JASPER STUDENT CONGRESS If you are interested in becoming a member of Jasper Student Congress Executive Council, please complete the following application. Application packets are due NO LATER THAN Friday, March 27th at 4:30 pm. Important Dates: Read over each date carefully. Tuesday, February 24th o Application Packets available outside room 1043 and in the Student Center Tuesday, February 24th o Information Meeting in room 1100, the Presentation Room, 4:30 pm- 5:15pm Friday, March 27th o Application packets due NO LATER THAN 4:30pm. Late application packets will not be accepted – turn your packet in early if possible. Packets can be turned in to the Student Center or to Ms. Mallory in Room 1043. Thursday, April 9th & Friday, April 10th o Interviews will take place in room 1100 A (next to the presentation room) during each school day on Thursday and Friday (if needed). o You will receive your interview time, and assigned number, on Friday, April 3rd. o Interviews will be conducted with Ms. Mallory, one other teacher, and 3 current Executive Council Members. *** In the event that more information is needed, you could be called back for a second interview. Friday, April 17th o 2015-2016 Executive Council will be announced online, and listed according to your assigned number. Access the Jasper Website: On the left side, scroll down and click on “Jasper Event Calendar”. Find the current date (April 17th) and click on STUCO Results. Friday, May 1st o Required first meeting of the new 2015-2016 Executive Council o 4:30-6:30 pm in Ms. Mallory’s room, 1043 o Pizza and drinks will be served Friday, May 29th o Parent/Student Information Meeting o 5:30- 6:30 pm in Ms. Mallory’s room, 1043 The following items need to be placed in a folder/report cover/notebook/3-ring binder in the order listed! *Please note – there is a detailed explanation of each part of this application on the following pages – below is just a list of what to turn in*** 1. Creative Cover Page – “WHO ARE YOU?” a. Directions are near the end of the packet 2. Application 3. Position Ranking Page 4. Questions (please type your answers) 5. Original School Event/Tradition page 6. Community Service Event 7. JAGUARS Page – “WHO ARE WE?” 8. Signature/ Agreement Page- Read over this page carefully. Reminder: Application Packets/Folders are due no later than 4:30pm on Friday, March 27th! *** You can be creative with your application*** There are three teacher recommendation pages. Please give these to three separate teachers, and have them return the pages to my box. Application Name: ______________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ Student Cell Phone: ___________________Birthday:(mm/dd/yyyy)______________ Student Email: ____________________________ Parent Email: _______________________________ Please list below any school clubs/organizations you are involved in (include your title/position if applicable). Explain what type of time commitment you have with these organizations: Please list below any community organizations you are involved in (include your title/position). Explain what type of time commitment you have with these organizations: Do you have a job? If so, where do you work? Please explain what type of time commitment you have with your job (how many days/hours per week do you work?). In the event that you interview for both STUCO Executive Congress, as well as PALS, which one would you prefer? Why do you feel you would fit best with the organization of your choice? Please list any skills that you can bring to the Student Congress Class (ex. Graphic Design, Video Editing, Audio Mixing, Set Designs / Layouts)? YOUR CURRENT SCHEDULE OF CLASSES: Period Teacher Subject 1____________________________________________________________________ 2____________________________________________________________________ 3____________________________________________________________________ 4____________________________________________________________________ Lunch: A B C 5____________________________________________________________________ 6____________________________________________________________________ 7____________________________________________________________________ D Rank the following positions in the order in which you would be interested. 1 should be your top choice, 2 is your second choice, etc. ***All expectations and responsibilities of each position might not be listed.*** Officer Positions President Vice President Serve in the absence of the President Prepare Outstanding Student Congress state report Oversee STUCO attendance and member point sheets Keep a current list of each committee & its members A member of Jasper’s President Council Secretary Take minutes at all General Session meetings Official record keeper of Executive Council meetings Write press releases for the Jasper e-news Assist in preparing STUCO newsletters- works with PR Historian Gather materials in preparation for the scrapbook & complete scrapbook Submit pictures to yearbook Maintain a file of materials about activities of the school. Take pictures and video of STUCO events Coordinate work on other historical presentations (i.e., slide shows, video). Assist in preparing STUCO newsletters Community Service Committee Chair Preside over General Session meetings (prepare agenda) Coordinate TASC district and state activities Work with advisor to organize master class calendar- prepares weekly goals Supervise work of other officers and committee chairs Assist with daily operation of the class A member of Jasper’s President’s Council Helps emcee pep rallies, and other Jasper events DASH (Drugs, Alcohol, Safety, Health Awareness) Energy & Environment Pride & Patriotism Public Relations PR- Social Media Prepare Community Service State Report Plan community service projects for STUCO Coordinate Elementary School projects /activities Keep attendance and records for Community Service committee Preside over Community Service meetings Coordinates team building activities for leadership class Prepare DASH State Report Educate students on issues relating to DASH Plan school wide events for DASH awareness Awareness weeks throughout the year Keep attendance and records for DASH committee Preside over DASH meetings Be a part of Jasper’s Anti-Bullying Committee Coordinate with PALS for Spirit Week/Red Ribbon Week Prepare Energy & Environment State Report Focus on “Keep Jasper Beautiful” Plan school wide awareness events for E&E Keep attendance and records for E & E Environment Preside over E & E meetings Works closely with Community Service Prepare Pride & Patriotism State Report Plano West Homecoming Events, Pep rally skits, March Madness, Spirit Week Plan school wide activities for all students to be involved in Keep attendance and records for P & P committee Preside over P & P meetings Helps emcee Jasper events Prepare Public Relations State Report Coordinate events with other organizations and schools Organize signs and announcements – monthly reader Maintain the STUCO bulletin board Plan and Organize school wide elections Keep attendance and records for PR committee Participate in Club fairs Teacher/Staff Appreciation Shares responsibilities of PR Maintains & updates all social media that STUCO is involved in, including responding to questions Works closely with Public Relations Committee Head Questions Type the questions and your complete answers to the following on a separate page: 1. Why do you want to be a leader on the STUCO Executive Council? 2. What is your perception of the purpose of Student Congress? 3. What are your greatest strengths as a leader, how have you attained these strengths? 4. What is your greatest weakness, and how do you overcome it? 5. List the top two positions you are running for, and give justification for why you would be the best choice for each one. 6. How would you define a leader? Give a specific example of someone you know personally that you believe exhibits excellent leadership skills. 7. Have you ever been a part of a successful team or group? What was necessary for your team to be able to accomplish your task? How did you work well together? 8. 9. What makes you respect leaders the same age as you (your peers)? How will you lead your peers? What is most important to you in your high school experience? 10. Name an event in your life where you have exemplified serious dedication in order to accomplish something. Please explain. 11.How would you go about improving school spirit at the 9-10 campus? 12. Go to www.16personalities.com and take the free personalities test. Write a quick summary of your results. (DO NOT STRESS ABOUT THIS! It does not determine any results for STUCO. It simply tells us about you.) Event Pages You have been asked to include 2 pages in your application folder where you are going to plan out different types of events for Student Congress and/or Jasper High School. The event pages you will be planning are: Original School Event or New Tradition o This should be something new and creative. Think of an event, or new tradition, you would like to see happen at Jasper High School, and plan it! It can be a huge, blowout event or something small that the student body can still be a part of. If you started a new tradition at Jasper, what would it be and how would you go about getting it started? Community Service Event o Plan an event that the Executive Council, the STUCO club in general, or the entire school could participate in. Example: Feathers for a Feast- raise money for Thanksgiving meals in our community You can format these pages however you choose. They can be as creative as you would like – just be sure to include all the necessary information listed below! Below is a list of the information that you need to include somehow in each event plan: What is the event? Why should we do it? How will you get it approved by our principals? How much money do you think it would cost? What supplies would be needed? (Include the details.) Who would benefit from this project? When would it be held and where? Give to teacher- Teacher Recommendation STUDENT CONGRESS TEACHER EVALUATION Student’s Name: ________________________ Teacher’s Name: _______________________ This student is applying to be an Executive Council member in Student Congress and in the class for the 2015-2016 school year. This class is made up of student leaders who are officers and committee heads. Please take careful consideration while evaluating this student. Remember, the students in this class do not necessarily have to be academically strong. They must exhibit qualities of a school leader. All information will be kept strictly confidential. Please do not return this to the student. Thank you for attention to the matter! Please return to Rebecca Mallory’s box th by March 27 . Rate this student from 1 to 5 in the following categories. (1-lowest and 5-highest) Ability to work with little supervision _____ Cooperation _____ Dependability _____ Emotional Maturity _____ Leadership _____ Listening _____ Self-Confidence _____ Self-Discipline _____ How do you know this student? Please write a short comment about this student. Include things such as personal characteristics, potential, and/or anything in the student’s background that contributes to his/her being an effective or ineffective Jasper Leader. If you need more room please write on the back of this page. How do other students tend to respond to this student? (in class, outside of the classroom, at events, etc.) Please choose one: Strongly Recommended Recommended Recommend with reservation Do not recommend _____ _____ _____ _____ Please return to Rebecca Mallory’s mailbox by March 27th ! Give to teacher- Teacher Recommendation STUDENT CONGRESS TEACHER EVALUATION Student’s Name: ________________________ Teacher’s Name: _______________________ This student is applying to be an Executive Council member in Student Congress and in the class for the 2015-2016 school year. This class is made up of student leaders who are officers and committee heads. Please take careful consideration while evaluating this student. Remember, the students in this class do not necessarily have to be academically strong. They must exhibit qualities of a school leader. All information will be kept strictly confidential. Please do not return this to the student. Thank you for attention to the matter! Please return to Rebecca Mallory’s box th by March 27 . Rate this student from 1 to 5 in the following categories. (1-lowest and 5-highest) Ability to work with _____ little supervision Cooperation _____ Dependability _____ Emotional Maturity _____ Leadership _____ Listening _____ Self-Confidence _____ Self-Discipline _____ How do you know this student? Please write a short comment about this student. Include things such as personal characteristics, potential, and/or anything in the student’s background that contributes to his/her being an effective or ineffective Jasper Leader. If you need more room please write on the back of this page. How do other students tend to respond to this student? (in class, outside of the classroom, at events, etc.) Please choose one: Strongly Recommended Recommended Recommend with reservation Do not recommend _____ _____ _____ _____ Please return to Rebecca Mallory’s mailbox by March 27th ! Give to teacher- Teacher Recommendation STUDENT CONGRESS TEACHER EVALUATION Student’s Name: ________________________ Teacher’s Name: _______________________ This student is applying to be an Executive Council member in Student Congress and in the class for the 2015-2016 school year. This class is made up of student leaders who are officers and committee heads. Please take careful consideration while evaluating this student. Remember, the students in this class do not necessarily have to be academically strong. They must exhibit qualities of a school leader. All information will be kept strictly confidential. Please do not return this to the student. Thank you for attention to the matter! Please return to Rebecca Mallory’s box th by March 27 . Rate this student from 1 to 5 in the following categories. (1-lowest and 5-highest) Ability to work with little supervision _____ Cooperation _____ Dependability _____ Emotional Maturity _____ Leadership _____ Listening _____ Self-Confidence _____ Self-Discipline _____ How do you know this student? Please write a short comment about this student. Include things such as personal characteristics, potential, and/or anything in the student’s background that contributes to his/her being an effective or ineffective Jasper Leader. If you need more room please write on the back of this page. How do other students tend to respond to this student? (in class, outside of the classroom, at events, etc.) Please choose one: Strongly Recommended Recommended Recommend with reservation Do not recommend _____ _____ _____ _____ th Please return to Rebecca Mallory’s mailbox by March 27 ! Cover Page/Final Page Below you will find the instructions/requirements for the Cover Page and the Final Page of your application folder. Be creative and have fun with it! Creative Cover Page – “WHO ARE YOU?” This is your chance to show who you are – what defines you… Be creative o You can do a collage, draw, create on computer, scrapbook, type a poem, write an essay, etc. o You must include at least one current solo picture of yourself and your name. Final Page – JAGUARS “WHO ARE WE?” In your opinion, what defines the Jasper Jaguars? Be creative o Find a way to express on one page what the Jasper Jaguars mean to you. When you are finished with all of the parts of your application, please refer to page 3 and follow the guidelines regarding what order you need to place the items in your folder. Remember… application folders are due NO LATER THAN 4:30pm on Friday, March 27th. You can turn them in to: Jasper High School Student Center (please place in an envelope or attach a note to deliver to Rebecca Mallory: STUCO advisor) Ms. Mallory in Room 1043 Try to get them turned in early! Signature/Agreement Page Please sign below once you have read carefully and agreed to the following statements. A parent also must read and sign. I understand that by applying for an officer or committee chairperson position in Student Congress that I am agreeing to the following items: _______ I am not applying for this position as a joke or for a “blow-off” class period. I will take my position seriously, and work hard to make a positive difference at Jasper High School. _______ I understand that I must have a class period available for the leadership class. _______ I am choosing to become an active part of student leadership at Jasper High School. I am committed to serving my school, and I realize this will require extra time outside of class. _______ I will do my best to fully represent my peers in various aspects of school life (both in and out of school.). This includes, but is not limited to, following the Student Code of Conduct at all times. _______ I understand that inappropriate behavior, either at a school sponsored event or otherwise, can result in my dismissal from Student Congress. A “Three Strikes You’re Out” rule will be enforced throughout the year. _______ I realize that leadership is a responsibility, not a right. It is a privilege to be selected for a leadership position within Student Congress and I will give 100% all year! _______ I understand that I am required to attend meetings, and all Student Congress events. _______ I understand that I will be attending the summer leadership workshop near the end of the summer break. _______ I understand that as a member of the Executive Council I will have Student Congress as a class for which I will receive a grade. My grade will be based on my participation in events and other assignments. We will have projects and quizzes/tests that will count towards my grade in addition to STUCO/school related projects. _______ I understand that since this is a class I will have a final exam each semester. ________________ (student initials) _____________ (parent initials) I understand that I can be removed by the advisor from my position and the class at any time for not performing all of the responsibilities required of me. I can be removed by the advisor from my position at any time for not following the Jasper code of conduct, and other rules set by my advisor. My parents and I have read and understand the Student Congress Constitution and we understand the rules and regulations. I will abide by these if I am selected for a position on the Student Congress Executive Congress, and I will give my best effort to Student Congress and Jasper High School all year! Student Signature___________________________________________ Date __________________ Parent Signature _________________________________________ Date __________________ If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Student Congress advisor: Ms. Rebecca Mallory Jasper High School [email protected]
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