MHSAA 2022-23 Student Advisory Council Belief Statement

August 26, 2022

The 16 members of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council are seniors and juniors from across Michigan who serve two-year terms.

These school year's SAC members are Zar'ria Mitchell, Saginaw Heritage; Ben Sytsma, Grand Rapids Christian; Sam Gibson, Plainwell; Christian Sanders, Detroit Renaissance; Brandon Thompson, Petersburg Summerfield; Madeline Werner, Bay City All Saints; Brady Leistra, East Grand Rapids; DaNia Womack, Dearborn Advanced Tech Academy; Caroline Li, Okemos; Dawsen Lehew, Marcellus; Kannon Duffing, Manchester; Carney Salo, Escanaba; Claire Gorno, Gaylord; Sam Matias, Lansing Catholic; M'Khi Guy, Muskegon; and Keira Tolmie, Clarkston.

Know Your Role: Lead by 'Embracing the Bench'

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 1, 2023

Recent Royal Oak graduate and multi-sport athlete Thomas Romito was among winners this past year of the Michigan Student Voice competition hosted by the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. 

During the MASSP conference at the end of June, Romito explains how he responded to his changing role as a student-athlete, and how others can still make an impact from the sideline by following the same path.