Headline: With the school year coming to an end, GA says farewell to the Upper School’s 2022-2023 Student Body President, Sam Wang ‘23.
With the school year coming to an end, the Upper School says farewell to its 2022-2023 Student Body President, Sam Wang ‘23. Wang served as the secretary of the Student Government Association (SGA) in his sophomore year, vice president in his junior year, and president in his senior year.
“Some of the projects I worked on were improving the dining hall, working with infrastructure, and rewriting the [SGA] constitution,” said Wang. Wang also improved organizational dynamics within SGA by establishing committees. “This was really part of the general philosophy I had,” Wang said.
Wang remarked on organizing a variety of different projects together, while making sure that they progress correctly. He also learned about the importance of delegation, saying, “It was a skill that I knew was a weakness of mine, and I want to keep on working on it.”
“My favorite part [of serving as president] was being able to see initiatives through that made a positive impact on community members,” said Wang. This included making plans to fix a pothole on the stadium path and establishing communication with the student body and the dining hall by allowing students to have a say in the lunch menus every week.
Wang said that participating in various projects made him better suited for being president as well. “Participating in Boy Scouts helped me develop into a more assertive leader,” said Wang.
He also praised GA’s Advanced Topics in Computer Science course because it helped him with understanding the school’s needs. “This led me to the idea of applying technology to facilitate initiatives,” said Wang.
Wang has learned important lessons from serving as president. “[I have learned] the process of how to lead effectively and be proactive in seeking initiatives,” Wang said.
He also mentioned that it was important to create awareness of SGA’s initiatives among the student body. “A key priority was for people to know what SGA was and what it was working on. We could do this by getting some stuff kicked off in May,” said Wang.
Though Wang has implented many initiatives, he still wants to do more. “I [wished I] contributed more towards installing charging stations and improving the cubby situation,” said Wang.
His advice to the next SGA president, Luke Philip ‘24, is simple: “Finish the job.”