April 22 through 26 is National Student Leadership Week! To celebrate, we’re showing our #CPSDPride by giving a #SuperSchoolShoutout to the Oakbrook Elementary School ASB!
The ASB team is run by the President Anne Tu, Treasurer Juleia Quenga, Secretary Kaylynn Hart, and Vice President Sefiliga McCormick.
They use their voice to represent all students and are responsible for leading school assemblies each month. “We also support our advisor Ms. Thompson, and we try to do things that people appreciate us for,” Secretary Hart said. “There are a lot of learning experiences here at Oakbrook, and every day, we have the ability to grow as learners and to grow as leaders.”
These girls are proud of the way they have improved their teamwork over time, perfected their public speaking skills, developed problem-solving skills and learned how to be effective student leaders.
“I wanted to become president because I knew I had a loud voice, and I really wanted to participate at school,” President Tu said. “I’m proud that I’ve gotten to use my voice by speaking at assemblies because, honestly, I used to be a quiet kid, and now I’m more confident.”
Like all CPSD schools, student voice is celebrated at Oakbrook and used to inform school culture and policies to make sure all students feel supported and represented. “A lot of students have a lot of opinions, and they don’t always speak up,” Vice President McCormick said. “Teachers can’t read our minds, so I like helping and being a role model.”
Treasurer Quenga is a military child and felt it was important to use her voice on the ASB to represent her peers. Her favorite memory this year was when the military band performed for Oakbrook students to celebrate military kids. “And when we celebrated April as the Month of the Military Child, we also decided to wear purple to show school spirit,” she said.
Go Eagles!