Student Council Application

Name:  _________________________________________     Grade:  _______________

Email:  _________________________________________________________________

 Phone:  __________________________________________T-shirt Size:  _____________

 Current Class Schedule

 Class                                                                            Teacher   

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2^nd  ____________________________                                  ________________________

3^rd ____________________________                                   ________________________

4^th ____________________________                                   ________________________                                              

5^th ____________________________                                    ________________________                                                                   

6^th ____________________________                                   _________________________                                                                

7^th ____________________________                                   _________________________

I, __________________________________, understand the purpose of Student Council and want to be of service to my school and community.  I agree to the time commitment involved in being a Student Council Representative and understand that each month I will have to meet a minimum point requirement to stay an active member.

I pledge that I will be a positive role-model for my peers and maintain ethical and leadership qualities, in and out of school.  I have read the requirements and rules for discipline for being a Representative and agree to abide by these regulations.

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Student Signature                                                                            Date

New member dues:  $15 (included Student Council T-shirt)                         _______ paid 
  
Returning members dues who have T-shirt:  $5                                         ________ paid

Membership Requirements

To become a candidate for representative, all members shall:

1.     have had an overall “70” average the semester prior to his/her candidacy.

2.     have had an “A” in citizenship the semester prior to his/her candidacy.

                        To maintain membership, all members shall:

1.     maintain an “70” academic average.

2.     maintain an “A” citizenship average in all classes.

3.     maintain a good citizenship record by never having been assigned alternative school or suspended from school.

4.     meet set minimum point requirements for each month.

Representatives

                        Student Council Representatives shall:

1.     attend council meetings

2.     meet point requirements for each month

3.     be an active member of one Student Council committee

Point System

Each member of the Student Council will be evaluated to determine active membership.

 Each member will be given a point sheet at the beginning of each month and will be responsible for reaching a set minimum amount of points.  If point requirements are not met, the member will be on probation the following month in which he/she must obtain 10 extra points to remain an active voting member.  If the probationary terms are not met, the member will be removed and will have to work on again as a new member.  These point sheets must be turned in to the Recording Secretary at the end of each month.

Section 1.       Members

1.     Any member who does not meet point requirements will be on probation the following month in which he/she must obtain 10 extra points to remain an active voting member.  If the probationary terms are not met, the member will be removed and will have to “work on” again as a new member. 

2.     Any member who fails a course for a six-week period will be put on probation for the next six-week period.  If he/she fails a course in the next grading period, he/she will be removed from Student Council.

3.     Any member who is in possession or uses tobacco, alcohol, and/or other narcotics will be automatically removed from Student Council and from the Leadership class without possibility of reinstatement.

4.     Any member who engages in conduct that results in assignment to an alternative education program will be automatically removed from Student Council and from the Leadership class without possibility of reinstatement.