Ally McGowan Eligibility to Run for President
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Ally McGowan has been a dedicated member of PAL since the 6th grade. She was on the board for her middle school PAL and became the Vice President of high school PAL during her sophmore year. Even as a sophmore, Ally was one of the most successful and involved Vice Presidents PAL has ever seen. She was given an abundance of responsibility for the Philadelphia conference, and the advisers agreed it was the best conference Howell PAL has ever hosted. Ally is by far, the most talented and creative public speaker on the board. She even spoke in front of professional motivational speakers at the Philadelphia conference.
Although Ally is an upcoming junior, she is the same age as many upcoming seniors in PAL (she will be 17 in July). Ally will receive her license shortly after the new board is put in place so she will have the same flexibility as previous presidents.
We acknowledge that the only senior rule was enacted for a reason, and do not mean to be disrespectful in any way. But the rules were created to make the best of PAL, and we believe having Ally as president would be the best option for everyone in PAL. The board has seen Ally at work and fully believe she is capable of handling the multitude of responsibilities being president entails. We are not asking for Ally to be elected as president, merely for her to have the freedom to run despite her grade level.
PAL has taught us that when you do not agree with something you must stand up against it, and this is what we are doing now. We hope you will all take our beliefs into consideration and offer Ally the fair chance she deserves.
Authors: Jenna Knapp and Carly Kaplan
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