Four students walked into their first official Student Council meeting with something most new councils lack from day one: a list. Not a vague list of good intentions, but a specific, written-down, already-discussed set of goals — one for each month of the school year. President Ana Torres pulled it out during the interview and laid it on the table without being asked.

"We planned this during the holidays," she said. "We weren't going to wait until March to figure out what we actually wanted to do."

"We don't want to be remembered for the events we organised. We want to be remembered for how we made people feel at school." — Ana Torres, Student Council President 2026
What is the Council's single biggest goal for 2026?
Ana Torres (President): Making every student at Lumen feel like they belong here, no matter what year they are in or what they are good at. We want people who are not in sports or drama or robotics to also feel represented. We are planning a Culture Festival in May where every student can show something they care about — a language, a skill, a recipe, anything.
Vice-President, what is your specific role going to be?
Martín Rivas (Vice-President): My job is to make sure what we promise actually happens. Ana is the vision; I am the follow-through. We have a shared document where every commitment we make to students is written down with a deadline. If we do not meet it, students can come and ask us why — and we have to answer.
Secretary, how will you keep students informed throughout the year?
Laura Paz (Secretary): We are setting up a proper communication system — not just announcements in the hallway that nobody reads. We want a weekly update that goes out in a way students actually see. We are talking with the Lumen Lantern team about whether we can have a regular Council column here. Watch this space.
What do you want students to remember about this Council one year from now?
All three, together: That we showed up. That we did what we said. That Lumen felt a little bit more like home because we were here.

The Council's first project — a suggestion box system where students can submit ideas anonymously — launches next week. They have already committed to publishing the top five suggestions each month and reporting back on what they have done about them.

The Lumen Lantern will follow the 2026 Student Council throughout the year. If you have a question or idea for the Council, you can contact them through the school office or look out for their new suggestion box in the main corridor.