Four new ASB members represent classmates, lead homerooms

As campus decisions are made and school events are planned, the student body elects four additional members to the Associated Student Body, Aug 27. Whether conveying student opinions in weekly meetings or leading monthly homerooms, the elected students step into their leadership roles while also participating in campus activities.

The class rep. position was created in the 2018-19 school year, in part to help with homeroom changes. Previously open only to leadership class members, this year marks the first of student elected representatives from their classes at large.

Journalist Bryce Foshee interviewed the 2019-20 ASB class representatives in the following podcast.

Senior Representative: Angel Ruelas

The class of 2020 voted Angel Ruelas to represent them. Ruelas attended FCS in 4th and 5th grade, then returned as a sophomore.

Like his brother Juan, a class of ’13 FCS graduate, Angel is an avid soccer player. He spent most of his summer playing soccer in Italy and training with an academy in Croatia. He plans on continuing to compete in college.

Ruelas shares his senior class’s excitement for the future.

“It’s my senior year, so I’m here to finish it off with everybody,” Ruelas said. “After four years of high school, we’re veterans out here. I’m looking forward to graduating and opening a new chapter in my life, as well as for everybody I think.”

One way Ruelas hopes to make his senior year memorable is by starting a school dance. He says he plans on sharing his class’s opinion on this topic.

“We’ve been in high school for four years,” Ruelas said. “I know from hearing this from the senior class: they’d really like to have a school dance, like a prom. And I’d like to see that for myself too. I’d like to at least leave high school and remember one night where I was with my classmates, having a good time and laughing and enjoying being around them.”

Apart from spending time with classmates and playing soccer, Ruelas enjoys math, especially AP Calculus.

Junior Representative: Arun Singh

Representing this year’s junior class is Arun Singh, an FCS student since freshman year. Like Ruelas, Singh plays soccer on local club teams and the Eagle’s varsity team. He is interested in volleyball and plans on playing if FCS assembles a team.

Singh says he appreciates the class of ’21 for its uniqueness.

“I like my class, they’re very creative,” Singh said. “They all have an opinion on something and they always want to have a say in something, so it’s very easy to decide what they want.”

A desire for more representation for his class motivated Singh to run for office. He also thinks attitudes towards school rules could improve.

“I just feel like we don’t really have a loud voice,” Singh said. “I just want to be that voice for our class so we can be heard. I want the school to feel more loose and not so up-tight about the rules; a little bit more freedom for the students.”

Singh enjoys being in classes with friends, but his favorite period of the day is lunch.

Sophomore Representative: Paul Cross

Paul Cross, a FCS student since fourth grade, represents the class of 2022. Cross follows in the footsteps of his older brother Sam, ’19, by playing baseball. His other interests include the violin and volunteering at his church.

Like each of the other representatives, this is Cross’s first experience on ASB. He enters office without specific items on his agenda, but hopes to promote class unity.

“There’s not really that much that I can think of right now, but maybe getting our class closer together,” Cross said. “If that’s possible, because we’re already really close. I’m looking forward to just having a good time with the class.”

Cross says he is a logical-based person, evidenced by his passion for math.

Freshman Representative: Joshua Chinn

Rounding out the 2019-20 team, Joshua Chinn participates on both ASB and in the student leadership class. As a freshman, Chinn plays two sports, football and basketball, and volunteers at his church.

Not wanting to overlook freshman year, Chinn says he enjoys where he is at now.

“I’m just looking forward to being in school,” Chinn said. “My favorite part is just being with all the friends that I have. If I was in a different grade it would be different and I wouldn’t want to change it. I like where I’m at with my friends and everything and I’m very grateful for it.”

Chinn has the opportunity to bring up class ideas in weekly ASB meeting and in leadership class. He says he his mind is open to suggestions from his class.

“Right now, I can’t think of much I want to change,” Chinn said. “But I know if anyone comes up with anything, I’ll think about that for sure and I’ll let leadership know. I’m looking forward to making better changes in the future. But for right now, I don’t have any changes.”

Chinn enjoys all his classes, with Spanish topping the list currently.

To contact a class rep., email Joshua Chinn, Paul Cross, Arun Singh or Angel Ruelas.

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Bryce Foshee can be reached via Twitter @brycer_f and via email.