Incumbent Michele Kaish won out over teenager Jordon DeGroote in the Board of Education election this year
WEST WINDSOR - Incumbent Michele Kaish took the win Tuesday in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education election - just beating out high school senior Jordon DeGroote.
Michelle Kaish Kaish was re-elected with over 58 percent of the vote. She was elected in 2012 and currently serves as vice president of the board.
"I'm feeling very proud of the work I've done on the board for the last three years," Kaish said Tuesday.
She said she hopes to continue to focus on serving the "whole child, academically and socially." She added that she would like to continue discussions about stress among students in the school district.
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Coming in behind Kaish was her sole opposition, 18-year-old West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South senior Jordon DeGroote, who took around 42 percent of the votes. Two votes went to personal choice.
Though he didn't win, DeGroote said he was glad to have the opportunity to make his opinions heard.
He was running largely on a platform of increasing transparency between the board and the community - something that he hopes the board will take into consideration despite the election results.
Jordon DeGroote, a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. (Provided photo) DeGroote said he had a little bit of an "uphill battle" in the election because of his age. Still, DeGroote said he respects Kaish's years of service in the community and he was glad to have a lot of support from the public in his campaign.
"I'm happy we were able to voice our concerns," DeGroote said.
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