Bethel Park Student Government wins prestigious NASC Award

Mackenzie Happe, Staff Writer

April 8, 2013

We all know that the student government here at BPHS works extremely hard to make our school a better place, and this year they were awarded for their excellence.

NASC (National Association of Student Councils) awarded SGA with the Gold award. To recieve this award, SGA had to create a portfolio of all the events and accomplishments of the year.

Things that were included in this portfolio include the BPHS student government constitution, a 250 word essay on events we have planned, a letter of recommendation from the one and only Dr. J, and a lot of additional material that qualified SGA for the Gold award as opposed to the Silver award.

After interviewing Sarah Fullerton, class president, I found out that not many other schools have won this award. Jim Finnemeyer, president of PASC (Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils), sent Mr. Galietta a letter saying that our council had the qualifications to win this award.

Everyone in Student Government had a hand in achieving this award, either by putting together a part of the portfolio or taking part in the events planned during this year. Congratulations to everyone involved.

About the Contributor

Mackenzie Happe, Staff Writer

When you walk around Bethel Park High School there is clearly a diverse student body; however, everyone has one thing in common: immense school spirit. At Bethel Park, students pride themselves in their extracurriculars. Whether it's on the court, or in the musical you can count on the student body to give every performance their all. "I really enjoy being involed in Bethel Park High School," says Mackenize Happe, a senior this year and active member of the community. Students like Mackenzie work hard everyday to make sure this school is a great place. Mackenzie has quite an impressive resume. She is the secretary of the Student Government Association, a tennis player, dancer in the musical, and member of the Homecoming committee. She was also a part of Powderpuff, where the seniors had a remarkable win. When she isn't busy in school, you can find her serving up some delicious treats at the local Dairy Queen. Mackenzie laughs, "My favorite part is all the free ice cream!" Mackenzie has many aspirations for the future. She has a passion for journalism and plans to study it next year at the University of Maryland. She even participates in a journalism internship at Point Park University every week. We can assure that there will be many articles from this member of Hawk Eye! Mackenzie is really looking forward to working with the paper this year and believes she has many positive contributions to make. With students like Mackenzie, we can trust that Bethel Park will keep moving in the right direction. Written by: Olivia Zeiler, Staff Writer