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STUDENT COUNCIL RETREAT PLANNING ROSS DENICOLA TRY TO PICK A DAY EARLY IN THE YEAR THAT WORKS FOR THE MAJORITY OF YOUR COUNCIL MAKE SURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD IS INTRODUCED EXPLAIN WHAT THEIR ROLES WILL BE THIS YEAR HAVE A COUPLE OF EASY ICEBREAKER GAMES TO PLAY IF YOUR RETREAT IS MORE THAN 4 HOURS, A MEAL/SNACK BREAK IS MOST LIKELY FAVORABLE DO WHATEVER IS NEEDED ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF COUNCIL IF TIME PERMITS, TRY A ROUND ROBIN WHERE THE COUNCIL IS SPLIT INTO SMALL GROUPS AND THEN HAVE AN IDEA SHARING SESSION WITH EACH GROUP MAKE SURE THE RETREAT IS WORTH THE MEMBERS TIME! TRY NOT TO WASTE ANY TIME! HAVE FUN WITH YOUR OWN COUNCIL S RETREAT! THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS MY RECOMMENDATION ON A SIMPLE RETREAT!
MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATION- TREY RICHARD ALWAYS HAVE AN AGENDA MAPPED OUT OF WHAT YOU PLAN TO DISCUSS. MAKE SURE YOU SHOW THEM THAT THE COUNCIL IS MORE THAN CAPABLE TO DO WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE. MEET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH TO DISCUSS UPCOMING EVENTS. BE SURE TO GREET THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR TIME. IF YOU HAVE EVERY LITTLE DETAIL PLANNED OUT, THEY HAVE NO REASON TO SAY NO! BE SURE TO BE RESPECTFUL, SAY YES MA AM/NO MA AM AND/OR YES SIR/NO SIR, AND DO NOT GET INTO AN ARGUMENT.
SPIRIT COMMITTEES- GEORGIA HILBURN FOR MANY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE, ATHLETES AND SPIRIT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN PREPARING ALL SUMMER FOR THE UPCOMING COMPETITIVE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE ALREADY VERY INVOLVED IN THEIR SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULARS AND ARE PREPARED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AS SOON AS THE SEASON BEGINS. THIS DOES, HOWEVER, EXCLUDE THOSE OF US WHO MAY TAKE PART IN THESE CLUBS, BUT WOULD STILL LIKE TO SHOW OFF THEIR SCHOOL SPIRIT. AFTER ALL, THE FANS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A GAME! HERE ARE SOME WAYS GET YOUR CLASSMATES IN THE STANDS! SPIRIT COMMITTEES ARE COMPRISED OF STUDENTS WHO WANT TO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO CHEER ON THEIR SCHOOL. FIRST TALK WITH YOUR STUDENT COUNCIL SPONSOR AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS TO GET APPROVAL. YOU WILL NEED A FACULTY SPONSOR TO OVERSEE ALL OPERATIONS. CREATE A GROUP-ME TO SHARE IDEAS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO MAKE SIGNS, CREATE CHANTS AND CHEERS, AND IMPROVE ANY TAILGATING OR PRE/POST GAME ACTIVITIES. ALSO, REMIND COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT IT IS THEIR JOB TO GET OTHER STUDENTS EXCITED FOR UPCOMING GAMES. BONUS: SET UP A SUB-COMMITTEE OF SEVERAL STUDENT SECTION LEADERS, WHO ARE EITHER VOTED IN OR SELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SPIRIT COMMITTEE. THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO WILL LEAD CHANTS AND CHEERS IN THE STUDENT SECTION AT FOOTBALL, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL GAMES, ETC. THIS WILL MAKE YOUR SCHOOL LOOK AND FEEL MORE UNIFIED IN SPIRIT AND PROVIDE MORE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUR TEAMS DURING GAMES.
COMMITTEES- EMILY PETROSS THE PURPOSE OF COMMITTEES IS TO MAKE YOUR COUNCIL RUN SMOOTHER. IT ALSO COMES WITH A FEW OTHER PERKS AS ENCOURAGING MEMBER INVOLVEMENT AND DISTRIBUTING OUT THE WORK LOAD. AS MOST THINGS, COMMITTEES CAN ONLY BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS YOUR COUNCIL LETS THEM BE. GOOD LUCK ON THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR! STEP 1. COME UP WITH THE COMMITTEES YOUR COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE STEP 2. PUT A FEW OF YOUR OFFICERS/MOST ACTIVE AND HARDWORKING MEMBERS AS THE LEADERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND GIVE THEM THE SPECIFIC JOBS THAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE IT WILL BE THE HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE S JOB TO HOLD THE MEETINGS AND MAKE SURE THE WORK IS GETTING DONE STEP 3. COME UP WITH HOW MEMBER WHO JOIN THE COMMITTEES WILL EARN POINTS EX. 10 POINTS PER SEMESTER FOR EACH COMMITTEE THE MEMBER JOIN STEP 4. AS A COUNCIL, DECIDE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE INACTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND HAVE BACK UP PLANS IF A JOB FAILS THROUGH
LEADERSHIP TRAINING- NATHAN ESTOPINAL GOING BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS A FRESH START! DON T YOU LOVE TO HEAR THAT! TAKE USE OF YOUR FRESH START AND HOLD A LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR YOUR COUNCIL. A LEADERSHIP TRAINING COULD INCLUDE BASIC THINGS LIKE HOW TO HOLD A MEETING, HOW TO PUT ON CERTAIN EVENTS, AND POSITON TRAINING. KEEP IN MIND YOU ARE ELECTING NEW OFFICERS AND THEY NEED TO BE TRAINED PROPERLY TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. LET THE OUTGOING OFFICERS TRAIN THE NEW ONES. MAKE SURE YOU ARE GIVING THEM PAPERS YOU USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THAT THEY CAN USE WHAT WORKED FOR YOU. LET THEM KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DID NOT WORK SO THAT THEY CAN FIX IT. THE BEST ADVICE I COULD GIVE YOU FOR THIS YEAR IS TO HAVE FUN AND MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT. IF SOMETHING DOES NOT GO RIGHT, IT S OKAY! YOU HAVE MORE EVENTS TO PLAN AND WORRY ABOUT. I HOPE YOU ALL HAD AN AWESOME SUMMER AND ARE EXCITED FOR THE GREAT STUDENT COUNCIL SCHOOL YEAR AHEAD!