
Three
PWCS
students
have
been
elected
to
serve
as
the
2020-21
state
officers
of
the
Virginia
Student
Council
Association
(VSCA).
In
a
state-wide
virtual
election,
Mason
Simms,
a
junior
at
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
was
elected
VSCA
president,
Allie
Chotikul,
a
junior
at
Woodbridge
High
School,
was
elected
as
VSCA
secretary,
and
Andrew
Healey,
a
junior
at
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School,
was
elected
VSCA
Region
4
student
representative.
To
be
elected
in
VSCA
state
officer
positions,
candidates
must
display
student
leadership
and
a
genuine
desire
to
serve
their
school
communities.
Each
student
has
notable
accomplishments
to
date.
Simms
is
the
co-founder
and
co-president
of
One
World,
from
Science
to
Service,
a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
encouraging
and
empowering
students
to
be
enthusiastic
about
careers
in
science,
technology,
engineering,
arts,
and
mathematics
(STEAM).
Chotikul
was
recently
elected
choir
president
for
the
2020-21
school
year
at
Woodbridge
High.
Notably,
Healey
has
demonstrated
student
leadership
in
a
variety
of
roles,
such
as
serving
as
class
treasurer,
as
well
as
being
a
strong
leader
on
Colgan
High
School's
swim
and
lacrosse
teams.
For
the
position
of
VSCA
president,
Simms
ran
on
the
platform
that
he
would
work
on
increasing
student
council
association
activities
at
the
state
level,
with
the
goal
of
getting
members
involved
in
issues
that
affect
students
and
increase
the
organization's
visibility,
outreach,
and
impact.
Adreanne
Simms,
upon
hearing
of
her
son's
accomplishment,
said
that
it
was
a
"proud
mom
moment."
In
a
social
media
post
from
the
Woodbridge
choir
group
about
Chotikul's
election
as
senior
choir
president,
Chotikul
is
described
as,
"no
stranger
to
leadership,
and
an
incredibly
hard
worker."
For
the
position
of
Region
4
representative,
Healey
ran
on
the
platform
that
he
would
make
connections
with
Region
4
schools
and
described
his
ability
to
network
as
his
best
quality.
He
stated
he
would
use
those
connections
to
enact
positive
changes
to
make
Region
4
schools
more
effective
and
inclusive.
The
VSCA
is
a
leadership
learning
organization
for
student
councils
from
K-12
in
existence
since
1905.
The
VSCA
serves
as
a
leadership
learning
organization
for
students
from
public
and
private
schools
from
K-12
in
the
state
of
Virginia.
Through
participation
in
the
VSCA,
students
become
role
models
of
leadership
in
their
schools
and
communities
and
encourage
getting
other
students
involved.
Students
have
the
opportunity
to
practice
skills
to
participate
effectively
within
their
schools
and
communities,
and
teachers
have
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
new
ideas
for
the
schools
or
projects
for
the
community
they
live
in..