On April 12, Holt held the election for the student council leaders. All of the amazing

candidates- Nolan Briegel and Drew Sutton, Addison Butler and Kaiya Corbett, and Jacob

Rothenberger and Hannah Reeb- were on the edge of their seats as the names were read

aloud over the intercom. Every single candidate had worked very hard to win over as many

students as possible, campaigning with items such as posters, bracelets, and stickers.What did

the students decide in the end, and why did they vote for who they did?

The first candidates were Nolan Briegel running for president and Drew Sutton running

for vice president. Both Nolan and Drew are very involved in almost every activity in the school,

such as Link Crew, DECA, and StuCo. These showed their amazing work ethics and leadership

skills. On top of that, they gave a speech over the intercom explaining what they could bring to

the table as members of the student council.

“I heard their speech on the intercom, and the things they said made me want to vote for

them,” explained freshman Kiele Cochran.

Other students admitted that though the speech did sway them, the real reason they

decided to vote for Nolan and Drew was because of their good character and their ability to

lead.

“I know them. They’re in my third hour, and they seem like good leaders,” said junior

Avery Dillinger.

Lastly, the reason a few students finally made up their minds and voted for Nolan and

Drew, was the bracelets that they handed out at school entrances before school.

“They were giving out pretty bracelets,” said sophomore Abby Emery.

The next candidates were Addison Butler for president and Kaiya Corbett for vice

president. Addison and Kaiya were very popular with the students, being kind, thoughtful, and

diligent workers. Their campaigning and planning for what they wanted to do if they were

elected won many of the students over.

“They did the best job campaigning, and out of all of the candidates, they seemed like

they knew what they were doing,” explained junior Morgan Mackenzie.

On the other hand, the focus of some students strayed from their campaigns and leaned

more towards what Addison and Kaiya explained they would work hard to make happen for the

school.

“I picked Addi and Kai because they are going to work on bringing more school spirit to

the students,” said freshman Carynn Neumann.

The final candidates for the student body were Jacob Rothenberger for president and

Hannah Reeb for vice president. They are yet another set of hard-working, passionate students,

let every student know exactly what their plans were as student body leaders, such as

improving the lives of the students of Holt.

“I voted for Hannah and Jacob because they were making sure the less prominent clubs

would be heard,” said sophomore Sophie Meek.

Along with their commitment to showing the students what they could do for Holt, they

also campaigned by putting up posters that caught students eyes.

“Their posters inspired me to vote for them,” explained junior Abby Budnik.

Every single student that was nominated for the student council would have been perfect

for the position: all dedicated, passionate, and committed to the campaign.

However, in the end, there can only be two winners for president and vice president. The winners were: Addison Butler and Kaiya Corbett! Many students were ecstatic at the news, some were disappointed,

but it can be said with certainty that every student is looking forward to seeing what Addison and

Kaiya can do for the school as leaders of the student council.