Student Council Leads Junior High
October 7, 2009
Do any of these names sound familiar to you? Sam Weyen, Mary Johnson, Jackson O’Brien, Justin Lewis, Robert Dicks, Katie Irwin, Parker Stevens, Reagan Cink, Wade Cox, Jordan Williams, Ford Higgins, and Tori Wisted. These are the students who make up our junior high student council. “This year’s group has three girls and nine boys,” said Mrs. Ruby McLean, junior high student council sponsor.
Mrs. McLean is very excited about the group this year. “They are very lively, very involved, and they all participate. One of the fun things we’ve done already is a book challenge: teachers vs. students, for the summer reading kick-off. We used buzzer boards and had academic questions. It was a lot of fun.”
The group meets every Tuesday during lunch and the first Friday of every month. Their most recent project is Accessory Day. It was a dress-up day where the junior high students had the opportunity to show how they would accessorize their uniforms to make them more fun and exciting. This is one of the creative ways for the student council to raise money for their service projects. Funds from Accessory Day went towards repairing an inner city ministry bus.
Other goals include the Jackets for Jesus program that they do every year and raising money for the junior high mission trips.
“I love having the ability to represent my peers, make decisions, and just have fun,” said Robert Dicks, an eighth grade student council member. According to Mrs. McLean, the student council is, “The face of the junior high. The other students are encouraged to come to them with questions or comments.”
“If you like to be in leadership, come up with ideas, and interact with the faculty, you might be a likely candidate for student council.” Mrs. McLean is available if anyone has questions and ideas concerning the junior high student council.
Chelsea’s Blog: First Day of School
September 29, 2009
New Student on Campus
MONDAY morning, six a.m., and there’s a ringing in my ears. I’m pretty sure I must have moaned pretty loudly and unpleasantly at that point. After reluctantly crawling out of the bed, I groomed myself and put on my uniform. Ready to go, I hit the road and spent the next thirty minutes fighting morning rush hour.
My homeroom class is the farthest building from the parking lot, so that was a nice, little walk. Once arriving at the building, I was greeted by a few “good mornings” and countless confused stares.
“Are you new here,” asked several uniformed girls.
“Yes, I’m Chelsea, what are y’alls’ names?”
That’s pretty much how my day went. There are seven classes in my schedule, not including the tri-weekly chapel services and midday lunch period. I never know what time it is that I’m supposed to be somewhere. It’s not “what’s your 9:30 class?” … it’s “who do you have for second period?” My life has ceased to be ruled by the clock and the lovely bell has taken over my every move.
The bell rings all the time. It signals everything and anything, and teachers kind of flinch when it rings mid-sentence. I always get a chuckle out of that. Seriously though, this thing RINGS and you can’t miss it. All I need to do is figure out what note it sounds, and by the end of the year, I’ll have perfect pitch.
My blog will continue on a regular basis. Please follow me in my journey as a new student at GACS!
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