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Meet the SCA Exec Board

Victor Kidwell, Features Editor May 30, 2023

After the SCA Executive Board elections on May 15, the student body elected five candidates: juniors Ivy Anderson,Felix Green, and Susan Rotherham, as well as sophomores Joyce Tadesse-Kassa and Elena...

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Meridian hosts several donation drives

Elizabeth Creed, Public Relations Editor February 27, 2023

Several organizations at Meridian are holding clothing and food drives for victims of recent events around the world.  The SCA and the Habitat for Humanity club are partnering to run a “winter...

SCA hosts student-staff basketball game

SCA hosts student-staff basketball game

Miles Pierre and Stella Turner January 31, 2023

On Jan. 30, the Student Council Executive Board hosted a student-staff basketball game during Stable Group to kick off Meridian's winter spirit week. To view more pictures of the event by Miles...

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Students react to swastika found in Meridian elevator

Tessa Kassoff, Amity Pratt, and Preston Lieu January 24, 2023

On November 29, an email detailing an incident that took place in Meridian was sent to high school parents and staff.  The email was addressing “an image of a swastika was found in an elevator within...

SCA Executive Board candidates prepare for the forum.

Meet the SCA Executive Board candidates

Isabel Costa, Managing Editor May 10, 2022

On Friday, May 6 during Block 8, the Student Council Association hosted a candidates’ forum to introduce the 10 students running for its Executive Board. The forum was hosted by junior Rex Crespin and...

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Meet the new SCA Exec Board

Clara Kasik, Managing Editor September 28, 2021

Last year was complicated, but the 2021-2022 school year holds new opportunities for the student council.  For most students at Meridian, attending school spirit events is just one of the many...

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Staying busy and staying positive: Erin Tarpgaard

Clara Kasik, Managing Editor October 28, 2020

Sophomore Erin Tarpgaard has been anything but unoccupied during the pandemic madness we are currently facing. Between schoolwork, clubs, Student Council Executive Board, her position as a youth representative...

This year, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place October 4 through October 10. (Slide by SCA Wellness Committee and sophomore Victoria Lam)

SCA brings Mental Health Awareness Week to Mason

Stella Turner, Former Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2020

Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) is a national event created by the World Health Organization which strives to increase awareness of mental health. Since Congress first established the event in 1990,...

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SCA finds community through service

Maggie Hicks, Staff Reporter February 20, 2019

From the masses that swarm in front of the library during homecoming and prom season to the constant fundraisers at local restaurants to the traditional welcome back videos at the beginning-of-the-year...

Why you should attend the Sadie Hawkins dance

Why you should attend the Sadie Hawkins dance

Sneha Parthasarathy February 14, 2018

The first semester’s done, and all the midterm stress is thankfully over. Winter’s coming to a much-needed end, and spring is in the air. Though it may not seem like it, school is starting to wind...

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Vote SCA 2017

Editorial Board April 7, 2017

Candidates for the 2017-18 SCA Executive Board. Elections will be held April 20-21, 2017. President Jack West, class of 2018 Current Position: President of Junior Class “I believe it is...

What’s going on in the SCA?

What’s going on in the SCA?

Hannah Seiken December 20, 2016

From class fundraisers to the anticipated annual homecoming pep rally, the George Mason Student Council Association (SCA) works hard to plan events throughout the school year. The SCA has already executed...

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