Breanna Lee is a tenth-grader at Glendale High School and the current Sophomore Class President. She was born in Pasadena but raised in Glendale. In her free time, she likes to read, write, play piano, and hang out with her friends.
Breanna has been on student council since the fifth grade at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary, but since COVID-19 happened, she had to put a hold on this until she went to Woodrow Wilson Middle School. When she was in the seventh grade, once school was back in person, Breanna ran for student council and became Treasurer, and the following year, she became president. “I liked being involved in stuff,” she said. This desire motivated her to run for president her freshman year at GHS.
Breanna likes being a leader and making sure things go according to plan. Her main goal is to raise a lot of money for her class, so she can avoid any potential problems next year or during her senior year. She hopes to raise two to three thousand dollars for the sophomore class by the end of the year.
Breanna’s secondary goal is to build the name and reputation of the Class of 2027, especially during events like Oratorical in March. Since this is her second year at GHS, she feels there is no excuse for her class to lose in any category at this event.
Breanna looks up to the other ASB presidents who have come before her, and she hopes to be up there on the wall of the ASB Room one day. Her main focus this year is winning the Oratorical and preparing for our rallies. These events are big, and she feels responsible for making them fun and memorable for her classmates. She doesn’t want to disappoint anyone and wants them to admire the work she and her class council members have put in.
“Your high school years are your last years before you’re an adult and have to go away for college,” Breanna said. She believes these four years are like “the calm before the storm.”
Breanna is also a part of our GHS color guard and serves as a captain in her second year. She wanted to join the color guard team because her brother was also part of the squad during his freshman year. She likes to compete with her brother, and she admitted, “Anything my brother did because he was older, I wanted to do.”
Breanna has always loved the idea of color guard members carrying flags and bragging about throwing rifles. Breanna is the youngest guard captain as of now, and since her other captains are all seniors, she knows that the big responsibility of being the head captain next year is a little scary.
She is inspired by the past guard captains, especially the veteran members. Her perspective on the sport hasn’t changed; she just feels like she needs to set a good example because new people will look up to her now.
The biggest task Breanna is responsible for, as a guard captain, is hosting group-bonding events for her team. She’s most afraid something bad will happen and a problem will occur for her teammates.
For Breanna, color guard is different, because her team is quite small. Therefore, they feel much more bonded together than they do in the marching band, where the different sections are more dispersed and not as family-like.
The color guard season also runs the entire year, instead of only one semester. They have their winter season, called “Winter Guard,” where they do the same things that they do in the fall, but they are allowed to make up and perform their show concepts. Color guard members also throw objects in the air, and it’s far more dangerous because it’s easier for them to get injured.
Breanna has also been playing piano for seven years now, and she actively plays in our Glendale Youth Symphony. She once thought about picking up the violin, but she did not want to neglect her main instrument. She said, “I’ve committed so much time into [the piano, so] I don’t think I’m ready to share the commitment with another instrument.”
Breanna enjoys the piano because it’s a beautiful instrument. Her long-time experience with the piano makes it easier at times, but at other times it can be difficult, but she likes taking on that challenge.
Last year, Breanna also participated in our school PTA Reflections contest, and she wrote a short story called “Nadia”. The theme that year was “I am hopeful because…” and she was confident that she wrote a good story. It came in first place at GHS in the Literature category, and then at the district level, she won second place. Breanna enjoys writing, and she will be participating in the Reflections program again this year.
Breanna wants to get more involved around campus and wants to do more this year, but she has no regrets about what she has accomplished so far. Breanna’s advice for freshmen is that meeting your goals and dreams sometimes doesn’t work and it’s okay to fail. You’ll learn where you belong and who your friends are. It just takes time.
If you are interested in joining the sophomore class council, they meet every Tuesday in Ms. Castel De Oro’s Room 2239. All sophomores are welcome to attend. And you can follow the Class of 2027 on Instagram: @glendaleclassof27.
