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NOVEMBER 25, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Keizer siblings pioneers of student government By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes When Oregon Connec- tions Academy was looking for candidates to serve in its fi rst ever student govern- ment, three siblings from Keizer stepped up to the challenge. Joshua Oliver, a 10-year- old elected to represent the fi fth grade, was the fi rst from the family to decide to run. Older sister, Rosa, 15, voted secretary, and older brother, Edward, 18, a senator repre- senting the senior class, soon followed. “I want to build more school spirit, make it fun for other fi fth graders,” Joshua said. They were all encouraged by their mother, Kara. “I thought it was an op- portunity for the kids to de- velop speaking skills, com- munication skills, things they can use for the future for job development,” Kara said. The Olivers were elected in October and Edward has already seen it pay off. “I know I’m lacking in some of those areas and it’s already helping improve them, for sure,” he said. Edward also feels like a pioneer. “It’s an opportunity to show what others can do in the future with this student government,” he said. To run for student gov- ernment, students had to maintain a 3.0 GPA, adhere to the ORCA student code of conduct and agree to at- tend all student government LiveLesson sessions and par- ticipate in three fi eld trips in their area. A candidate’s forum Live- Lesson session was then held to decide contested races. Af- ter candidates gave speeches and answered questions, stu- dents then voted for their choices using an online poll. “This will be an extremely fun and exciting experience, while also being one of the most challenging responsi- bilities of your high school career.”—that is the explana- tion at the top of the job de- scription for members of the new Oregon Connections Academy Student Govern- ment. The Student Government Executive Board includes a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and two activities directors that meet via LiveLesson once a week for about 30 minutes. Rosa said they run out of time because so many things are discussed. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Keizer siblings Edward, Joshua and Rosa Oliver were elected to the fi rst Oregon Communications Academy student government last month. “We’re getting events to- gether like prom and more fun fi eld trips and spirit week,” Rosa said. “Some- thing more student driven. We’re also talking about fun- draising and winter formals and other activities. There is also a student senate with senators repre- senting grades 5-12. “I’m excited for students to have a voice about what they want to see happen at their school so they take more ownership,” said Nikki Coleman, Oregon Connec- tions Academy Student Gov- ernment Advisor and high school electives teacher from Tualatin. The Olivers all agreed that the best thing to come out of student government is more socializing with kids from all over the state. Or- egon Connections Academy serves around 4,000 students in Oregon. “The thing with virtual school is we’re all at home, we barely know each other,” Edward said. “All we see on the computer is our names and that’s all we really know about each other. I think it will be better to cultivate more face-to-face interac- tion. We’ve been thinking about how to reach out to the rest of the class. “Being a state-wide school, it’s hard to reach ev- eryone. 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