Student reps say Lip Dub was canceled despite planning; board hears ASB updates

During the May 21 meeting of the Snoqualmie Valley School District Board, student board representative Grayson Davis described recent ASB work and appealed to the board over a canceled full‑school Lip Dub event.

Grayson Davis said student leaders ran a survey in late April and received responses from about 9% of the student body (roughly 197 students). “When you see 9% of people responding, they concluded that because only 60% said that it was awesome or that it was fun, that it accounted for only 6% of the student body saying that they want a lip dub,” Davis said, summarizing administrators’ conclusion. Davis and other students disputed the rationale, saying plans and logistics had been completed and that the survey undercounted informal interest.

Board members asked whether the decision was tied to instructional time or to the survey response. Davis said administrators cited academic time as a concern even though the school schedules multiple advisory periods and that student planners had mapped the route, songs and logistics before the meeting with administrators. “They said no after that,” Davis said.

The student report also included routine ASB updates: the senior Last Blast assembly is scheduled for June 4, ASB officer slates for next year were announced (president Leo Mitchell; vice president Charlie Earnman; treasurer Belia Ted; secretary Vera Zazadov) and the senior slideshow and catwalk exit were described. Grayson proposed several steps for next year to increase student voice, including more representation from Two Rivers in district focus groups, regular in‑person conversations with student reps and a student‑led fundraising pot to seed new clubs and help cover advisor stipends.

Board members praised the students’ engagement and asked administration to support student ideas and connectivity across schools. No formal board action on the Lip Dub was recorded at the meeting; the board approved routine consent items and moved on to school improvement presentations.