Student Council

A mosh pit erupts in the Terry Center, a crowd of students aggressively dances to upbeat tunes, clad in shirts, ties, dresses, and... super-suits? The occasion for such an unusually unbalanced dress code was this fall’s Junior/Senior Homecoming dance, an opportunity for seniors to dress up in their favorite costumes, while juniors had to break out the ole’ formal...

22El Presidente. Le président. 总统. Der Präsident.  While he has many names, he has one power above all: to lead Jesuit's student body. The Student Council Primary Election is February 28, which will cut the number of tickets eligible to run for Student Body President and Vice President from seven down to two. Below, the candidates introduce themselves and explain why they are...

Student Body President Charlie Rice '11 Student Body Vice President Michael Quint '11 Class of 2011 Senior president: J.P. Ackels, prom chairman Senior vice president: Sullivan McCormick, homecoming chairman Senior representative: Gabriel Fuentes, parliamentarian Class of 2012 Junior president: Tim Nguyen, special projects Junior vice president: Chris Wallace, special events Junior representative: Mark Diaz-Arrastia, community relations Class of 2013 Sophomore president: Basil Seif, homecoming Sophomore vice president: Jeff Ackels, secretary Sophomore representative: Dennis Kamara, treasurer

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...

With student body elections right around the corner, each candidate on the election ticket composed an introduction about who they are and what they plan to do. Student Body elections will be held on Tuesday March 2, 2021. Elections will run from the start of class to the dismissal bell on that given day. The election will be located...

Student Body Election Results Basil Seif / Jeff Ackels - 258 Matt Mazzini / Patrick Campbell - 107 374 Votes | Cast 367 Counted | 7 Omitted 140 of 275 Freshman Voted = 50.91% 129 of 265 Sophomores Voted = 48.68% 105 of 260 Juniors Voted = 40.38% 374 of 800 Total Voted =  46.75%

Hosting both the Freshman-Sophomore and Junior-Senior homecoming, planning the various mixers and dances throughout the fall, and providing hospitality for other major school functions raises a lot of money for Jesuit’s Student Council. Needing only $3,000 to carry out its functions, the Student Council decided to put the surplus $17,250 it has raised to good use by donating funds to...

Jesuit is a fantastic high school, not only because of its superior academic and sports programs, but also because of its complete extracurricular experience. Jesuit has many student-run clubs ranging from the Medical Society to the Ultimate Frisbee Club, and also provides many opportunities to travel on immersion trips to regions as far away as Peru and Alaska. In...