Here are the final remarks I gave at my last meeting on the Pittsfield School Committee as a student representative (May 25th, 2022). Not exactly what I said as I made some changes on the fly, but the message is the same.

And I am sad to say that this is my final meeting as a student representative (barring any special circumstance requiring a meeting between now and my graduation date). I have really enjoyed being in this important position, and I just wish I had more time here to continue this great work I have achieved. I have revitalized the role of the student representative, and I have even brought the district back into compliance with Mass General Law by having elected student representatives rather than appointed. I am so proud of the work that I have done, and I am excited to see the great work of the successor student representatives!

Now on to some thanks you:
I would like to thank former chair Ms. Yon for supporting my work on the school committee, including answering my various questions before and during my student representative tenure, as well as during my time on the superintendent search committee.

I would like to thank Dr. Cameron for also supporting my work on the school committee, also answering my various questions, and being willing to reach out to the student body at Taconic with his student meeting at Taconic.

I would like to thank the rest of the school committee members for supporting the work I do as well, and listening to my remarks during meetings and taking them into consideration during your deliberations.

I would like to thank Mr. Curtis for supporting the work I do on this committee, for being willing to work with me on matters pertaining to students (including holding elections for new student representatives), and for answering my various questions and emails over the past year or two.

I would like to thank Dr. Bishop for supporting my work that I do on this committee as well as all of the wonderful work I do at Taconic, and for also answering my various questions and emails from the past 4 years at Taconic.

I would like to thank my aunt, Lee School Committee member, and president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees Andrea Wadsworth for helping me through the difficult times that I have faced on this committee and in my other involvements, as well as giving me good advice on how to handle myself at school committee meetings.

I would like to thank Sean Furbush, student representative to the Billerica school committee, on the various pieces of advice he has given me over the past year in my role as a student representative, as well as helping to create the game changer organization that will be the Massachusetts Association of Student Representatives.

I would like to thank my two fellow student representatives from PHS, Heather and Alma. Heather, I am very thankful for the work you have put into this committee and how dedicated you are to this role, and I am very thankful to have the opportunity to work with you this year. As I know you are not going to be in the district next year, I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors. Alma, though we haven’t talked much you still showed up to these meetings, which shows that you are dedicated to this position and I think if you serve again you could make great impacts on you and your fellow peers.

And last but not least, I would like to thank the most important person in this room, Ms. Blake. You are the person that keeps the ship afloat by managing school committee minutes, documents, and being a general historian to the school committee. I would like to thank you for handling my various requests over the years, even before I became a student representative, whether that be requesting minutes or asking for more information about a certain policy. You make this ship run and I would like to thank you for that.

I am going to be attending Berkshire Community College this fall, majoring in Computer Networking and Cybersecurity. But even with this different pathway I will be going down I will still be involved in my local community, and this meeting will not be the last you will hear from me.

That is all I have for tonight and thank you all for everything you do!