Student Council report card June 10, 2002
“Better spirit week!” “More attendance at sports events!” “Bringing prom back for sophomores!” And, most importantly, “Better communication with the students!” Student Council officer hopefuls filled our hallways with their slogans and promises for the past two weeks. At the beginning of this year the current student council made similar promises. In this year’s first issue, the Student Council said, “we will also begin organizing a massive recycling plan....With Spirit Week, the dances, drives and student-led meetings, we will be very busy and very enthusiastic.” However, they remained just that, promises. There was no massive recycling plan, student run meetings were never held, and there was only one school dance. Other than Color War and morning announcements, the voice of the student council was never heard. Indeed, planning activities is no easy task, especially taking into consideration that the Student Council adviser left the program midyear. But that is no excuse for this type of poor performance. The Student Council now claims that it had three big goals for this year: the Sadie Hawkins dance, Spirit Week, and Color War. If this is indeed the case the officers need to reevaluate the objective of the organization. The Student Council should be doing much more than just three activities. With the growing student body, now more than ever, it is the job of the Student Council to represent and unite all of the students. New Student Council officers—be careful about making empty promises! The Student Council should not just be an inactive and unimportant organization. You have taken on a big leadership position, and the student body is depending on you to fulfill it appropriately.
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