The Student Council

The Council is the primary leadership group of the student body.

Members of the Council

There are 32 members of the Council:

the officers of each class serve: the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and historian
each class also provides three representatives

From the 12 class representatives, the officers of the Council are elected.

Senior Class of 2008
President: Colin Day
Vice-President: Tony Grillo
Secretary: Amanda Brown
Treasurer: Jwann Johnson
Historian: Rachel Reagan
Class Reps: Rachel Schubert, Ben Williams, Gregg Leonard

Junior Class of 2009
President: Sam Larsen
Vice-President: Andrew McHugh
Secretary: Cristina Wiley
Treasurer: Alexia Schroeder
Historian: Mariah Hallbilsback
Class Reps: Maxwell Nunes, Willoughby Smith, Taylor Stone

Sophmore Class of 2010
President: Erik Dolliver
Vice-President: Kate Cecilo
Secretary: Brianna Davies
Treasurer: Olivia Gross
Historian: Hannah Marlin
Class Reps: Taylor Chisholm, Jake Ferry, Josh Baker

Freshman Class of 2011
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Council Leadership

There are four officers of the Council.

Rachel Schubert, President
Ben Williams, Vice-President
Maxwell Nunes, Secretary
Gregg Leonard, Treasurer

The officers of the Council serve the student body as a whole and have no dedication to an individual class.

The president serves as the president of the student body and the SGA, as well as the Student Council. He/she determines the agenda for the Student Council. He/she also serves as the SGA's representative to the School Committee (the policy-making and budget-setting body of the school) and to the School Advisory Council (an influencial board that advises the School Committee and determines the annual school improvement plan).

The secretary assists the presidents and serves as the SGA's representative to the principal's coffees, a roundtable discussion held with the principal to discuss school improvement.

The treasurer works with the school's administrative assistant to manage the finances of the Student Council. He also represents the SGA at the School Committee's finance subcommittee.

2006 Meeting Schedule

October 31, 2007 in the LCR

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Meetings will be held in Mr. Houghto's room or the LCR. This list of meetings is tentative in that any of these meetings are subject to cancellation. However, none will be added during the school day. Please pay attention to announcements to cancel or schedule a meeting.

2007-2008 Objectives

The Student Council's objectives for the year include goals in three categories including student activites, policies of the school administration, and Student Council leadership.

Student activities
Part of the role of the Student Council is to plan events in the interests of the students. This year, we will sponsor a motivational speaker and hold a film festival, each during X periods during the school day. We are also planning a Mr. and Mrs. Martha's Vineyard contest out of school as a fundraiser. In addition, we hope to assist the leadership class in forming a new mascot for the regional high school. Already we have screened Gaylen Films' "Stolen Childhoods" produced entirely on Martha's Vineyard.

Policy
There are a number of school policies we hope to reexamine.

Student Council leadership
In the interest of improving the influence of the Student Council over the school for the future, we hope to set new precedents in the leadership of student government, includng the involvement of Student Congress and the leadership class, implementing more intensive summer planning, more effective meeting schedules, better communication, and consolidation of leadership.

Committees

To increase productivity, Student Council meetings will have time dedicated to committee meetings. The Student Council has several important standing committees, including the Community, Student Actvities, Policy, and Miscellanoues Committees.

The Student Council is completely independent when it comes to its discipline. If a member is found to be unfit to serve for any variety of reasons, the member is brought before this committee comprised entirely of council members.

What We Do

The Student Council is the main governing group of the student body. We represent the students on a variety of levels and serve as a line of communication to administration. We strive to make the MVRHS experience as enjoyable as possible by improving all aspects of student life, from the overall environment of the school to curriculum and instruction. We meet every two weeks to discuss changes to be made to the school.

Get Involved

Student Council elections are held in June for the following year's Council. If you are interested in joining, pick up a nomination form in the office during the designated week in June and collect the necessary signatures to be nominated for office. If you win the election, you're on the Council.

Please feel free to contact any member of the Student Council to express your opinions on the way the school is run and how we can help make this a better place to be. For a stronger voice, you can also get involved in the Student Congress.

We are often looking for volunteers for class projects (the prom committee, fundraisers, etc.) and service projects. Just because you're not on the Council doesn't mean you can't help!