Sophie decided to run for Student Council this year, representing her 3rd grade class. Each student who wanted to run wrote a speech and the teacher read each out loud to the class and everyone then voted. And Sophie won!

Below is the speech that she wrote (with perhaps just a little prompting from mom):

Hello 3D,

I hope that you will vote for me as your student council representative because I am an older sibling and I know it feels to have to negotiate. I am also good at making people feel like they belong. In addition, I am good at talking with others about things that are happening and listening to their concerns. I think that Cynwyd is a great place because it’s a school that doesn’t tolerate hate, and I’m proud to go here. I love being in 3D because everybody is so kind and I would be honored to represent 3D on student council. That’s why I think you should vote for me as 3D’s representative.

She was proud of herself, and we were too!

Here’s the third grader herself in her school picture (perhaps a little dazed looking).