Roosevelt students showcase leadership projects at Port Angeles School Board meeting
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Students from Roosevelt Elementary presented student-council projects — including kindness campaigns, a school news video series and food-bank drives — and described measurable classroom growth while the board praised the school’s emphasis on community and student leadership.
Roosevelt Elementary students took center stage at a Port Angeles School District board meeting, presenting student-council projects and recounting personal academic gains.
Student council president Cindy Glover told the board she ran a campaign that modeled civic skills and has since grown into “not just a better student, listener, and leader, but a better person.” Vice president Austin Anderson described how participating in meetings helped him overcome anxiety and contribute to projects such as the yearbook, while treasurer Aaron Coffey outlined plans for monthly spirit days and reported the council is using donations and in-kind resources rather than its formal budget.
Students detailed several initiatives the board highlighted: a kindness campaign that included weekly kindness challenges and a mural; a schoolwide food drive whose donations went to the Port Angeles food bank; and Rosebud (Roosevelt) Reporters, a student-produced video series planned every two to three weeks that will run three short stories per episode. “For first edition, I want to interview the high school women’s flag football team,” Sienna Phail said as she described the student media project.
Board members responded with applause and individual praise. A board member said, “Kudos to all of you,” and later complimented Roosevelt’s emphasis on community, calling the students’ presentations “wonderful” and noting the role of teachers and families in supporting student success.
The student presentations were positioned by school staff as demonstrations of civic learning: student council officers described private-ballot elections, campaign pamphlets, and structured note-taking during speeches to mirror democratic processes. Several students attributed academic growth to specific teacher support; one fifth grader, Aiden, reported progress in reading tracked through Accelerated Reader.
The board did not take formal action on the student presentations; members used the segment to recognize students of the month and to invite Roosevelt to continue sharing updates at future meetings.
The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 26, when Franklin Elementary will present its school report and Integris will present Ed-specs related to capital projects.