School meeting recap 2/28

Students at the freshman and sophomore school meeting watch BEcons promotional video for their upcoming conference on March 11. The presentation featured BEcon officers Ria Gandhi (12), Lucas Wang (12) and Haley Tran (12).

Rashmi Iyer

Students at the freshman and sophomore school meeting watch BEcon’s promotional video for their upcoming conference on March 11. The presentation featured BEcon officers Ria Gandhi (12), Lucas Wang (12) and Haley Tran (12).

by Rashmi Iyer, Reporter

The Los Altos Hills Youth Commission, a group of students that represent teenagers in local government and support civic involvement of youth, will host a leadership conference for students on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall. Speakers at the event, which include town officials and business executives from fields ranging from STEM to politics, will discuss leadership and entrepreneurship at the conference.

FEM Club will hold its club week next week and will sell boba and sweets during long lunch throughout the week. All proceeds will go to Girls Learn International, an organization dedicated to educating students about the global movement for girls’ access to education.

Representatives from the Art Wall Committee spoke to students about the proper usage of the Art Wall. The Art Wall outside of Shah Hall is a place for people to express and reflect upon their emotions, but students have lately misused the board by writing inappropriate language and drawing on the bordering wall. For the Art Wall to continue, students need to use respectful language.

BEcon, the Upper School’s Business, Entrepreneurship and Economics conference, will take place on March 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Upper School. Students can participate in networking luncheons and business workshops and listen to keynote speakers and student presentations. The conference will also host sHarker Tank, a pitch competition based off of the TV show Shark Tank, an event inviting students to present their ideas of a start-up to a panel of venture capitalists. Students can sign up via the email sent by BEcon. The winners of the tournament will also have the opportunity to discuss how to take their idea further with the venture capitalists over lunch.

Ken Manaster, a law professor at Santa Clara University, will speak at an event hosted by the National Honor Society this Thursday in the Nichols Auditorium from 12:40 p.m. until the end of lunch. Students can also see a documentary screening of his book “Illinois Justice: The Scandal of 1969 and the Ruse of John Paul Stevens” and participate in a Q&A session afterwards. Members of NHS who attend will receive 10 NHS points, and some history teachers have also offered extra credit to students who plan to visit as well.