MMS Student Council 14-15

SCA has joined NASC Mercer’s student council has joined the National Association of Student Councils Mercer’s student council has joined the National Association of Student Councils What does that mean: Open enrollment for all students throughout the year Attend 3 meetings & you become an official meeting SCA will have an Executive board of members made up of : President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer, & Historian

Represent Mercer’s SCA is For the students Spirit days About the students Boo grams & fundraising Represents the student’s voice “Where is the love dance” February 14th

How will SCA run? SCA will follow the NASC’s model of R.S.V.P SCA will follow the NASC’s model of R.S.V.P RAISING STUDENT VOICE & PARTICIPATION

©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

What is RSVP? RSVP is : A student council-led initiative to involve the entire student body in active civic learning and citizenry. A student council-led initiative to involve the entire student body in active civic learning and citizenry. ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

What is RSVP? RSVP is a means to: Involve and empower students to identify issues in their schools and communities Involve and empower students to identify issues in their schools and communities Provide students the opportunity to plan strategies and take action to address and resolve the issues they’ve identified Provide students the opportunity to plan strategies and take action to address and resolve the issues they’ve identified ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

What is RSVP? A process where student council leaders: Plan and lead student summits that engage entire student bodies Plan and lead student summits that engage entire student bodies Assemble student action teams that construct Civic Action Plans that address the issues identified during the summits Assemble student action teams that construct Civic Action Plans that address the issues identified during the summits ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

How Does RSVP Work? Student council members, with the support of their principals and advisers, are trained on the RSVP process. They organize and facilitate student summits. ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

How Does RSVP Work? Students identify their key issues and concerns through a series of four summits. The student council shares the results of the summits to the school administration to seek permission to pursue a course of action. ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

How Does RSVP Work? Student council leaders invite other student body members interested in addressing the issues to serve on the RSVP Leadership Team, which can serve as a committee of the student council. ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

How Does RSVP Work? The Leadership Team works together to create civic action plans and sponsor one or more projects designed to solve the problem identified from the summits. ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

A series of 4 Student Summits Summit 1: What’s on your Mind? Summit 2: What should we do? Summit 3: What is your reaction to this plan? Summit 4: How can we make our plan better? ©2005 National Association of Secondary School Principals.

What’s the purpose of doing all this? SCA this year will be competing in a local competition known as

Content Content for submissions shall meet three criteria: Identify and address a problem, risk or concern facing Loudoun youth, Be appropriate for middle school and high school youth, and Be an original work. The overall content shall include a discussion and research of an issue facing Loudoun youth, a creative solution to that issue, and implementation of the solution. For assistance in identifying issues and solutions, please see Resources. Please note those ideas listed are simply examples and all ideas are welcome and encouraged.Resources Format A wide range of solution formats are eligible and encouraged, from a video, documentary, case study, blog, web site, discussion forum, rally, meeting, public event, organization, group, club, activity, event, etc., and any combination thereof that can be created/implemented within a three month period. Any format chosen shall be condensed to On-line Registration and supporting documentation for the initial screening process, and then converted to a presentation for the competition.On-line Registration STEP UP Loudoun: “A Call to Action”

PRIZES & AWARDS Awards Top 3 winners will be awarded a cash prize from Foundation provided via, and recognized at numerous Loudoun events. Team members will share the cash prize. 1st Place: $1000 2nd Place: $500 3rd Place: $250 There will also be additional cash prizes, Superlative Awards, and grant funding opportunities.

Important Dates October- “Rock-tober” 2 nd - SCA meeting 9 th - SCA meeting- plan Spirit week 16 th -SCA meeting- plan Boo Grams 20 th -24 th SPIRIT WEEK 22 nd -24 th BOO Gram Fundraiser through Lunch 30 th -Make the “Boo” grams 31 st - Deliver the “Boo” grams to homeroom

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” - John Quincy Adams We need to keep recruiting!! Tell you friends about the awesome things we’ll be doing in SCA and ask them to join!!