This past week, the sophomore and junior classes elected students to represent them in Student Government (“SG”) for the 2024-25 school year. Student representatives are responsible for attending SG meetings, voicing the concerns of their classmates, and helping with the planning and managing of school events. These representatives are also joined by a cohort of senior representatives, who were inducted separately, and a cohort of freshmen who will be elected in mid-November. The events that SG Representatives are responsible for assisting with include the annual Christmas Drive, Nightmare on Maple Street, and Benet’s dances, as well as their corresponding school themes. The sophomore students who have graciously agreed to take on these responsibilities for the good of their school include returning representatives Brayden Balsamo, Packey Malloy, Katie Starr, Caitlyn Sobkowiak, and Macie Rosenberg. Michael Conway, Brian Mietus, Joe Arndt, and Alex Shauger join them as new representatives of the Class of 2027. Joe Arndt and Brian Mietus were both excited about the opportunity, with the former being honored to be elected, after falling short in last year’s freshman elections. Representative Arndt stated to numerous onlookers, “I’ve come from failure and I’ve come back. I’ve worked hard and I’ve rebounded. […] It’s a success. I look forward to giving a voice to the school and making Benet a better place.” Meanwhile, Representative Mietus expressed confidence that SG will be a resoundingly successful organization this school year, saying that “Overall, I feel like this year student government will be a dominating power in the Benet club zone [sic].” 

Joining the nine sophomore representatives are juniors Christopher Huynh, Michael Francis, Sean Krueger, Bob Johnson, Oresta Holubec, Mary Grace Bracken, Shea Kelly, and Erin Johnson. Last year’s junior representatives were instrumental in planning and executing the successful “Deck the Halls” Christmas Drive event, so this year’s junior representatives face lofty expectations. Benet’s student body, which is looking for resounding success from its largest school-moderated activity, is eagerly looking forward to this year’s events, which are made possible through these seventeen exceptional representatives.