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Barstow Junior High ASB outlines activities; Barstow High student asks board to revisit prom‑bus policy
Summary
Students from Barstow Junior High presented their semester activities and rewards programs to the school board. Barstow High student representative asked the board to consider easing a policy that requires students to ride school buses to prom, citing a typical bus cost around $5,000 and requesting financial or policy relief.
Student leaders from Barstow Junior High told the Board of Trustees on Jan. 14 about assemblies, a house system for positive behavior, fundraising and community events including trunk‑or‑treat and an AVID haunted house that ASB said drew more than 500 attendees.
Isabella Aguilar, identified as vice president of ASB, told trustees the school’s mission is to reflect the district’s statement of principles and noted priorities including safety, ownership and active academics. Yorella Diaz described student rewards and said the haunted house and trunk‑or‑treat were well attended. "We had a haunted house with over 500 people entering," Diaz said during the presentation.
Later in the meeting Barstow High School executive treasurer and student representative Nico Zamora asked the board to consider the district’s prom transportation policy that prevents students from driving themselves to prom, describing financial strain on ASB fundraising. "I think, like, $5,000 was what it was for normal school buses," Zamora said, and asked whether the policy could be relaxed or whether the board could help the school fund safer or more desirable transportation options.
Board members and administrators acknowledged the request; trustees did not take immediate action at the meeting but staff and student leaders were encouraged to continue the conversation about policy and funding options.
What happens next: Student leaders will work with ASB advisors and district staff if the board asks staff to return with options or policy proposals; no formal policy change was made at this meeting.
