I am beyond proud of our school board trustee Anna-Karyna Ruszkowski on winning re-election with a crushing 2/3 of the vote.

I always tell the story that in 2017, I was picking up my toddler from daycare, and a woman approached me with a clipboard and a smile. She was collecting names in support of a new high school for French students in the east end.

"A high school?! My kid is 3!"

She explained how much of a fight it was, and how the board president at the time who lived in the west end was not listening to parents' needs. She and others pushed hard to get a new school which finally opened after that guy left his role.

Now my son is 12, and he's attending the high school Anna-Karyna got built for him. I will forever be in her debt.

The guy she beat? He’s the guy who was ignoring us.

Good job, Anna-Karyna Ruszkowski, and thank you for continuing to fight for better.