semester, the evening representatives delivered holiday baskets full of donations by Carlos Rosario
students to three different local groups: HogaresLatino Transitional Housing Partnership, Friendship
Terrace Retirement Community and The Toy Closet at Children’s National Medical Center. Finally,
representatives initiated and organized a school-wide clothing drive to help those displaced by the fire
in a Mt. Pleasant apartment building. Students delivered the donations and volunteered at Neighbor’s
Consejo, sorting through clothing and other items.
School-wide Events
During the spring semester, Student Government, under the direction of the leadership program
members, organized the “Learn About DC” Information Fair, which was held on the lower level during
all break times. In preparation for the event, representatives created promotional flyers and posters,
prepared refreshments, collected music to play in the cafeteria, designed an organization contact sheet,
created table signs and set up the space. During the event itself, representatives greeted visitors and
students; distributed a game to reward those who visited all information tables, answered questions,
served food and distributed materials. In all, 16 community and government agencies participated in
this successful activity.
In addition, Student Government continued to play an active role serving food during the school’s
cultural celebrations: Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month and Asian Spring Festival.
Civic Participation & Advocacy
Student Government representatives had opportunities to advocate for positive change on a local and
national level. During the fall semester, nine daytime representatives met with Ted Loza, Chief of Staff for
DC Councilmember Jim Graham’s office, and other staff and council members while visiting the Wilson
Building to learn about DC government. The evening representatives visited the Latino Liaison Unit of
the Metropolitan Police Department in preparation for a school-wide presentation on public safety.
During the spring semester, staff from Mosaica, a local non-profit capacity-building organization,
facilitated three on-site trainings; one for the leadership program and one for each Student Government
group (daytime and evening). Students identified community concerns and practiced ways to address
those concerns an