The Mycenaean

The 2024-25 Sophomore Class Council elected its current officers at the end of the 2023-24 school year. Anyone who was interested in running for one of the officer positions was required to send in an application and begin campaigning around school, whether that be posters or something else. Then, the entire sophomore class had to fill out a form about who they would like to see fill these positions based on their preferences.

Zaran Chowdhury, The Sophomore Class President, is currently in his second year as president, as he was also elected as the Freshmen Class President. “I saw no one getting represented much and people weren’t really listening, so I decided to run for it,” said Zaran Chowdhury, sophomore. 

As President, Chowdhury is in charge of reporting things he sees to the other student council members as well as helping others in the council to work on group projects for things like Thanksgiving and Halloween. “[The Sophomore Class Council is] a great place to meet people, there’s snacks… it also helps you become a part of the community,” said Chowdhury. 

The council usually meets once a month on the second Thursday of the month. A fun fact to get to know about Zaran is that he is left-handed.

The Sophomore Class Council consists of two Vice Presidents to help lead the counsel, Caroline Murray and Gaby Lefcheck. Caroline Murray is in her second year as vice president, as she was also elected alongside Chowdhury to be an officer of the Freshmen Class Council. “I felt like it was a way to help my fellow classmates and get involved after school and with extracurriculars,” said Caroline Murray, sophomore. 

As vice president, Murray is responsible of managing the Sophomore Student Council’s social media account, as well as bringing food to the meetings and organizing different service projects among other things. “[The council is] a really fun way to make friends… you can get service hours… it’s really fun,” said Murray.  A few fun facts about Caroline Murray is that she is on the cross country team here at Leesville, she’s very talkative, and her favorite subject is math.

The other Vice President of the council is Gaby Lefcheck, who is in her second year as vice president, as both she and Murray were vice presidents together last year. As vice president, Lefcheck is responsible for attending all of the meetings and creating a Remind group for the council to send information about events. A fun fact about Gaby is that her favorite color is yellow.

The Treasurer of the council is Aiden Roberts. “I just thought I could help make people in our class have a better day overall and just… change,” said Roberts, sophomore. As treasurer, Roberts is responsible for being in charge of the council’s funds as well as organizing and helping to keep the sophomore class functions running. “I think it’s really important that if you complain and think there’s something wrong with our school, that you be a part of the solution,” said Roberts. A fun fact about Aiden Roberts is that he is amazing at math.

The Secretary of the council is Torry Scott. “[I wanted to be the class secretary because] I wanted to be around to help my class and make sure they have a good year,” said Torry Scott, sophomore. As secretary, Scott is responsible for helping people in the council who need it and to be evolved as a whole. “[The council is fun because] you can be involved with your school and it’s definitely something… [a good] experience to have,” said Scott. A fun fact about Torry Scott is that he is a member of the Leesville High School Proficient Honors Band.

The Sergeant-At-Arms of the council is Carrie Dotson. “ I am really interested in making a change around the school and making it better than it already is,” said Carrie Dotson, sophomore. As sergeant-at-arms, Dotson is responsible for helping the president, announcing meeting plans to the rest of the council members at meetings, as well as new ideas that the council has. “[Others should join the council] because if they’re also interested in making a change then Sophomore Class Council is a great way to start,” said Dotson. A fun fact about Carrie Dotson is that she has been dancing since she was 3 years old.

The officers of the 2024-25 Sophomore Class Council are constantly hard at work to make sure the students of Leesville are happy and content with the atmosphere of the school, as well as providing to the needs of the sophomore class at Leesville.