It’s that time of year again. Rising seniors are gearing up for Senior Class elections, which will take place between Monday, May 22, and Friday, May 26.

Tara Deshpande, junior, is campaigning for the president position on a ballot alongside her friends.

“We wanted to play a more active role in our senior year,” Deshpande said. “Being in a leadership position was one way to make the most of our last year.”

To garner votes, the group has been engaging with students via a group Instagram account, @senior_officersmhs2024 as well as approaching students in school with flyers promoting their group.

The main goal for the group is to ensure that the Class of 2024 has the most enjoyable senior year possible, Deshpande said. Keeping up traditions while instilling new ones such as painting the parking spots is something she looks forward to if she wins.

“We have some pretty steep competition,” Deshpande said. “I would be happy if we won, but if we don’t, I’ll be happy knowing we tried.”

Echoing this is Zain Meer, junior. Meer served as a vice president on the board of Junior Class officers this year and is running for the same position for the upcoming year. He is campaigning with a mix of former Junior Class officers as well as new additions.

“We want to build off of our experience from this year,” Meer said. “I want to translate over the successes and fix the issues to make sure everything goes as smooth as possible.”

Like Deshpande, Meer said his goal is to make senior year as memorable for students as possible.

“Making senior year full of things that these kids can talk about in 10 years, that’s what I hope I can do for Marquette,” Meer said.

Meer said he is fairly confident that he and his group will secure the Senior Class officer positions.

“We did it once, we can do it again,” Meer said.

By contrast, Charlotte Qin, junior, is running for Senior Class president on her own.

Qin said her platform revolves around new activities she hopes to plan for the class of 2024.

“I was thinking of new ideas such as secret santa, a bake off or camping out in the field,” Qin said. “New and niche things that will always stick with the seniors.”

Because Qin isn’t running with a group, she has relied heavily on social media (@charlotteqin4president on Instagram) to garner votes. Her most popular post, she said, is a photo of Darcy Hachmeister, math teacher, endorsing her as president.

“Whether I win or lose, I will think this was a fun experience,” Qin said.

Blake Fenton, junior, is also running for president solo. Fenton said he is running as a means to give back to the community.

“I care a lot about the people in this school, and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without them,” Fenton said.

However, unlike his competition, Fenton has a unique campaign strategy — dressing up as George Washington for the duration of voting week. Fenton said he thought this would get the people’s attention, and in turn, their votes.

Fenton said one of his main goals is to recognize and celebrate as many students as possible.

“The students here work so hard and achieve so much. My plan is to be able to highlight and recognize that every chance I get,” Fenton said.

Fenton said he looks forward to voting week and its results, whatever they may be.

“There’s some stiff competition, but I think I have a shot,” Fenton said.