
he
started
as
superintendent
1968
and
he
stayed
as
superintendent
until
1984..
So
he
was
a
long-standing
superintendent.
When
I
was
on
the
board,
he
was
about
70
years
old
and
he
was
brilliant
I
believe
he
had
a
his
Doctorate
from
Harvard,
a
brilliant
man,
but
very
controversial.
B
B
And
phone
calls
and
everything
saying
you
know
you
gotta-
pose
this
guys
to
Authority
I,
think,
okay
and
there
were
two
board
members
that
actually
opposed
the
renewal
of
his
kind.
Remember
eight
of
us,
so
there
were
two
that
opposed
the
renewal
of
his
contract
and
at
least
I
think
both
of
them
contacted
me
and
we're
trying
to
get
me
to
oppose
the
contract.
B
Renewal
and
what's
interesting,
is
from
a
purely
political
standpoint.
I,
remember
thinking
this
at
the
time.
You
know
it
would
be
easy
to
vote
against
his
contract
because
then
you'd
go
down
as
you're
standing
up
to
the
man.
You
know,
showing
you
know,
student
solidarity
with
the
other
two
board
members
and
blah
blah,
but
it
wasn't
the
right
thing
to
do
and
I
remember
spending
a
lot
of
time.
B
Thinking
about
this
and
realizing
that,
even
though,
if
I
wanted
to
get
publicity,
even
though,
if
I
wanted
to
be
seen,
as
you
know,
so
the
great
dissenter
or
something
I
could
have
voted
against
him,
but
I
felt
it
was
the
wrong
thing
to
do,
and
I
got
a
little
pushback
in
the
press.
The
Maryland
Gazette
not
a
lot.
There
was
just
some
some
negative
things
on
that,
but
I
felt
like
I
did
the
right
thing.
B
I
think
that
was
a
very
important
learning
experience
and
also
something
that
anybody
that
would
be
running
for
the
Board
needs
to
know
is
that
you
have
all
these
kinds
of
things
that
come
up
and
especially
now
with
social
media.
We
didn't
have
social
media
in
in
those
days.
B
You
know
we
we
we,
we
barely
had
TV,
but
but
it's
very
easy
to
be
in
a
position
like
that
and
to
make
it
into
something
that
draws
attention
to
yourself
more
so
than
it
was
then
I
mean
you
know,
I
could
have
gone
to
the
Press.
I
could
have
done.
This
could
have
done
whatever.
But
now
you
can
just
tweet
something
out.
You
can
post
it
on
Instagram.
You
can
do
a
tick
tock,
although
I'm
worried
about
China,
so
we
won't
get
into
Tick
Tock,
but
you
could.
B
You
could
do
something
like
that
and
make
a
big
deal
out
of
yourself
and
that's
going
to
be
a
temptation,
but
when
you're
on
the
board,
whether
you're
a
student,
whether
you're,
not
a
student,
your
goal
is
to
do
what
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
people
of
Anne,
Arundel
County
and
the
students
of
Anne
Arundel
County,
not
within
your
own
best
interest.
And
so
that's
one
of
the
lessons.
I
learned
and
I
would
say
anybody
running
for
the
board
now
needs
to
realize
that
that's
what
they
need
to
do
as
well.
A
Absolutely
that
is
absolutely
incredible.
When
we
come
back,
we
will
hear
more
from
The
Incredible
Dr
Aaron,
but
first,
let's
hear
from
five
of
our
most
recent
student
members
on
their
unique
experiences
in
the
position
and
some
advice
for
those
considering
running
Josie.
You
are
the
only
spot
who
has
served
in
a
leadership
capacity
as
the
vice
president
of
the
board.
How
did
that
role
impact
her
time
as
a.
D
D
I
know
I
got
reached
out
to
by
students
in
California
students
in
Virginia
wanting
to
talk
about
like
how
to
expand
like
not
only
expand
but
also
create
kind
of
job
in
their
districts,
and
so
I
think
it
really
propelled
students
in
general
and
so
I
think
it
I
think
it
was
important
that
I
did
that,
because
I
was
given
the
opportunity
and
I
didn't
want
to
shy
away
from
it
and
like
kind
of
shed
a
bad
light
on
the
student
member
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that,
like
I
was
able
to
make
a
lasting
impact
as
a
student
member.
D
I
got
a
lot
of
backlash
because
of
it,
but
I
think
that
it
brought
more
positive
to
the
role
than
the
negative
and
we
haven't
lost
voting
rights,
because
I
know
that
a
bill
was
put
in
like
the
year
after
that.
I
was
president
or
vice
president,
to
try
to
take
away
our
voting
rights
and
to
make
sure
that
we
can't
be
in
leadership
capacity.
D
But
I
think
that
it
showed
that
adults
on
the
board
can
not
only
work
with
us,
but
also
listen
to
our
voice
and
allow
us
to
take
these
leadership
roles.
What.
D
I
would
say
that
my
most
impactful
decision
was
kind
of
creating
the
policy
that
shifted
the
way
that
we
look
at
valedictorian
salutatorian,
as
well
as
class
rank
I,
would
say
that
that's
the
most
in
impactful
decision
I
made
because
I
remember
when
I
was
kind
of
working
on
that
policy
initiative
and
trying
to
Garner
votes
with
the
other
members.
I
not
only
learned
about
what
their
perspective
on
education
for
Anne
Arundel
county
is,
but
I
was
able
to
like
form
more
relationships
from
students
with
other
counties.
D
I
worked
with
students
from
like
Howard
County,
Montgomery
County
smobs
from
across
the
state,
so
I
think
it
was
really
impactful,
because
not
only
did
it
show
how
students
can
come
together
and
support
other
student
members
or
students
in
Anne
Arundel
County
behind
an
initiative
and
take
charge
of
our
education
again,
but
it
really
did
shift
the
way
that
students
look
at
their
own
education
in
our
County
I
mean
I,
wasn't
I'm
not
able
to
see
how
it
came
to
fruition
after
I.
D
My
term
ended,
but
I
know
that
it
was
really
Monumental,
because
we
were
we
weren't
the
first,
but
we
did
follow
student
like
Montgomery
County,
in
getting
rid
of
class
Rank
and
changing
the
way
that
we
do
validatory
and
salutatorian,
and
so
it
was
really
pivotal
for
our
County
I
know.
Dr
arlado
really
wanted
to
do
that
for
many
years.
D
So
I
think
that
it
was
the
most
impactful
decision,
not
only
because
it
showed
a
student
member
taking
lead
in
an
educational
initiative
and
following
through
with
it
getting
them
votes
and
kind
of
passing
the
policy,
but
also
because
it
is
such
a
huge
change
for
our
County.
And
so
again
it
just
goes
back
to
like
student
members
being
able
to
really
make
impactful
changes.
D
I
think
my
role
was
unique
because
I
was
on
the
board
during
the
transition.
So
halfway
through
my
role,
we
had
elected
members,
comprise
half
of
the
board,
and
so
I
really
saw
how
politics,
even
though
we
are
supposed
to
be
a
non-partisan
I
saw
how
politics
and
the
so
many
board.
D
Members
quoting
like
the
campaign
Trail,
it
became
a
huge
player
in
the
way
that
we
operated
and
so
I
know
now
on
from
now
on,
we
are
fully
elected
board,
and
so
I
would
really
say
to
my
advice
would
be
to
the
zoo
members
is
to
not
let
politics
impact
you
and
your
decisions.
D
I
know
that
we
have
our
own
election,
but
we're
not
running
with,
like
you
know,
and
we've
run
on,
like
a
apply
students
vote
based
on
our
speech,
everything,
but
it
is
really
because
behind
the
scenes
you
see
how
people
like
pass
votes
and
people
like
kind
of
aren't,
I,
there's,
which
I
think
is
important,
because
more
people
the
way
that
their
children
are
taught
in
their
education.
But
it
is
important
to
like
this
kind
of
the
campaign
Trail
in
politics.
So
that
would
be
my.
D
Sometimes
when
you're
making
really
tough
decisions
and
I
mean
I
was
into
that
a
lot
of
times
where
I
knew
that
if
I
voted
for
something
some
vote
for
my
initiative
or
it
would
really
shift
out
our
relationship,
s
I
think
I'm
sure
that
you
just
stay
true
to
yourself.
Israel
and
the
students
need
what.
E
So
ask
Mom.
Obviously,
throughout
my
year,
I
was
able
to
do
a
lot
of
things
having
full
voting
rights.
I
was
able
to
vote
on
budget,
and
so
the
thing
that
I
believe
was
my
most
impactful
decision
was
amending
our
budget
to
include
funding
for
menstrual
products
and
all
aacpf
schools.
E
So
if
you
are
in
a
acps
school
right
now-
and
you
go
to
the
ladies
room,
you
should
see
a
period
product
dispenser
that
gives
you
your
pads
or
tampons
for
absolutely
free,
and
this
is
something
that
I
always
thought
should
be
a
right,
not
just
a
luxury
and
as
a
girl.
You
know
there
are
times
where
I
needed
friends
to
come
in
and
give
me
menstrual
products,
so
I'm
glad
that
now
in
acps,
you
don't
have
to
worry
about
that
for
all
of
our
students
that
menstruate.
F
Think
serving
as
a
student
with
the
Board
of
Education
definitely
a
highlight
in
any
student's
career,
especially
for
me,
because
it
really
set
me
apart
when
I
got
to
college
I
didn't
realize
just
how
much
you
grow
in
that
year.
From
you
know,
two
meetings
a
month,
plus
the
committee's
meetings
plus
just
traveling
around.
F
It
really
grew
me
professionally
and
just
in
a
mature
sense
and
forever
grateful
for
some
of
the
opportunities,
because
now
I'm
in
all
these
political
science
classes
and
everything
they're
talking
about
from
like
budgeting
to
running
governments,
to
just
how
stuff
works,
I've
lived
through
it
all
so
it
was.
It
has
prepared
me
immensely.
C
So
I
had
the
opportunity
to
service
mob
during
2020,
so
that
is
when
the
covid-19
endemic
hit
and
I
think
the
one
thing
I
would
change
would
be
able
to
have
my
final
board
meeting
in
person
and
honestly
I
realized
the
value
of
being
an
in-person
smob.
When
that
was
taken
away
from
me,
I
think
my
favorite
part
of
being
smob,
was
being
able
to
interact
with
students,
hearing
one-on-one
what
they
needed
from
me.
C
So
when
that
luxury
was
taken
away,
I
had
to
really
get
creative
through
Instagram
polls
and
messaging
students
on
Google
Classroom,
just
trying
to
get
an
idea
of
what
was
important
to
them
and
to
guide
them
through
the
pandemic.
That
way
in
my
position
as
smob.
So
if
there's
anything
I
could
change,
it
would
definitely
be
just
a
little
bit
more
time
in
person
with
students,
because
that
was
my
favorite
part
of
being
smob
anyways.
So.
E
E
We
were
dealing
with
very,
very
uncertain
news
about
covid,
and
so
I
had
to
trust
that
me
as
a
board
member,
as
an
elected
official,
had
the
information
I
needed
to
make
the
best
decision
for
my
constituents,
the
students
of
aacps,
and
there
were
times
where
I
got
pushback
from
that
stakeholder
and
from
parents
and
from
staff.
But
again
I
had
to
trust
that
I
was
making
the
best
information
with
the
information
I
had
that
they
did
it,
and
so
that
was
really
hard
to
do
at
18
years
old.
G
Think
it's
important
for
a
lot
of
reasons,
but
the
one
I've
seen
time
and
time
again
personally
is:
it
provides
the
other
board
members
a
window
into
the
micro
effect
of
their
macro
decisions.
When
we
were
talking
about
brightspace
versus
Google,
Classroom
I
was
able
to
provide
Insight
on
like
apps
the
difference
between
the
brightspace,
app
and
Google
Classroom
app,
and
they
the
other
board
members,
the
adults
they
didn't
have
to
deal
with,
that
they
didn't
consider
it.
G
But
by
providing
that
perspective
it
changed
the
discourse
in
the
room
and
we
were
able
to
make
a
better
policy
because
of
that
and
the
serial
member
isn't
just
for
the
students
it's
for
the
entire
community
and
by
having
a
student
board
member
in
that
room.
It
improves
the
decisions
that
the
board
makes,
and
it
just
helps
everyone,
teachers,
students,
faculty
and
the
overall
community.
F
The
student
member
position,
Bridge
gaps
I
feel
like
that
I
went
through
aacps
from
first
grade,
starting
in
at
Seven
Oaks
Elementary
School
to
MacArthur
Middle
School
to
meet
high
school
and
I
saw
the
school
system
on
his
best
days.
His
worst
days
and
every
day
in
between
and
some
board
members
some
administrators
just
don't
see
that
and
to
no
fault
of
their
own
and
the
student
member
is
there
to
really
fill
in
those
gaps
and
really
give
them
a
full
insight
to
the
school
system.
F
I
remember
a
number
of
times
when
I
would
really
press
hard
during
a
meeting,
because
they
would
be
talking
about
something
and
they
would
say
it's
going.
One
way
and
I
knew
it
was
not
going
like
that,
especially
when
we
reopened
the
schools
in
March
of
2021.
So
the
student
room
position
is
vital
and
the
student
number
with
full
voting
rights
that
actually
adds
an
air
of
I,
want
to
say
autonomy
to
the
position,
because
now
you're
not
beholden
to
another
member
to
try
and
you
know,
make
sure
that
your
voice
is
heard.
C
Think
the
best
advice
that
I
can
give
is
to
stay
true
to
yourself
throughout
the
position
and
as
simple
as
that
sounds
you'll
be
dealing
with
lots
of
different
stakeholders
and
when
you're,
you
know,
17
18
years
old,
you're
very
impressionable.
So
the
people
around
you
can
convince
you
to
change
your
views.
But
I
walked
into
the
position.
I
knew
I
had
three
main
goals,
one
of
them
being
like
the
equitable
distribution
of
funding
and
through
every
aspect
of
the
decisions
I
made
in
smob
I,
always
kept
that
value
up
front.
C
It's
hard
because
when
you're
the
smob,
you
want
to
help
every
single
student
and
you
want
to
make
sure
you
can
fix
all
the
problems.
But
you
really
want
to
focus
on
the
ones
that
are
most
important
to
you
and
the
ones
that
you
think
will
impact
the
most
students
positively.
C
So
keeping
that
in
mind
making
sure
you're
representing
the
student
voice
is
is
the
best
way
to
go
about
it
and
you
will
feel
fulfilled
no
matter
what
you
do
in
this
position,
because
it's
just
so
rewarding
to
to
have
that
opportunity
in
the
first
place.
But
if
you
really
want
to
make
the
most
of
it
stay
true
to
yourself
in
every
decision
that
you.
A
G
Dr
Bedell
no
I'm
good,
but
he
is
great
I
I
always
do
enjoy
sitting
next
to
him
he's
a
funny
guy.
We
always
crack
jokes,
but
besides
that
the
colleagues
are
great
to
work
with
it's
so
great
hearing.
G
Other
perspectives
on
issues,
but
my
favorite
part
of
the
job
is
school
visits,
definitely
going
into
schools,
seeing
the
effect
of
the
work
you're
doing
with
your
colleagues,
seeing
that,
even
though
it
might
seem
futile
in
the
moment
or
it
might
get
frustrating,
you
can
always
see
that
there
are
very
real
children
behind
this.
Who
need
your
help
and
need
you
to
keep
on
going
forward.
It's
just
so
humbling
to
see
that
you
are
representing
all
these
amazing
students
acps.
Then
that
would
have
to
be
my
favorite
part
of
the
job.
A
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
being
here
today.
You
guys
are
some
really
really
incredible
people
and
have
been
some
very
impactful
and
just
amazing
smobs.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
service
to
our
community
here
in
aacps
and
Beyond,
in
your
college
Years
and
to
Zach,
which
will
soon
be
your
college
Years.
Thank
you
guys.
Welcome
back
to
teen
talk,
I'm
joined
Again
by
The
Amazing
Dr
Aaron
jumping
back
into
it.
What
were
some
of
the
most
exciting
things
you
got
to
do
with
student
member?
Well,.
A
B
The
school
board
goes
to
a
variety
of
conventions,
and
unless
anybody
these
are
not
boondoggles,
these
are
legitimate
conventions
and
so
I
got
to
go
to
Atlantic
City,
which
in
those
days
was
not
but
I
got
to
go
to.
Atlantic
City
I
got
to
go
to
Atlanta,
where
I
got
to
interact
with
a
variety
of
other
student
board
members,
a
variety
of
other
board
members.
B
We
went
to
San
Francisco
for
a
conference,
and
so
that
was
actually
kind
of
exciting
because
if
you
think
about
it,
you're
16,
17
years
old
and
you're
going
to
these
conferences,
not
with
your
parents,
not
with
your
family,
but
with
your
board
colleagues
and
that
was
actually
really
important
to
making.
You
feel
part
of
the
board.
B
Part
of
the
team
that
built
up
the
Esprit,
Decor
I,
still
remember:
George
asaki
and
his
wife
Nobu,
who
were
of
Japanese
descent,
taking
us
to
a
Japanese
restaurant
in
San,
Francisco
and
ordering
sushi
in
Japanese,
and
we're
all
like
sitting
on
the
floor
in
this
restaurant
and
and
I
can
give
you
story
after
Story
like
that.
So
that
was
one
of
the
most
exciting
things
to
being
able
to
travel,
essentially
as
an
adult
interacting
with
peers
in
an
adult
environment.
B
A
I
know
with
the
board
what
were
some
of
the
challenges
you
faced,
while
serving
on
the
board
of
education.
B
B
A
guy
named
Bruce
Robertson
was
president
of
krask,
and
so
he
had
his
role
and
I
had
my
role,
and
it
was
very
important
that
we
each
played
our
role.
His
role
was
to
represent
the
students
of
Anne
Arundel
County.
My
role
was
to
provide
a
student
position
and
represent
all
the
people
of
Anne
Arundel
County.
So
not
not
that
it
was
a
hard
task,
but
I
think
that's
an
important
distinction
that
anybody
running
for
a
board
position
would
need
to
understand.
They're,
not
crass
person
on
the
board
they're
their
own
person
on
the
board.
B
A
Absolutely
as
someone
in
Christ
like
I,
said
earlier,
that
is
definitely
something
that
we
have
to
distinguish
every
now
and
then
how
has
the
role
as
a
student
member
of
the
board
impacted
your
life
after
aacps,
and
what
opportunities
did
this
position
open
up
for
you
as
a
student
that
you
don't
think
you
would
have
had
otherwise.
B
B
B
It
was
not
one
of
us
versus
them,
students
versus
teachers,
students
versus
Administration.
It
was
one
of
we're
all
members
of
the
educational
Community,
let's
work
together,
we
have
unique
insights.
We
have
unique
perspectives,
let's
bring
it
together
as
part
of
the
system,
so
I
testified
before
the
governor,
as
I
mentioned.
I
testified
before
the
legislature.
I
was
on
the
board.
B
B
B
And
so,
if
I'm
giving
advice
to
people
today,
whether
it's
individuals,
your
age,
who
want
to
go
into
politics,
whether
it's
people
a
little
bit
older
that
want
to
go
into
politics,
it's
you
can
do
it.
If
you
work
through
the
system,
you
can
change
the
system
and
you
can
do
it
in
a
bipartisan
way.
Absolutely.
A
B
B
We
used
to
get
these
board
packets
a
couple
times
a
month
and
you
would
have
to
read
through
them
and
I
would
do
that
assiduously
I
would
read
through
the
packets
I
would
look
at
what
was
going
on
and
look
at
any
questions.
So
it
was
a
lot
of
work
so
being
a
student
being
a
board
member
yeah
a
great
boost
to
the
ego,
but
it
also
gave
me
an
understanding
that,
as
you
proceed
in
a
career,
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
and
so
you
need
to
do
the
work.
B
You
need
to
be
prepared
and
I.
Think
as
a
student
member
you're
thinking
to
yourself,
I
got
to
be
more
prepared
than
my
colleagues.
I
have
to
be
sure
that
I
never
screw
up
I
have
to
be
sure
that
I've
always
done
the
reading.
That
I'm
always
prepared,
so
it
kind
of
gave
you
that
little
extra
incentive
that
you
then
hopefully
carry
with
you
throughout
your
career
as
you
go
into
various
areas,.
A
B
First
of
all,
they
need
to
do
a
cost-benefit
analysis
and
they
honestly
need
to
say
what
do
I
want
my
senior
year
to
look
like
if
somebody
wants
to
take
a
million
AP
courses
and
we
didn't
have
a
million
in
my
day
they
barely
I'm,
not
exaggerated
I.
Think
AP
appeared
like
two
years
before
that,
but
if
you
want
to
do
a
million
AP
courses,
it
might
be
a
challenge.
It
might
be
too
much
work
if
you're
on
a
sports
team.
B
You'll
see
things
you
will
have
never
seen.
You'll
also
see
people
from
perspectives
that
you
otherwise
wouldn't
see
and
you'll
learn
a
lot
and
I
think
you
know
you
grew
up
a
lot.
So
there's
tremendous
benefits,
but
there
are
costs.
So
you
need
to
ask
yourself:
what
do
you
want
your
senior
year
to
be
like
so,
for
instance,
my
senior
year
I
took
I.
B
Think
one
less
course
or
I
did
one
course
as
a
tutorial
with
a
view
that
the
board
was
going
to
be
much
more
taking
up
my
time
and
I
needed
to
be
able
to
recognize
that
if
I
wouldn't
have
been
on
the
board,
then
maybe
I
would
have
well.
Maybe
I
would
have
run
for
president
masc,
but
maybe
I
would
have
done
some
more
rigorous
courses
in
certain
areas
that
I
didn't
do
now.
I
have
absolutely
no
regrets
on
this,
but
I
think
anybody
considering
it
needs
to
weigh
those
things.
A
B
So
I
think
I'm
going
to
go
to
the
restroom
right
after
this.
So
after
this
interview,
anybody
can
find
me
on
I
have
a
Twitter
account.
It's
just
a
r
e
n
d.
That's
my
last
name:
Aaron
arnda,
so
a
r
n
d,
a
a
for
Tony!
Well,
a
for
Anthony,
a
r
n
d,
a
that's!
My
Twitter
account
I
have
a
an
Instagram
account
which
is
really
easy.
B
It's
Anthony
underscore
Clark
underscore
Aaron,
so
it's
not
like
I'm
hiding
behind
anything
or
anybody
can
email
me
at
a
r
e
n
d,
a
so
Aaron
a
at
Georgetown
spelledout.edu.
So
please
feel
free
to
contact
me
I've
thoroughly
enjoyed
interacting
with
current
students,
former
students
and
Cameron
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
such
an
amazing
host
you're
such
a
naturalist,
I
hope
you
continue
to
do
even
more
amazing
things,
things
as
you
go
to
college
and
move
into
the
next
phase
of
your
career.
Well,.
A
B
Choi
is
I,
I
I
lost
a
cat
in
in
October
my
cat
oop
passed.
He
was
about
17
years
old
and
I
got
another
cat
named
Choi,
so
there
are
many
many
Instagram
features
of
Choi
and
now
you
know
in
Vietnam
they're
currently
celebrating
the
Year
of
the
Cat.
Absolutely.
A
A
Want
to
thank
our
former
smob
so
much
for
joining
us
virtually
and
give
a
very
special
thanks
to
Dr
Aaron
for
being
in
the
studio
today.
You've
been
an
absolutely
just
fantastic
guest.
Thank
you
for
all
of
your
words
of
wisdom.
Do
not
forget.
High
School
juniors
can
apply
to
run
for
Student.
Member
of
the
board
this
month
keep
your
eyes
out
for
more
information
to
come
on
the
aacps
website
and
on
the
cross.
Instagram.
A
If
you
are
interested
in
running
in
the
future,
make
sure
to
talk
to
your
SGA
advisor
about
participating
in
this
year's
election.
Do
you
want
to
find
out
more
krask
is
hosting
a
smob
information
night
on
February
22nd
at
6,
30
PM
check
out
other
important
dates
at
the
conclusion
of
this
episode.
Thank
you
all.
So
much
for
watching
I'll
see
you
guys
next
time
on
Teen
Talk.