Got Mary?
For success, choose the best! Vote Mary!
A vote for Mary is a vote for YOU!
Mary will lead, with us. Not in front, nor behind but next to us.
Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend. - Albert Camus To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'-Lao-tsu
Mary wants to represent YOU, her #1 goal.
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance. -J. Donald Walters The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price. -Eugene B. Habecker in "The Other Side of Leadership"
Mary will not give up on YOU. She will keep fighting for US.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. -Rocky Balboa
"Can I trust Mary?"
Of Course! A word from Mary herself...
I am running for 8th grade class representative, and many have asked, "Why are you running?", and the answer is pretty simple. I am tired of students not getting a say of what goes on in the schools, and not having any power. It is our education, and this is our school, so shouldn't we have a say in what happens?
Now the problem is, you have about 77 students with 77 different views, and you want to address every single problem that 77 students have, which is a lot. Student Government is the quickest way we can address problems about lunch and field trips. But, there is a problem with Student Government, and that is finding the right people to lead the school and be the voice for the students.
I believe that I can be that voice for YOU, and that I will stick to my promise of being that voice. We all have different ideas and opinions, but the people we vote in are the ones who will address those in the meetings that will occur. I know many students from 8-D and the Princeton Tigers, have talked to me about lunch and transitions. I know that I have shared my ideas with those students, and ways we can fix a lot of the problems. If you ask those students what I had said, or even come to me and ask about my ideas I will tell you because I believe you should know the ideas bubbling inside my head. But most importantly, I believe that YOU should know what's in my head so we can come up with better ideas TOGETHER.
The plans I have talked to people about, and are brewing in my head will hopefully satisfy what we want. One of them is how to make lunch a much more enjoyable time. We aren't happy with the assigned seating and feel as though we should have the freedom to choose where we want to sit. There are many different sides you can look at. One could be that you get to know your classmates better and build that connection needed in order to have an awesome class or that it is the worst thing that has ever happened to mankind. The reason we have assigned seating is because it makes transitions to class easier, but it hurts US because we can't sit with OUR other friends. I want to push for unassigned seating because that is our break from school, 30 minutes of free time so we can chill and talk to our friends. I don't have classes with many of my friends, so I understand how it feels not to sit with your "bestie" or "bro". But in order to get unassigned seating, we need to show teachers that we are ready for class as soon as we get picked up from lunch, and WE can only do that if we have EVERYONE pitching in. Remember, I cannot do anything without YOU, we need everyone in order to succeed.
We also have the problem of knowing whether or not we can trust the people we are voting for will do what we ask of them. Questions like, "Can we trust them?" or "What are they going to do?" have come up a lot. You can trust me because I promise to be your voice. I don't want to be in Student Government for myself, but for YOU. You can't have 77 students in a student government, but you can have six. I want to be a part of that six, representing YOU. Of course, I will have my own ideas and opinions on matters but, that is because I have gained wisdom from past experiences in student government and leadership groups that I will use in making the right decisions and doing the right actions. I will support the students of PAUS, so we can have a successful school and a great year! The only thing is, I need YOU in order to be successful. We can't do anything unless I have YOU, and only YOU supporting me.
So, do everyone (and me) a favor and please come to talk to me or send me an email at mgashaw123@gmail.com, or share a GoogleDoc ( 17mgashaw@cpsd.us ) if you have an ideas, questions, or concerns. I would be delighted to answer anything to the best of my capability, and talk about solutions with you.
Remember, I am just like YOU but, I will be a voice for YOU.
Thanks,
Mary Gashaw 8-1D, 303
Making the world a better place since 1999; Mary, born to lead.