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River Barriga is a student of 9-Diligence, one of the candidates who ran independently for Grade 9 Level Representative.
"I am the good alternative to the party candidates, but I think it’s really a battle of the two parties: Avengers and Novel. And the ballot is saturated with candidates that have the same interests so I think the results will spread thin," he said.
River also believed that being an independent candidate puts him at a disadvantage.
"If I lose I will congratulate the winner and give my full support to them because Grade 9 [picked] them and when losing you don’t lose everything but you gain experience," he remarked. When it came to uniting the students separated by the three modes of learning, he would take action by advocating for better technological equipment. He would also make sure that more communication channels will be utilized to widen the batch’s network; reaching students from sections other than their own.
River planned on creating a bridge between the modes of learning through Discord, a widely-known communication platform. Through Discord, he will establish a stop shop for reminders by SISC employees, the Student Council, etc.
“[E]ven students can give help or tips to someone who needs it.” he shared.
Lastly, we interviewed Sisi Park, an 11-Efficiency (HUMSS) student who ran as the Avengers Party Secretary.
Predicting her reaction to the possibility of winning the elections, she would be very glad as the Avengers Party gave a lot of effort this month. In addition, regardless of the results, Sisi thought she’ll feel a sense of relief as she felt stressed since it took a lot of preparation and dedication to get where her party is now.
Although she has won a couple of times for positions such as the level representative in the past without one season lost, she — once again — did not set any expectations whatsoever.
"To be honest, I’m not really sure [about] my election results. I’ve been told a lot that people are looking forward to my election but as a nominee it is really important for me to not set any big expectations so that I don’t get disappointed in the case that something goes wrong,” Sisi answered.
But I do trust in my ability to cater to the student body and I do trust that students around the campus also have trust in me," she added.