Student Government Association members and advisers determined in a meeting on March 18 the need for Academy of Math and Science representation in the SGA.

SGA President Jeanne Johnson and Executive Chief of Staff Skylar Jordan met with Howard Bailey, associate vice president of student affairs and development, Charley Pride, director of student activities and organizations, and Gene Tice, vice president of student affairs and campus services.

But the level of representation hasn’t been determined, Johnson said. The SGA Senate will have to vote on the matter.

“We need to meet with students,” Johnson said. “It will take a while.”

She said it was important to not take away any of the seats from college students.

Academy students weren’t eligible to run in the spring election, but may be able to in the fall, Johnson said previously.

Academy students can still vote for representatives on TopNet.

The academy has an internal student government, said Corey Alderdice, assistant director for admissions and public relations at the academy, “but we are interested in being able to be represented on SGA as well.”

Quentin Walker, a senior at the academy, said two students from each floor were elected. They deal with the dorm life inside the building.

Johnson said SGA members were discussing SGA eligibility for the two top members of that government.

But more representation is still possible, Johnson said.

“If they were in high school right now, they would be the presidents of their student councils,” Johnson said. “At Western, they do not have opportunities like that.”

Jordan said it has been proposed that Academy students run as Western freshmen and sophomores.

Alderdice said many students are interested in representing the academy on SGA.

At the SGA debates Tuesday, Walker sat at the end of the aisle, three rows up.

After the debate, Walker walked to the microphone and asked about representation for the academy.

Walker had heard possibilities discussed of two academy students being represented in the SGA Senate.

“Coming from such a diverse background that the students there are, I just don’t think two students will be an accurate representation,” Walker said.

Alderdice said academy students’ classroom experience mirrors that of a Western student; they are equally concerned with academic affairs and budgetary issues; they are active across the campus.

“I see no reason why they shouldn’t be able to,” Alderdice said.

What if SGA says no?

“I don’t see that happening,” Walker said.

Herald reporter Emily Ulber contributed to this story.