It was one email that changed everything. In 7th grade, during the midst of quarantining and the COVID-19 pandemic, I was bored at home scrolling through my Gmail inbox. I stumbled upon an email from my middle school’s Student Government Association (SGA) Advisor encouraging students to join the SGA. I could’ve deleted that email. I could’ve brushed it off. Fortunately, I didn’t, because then I would not be running for SMOB today. Let me explain: