My Involvement In Student Congress

During 8th grade at Howard D. McMillan Middle, I believed one person could make a difference if they just set their mind to do so. Our school had many restrictions and few student activities. Early that year I became interested in Student Government (S.G.) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), so I decided to run for President of both clubs hoping to make a change.

“The most rewarding part of being in student council is we get to help our school and do great things for our students,”Student Council member sophomore Madison Inman

I have been attending Anthem Prep for five consecutive years and I am applying the role of Freshman Class Representative. To make it more interesting for our students to get involved, Anthem Prep has been making changes to its student life and topics relating to it. Though our school has made significant progress, I believe the upcoming student government will improve our student body and their lives on campus.

Though I haven’t had the most involvement in extracurricular activities, I have been trying to turn that around. I joined FCCLA at the start of freshman year. FCCLA was an excellent experience to improve my leadership skills, as well as getting engaged with the school and community. This ranged from helping out with school activities, to collecting and organizing books to be donated to children, and crafting dog beds to donate to the Cedar Valley Humane Society. I ended up not resigning up for FCCLA the following year due to my dealing with a difficult death in my family. However, since then I have gotten stronger and want to expand my community involvement. For that reason, I joined Student Council after the end of my junior year. As a representative, I help in school activities and decision-making. Though I’m a newer member, I’m excited to be a part of the Student Council. I have also recently joined the Science National Honor Society. I was able to join this club because of my accomplishments in science. I doubled up biology and chemistry my sophomore year, challenged myself by taking AP Chemistry my junior year, and am currently enrolled in the Pharmacology Technician program at Kirkwood as a senior. I am eager to see guest speakers and have already signed up for a couple of community service activities in this

I am in Quiz Bowl which has allowed me to learn new information and connect with other kids from different schools. Pep Club is another great opportunity. We decorate for the homecoming dance and plan activities and dress-up days. We collect pennies, nickels, and quarters and donated the money raised to the local food pantry to help with their expenses. This year I am currently serving as a student council member. We help set up Winter Carnival games, pick out dress-up days for homecoming, and help seat people at graduation. Last spring, I was inducted into our school’s NHS chapter. Being in NHS allows me the opportunity to assist our local Lions Club with community service projects. These community service projects allow me to be involved and give back to the community. I have been recently voted to be a student representative of the school board. I am excited to learn how the board makes decisions for our staff and students. I also get to participate in discussion and share my opinion on current issues we are dealing with. A new activity that I just started in September is Battle of the

As Senior Class Vice President, I serve the senior class by planning homecoming activities and using social media to keep our class

I am involved in two clubs at Hopkins High School. I am proud to say that I'm part of the We Serve HHS and HHS Responds clubs. We Serve HHS focuses on serving the community through volunteer. We organized the food drive that recently occurred in October to donate to ICA. Currently, we are looking into collaborating with Mr. Allan Law to provide food for homeless people in the Minneapolis area. HHS Responds is a representation of the diversity in our school. It encourages and promotes diversity in Hopkins. That club brought the gender neutral bathrooms into our school and we are currently working on celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. We have discussions regarding politics, race, religion, gender, and many other current topics that affect students

Student Council and the National Honor Society both share a common purpose: helping others. I have been a representative for my grade in Student Council for three of my high school years and a National Honor Society member for two. In the National Honor Society, I have served as president throughout my senior year. Coincidentally, one of the four pillars of the National Honor Society is service, a component in a good citizen. As a National Honor Society president, I have helped coordinate a blood drive and assisted in others, provided support to the students who struggle socially or academically, and coordinated award presentations to a majority of the student body. The other side, Student Council, has also provided for me a way to help others and be a good citizen. Through Student Council, I have displayed citizenship through boosting school morale, volunteering for various school events and creating and approving new, innovative plans to make school life better. As an active, volunteering student, I hope that I made a positive impact, big or small, both inside and outside of the

I am currently the Secretary of the Senior Class and the Secretary of the National Honor Society. I have represented my class through Student Council since freshman year, and I was elected as Junior Delegate of the National Honor Society last year. I put multiple hours into both of these activities each week, and I plan to put a lot of effort into the position I am applying for (Entertainment Executive Chair).

I have been involved in the Youth Council for about one year. It was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Being in the Youth council has really taught me a great deal and has given me a new perspective. Before joining the Youth Council I was seldom involved in any community service activities outside of my school. I was fortunate enough to find out about the Youth Council through a family member and quickly signed up to volunteer.

I am in my school’s Student Council, which I am currently acting as the President. It has a lot of work in it, as much as my school work, but I stay in it because I enjoy doing it. My goal as President this year is to run the Council as efficiently and effectively as possible and create robust communication from the Council to the administration to voice the student body’s wishes, and wish to continue in the future. Because of this, I would like to get involved with student representation on campus to develop my leadership and responsibility skills even more. Getting involved with the student population would further my understanding of unique individuals and how people define themselves, as UPenn is a melting pot of different cultures and diversity. This would help me develop the communicative skills needed in order to participate in team

It all began in middle school I was always motivated to be a part of the community and help get voices heard. In 8th grade, I was the class representative as I helped communicate ideas to my peers and bring their concerns back to the student council. With this very role in the middle school that motivated me to continue doing it in high school.

My motivations for joining Student Council have existed since the beginning of sophomore year, and they continually grow. At the beginning of sophomore year, I applied for sophomore at large on a whim, and doubted that I’d survive interviews. After scraping by, and being adequately shaken by a very stern interviewer, I realized how much student council meant to me. The questions I was asked caused me to think deeply about my short experience at IMSA and my entire experience in school as a whole. It was during the simulation that I knew that I wanted to be part of Student Council. I felt an adrenaline rush when I took charge of my group and began bouncing ideas off of someone who would later become one of my best friends. Running around campus with him and having people fill out our survey, and then creating a PowerPoint while not very kindly asking people to please leave us alone was thrilling. We were solving an issue, listening and learning, compiling our research, and presenting all in 2 hours. At the end of the simulation, I told a member that I needed a hug. I did my best, I was exhausted, and I still felt inadequate because the solution wasn’t completely solid. I wanted to fix it more. The drive I felt that day to help was incredible, and I’d never felt that I could make a change on campus until that day.

I started immediately and went every Tuesday and Thursday when they were holding the group during my seventh and eighth grade years. It was the most amazing experience to see that even though some of these students might have been failing any number of classes, they often had deep passion for another aspect of school or life like art, music, sports, or helping others. This realization that helping others and seeing the good in them rather than judging was important and led me to join Key Club in ninth grade where I have annually been actively involved in volunteer work. With Key Club, we have collected food for the food pantry and the group “adopts a family” for Christmas. This is an important part of our community because there are people going through hard times in this area and the food pantry or a little help with their Christmas gifts can make a huge difference. Also through Key Club, I participated in the annual Rural Ministry Spring Clean-up, helped with the Candor Fire Department Easter Egg Hunts, worked the table for our bake sale, and had the opportunity to help with the St. Baldrick’s Event in Candor. These events are all for good causes and I enjoyed being a part of them. When I was accepted into National Honor Society in tenth grade, I started tutoring my peers again. Also, every year in NHS we do an enrichment project with the sixth graders to show us how to teach a skill and to introduce the students who will be entering the high school next year to some of the older students. This makes their transition much easier because they will know a few faces before they get to the high school. I take every opportunity I can to help my classmates and other students, community members, and anyone else who might need it. Community service is important because even a small amount of effort and time for one person can make a huge

In Grade 10, I saw a problem in my school: lack of school spirit. I wished to bring change and improve this issue, so instead of being complacent, I took action and chose to be directly involved in influencing the experiences of my fellow students. I have been an active and valuable member of the Student Council since Grade 11. Our mandate is that we are sincerely invested in making our school environment safe and enjoyable, where students feel cared for and respected. Our responsibilities include deciding and creating spirit weeks, events, and theme days for the school. For instance, we improve our sense of community through encouraging dress up days such as Twin Day and Retro Day. We also hold Anti-stress events, where mental health awareness is promoted and there are calming activities available including petting animals and free hot chocolate. This event is regarded as impacting students the most, and the feedback from the student body is always extremely positive.