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Each year during the third week in
April, National Association of Student Councils (NASC),
National Honor Society (NHS), and National Junior Honor
Society (NJHS) invite schools to recognize and celebrate
their student leaders during National Student Leadership
Week. This year’s theme, “Activities for All,”
provided an excellent opportunity to recognize student
leaders for the outstanding efforts, honorable achievement,
and their leadership in creating a positive school climate
in which all students are welcome and invited to participate
in student activities.
The Board of Education recognized
student leaders and Student Leadership Week at their
March 27, 2006 business meeting. (pictures)
This year, Montgomery County Public Schools recognized
the diversity of the student activities that our schools
offer. Schools were invited to submit pictures and/or
descriptive text of their school activities. Submissions
are posted below.
Becki Segal and Janet Higgins SGA Co-sponsors
- Ashburton Elementary School students, staff and community
recognize the work of their Student Government Association.
The SGA officers, committee chairpersons, elected representatives
and alternate representatives have worked all year long
to make Ashburton a wonderful learning community. Led
by Libby Rice, President, Gustavo Pacheco, Vice President,
Daniela Matos, Secretary and Zach Hopkins, Treasurer,
the Ashburton SGA has led AES students, staff, and parents
to support community service projects and create a positive
school climate.
During the month of November, the SGA officers, elected
representatives and alternate representatives, and committee
chairpersons, conducted a highly successful canned food
drive. The Ashburton community donated more than 1,000
canned goods. All items were given to Manna Food, a
local food bank serving Montgomery County residents
in need. SGA officers and committee chairpersons worked
tirelessly to collect, store, and count the canned goods.
The SGA leadership team made posters to advertise the
canned food drive and made daily announcements to generate
support for the schoolwide effort.
During the second week of December the SGA sponsored
a Spirit Week to unite Ashburton students and staff.
All SGA officers and committee chairpersons worked cooperatively
to select themes for each day of Spirit Week. An Advertisement
Committee worked with Media Specialist Brenda Anderson
to create a public service announcement to inform students
and staff about the planned activities for Spirit Week.
The announcement was broadcast on the school television
station. A Publicity Committee made many posters to
inform the AES community about the Spirit Week schedule.
Committee members also placed an announcement on the
school website and created a flyer that was sent home
with students to inform parents about the planned events
for the week. Spirit Week was a wonderful success due
to the efforts of the SGA officers and Committee chairpersons
to advertise the event to the students, staff and parents
to create a sense of community at Ashburton. The enthusiasm
of the SGA leadership team encouraged school wide participation.
After the New Year, the SGA officers worked to make
Ashburton a “green school” by encouraging
recycling and conservation of energy. The entire SGA
leadership and elected representatives are working with
Ashburton staff members and students to reduce total
energy use by 5%. The SGA officers, representatives,
and alternate representatives made signs reminding staff
and students to turn off lights when leaving a room.
The signs were posted by the SGA officers above all
light switches in the building. A Light Brigade made
up of SGA alternate representatives periodically check
the building during their recess times to ensure lights
in empty rooms are turned off. These students also check
that water taps are turned off tightly. All members
of the Ashburton SGA are encouraging classmates to recycle
in classrooms and the lunchroom by placing paper, plastic,
glass, aluminum cans, and trash items in appropriate
containers.
As Spring approaches the Ashburton SGA has started a
Grounds Keeping Crew. This group of students will work
to keep the school grounds clean and safe for the Ashburton
community. Students will pick up trash and sweep up
mulch into appropriate areas from sidewalks and blacktops.
Students will report any safety issues to staff members.
All of the members of the Ashburton SGA have worked
all year long to create a positive school climate and
support for our community.
Student Council activities
(co-sponsors Carolyn Baker and Sydney Eig). Our students
have been through a variety of events that help our
school and the community. We participated in the Help
the Homeless Walk and Pennies for Patients, held reading
and recycling contests, and organized a food drive.
It is the food drive that had the largest impact on
our whole school. The Student Council members designed
posters and flyers to raise awareness of the project.
The students collected canned goods every morning for
about 3 weeks in December. For each can that a student
brought in, they received a green piece of paper that
they traced their hand on to. Teachers collected the
hands, and Student Council members arranged them into
a wreath that the whole school could take pride in.
Overall, we collected about 460 cans. The students took
the cans to Giant for a "Fill the Truck" event.
This was sponsored by Fox 5 and a local radio station,
and they took the cans where they could best be used.
The kids had a great time organizing/managing the event,
and also felt good about themselves for helping the
less fortunate.
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Drama Club Production/Red Riding Hood Play: Grade
4 and 5 students performed the play The Real Story
of Little Red Riding Hood in 2 day time and 1
evening performance.
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First Grade African-American Play: This class of
first grade students was one of the many classes
that participated in our culminating
African-American History Month Celebration Program.
They performed a re-enactment of the bus scene and
boycott from 1955 while singing an original rap
as a tribute to Rosa Parks. (pdf)
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Wax Museums - This class of students chose to celebrateAfrican-American
History Month in a creative way. Students were assigneda
famous person to research and write about. They
then "became" that person in class- complete
with costumes, props and oral speeches. They invited
the fifth and third grades to visit. The other classes
came in,
pressed the "button" and the wax museum
characters came to life, explaining who they are
and why they are famous. It was a smashing success! |
Montgomery Knolls Elementary
School held a school-wide assembly on May 24, 2006,
to celebrate the accomplishments of students as part
of Student Leadership Week. The assembly was tied into
school expectations for achievement and behavior. The
school climate committee kicked off the assembly with
a skit to reinforce appropriate behavior expectations.
The assembly ties into our year-long theme of “Caught
Doing Something Good.” Students who have been “caught”
received a certificate and signature pencil in recognition
of their appropriate behavior, and their names were
posted on a school bulletin board in our main lobby.
Students who have been “Caught Doing Something
Good.” were celebrated and rewarded with a school
button during the school-wide assembly. Parents were
invited to attend the assembly.
During Student Leadership Week, many
recognition activities were planned: Tuesday - recognition
of patrols: Wednesday - recognition of student government;
and Friday - recognition of the Green Team (SERT). Each
group was given a special lunch and their names were
announced on the morning announcements. They were also
listed in the weekly newsletter and included on the
bulletin board in the front of the school, which displays
accomplishments throughout the year.
Montgomery Village Middle
School celebrated student leadership week in a variety
of ways:
* SGA leaders spoke on the televised announcements about
getting involved in activities.
* Student leadership essays were read in English classes.
* During the week different clubs were recognized -
NJHS, NJHS tutors, Diamond Club, and SGA.
* Group pictures were on display in the main hallway.
Rosa Parks recognized National
Student Leadership Week by distributing a flyer that
lists all of the clubs and activities in which students
can be involved. There were over 30 activities ranging
from athletics, media, social, academic, and life skills.
Pictures of White Oak Middle School activities
celebrating National Student Leadership Week:
Play (page
1; Step Team (page
1); Bathroom Beatification (page
1)
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