As the first semester enters its final stretch, Class President Elizabeth Grandinetti reveals her exciting plans for students at Plano Senior High School. Through ongoing projects and strategic collaboration, Grandinetti plans to implement much needed projects in the months ahead shaping a year based on follow through and student voice.
From the beginning of Grandinetti’s term, a large priority has been focused on increasing access to essential health resources on campus. Grandinetti’s plan to supply free period products in school bathrooms started as her first major project and remains one of the efforts she plans to continue throughout the rest of the year. “My first goal was to put free period products in the bathrooms so that at any point if you can’t afford it or if you just forgot it you have access to it so that everyone feels safe and healthy at school,” she explained. She went on to say “I started keeping inventory the moment I started buying donations and distributing them to the bathrooms, and as of now I am at 15,000 products donated and placed in restrooms at Plano Senior”.
Academic support has also been a major focus for her term. On top of increasing available health products in school bathrooms, Grandinetti’s plans to also implement an SAT preparation program. Grandinetti recognizes that for many students at Plano Senior, spending money on tutors and other tools for the SAT isn’t always a possibility. “Most people use if they are serious about the SAT they tend to get a tutor and do programs like that. But that’s not the most accessible option, and having an in person program I think builds accountability and it makes people more likely to stick to the goal they set rather than just using khan academy at home” she explained. The initiative is set to continue beyond this year, as the current junior class president Miki Nakamoto has agreed to carry the program forward, reinforcing its long term impact.
In addition to this, Grandinetti has launched a school supply drive to support classrooms and the special education program. “My last goal was to launch a school supply drive to help teachers aid and provide resources for their classrooms that they don’t have to buy as much themselves because that could be a pretty big burden” she explained. The Drive received nearly 1300 donations demonstrating the success of the initiative.
While these efforts have gained traction Grandinetti’s leadership also extends into campus decision making spaces. She works closely with administrators and staff who handle executive level choices, ensuring student concerns and ideas are represented where they matter most.
On top of this, Grandinetti is especially focused on expanding the senior class survey, which she hopes as many students as possible will fill out. Her goal is to gather more accurate, diverse feedback from the student body that will help guide the decisions made during the second half of the year. To make the survey more accessible and widely known, she plans to promote it heavily through flyers, morning announcements, and reminders throughout campus in the second semester ultimately resulting in the general student population having a stronger voice in shaping their own experience.
Furthermore, students can look forward to several upcoming projects as well. On December 1, a set of user-friendly FAFSA guides and tips will be released to help seniors and their families navigate the financial aid process of applying for college. The ongoing canned food drive, running up until November 21, is another key initiative she is promoting this semester. There are three donation bins located around campus for convenience. Bins are located in the counseling office, the main hallway of lower A building, and outside room B204. All donated food will be delivered to Minnie’s Food Pantry, a local organization known for supporting families facing food insecurity.
Overall as the year progresses, our class president shows no signs of slacking off. Her work at Plano Senior High highlights a commitment to addressing both day-to-day student needs on top of long-term campus improvements. Whether it comes from expanding access to resources, encouraging academics, or uplifting student voices, Grandinetti continues to build momentum that will carry well into the rest of the year and beyond her own term.
