ASB leaders plan for the 2025-26 school year

For the 2025-26 school year, the ASB advisor and activities director is Salvador Villalobos. ASB leaders this year are Sela Duque ‘26 as ASB president, Zenix Medina ‘26 as secretary and Lili Montecino ‘26 as treasurer. Carissa Carrillo ‘26 is president along with Crystal Garcia Salazar ‘26 as vice president of the senior class. Officers of the junior class include Sophia Sussman ‘27 as president, Madeline Abbot ‘27 as vice president, Olive Urwin as secretary and Hannah Von Gunten ‘27 as treasurer. Kirra Anderson-Turner is president while Abigail Bauerlein ‘28 is vice president of the sophomore and freshmen class. Members of the inclusion and outreach committee include Omar Alvarez ‘26 as commissioner and Brenda Castillo ‘26 as co-commissioner. 

Medina is a college and career ambassador and wellness peer at VHS. Outside of school, Medina participates in community service with Diversity Collective and the Teen Advisory Group at the EP Foster Library. 

Medina said, “I was inspired [to join ASB] by doing leadership in my eighth-grade year. My [teacher] told me to apply to Ventura High School’s ASB so I’ve been in it for four years.”

Carrillo has been in ASB and the VHS girls’ soccer team for four years. For the past seven years she has raised pigs for the Ventura County Fair. She last worked with her pig named Bama. In her free time, she likes to fish.

Carillo said, “What inspired me to join ASB was having the opportunity to connect with students from different communities. I wanted to run for senior class president because over the years of being in ASB I got to develop my own ideas and new fun activities that I wanted to implement to give my class the best experience for our last year here on campus.”

Anderson-Turner has been in the school’s ASB for two years and also participated in ASB in 8th grade. One of her interests includes music. She is the singer and guitarist of the band “Electric Shadow.” 

Anderson-Turner said, ‘I think what inspired me the most to join ASB and end up running for my position as sophomore class president was my cousin, Blake. When I was in 4th grade, he was [class president] at his school and that inspired me to run for vice president at my elementary school and since then I’ve really loved being part of a community that wants to help our school environment grow and being able to create memorable high school experiences for students is something that makes me very happy.”

ASB will continue regular traditions like Food Faire, cardboard boat race and club rush. They also intend to keep the rally schedule with two rallies. 

This year, ASB’s goal is to listen to the school’s input and make improvements.

Medina said, “We have a whole different half of ASB that came this year so we’re trying to make sure that more voices on campus are heard a lot.”

Carillo said, “I think the main focus is stepping up our rallies, it’s all trial in error. Every time we finish up one it’s just a matter of what we can make better from decorations to the games, to hearing what the students and teachers have to say in order to make it the best experience possible! Another huge factor we are working on is our spirit weeks. We want to show our student body our school spirit and be encouraged to dress up!”