76-word version:
As student council members, we had to work long hours. In doing so, we generally grew closer but simultaneously drifted apart from time to time...

 

162-word version: U of Maryland—Baltimore County
...Because the council was singularly responsible for school festivals, members of the council had to work long hours in preparations for them. In doing so, the members generally grew closer but simultaneously drifted apart...

 

188-word version:
...Because the council was singularly responsible for school festivals, members of the council had to work long hours in preparations for them. In doing so, the members generally grew closer but simultaneously drifted apart from time to time...