Student council

At every student council conference, each attendee receives a bag full of countless things like lanyards, coupons, pencils, and key chains. But of all the free stuff I've accumulated over the years, my favorite is one little, two inch, bright yellow pin that says, "I am Second". At that specific conference, the keynote speaker informed us that we are suppose to wear it on our shirts and when people read it, they should ask, "Then who is first?". In response, with a cheesy grin and an exaggerated…

Cambrian student council president has big plans ahead of her Cambrian president helps student life. By Lindsay Lemieux, Special to Cambrian News Hound Thursday, October 22, 2015 1:45:16 EDT AM Rhaili Champaigne, holding her Student Member of the Year Award at the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA) Conference in Edmonton. (Photo/ Miranda Underwood) SUDBURY, ON— Even though Rhaili is in charge of student government, she sees it as a stepping stone into public relations, not…

seeming easily fixed, but I will work on them now and continue to work on them as long as it takes to resolve. Among the weaknesses I posses I've found in me some strengths that I hope to continue to use into the future. I have years of Student Council experience and in that have found…

volunteering at my local church, and joining student council. Doing those tasks has helped me overcome this obstacle and helped get myself out into the world and learn skills that I need to know for college such as leadership. Joining student council was pivotal in the evolvement of my leadership skills since my leadership skills were truly lacking before I joined student council. But after being a member for three years I have become a true representative of my students. What I figured out was…

pediatrician for four months in 2016 and volunteering at Beaumont Hospital. Extracurricular activities that I am involved in are student council, National Honor Society (NHS), and Key Club. NHS and Key Club have both allowed me to participate in community service activities. I have been a devoted member of student council for the class of 2017 for the past three years. In student council, the members and I bring ideas and make decisions to create a year-long calendar. We plan school events,…

volunteering in the community and school, and discouraged by the lack of authority from African Americans in my high school, which has, unfortunately, always been this way. A majority of minorities at Puckett High School do not even attempt to run for student council or class officer positions. I soon, however, realized the importance of these extracurriculars and began to obtain leadership roles. For instance, I am a part of two church organizations and have a leadership role in both. I am the…

When I was in eighth grade, I was the student council president because I am a perfectionist; I did not trust my peers to get things done the way they needed to be. Prior to my eighth grade year, I had just been a class representative. As president, I assigned jobs to the other members, but I was not allowed to give myself a task of my own. Our moderator told me that my job was to supervise what the others were doing and make sure that everything was running smoothly. At first, this job was a…

I had always looked back on my Student Council experiences like one gazes at postcards hanging across string. Posters of a pizza with my head replacing the pepperoni. Vivacious hallway decorating tournaments. Uncomfortably silent brainstorming sessions at 6:53am on Thursdays. Student Council has defined my high school experience and my intentions beyond its halls—so much so that I had always thought that to find a broader meaning would be to look past its distinct experiences. Running my first…

I traveled to the government center in toledo to attend a meeting with a small group of government students. Along the way, we got lost but eventually found the tall white building that one of our friends described to us as the government center. I found a parking spot and paid the parking meter. We walked the rest of the way in the unpredicted humid May weather. The building was refreshingly cool; the inside was presented in a sophisticated manner. I could not help but feel out of place in my…

“Olivia for President!” I chanted through the halls of Bentley Elementary. I felt more proud with every strut. I was running for President of Student Council. It only took Mrs Sykora three entire days to convince me to run. She told me I would have no problem winning, at the time there was no other candidate. I thought to myself and came to a conclusion. I had this in the bag. Even though I had no opponent, I still thought it was necessary to make posters and inform everyone about their…