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Student
Council
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(unless
told or published otherwise. all meetings start promptly at 7:20. The
children are expected to arrive at 7:15pm to sign in. Patrol is excused
between 8:05 and 8:10, all others are released at first bell.) Meeting
dates:
November 20th
December 11th
January 15th
February 12th
March 18th
April 1st
May 20th
June 10th |
Committees and
Work |
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The Cougar
Ridge Student Council is a PTSA sponsored group established to provide
student participation in school government. It consists of 4th and 5th grade
students and several parent advisors. Any student may join and the meetings
are held the third Tuesday of the month in our Multi-purpose room. The
meetings begin at 7:30 am and run for fifty minutes..
The purpose of this organization is to carry out the
ideals of school spirit, increased cooperation between staff and students
and enable students to become good citizens. They do this by learning to
carry on business meetings, developing leadership skills, and promoting self
esteem. |
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The business meetings are run by the elected officers, a parent advisor and
a parent secretary. The Officers consist of President, Vice President and
Secretary. They are chosen by the students through our election process held
twice during the year. Only fifth grade students are eligible for
President, but otherwise all members are given the opportunity to
participate. |
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As detailed in our constitution the duties are as follows: President
-Presides at meetings, appoints special committees, introduces speakers and
announces programs, votes only in case of a tie, represents the student body
and council on occasions. Vice President- Acts as the President when the
President is absent, assists the President with duties, serves as greeter
and take attendance to council meetings. Secretary- Handles correspondence,
and assists with minutes of meeting. |
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In addition to meetings the students can volunteer as Room Representatives.
This position rotates every three months also. The students go in pairs to
all classrooms to give a report of each student council meeting.
After each business meeting the students break in to
assigned committees. The committees are lead by parent advisors and work on
a variety of activities.
Descriptions of each committee are attached. |
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Annual
events include: a field trip to Mountain to Sound Greenway to plant trees,
the Apple Cup Food Drive for Issaquah Food Bank, School Flag contest, Wacky
Day and more. Each year students come up with new ideas for helping the
world beyond Cougar Ridge. |