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Fellow Sophomore classmates of Camden High School:
This week we watched as the election results came in and
we reelected the President of The United States of America.
It was great to see so many students get excited about voting,
even though most of us aren't old enough to vote, except the
seniors and some of the kids in special ed, who don't usually
vote anyway.
As you know, we also had an election at this school, which
is just as important as the Presidential election because
we are the young generation that will one day run this country.
Not the special ed kids, but everyone else that gets to go
to a good college, like Harvard or Yale or Arizona State,
which is where I plan to go. The people who go to Devry and
beauty college might also help run this country, but probably
not.
Anyway, I would like to thank all of you who voted for me
Tuesday for sophomore class president. While I was saddened
to hear of certain amounts of voter tampering and unapproved
write-in candidates, Mr. Treeg endorsed the final vote tally
before my mom's lawyers could become involved. Mr. Treeg is
just doing his job and I'm sure he is way too preoccupied
with his divorce proceedings to worry about a stupid class
election. I do sincerely hope that he gets his kids back.
Therefore, I will not contest the results of this election.
I will step down gracefully and offer my sincerest congratulations
to my worthy opponent, Kimmy Kroger and her campaign manager/ex-boyfriend.
I'm truly sorry that all the tension in this campaign caused
him to finally break up with her. They were really a cute
couple, and a few weeks ago (when he came over to my house
to watch a movie when my parents were out and we were all
by ourselves for many hours), I told him how great of a job
he was doing and that I wish he had helped with my election.
We stayed up all night talking.
By far, the best thing about this election was all the new
friends I made. I listened to your stories and I'm sure I
will carry them with me for the rest of my life:
I remember the story of Timmy, the boy who came up to me
and explained how he needed a special pass to get out of gym
because of his fatness. Nobody listened to him or knew his
story until I made a poster.
I remember hearing the story of Amy Small, who was unfairly
given detention for leaving school grounds last month, even
though she had a really good excuse and it wasn't her fault
the doctor at the STD clinic forgot to write a note to her
teachers.
As you know, the theme of my campaign was "Totally Tolerance"
and even though Kimmy copied my theme a couple days later,
I know she only did it because she realizes how important
it is to be tolerant of those kids in special ed as well as
all the orientals and short people we have in school. BTW,
I think that many of you misunderstood my decision to ride
the short bus home, which I did as a show of support, not
because I'm dating Lenny Lewis, as someone wrote on my posters
in permanent marker.
Unfortunately, my opponent Kimmy Kroger has also made it
seem that I am not tolerant of gay people in school. That
is TOTALLY not true. For example, most people assume that
Kimmy Kroger's sister is a lesbian, and I have always tried
to show her the same amount of respect and consideration I
show normal people. Just because she might look a little man-ish
and wears her hair in a dyky manner does not mean anyone should
make fun of her during school hours.
While I respect all gay people like Kimmy Kroger's sister,
that still doesn't give her permission to just mack with girls
in the hallways. Just because we tolerate two girls liking
each other in a supergay way, it's still gross and disrespectful
in public, and especially right after she kissed Jimmy Deprino
at the Turnabout Dance just last weekend, who, based on the
many photos that were taken, clearly had a herpes sore on
his mouth.
Speaking of herpes sores (which never go away completely
btw), if I had been elected president of the class, I would
have made sure the nurse's station was well equipped with
plenty of medications as well as certain things that only
girls need (but sometimes forget and then ruin their underwear
and everyone finds out and they are forced to leave school
but tell everyone they just transferred to Holy Cross even
though she's Jewish) Anyway, under my administration I would
not have teased Ellen Spertus. I would have respected her
privacy and dirty secrets and not forced her to leave school.
So that's it. I think we all need time to heal and join together
as a school class. We shouldn't let petty things get in the
way of making this the greatest class in the history of Camden
High School, and if that means supporting a less attractive
class president who steals votes and has possibly had sexual
relations with Principal Gussman, then I'm willing to do it.
All I am saying is give peace a chance.
Jen Gillis
Sophomore, Camden High School
P.S. GO CAMDEN CHIEFS!
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