BUT AT LEAST AP IS OVER!! It wasn't as bad as it could have been. Frankly studying for it was worse than taking it. And the bottom line is now I'm relaxing on my front lawn, looking at sunlight filter through the dense leaves (you can't even see the road from here) and watching a squirrel nom the seeds that fall out of our birdfeeder. All is right with the world :).
It'll just be more right if and when I become Class President.
See, this is my 3rd year running and I'd kind of like to break my losing streak. The past years I think I've just been too unpopular, too annoying, and not focused enough. But this year I have posters, candy, and even buttons (and those things are NOT cheap, people!!) in hopes of appealing to more people. As far as I know so far, I have just about all of the female vote. Girls know we need females choosing the prom theme ;). I'm still a little skeptical though. :\
My opponents will be codenamed Shmash and Leppy (as in leprechaun. so fitting yet so ironic.). Leppy's been beating me for Class President the past 2 years. His support comes from the football team, rugby team, and most of the guys. Shmash is hard to tell. He has a lot of people in his Facebook group, but only because he harrasses people in the hallway and on FBChat asking for votes. He's in about a trillion other clubs too, so some people doubt that he'll be able to handle everything and still be a good president. Sounds like I have a good shot, sure, but it's so hard to tell. High school elections are crazyy and people can be swayed by anything. Believe me, I know that well enough...I haven't won any sort of election since 7th grade though I've run for everything; I've been THAT unpopular.
But you know what? I'm not giving up. I just got this Formspring comment from a friend:
on a feild trip today a few girls had a conversation about how much they like you & how good of a president you'd be. they were saying you're so sweet, & perky then they compared how you would do opposed to a couple other candidates. good luck :)
And that basically made my day.
Sometimes, when people come up and tell me they're voting for me, or ask for a button to show their support, it really feels like I have a chance. Then other times when I see Leppy's FB fan page get more fans in an afternoon than mine did in a week, or I see some of my own close "friends" sporting Shmash buttons and I wonder why I even bothered.
Then that popped up in my inbox, and I remembered exactly why I bothered.
I WOULD be a good president. And I'm confident of that. I'm friendly, organized, creative, and enthusiastic. I have SO many good ideas for possible prom themes already (how awesome would an Aurora Borealis prom be?? Or Candyland??) and I've always wanted this. Like, since elementary school I've been running for everything i could, be it student council or 'class leader' or anything. I've always been the organizer...in 4th grade, I organized a talk show/comedy show with the other creative kids in my class. We had a news section, an advice section, a comedy skit with the class clowns, and we'd perform a new show for the rest of the class once a month under my direction. It just always came naturally to me to lead, and naturally for others to follow me. Well, until they realized they didn't like me. But until then, yeah :).
That's why I'm running. Not because I want the control. Not because I feel the need to be involved in something. Not because I think I'm the most experienced or qualified. I'm running because this is just who I am and what I love. I LOVE organizing events, I LOVE helping people, I LOVE to be able to organize something awesome and then have someone say, 'This is a memory I'll always treasure' because of what I did. I LOVE that feeling. I want to make junior year awesome, and frankly I don't trust either other candidate to do that. But I know I can. And I will. :).
So there's my little rant on the campaign. I'm losing sleep over it, and I keep tweaking my speech, but I just hope it's all worth it. And so far I haven't been too affected by the poster vandals, *knock on wood*. So wish me luck! Speeches on Monday, voting on Tuesday! Eek! :D.
♪: "Supergirl" by Hilary Duff
♫: "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall <3
OFFICIAL CLASS PRESIDENT SPEECH (as requested for posting by an anonymous Formspring user):
Hey! I’m running for Class President…again. And although I keep getting turned down…well, I’m still here, aren’t I? Clearly I don’t take no for an answer too readily. Call me stubborn--but if I don’t give up on this then why would I give up on anything YOU guys wanted badly? If you as a class demand you want a certain theme for your prom, a certain event hosted as a fundraiser, then I’m gonna work my butt off until you get it! I just WON’T give up when there’s something I want and know I can get done. I can get obsessive and controlling about situations, but isn’t that what you need in a president? Someone who won’t back down when it comes to what you guys ask for? I’m determined and efficient and in the end, that only helps me help you.
Another way I’ve fine-tuned my skills in getting things done is through directing One Acts for the second time this year. Directing a production, I need to know what's going on with everything at any given time so that when people ask me a question, I know the answer and can point them in the right direction. I have to find a way to get everyone involved in the production, from the stars to the stagehands, and I have to come through or it won't be a success--and if you saw our performance in December, you know that thanks to the extremely talented and cooperative cast and crew--it was certainly a success!
I wanna mention quickly about my Formspring the past couple weeks. I’ve been getting numerous questions asking about my plans, my qualifications, and my opinions on different situations—and answering them all honestly and explicitly. It’s truly been a great experience for me, because I’ve gotten to know you, the voters, and what your opinions are. That’s not just a group on Facebook, that’s not just some poster or some speech—that’s me, the candidate, talking directly to you, the voters, about your feelings. If elected president, I want to keep that kind of bond, so I know what you all are thinking. No matter what kind of experience or qualifications or skills I have, if you guys don’t like what the student government is doing, then nothing can succeed. If elected, I’ll start a Facebook ‘fan’ or ‘like’ page or whatever it is nowadays and make sure everyone in the class can be a member. Then after each student government meeting, I’ll send out a message letting you all know what we’re doing, what we’re planning to do, and how you personally can get involved with your class. And if you have any more questions before voting, check out my Formspring and I’d be more than happy to answer them for you! I just want every person in this room to feel involved in their class.
All in all, you guys know me. I work as hard as I can for things I believe in, I’m efficient, organized, and a skilled and experienced leader. And for those of you who don't know; it IS the student government that decides the themes you vote on for prom, the prom committee is only in charge of decorating and tables, etc. I'm very creative and I’ve already been thinking up awesome possible prom themes like Neverland, Northern Lights, and even Candyland. I have original fundraising ideas and I look forward to making next year—especially prom—memorable and enjoyable. Vote Davana!
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