Jordan Keatts serves as the student representative for Trojans

Every year, the Pittsylvania County School Board selects students to represent each of the four county schools.

This year, the student representative for Tunstall is senior Jordan Keatts. Although it is an honor to have this position, it also comes with a lot of responsibility.

“I have to take issues and concerns here at Tunstall and report them to the school board and superintendent. Then, I communicate relative actions taken by the school board,” said Keatts.

In addition, Keatts also serves on the Pittsylvania County Schools calendar committee, which is the group that makes the calendar for the upcoming school year.

In November, Keatts and other student representatives were able to go to Williamsburg, VA for a school board convention. It was an exciting and informative trip and was one of Keatts’ “favorite things” he has gotten to do as a student representative.

Keatts has dreamed of being a student representative ever since his freshman year and he loves getting to learn more about his school and community.

“I wanted to help the school the best way I could, and I wanted to help the students. I also wanted to gain knowledge of the school board policy,” he said.

Outside of balancing board meetings and school, Keatts is very involved with his church and job at Chick-Fil-A.

He is currently a ministry intern at Faith Memorial Baptist Church. 

He is so passionate about spreading the Gospel that he is planning to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in religious studies in theology and apologetics. He also wants to get a minor in psychology. He will begin college at Danville Community College then transfer to Liberty University.

Keatts is very proud of being a student representative and rightly so, because the process to become one is not easy. He had to fill out an application, write an essay, be recommended by principal Brian Boles, and then be evaluated by the superintendent. Keatts was chosen out of seven other applicants.

Keatts advises current juniors to fill out an application if they are interested in doing what he was privileged to do for the 2017-18 school year. He advises prospective students to “be prepared because it’s a lot of work,” but also reminds them of how fun it is.

“If I had the chance to do it over again, I would,” said Keatts.