help with school-wide and community events and also proved to be dynamic motivators within
their own classrooms. Representatives met two times each month to identify school and
community needs, plan activities to meet those needs, and work together as a team. Within the
Student Government Association, representatives elected an executive committee, a smaller
group of students who played a more active role in meetings and activities.
TABLE 5 provides a summary of information about Student Government Council members and
activities during the 2006-2007, and below the table are student government highlights during the
year.
TABLE 5
Student Government
Day
Evening
Executive Council Members Fall – Spring Semesters 2006-2007
Pablo Romero, Manaza Ovattara, Andy Correa, Hector Saavedra, Evanna Reynoso
Khuong Nguyen, Ruben Ortiz, Marcin Ostrowski, David Beddea, Joshua Andrus
Fall Semester
# Active Representatives
# of Regular Meetings
# Exec Council & Planning Mtgs.
# of Events with SG Participation
# of Community Projects
# of Special Trainings
58
Day 8
Eve 8
Day 3
Eve 2
4
3
1
Spring Semester
# Active Representatives
# of Regular Meetings
# Exec Council & Planning Mtgs.
# of Events with SG Participation
# of Community Projects
# of Special Trainings
40
Day 6
Eve 7
Day 4
Eve 4
6
2
2
Promotion of School and Community Events: Staying true to its mission of school leadership
and community participation, the student government engaged
students, teachers, and staff in several community service
projects during this school year. During the fall semester, for
example, these projects included collecting toys and clothes
for children at the Children’s National Medical Center,
collecting items for donation to local shelters through a project
sponsored by the Homeless Children and Youths Program in
DC, and visiting with older adults at EOFULA Spanish Senior
Center in nearby Adams Morgan. During the spring semester,
students held a Beautification Day, planting trees and cleaning
neighborhood sidewalks. They also organized a big yard sale
to support the school’s scholarship program. Representatives
received so much clothing and other donations from
Student government members enhance the
classmates and teachers that they were able to give the surplus
beauty of the surrounding community
from the yard sale to the local Central Union Mission.
Fundraisers for Student Scholarships: During the school year, student representatives
administered and participated in events that raised money to support the school’s scholarship
program. These events included participation by the Supportive Services Department in a
Halloween Party Fundraiser held at Habana Village; promotion of the Environmental
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