By Samantha Schulz

Student Government is advised by Ms. Bills-Tenney and contains four representatives for each grade. They represent their classmates on issues regarding events such as Homecoming and Prom themes and set them up for the student body. They also produce events like the talent show and organize Peace Prize nominations.

Each year the rising senior class votes for a class president, vice president, and two senators to lead the students. For the 2024-2025 school year, the four representatives for the senior class are class president Emma Jenkins, vice president Olivia Kalloor, and senators Jordan Frantz and Makayla Skinner. They all are heavily involved in planning the main events for seniors, and the class president always has the final say in decisions. 

“The most important reason I joined student government is because I wanted to fairly represent my peers,” Emma Jenkins said. “I want everyone’s voice to be heard and to make school a little more enjoyable for everyone, not just certain groups of students. I also love planning and organizing events, so that helped!”

The rising junior class elects four senators. The students to represent them are Gabe Woods, Calle Caldwell, Erin Secody, and Alexi Knight. “Each grade of representatives has a different main project,” Secody said. “Like for freshmen, they have Teacher Turkey and the juniors have Prom. We all work together on Homecoming, though, and have meetings throughout the school year on other topics like sponsoring certain clubs or addressing other concerns.”

The sophomore class representatives are Ella Kapfhammer, Ava Stephens, Max Brueggeman, and Brenna Dagnall. They were all elected at the end of their freshman year. “I would completely recommend Student Government to future students because it is a fantastic way to lead and be involved,” Kapfhammer said. “Plus it’s really fun!”

The freshman class elected their representatives at the beginning of the school year. Their class officers are Hannah Anderson, Bella Jiovani, Trevor Raker, and Brady Schell who are all new to Student Government in high school versus the middle school.  “I did [student council] in 7th grade,” Anderson said. “It was similar but not exactly the same. No one was really voted into the student council. We just joined if we wanted. Because of this, it was harder for everyone to get a say in what we were discussing.”

This year, the Student Government officers will be working on formalizing bylaws for their organization as well as discussing updates to the school dress code with administration in addition to running school-wide activities and fundraisers.