Election Day!

Tomorrow is election day!

Don't forget to vote for your student council President & Vice-President, and your Class Representatives, tomorrow, October 1st, 2009, during advisory!

Finalized Candidate Update

As of 3:30pm , September 25, 2009, your STUCO. candidates are:

President/Vice-President:
-Kelsie Krafton and Chandler Mitchell (Seniors)
-Max Young and Hyanna Cardosa (Juniors)
-Ben Porter/ Mike Jeghers (Seniors)
-Marc Brunco/Eric Blythe (Seniors)
-Jocelyn Spaguolo/Winnika Otieno (Seniors)
-Kaytlen Putnam/Andrew Duncan (Juniors)

Senior Representative:
-Keyarah Sinkler
-Marjorie Palmeri

Junior Representative:
-Murylo Batista
-Joe Morse
-Mary Bonderak
-Adriana Santana
-Miklos Greenberg

Sophomore Representative:
-Connor Read
-Mathew Travis

Freshman Representative:
-Amelia Bigwood
-Casey Cunningham
-Abbie Titcomb

Notes from meeting 9.25.09

Notes from the Meeting on 9.25.09

Here: 9.25.09 Grade
Jade Borgeson 12
Marc Brunco 12
Eric Blythe 12
Kelsey Lynch 11
Hyanna Cardosa 11
Kelsie Krafton 12
Keyarah Sinkler 12
Natalie Charpentier 9
Sara Sweeten 9
Kourtney Meiss 9
Molly O'Toole 11
Marjorie Palmeri 12
Mary Bonderak 11
Joe Morse 11
Tildy Banker-Johnson 12
Jake Taylor 12
Andrew Fribush 12
Adrianna Santana 11
Kate Agel 11
Hannah Fayne 11
Murylo Batista 11
Connor Read 10
Mathew Travis 10
Chandler Mitchell 12
Max Young 11
Miklos Greenberg 11
Mike Jeghers 12
Ben Porter 12

Total: 28 students present

Discussed:
-Speeches start at 12:00, candidate must be in pit at 11:50
-If you need to drop out you must tell Ms. Briggs or Ms. Yalden by wednesday
-Posters are recommended for campaigning, but do not cover anyone else's poster.
-Maybe separate areas for campaigning for each representative

Questions:
-If there is only one candidate for Secretary, does she have to run?
-How many absences does an elected official get, before s/he is replaced?
-Can they have excused absences?
-Who decides what is excusable?

Voted:
-For an official who misses meetings consistently:
Automatically replace w/ runner-up:
Or
After 3 unexcused absences, it will be brought to the whole STUCO. what to do next: majority.
-Should ted jameson be allowed to run: majority:yes

Decided:
-If there is only one candidate for Secretary, she does not have to run, she is automatically the STUCO. Secretary.
-After 3 unexcused absences, it will be brought to the whole STUCO. what to do next about an absentee official.
-Tildy will create a large poster that shows which candidates are running under each office.
-Ms. Yalden will determine what is a valid excuse for missing a STUCO. meeting.
-Speeches start at 12:00, candidates must be in pit at 11:50.
-If a candidate needs/wants to drop out of the race, you must tell Ms. Briggs or Ms. Yalden by Wednesday, before lunch.

To be discussed:
-Who will take notes for a STUCO. meeting, if the Secretary cannot be present?
-Order of candidate speeches.

Candidate Update

As of 9.23.09, your election candidates are:

Prez/VP:

-Kelsie Krafton and Marjorie Palmeri

-Max Young and Hyanna Cardosa

Secretary:

-Tildy Banker-Johnson

Junior Representative:

-Murylo Batista

-Joe Morse

Sophomore Representative:

-Connor Read

-Mathew Travis

*This means that no one is currently running for senior representative, or freshman representative. Please remember that proposals to campaign/run are due by this Friday, September 25, 2009.

Thank you.

Candidate Update

As of 9.22.09, your election candidates are:

For Prez/VP:

-Kelsie Krafton and Marjorie Palmeri

-Max Young and Hyanna Cardosa

Secretary:

-Tildy Banker-Johnson

Junior Representative:

-Murylo Batista

Sophomore Representative:

-Connor Read

Election Candidates:

As of 9.21.09, These are your current Candidates:

Prez/VP:

-Kelsie Krafton and Marjorie Palmeri

Secretary:

-Tildy Banker-Johnson

Sophomore Representative:

-Connor Read.

Stay tuned for more candidate updates.

Campaign guidelines 2009

Guidelines for Campaigning 2009:

To be given out after accepted
proposal has been handed in.

- No Mudslinging
-Any degrading of other candidates will be cause for disqualification.
- No Vandalism
-Any damage to school property will be cause for disqualification.
- No Excessive Campaigning
-Please do not put any posters on lockers, except your own. If someone asks for your poster, to put it on their locker, that is acceptable.
-Do not decorate the school with streamers, balloons, etc., in order to campaign. Posters are acceptable.
- Speeches will be presented in the school Pit on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, at 12:00.
-Please have your speech prepared. We have not picked an order for speeches yet, so please be prepared to go at anytime between 12:00 and 12:25.
-Speeches should be between 2 and 5 minutes long, and should include:
• Your name.
• Your grade.
• What you are running for.
• Why the student body should vote for you.

- Votes will be cast in advisory on Thursday, October 1st, 2009, and the winners of the election will be announced on Friday, October 2nd, 2009.

Thank you for following these guidelines.
Good Luck!

Notes from meeting 9.18.09

Notes from the Meeting on 9.18.09

Those Present: Grade

Tildy Banker-Johnson	12
Kelsey Lynch	11
Joe Morse	11
Kayla Proctor	9
Molly O'Toole	11
Dylan Buotte	12
Lauren McCann	12
Nick Boroski	9
Kourntney Meiss	9
Natalie Charpentier	9
Alex Lloyd	9
Keyarah Sinkler	12
Max Young	11
Connor Read	10
Mathew Travis	10
Kelsie Krafton	12
Jake Taylor	12
Jade Borgeson	12
Marjorie Palmeri	12
Kate Agel	11
Murylo Batista	11
Adriana Santana	11
Hannah Fayne	11
Andrew Fribush	12

Total present: 24 students

*Note from previous meeting:

There will be 7 elected positions:

1. President

2. Vice-President

3. Secretary

4. Freshman Class Representative

5. Sophomore Class Representative

6. Junior Class Representative

7. Senior Class Representative

Questions:

- Should the schedule proposed by Ms. Yalden be put into effect?

-Should the President and the Vice President run on separate ballots, or should they run together?

- What is the role of STUCO?

-Who should be able to run for President?

-Who can be picked/run for Vice-President?

-Should we wait to get a concrete copy of the current STUCO Constitution before continuing discussions?

-Would it be better to have a sort of Electoral College, where each advisory gets a single vote, picking one candidate for the whole advisory, so as to avoid a popularity contest?

-Should you have to give a speech if you are the only candidate running?

-Should we even have to give speeches?

-How long should the speeches be?

Discussed:

-Schedule for elections:

- One must submit a proposal for one of the seven positions to Ms. Yalden or Ms Briggs(sp?), no later than Friday, September 25th, 2009. Once a proposal has been submitted campaigning may begin.

- One may campaign between Monday, September 21st, 2009 and Wednesday, September 30th, so long as a proposal has been submitted.

- On Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, speeches will be given by candidates, in the Pit, during Lunch.

- There will be a ballot presented in advisories on Thursday, October 1st, 2009.

-Winners will be announced on Friday, October 2nd, 2009.

-General Discussion of rules for campaigning: Ms. Yalden will be creating guidelines for campaigning, to be given out when a candidate hands in their proposal.

-Issue of who should be able to run for President?

-Seniors only, Juniors and Seniors, Sophomores and Up, or All classes?

Decided:

-Will continue without a concrete Constitution, at present. Vote: Unanimous.

- Yes, the schedule proposed by Ms. Yalden, will be put into effect, immediately. Vote:Unanimous.

-President and Vice-President will run together on a single ballot. Vote: Unanimous.

-Only Juniors and Seniors should be able to run for President. Vote:

-Seniors only: 9 votes

-Seniors and Juniors only: 13 votes

-Sophomores and Up: 0 votes

-All Classes: 2 Votes

-Only Juniors and Seniors can be picked for Vice-President, by the campaigning presidential candidate. Vote: Majority*

-All Classes can run for the position of Secretary. Vote Majority*

-All Candidate must give a speech. Vote: Majority*

-Length of speeches will be determined by the number of candidate running, but between 2 and 5 minutes long. Vote: Executive decision by Ms. Yalden.

-To Be discussed:

-Role of STUCO

-Electoral college vote (one vote per advisory)

*Note: we did not count, but assumed majority, for lack of time.

Welcome! Notes from 9.11.09

Our first meeting was in Room 212 at 12:00, on September 11, 2009.

Those present at this meeting:

Hyanna Cardosa

Kelsie Krafton

Jake Taylor

Jade Boregson

Connor Read

Olivia Sequin

Katie Rastallis

Andrew Fribush

Miklos Greenburg

Murylo Batista

Adriana Santana

Kate Agel

Molly O'Toole

Natalie Charpentier

Mathew Travis

Kourtney Meiss

Dylan Buotte

Lauren McCann

Tildy Banker-Johnson

Keyarah Sinkler Max Young Marjorie Palmeri Krystal Cappola- interested but not present

Discussion of Ideas:

Good:

- meetings fridays @ lunch

-having all student council funds handled by an advisor

-winter "carnival" spirit week

-winter semi-formal

-center elected officials

-class representitives

Bad:

-winter spirit week

-too many small assemblies

-private meetings

-need more student input

New Ideas:

- monthly spirit activity

-require student vote

-open more meetings tostudent body

-music event w/ bands outside of school

-two class reps per grade

-suggestion box

Questions:

-committee heads elected?

-who votes? STUCO or student body?

-multiple "chairs"?

Decided:

Meetings will be on Fridays, ASAP

To be discussed:

private meetings

*note: STUCO is an abbreviation of Student Council.