The girl on the stage had clearly grasped the core of the competition: to defeat her opponent.
From this perspective, her idea surprisingly coincided with Missy's.
"Next, I also want to reveal something to everyone. Sheldon has always been dissatisfied with the school's strong support for sports programs; he believes that the school's funds should be used more to replace the old experimental equipment in the school laboratory…"
As mentioned before, Nell had made thorough preparations for this election, which naturally included understanding her opponents.
Private high school students might not be what Sheldon imagined.
Their love for school sports was clearly higher than for the cold equipment in the laboratory.
As the girl revealed this, a chorus of boos erupted in the auditorium.
Of course, these boos were for Sheldon.
By this point, Nell's goal had been achieved.
"Long live the Medford Team! I love football!"
The girl once again shouted a loud slogan to end her speech, then walked off the stage with a relaxed expression.
"Sheldon, it's your turn to go on stage," Tim quietly reminded Sheldon by the stage.
Seeing Sheldon still looking dazed, the Dean of Students sympathetically said, "If you're scared, you can leave now. No one will blame you."
Sheldon, who was unwilling to give up easily, happened to see Nell's smug expression at this moment.
This ignited the little genius's fighting spirit.
"I can do it—"
After hyping himself up, Sheldon walked straight to the center of the stage.
Tim smiled at the sight, then picked up a small stool and placed it in front of the microphone on the stage.
Due to his height, Sheldon desperately needed such a stool right now.
Standing on the stool, just tall enough to reach the microphone, he meticulously took out his speech.
Meanwhile, quietly tucked inside a layer of the speech, lay a small note.
That was the dirt Missy had collected on Nell from Nell's sister.
Earlier, when Missy brought this small note, Sheldon had strongly stated that he would rather lose honorably than win through schemes.
However, after being personally attacked by his opponent, his resolve seemed to waver slightly.
After looking back and forth between the speech and the small note for a while, Sheldon, still unable to make a decision, looked up at the dense crowd below.
This gaze instantly triggered his panic attack.
Weak limbs, dizziness, and a cold sweat—this helpless feeling was not pleasant.
Thinking of his goal for this election and Nell's earlier triumph, Sheldon instinctively chose the small note.
The "smells good" warning is everywhere!
The content on the note made Sheldon's eyes light up: "N-Nell may really love football and believe in God, but she supports the Yankees…"
As the students' emotions were stirred, Sheldon realized that public speaking didn't seem so difficult after all.
So, he pressed on, "According to the information I've received, Nell was born in New York and only moved to Texas at the age of seven. And the football team she loves has always been New York's Yankees Football Team, and she even has a Yankees championship banner hanging in her room."
With her past exposed, Nell, standing at the side of the stage, turned ashen.
The students below also booed loudly, staring at the girl with hatred.
If you ask what the free-spirited Texans dislike the most, it must be the upper-class New York.
For example, it's like Americans seeing Japanese people.
The two large states belong to naturally opposing camps.
Looking at the students' hostile expressions below, Nell knew that her election was ruined.
This wasn't because her opponent was strong, but because she herself had made a major mistake.
On the other side of the stage, Sheldon had no clear understanding of the destructive power of his words.
He only saw that after the booing, the students below didn't seem very enthusiastic.
Everyone had a bewildered expression, as if questioning life, which brought silence back to the auditorium.
So, Sheldon became unconfident again. He put away the small note, took out his speech again, and tried to reawaken everyone's enthusiasm.
"I promise that if I am elected student council president, I will do my best to get the latest scientific equipment for our school…"
Sure enough, as Sheldon began his formal speech, boos once again erupted from the students below.
Goodness, what kind of rotten candidates are these two student council presidential hopefuls?
If they could, the students wouldn't want to elect either of these two candidates.
"Oh oh—!"
Even if he was slow, after hearing the boos, Sheldon realized that his formal speech seemed to have been messed up.
Unsure how to proceed, his eyes suddenly caught sight of Mike sitting in the first row.
With a flash of inspiration, he imitated Nell, raised his fist, and shouted, "Long live the Medford Team!"
"Long live Mike!!"
This trick worked. The students below cheered again for their beloved football team.
Compared to Nell, who was born in New York, at this moment, the students were more willing to choose Sheldon, who shouted "Long live football."
This was a case of picking the best of a bad lot.
"Hmm, how unexpected."
In the first row, Paige, who was squeezed next to Mia, rarely smiled as she watched Sheldon's comical performance on stage.
Mike, in the middle, also had an unexpected expression at this moment, then regretfully said, "It's a pity I didn't bring a camera to record this moment."
Such a socially embarrassing moment, when shown to Sheldon in the future, would surely be very interesting.
With the atmosphere already built up to this point, Sheldon on stage had completely thrown caution to the wind.
"Don't mess with Texans!!!"
Addressing Nell's closing remarks, Sheldon shouted his final declaration.
"Sheldon… Sheldon…"
The impassioned slogan completely won Sheldon the cheers.
"Quiet, everyone!"
After both candidates finished their speeches, Tim came back to the microphone: "Although the process was a bit convoluted, I think this election already has a result…"
"Let's congratulate Sheldon!"
By this point, Sheldon had more than accomplished his goal.
And the election activities on Friday afternoon officially concluded. The students would now welcome the first weekend of their new school year.
As the students gradually left, Sheldon, like a victorious general, proudly approached Mike and the others.
He practically had "Praise me quickly" written all over his face.
"Well done," Mike, who had enjoyed a good show, gave the desired encouragement.
"It's nothing, just a student council president. It's not difficult for me…" Although very happy inside, Sheldon still tried his best to keep a straight face.
He maintained his proud persona as always.
"Oh, by the way, what does a student council president do?" However, not long after, Sheldon, who knew nothing about the duties of a student council president, finally couldn't keep up the act.
"Perhaps you should ask the Dean of Students." Mike gestured towards the Dean of Students, who was waiting for Sheldon behind them.
The student council president's job is varied; they need to help teachers manage students and also help students convey their opinions to teachers.
They serve as a bridge of communication between students and teachers.
At the same time, the student council president is also responsible for school publicity matters and the direction of school academic funds, among other issues.
In short, they need to be a jack-of-all-trades.
And Mr. Tim was still here, clearly to help Sheldon familiarize himself with his scope of responsibilities.
As Mike walked out of school accompanied by beautiful girls, Sheldon also went to the Dean of Students.
"Let me introduce you, this is Nell Cavanaugh, your deputy for the coming year, the Vice President of the student council…" Tim introduced the girl beside him as Sheldon's new identity.
Although she failed to be elected student council president due to her birth issue, Nell was indeed a capable girl.
Therefore, being a student council vice president was not a big problem.
At this moment, the girl was staring at Sheldon with a half-smile.