Hi everyone! I’m Max, and I am currently serving as the Acting Student Body Vice-President of Dwight-Englewood. Previously, I have been elected to three consecutive terms as Class Coordinator of the Class of 2026. For the past two years, I have been a member of the Student Teacher Academic Regulations (STAR) initiative, where I have led numerous projects such as the publishing of the STAR document after eight years of work, as well as the revival of the Student Government Constitution. Additionally, I am always part of the Spirit Week and MAGIC planning committees and work tirelessly to represent the members of my grade as best I can. This year, I plan to work with the new Director of Innovation at D-E and the upper administration to modernize some of our Attendance and Administrative policies. In addition, I hope to set up a successful mentorship program for the new ninth-grade members of the Student Government to help them feel as comfortable as possible in our representative body.

My name is Soham, and I am in Grade 12. I serve as the Student Government Treasurer and Head of the STAR Initiative. I have been a part of the student government for four years. As part of the STAR Initiative, I am currently working on building a cohort of academic resources, including summer programs, awards, internships, and more. Our goal is to support students in finding extracurricular opportunities beyond school.

I am in Grade 12. I have been on government for 2 Years. I am a Co-Head of The Student Life Initiative. I am worked alongside other student life initiative members to brainstorm and plan a fun-filled spirit week.  A lot of time and effort went into this planning so I hope you enjoyed the types of dress-up days, half-time games, and other Spirit-week themed events! I hope to help in creating a more spirited and collaborative community within Dwight Englewood’s upper school. I want to accomplish this through organizing events that bring students together, fostering a sense of belonging and teamwork.

Musashi Shabazz, 12th Grade. Secretary, Co-Head of Food Services Initiative, 4 years on government, Working on Fun Food Friday, Lunch Events, and a popcorn machine! I hope to have a fun time with all students.

Hi! My name is Anna Ibarguen and I am a junior at D-E. I joined government freshman year, and for the last two years I’ve served as the Chair of the Student Life initiative. Through that initative, I am a leader of the Spirit Week, MAGIC, and Coffeehouse committees. I have a lot of fun planning events for the Upper School, and hopefully we can have some more fun things this year!

My name is Madigan Kacmar. I am an 11th grade representative. I am the SEA Initiative head. I’ve been on government since freshman year. I worked to plan Coffeehouse! My initiative is working to keep our campus clean, connect the maintenance staff with the student body/faculty, and continue to brainstorm and execute ideas regarding the integration of divisions by planning activities with smaller groups of students in hopes to foster a more close-knit/intimate environment for them to connect with each other!

I am a Secretary and representative. I have been on government for two years. I worked with the student life initiative to plan spirt week. I’m hoping to bring more excitement to hoco this year and improve school spirit.

My name is Remi Silver and I am serving as a junior representative on student government.This is my first year working as a representative and I am working with the student-life initiative. We planned the themes and events that took place during spirit week. Our topic of discussion typically lies in the student body and the ways in which we can plan student- led activities that encourage students and keep high spirits . We continue discussing ways in which we can improve school spirit and unite our classes together through various activities and assemblies. By the end of the year, we plan to have accomplished a variety of events and bring the school even closer through the promotion of sports games and student-led programs.

Hi I’m Sebastian Chang, I’m a a current 10th grade representative working in the SEA initiative (Sustainability Efforts and Awareness). I tend to focus on initiative work, but I get really into interacting with other initiatives, grade activities, and after school activities. I’m always open to suggestions, comments, or complaints. Let me know and I’ll help out with anything you need!

Heyyy! I’m Ade and I’m the Leader of the Athletic Engagement Initiative. This is my 2nd on government and I’m looking forward to working in this sector this year. This year we are working towards encouraging sports game attendance, whether that be through scheduling or addition like food trucks and other aspects of our school’s athletic spirit. We hope by the end of the year we will notice measurable change is our school’s attitude towards our sports in general!!

I am a Class Representative on the STAR initiative. We are working on a Database for Student Opportunities. I Hope to Provide Students with Opportunities in Order to Give Them Chances to Enhance Their Learning in and Out of School.

My name is Liam Silvestri, and I am a representative for the DE Class of 27. This is my first year in Student Government. I am currently working on the STAR initiative (Student-Teacher Academic Relations). This year I am working on a large database of leadership opportunities, awards and out of school learning programs. This catalogue will encourage DE students to try more out of school opportunities to refine their academic craft, and improve their college applications. I’m hoping to make an overall improvement to the mental health and academic clarity in both my grade and the entire school through both this database and more.

Hi! My name is Ellie Gottheimer and I am a 10th grade class representative. This is my first year on government, and I’m part of the Food Life initiative. Currently, we’re working with Chef Alex on updating Coop items and providing some sort of breakfast in the morning. I hope, alongside my committee members to reinstall vending machines in the Upper School and to make sure that I’m able to accommodate my classmates requests. I’m so excited for this upcoming year and all of the events to come!

My name is Owen Lee. I am in 9th Grade and on the SEA Initiative. I want to start working on having students actually care about keeping campus clean. I hope to simply make a meaningful difference on campus,

My name is Evan Wang, and I am a freshman. I am serving as 9th Grade Rep this year, which is my first year in Student Gov. I am currently working on hearing what my fellow peers and classmates want/request/suggest. What I hope to accomplish is setting up carts around campus for lunch bowls/plates, creating an internship program, getting more student input for school trips in a Google form, and strengthening our community through small mini-competition events such as weekly advisory competitions, mini sports tourneys, etc. An additional idea not from my speech is to make first-period attendance go online for convenience. 

Hi! My name is Dani Dennis. This year, I am student representative of the class of 2028. I am very proud to say this is my first year as a student representative and I aim to make the most of it. Currently, I am looking for ways to bring the Dwight Englewood community together, so we can be stronger together. I would like to do this in a few ways, for example, enhancing Spirit Week by adding competitions for prizes, trivia, and dress up contests. This year I hope to see change within the dynamics of our school and see all of the School Life events come together to see every bond, but this is just the beginning of something wonderful!

Hi! My name is Alex and I’m one of the 6 class representatives of the freshman class of 2028. This is my first year on Government, but far from the first year I’ve wanted to pursue it. This year, I want to find ways to make students’ lives easier through attentive listening and strong advocation for their specific needs. Communication is such an important aspect of leadership, and as class representative, I want to make sure everyone’s voice is equally heard. All in all, I’m so excited to work alongside my fellow representatives and can’t wait to help create a more comfortable and connective learning space within the upper school! .

Hi, my name is Joseph Lee. I’m a new student here at D-E, and I serve as a representative for the 9th grade. This year, I hope to get community umbrellas that are provided by the school on rainy days, a monthly snack rotation in the Coop, and digital versions of student IDs that can be put in your smart-phone. Most importantly, I want to act as a voice for the entirety of the 9th grade, someone that any of my peers can rely on to be heard by the school. My biggest goal as a member of student government is to work for the satisfaction and happiness of every single one of my classmates.