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It was your cousin. Second year, current member of student council, club activity is basketball, working as vice captain.
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Vocabulary list

omae
omae
pronoun
  1. you (formerly honorific, now oft. derog. in ref. to an equal or inferior)
  2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
juushi
noun
  1. cousin (elder female)
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
yona
expression, particle
  1. isn't that right? (compound particle used at sentence-end)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
ninensei
noun
  1. second-year student
  2. biennial
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
nensei
noun, used as a suffix
  1. pupil in ... year; student in ... year
gen
prefix
  1. present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
seitokai
noun
  1. student council
seito
noun
  1. pupil; student; schoolchild
kai
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  2. society; association; club
yakuin
noun
  1. director; executive
  2. officer; official; person in charge
bukatsu
noun
  1. club activities; extracurricular activities
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
fuku
noun, prefix
  1. assistant; associate; vice-; sub-; deputy; substitute; auxiliary; supplementary; additional; collateral
noun
  1. duplicate; copy
  2. adverb (dictionary tag used in dictionaries)
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tsutomeru

te-form

tsutomete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) (usu. 勤める)
  2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) (usu. 務める)
  3. to conduct a religious service (usu. 勤める)
Contraction of 「~て·いる」 to 「~て·る」
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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