Clayton High student named to N.C. Board of Education Advisory Council Submitted by JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLAYTON — Clayton High School junior Marcela Villasuso Venegas was recently appointed to the State Board of Education Advisory Council. She was personally chosen by State Superintendent Catherine Truitt to serve the two-year term. The State Board of Education consists of the lieutenant governor, the treasurer and 11 members appointed by the governor for eight-year, overlapping terms, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Eight of the appointed members of the Board represent the eight education districts of the state. These districts are drawn by the General Assembly. Johnston County is in North Central District 3.
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Clayton High School junior Marcela Villasuso Venegas was recently appointed to the State Board of Education Advisory Council. She was personally chosen by State Superintendent Catherine Truitt to serve the two-year term.
Other members of the board include the current and prior year’s North Carolina Teachers and Principals of the Year, who serve as advisors. Other advisors include a local superintendent and a local
school board member. Venegas is one of just two high school students on the advisory council. Each year, the state superintendent personally picks a high school junior for the position on the advisory council. “I’m truly grateful to Superintendent Truitt,” Venegas said. “I look up to her so much.” During her tenure on the advisory council, Venegas hopes to be a bridge between students and the state board of education. “Maybe I can be a guide either for the board to see things from our point of view, or for students to understand what happens behind the scenes,” she said. In addition, she plans to make sure the students of North Carolina are getting the education they deserve. “I think it’s important that we have people have people who really want what’s best for our
