Orleans/Niagara BOCES District Superintendent Taweepon Farrar recently took the time to attend the Niagara Academy Student Council meeting and spoke to students about her journey, what she does as a district superintendent and about developing leadership skills as a young adult.
“The students felt really special by her coming out to talk to them,” Assistant Principal Michelle Kulbago said of the Jan. 13 visit. “They took the opportunity to ask her follow up questions too.”
Among the students Farrar met was Metztli Mele-Mejia of Lewiston-Porter who has really blossomed in her time at Niagara Academy. She is currently one of the treasurers of the Niagara Academy Student Council, she is also the president of her class over at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center and a member of LYNC (Leadership for the Youth of Niagara Communities) where she is maximizing her leadership potential while learning about the community.
In addition to attending the Student Council meeting, Mele-Mejia enthusiastically gave Farrar a brief tour of her school. Farrar said she was excited to see Niagara Academy through a student’s eyes. Mele-Mejia told Farrar about the progress that she has made here and how proud she is of that positive momentum.
Then she took Farrar through the counselors’ wing and told her about the good work that Mrs. Antonacci does with her. She also visited Mrs. Jourdain’s Middle School Math class, followed by Mrs. Kluge’s High School ELA class where they were lucky enough to catch a student presentation.
They ended their tour in Mrs. Rudin’s class where Mele-Mejia explained to Farrar a bit about our level/privilege system that our students use.