HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-04-29, Page 3Student couned wi 1
rewrite constitution
Next year's Student
Council at F.E. Madill
Secondary. School will
.have a new twist.
Principal Mr. W.
Tessier las asked this.
Year's Student Counait to
rewrite the consolation.
Mrs, D.. Graham
teacher/student couneil
advisor has had ;the job of
helping this year's student
council. She said that the
.changes should improve
future student councils,
Next year, Grade i l•s
will be able to run for a
few positions, swell as
`activity officer, public
relations officer, student,
trustee and grade rep; Mrs.
Graharn says this will help.
the younger grades to get
more input to the council;
The positions of presi-
dent and vice president
willstill rust as a, team as
in the past,.. the only posi-
tions contested as a learn,
For these- positions, eXpe-
,xience has shown that a
team approach is better.
The campaign format is
:also being changed from
past years. The student
candidate, must .hand in a
resume, scholastic marks,
and at nomination_ form
with I. signatures on it;.
10 students and five teach -
OM Mrs. Graham said this
Change should, end the
popularity contest which
occurred in some elec-
tions.
Studentss running must
have their own teacher
agents Which will help
them in such things as
proof .readingspeeches
and posters for the elec-
tions. This teachermust
sign all posters being put
up for the campaign.
With these changes in «.
Placa, next year's: students
council should run more
smoothly than the council
has ever run before.
uckne
Sentinel, Wednesday, April" t9. Page 3
NEW CREDIT? NO PROBLEM'.
Evelyn Cook and Edna Campbell were ali:
dressed up in their Victorian attire last week as
they greeted volunteers who were honored at a
tea, (Livingston photo)•
School council to
investitt: i..rea]kfast•
for warning program
The Lucknow Central
Public School. Community
Council heard a•proposal
for a .Etrealtfast for
Learning program: ,It has
been proven .that.: hunger
affects the ability, to learn
therefore students would
be offered .a nutritious
breakfast at school.
Similar,sticcessful pro-
gianiis are being run in
other areas 'under the aus-
pices"of Canadian Living
'or the. Red°Cross. Such_. a
prograrn could take.a
tremendous amount of
Volunteer 'hours, however,
since .this appears to
beneficial program Abe
council' agreed to further
investigate- the possibility
of offeringit to LCPS stay
dents.
Further to the air quali-
ty in the computer room,
no information has been
received as to regulations
on . the ,.subject -matter.
Also, the board, iri light ;of
the toxic mould that has
beendiscovered in sonme
portables at other schools,
is.reeonstdering their use
as a' classroom,- More
information 'will be forth
'coming on the options:
they are considering.
The council discussed`
the . feasibility of initiating
a Safe Arrival Program. It
would operate on the ,basis
that a parent would `phone
the school to' inform them
their child would be
absent for a .period 'of
time. It was,suggested that
an ,answering machine he.
,purchaxcd by the school'
on which ,the parent could
leave their message. Other
methods were discussed
such as Bell call° answer
and checking with other
siblings.
Two surveys, one deal- ,
ing with volunteers and
the other inreference 'to
the possible change in the
school year was received
'froom the •Bluewater
District School Board...
Two options for the school
year werepropgsed by the
board, one: 'beginning
.Sept.i, 1998 and endi.tig
June 24, 1999, ,and the
• second beginning Sept. $,
.1998 and ending June. 29,
1999. On a vote taken by
council, the latter option,
was 'carried and will be
sent to the board. Parents
will be seeing more infix,:
mation coming forward
concerning the school year
proposed -by the board.
The issue of transporta-
tion -for, school field trips
was raised. Thecouncil
recommended that for 'atiy
Out of town; field trips, the
possibility of .bu strans-
portation be the first
option explored.
Several other, areas of
discussion were raised
concerning grant money,'`
the future of juinior and:
senior kindergarten,. report
cards and'school commu-
nity`council eleetions
The next council meet-
ing' iS
eet-ing,`rs Set" for May .I l at
7:15 p.m.,in the school
library, All
prrcnts/gti'ardians lie wet'
cc mu to attend.'
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