2. Advisory Committees
ership retreat, attending regular meetings, facilitating SGA
meetings, designing and planhe Student Government
ning school-wide events, and atAssociation
(SGA)
at
tending important community
Carlos
Rosario
facilitates
events and trainings.
communication between the
student body and the school
ighlights of this year’s leadadministration while enabling
ership program included
students to practice leadership the development and coordiskills and participate in the nation of semester projects: a
community.
As an advisory food drive to benefit the Capital
committee, SGA contributes Area Food Bank during the fall
substantially to the governance semester and a “Bike or Walk to
and leadership of the school. School Day” during the spring
During the 2009-2010 school semester. The leadership group
year,
each
class
elected determined the spring semester
one
representative
whose theme of helping the environresponsibilities included:
ment and developed the project
T
H
• Attending
all
SGA
meetings.
• Sharing information with
classmates.
• Sharing student concerns
and ideas with the school
administration.
• Participating in activities,
including school events,
fundraisers, community
service events, and field
trips.
The nine diverse partner organizations were Food & Friends,
La Clinica del Pueblo, Friendship Terrace Retirement Community, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School,
Rosemount Center, DC Central
Kitchen, Legal Counsel for the
Elderly, Ocean Conservancy and
Vida Senior Center.
I
n addition to volunteering independently, representatives
also earned hours through two
group community service activities. The evening representatives visited DC Central Kitchen.
There they prepared food to
according to this theme. They serve to homeless clients. The
U
nder the guidance of Supportive Services Department staff Stephanie Mintz
and Maria Veliz, this group of
student leaders stood out as a
visible and active force in the
school. Representatives consistently volunteered to help with
school-wide and community also presented student suggesevents and proved to be dynam- tions for school improvement to
ic motivators within their own the principal, Allison Kokkoros.
classrooms.
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
COMMUNITY SERVICE
T
S
his year, Student Government had a strong and active leadership program. The
participants demonstrated their
commitment to the program
and to developing their leadership skills. Their responsibilities
included participating in a lead-
GA representatives were encouraged to volunteer at
least 5 to 10 hours per semester
at one of nine \