It’s not difficult to imagine Kate Selvitelli will one day be president of the United States. Just spend a few minutes with her.

Selvitelli is a rising senior at Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston. Juggling her classes, sports and work is only a part of the picture — the rest is her award-winning education activism.

“My entire life, I knew I wanted to do this,” she told the Charleston City Paper in an interview.

“When I was 8 years old, I told my mom I wanted to be the president. As a student, this is just a way to get started.”

Selvitelli has been entrenched in student advocacy for the last two years, when she first began attending public school board meetings to push back against book bans that were then just beginning to gain traction in the Palmetto State.

“I remem

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