Meet the New SGA!

The new school year means new Student Government Association officials. In light of the recent election results, the new SWW SGA is ready to be introduced. 

Senior Carlotta Rother is Walls’ new school president. Rother, however, isn't new to SGA or leadership in any shape or form. Last year she was elected as president for the class of 2025 and was an SGA advisory representative. In these roles, she helped organize the school Olympics, spring fling at the MLK library, and the SGA popcorn fundraiser. 

Besides Rother this year will have Felicia Ogundimu as Vice President. Junior, Ogundimu has been an active member of SGA throughout her time at Walls. She was on the homecoming committee, attended LSAT meetings, and helped plan school bonding activities. However, as Vice President her role is going to change, “My role mostly is just being a support for the President,” she says, “I help lead meetings with them, speak with admin, Chancellors, and plan large school activities.” Ogundimu has new responsibilities but still plans to work with others, advocate for student concerns, and plan school-wide fun activities. When asked about these fun activities, Ogundimu responded that she is “not spilling any secrets just yet, but the Olympics will return.”

Like Rother and Ogundimu, Walls’ new treasurer is well-versed in all things SGA. Senior Claire Campbell has been an SGA representative for the past two years and is excited to use her experience in her new role as SGA treasurer. Campbell is all about teamwork and leadership, even outside of student government. She is the captain of the SWW swim team and puts great emphasis on collaboration and making sure everyone's voice is heard, whether that's for athletics or SGA. When asked about plans for SGA this year, Campbell replied, “I think this year I just want to make sure that we are on top of everything including making sure that we have homecoming details or spirit week details planned in advance, and so we’re not rushing anything.” She also noted that timely planning was a weak spot for SGA last year and wants to avoid these issues in the future. 

The former SGA public relations manager, senior Joelle Barksdale, is stepping into a new SGA role this year as secretary. As the public relations manager, she was in charge of media presence and representation. This experience will help her as secretary, as she is largely responsible for communication with students and other SGA members. This year her biggest goals are to plan a nice homecoming, spring fling, and have another successful field day! 

Barksdale's prior role as public relations manager is being transferred to junior Amirah Bunn. Bunn’s involvement in student government began before she became a student at Walls, as she was the SGA Vice President at her middle school. In highschool, she has been involved in Youth Government and holds a leadership position as the current Youth Attorney General. Bunn’s ambition strives beyond being the SWW public relations manager as she plans on running for Youth Mayor for the next election. However, her goals this year as public relations manager are to “achieve a safe social media presence where we are able to have a fun interactive platform across all media that will add to the joys of any event or activity we plan”, she says. 

This year the SGA is welcoming a new member, sophomore Teagan Lynch. Lynch was elected as this years SGA historian which is a role that consists of documentation of SGA events and the overseeing of the archives committee. Lynch is looking forward to being part of SGA community this year and hopes to continue to participate in future years. And while new to the government association Lynch has a plan “to work closely with my fellow SGA members, especially those in my committee, to improve the experience of School Without Walls students by listening to the ideas of others and encouraging teamwork and participation from everyone involved.”

With a great mixture of experienced students and new fresh perspectives, the SGA is ready for a productive new school year filled with collaboration.