Representatives Election

Heya, I’m Kemdi! I’m the representative 1st floor needs. SGA is a program I have been affiliated with for the past 2 years. With a strong bond with the students on campus, 5 officer positions, and over 10 hours of volunteering a week, I care about our community. I talk with every student on campus, write bills to improve student life, and have fun programs like ice cream parlors!

I want to make the sga events for the students more inclusive as I have showed up to almost all of them being here for three semesters and their is a lack of students attending at most of them. I know a lot of students here and have experience volunteering and interacting with the community to help give me a sense of what people are looking for.

I want to be a part of my student government because I, like most, want the opportunity to better my school. I want to have the chance to grow the relationships between our students and give students a chance to connect with one another. I want students to have the resources to be themselves, along with the resources to grow academically and in ways that fit them. I was a junior representative last semester and I was able to help with multiple school events and activities. I believe myself to have great communication skills, work ethic, and I truly enjoy helping others and contributing to ASMSA in whatever way I can.

I believe that joining SGA will open up more opportunities for me to help students form new bonds with people they may not have otherwise interacted with, while also reinforce bonds between existing friendships. In previous year, I have been involved in my sending school's Student Council where I co-lead as freshman president. I was also helped coordinating other events such as theater showcases, prom, and even the technology side of graduation.

Through these experiences, I demonstrated reliability, teamwork, and the ability to collaborate effectively to deliver successful events.

I would love to be a part of SGA because of my love for the legislative process, my desire for leadership, and and my motivation to make change. At my sending school, I was student council reporter for three years; at ASMSA, I served as third floor representative last semester. I listen to my constituents, and I am always outspoken--I adore standing up and speaking at General Assembly.

I have several events in mind but one thing that would be free and greatly benefit the broader school culture would be a series of small free music and motivation get together sessions in Selig Basement or the Chapel where students could bond over music and encouraging speeches from older peers who would give advice. I believe this would give music students an opportunity to showcase their skills in an informal environment before major concerts, and also serve as an opportunity for older students to gain more volunteer opportunities and practice public speaking between acts.

In most clubs I was treasurer, which is why I’m interested in finance. I was a representative last semester for 3rd floor Farris, and I was an officer in several clubs from my sending school. My mother is an accountant, so I have a lot of basic financial knowledge. Alongside being elected treasurer in multiple clubs in Mayflower High School.

I want to make a difference 

I want to be part of SGA because I love taking part in school events to help boost students' morale while they are here. It is hard to stay positive when swamped with work from school, so I want to help make school more fun! I am a qualified representative because I have been an SGA representative before and have helped with ideas and setting up events for students. I have had prior roles, such as a Student Council representative and a robotics leader at my sending school, and a reporter for an organization at my church.

I want to be apart of SGA because I would like to contribute to the changes the club is able to do for the school and student life. I believe I'm a qualified representative because I'm confident enough to speak on the behalf of my peers and help collaborate on events/ideas. At my old school when it came to events like Black History Month, I was responsible for organizing and coordinating how the whole program ran--from teaching many dances, giving speeches and encouraging audience participation.

I want to be part of the SGA because I care about helping create a school community where everyone feels supported, included, and proud to belong. Being involved would give me the chance to bring students together, encourage honest conversations, and work toward changes that make everyday school life better for everyone. I believe a strong community starts with listening, and I value hearing different perspectives and finding common ground. Through past group and leadership experiences, I’ve learned how important teamwork and communication are when representing others. I want to contribute my time and effort to helping SGA be a space where students feel connected and confident that their voices matter. 

As a candidate, I seek the experience of holding a representative position to assist me in my future endeavors of holding leadership positions, namely as a cadet in the Air Force Academy I hope to attend. I also want to eventually hold a position as secretary or treasurer on the E-board. 

Last year at my sending school, I found information scarce around campus. Clubs would have a lot of events going on throughout the week, but many teachers found out on short-notice and students would have less time to work on it or have to make it up. "I had no idea this was going on," I heard many times from teachers. As a result of this wide lack of communication, I took the initiative to consistently publish weekly newsletters on my school's journalism website that contained the week's lunch menu, upcoming events, past event results, and club fundraising. I posted flyers with a QR code for the website on it around my school, a teacher went over the weekly newsletter for her classes every day, and even I would read it on my phone often. With the skills I developed from centralizing important information, implementing the information in an easy-to-read article, and optimizing access to the site, I hope to make information easier to access for students at ASMSA. 

When I was in middle school, I found myself excelling in my information technology classes using Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Although I haven't used these programs as much as I do Google's versions nowadays, I realized my interest for specializing in them. Back in seventh grade, I earned the position of treasurer in a business career club I have been in since starting middle school. I did not do much in this position, so a couple years later I ran for the same role in my high school chapter. After obtaining the role of treasurer, I finally got to see the club's balance sheets and was instructed by my adviser on how the record of dues and profits from their snack store were logged. I updated them and tended the snack store roughly every couple weeks. I understand many clubs here go without adequate funding, which really reduces the quality/number of opportunities of events they can participate in or puts pressure on the financially challenged members to raise the money themselves. As a member of the Finance Committee, I want to use my technological and financial experience to learn the process of club and SGA funding so that I can make sure clubs get the funds they need.

I often would stay after school before club events started. I would help move or decorate tables in the cafeteria, wait food from the kitchen to guests, clean up, and reset the tables for school the next day. Since the school year started, I joined Model Aviation Student Club and was accepted into the position of secretary. In this position, I have reserved rooms for meetings and made sure members knew when to meet. I believe my experience managing finances, facilitation of communication, and helping set up or clean up events makes me a good candidate for the Events Committee. 

I've had work service in the Dolphin Bay Cafeteria since the school year has started. Through my time working alongside the kitchen staff who prepare the food, I guarantee they put a lot of effort into making sure everybody enjoys it. Despite this, countless students have expressed their disappointment in the quality of the food served, which I understand and agree with often. As a member in the Food Committee who is close to the kitchen staff, I will be able to effectively relay meal requests and dietary concerns from students.

I want to be part of SGA, specifically the event committee because I believe that the social aspect of this school plays a huge role in students experience here. I feel what makes me a qualified representative is my willingness to listen and understand the different perspectives of what changes students would like to see happen.

I want to be part of SGA so I can become more involved in the ASMSA community. I love planning events with people and being in a position where those plans bring people together. To me, being a representative for my community and leaving everyone’s voices and perspectives accounted for is the greatest achievement a person can obtain. In the past, I have worked as an overnight counselor, which has given me a lot of leadership experience. Keeping kids in line who are excited to have a break from school - especially when it’s over 75 degrees outside - is no easy task, but it was a very fulfilling one. I loved seeing the smiles on their faces when they went to an activity, and I want to bring those same smiles to this school. Classes can get tough, so I hope that I can represent my peers well when I help plan events with SGA.

I like to leave things better than I found them, and hope to do that with ASMSA. At my sending school, I used extensive administrative coordination and my officer positions to change several school and club policies that negatively affected students. If elected I will seek to lessen the many frustrations students deal with on a regular basis, starting with the inconsistencies of the student handbook and seeing what can be done about the issues concerning the current work service systems. My goal in running for representative is to serve 3FN as democratically as possible. I plan to vote on behalf of the floor–seeking their input on the majority of my voting and decisions–rather than with my own opinions. I will record the complaints of my floor and ensure that they can be heard.

I wish to accomplish passing more bills. I have a current Bill idea that will benefit ASMSA as a whole,

I want to pass a bill that allows sponsored clubs to have at least 2 weekly passes to meet during study hours (similar to study hour privileges, but this is more specific to clubs.) 

If I am elected as an SGA representative for Selig, I will work to connected our isolated building with the rest of the school and make sure our voices are also heard. Schoolwide, however, I want to make an affirmation board that students can post their positive words on. One event I would try my best to promote would be a painting night so students can have fun with their friends and have a tangible object to keep the memory alive. 

I want to be a part of SGA because I want to make a positive impact on the everyday lives of students at this school. I was a part of SGA last semester and I have had leadership roles such as Vice president of aTSA chapter.

I want to run for student representative because I value student voice and enjoy advocating for my peers. Having served as a representative before, I have seen how meaningful student input can be. I want to continue working to improve communication between students and leadership and help create a positive, inclusive school community. 

I want to join SGA because it shows that it can make a difference, for example the idea of making the classes at 8:30 instead of 8:15 was really helpful, and it happened cause of SGA. I have already done one semester as an SGA representative and had written a bill that got passed. I was also secretary of my committee, so I know how to take minutes of a meeting etc. Alongside my SGA experience is my other leadership experiences like being an officer for the AAPI club here at ASMSA and patrol leader in Scouts helps me understand what it is like to represent a club or group of people and getting things done.

Sophie Scroggins

I want to make lasting change within our community here at ASMSA, and I want to create a safe environment where every student has a voice. I think everyone’s opinions should be listened to and taken into account. I am able to empathize with my peers in a variety of situations, and believe kindness is vital to thriving here. I am able to listen to the student body, even when our opinions differ greatly, and I love to social within the student body on a day-to-day basis. I have had leadership experience within many clubs and organizations at my sending school, including FCCLA, choir, and cheerleading. I have organized events through these roles, including Christmas parties and volunteer opportunities.