Student Council Packet

STUDENT COUNCIL 2012-2013

Dear Advisory Teachers,

2012-2013 Student Council is underway. The function of Student Council at Edgewood Middle School is attached; please share this with your Advisory.

Please discuss the following responsibilities of a Student Council Advisory representative:

-Attend meetings once a month (Thursday morning 7:20am Room 129).

-Participate in Student Council committees (one required).

-Inform Advisory of upcoming activities by reviewing and discussing the wiki with Advisory classes.

-Serve as a liaison between Advisory and Student Council.

-Be a good role model!

We would like ALL Advisories to be represented in Student Council this year by at LEAST one representative. More representatives are welcome, there are no limits!!!

Please email the name(s) of your representative(s) to Carly by Friday August 31^st, 2012.

Thank you,

Brittany and Carly

FUNCTION OF STUDENT COUNCIL AT EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Student Council, at Edgewood Middle School, is organized to provide for the student leadership in the development of good citizenship. The Student Council is the one organization that should be representative of all student groups in the school; however, it should never be thought of as the governing body. The council is a group of students elected by their peers who represent a given constituency. The constituency is so worked out that every student in the school will have a voice in student affairs through representation.

It should be kept in mind that the Student Council always works in concert with students, staff, administration, and the community. The Student Council in NOT a “telling” group, rather it is a “showing” group. The Student Council sets the pace, provides the example, registers approval and disapproval, rewards positive action and admonishes negative action, and always respects the dignity of every individual.

The Student Council of Edgewood Middle School must constantly keep in mind that it is representative of all students, and it must continually seek more satisfactory ways of serving them. The obligation to support every student and his/her feeling that he/she is a part of the student body, and that he/she is important to its successful operation is, nevertheless, a most basic one, and the Council must NOT settle for less.

In summary, the Student Council can expect to achieve its purposes only when it is democratically administered and efficiently organized. The Student Council is an important instrument of education when its purposes are clearly stated, clearly understood, and in harmony with the goals of education.

STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

FALL MEETING AND ACTIVITY SCHEDULE 2012-2013

AUG 23- 31 STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE SIGN UP

SEPTEMBER 10 STUDENT COUNCIL INSTALLATION CEREMONY

EW Auditorium 7:00a.m., Dress nicely!

SEPTEMBER 13 LARGE GROUP MEETING 7:20am in RM 129

SEPTEMBER 20 OPEN HOUSE TOURS AND GUIDES (Help guide parents to classrooms) Arrive at 6:45pm for a post and T-shirt.

SEPTEMBER 21 NEW STUDENT AND TEACHER BREAKFAST

Ms. Leavitt’s Room (129) 7:20am

OCTOBER 11 LARGE GROUP MEETING 7:20am in RM 129

OCTOBER 8-12 DANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS 7:20am in Rm 129

OCTOBER 12 6^TH GRADE DANCE at EW Lunchroom 7-8:30pm

OCTOBER 15-19 RED RIBBON WEEK COMMITTEE MEETINGS 7:20am in Rm 129

OCTOBER 22-26 RED RIBBON WEEK

NOVEMBER 8 LARGE GROUP MEETING 7:20am in RM 129

NOVEMBER 14, 15 THANKSGIVING “THANK YOUS” DURING LUNCH

OCTOBER 29-

NOVEMBER 17 MORRAINE TOWNSHIP FOOD DRIVE COLLECTION

Pick up on Thursday, November 15 in Extended Advisory

DECEMBER 7 EW IDOL MANDATORY INFORMATIONAL MEETING 7:20am in Rm129

DECEMBER 13 LARGE GROUP MEETING 7:20am in RM 129

NOVEMBER 26-

DECEMBER 13 PHYLLIS SANTULLANO HOLIDAY DRIVE

Wrap on Thursday, December 20^th Extended Advisory (12:50pm)

Drop off on Friday, December 21^st Extended Advisory (7:55am)

**MEETINGS AFTER WINTER BREAK WILL BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE.**