Written By: Olivia McPherson, Staff Writer, and Lucy McPherson, Staff Writer
LEADERS: Principle Centered Leadership (PCL) members approach changes with perseverance.
At Poly, students get to choose from a variety of classes. From arts to ethnic studies to ceramics to photography. There is a class for everyone on campus. One of the many choices is Principle Centered Leadership, also known as PCL. PCL is, according to sophomore Lillian Zeeb, a “leadership class that you can be part of to help our school feel more connected.” PCL students, according to Lillian Zeeb (12), create colorful “posters for upcoming events, deliver birthday cards for all students, recognize teachers and students of the month, and sell candy grams” around holidays.
But why join the class? Carolina Mejia (12) shares that she originally joined “because a friend told [her] it would look good for college.” College admissions are very competitive, so many students look for anything that could make them equal to or superior to others applying to similar schools. Lillian Zeeb believes that joining PCL has helped her “to become a stronger leader.” On top of the boost on your college application and leadership experience, PCL helps students “to be familiar with so much more of the staff at Poly and know so many more people.”.
While students find this class to be fun, exciting, and creative, there is always room for improvement. Sophomore Armando Mendez shares that the class does not “have its own [classroom], permanent teacher, or supplies.” He would love for this class to receive more funding from the school so they no longer have “to share the space and resources with others.” So far this school year, PCL has had 3 different teachers, which causes many changes to occur each time, from event ideas to teaching styles. Carolina Mejia (12) would like to change the requirement of attending a “Poly event every month because people are busy and sometimes don’t have time to go to an event.” Other than that, students seem to love being in PCL and only want to boost the quality of their program to make it better for future students.
These students are also hard at work brainstorming future events for the students. Lillian Zeeb (10) shared that she would like to host “game days at lunch where students can hang with their friends and have fun while doing it.” Not only would an event like this be fun to host, but senior Carolina Mejia thinks that events such as these would help “people recognize PCL as a leadership class because she feels that (they) are underrepresented on campus.”
If you are interested in joining this amazing class and helping boost PCL’s exceptional program, just reach out to your counselor or talk to Senora Soliman in room 659 about applying for next school year. This program is always looking for future leaders on campus, so go sign up for PCL for your next school year!