Prefect Council attends student leadership summit with Campbell Hall and Buckley

By Everett L akey

Prefect Council met with student leaders from Campbell Hall and e Buckley School on March 9 to discuss their respective student councils and honor boards.

Head Prefect Yoshimi Kimura ’23 said the meeting happened after Campbell Hall High School Student Council President Lila McNamee reached out to her and Head Prefect Simon Lee ’23.

“ e purpose of the summit was to understand what other [independent schools] in the area were doing in terms of student government, especially since the way that their council works are always di erent than [ours],” Kimura said. “It was a really great chance to not only learn about other systems but get to meet some of the other student leaders in the area and make friends and learn from each other as best as we could.”

Sophomore Prefect Victor Suh ’25 said the meeting was insightful since it allowed him to consider the intricacies of Honor Boards and representative councils.

“ e focus of what each council really devotes their time to is fundamentally a little bit di erent,” Suh said.

“I noticed our school is much more academically based, as you might imagine. So the Honor Code holds much more weight here. Students know it’s something legitimate [and] something that they should be