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Laila Sultana
Laila Sultana is one of the presidential candidates in the 2013 Class Council Election. She was the third ranking student in the 2009 graduating class of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School. She held numerous positions in the Student Council during her high school years. Her goal has always been to unite the student body and to incite cooperation and humanity among all, so that together, as a community they can change their world, one small step at a time. At FDR High School she has worked to celebrate the diversity within the student body and to bring the community together. She will work to accomplish the same goal within our Columbia community and beyond. Some of her most successful ideas include: Pink Day (a day dedicates to breast cancer awareness. In one day the school raised over $10,000 for breast cancer research!), Multicultural Show, FDR?s Got Talent, and Best of Brooklyn. Laila was also involved with the Math Team, the New Dealer, the school newspaper, editor of the yearbook, and the National Honor Society. She is also the alumni advisor for the Weill Cornell Youth Scholars Program; she helps recruit 7 lucky scholars for this prestigious program from all of New York City. Her continuous dedication to the community has earned her numerous recognitions.
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Derion Givens
My name is Derion Givens, Columbia College class of 2013. I am an ambitious, dedicated scholar, and I am vying for an opportunity to become vice-president of Columbia College’s 2013 class. In high school, I held several leadership positions, including editor of my school’s chapter of the National Junior Classical League, Undersecretary of Africa for Model UN, and reporter of my senior class. In addition, I mentored elementary kids with Big Brother/Big Sister and a program called Refugee Economic Independence Program which aided East African refugees as they tried to assimilate into American lifestyles. I also helped bridge the gap between various school groups through a program called Bridge Builder’s which emphasized diversity and leadership. All of these programs illuminated my own social responsibility and taught me how to combine the interests of disparate groups into solutions that are pleasing to all people. I learned the value of minority rights and how these rights often conflict with the will of the majority. Ultimately, I learned to relate to individuals from all forms of cultures, nationalities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, belief systems, and socio-economic conditions.
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Carrie Montgomery
Carrie Montgomery is a representative for the Blue Union. In high school, she was a member of Student Government for three years and has worked as the Activities and Events liaison. She was president of the fundraising committee, Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook, and reporter for her high school paper. Since she is devoted to inspiring younger students to seek the best education possible, she was the founder/ president of Teen Lead, a mentoring program for middle school students. Carrie is looking forward to working with the Blue union this year in hopes of not only letting her class be heard but also helping the Class of 2013 leave their mark at Columbia University.
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Samantha Jean–Baptiste
Samantha Jean-Baptiste was an active member of the Student Government Association – where she served as the district vice president. She was president of Interact, treasurer of the National Honors Society and senior class president. These are all of the things that everyone always praised and highlighted, and she was proud of them. The fact is, however, that they were not, and are still not, enough. Samantha is restless and never quite satisfied. Hence, she is always reading, learning, writing and observing. She wants to know everything and take that knowledge and turn it into action.
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Kevin Montiel
Carrie Montgomery is a representative for the Blue Union. In high school, she was a member of Student Government for three years and has worked as the Activities and Events liaison. She was president of the fundraising committee, Editor-in-Chief of the yearbook, and reporter for her high school paper. Since she is devoted to inspiring younger students to seek the best education possible, she was the founder/ president of Teen Lead, a mentoring program for middle school students. Carrie is looking forward to working with the Blue union this year in hopes of not only letting her class be heard but also helping the Class of 2013 leave their mark at Columbia University.
Samantha Jean-Baptiste was an active member of the Student Government Association – where she served as the district vice president. She was president of Interact, treasurer of the National Honors Society and senior class president. These are all of the things that everyone always praised and highlighted, and she was proud of them. The fact is, however, that they were not, and are still not, enough. Samantha is restless and never quite satisfied. Hence, she is always reading, learning, writing and observing. She wants to know everything and take that knowledge and turn it into action.
