| Teen Life In America - School Presidents
In America, nearly every High School has a Student Council.
Student Councils usually do the following:
- Have
meetings with the Principal about school issues, such as the canteen
and cleanliness.
- Organise
school dances.
-
Choose a charity to support for the year.
- Help with
festivals, such as Christmas.
- Organise
charity events, such as sponsored walks.
- Help with
Parents' Evenings
- Organise
elections for the President and Committee.
President
Each year, there is a new President. There is an election, which
is similar to political elections. Students decide to be a candidate.
They do many things to get other students to vote for them, such
as holding coffee mornings.
There
is even a book to help you win Student Council elections. You can
see reviews of it here. http://www.schoolelection.com/
A President is like a Senior Prefect in Hong Kong. Other students
respect them.
Here
are some examples of what Student Councils do:
East
Providence High School http://www.towniepride.com/ephs/studentcouncil/
Liberty-Eylau
http://www.geocities.com/le_stuco/
Johnson High School
http://users.ids.net/JohnstonSchool/studentcouncil/studentcouncil.html
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