“A school committee?” I breathed. I never even thought about something like that, but it was such a good idea.
“Yes,” Mrs. Laurence said with a nod. “And if things work out well, perhaps we can have a permanent committee with you as the head.”
I gasped at the very thought of it; that would look amazing on my resume.
“I would love that,” I say to her in return.
She finally smiled and held out her hand for me to shake.
“Okay; if you can gather a team of students, get the funding and support, and plan out this dance accordingly, then it looks like we will have a school dance and possibly more events in the future,” Mrs. Laurence agreed.
“Thank you so much,” I said happily as I took her hand and shook it firmly.
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I spent most of the afternoon in the library making flyers for
