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 also requires representing Jesuit in the most collected, respectful manner possible. It is expected that the representative would treat everyone with the utmost respect and embody the profile of a Jesuit student. Given the opportunity, I would personify each of these tenets through Jesuit’s student council.
In seventh grade, I immediately seized the opportunity to run as a representative for the student council at Prince of Peace. Winning the spot for my homeroom, I was able to experience first hand the responsibility and crucial role of student council within the community. Following seventh grade, I wanted to build on that experience, so I decided to run for student body president in eighth grade. I was thrilled not only to win the election but to represent my class in the best way possible. As student body president, I held the basic responsibility to plan the two socials and dodgeball tournament throughout the year. Surpassing expectations, we raised $1600 for MDA research for Team Tyus and filled 128 full-sized boxes with basic hygienic necessities for the homeless, more than doubling our projections in each field. I felt obligated to do more, to do everything possible to make Prince of Peace a better environment for the students, teachers, and community as a whole. I founded the Rainbow Days book drive, in which we donated over 2000 books to the homeless children at Rainbow Days in Dallas.
At Jesuit, I would flourish in the student council; given the responsibility, I would be able to represent and give back to my new community. As a member in the council, I would invite students to share their comments and concerns about what areas we are doing well and poorly in to make Jesuit the best school possible.
Marco Orendain: Student Council is a group of students that want their school to go above and beyond the set standard. The members of student council are also individuals who strive themselves to go above and beyond the set standard of student expectation; by planning school events, and being a positive role model for other students. The function of student council is to make the high school experience more enjoyable for everyone, along with improving each student individually, and making sure that all students understand the Profile of the Graduate. The high school experience is everything from the lunch food, to the decorations at school dances. Coming from St, Rita, Jesuit was the school that I strived to be accepted into, and after arriving here I am overwhelmed on how generous the teachers are in there ability to help students succeed; and frankly, I don’t have much that I would like to contribute, because I don’t see flaws with the school, but my ideas of contribution include: better dance decorations, a focus on student bonding in the Freshman Retreat, more advertising on community service opportunities for underclassmen, and more leadership roles for freshman. I have never been involved in student council, but my experience proves that I am more than capable of being a competent candidate for student council. I have graciously helped at the North Texas Food Bank, served meals to the homeless of Dallas; through Austin Street Center, and Christian Community Action, and have always offered a helping hand.
William Nickols: I am William Nickols, and I would enjoy becoming part of Jesuit’s Student Council.
Student Council’s primary function is taking students’ suggestions and implementing them for the Jesuit’s betterment through weekly meetings. Student Council runs the prayer services, dances, and the freshman mixer.
There are many indicators that I will be a positive addition such as my previous role as president of the Student Council at All Saints Catholic School. Under my leadership, we transitioned from a primarily teacher-led organization to a student-led organization, began using Google Drive and similar online products to keep better records and communicate more effectively, held our first Mardi Gras parade in over 5 years, held an extremely well prepared pep rally, and held a Veterans Day program, in which students got to talk to over 20 veterans about their service. I am also an Eagle Scout; my project involved building a bookshelf and collecting over 900 children’s books for the Refugee Services of Texas’s new childcare room. I was also the Senior Patrol Leader of my Boy Scout troop twice. Under my leadership, we transitioned to a much more boy led troop, held our first Patrol Leader’s Council meeting, and held our first PLC annual planning meeting in addition to many weekly troop meetings.
As part of Student Council, I want to implement a program for freshman similar to the big brother program but with sophomores instead of seniors because sophomores and freshman can relate more, sophomores were recently freshman, and they will be at Jesuit for a longer period of time. I also wish to adopt a “Nobody-Sits-Alone” policy at lunch, which encourages students to sit with people sitting alone and make new friends. Finally, I would like to plan a freshman service project with a massive community impact in which all freshmen could participate.
I look forward to running for class president and being a part of the Student Council!
Ethan Blum: The function of the Student Council helps share Jesuit student’s suggestions, ideas, and concerns. Student Council, a friendly-environment, accepts requests and listens to every student’s idea. Student Council members provides feedback to the meetings to communicate on what to plan for upcoming events.
Not only do we already have an amazing Student Council with great thinkers and friendly people, but also I have some of my own. For the parties, I notice people sitting down alone at tables, looking bored. I want it to be enjoyable for everybody; I don’t want to see people looking bored. I will do research on community projects that Jesuit, as a school, will enjoy doing. Jesuit needs a 100% commitment activity that the school can do every year. I want the Class of 2020 and the years after to be memorable.
Given these points, I have been a Patrol Leader in my Boy Scout Troop and know how to lead a group of boys to success. I have ran for Student Council in my middle school and know how the competition plays with emotions. I am capable of taking Student Council as my main extracurricular activity with no excuses to be absent on the meetings and I understand that the time commitment has increased in Jesuit than in middle school. Student Council will help me utilize my talents to reach out to others and help me grow my leadership skills.
Will Florer My name is Will Florer and here is why I am interested in being involved in Student Council and my current understanding of the organization. Before this school year even started, I decided that I wanted to run for student council. In my last year of middle school I also ran for student council and became our student body Vice President. I very much enjoyed serving my school last year and would to do so again at Jesuit. I think I would contribute to the council by listening attentively and adding my own ideas that would benefit my freshman class and the rest of our student body. I believe we could start something like a freshman club that meets in the freshman commons which would institute talk among our class, provide helpful tips to our students, and the chance to meet new people. I also understand that the function of Jesuit’s student council is to help the school more just, loving, and committed to social justice. I know to be successful in our student council program I must be an active member by attending weekly meetings, understanding its by-laws, completing routine tasks, and going to council sponsored events. With my past experience and current understanding of the student council’s role in our school, I believe I could meet the requirements of the group and contribute ideas to make Jesuit a better place. I look forward to running for Freshman Class President and hope to join our student council this year!
Silas Hartman: I believe that the Student Council has a vital role at Jesuit because they hear and share the student body’s opinions and promote school events, such as dances and mixers. Without the Student Council, Jesuit would lack a student leadership program, which would not help students grow in a wide range of skills, such as leadership and service to others.
If I become part of the Student Council, an idea for contribution includes refining the student Moodle and Rangernet pages. I believe with the help of the Computer Science teachers, we could streamline Rangernet and Moodle to make them easier to navigate, as well as add different things to it, like service opportunities or anything else a student needs quick access to.
I will be capable of adding to the Student Council’s success for a few reasons. First, I am very friendly and I am a good speaker. I am an outgoing type of person, so I like to meet new people and befriend them. In addition, I can speak well in front of crowds. I have had experience with this through a few theatrical productions I have been in, as well as being the Student Council President at my middle school, where I made numerous speeches to audiences. This leads me into my next point — I have had experience with leadership roles. As mentioned before, I was in Student Council for two years at my middle school, and I have had a leadership position within my Boy Scout Troop. These positions of responsibility have taught me how to be a good leader, like how to get along with others and how to facilitate tasks to others in an efficient way. Finally, I am capable of adding to the Student Council’s success because I am an excellent student. I have all A’s, and I enjoy learning as a whole. I can use my intellect to help the council come up with new ideas for projects or for anything else they might need.
