Whoever said, “youth is wasted on the young” had obviously never met Chip Haass ’00. In May, Haass, 25, became the youngest city councilman in the history of the city of San Antonio. He used his youth to his advantage. His fresh perspective in his approach to city government impressed voters in his district; he won 54 percent of the vote. Haass defeated a well-connected and well-funded opponent on a shoestring budget, proposing an end to “business as usual” politics. He sees a move to more grass-roots campaigns in the future. “We’re leaving the days where money is the end-all, be-all,” he said. “Volunteers and community support are where it’s at.” St. Mary’s Hall, a private school in San Antonio, will be without one of its American government and history teachers for the duration of Haass’ term.