Committee Chairs: Asha Lulla, Dureti Irkiso, & Mira Jain

SUCCESSFUL

Alumni Night would be a night when alumni are home (most likely before a long weekend or break) where they can come to Payton and interact with juniors and seniors and give them advice on how to shape their high school career and structure their college essays to get into colleges of their choice. This night would include food/drink (the only potential cost of the event) and speeches from alumni about their high school experience; the night will also include a portion where a panel of alumni will sit at the front and any student who wants to ask questions can ask.

Counselor Sessions would be panels of Payton's guidance counselors that would be willing to share some tips with the Payton upperclassmen. These sessions would most likely be virtual, and would be group sessions that cater to different majors people want to study in college + general advice for college applications and tips on how to stand out to colleges.

Current Status: Planning is still in progress, with an estimated date January.

Committee Members: Bella Brown, Salma Quito, Tyler Field

Committee Chair: Maya Shah

SUCCESSFUL

The goal of the Cultural Fair initiative is to organize a school wide, after school or during enrichment (or starting during enrichment and extending after school as well), fundraiser and performance space for cultural clubs. This event will take place in the spring and will be similar to the Cultural Fair we had two years ago. This event will allow clubs to have tables where they get to share about themselves to all of the students and will have the opportunity to raise funds for their club to use for the rest of the year and into the next year.

Current Status: StudGov has reached out to clubs and is working toward a tentative date in April!

Committee Members: Alina Zhao, Amina Mavlyankul, Prisara Chumsangsri

Committee Chair: Maya Agrawal

UNSUCCESSFUL

The goal of this initiative is to renovate the lunchrooms to make them inviting places for people to eat. In schools such as Whitney and Lane, students have open spaces with comfortable seating and good lighting to eat lunch. Lunch time is one of the only 45 minute blocks during school where kids get a break and can socialize. The atrium is a popular place to eat because it is open and spacey, however, many people do not like sitting on the ground. The long tables in the lunchrooms and limited windows in the East cafe almost makes it feel like a jail. Students deserve a nicer place to decompress and enjoy their meals. 

Current Status: Recently approved, doing final planning.

Committee Members: Eliana Snopek, Jorie Binion

Committee Chairs: Pranav Kota & Preston Ellis

UNSUCCESSFUL

SSS is an initiative focused on uplifting the less appreciated staff members in the Payton community: the adults that are the driving force behind our school.  This includes the nurses, janitors, security guards, and kitchen helpers and student aids that are the backbone of the Payton environment.  We think it’s important to appreciate these staffers because it will help form a closer community at the school and promote unity.  Additionally, the majority of students don’t know these adults that we see everyday and it would be valuable to show them appreciation.

Current Status: Recently approved, doing final planning.

Committee Members: Corabella Colteu, Emma Lee

Committee Chair: Charlie Kizziah & Mira Jain

SUCCESSFUL 

A dance just for juniors, usually held on a boat docked off of Navy Pier sometime in early May.

Current Status: Working on approval from administration.

Committee Members: Maia Daley

Committee Chair: Judah Cooper

SUCCESSFUL

A dance just for underclassmen.

Current Status: Working toward a potential date in late April. Currently planning a venue, finding a DJ, and fundraising.

Committee Members: Avery Maher, Geneve Villa, Jessica Lian, Sora Schrank 

Committee Chair: Emma Lee

PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL

The Ice Cream Social will be a place where everyone (family, friends, and all) can gather to enjoy an evening after a hard day of school or work. It is a great time to build community, friendships, and memories!

An evening after a school day to enjoy ice cream and cookies with the school community. We're hoping it can be held in the softball field with music.

Current Status: The committee is rerouting its efforts away from an ice cream social toward offering free cookies to students during lunch periods, as part of our upcoming Come Talk With Us lunch events.

Committee Members: Corabella Colteu

Committee Chair: Anden Hong

UNSUCCESSFUL

Student Government is about STUDENTS. This initiative aims to add more student input into the events that we do in student government, and would involve two google forms sent to all students at the start of every year. The first google form would be sent at the beginning of the school year and would provide a space for students to suggest important events that they feel are needed for the year (this could be holiday event suggestions, or for events like a voter registration event, etc.). After going through these responses, the second form would be sent out a couple weeks into the school year and would have events that student government has either brainstormed or responses from the first google form that are voted upon as doable and useful events. The point is: there are many opportunities for little holiday events/events that could help increase school/holiday spirit and bring the student body together. 

Current Status: Instead of focusing on new events this year based on student input, the committee has refocused its efforts on getting input from students on future events in coming years, and taking feedback from students on recent events.

Committee Members: Alice Kong, James Barrios