Student Council
Elections for 2020 - 2021
Thank you for
showing interest in running for next year’s student council!
In this packet you will find everything you need to run:
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Election
Information Form
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Nomination
Form
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Application
Questions
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Teacher/Administration
Candidacy Support
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Two
Teacher Recommendation Forms (separate
attachment for you to send to two teachers)
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Checklist
and Important Date
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Description
of Student Council Positions
According to the CHRS Extra-Curricular Code
of Conduct in order to run for any council position you must consider the
following:
- You must be passing all courses and be in
good academic standing.
- You must represent your school well in the
community at all times. It is important to understand that your actions reflect
directly on the entire school, students, staff, and alumni.
- You must understand that how you behave
outside the school and away from the school environment is a significant
consideration when deciding eligibility. This includes the use of social media.
- You must make positive choices with the
understanding that all choices, - both good and bad - have consequences.
- Failure to make positive choices while
representing CRHS in and away from the school environment could result in
dismissal from Student Council.
- Social media posts that have a negative
impact on the school- including school personnel and fellow students - will
result in automatic dismissal from the Council.
Dismissal is at the discretion of the administration and teacher
liaison.
- Council members work constructively with
school personnel and the students they represent in positive ways to attain
positive outcomes for everyone.
- The use of drugs and / or alcohol is
strictly prohibited and will automatically result in a dismissal from Student
Council.
Student
council is a full year commitment that begins in June 2020 and continues
through summer until after Prom and Graduation June 2021. While you are
permitted and encouraged to take part in other sports and activities, if elected your position on council must be your priority. If
significant conflicts arise, you may be required to abandon other activities or
step down from council.
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Upon signing this form, I am
indicating that I have read and understand the above expectations.
Student Signature:
__________________________ Date:
_____________________
Parent Signature:
___________________________ Date:
______________________
Nomination Form 2020-2021
Full Name: ________________________
Grade Level: _____
Homeroom: ______________
Two Teachers who have agreed to complete the teacher reference form for
you:
1)
______________________________________
2)
______________________________________
Positions you are interested in (in order of preference):
1)
_____________________________________
2)
_____________________________________
3)
_____________________________________
*You will
not run for a specific position; it will simply help give us an idea of your
area of interest
List all activities (extra-curricular, volunteer, work…) that you have been or
are currently involved in. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Application Questions
Please
answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability. Answers
should be in complete sentences and typed below the question.
1)
Why do you want to be a member of Caledonia
Regional Student Council? If you are a current member, why are you interested
in continuing your involvement?
2)
What qualities and strengths would you bring to
the student council team? If you are a current member, what strengths will you
continue to bring to the team? How have you displayed these qualities in the
past?
3)
Our number one goal as a Student Council is
student involvement and creating a positive school environment. If elected,
what are some ideas you have to promote / increase these two factors?
4)
As we move into the next school year what are some
activities you would like to help keep and what are some new
ideas/activities that you would like to see implemented?
Teacher /
Administration Candidacy Support
Mrs.
Godfrey, Principal: Support received from Mrs. Godfrey
___ yes ____ no
2 Teachers:
Support received from 2 teachers
---- yes ----- no
Checklist and Important Dates
CRHS Student
Council Application Checklist
ÿ I (and
parents/guardians) have read and signed the election information form.
ÿ I have
completed the nomination form, including the application questions.
ÿ I have
found 2 Teachers who will complete the Teacher Reference Form for me. (Teachers
will e-mail these forms directly to Mrs. Murray)
ÿ
I have received approval from Mrs. Godfrey.
IMPORTANT
Date:
Monday,
June 1st : All
applications are due to Mrs. Murray by e-mail
katelyn.murray@nbed.nb.ca
Applications
submitted after this date will not be considered.
Student Council Positions
1. GENERAL DUTIES
i. All elected members are responsible
to conduct themselves in a positive & mature manner,
remembering that they represent the school at all times. This applies to all activities,
events, social gatherings, and use of social media.
ii. All members are strongly encouraged
to attend all school-sponsored activities to promote school spirit. If you
cannot attend an event/activity, notice is expected to be given at least 2
school days in advance.
iii. All members are required to attend
all meetings, unless a valid reason is presented to the teacher advisor in
advance.
iv. Members are responsible to bring
any new ideas or concerns to the council and teacher advisor, prior to carrying
out any actions on behalf of the student council.
v. Student Council business is
considered secondary only to academic obligations. Student Council members must
be passing all courses in order to be a member of the council. If a
student receives an At-Risk Report and, or receives a failing mark on a report
card, the student’s position will be suspended and they will placed on
probation, until a passing mark is obtained. If a passing mark is not obtained
by the next reporting period, the student’s position will be terminated for the
remainder of the year.
2. EXECUTIVE MEMBER POSITIONS AND DUTIES
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Once elected for a position on Student Council,
these specific positions will be awarded by the Student Council Advisor(s), and
the Caledonia Regional School Administration.
President (Must be a grade
12 student)
- Acts as a
representative for the ideas and concerns of the student body to the
administration and to the community.
- Calls, prepares
an agenda for, and presides over all Student Council meetings.
- Oversees
all of the functions of the student council.
- Gives direction,
assistance, guidance, and praise.
- Acts as a
facilitator during discussion.
- Reports to
and works with advisor on all planning.
- Acts as the
student representative on the Parent Support Committee (PSSC) and provide
feedback to the Student Council.
- Acts a
mentor to all other student council members.
- Attends school sponsored
extra-curricular activities to promote school involvement and spirit.
Vice President
(Open to grade 11 and 12 students)
- Works
closely with President and aids them with day-to-day duties.
- Presides
over and assumes President’s duties when needed.
- Works with
President and Treasurer in preparing calendar and budget.
- Assists the
President in preparing meeting agendas.
- Prepares “To Do” lists for
upcoming events.
- Prepares
and reads the student council announcements at assemblies, unless
otherwise decided by the council.
- Attends school sponsored
extra-curricular activities to promote school involvement and spirit.
Treasurer (Open to grade 11 and 12 students with preference given to level of
responsibility)
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Prepares, organizes and is responsible for the
floats for every activity.
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Coordinates admission and canteen (where
required) for student council activities.
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Counts and deposits money for every event in a
timely manner. All money must be deposited to the main office daily. An advisor
must sign off prior to deposit.
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Prepares a budget for every event (to include
expenses, money in and profit made).
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Prepares a monthly budget overview for advisor
and administration.
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Documents all purchases made by council, collect
all receipts and complete all “Request for funds” forms. Purchases must be
approved by advisor in advance of purchases.
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Works closely with the Student council advisor.
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Attends school sponsored extra-curricular
activities to promote school involvement and spirit
Secretary
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Takes accurate minutes of all student council
meetings. These minutes are then to be
typed,
placed into a binder, and
e-mailed to all council members and advisors.
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Creates and updates the student council calendar
of events (Council Calendar & School
Calendar).
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Contacts advisors and administration to obtain
approval for suggested student council events
and dates.
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Sends all e-mails / communication within Student
Council.
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Prepares all information and E-mails that are to
be sent out to Staff (E-mails / requests to be typed up and then sent to
advisor to approve and send to the rest of the staff).
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Attends school sponsored extra-curricular
activities to promote school involvement and spirit.
Public Relations Coordinator
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Keeps CRHS students, staff and community up to
date with activities/events. Media contact needs to be made (newspaper / TV/
Radio, District “What’s Happening” etc.)
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Updates Social Media: Facebook Page (Caledonia
Regional Tigers), Twitter (@crhsnb), and
Remind (@chrsup).
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Keeps the Student Council section of the CRHS
website exciting and updated with upcoming
events and photos of past
events.
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Prepares all student council related
announcements
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Keeps TV monitor screens updated
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Works with the Events Coordinator to keep the
events calendar up to date
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Acts as a liaison between the yearbook and
student council.
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Attends school sponsored extra-curricular
activities to promote school involvement and spirit.
Community Support Coordinator
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Within the first two months of the school year,
the Community Support Coordinator will have a
meeting to determine which areas
to concentrate council fundraising efforts on.
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Reaches out to other school clubs /
organizations to run other important events/fundraisers.
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Develops and organizes volunteer opportunities
to reach out to the community. (Minimum one
event per year)
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Acts as a contact to students and teachers to
combine our efforts to help those in need.
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Develops an updated contact list for all outside
community contacts.
·
Attends school sponsored extra-curricular
activities to promote school involvement and spirit.
CHRS Events Coordinator
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Organizes school activities and events
including:
o Rookie
Week
o Dances
o Evening
Events (Coffee Houses, Movie Night, Games Night etc.)
o Christmas
Parade Float (Hillsborough)
o Parent/Teacher
Night
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Develops the student council activity binder and
keeps it up to date.
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Works with Public Relations to keep the school
event calendar up to date.
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Acts as a liaison between the student council
and other CRHS teams/committees/groups.
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Organizes chaperones & volunteers for
events.
·
Attends school sponsored extra-curricular
activities to promote school involvement and spirit.
CRHS Spirit Reps
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Works very closely with Events Coordinator.
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Organizes spirit activities / encourages school
spirit for
o Pep
Rallies
o Spirit
Games
o School
Atmosphere in general
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Organizes and runs theme weeks. These will occur
one week per month.
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Organizes spirit related activities to bring the
student body together at assemblies:
o Grade
Competitions
o Game
Shows
o Spirit
Videos
o School
Yells/Chant
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Attends school sponsored extra-curricular
activities to promote school involvement and spirit.