SGA

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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.

2026-2027 SGA

President - Norah Darnell (Dobyns Bennett Excel)
Vice President - Chloe Johnson (Johnson County High School)
Secretary - Jessie Myers (Hampton High School)

Representatives

Cloudland High School - Wesley Heredia
Dobyns-Bennett High School - Autumn Lovelace
Dobyns-Bennett Excel - Emily McCarthy
Elizabethton High School - Cody Hughes
Hampton High School - Lily Whitson
Happy Valley High School - Kaitlynn Worley
Johnson County High School - Lucas Dunn
Sullivan East High School - Aubrey White 
Tennessee High School - Dixie Brown
Science Hill High School - Laila Kandil
Unaka High School - Claryssa Taylor and William Vines
Unicoi County High School - Jacob McCoy
West Ridge High School - Chester Bello

Justices

Marley Matheson (Johnson County High School)
Rayley Matheson (Johnson County High School)
Shaylin Simerly (Johnson County High School)
Abigail Jones (Happy Valley High School)
Raelyn Peak (Happy Valley High School)
Ocean Johnson (Sullivan East High School)
Sebastian Morgan (Sullivan East High School)
Endrew Nolasco (Tennessee High School)
Jacinda Wassom (Unaka High School)
Isabella Bucknell (Clouldland High School)
Liam Byrd (Unicoi County High School)
Hannah Leonard (Unicoi County High School)
Lucian McClain (West Ridge High School)
Ben Pitman (Dobyns Bennett High School)

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