Loading ...Palo Alto High School Associated Student Body elections for the 2016-17 school year will take place online and on the Quad from3:30 p.m. today to 3:30 p.m. Friday. The ASB Presidential and Vice Presidential debates are today during Tutorial in the Media Arts Center.
Candidate statements and speeches were released by ASB last week. Since there are currently no candidates for Junior Class Vice President and ASB Treasurer, elections for those positions will occur at a later time.
The Paly Voice spoke with this year’s student body candidates to learn more about them.
ASB President: Junior Anmol Nagar
What she’d like to change at Paly: “We should focus a lot more on communication between the administration, the school board and the student body because I think there are a lot of policies that students don’t know about and often see the effects of, but don’t know the reasoning behind it.”
Favorite restaurant: Ephesus
Top 3 traits of a leader: Open-minded, good communicator, flexible
Favorite school subject: Communications
Favorite activity in Bay Area: Horseback riding
Favorite font: Comic Sans
ASB President: Junior Brian Tracy
What he’d like to change at Paly: “I’d really like to see changes implemented around how phones are used in and out of the classroom because I understand that you can’t take phones away from people, but when I see kids using their phones at brunch it kind of pains me to see them not talking with their friends and building stronger relationships with other people.”
Perfect pizza: Plain cheese
Favorite school subject: Physics
Favorite activity in Bay Area: Walking and running the Dish
Favorite font: Helvetica
Top 3 traits of a friend: Trustworthy, honest, athletic
Favorite song: “Echoes” by Pink Floyd
ASB Vice President: Sophomore Noga Hurwitz
What she’d like to change at Paly: “I think that something that sets me apart as a candidate is that I had the experience of being in ASB, and I understand the limitations that are set in the class. Next year, if elected ASB Vice President, I want to push those limitations and see things at school we never possibly thought of achieving.”
Perfect pizza: “I like Pizza Studio because you can literally put anything on your pizza. I have recently gone into pineapple on pizza — it’s good.”
Favorite restaurant: Falafel Stop
Favorite school subject: “Aside from ASB, United States Government.”
Favorite activity in Bay Area: Late-night mini golf or roller skating
Top 3 traits for a friend: Funny, compassionate, kind
Theme Song: “I’m A Believer” by Smash Mouth
ASB Vice President: Junior Maya Lathi
What she’d like to change at Paly: “I want to increase the bonds between each grade. I feel like there’s a lot of tension during Spirit Week. … I’d like to see more of a spread the love type of vibe.”
Perfect pizza: Hawaiian with bacon and garlic
Favorite restaurant in Palo Alto: Gott’s Roadside
Favorite school subject: Math
Favorite font: Cambria
Top 3 traits of a friend: Positive, outgoing, compassionate
Favorite song: “Year 3000” by Jonas Brothers
ASB Vice President: Junior Candace Wang
What she’d like to change at Paly: “I think more voices need to be heard in regards to what Paly should be like. I think it is important to reach out to those people constantly, and not just once or twice. We should listen to all voices, rather than ones who are the loudest.”
Favorite restaurant in Palo Alto: Osteria
Favorite four-legged creature: “Dogs. I would have said cheetahs, if I actually met one and didn’t change my mind.”
Person she’d most like to meet: Hsi Kai Ching, a Chinese female pirate
Favorite font: Bookman’s Old Style
Theme song for life: “Wild Things” by Alessia Cara
ASB Secretary: Kevin Chen
What he’d like to change at Paly: “Since this is my first year as ASB, I’ve decided to just be an observer and listen to good ideas. Maybe there will be some good ideas I agree with and I can put my two cents into the conversation. Other than that I don’t have an agenda, just going with the flow.”
Perfect pizza: “My perfect pizza would have cheese, some sausage, lemon, some cilantro, pepperoni. I like hotdogs in the crust.”
Favorite restaurant in Palo Alto: Chipotle
Favorite school subject: English
Favorite activity in Bay Area: Hiking at Mission Peak
Top 3 traits for in a friend: Honesty, compassion, responsibility
Theme song: “All Star” by Smash Mouth