by Isabella Landaverde ‘27

On April 30 students made their voices loud and clear as Anuva Maloo, a junior at Montgomery Blair, was officially elected as the 2025-2026 Student Member of the Board (SMOB). Winning 62 percent of the vote, Maloo secured a clear victory over her opponent, Northwest junior Peter Boyko. More than 61,000 students participated in this year’s election, making it one of the most active SMOB elections in recent years. Maloo’s term officially begins on July 1, and she succeeds Praneel Suvarna, a senior at Clarksburg High School.

Maloo’s platform centered on issues like access to mental health support, safer schools, and equal opportunities for all students. She also centered her campaign around needs like free menstrual products in restrooms and wider availability of overdose prevention tools like Narcan.