Gateway student representative highlights fundraisers, field trips and arts honors
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Tiana Roberts, Gateway High School student body secretary, told the board about recent student activities: school fundraisers that raised $2,200 for PBIS and prom, cultural events, a blood drive, field trips including a surgical observation and college visits, and student awards in music and art.
Tiana Roberts, secretary of the Student Government Association at Gateway High School, updated the board on recent student activities and achievements. She said SGA partnered with the MOSA Be Movement program and "was able to raise $2,200 for the district that will be used for PBIS and prom." Roberts listed other recent events including a Red Cross blood drive, a Day of the Dead movie night, a "No Place for Hate" event, and a Turkey Trot.
Roberts described classroom and curricular opportunities that included microscope lab experiences and presentations by visiting faculty. She told the board that honors and academy students toured Carnegie Mellon University and attended a lecture about stem cell treatments, and that students attended the Activated Agency Summit to discuss mental health and wellness—remarks Roberts said were later shared with the governor.
She also highlighted student achievements: Gateway’s competitive team placed first in a recent academic competition with two students earning top individual scores; art show winners were Madison Gottschalk, Hannah Crossard, Andrea Johnson and Leila Rocco; and seniors Parker Abel and Ethan Settlemyer were admitted to the PMEA District chorus and performed with roughly 180 students from across western Pennsylvania.
Board members and staff praised the presentation and asked to collect Roberts’s notes and supporting materials for distribution. "This year's students and teachers were allowed to vote on pieces in the art show," Roberts said, and board members offered to help disseminate additional details included in the handout Roberts provided.
The board did not take any formal action based on the report; members instead thanked the student representative and moved on to the next agenda item.