Samarjeet “Sam” Virk, a North Point High School junior, is the Student Member of the Board of Education of Charles County for the 2024-2025 school year. A total of 2,408 student votes were cast in the election held April 15 through May 17. Students in Grades 6-12 were eligible to vote in the election.
Virk received 63% of votes, with 1,513 ballots cast, in the election. His opponent, La Plata High School junior Lauren Compton, received 37%, or 895, votes in the election. The Charles County Association of Student Councils (CCASC) Election Oversight Committee verified the election results.
Both students participated in a primary election and advanced to the final ballot. Virk will be sworn into the position at a June Board of Education meeting. Details outlining the election process are posted on the CCASC website.
Student Board Members serve one-year terms. Virk takes over in the role, also known as SMOB, from Treasure Perkins, the 2023-2024 Student Member of the Board of Education. Perkins is a junior at Westlake High School. Virk will shadow Perkins at the May 21 Board meeting.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).