HCC STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION IS VITAL LINK

The Student Government Association is a vital part of campus life at Halifax Community College. Pictured here are this year’s officers and their advisor with a banner they made to send to targeted fire departments in New York City, Pennsylvania, and in Washington, D.C. following the September 11 disasters. From left – Michelle Boyce, Emily Holmes (faculty advisor), Deborah Wray, Ruth Gee, and Lacrecia Mebans.

The Halifax Community College Student Government Association (SGA) is winding down from a flurry of activities during the fall semester. SGA is a vital campus link, connecting students and administration, in a continuing effort to improve campus services.

SGA representatives attended a state conference in Atlantic Beach earlier this month. The group unveiled a canned food drive campaign for the needy in November that culminated in December, and they sponsored a campus "Turkey Bowl" in November to raise money to help the local Union Mission.

Some student SGA members chipped in as servers for the Thanksgiving meal at the Union Mission, and others helped to secure coats in a "Coats for Kids" drive sponsored by the campus Phi Theta Kappa chapter. SGA was also involved in a project to provide transportation for HCC students who found it difficult to get to the Weldon campus for classes. The SGA also designed and decorated a float for area Christmas parades.

A recent, unique SGA project was the effort to get all HCC students and faculty to write notes of appreciation and/or to sign a giant poster to be sent to selected police/fire/rescue units in support of their sacrifices following the 9/11 disaster.

The SGA group ‘s faculty advisor is Emily Holmes, HCC director of counseling services. Student Government president is Ruth Gee. Lacrecia Mebans is vice president, Michelle Boyce is secretary and Deborah Wray is the treasurer.