Lower & Middle Schools Clubs, Student Government

I. Purpose

The purpose of the Middle School Student Council shall be:

1. To improve the school, school programs and student life.
2. To coordinate student activities with staff and administration while improving school spirit, citizenship and leadership.

II. Student Council Officers

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Secretary
4. Commissioner of Finance
5. Commissioner of Religious Affairs
6. Commissioner of Community Service
7. Commissioner of Ecology
8. Commissioner of Spirit
9. Commissioner of Publicity

RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENT OFFICERS

ALL officers may be required to attend school events as representatives of the Student Body:

• Attend open houses, orientation day, 6th Grade Welcome Night
• Student Council meetings
• Attend special events as needed by the Principal or Head of School.
• ALL officers in grades 7 and 8 are required to attend dances.  ALL officers in grade 6 are required to attend Fun Nights.

ALL officers will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead morning assemblies and announcements
• Serve as greeters at masses
• Act as role models for Sacred Heart Lower/Middle School students in all areas of student life
• Follow the dress code
• Be present and on time (by 7:45am) for morning announcements  (must communicate absences).
• Contribute a weekly slide for the digital announcements.

PRESIDENT

• Prepares for and leads Student Council meetings.
• Supervises all student body activities.
• Represents the student body with the faculty and other schools.
• Plans assemblies and is in charge of Spirit Week with faculty moderator.
• Writes a regular digital article providing updates.
• Responsible for insuring all other Council members do their jobs.

VICE PRESIDENT (Student who finishes 2nd in Presidential Race)

• Co-leads with the President.
• Assists the President in the planning and supervising of all activities.
• Responsible for insuring all other Council members do their jobs.
• Co-SHERT representative.
• Responsible for raising and lowering the flag in the morning and afternoon. **

SECRETARY

• Records proceedings during Student Council meetings.
• Maintains accurate records of all student council functions.
• Manages Student Council shared notebook

FINANCE

• Keeps an accurate record of all Student Council accounts.
• Does a weekly count and update of the money made in the Snack Shop **
• Tracks and maintains receipts for Spirit/Snack Shop reimbursement.
• Helps in Spirit/Snack Shop.

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

• Assists in planning student body masses and liturgiesas a part of liturgy committee.  (Meet with Campus Minister for a minimum of 30 minutes each week to review prayers/ feast days/ upcoming events)   
• Responsible for attending all student body religious activities
• Organizes and writes prayers to be said over P.A. in the morning. ** 
• Email daily prayers for each week to the teachers by Monday morning.
  • Integrate SH Goals and Criteria, world religions, current events, important feast days and some special intentions   to daily prayer
  • Assists the Campus Minister in creating and maintaining a prayer table in the library and a hallway bulletin board -- must be fluid and changing by season.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Coordinates with the Faculty Service Learning Coordinator
• Helps organize and plan various collection drives (SOS and Novena).
• Maintains and distributes lunch duty assignments. **
• Co-manages Lost and Found.
• Keeping it clean and organized on a regular basis.
• Organize monthly Committee to address the lost and found.
  • Co-SHERT representative

ECOLOGY

• Assists in developing and/or improving ecology on our campus (recycling, etc.)
• Co-manages Lost and Found.
• Keeping it clean and organized on a regular basis.
• Organize monthly Committee to address the lost and found.
  • Empties recycling on a weekly basis. **
  • Organize Earth Day Awareness.

 SPIRIT

• Organizes all school spirit activities (dances, fun nights, pep rallies, etc.)
• Manages Spirit/Snack Shop and maintains an adequate supply of stock. Opens it on a regular basis. Parents must be willing to stock the Spirit Shop (being reimbursed, of course)!!**
• Plays major role in planning Spirit Week.
• Assist in publicizing upcoming school events.

PUBLICITY

• Takes charge of publicizing student body activities.
• Maintain the school bulletin board near locker area. **
• Announces athletic scores, school events, and birthdays at morning announcements.
• Check-in with Athletic Directors and Fine Arts Department teachers on a regular basis about upcoming or past events.
  • Create weekly Events (Athletic or Fine Arts) slide for digital presentations
  • Collects and organizes weekly digital presentations.