1. Grissom High School
SGA Presentation
April 4, 2016

2. Grissom High School Student Council Accomplishments
Worked to helped with the transition for our new administration.
Served as ushers and school representatives during PTSA meetings, Open House, Legislative Breakfast, Blue Ribbon Committee, etc.
Met with Anti-Defamation League to learn methods to improve inclusion and diversity, resulting in “No Place for Hate” status.
Sponsored Club Day program to allow promotion of clubs and activities.
Freshman orientation program, dress code assembly.
Successful Homecoming Dance by SGA
Two blood drives so far this year, netting over 170 pints of blood
Powderpuff football raised $1250 for Liz Hurley fund.
Mr. & Miss Merry Christmas raised $1000 for the Toys for Tots foundation

3. Grissom High School Club and Organization Accomplishments
Key Club – Mentoring students and collecting supply closet donations for McDonnell Elementary
Junior Civitans – Volunteer with Adaptive PE and Special Olympics
HOSA - Penny Wars - $1200 for Leukemia Society
GSA- active in No Place for Hate campaign.
Politicos (AP Government) – collected water for Flint, MI
JROTC – Wounded Warrior 5K

4. Grissom High School Student Council Issues and Concerns
Crowded Hallways and students wandering halls during class
Lunches offer less variety and are less appetizing
Limited access to Post-Secondary counselors
Assimilation of new students into the “Grissom family”.
Technology issues (wifi connectivity, hardware compatibility, software access and integration)
Grading procedures as it relates to student averages.

5. Grissom High School Student Council Suggestions for Improvements
Improvements in school culture to increase student pride and sense of belonging. More club offerings. Positive reinforcement for positive actions.
Increased security presence in halls and stairwells would help with the issues of hallways, drugs on school campus, and thefts at school. Teachers being assigned to monitor the halls would help the hallway issue.
Alternative lunch choices or increased quality, ex: high quality boxed salads or offering fruit cups instead of chips

6. Grissom High School Student Council
Offering mentoring or increased focus on those who are new to the Grissom environment in order to show the offerings that Grissom has in AP, honors and STEM classes, sports, clubs and extracurricular offerings.
Less standardized testing or better coordination of tests. More standardization of test administration procedures to make the process more familiar and efficient.

7. Grissom High School Student Council Takeaways
Our discussions with Dr. Wardynski and his Cabinet leaders provided us with the following actions:
Lunch menus are currently under review with more healthy and
appetizing options.
Security improvements (staffing and new cameras) have already brought about improvements to security concerns.
Central office will investigate placement of a full time post-secondary counselor at Grissom.
Plans in place for using clubs and extracurricular activities to enhance participation and inclusiveness for all students.

8. New Century Technology High School
SGA Presentation
April 4, 2016

9. Changes We Have Enjoyed
Our counselor is more accessible
Scholarship and college information is more readily available
Extended breaks

10. ACADEMIC CHANGES College tours More variety in classes
ACT prep classes after school for all students

11. CHANGES IN THE CAFETERIA
Supper program
More choices in the cafeteria
Two entrees
To go packs

12. BLOCK SCHEDULE ADVANTAGES
School is not overwhelming due to smaller amount of courses per day
Longer breaks between classes
Four lunch periods instead of three
Science classes have additional time for labs
More time for classroom instruction and students to ask questions
Homework is more manageable
More time to complete assignments
Ask teacher for help in between class meetings

13. Changes We Would Like To See
Include salads in the lunch options
Create a district science fair or district debate tournament
Establish better connections with established competitions and organizations
NSBE – National Society of Black Engineers
Science Olympiad
Revise the grading procedures
It is difficult to recover from a low test grade

14. QUESTIONS?