Amira Abujuma, a rising North Point High School senior, is the Student Member of the Board of Education for the 2022-2023 school year.  

A total of 2,876 student votes were cast in the election held May 8-27. Students in Grades 6-12 were eligible to participate in the election.  

Abujuma received 1,968 votes to the 908 votes cast for Westlake High School Sophomore David Yum. 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.  

Abujuma will be sworn into the position at the June 27 Board of Education work session. Details outlining the election process are posted on the CCASC website linked here. Student Board Members serve one-year terms.  

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 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 based on 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 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).