Aminah Taariq ’17 New Clerk

Aminah Taariq ’17, known as Mimi, has been selected by the school community to serve as student clerk for 2016-2017.

Mimi is a day student from Beacon, New York, who came to Oakwood in the 6th grade along with her sister Nai’lah. Both girls already felt at home on the campus having visited many times while their older sister Fatima Sarassoro attended. Fatima graduated in 2011 and earned her bachelor’s degree from Hobart & William Smith College in 2015.

Moving through the grades from a middle schooler to a rising senior, Mimi has become deeply connected to the community and has grown as an individual in many ways. She has sought out a variety of leadership positions both in classes and extracurricular activities. When the clerk application process began, she decided to challenge herself to do more. Mimi says she became nervous when she saw the names of the other candidates: “They were all the best leaders in our class! But I stuck through it, and I am honored to know that I have so many supporters and friends here. It’s a great feeling standing up at the podium after seeing many amazing students stand there before me.”

Mimi explained the role of clerk: “The clerk represents the Oakwood community with their personality, merit and actions. On campus, it is the duty of the clerk to show respect and kindness to fellow students and use their leadership position to help anyone in need. Off campus, the clerk must represent the school wholeheartedly. The clerk will also be a mentor and friend to all of their peers and be willing to offer any assistance. Finally, the clerk should portray the pillars of our Oakwood structure, which are the Quaker testimonies: simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship!

I am excited to have the opportunity to better the community that I already know and love so well.”