Ingomar Middle School

Student Council

STUDENT COUNCIL

CANDIDATE FORM

Thank you for your interest in serving on the Ingomar Middle School Student Council. Student Council members plan all school events, promote school spirit, and conduct service projects that help our school, our students, and our community. Student Council Representatives will be required to attend one general meeting and one committee meeting a month. These meetings will take place either in morning homeroom or Activity Period on organizational priority days. Once you complete this packet and turn it in, you will become a member of student council for the entire school year. If you choose to be a representative again next year, you will have to re-apply.

This is a commitment of your time, and you should only join student council if you want to:

  • Work with other students
  • Develop personal leadership skills
  • Plan school events
  • Promote school spirit
  • Conduct service projects
  • Communicate all upcoming fundraisers and events to your assigned homeroom

***If you want to run for an 8th grade officer position in the spring, you MUST be a member of Student Council for your entire 7th grade year***

You must turn in the following materials to serve on Student Council

  1. Signed Candidacy Form (signed by you and a parent)
  1. IF YOU ARE IN 7th or 8th GRADE: 2 Teacher Signatures (these signatures need to be from teachers you had for class last school year) to verify that you are responsible and can handle this role
  1. IF YOU ARE IN 6TH GRADE: You need to get your homeroom teacher’s signature
  1. 1 page essay on why you want to become involved with student council (please type and attach to this page)

I hereby understand the rules of candidacy and the responsibilities of a student council representative.

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Print your name Homeroom #

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Student signature Date

Circle the grade you are currently in: 6 7 8

To Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

I understand that my child would like to be part of Student Council. I understand that this is a yearlong commitment. I also understand that my child will attend 2 meetings a month that will take place during activity period.

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Parent signatureDate

***If you are a 6th grade student:

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Homeroom Teacher SignatureDate

***If you are a 7th or 8th grade student:

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Teacher Signature #1Date

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Teacher Signature #2Date

THIS PAGE (MUST BE COMPLETED) AND 1 PAGE ESSAY MUST BE TURNEDINTO MRS. SENKOSKI IN ROOM 117/113

Due by Tuesday October 4, 2016