![Studying for the language arts FSA for the final time, Milo Stamp, eighth grade communications major, taps into his expansive vocabulary to find the best answer to a high level comprehension question. “I’m happy this is the last time [I’m taking it]. It’s such a repetitive test,” Stamp said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/meeeeloo-900x600.jpg)
![In honor of her exemplary photo, Maya Koppada, eighth grade visual arts major, wins first place in the Zoe Loren Photography Contest. “I became interested in photography in sixth grade when my mom bought me a camera, and I’ve liked [photography] ever since,” Koppada said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GrowthIsHope_MayaKoppada-900x696.jpg)
![Attempting to roll a pair of sixes, Chase Bauer, sixth grade theater major, plays “HeroClix” in the media center. “It’s [Geek Games] about students teaching and playing with other students,” Zane Hurley said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC_0023-900x600.jpg)
![Derrick Martin (right, #28) poses with his team, the Florida Fury, inside FLA Live Arena. The team was invited to watch the Panthers play as a group. “My favorite goal-scorer is Jonathan Huberdeau [of the Panthers]. He is at the peak of his career right now and is easily one of the best, if not the best, players in the NHL,” Martin said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/360C2633-4C6C-491D-ACAE-AC4CF0493951-900x675.jpeg)
Winners of Student Government express opinions on subjects
With the recent Student Government elections starting on Oct. 26, candidates campaigned as much as they could to tell the student body to vote for them. They used strategies like putting up posters, expressed their ideas to get votes and the recorded speeches. These are the elected Student Government officials for the 2016 school year.
Secretary:
Nikita Tanguturi
Treasurer:
Ben Gao
Historian:
Sam Rosenkranz
Sixth grade Senators:
Se’Maj Griffin, Ava Murray and Olivia Arnold
Seventh grade Senators:
Ainhoa Bezerra-Gastesi, Alexandra Watson and Juan Plaza
Eighth grade Senators:
Shaina Franks, Jaylen Sanders and Camila Fred
Vice President:
Ervin Williams
President:
Kevin Ray
“I want to create student of the month, so by helping other kids you get recognized.” Se’Maj Griffin, sixth grade senator said.
![In honor of her exemplary photo, Maya Koppada, eighth grade visual arts major, wins first place in the Zoe Loren Photography Contest. “I became interested in photography in sixth grade when my mom bought me a camera, and I’ve liked [photography] ever since,” Koppada said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GrowthIsHope_MayaKoppada-240x150.jpg)
![In honor of her exemplary photo, Maya Koppada, eighth grade visual arts major, wins first place in the Zoe Loren Photography Contest. “I became interested in photography in sixth grade when my mom bought me a camera, and I’ve liked [photography] ever since,” Koppada said.](https://portfolionews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GrowthIsHope_MayaKoppada-475x367.jpg)
