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____________________________________________________________________
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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?
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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:
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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
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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
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Cooperation
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Dependability
_____
Emotional Maturity
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Leadership
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Listening
_____
Self-Confidence
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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
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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
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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]