Attorney At Law
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Yassna Ahmadi - 2019 Student Humanitarian
Yassna started the school club, Political Revolution, where
they discuss news and raise student awareness. She took her
inspiration for the club from the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Last year they organized a memorial and walk out for the
victims of the Parkland shooting. Yassna recalls they had
been planning this for weeks, she had to give a speech but
wasn’t feeling well and “my voice was so bad”. It was raining
that day and during school hours. She thought no one
would show up. To her surprise about 150 to 200 students
came to hear the speeches, including some teachers. Two
months later the school also participated in the International
walk out day where Yassna and her club led students across
town to Fernandez Park.
After the memorial, her club petitioned the school district
to change their lockdown procedures. The school’s main
building is currently under construction and the students are
housed in portable buildings. During lockdown the doors
are locked and the lights are turned off. However, Yassna
noticed during the lockdown drill that they were sitting
right in plain view of the windows. Her petition asked for
better lockdown procedures for active shooters. The school
responded by darkening the windows, so that it was hard to
see in, and having students crouch down.
Yassna notes that the new school building has been under
construction the entire four years she has been attending
Pinole Valley High School and is scheduled to open this
August after she graduates. Unfortunately, she will never
attend a class in the new school building. Yassna is applying
to colleges and hope to become an international rights
lawyer or a political journalist. It will be interesting to see
how Yassna and other young leaders change the future dialog
of our country.
ROBERT G. BONOVICH
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