The ASB officers and editors-in-chief for both the newspaper and yearbook have been decided for next year. ASB elections, however, had to be held twice because of complications with the voting system.
In the end, juniors Anshu Siripurapu and Shivani Chadha ran unopposed for positions of ASB president and secretary, respectively. Junior Izzy Albert won the position of ASB vice president, sophomore David Zarrin was elected ASB Treasurer and sophomore Joanna Lee won the position of Board Representative.

The new ASB officers are already thinking of ways to improve events and commissions by reviewing successes and failures from this year.

“I’ll talk to the [Homecoming] commission about posting some definite rules because there was some ambiguity this year about the role of parents and how much they can do,” Siripurapu said. “I also want to look at the election system for next year. Some changes need to be made so there are no problems.”

For journalism, eight juniors applied for the two newspaper editor-in-chief spots and five applied for the three yearbook editor spots.

“The problem I always have is that there are so many people who are well-qualified that it becomes very difficult to choose,” journalism adviser Mike Tyler said. “Ultimately, it comes down to what people’s strengths are. It’s really a leadership, editing and organizational position.”

Out of all the applicants, juniors Christine Bancroft, current In Depth editor, and David Eng, the current School Scope editor, were chosen for newspaper, while juniors Shilpa Nagesh, the Reference editor, Ailene Nguyen, the Mini-Mag editor, and Alyssa Wu, the editors’ assistant, were chosen for yearbook.

“When I went into the room, I was really nervous and my heart was beating really fast,” Eng said of the moment the decision was made public.

The editors-in-chief are prepared for the increased amount of work waiting for them in the coming year.

“This year I’m editors’ assistant, so I’ve spent a lot of time, which really doesn’t even begin to compare with how much time editors need to spend in yearbook,” Wu said. “I think I’ve gotten a pretty good feel for what it takes and means to be an EIC, so I’m really grateful for that experience.”