Today marked the last meeting before its wheels up for Nashville. We all convened at a West Contra Costa Unified School District Board meeting to thank the Board members for their support of the ILC and let them know just how excited we are. The meeting also gave us an opportunity to stand up before our community and represent not only ourselves but the Ivy League Connection as a whole.
In the weeks leading up to the meeting, Don let us know that one representative from each cohort would be speaking to the Board of Education, but they would have to be pretty speedy as we were only allotted 5 minutes in total. On the Vanderbilt side, Hawi volunteered to be our speaker, and Shreejal did the same for Chicago. Hawi actually serves as a student …show more content…
My mother and I reached the meeting at around 6 PM as per Don’s careful instructions and while we sat and waited more and more people trickled in.
Don called all of the ILCers and chaperones over to the back of the room where space was cleared out to have a brief huddle about how the evening would go down. The noise level in the room rose to an excited murmur, each person with their own reason for attending the meeting, as we chatted with Don and then each other, getting ready for our moment before the Board. It was so nice to see everyone and catch up since the last time we had seen each other, especially since we are all now officially on summer vacation.
As people chattered away to one another, some in jeans and t-shirts, some in suits and dresses, and one group that was even all matching, the Board members took their seats on the stage and the microphones flashed to life. We quickly sat down in the very first row which Don had helpfully marked off for us with fliers that labeled us in large red lettering, “Some of finest examples of the youth of our community.” Thanks,
In the weeks leading up to the meeting, Don let us know that one representative from each cohort would be speaking to the Board of Education, but they would have to be pretty speedy as we were only allotted 5 minutes in total. On the Vanderbilt side, Hawi volunteered to be our speaker, and Shreejal did the same for Chicago. Hawi actually serves as a student …show more content…
My mother and I reached the meeting at around 6 PM as per Don’s careful instructions and while we sat and waited more and more people trickled in.
Don called all of the ILCers and chaperones over to the back of the room where space was cleared out to have a brief huddle about how the evening would go down. The noise level in the room rose to an excited murmur, each person with their own reason for attending the meeting, as we chatted with Don and then each other, getting ready for our moment before the Board. It was so nice to see everyone and catch up since the last time we had seen each other, especially since we are all now officially on summer vacation.
As people chattered away to one another, some in jeans and t-shirts, some in suits and dresses, and one group that was even all matching, the Board members took their seats on the stage and the microphones flashed to life. We quickly sat down in the very first row which Don had helpfully marked off for us with fliers that labeled us in large red lettering, “Some of finest examples of the youth of our community.” Thanks,