SGA

Upward Bound
Student Government Association

The Student Government Association is an important leadership aspect of Upward Bound. The SGA consists of student elected president, vice president, secretary, and 14 representatives and 10 staff chosen justices.

SGA opportunities and responsibilities include: role modeling for Upward Bound students, taking a genuine interest in the purpose of Upward Bound, attending meetings, participating in the interview process for prospective Resident Advisors each spring, and providing input and planning for the summer program.

2024-2025 SGA

President - Shaylee Mathes (Elizabethton High School)
Vice President - Emma Chavis (Happy Valley High School)
Secretary - Abby Bucknell (Unicoi County High School)

Representatives

Cloudland High School - Isabella Baker
Dobyns-Bennett High School - Ben Pitman
Dobyns-Bennett Excel - Norah Darnell
Elizabethton High School - Ally Disoso
Hampton High School - Jessie Myers
Happy Valley High School - Harley Morton
Johnson County High School - Chloe Johnson
Sullivan East High School - Piper Fritts and David Mercer
Tennessee High School - Caleb Wagner and Isabella Jones
Science Hill High School - 
Unaka High School - Xavier Mireles 
Unicoi County High School - Isaac Harris
West Ridge High School - Chester Bello

Justices

Avery Bucknell (Unicoi County High School)
September Dejoode (Hampton High School)
Poga Henson (Johnson County)
Dani Lingerfelt (Happy Valley High School)
Sebastian Morgan (Sullivan East High School)
Dez Oliver (West Ridge School)
Shaylin Simerly (Johnson County)
Jaileny Vasquez-Lopez (Sullivan East High School) 
Karen Wheeler (Sullivan East High School)
Xander Whitaker (Unaka High School)

For more information about SGA please contact Emily Grater gratere@etsu.edu