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2021-2022 Student Board Member Application starts now

It is now time to receive applications for the next Student Member of the Howard County Board of Education.  Any current sophomore or junior in Howard County may apply for this position. The student must be regularly enrolled in an HCPSS high school, academically eligible, and a junior or senior in the 2020-2021 school year. The student elected by the students of Howard County will serve a one‑year term on the Howard County Board of Education, July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

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(17) 2020 Interview with Ambika Siddabathula (SMOB), River Hill High, NYIT

(17) 2020 Interview with Ambika Siddabathula (SMOB), River Hill High, NYIT

Ms. Ambika Siddabathula graduated from River Hill High School in 2019. She is attending a 7-year doctor program in New York Institute of Technology(NYIT). Ambika was the student board member (SMOB) of Howard County Board of Education.

In this interview, Ambika shared her experience serving as a student member of our school board, her role in the advisory committee for ARL, her long-lasting love with her dance. She is professional dancer.

There are more to learn. Please tune in.

(6) 2020 Interview with Allison Alston, Reservoir High School

(6) 2020 Interview with Allison Alston, Reservoir High School

We are interviewing Ms. Allison Alston, who graduated from Reservoir High School. She will join University of Virginia and major Global Study. Allison was a student board member of Howard County Board of Education (SMOB) during 2019-2020. Allison shared her academic challenges during the senior year and the whole high school period, and how to overcome them. She has a very diverse extra-curriculum activities (smob, deltas scholar, black student union, chamber orchestra, choir, girl varsity lacrosse, French honor society, Science honor society, etc). Do you want to hear how she managed all of them? As a student board member, she talked about the challenge to fit in the adult world and tried her best to represent all students at a higher level. She also shared why she chose UVA and her major. It was interesting to realize things happened with a reason, and sometimes, maybe just a coincidence. There are much more for you to tune in.