SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER ASB REPORT
ASB Formal Meeting Report
Name: Laila Irigoyen
Position: Rally Commissioner
Date: October 24, 2019
Position Assessment:
Recently, Royce and I have planned the Night Rally, Cultural Exchange Rally, and the Candidate Speech/Skit Rally. The Night Rally was so much fun and it was a blast to plan. I personally felt that it was a really big success and there was a lot of spirit. The music for it was so stressful though because I was trying to figure out how to do it with Elias and then I had a meet so I didn’t have wifi to send the audio. I’m just the type of person that’s like, “Oh no worries it’ll get done.” Which it does, but I know that’s not how everyone works. Royce is really good at structuring the scripts and memorizing them which is super helpful. When I was picking the music for musical chairs I was so worried that the students wouldn’t like the music or sing along, but they did so that was a relief. Royce and I’s little dance before was iconic and we killed it.The Candidate Speech Rally went super smooth and wasn’t anything too complicated but the Cultural Exchange Rally was kind of a let down. It wasn’t bad, but the spirit wasn’t as good as last year. It’s one of my favorite rallies and I was looking forward to it so much but people cheered more for our own cheerleaders than Kyoto’s. There’s only so much Royce and I can do about getting people excited, especially with all of the confusion and focus on translating. Overall, I think all of the rallies were successful, definitely not perfect, but I’m learning more with each rally. I’m really glad to have Royce’s experience and I think we make a great team.
Standing Committee:
I’m apart of the Sports Relations committee so Royce and I were announcers for Powderpuff which is just so tragic because we don’t know anything about football. Royce did most of the talking while I told him the names of the players. It was really funny and we did our best, which is all you can really ask for. Next year, someone that plays or knows football should definitely be up there with us or whoever is announcing. We had Coronation too which I was apart of last year, but not this year. I was disappointed that I couldn’t do it again because I liked being involved last year, but it would’ve been way too much stress with cross country.
Special Committee
KYOTO!! I love the Kyoto Exchange so much and I get SO excited every year. I’m really praying that we host next year because it’s such a cool experience. But to elaborate on the Kyoto Rally… I think next year it needs to be promoted so much more. In the announcements, repeatedly on social media, etc. The Kyoto kids presence was not as noticeable as last year in my opinion. I think they were here for football games last year which allowed for them to bond with the students more. Maybe there weren’t enough friendships/connections between the students. Who knows. Either way, it was still enjoyable. Another committee is the tri tip dinner. I’ve heard that it hasn’t been going so smooth with ASB but our own little group did well. Gabby and Gracie weren’t able to meet as a group on the weekend so Kass and I just went together. It was fun and we sold all of our tickets in about an hour.
Concern:
My concerns lie with the juniors. Morty (you) brought up that we don’t have to be friends with each other, but we still have to work together and I never felt that we weren’t. I’m friends with everyone but it just didn’t occur to me that other people may not get along as well. I really hope that the officers can resolve everything and move forward together. I was also going to mention this at our meeting but Malery wasn’t there so I talked to her privately. It was brought to my attention that she made a group chat or talked to people about me behind my back. So, I asked her if she did and she said she didn’t, but she also knew what I was referring to. If she did, that is completely unprofessional and a genuinely mean thing to do. I felt like I could trust my junior classmates, but at this point, I feel like I can only really trust a few. I have no hard feelings and I’m not mad, I’m just worried. I really hope we can all just… chill and get along.
One Change:
If I could change something, it'd be the seniors graduating because man… am I going to miss them. I love them and their class so much and now they’re some of my best friends. I look forward to seeing all of them everyday. If it wasn’t for Leadership I definitely wouldn’t be as close to them as I am now. I’m going to miss them so much and they all mean so much to me. I remember writing in an old ASB report that Evan and I were starting to become friends even if he didn’t want to admit it. Now he’s one of my best friends, we get boba together, and we spill tea. Ana and I know share way too much information and make stupid jokes. Nico and I just bully each other. Alyssa and I adore each other. I don’t know what I’m going to do without these beautiful people.
My Impact:
I’ve been talking with some friends and peers lately and maybe it’s just junior year but everyone is so lost. I know I’m making a difference and I know I’m making an impact but I think everyone is so distracted and confused to see that they are too. Mr. Rangel came into one of my classes recently and asked me if I’d like to be sort of like a student representative for the Love Ripon board. Apparently my name was brought up because of how involved I am. Of course I said yes and he told me he’d have more information for me. It’s just crazy to me that they thought of me and it shows that I’m at least doing something right. And with United, we had a girl come in one day that I hadn’t seen before. I asked her what made her come and asked her about herself. Giedd was telling me how happy he was that I went to her and made her feel welcome. I walked into another meeting one day and shook the pastor’s hand that was speaking. Afterwards, he told me that he didn’t realize I was just a girl when I emailed him because my professionalism made me seem like a teacher. Just talking to people about God and in general has made me realize that what I’m doing, say, post, and act has positively influenced people. So, I’m proud of myself and that’s what matters.
Name: Laila Irigoyen
Position: Rally Commissioner
Date: October 24, 2019
Position Assessment:
Recently, Royce and I have planned the Night Rally, Cultural Exchange Rally, and the Candidate Speech/Skit Rally. The Night Rally was so much fun and it was a blast to plan. I personally felt that it was a really big success and there was a lot of spirit. The music for it was so stressful though because I was trying to figure out how to do it with Elias and then I had a meet so I didn’t have wifi to send the audio. I’m just the type of person that’s like, “Oh no worries it’ll get done.” Which it does, but I know that’s not how everyone works. Royce is really good at structuring the scripts and memorizing them which is super helpful. When I was picking the music for musical chairs I was so worried that the students wouldn’t like the music or sing along, but they did so that was a relief. Royce and I’s little dance before was iconic and we killed it.The Candidate Speech Rally went super smooth and wasn’t anything too complicated but the Cultural Exchange Rally was kind of a let down. It wasn’t bad, but the spirit wasn’t as good as last year. It’s one of my favorite rallies and I was looking forward to it so much but people cheered more for our own cheerleaders than Kyoto’s. There’s only so much Royce and I can do about getting people excited, especially with all of the confusion and focus on translating. Overall, I think all of the rallies were successful, definitely not perfect, but I’m learning more with each rally. I’m really glad to have Royce’s experience and I think we make a great team.
Standing Committee:
I’m apart of the Sports Relations committee so Royce and I were announcers for Powderpuff which is just so tragic because we don’t know anything about football. Royce did most of the talking while I told him the names of the players. It was really funny and we did our best, which is all you can really ask for. Next year, someone that plays or knows football should definitely be up there with us or whoever is announcing. We had Coronation too which I was apart of last year, but not this year. I was disappointed that I couldn’t do it again because I liked being involved last year, but it would’ve been way too much stress with cross country.
Special Committee
KYOTO!! I love the Kyoto Exchange so much and I get SO excited every year. I’m really praying that we host next year because it’s such a cool experience. But to elaborate on the Kyoto Rally… I think next year it needs to be promoted so much more. In the announcements, repeatedly on social media, etc. The Kyoto kids presence was not as noticeable as last year in my opinion. I think they were here for football games last year which allowed for them to bond with the students more. Maybe there weren’t enough friendships/connections between the students. Who knows. Either way, it was still enjoyable. Another committee is the tri tip dinner. I’ve heard that it hasn’t been going so smooth with ASB but our own little group did well. Gabby and Gracie weren’t able to meet as a group on the weekend so Kass and I just went together. It was fun and we sold all of our tickets in about an hour.
Concern:
My concerns lie with the juniors. Morty (you) brought up that we don’t have to be friends with each other, but we still have to work together and I never felt that we weren’t. I’m friends with everyone but it just didn’t occur to me that other people may not get along as well. I really hope that the officers can resolve everything and move forward together. I was also going to mention this at our meeting but Malery wasn’t there so I talked to her privately. It was brought to my attention that she made a group chat or talked to people about me behind my back. So, I asked her if she did and she said she didn’t, but she also knew what I was referring to. If she did, that is completely unprofessional and a genuinely mean thing to do. I felt like I could trust my junior classmates, but at this point, I feel like I can only really trust a few. I have no hard feelings and I’m not mad, I’m just worried. I really hope we can all just… chill and get along.
One Change:
If I could change something, it'd be the seniors graduating because man… am I going to miss them. I love them and their class so much and now they’re some of my best friends. I look forward to seeing all of them everyday. If it wasn’t for Leadership I definitely wouldn’t be as close to them as I am now. I’m going to miss them so much and they all mean so much to me. I remember writing in an old ASB report that Evan and I were starting to become friends even if he didn’t want to admit it. Now he’s one of my best friends, we get boba together, and we spill tea. Ana and I know share way too much information and make stupid jokes. Nico and I just bully each other. Alyssa and I adore each other. I don’t know what I’m going to do without these beautiful people.
My Impact:
I’ve been talking with some friends and peers lately and maybe it’s just junior year but everyone is so lost. I know I’m making a difference and I know I’m making an impact but I think everyone is so distracted and confused to see that they are too. Mr. Rangel came into one of my classes recently and asked me if I’d like to be sort of like a student representative for the Love Ripon board. Apparently my name was brought up because of how involved I am. Of course I said yes and he told me he’d have more information for me. It’s just crazy to me that they thought of me and it shows that I’m at least doing something right. And with United, we had a girl come in one day that I hadn’t seen before. I asked her what made her come and asked her about herself. Giedd was telling me how happy he was that I went to her and made her feel welcome. I walked into another meeting one day and shook the pastor’s hand that was speaking. Afterwards, he told me that he didn’t realize I was just a girl when I emailed him because my professionalism made me seem like a teacher. Just talking to people about God and in general has made me realize that what I’m doing, say, post, and act has positively influenced people. So, I’m proud of myself and that’s what matters.