In the 2025-2026 school year, the John Champe Knights Student Council Association (SCA) class will be divided into two levels, and members are excited about what lies ahead.
Natalie Hudson is a first-year SCA teacher and will be entering her second year this upcoming school year. Hudson joined SCA because she admired all the SCA students and sponsors.
“The students and Mrs. Carter are amazing to work with,” Hudson said. “There was no question about me joining in on the fun.”
The SCA classes next year will be a little different due to the split, but both sponsors will be in both classes. The two classes will be divided by experience, new SCA members will be in one class and current SCA members will be in a different class. The split will give more opportunities to hear different ideas, give more input, and more time to set up and prepare for events.
“We will be able to have bigger and better ideas and implementation,” Hudson said. “We will also have more insight into spirit ideas and having both classes.”
The split-up class will be able to help the new members learn the SCA way. New members will be given a chance to slowly ease in instead of being thrown straight into the class with all the returners.
“I think having two separate SCA classes would be convenient for the less experienced SCA members,” freshman Presley Baker said. “It gives us a chance to learn more and collaborate with the more experienced people in SCA.”
Upcoming members of SCA are excited to become a part of the leadership at Champe. Another thing that has interested the new members is how much fun and creativity that is had with spirit days.
“I joined SCA because I love dressing up for spirit days and having school spirit,” upcoming SCA member Kassisy Wolf said. “I love everything they do for the school, so I wanted a chance to be a part of that.”
The newest SCA members have completed their first year of the class, and similar to Ms. Hudson, they were so excited to join the class. The class is full of leaders and has helped students grow stronger in their collaboration skills.
“I learned a lot about leadership, and it taught me organization and teamwork skills,” sophomore April Kim said. “It helped me make lots of new friendships.”
The current SCA members are excited to see how the split will impact the class. Current SCA members cannot wait to have new voices come up to give them more of a chance to engage with the student body.
“I think the class being divided next year will be a big adjustment,” first-year SCA member Molly Palmisano said. “It will help us to get more voices heard from the student body.”
The split-up class will be able to help the new members learn the SCA way. New members will be given a chance to slowly ease in instead of being thrown straight into the class with all the returners.
“I think having two separate SCA classes would be convenient for the less experienced SCA members,” Baker said. “It gives us a chance to learn more and collaborate with the more experienced people in SCA.”
For new members joining the class next year, they have a lot to learn from current members. Current members have learned the SCA way, so they will be able to help pass it on to the new members.
“I want to help out the new sca members,” Kim said. “I want them to be able to ask me anything and come to me for help.”
Although SCA requires a lot of effort and engagement, it is greatly appreciated by not only the staff but also the student body. They are always putting in time to ensure the student body at Champe is enjoying events throughout the school year.
“This group does so much for the student body compared to other schools,” Hudson said.
