Newly Elected MCPS Student Member of the Board Hana O’Looney Shares Education Priorities
Richard Montgomery High School junior Hana O’Looney has been elected the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2021-2022 school year. O’Looney’s term begins on July 1, 2021.
MyMCM spoke with O’Looney to learn about her education priorities for her upcoming term and how she managed her campaign efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the MCPS website, all secondary students were eligible to vote virtually in the SMOB election and nearly 33,000 students cast ballots. O’Looney received 78.3% of the vote, while her opponent, Henry Kaye, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School, received 21.3%. This SMOB election was held remotely on April 22–23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nick Asante is the incumbent SMOB.
Asante Reflects on Tenure as Student Member of the Board During Pandemic
Nick Asante, 18, is a long-time fan of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Although he joked that his friends make fun of him for it, he’s a proud “Swiftie” so much so that he took to Reddit to pen an elaborate fan theory about Swift’s 2020 album “Folklore.”
Asante, or tswiftconspiracist13 as he’s known on Reddit, gained popularity with his album analysis. Buzzfeed and Bustle even wrote articles about his 800-word post.
“It was the peak of my past year,” he said.
However, this is by no means his only accomplishment. The Richard Montgomery High School senior is also the 43rd Montgomery County Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB). He has been instrumental in passing several landmark actions from installing free menstrual hygiene products in school bathrooms to electrifying the school bus fleet.
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Leaders Announce Joint Initiative to Address Student Safety and Wellbeing
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich joined local leaders Friday to announce the interagency “Reimagining School Safety and Students’ Well-Being Initiative,” which aims to reshape public safety in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and provides social and mental support to students.
A steering committee will lead discussion and implementation of recommendations for reimagining safety and mental health supports in MCPS and the county, Elrich explained. It will be chaired by representatives from MCPS, the county health department (DHHS) and county police (MCPD). The committee will include students and representatives from schools, the board of education, the DHHS, the council and police department.
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