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Unity is strength. Courage is power. Attitude is everything
Students at NS are continuing to face the struggles the pandemic has brought, but this year’s theme—created by the student body officers (SBO’s)—is a reminder of how students can overcome the weight of these difficulties.
One of the big changes student leaders are dealing with are the activities involving the school.
“A lot of the fun things like assemblies and pep-rallies have gotten shut down,” said Brady Jacobson, the student body president, “and those are the big things I looked forward to.”
Among the many other changes this year, Natalie Stansfield is the new assistant principal and also one of the new supervisors for the SBO’s. She’s a new positive asset to them and this school.
“It’s always exciting to get new people with good ideas,” said Rickie Stewart, the student government advisor.
Stansfield has been focusing on taking care of the students so they can continue to stay in school.
“She wants to make this year the best she can while keeping everybody safe,” said Aspen Clayton, the student body secretary. “Her first priority is just keeping everyone safe.”
Along with Stansfield and Stewart, the SBO’s have been working hard to make this a good experience despite the challenge.
“I just want to make this year the best that it can be,” Clayton said, “with the limited resources we have.”
Getting creative with ways to keep us entertained and informed is one way the SBO’s have risen to the task. NS’s officers have reached out to students mostly through social media.
“We like to do the live stream,” Clayton said. “We like to post things on social media to keep everyone tuned in and on the same page.”
Another way the SBO’s connect with students is by advocating their new theme. The SBO’s thought it was important to implement a simple saying to remind us what’s really important in these troubled times.
Unity is a goal of our SBO’s, and they have decided to prioritize making everyone feel like they are unified.
“[We’re] mostly going to try to keep kids as involved as we can,” said Riley Madsen, the student body Vice President, “so they feel like there’s something here for them.”
Bravery is just as important to them as anything else.
“If you have the courage to do the right thing, then everything will work out,” said Parker Lee, the student body activity agent.
Finally, the SBO’s believe that the attitude NS has this year will really make it or break it.
“Attitude really is everything.” Madsen said. “You need to have a good attitude to know that this school year really can still be great.”
Although the circumstances aren’t ideal, the SBO’s set an example of how to attack the challenges of these unprecedented times. They’ve done this by following this year’s theme.
