Leadership

At Renaissance, students are inspired to take on leadership roles both in their School and in the larger Charlottesville community. Daily assembly periods include announcements from students about their volunteer activities or community events as this provides an excellent chance to recruit help from each other. Simply put, you’ll find a lot of natural leaders here.

Student Government

Each September, students who choose may run for office to participate in Student Government (SGA). The SGA includes a representative from each class as well as a Student Body President. Candidates for each office campaign for votes and make speeches to the entire school community, which in turn votes in a school-wide election. The SGA has an important role at Renaissance, serving as a liaison between the student body and the School Executive Committee. It’s their job to help prioritize student initiatives and work to implement student events.  To read the latest “SGA Update”, click on the link at the lower right of every page on this site.

Have an idea? Contact your student representative on the 2009/2010 SGA:

Student Body President: William Paget-Brown
Class President, Twelfth Grade: Shannon Reres
Class President, Eleventh Grade: Erin Reres
Class President, Tenth Grade: Amanda Tomlinson
Class President, Ninth Grade: Kennedy Heidel

Volunteerism

At Renaissance, students are not waiting around for life to start after high school but are involved in the here and now, and already making a difference in their corner of the world. Here are just a few of the groups the students have organized and/or participated in over the years:

Habitat for Humanity, “Invisible Children” funrdaising club, food bank drives, “Shoes for the Homeless” for Salvation Army, MS Walk team, “Teens for Jeans”, and most recently, fundraising for Haitian relief.

Awards

Particularly for such a young school, Renaissance students have tallied an impressive list of awards and accolades, both local and national. Here are a few:

Piedmont Council of the Arts Rising Star
Emily Couric Leadership Award Nominee
Poetry finalist in the “First Amendment Writes”
Participants in National Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.
Runner Up in Second Street Gallery poetry contest
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Dartmouth Book Award
Randolph-Macon Book Award
United Way Student Volunteer Award
First Prize in “Wednesday Music Club Scholarship” Competition