The votes are in for SGA and Yell Leaders    

The Senior Yell Leaders for the 2025-2026 school year are Scott Lyons, Joshua Swasey, and Patrick Cizek. The new Student Body President and Vice President are Lily Chabot and Mattias Kotz respectively.

Since the change to match College Station’s 3 seniors and 2 junior yell leaders, this means that Patrick Cizek has never been a yell leader before. 

In an interview with Cizek, he stated that he is “very proud of himself” and that, “of course, I feel underprepared; I’ve never done this before,” but that he has “two senior yell leaders that will help me become the best version of myself.”

Wyatt Mills and Anthony Garza were elected for Junior Yell.

The Student Government Association and its student body president and student body vice president elections have concluded with a runoff election after the first election failed to finish with anyone having a 50% majority vote. Holly Pawlowski won the runoff but lost in the final election, making Lily Chabot our new student body president.

Chabot’s vice president, whom she ran with, Mattias Kotz, also won his election against Deacon Fortenberry. Although the candidates ran together, it is important to remember that any vice president could have won.

In an interview with Kotz he stated that he “isn’t worried about being a sophomore” and stepping into the vice president role. Specifying that, “If you put in the work, no matter your age, you can get stuff done, so get involved.” 

He is excited to work more in the greater Galveston community, and when asked about how he will feels working with Chabot, Kotz stated that Chabot “knows exactly what she wants to do and how to do it,” further stating that she is “a girl boss that gets stuff done.”

With the elections concluded, the newly elected will undergo intense training to ensure they are well prepared for their roles in the 2025-2026 school year.