she has vowed to make their school the "best it can be''.

Year Five student Jonakia Bean, leader of the Making It Work party, won the most votes in last week's election and declared victory on Friday, November 20.

The 16 year old will lead the other seven executive members of her party to form the school government council.

The newly-elected council is made up of vice president Vernicka Symonds, secretary Andrea Levon, treasurer Tiara Carter, historian Paul Smith, public relations officers Akil Darrell, Dana Brown and Vernell Brown.

Miss Bean -- who will graduate in June next year -- said she hoped to continue her education at the Bermuda College and then abroad in the field of accounting or business administration.

She said her party aimed to boost school spirit, liaise with students to see what their real needs were, introduce "grub days'' when students could wear free clothes and improve cafeteria food.

"Maybe one of our biggest goals is to have a field so the students can run around within school grounds,'' she said.

"I know we really can make a difference. And I have been acting school president for a while now so I think the other students know what I can offer.

"It's their school so they should definitely help run it and together we can make it the best it can be.'' CedarBridge information technology teacher and student government advisor Dean Foggo congratulated the election winners last week.

"On behalf of the school I'd like to wish the party and the president luck.

The staff look forward to working with the Making it Work party.'' He said the school election was a valuable tool to encourage students to be productive members of the community and to educate them about how Bermuda's political system worked.

He said he hoped those students who chose not to vote in the ballot were invigorated into getting involved.