Jeremiah Lauderdale (Junior Class Presidential Candidate)

Jeremiah Lauderdale, an Entrepreneurship and Business Academy student, is involved in sports such as football, track, and swim. Last year, Lauderdale participated in the African American Male Summit, as well as various volunteer jobs around Virginia Beach. He is also a photography business owner—@757_jml_present. On his election profile, Lauderdale said, “I love to help and care for others as well as helping my community in general.”

Additionally, Lauderdale stated, “I am running for Junior Class President because… I listen to people and hear them out. I listen for what people want and try my hardest to deliver the product.”

His goals include creating Field Day and hosting a ring dance for Junior Class. Lauderdale also expressed interest in having students choose which teacher gives them the ring. Though COVD-19 makes holding a ring ceremony difficult, Lauderdale plans to find a safe solution.

In his election speech, Lauderdale said, “I don’t want anyone to look back and be mad because we couldn’t do this or that. But I want people to look back and be like, ‘oh yeah, class of 2022, when they were juniors, they went crazy, they changed history, they made a difference here at Kempsville.’”

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Zach Bennet (Junior Class Vice Presidential Candidate)

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Stephanie Glenn (Junior Class Secretary Candidate)

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Katia Bass (Junior Class Treasurer Candidate)

Katia Bass is involved in swim and field hockey, while maintaining two jobs at Chick-Fil-A and Texas RoadHouse. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as hiking, camping, and taking walks on the beach.

Bass has many fundraiser ideas such as a “Kempsville clothing store, school spirit Pura Vida bracelets, [and] fundraiser dinners.”

“With us currently not being able to be in person it makes it very hard for us to raise money, so we have to think outside the box. If you vote for me, I promise you to come up with clever and great ways to earn money,” Bass said in her election speech. “I’m also open to any and all suggestions from other students; I want everyone to feel like their voice is heard.”

At the candidate meet-and-greet, she said, “[I] put the students’ needs first.”

A few of Bass’ biggest goals include raising money and planning ahead for prom through online fundraisers and outside the box ideas.

She plans on using social media to hear all student voices via polls and messages. She put extra emphasis on the need for communication between kids at home, kids physically in school, and teachers.

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Virna Zhang (Junior Class Treasurer Candidate)

Virna Zhang, an academy student, participates in DECA, Future Business Leaders of America, Interact Club, Mu Alpha Theta, basketball, and track. She was also recognized with the Virginian Pilot Scholastic Achievement Award.

In her election speech, Zhang highlights her experience with math and money through the Corporate Finance strand within the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy. Additionally, she won first place at the DECA regional competition in the Principles of Finance category and first place at the Future Business Leaders of America regional competition in the Accounting I category.

“I find that it is very important to not only invest in the students of our school but to also work toward bettering our community,” said Zhang in her election speech.

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