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Student Body Vice President

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Being Student Body Vice president was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever been a part of. I know that many kids think it is lame and has no point, but for me it really felt good to have a say in what went on at my high school. Student council is a very eclectic group from the band kids to the football jocks. Another thing that is different than most things I have been a part of was the fact that all grades were together. Up until student council I had never been a part of an organization where everyone was so different. It was great to have people from all different walks of life because then student council really was representing the whole school, but this also brought on many worries for me. From the first day the teacher had told me that I would be the one doing most of the in class …show more content…

I proceeded to tell her how I knew the football guys and cheerleaders were going to take it as a joke and how the band kids would only want to plan weird events that no one would go to. I had gone into this so excited and now, after just one day, I was ready to quit. My mom told me I should stick it out longer, so I did. The next few weeks we were planning homecoming, and to my surprise the band kids had great ideas and the popular kids actually showed up to meeting to help plan. In a weird way everyone’s very different personalities just began to jive together. With homecoming just 2 days away everyone’s ideas had come together and all that was left was the setup. I was super happy, but still being a little pessimistic. Homecoming had come and went and we were having a student council party at my house to celebrate. Everyone at this point was friends and mingling around until our teacher said he had an announcement. He told us that this was the most successful dance the school had ever had and that we raised almost 50% more than all years past. Everyone was

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