By LIZZY GORDON
These students are school class presidents today but will soon be the nation’s brave leaders tomorrow.
Each of the three presidents and vice presidents, possess leadership and organizational skills. They devote hours of their time to make school events run smoothly. Without them, Student Government sponsored events like Kiss the Pig, the homecoming parade, and the homecoming dance would not be possible.
“SGA is the heart of Boone, the invisible force that keeps everything running. You don’t always see what happens behind the scenes, but our officers are always working very hard,” club sponsor Jennifer Hines said.
The Senior Class president is Elizabeth McEwan. Throughout the year her time is consumed by the National Honor Society, cheer, flag football, weight lifting and track.
“Right now we are focussing on the homecoming parade and the senior bonfire,” McEwan said. “[While preparing for the parade] we have to find people to donate cars that are driven during the parade. We also talk to the police department, and we tell all the schools surrounding Boone about our parade so they can come and watch and so they are aware of traffic.”
Throughout the year, Senior Class Council is responsible for organizing blood drives, the senior breakfast, and events regarding graduation.
On average every class president spends 8-12 hours on SGA a week. This includes time spent working during class, lunch, meetings and after school.
“After we pick the theme [for homecoming] we work on ticket designs, and start picking food to have catered,” junior class president Emily Porterfield said. “This year we are going to have a few surprises; we’ve been thinking outside the box.”
Porterfield, like McEwan, is a cheerleader. She is a Math Center tutor, and is on the weight lifting team.
The Sophomore Class president is Brendan Francis; he plays football, runs track and is involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This class is preparing for the Powder Bowl and Kiss the Pig.
“[While planning for powder bowl] we have to hold meetings for those who want to participate, we have to make rules and regulations so no one gets hurt, then we have to give cheerleaders and players jerseys,” Francis said.
Kiss the Pig raises money for students and families in the community that cannot afford Thanksgiving meals. The teacher who raised the most money has to kiss a pig tonight at the game.
“For Kiss the Pig we usually have to pay for the pig itself and its transportation,” Sophomore Class vice president Katharyn Lindborg said. “But this year the pig and its transportation are being donated to us. We are very appreciative of this because now we can donate 100 percent of the proceed to the Thanksgiving baskets made in November.”