Requirements

To join as an "Open Enrollment Member"

• You must attend three consecutive Wednesday morning meetings

• You must participate in 3 events in a given term.

• You must attend a “major event” run by the Student Council. 

• Once you've met those requirements, you will get an email stating that you're a full "open enrollment member."

• The requirements to join must be met by the end of term 2.

Participation Requirements:

• Elected class officers must sign-up for and participate in 2 student council events per term

• Elected Student Council representatives and open enrollment members must sign-up for and participate in 3 student council events per term and attend all “major events.”  (Students are allowed 2 absences from these, for any reason.)

• Student Council Exec Board members must participate in 8 student council events per term and attend all “major events.”  (Students are allowed 2 absences from these, for any reason.)

• The Required Major Events for the 2023-2024 School Year are:

  • • Saturday, October 14th, 2023 - Homecoming Dance - 7pm - 10pm

    • Monday, November 20th, 2023 - Hall Decorating Contest - 3pm - 7pm

    • Sunday, December 10th, 2023 - Pancake Breakfast - 9am - 11:30am

    • Thursday, December 21st, 2023 - Clocker Idol - 7pm

    • Thursday, April 4th, 2023 - Bingo Night - 6:30pm

• Student Council Members must sign-up to help at events.  You will only get participation credit if you’ve signed up to help. 

• Student Council Members who do not participate in the required amount of events in any given term will be on “probation” for the next term and must participate in double their regular number of requirements.  If you fail to participate in the required number of event for a second term, you will no longer serve as a Student Council member.

Attendance Requirements:

• Attendance at all Wednesday morning meetings at 7:40am is mandatory

  • • Absence from school counts as an “excused absence” from the Student Council

    • If you cannot make a morning meeting (because of a prior commitment) and inform Mr. Wiczer ahead of time, the absence may be considered excused

    • Not showing up because you have first period study hall does not count as an excused absence

    • Showing up 10 or more minutes late (by the school clock) counts as an unexcused absence.

• After your second absence from a Wednesday morning meeting, you will receive a “warning” letter

• After your third absence from a Wednesday morning meeting, you will no longer serve as a student council member

Responsibility Requirements:

• We are counting on you to attend all events that you sign up to help for

  • • If you realize after you sign up that you cannot attend an event, let Mr. Wiczer know before the event and it won’t count against you.

• After the second time you fail to show up for an event that you signed up for (including helping at a specific lunch period), you will receive a “warning” letter

• After the third time you fail to show up for an event that you signed up for (including helping at a specific lunch period), you will no longer serve as a student council member

Academic Eligibility Requirements:

• Students must pass five classes each term to participate in the Student Council

  • • To participate in the Student Council during term 1, you must have passed five classes during the previous school year and received 5.0 credits for the previous entire school year

Chemical Health Requirements:

Members of the Student Council are leaders of the school and must act as role models to the Ashland High School student body. Because of this responsibility, members of the Student Council will be held to higher standards of chemical health than other clubs, organizations and the rest of the student body.  No Student Council member or class officer should, regardless of the quantity, use, consume, possess, buy/sell, or give away any beverage containing alcohol; any tobacco product (including e-cigarettes, VAPE pens and all similar devices); marijuana (including synthetic); steroids; or any controlled substance. This policy includes products such as “NA or near beer”. It is not a violation for a student to be in possession of a legally defined drug specifically prescribed for the student’s own use by his/her doctor.  If a violation is reported, a hearing will be held before the principal, the dean(s), the Student Council advisor(s), and/or the class advisor(s). For failure to adhere to this policy, the elected or non-elected member of the Student Council will be immediately removed from any held office and will no longer be an active Student Council member.