Nearly four years before his election to Herricks' school board at 18 years old, Athul Santhosh was a high school sophomore tasked with delivering a speech to the panel. Santhosh was Herricks High School's representative to the board. The group wanted to hear more about the student perspective. That experience proved instructive for Santhosh, who defeated two other candidates last month to win a three-year seat on the board. Santhosh, who graduated from the high school last year and just wrapped his freshman year at the City University of New York, said he hopes to foreground students' perspectives in his new role. Read the full story in the link in bio. (Photo credit: Alejandra Villa Loarca) . . . #longisland #school #schoolboard #highschool