Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Positions of utmost importance to the school, the student body president and vice president are faced with the challenge of representing not only the school but all of its students. With a great deal of work and dedication, they try to meet the needs of their peers by listening to their concerns and needs. For the next year, Student Council...
On May 6, 2020, every Jesuit student flocked to the election website, listening to each candidate and then making an educated vote. The next morning, those same students sat in front of their inbox, awaiting the recent election results. As soon as Mr. Dion released the morning announcements, many students rejoiced, cheered, and sent congratulations to the Senior, Junior,...
Every year Jesuit freshmen struggle to decide who they want to represent the values of their class. With so many students just meeting their classmates for the first time this year, it can be difficult to know who to vote for. Hopefully this article can inform freshmen of who they should vote for. The Candidates Cason Clarke: The reason to select me...
Last month, around a dozen wide-eyed students, mostly from the junior class, expressed their interest in running for student body president or vice president. Pair after pair of running mates flocked to the office of Dr. Michael Degen,  student council moderator, requesting forms and raising questions about the responsibilities of student office. In the following three weeks, the candidate field thinned...
Election:  Wednesday, November 2 Outside Campus Ministry Trey Ashmore :  Student council poses an opportunity to represent Jesuit in the best manner possible. Student council executes real-world affairs within the school community. It allows individuals to represent their peers in the best way possible and to make decisions on their behalf. Not only does it entail representing their class but it...
Public speaking plays a huge role in political campaigns at all levels, from local races to national affairs (in the recent Florida Republican primary, two-thirds of voters described candidate debate performances as “very important”). The way a candidate talks reflects, in the eyes of voters, his competency. Charismatic speeches convey a candidate’s coherence and electability, while missteps can make...
Check out the exclusive interviews:   Part 1: http://youtu.be/tcvXE_Jx1ac Part 2: http://youtu.be/I8_xHlAe8vM  
With the primary season winding down in the presidential race, Jesuit conducted its last round of student council elections: its Class representatives. Three students from each class were chosen by popular vote with the Presidential seat for his class going to the candidate with the highest amount of votes. 61% of the student body turned out to vote on...

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