Tuesday 31st March 2015 was the election event of the year at The Sixth Form College Farnborough – the announcement of our new Student Association (SA) for the next academic year, 2015-2016.

The SA is elected by the student body every year and represent the views of our students, as well as organising fundraising events such as RAG Week, and larger events like Fresher’s Fayre. The President and Vice President are also Governors of the College and so attend regular meetings to have a real say on the future direction of the College.

Students nominate themselves for all the roles at the start of the year and then campaign for several weeks, as well as releasing a campaign video. The student body are then asked to vote – this year saw a typically high turnout of voters! The results were announced during lunchtime by Principal Simon Jarvis to a packed Cafe Direct.

Simon commented, “Whether elected or not, it is really encouraging to see so many students wanting to represent their peers and their views to the College community, so well done to all those who took part. Huge congratulations to the newly elected members of the Student Association 2015-2016 – I very much look forward to working with you all. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the current SA for their dedication and hard work throughout this year - you have been brilliant ambassadors for the College.”

The Student Association 2015-2016 Election results are as follows:

President - Kayleigh Obongonyinge: “I’m so excited for the year ahead! Thank you to all those who voted and I hope that myself and the new SA will be able to fulfil the tasks ahead! I look forward to working with the students, teachers and the public and hope that we can make being at the College a positive and memorable experience.”

Vice President - Charlie Crumpton: “I am looking forward to representing the College as best I can and working with all the other members of the team.”

Treasurer - Michael Cullum: “A huge thank you to everyone who voted and whether you voted for me or not, I hope that over the next year I can do a good job for you as your Treasurer. I will work hard and do my upmost to do you all proud and make sure that this year is a great one.”

Communications Officer - Tara Bharadia: “Thank you so much to everyone who voted me in as Communications Officer! I was so nervous at the announcements as so many of the students came to watch but I'm very excited to start and hope to be keeping you in-the-know through the College’s social media!"

Charities Officer - Jacob Wildfire: “Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me! I'm so excited to fill the role! I hope to encourage more students to support charities that directly effect students and to provide as many charitable opportunities to students as possible. This is going to be a fun year!”

Events Officer - Michaela Smart: “Thank you to everyone who voted for me - I am delighted to have been elected as Events Officer 2015/16. I cannot wait to get started in the role as part of an incredible team and get planning your events.”

Sports Officer - Charles Flynn: “I can’t wait to get to work with the team. For my role as Sports Officer, I plan to organise a huge event for Sports Relief this year for the entire College to get involved in- any ideas would be greatly appreciated!”

Learning Experience Officer - Emily Owens: “I'm really honoured and grateful to have been elected as the Learning Experience Officer for the upcoming year! I look forward to being able to represent my peers and continue with the great work done by this year's Student Association.”

Publications - Rebecca Marshall: “I'm exceptionally pleased to be the new Publications Officer and can't wait to work with all the fantastic people who've also been elected. There's a lot to live up to, but we should be able to bring another great year of events.”

Performing Arts Officer - Gemma Glasscock: “I'm so happy that people voted me into this year's Student Association - we all seem to get on really well already and I'm really excited about the coming year! The College had better be ready for my fun ideas!”

Environmental Officer - Barnabas Balint: “I am delighted to be a part of the SA and am looking forward to working for and with the students to make a difference, not only to the lives of the students who come to the College, but to the wider society through the great community links that this College has.”

Equality, Diversity and Community Links Officer - Adenike Onasanya: “I would just like to start off by thanking all the wonderful people who voted for me. Everyone deserves to be valued for who they are, hopefully together we can continue to embrace and celebrate all of our differences. Let's make the next year at the College a year to remember.”

The newly elected SA will be working alongside the current SA over the next few weeks to allow a thorough handover of the roles. The first project that both the current SA and the new SA will be working on is the Leavers’ Ball in June.