{"id":9904,"date":"2025-09-12T11:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=9904"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:56:52","slug":"seeing-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=9904","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Senior class chooses new leaders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to school at Catholic High means many things: pep rallies, football games, and polo shirts that sat in your closet all summer. However, back to school also brings election season, where the senior class chooses six of their own to campaign for a role as a class officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, Samuel Boozer, Scott Davis, Noah Doolittle, Evan Cronkhite, Reed Horras, and Walter Menefee lead the charge for leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 3rd, each candidate stood up with their campaign manager and spoke to the entire student body, spreading their vision for the school and why they deserve to be elected. That afternoon, the student body voted, and three candidates emerged victorious: President Scott Davis, Vice-President Walter Menefee, and Secretary Reed Horras.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Scott Davis is a part-time journalist, a skit cheerleader, and a member of the Trap Team. He used the image of his thick, black glasses as a metaphor to explain how he will lead with vision, perspective, and style. He posted his glasses everywhere and doubled down on the metaphor in his speech. \u201cScott\u2019s speech felt presidential. He addressed every class and seemed calm and comfortable as well as sincere,\u201d said English teacher Mr. Edward Dodge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis hopes to lead everyone to their best year\u2014academically and socially\u2014and will do whatever it takes to make the year stand out. \u201cI am willing to work my butt off and do what\u2019s asked of me and beyond,\u201d said Davis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice-President Walter Menefee represents Catholic High on the football, track, and golf teams. He hopes to change the school for the better and bring everyone closer. \u201cI\u2019m not loud. I lead by example. I know people will see that,\u201d said Menefee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary Reed Horras plays football and golf. He also loves pickleball and music. Horras\u2019s big goal is to get more students to every athletic event. \u201cAfter football, participation in student events tends to drop off. I\u2019m looking to fix that,\u201d said Horras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catholic High will surely benefit from the leadership of Davis, Menefee, and Horras. However, that\u2019s not to say that Boozer, Cronkhite, and Doolittle didn\u2019t give it their all. From their speeches to their character, it was evident that all six candidates want the best for Catholic High. \u201cI thought they all did a good job on constructing what they wanted to say and taking things seriously,\u201d said Mr. Dodge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet again, the election process has shown the strength of the brotherhood and the unity and optimism that follow. \u201cI\u2019m hoping that everyone sees us three as good representatives not only of the senior class but of the student body as a whole,\u201d said Davis.<\/p>\n<div data-opinionstage-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.opinionstage.com\/api\/v1\/placements\/3498975\/code.json\" style=\"display: none; visibility: hidden;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior class chooses new leaders Back to school at Catholic High means many things: pep rallies, football games, and polo shirts that sat in your closet all summer. 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