With the new school year comes a new Board of Student Affairs (BOSA) team.BOSA is Woodside’s student government. They work with administrators in order to get students’ voices heard. They also lead the fifth-period student leadership class and organize various school events.
The 2025 team consists of President Catherine “Cat” Blume, Vice President MaryCarla Germano, Secretary Elizabeth “Lizzy” Kautzmann, Treasurer Lucas Rich, and Chief Justice Aaron Wilson. They also work with the senators, senior Alexia Alpert, senior Grace Carruba, senior Mariana Morales and senior Anica Gaggar, who are considered an extension of BOSA, leading the fourth and seventh leadership periods.
“We bridge the gap between administration and the students,” Kautzmann said.
If a student has any concerns or feedback regarding the school, BOSA is a tool they can use to get their voices heard and achieve the change they may desire.
“I’m completely fine with a student coming up to me and just complaining,” Rich said. “I’m someone who will listen and care about that person’s opinion and bring it to a higher level, like an admin.”
Along with connecting admins and students, BOSA is seen as the face of Woodside, promoting school spirit and the eight conditions. Each year, a new theme is chosen to focus on. This year, the theme is “involve,” with the purpose of promoting greater student involvement.
“My goal as BOSA president is to create a more involved community and get more people to come to sports games and dress up,” Blume said.
BOSA is dedicated to making this school year fun, inviting everyone to get involved by participating in spirit days, attending games and showing their spirit for Woodside.
“Over everything, I want to be a fun BOSA, rather than a revolutionary one,” Wilson said. “[I want to make] sure that through all the events that we do– the football games, the dances, the rallies– that people enjoy it.”
One way BOSA aids in making the school year more fun is by ensuring that spirit days are simple and easy, promoting participation and spirit among students. They also work hard to put on rallies that are engaging and enjoyable for students.
“We try to make spirit days that can easily be done, that everyone can do, as well as have engaging rallies to make sure that people participate and enjoy it,” Germano said.
Overall, BOSA works together to get students’ voices heard, promote spirit, and set an example for their peers.
“We try to do the visual representation of what we want,” Kautzmann said. “If we’re saying that we want more spirit, then we show spirit ourselves.”
