"Friendsgiving was a great school wide event that allowed for the students of NEST+M to reflect on what they feel thankful for and the people that make Nest the community it is. Through grade wide assemblies we were able to talk about the origins or thanksgiving while also getting teachers involved with a trivia activity at the end of the day!" - Craig H., 12th Grade Rep '24

We...

1. Introduced underclassmen to our faculty and admin team

2. Established our core values (intellectualism, collaboration, inclusivity, and exploration)

3. Went over safety values and community norms 

4. Held student (9-10) and teacher (11-12) Q+A panels

Roles:

President: Stella Fusaro ‘21

Vice President: Sophie Blumstein ‘21

Secretary: Musarrat Elahi ‘21

Senior Representatives: Adam Vogel '21 and Minla Stokes '21

Junior Representatives: Leah Dratch '22  and Ashleigh McDermott '22

Sophomore Representatives: Kove Mekonen '23 and Kaitlyn Huang '23

Freshmen Representatives: Sayma Wali '24 and Eli Gordon '24

Accomplishments:

1. Saving the Electives Initiative: We used student voices to advocate for keeping the electives that were in danger of being taken due to remote learning. 

2. Weekly Principal Meeting:  Student Government has attended meetings with the principal for over a year. We make sure that important student concerns are brought to the principal every week. 

3. Hiring Committee:  Students have had the chance to help in the teacher hiring process for the past two years with this committee. 

4. Advisory: Student Government fought to make advisory a helpful and meaningful part of the curriculum. 

Initiatives: 

1. We hope to be a big part of the anti-racism council to fight for a more inclusive curriculum and spread awareness.

2. We hope to expand the college office to give every student the opportunity for success in the college process.

This Year/Blended Learning

• Everyone will follow a synchronous seven-period schedule in the first half of the day. 

• Each period will be 30min long. 

• Classes will focus more on teaching content and answering questions, rather than classwork, which will be done during the second half of the school day. 

• P.E., art, and music will all be held online.

• The second half of the day will consist of advisory, small group instruction, enrichment activities and classwork time.

• Teachers will offer optional enrichment classes during the second half of the day. 

• Advisory Curriculum:
  Phase One: Welcome Back and Community Building
  Phase Two: Emotional Intelligence
  Phase Three: Confronting Real World Issues of Race and Social Justice. 

• Blended learning will happen one day a week for two hours. During these two hours, students will stay in one classroom at all times, in groups of eight. They will wear masks at all times. Windows will be kept open at all times to improve ventilation. Classrooms without ventilation will not be used. 

• Clubs will be held online. 

• Meetings with Ms. Alba will be held online. 

• Sports are canceled. 

• Everyone should receive their schedules by 9/4.

• Google classroom codes will be emailed to students.

New information since the town hall:

9/16: First day of school for all students (remote learning only).

9/21: First day of blended learning.

If you have more questions please email us at nestclubs@gmail.com  or dm us on our Instagram @nestmstugov

The Friday before Winter Break, Student Government hosted its first Town Hall of the year. 

• We introduced Ms. Lynch, the new principal, and heard from the Assistant Principals, Guidance Counselors,and College Counselors. 

• Student Government informed the student body about its accomplishments thus far including, the launch of our Peer Tutoring program, College Alumni Program, and Town Halls and Restorative Circles. 

• Our school’s culture clubs gave presentations about the way NEST+m students celebrate different holidays. It was a great opportunity to show off the culture clubs while bringing the NEST+m high school community together.