We have a group Facebook page so that we can make announcements, ask questions, and plan events for everyone on the council away from the classroom. This is a very organized way to have everyone on the same page when we return to class. Minimally, jobs are assigned, reminders are made, and photos are shared. We also use binders to assist with goal setting, organization, take attendance at events, grades, and to do business meetings.
We also use the Facebook page to show gratitude and congratulate each other as a small act of appreciation!
At our lock-in we played a game called "The Squat Game". This game was played to portray the different life struggles that occur in our community everyday. While listening to a script about a life filled with many different scenarios, everyone needed to squat, giving our council something of a sense of how it feels to have that pain constantly in someone's life. This activity was very powerful to emphasize the diversity that we need to recognize in our school and that needs to be made to improve our environment.
This year our Council traveled up to Payson, AZ to meet with Gilbert Christian High school. We shared our ideas, thoughts, and opinions about how we view our responsibilities at each of our school’s. To finish off our day we played capture the flag,
During our annual Club day, our president Blake Mcavoy (RMHS President) was showing leadership by going around asking students and clubs if they needed any assistance setting up and helping guide students to find where they needed to go. He also took notes for the clubs and what he experienced.
A few of our officers met with Native American club to converse about how they can improve their club. They asked questions about how they could increase their funds, how they could better advertise for events, and how to get more involved. . Additionally, the club was taught how to function more smoothly as our council does.