Help the Homeless Mini-Walk
SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS
D
uring the fall semester, the
evening SGA, through the
leadership program, planned
a food drive to benefit the
Capital Area Food Bank. The
representatives promoted the
food drive in their classrooms,
collecting canned and dry foods.
A group of representatives then
delivered the food to the Capital
Area Food Bank, participating in
a city-wide collection that day.
D
uring the spring semester,
the daytime and evening
SGA
collaborated
through
leadership program to plan a
“Bike or Walk to School Day”,
which included promoting the
benefits of biking and walking.
Students distributed information
and promotional stickers at an
information table during class
break times. They also worked
with the Washington Area
Bicyclist Association, whose
representatives joined the group
to share information about
bike safety and bike routes in
Washington, DC.
R
epresentatives also gathered
feedback on suggestion
cards from their classmates
about ways to make the school
better. The leadership students
presented the feedback to the
school’s principal, Allison R.
Kokkoros, during a productive
meeting with her at the end of
the spring semester.
F
inally, SGA continued to
play an active role serving
food and cleaning up during
the school’s cultural events:
Hispanic Heritage Celebration,
Black History Celebration, and
the Asian Pacific Spring Festival.
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