Quincy received the Big 3 Award at Cooper for maximizing her potential.
This girl. She bravely put herself out there and ran for student council. Well, I guess I should say she ran to run for student council. Before you can run for office, students must fill out a form with a mini essay on why they want to run, and then get a family member support signature and two teacher signatures for approval
Here is the email she sent to one of her teachers. I just love her and her confidence.
Her essay was also wonderful. I wish I had taken a photo before she handed it in. A few things she said were, "I want to run for student council because I am a good role model and example to fellow students as someone who always tries to make the right choice." "My mission is to get Cooper students more involved in community service." "I have a big family so I am naturaly good at cooperating and getting along well with others. I will listen to everyone's ideas and we will work together." And on the back of her application, she had a list of some service projects she did last year, so her teachers could see she was legit and sign her application. It was pretty impressive.
And then didn't get any votes. She came home crushed that another girl brought a bag of suckers and handed them out to anyone who pledged their vote to her.
I really admire the way Quincy picks herself up when she is down, though. She was pretty disappointed, but before I could even give her a pep talk about being a gracious loser (that some of my adult friends could use right now, post election) she came up with a plan to do a service project with her friends instead of the whole school.
I think it was really brave to stand up in front of her class and share her vision for the school. I'm not surprised at all that Quincy received the Big 3 award. She is a remarkable girl, and she stays true to everything she says she is. I love her so much.
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