New Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 student Board of Education members Brianna Bravo, left, and Melanie Fernandez Rosales are congratulated by their new colleagues. Brianna Bravo, a Waukegan High School sophomore, and junior Melanie Fernandez Rosales made history this week as the first duo to simultaneously become student members of the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education.
Brianna Bravo, left, and Melanie Fernandez Rosales take their oath as new student members of the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education Though they took their oath of office Tuesday before their term officially starts, they sat on the dais watching how their elders conduct a board meeting. The term runs for an entire school year, from July 1 to the following June 30.
A violinist in the school orchestra and a member of the Mariachi Estrella group, Bravo said she wants to see all students have an opportunity to learn to play an instrument at an early age. “I want students at both schools to aim higher in life, and look forward to bigger opportunities,” Rosales said.
“I’m looking forward to interacting with all the students,” Rosales said. “I know the people from Brookside, and I will get to know the seniors at Washington.”