The Student Council is a model of government composed of elected student officers and representatives and a faculty advisor. The elected officers include the president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. There is one elected representative from each grade level. The student council helps share students' ideas, interests, and concerns with teachers and school principals. They often also help raise funds for school-wide activities, including social events, community projects, helping people in need and school reform. Most schools participate in food drives, fundraisers and parties. Many members learn skills that were an extension of their formal education.
Officers:
- Class president - ultimately responsible for all class activities; creates agenda and presides over meetings; delegates duties and acts as the representative for the class
- Vice-president - fulfills the duties of the president when the president is absent; performs duties assigned by the president
- Secretary - takes meeting minutes; maintains correspondence & attendance records; keeps class activity calendar/webpage; responsible for all sign-up sheets
- Treasurer - establishes budget; records all financial transactions; gives status report at class meetings; authorizes expenditures; inventories fundraising items; and collects/deposits fundraising money earned
- Historian - writes a narrative of activities and events; maintains a scrapbook of documents & memorabilia; coordinates activities with newspaper and yearbook teams; and publicizes activities- ultimately responsible for all class activities; creates agenda and presides over meetings; delegates duties and acts as the representative for the class