DeMatha’s Student Government Association plays a huge part in planning many major social events and competitions throughout the school year. As the first semester of the school year comes to a close, the SGA has already executed multiple events such as Homecoming Spirit Week, various competitions, and more.
These social events and competitions give students a way to make memories and spend time with friends outside of school and are a big reason why DeMatha is as highly acclaimed as it is. Being part of DeMatha’s SGA is not an easy task. Sophomore Representative Jacob Lang says, “It takes a lot of time and energy to make an event that people will like.”
This semester, the SGA launched a couple new events. On Halloween SGA members handed out candy to students during the school day, and this Tuesday they hosted DeMatha’s first ever bench press competition, won by senior Gordon Johnson. A-Day Homeroom activities and house competitions have also been planned by the SGA for the first time this semester.
Homecoming Spirit Week is widely recognized by members of the SGA as one of their favorite events they have planned this semester. “The pep rally was a riveting experience which displayed true DeMatha spirit and brotherhood,” says Junior Representative Marcel Otim.
From the free tag days to the pep rally and football game to the Homecoming dance, the whole week took a lot of coordination to execute. But thanks to the SGA’s hard work and good planning, members of the DeMatha community thoroughly enjoyed the experience this year.
Being part of the SGA has been a very beneficial experience for members. Lang shares, “I have learned to be more connected with my peers and really appreciate people putting hard work into events.” He adds that being a member of the SGA has allowed him to realize how much the leaders of the SGA and DeMatha faculty do for the community, and he views them as role models.
“[Being part of the SGA] has helped me develop more relationships with both students and my fellow faculty here at DeMatha,” says SGA advisor Mr. Sicko. “We work closely with many faculty members around the school that I might not interact with as often if I only taught social studies.” He adds that SGA-planned events are memories that students carry with them after graduation, which helps to strengthen the DeMatha brotherhood.
Looking ahead to the upcoming semester, the SGA has many more events planned, some of which are new and others that will return from prior years. Mr. Sicko teased that coming up in January there will be another new event, an Open Skate event at a local ice skating rink where both DeMatha and Seton students will be invited.
