The votes are in, and 17 BOHS student leaders across three grade levels were named 2025-2026 Associated Student Body (ASB) Executive Board and class officers March 7 and March 24, respectively.
Tige Carman (‘26) tallied the most votes for the ASB president position. Carman will assume the role currently held by Will Stelmar (‘25). Carmen edged out Abraham Baltodano (‘26), this year’s Class of 2026 president.
Of his victory, Carman said, “I’m honored to be the president for next year. It means a lot that people voted for me.”
Outgoing ASB president Stelmar is encouraged by Carman’s win. “Tige is an extremely organized and hardworking person,” Stelmar said. “I know he will keep things running smoothly and continue to be a beacon of leadership and kindness throughout his senior year.”
Payton Schlottach (‘26), who ran unopposed, will serve alongside Carmen as ASB vice president.
Mia Luna (‘26) was voted in as ASB school board representative, overcoming opponent Joshua Kim (‘26). “I honestly didn’t know which way it was going to go, but I’m excited because I’ve worked so hard for this, ” Luna said. “I want to show the whole school that I’m there for them.”
Current ASB clubs officer, Christine Kim (‘26), tallied more votes than Valerie Yu (‘26), once again securing the role of ASB secretary.
Wendy Williams (‘26), who ran unopposed, will assume the position of ASB treasurer. Williams said, “I can’t wait to collaborate alongside my other board members and to see what the next school year brings.”
The three days of campaigning for BOHS Executive Board positions consisted of speeches in the quad, posters and flyers plastered around campus, wristbands featuring the candidate’s names and slogans, homemade t-shirts, and social media posts.
In the class officer races, garnering the most votes for senior class president was Baltodano. It was a long-dreamed of achievement for the junior. “I feel accomplished because ever since ninth grade I’ve been vice president up until junior year,” Baltodano said. “I feel like I’ve worked my way up in the ranks.”
In his new position, Baltodano plans to implement senior dress-up days with both traditional and new themes, expand events like the senior tailgate and senior sunrise, and “ultimately aim to make the senior class feel special when it comes to events for [their] last year of high school.”
Andrew Villalobos (‘26) will serve alongside Baltodano as senior class vice president.
Siwon Bae (‘26) will serve as 2026 class secretary, and Claire Yoo (‘26), for the third time, will assume the role of treasurer. Both candidates ran unopposed.
Current sophomore president Elisabeth Chiu (‘27) has been elected to a school leadership position for the fourth time since eighth grade, this time running unopposed in her campaign for junior class president. “Since I have so much experience I’ve gotten to know how things are planned and I’ve grown as a leader,” Chiu said. “I’m very passionate about being president, and even though I ran [unopposed], I still prepared for my campaign.”
Also representing the class of 2027 are Maia Hammel, vice president-elect, Layla Patel, secretary- elect, and Grant Ahn, treasurer-elect, each of whom will hold these positions for the third straight year.
Hammel, who has served as class VP since ninth grade, said, “We are very hardworking people and we make a great team since we’ve been working together for a long time.”
Shylee Nam (‘28), who defeated opponent Mikayla Gulfin (‘28), was appreciative of her re-election. (Nam is currently ninth grade class president.) “I felt relieved that my hard work was accomplished,” Nam said. “I worked really hard and everyone deserved [the position], but I’m very grateful to be chosen.”
Sarah Lee (‘28), who defeated opponent Blake Koren (‘28) for the vice president spot, is pleased with the outcome and looks forward to stepping into the leadership role. “I like working with people and I love school activities, and collaborating with others,” Lee said.
Alexa Tam (‘28) will serve as 2028 class secretary, and Raina Kim (‘28) will serve as treasurer.
In addition to the ASB Executive Board and class officer positions, 30 additional BOHS students, after interviews with current ASB leadership, were selected as commissioners to oversee events such as the Mr. Brea pageant, rallies, the Brea’s Got Talent Show, and Dancing With the Cats.
Pamela Valenti, ASB director, was pleased with the campaigns for next year’s leadership positions. “It’s exciting to see so many people wanting to play a part on campus,” Valenti said.
Next up for the new, and returning, student leaders is the Orange County Leadership (OCL) camp on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus in August.
