Apply for an SGA Staff Position! - posted 6.3.08
SGA staff members are appointed to manage specific responsibilities, like Homecoming Chairperson, Recording Secretary, Environmental Coordinator, etc. There is no written staff application, but instead an interview with the SGA Officer Team. No appointment is necessary - anyone is free to just show up. Some applicants in the past have brought resumes or other materials, but it is not required. The standing staff positions are listed in the Bylaws. Or you can suggest a new one!
SGA Sandwich Making Part 2 - posted 5.15.08
It was so successful the first time that we're doing it again! On Wednesday, June 11, after 7th period exams, you're invited (as are all your friends) to come make sandwiches to donate to the hungry in the metro DC area! With food prices at a record high, there are plenty of people who can't afford to eat and need your help more than ever. So come do your part - this time, we're looking to surpass the number of sandwiches we made in January (nearly 800!).
What: Sandwich-Making for the DC Central Kitchen
When: Wednesday, June 11, 9:30am (after 7th pd exams)
Where: Blake HS Cafeteria
Who: Everyone!
See the online Gazette article here.
Blake SGA Wins National Award - posted 4.20.08
The National Association of Student Councils has recognized Blake SGA as a 2008 National Gold Council of Excellence, its highest honor! The distinction is given to student councils that "demonstrate the highest levels of leadership and activities" by meeting NASC's most stringent set of standards. Blake SGA is the only 2008 recipient in Maryland.
For more information about this award, visit the NASC website.
See the online Gazette article here.
Pennies for Patients - posted 4.6.08
From Erin Walker of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Congratulations!!! This year's High School Challenge has made a huge impact for our local chapter! Together, you all raised over $25,000!
Additionally, your groups' efforts have helped to raise awareness and increase our outreach into the surrounding community. That presence is worth just as much, if not more! Thank you. I have loved looking at the photos and reading about your programs. All will be featured in our May Newsletter and online in April.
All schools have exceeded their totals from last year and are leaving great legacies!Walter Johnson High School, after 3 years of trying, finally broke their $10,000 goal! This is a rare occurrence for our Pennies for Patients schools and I know they are thrilled to be included in an elite group. AND, our biggest surprise is our MVP - Seneca Valley High School. They increased their total by 234% and had a blast doing it (loved the booklet)!!!!! Congrats!
Final:
1st Place: Walter Johnson High School- $10,707.32
2nd Place:Blake High School - $4,807.39
3rd Place:Churchill High School - $4,300
MVP: Seneca Valley High School - $2,677.00
Northwest High School: $2,180.81
Quince Orchard High School: $703.31
Gaithersburg High School: $601.75
Pennies for Patients - posted 2.4.08
Please help support the Blake SGA's goal to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the 2008 Pennies for Patients Drive. Click here to donate.
Events Update - posted 1.23.08
On Thursday, after the sandwich-making event, the Officer Team met and scheduled the SGA events for the remainder of the year. Please note that these are not set in stone, as they still require administrative approval.
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Pennies for Patients (called "High School Challenge" this year) - February
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Eubie Blake's birthday celebration (singing, Eubie trivia, cookies at lunch) week of February 4 (Feb. 7 is his 121st birthday)
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Data Match compatibility surveys - April
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Blood drive - April 10
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Blake Idol - April 17 (Like never before! Totally new style!)
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Homeless for a Night - canceled; more info to come
General Assembly Elections - posted 1.23.08
All current members of the GA (those who were in it first semester) will remain in the GA for second semester. However, each second semester 7th period class will also elect a representative to the GA, meaning the total membership of the GA will increase second semester. Current GA members are more than welcome to run to be their 7th period class's representative, but they don't have to, since all first semester GA members will automatically stay in the SGA.
SGA Sandwich Making - posted 1.23.08
Thanks to everyone who participated in the sandwich making event on Thursday! The original goal was to make 300 sandwiches in two and half hours. It turns out that, in under two hours, we made an estimated 700-800 sandwiches!!! The sandwiches (peanut butter and jelly, and meat and cheese) were picked up by the DC Central Kitchen that afternoon. Check out page A-19 of the Jan. 23 Gazette!
See online Gazette article here.
Dr. Weast Announces No Exams For AP Students - posted 12.23.07
Effective second semester of this school year, students who take an Advanced Placement exam will not have to take the MCPS Semester B exam in that subject, and will instead complete a final project, which will be weighted as 25% of the second semester grade. See the memo here.
Thanks to Board of Education member Pat O'Neill for championing this change!
Homeless For a Night Postponed - posted 11.14.07
Due to the current series of unfortunate events that have taken place on the Blake campus, the Administration has requested that Homeless For a Night Day be postponed until sometime in the spring.
Mix It Up Activities Postponed - posted 11.9.07
Blake HS will conduct its Mix It Up events at a later date, after the nationally designated day of Nov. 13. The extra plannign time will allow the event to be larger and more in-depth. www.mixitup.org
Homecoming Dance Tickets Sold Out - revised 10.4.07
The 1,100-ticket limit has been reached, thus Homecoming Dance ticket sales have been terminated.
County SGA elects '07- '08 Officers - posted 4.30.07
At its April 30 meeting at Paint Branch HS, MCR (the countywide high school student government) elected next year's officers for the organization. The officers are Ben Elkind (Richard Montgomery HS) as President, Alexander Blocker (Blake HS) as Vice President, Brittany Johnson (Damascus HS) as Treasurer, and Ashley Frazier (Richard Montgomery HS) as Secretary.
To learn more about MCR, visit the MCR website or see "Photos & Other Links" on the Blake SGA website.