Student Council Executive Board Candidate Packet
2014-2015
Congratulations!
Attending this meeting demonstrates that you are interested in
becoming an important leader for our school. Please know that
being on the Student Council Executive Board is a big responsibility
but is also an incredibly fun and rewarding experience.
Today we will go over the contents of this packet. You must
return the entire completed packet no later than Friday,
April
25rd.
ABSOLUTELY NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL
BE ACCEPTED!
Applicant Name ______________________________
TEAM ___________
Student Speeches and Taping
Students running for one of the executive student council positions will be required to give a
speech that will be videotaped and then broadcast to all 6 th and 7th grade classes on May 7-9.
Requirements:

You must type your speech and deliver a hard copy to Ms. Bailey (Room 315) NO LATER
THAN Monday, May 5th.

You must also save your speech to a flash drive and bring it with you when you record your
video. Your speech will be transferred from your flash drive to a teleprompter. This is the
ONLY WAY you will be able to record your speech.

There will be no time to type your speech on the day you are scheduled to tape your speech.
Not having your speech ready is not an acceptable excuse.

Students will sign up for a day and time to record their speech. The sign up sheet will be
outside of Ms. Bailey’s room. However, the actual taping will take place in Mr. Nienaber’s
room (52) on Tuesday, April 29th and Friday, May 2nd during 7th grade lunch and Academic
Lab.
IMPORTANT DATES

Monday and Tuesday, April 21st and 22nd : Student Council Election Meeting in Ms. Bailey’s
room during 7th grade lunch. You will pick up your election packet, go over campaigning rules,
discuss deadlines, and detail the speech requirements.

Friday, April 25th : Applications due for executive board. Turn into Ms. Bailey in room 315 or
give to the office. NO LATE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED.

Monday, May 5th : Speeches due to Ms. Bailey. (Sign up to record speeches on sign-up sheet
outside of Ms. Bailey’s room).

Monday, April 28th until Friday, May 9th : Posters may be hung up (after school or before
school only).

Tuesday, April 29 and Friday, May 2nd : speeches taped during lunch and Academic Lab in
Broadcast Club room (52).

Wednesday, May 7th through Friday, May 9th : Speeches aired to 6th and 7th grade students.
Students will vote the same day.

Monday, May 12th : 2014-2015 Executive Board Members announced at the end of the
school day.
Altadena Student Council Election Agreement
Before running for a position on the student council executive board, you must agree to the
following:
1. Attend all meetings, both Executive Board and Full Council Meetings.
2. Attend, lead, and participate in all student council sponsored events, (dances, fundraisers, Spirit
Days, etc…).
3. Maintain high standards of behavior and academic responsibility.
Campaign Rules
1. Candidates may have no more than 5 posters to hang on campus. Words and images on the
posters must be school appropriate.
2. Stickers may be given to students as part of the campaign, but are limited to 100 stickers.
3. After the election, the candidate will be responsible for cleaning up the posters and any stickers on
campus.
4. No other campaign materials are allowed to be distributed on campus. No candy, pencils, or other
forms of election paraphernalia may be used.
5. Students may only campaign before school, between classes, at lunch, and after school.
Any candidate that violates these rules will be eliminated from the ballot. Signing below indicates
that you have read and understand the above.
_____________________________________________________________ (candidate signature)
(date)
_______________________________________________________________ (parent signature)
(date)
ALTADENA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION
ELGIBILITY FORM
STUDENT_____________________________________________________________________________
TEAM ___________
If a student is interested in running for Student Council, he/she must have the following eligibility
form filled out by all his/her teachers and returned to by Friday, April 25th. Turn into Ms. Bailey or
give to the office. NO LATE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED.
Any student running for a Student Council office must have letter grades of a C or better. Please
make sure that you get signature from BOTH of your elective teachers. All students must also
maintain an Excellent or Good Behavior rating to run for any position.
Behavior Rating Scale
Period
1
2
3
Ac-Lab
5
6
Subject
Excellent
3
Good
2
Needs Improvement
1
Grade
Behavior
Comments
Teacher
Signature
Altadena Middle School Student Council Executive Officer
Application Extended Response Questions
This packet is DUE Friday, April 25th : Turn into Ms. Bailey in room 315 or give to the office. NO LATE
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED.
Name_______________________________________
Team_________________
Please answer the following questions:
1. Briefly state why you would like to run for Student Council Executive Board
2. Briefly describe the qualities you have that would make you a good executive officer.
3. What does it mean to you to be a leader?
4. How well do you work with others? Describe a time when you had to work as part of a team.
5. How will you manage your time with other commitments to ensure that you will be able to attend before
school (7am) and after school meetings and all events planned in the evening until 7pm (Polar Ice,
Airworx, Spring Fling, Dances, and Concessions)?