By Simelia Rogers
My experience in leadership has been motivating. In Berkeley High there’s so much passion for change and progression, leadership is the perfect place to demonstrate this passion and make it into something real. In leadership people have many ideas and the truth is we only have so much capacity to execute it. However, the sophomore class team took an idea from another school that we met at a leadership conference, and for the entirety of the second semester we have committed ourselves to creating an event we are calling The Make A Wish Gathering. The goal of the event is to further promote unity and community improvement. The event is a gathering where we will be granting wishes that the students have made with the hope and goal of bettering Berkeley High. The money to grants these wishes is simply through donations and a crowdfunding page. This process has been long but will hopefully be rewarding in the end. The build up has also been a lot of work. Through the Make A Wish gathering planning I have gained a lot of discipline in sticking with the idea even after it has been pushed back on. I have also gained the value in dividing and delegating tasks to every individual to achieve efficiency. Additionally, I have a new understanding of dedication, over the duration of planning this event it has become apparent to me that leadership goes beyond the walls of the school. It takes a lot more time and energy passed the allotted time. When you have a passion for something you will do anything to make it happen. Finally, I have also become closer with my class team and other individuals in leadership. It has been a leadership filled year and I’m excited for all that leadership will due in the future!