I remember in 2019
when I was a freshman in high school,
there was a national school walkout
that was happening in response
to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
My school, alongside the hundreds of schools
that participated, walked out
in advocacy for a change in our nation.
That specific experience led to the embarkment
of my personal journey with advocacy.
And I can say that even as an adult,
my advocacy is solely derivative
from an initiation that my school took
into immersing students to understand
the things that are going on in their country.
It is crucial for young people to have a voice
in redesigning high school
because they are the recipients of the curriculum
and the culture that goes on in these schools.
These young people are the foundation for our success.
They're our future.
It is only right to listen to the voices that they have.
Inclusivity in voices leads to success
because everyone is rightfully represented.
And for kids to succeed,
they need to feel like they're represented well.
And for kids to feel like they're represented well,
they need to have their voices heard.