30/07/2026
๐๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐
๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ฅ
They say the heat of the forge is where the strongest bonds are madeโand looking back at this term, we couldnโt agree more. From the first ambitious blueprints drafted over late-night coffee to the final projects that defined our year, serving as the ๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฉ๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐.๐. ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ has been a masterclass in heart, hustle, and unwavering grit. We didnโt just set out to hold office; we committed to "๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐บ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐จ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ" and we did it by living out our core values: ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ (Love) for our community, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ (Hounds of the Lord) in our advocacy, and ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ (Gratitude) for every milestone reached. ๐ ๏ธโจ
To our incredible student body, faculty, mentors, administration, and partners: you were the oxygen that kept our forge burning bright. Thank you for your trust, your constructive push, and for walking alongside us through every challenge and "unexpected" adventures. We are deeply honored to share that our collective dedication was recognized with the ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ (Awardees: Brian, Denielle, and Samantha) and the ๐ฆ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฒรฑ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธโa recognition that truly belongs to the entire council: Brian, Denielle, Samantha, Phoebe, Marian, John Raeven, and Sophia. ๐๐๏ธ
While these awards are cherished, the real trophy is the legacy of unity weโve left behind. Our term may be concluding, but the spirit of the forge is not something you leave behind; it is something you carry forward into every future endeavor. Thank you for the privilege of service and for the memories that are, quite literally, built to last. The forge is cooling, but the connections? They remain. ๐ฅ๐ซ
๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐ผ.๐. ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ. ๐ก๏ธ๐ฅ