Too bad one was so darn cute!

Eric ran for Student Body President of his school last week. Armed with lots of candy, he set out to do the impossible-- break the streak of an all girl student body presidency for the last several years. He thought he had a good chance to win since there was only one other boy running and there were 5 girls running. He thought that the girls would split the girl votes and the boys would split the boy votes. Unfortunately for him, one of those girls was an adorable little blond girl that apparently half of the 6th grade boys have a crush on. Maybe things would have turned out differently if he could have run in 2nd grade when boys and girls still hated each other.

Anyway, we are very proud of him. He wrote and typed his entire speech himself with no help from us. Then he had to get up in front of several hundred students and give his speech. He did a great job. We are proud of Erin too. She showed Eric where her loyalties lie. She had a friend running for president also. But she became Eric's fourth grade campaign manager. She filled many treat bags, made posters, and tried to get her friends to all vote for Eric.

The following is Eric's speech

Hi, my name is Eric Perez, and I'm running for Student Body President. I'm running because I think I can make La Mesa a better place to be. I am responsible, respectful, and I don't like wasting any time. I also have several ideas. I think instead of class representatives voting on an idea, they should ask the class and the class should vote. I would also like to get a group of kids together to become hosts. They could show new kids where everything is and help them when they don't know what to do on a class assignment. When I was new to La Mesa, a few other students were a big help and I want everybody to have that experience at a new school.

At lunch time, when you finish eating you could go to a table and play board games. For recess I would like to get a big basket with ball, jump ropes, and other playground equipment. Also, I'd like to have a party day, where you have almost a full day of parties. We could also do a wall painting where everybody helps paint. It would be a good time to get to know each other and be creative. Another thing we could do is troop care packages. We could all write letters and draw pictures to send to the troops.

We could also do a mini-Olympics. There could be events like farthest kick, most baskets made in one minute, and other events like track and field. We could also give out prizes for spirit wear. Everybody who participates would get a piece of candy or a similar prize. At recess we could sell Popsicles and other desserts.

I would also like to donate money to fifth grade science camp. Science camp is a great place to learn and to have fun and I want all the fifth graders to be able to go.

So vote for me, Eric Perez and I'll make La Mesa a better place to be.