“I’ve been elected to be the 2026-2027 ASG President. I’m really appreciative of the student body for electing me, and grateful for the opportunity to serve as president. It takes a lot of trust and faith in order to vote for someone and put them in a position of such privilege. Despite running unopposed, I still wanted to put my best foot forward and show the school that I was willing to put in a lot of effort for them.

I’m currently the Northern Regional Director for the California Association of Student Leaders, and the experiences I’ve gained through the program have shaped my leadership. I get to meet leaders from across the entire state, and they’ve taught me so much about, not only physical skills, like public speaking, but also how to understand and work with people better and how to lead a team. My dad and my mom have also been big influences; they’ve taught me about leading with empathy and distinction. I’ve also had the amazing opportunity to work with so many different people, from the freshman and sophomore class officers to the junior and senior ones, and they’ve all played their own roles in my growth.

One of my major ideologies is that small actions and events can be extremely impactful. I have a few passion projects where I try to expand into different groups and get more people involved. An example of this is March Madness: originally, during my freshman year, there were only 20 people that did it, but during sophomore year I was able to encourage around five times as many participants to participate. One of my goals for March Madness this year, in addition to continuing outreach, is to collaborate with a sports club, so that we not only have the actual March Madness event but maybe a Spirit Day and lunch event along with it. Another thing I’m doing this year — that’s happening right now — is the spirit store. When I was president at Horner, our spirit store was something I really appreciated, so I tried to bring that to Irvington this year; we now have a spirit store running that I’ve facilitated. After getting the items, working with Mr. Willer to catalogue them, and making sure that everything was fully ready, it’s finally running. And now, when students come up and ask me questions about spirit points, I can use the opportunity to talk about upcoming events, where they might be able to earn them. This fulfills one of my main goals: to encourage continuous participation. 

It’s never scary to join leadership or join ASG, and there’s so many different ways to join. One thing I’m trying to implement next year, along with the school’s vice president, Tejasvi Tubati, is to expand our leadership team’s diversity. Our goal is to diversify the executive team, by making sure we choose members who belong to different groups on campus and have different passions. But there are so many other ways to get involved: not just through class council, but by just showing up and cheering during rallies, or by joining passion projects like mural paintings and voter registration ad-hocs.

Another way I help engagement is through hands-on work. During homecoming week, we had morning rallies, and I was always up on the tables with my megaphone. Even though I’m not a class officer anymore, I still put a lot of effort into getting the class involved. I’m always available to help during these types of events and rallies and I want to help get the school excited.”