BRENAE ’ WRIGHT

Contributing writer

With the school year coming to an end , election week finally arrived . This year there were some strong competitors who definitely brought the competition with them .

Michael Meadows won the title as Student Government Association president and the 2016-2017 Miss Grambling State University will be Astra Watts .

“ The first thing on my agenda is to make sure that my court is all in order and everything is planned out ,” said Watts . “ Thank you so much to everyone that voted for me and supported me through this long journey and I will not let any of you down .”

Election week kicked off Monday with a parade around the campus ; following with the Queen ’ s showcase , which allowed each candidate to introduce themselves and their platforms . Election week continued the following afternoon with a social on the yard . All the candidates were given a chance to interact with students and promote their platform .

Each campaign team encouraged students to vote for the best nominee as they enjoyed music , food , and goodie bags to persuade votes . Though there was a lot of socializing , each team kept their head in the game .

The booster that was held on the quad Wednesday evening gave each candidate one last chance to campaign for votes .

Students were instructed to visit the GSU webmail and search for “ Spring 2016 SGA Elections Ballot ” to vote for their best candidate . The voting polls were opened to students Tuesday at 11 a . m . and closed Thursday at 11 a . m .

The results were announced Thursday at 11:30 a . m . in the Grambling Hall Auditorium . The results were fully determined by all students who were eligible to vote .

The other 2016-2017 candidates for the Student Government Association president were Richard Jackson and Breonna Ward .

The other ladies who ran for Miss Grambling State University were Elizabeth Eddy , Kristian Jackson , and Joi ’ Lavia Porter .

SGA vice president went to Cecil Holt ,

and Noelle Barnes will serve in the secretary position .

The Senior Class president nominees were Dwain Herbert and Dylan Spearman . Senior Class Vice President will be designated to Tammara Ellis and Maya Lucas will take the position as Senior Class Secretary . Jerrica Newman and Indya Raven battled for the position as Senior Class senators . Michael Hoard will be accepting the position as Senior Class Associate Justice . Competing for the title as Miss Senior were Gomar Both and LaSadie Dixon .

Justin Malone will be represented as Sophomore Class vice president . The Sophomore Class senator position will be designated to Asia Faulk and both Robynn Hadley and Arlanda Nunsett will fulfill the Sophomore Class associate justice position . The Miss Sophomore representative is Desire Smith .

Both Darcelle Deruise and Jashlin Hampton will represent the Junior Class senator position . The Miss Junior recipient is Meashell Crosby .

Senior Class president is Dylan Spearman ,

Senior Class senator will be appointed to both Jerrica Newman and Indya Raven . LaSadie Dixon will be represented as Miss Senior .

Jamie Taylor will be represented as Junior Class Vice President , while Cheray Gilkes takes the role as Junior Class Secretary . Junior Class Senator nominees were Darcelle Derbies and Jashlin Hampton . Junior Class Associate Justice will be granted to Endiah Green . The candidates running for Miss Junior are Brittany Brown and Meashell Crosby-Young .

Steven Alexander will appoint Sophomore Class President . The candidates competing for sophomore class vice president were Zaphany Banks and Justin Malone . Marqueisha Laffitte will advise the sophomore class secretary . The nominees for Sophomore Class Senator are Kyla Nelson and Asia Faulk . Sophomore Class Associate Justice is Robynn Hadley and Arlanda Nunsett . The upcoming representative as Miss Sophomore will be Desire Smith .

There is currently no representative for Junior Class president , and the position will be up for nominations in the fall .