US students and faculty participated in a mock election for President of the United States. As reported by Will Frankel ’17, Donald Trump won 43% of the student votes. On the contrary, Hillary Clinton won the faculty vote with an 84% victory. The results illustrated a great statistic division among students and a division between the faculty and students.

Just days later, on November 8^th, America elected Donald Trump as President of the United States. As seen on social media outlets, both students who support Trump and students who oppose Trump were in shock as they watched the Republican candidate win previously Democratic battleground states such as Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

The next day, many students arrived to school exhausted, having stayed up late watching the election results roll in. Some students were still awake to watch Donald Trump deliver his victory speech at 3:00 am EST.

The student body showed a variety of emotions. Many were exhausted and irritable. Some were infuriated with the election results. As the mock election result may have indicated, many were thrilled with the results, too. Such a controversial election elicited powerful emotions among the student body. Some students angrily accused Trump and his supporters of being racist or sexist.

Headmaster Ben Rein took the stage to address the school during morning assembly. Mr. Rein began his address by sympathizing with the audience. He said he understands how difficult the months prior to election day were difficult for everyone no matter where his or her political opinion lie. Mr. Rein went on to explain that the school encourages discourse regarding the election. Towards the end of his remarks, Mr. Rein presented somewhat of a challenge to the student body. He reminded students that they must hold themselves to a certain standard when discussing the election results. Mr. Rein stated that “Responsibility, Loyalty, Consideration are not merely words. They represent a tradition of comportment, respect and civility that have long endured and guided US boys. These expectations do not change with the election cycle.”