Munachi Obinali, a La Plata High School junior and current Student Member of the Board of Education, has been elected to serve in the position for next school year. A total of 3,521 votes were cast in the election held April 7 through May 6, with students in Grades 6-12 eligible to vote.
Obinali received 55% of the overall votes, with her opponent, Maurice J. McDonough High School Sophomore Riley Mullikin, coming in a close second with 44% of the overall votes. Obinali will officially be sworn into the role for the 2026-2027 school year next month.
Student Board members, also known as the SMOB, serve one-year terms, and an election process for the position is held annually.
Details outlining the SMOB election process are posted on the Charles County Association of Student Councils website at https://www.ccboe.com/students/charles-county-association-of-student-councils.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 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 Dr. Mike Blanchard, 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).