Hillcrest Student Council
Class Officer Application
Class of 2016
RULES AND PROCEDURES:
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This application must be completed and submitted to Mr. Davenport in room 133 by 4:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 19. Incomplete or late applications may not be considered.
You must be passing all of your classes (grades will be checked).
You may not spend more than $25 on your campaign and will be responsible for removing any
posters you make after the elections.
You may campaign from Monday, September 24, until before school on Thursday, September 27.
Elections will be held during PAWS on Thursday, September 27. You must remove all campaign
posters and other materials by Friday, September 28.
Part of your opportunity to campaign includes visiting PAWS classes of your grade level and
delivering a brief “stump speech” to your peers. They will have the opportunity to ask you questions
about your ideas. To take advantage of this opportunity, you must have your speech approved in
advance by Mr. Davenport.
There will be no personal attacks or negative campaigning/mudslinging against any other
candidates. Occurrence of this will terminate your campaign and your name will be removed from
the ballot.
CANDIDATE INFORMATION:
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
Home telephone number:
Cell phone number:
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E-mail address: __________________________________________________________________
Please indicate the position for which you would like to run by circling or highlighting one:
□ CLASS PRESIDENT – Serves as President of the Class of 2016, while being an active participant in Student Council.
Participates in all Student Council meetings and activities. Responsible for organizing class fundraising and social activities, and
meetings. Works closely with the other class officers, as well as the class sponsor(s) and parents. Attends at least three SBDM
Committee meetings per semester.
□ CLASS VICE PRESIDENT – Serves as Vice President of the Class of 2016, while being an active participant in Student
Council. Participates in all Student Council meetings and activities. Assists the Class President in organizing class fundraising
and social activities, and meetings. Works closely with the other class officers, as well as the class sponsor(s) and parents.
Attends at least three SBDM Committee meetings per semester.
□ CLASS SECRETARY – Serves as Secretary of the Class of 2016, while being an active participant in Student Council.
Participates in all Student Council meetings and activities. Responsible for taking notes at class meetings. Works closely with
the other class officers, as well as the class sponsor(s) and parents. Attends at least two SBDM Committee meetings per
semester.
□ CLASS TREASURER -- Serves as Treasurer of the Class of 2016, while being an active participant in Student Council.
Participates in all Student Council meetings and activities. Responsible for keeping track of the class’s finances. Works closely
with the other class officers, as well as the class sponsor(s) and parents. Attends at least two SBDM Committee meetings per
semester.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSES:
Explain your reason for running for student government as well as
how you would contribute to your desired position. Address your
qualifications. In addition, discuss fundraising and activity ideas for
your class.
Your response must be typed and a minimum of one page, double-spaced,
12 point font, with standard margins.
A FINAL WORD:
You are running for a position of student leadership at Hillcrest High School.
Do not take this lightly. You will be expected to invest a significant amount of
time outside of regular school hours to lead an important organization on
campus. This means coming to school early or staying at school late for
meetings, or for helping to make posters/flyers/decorations, or for updating a
bulletin board/calendar, or for other Student Council/Class-related business.
This also means that you may be occasionally expected to give up your
lunch/PAWS period to fundraise or promote Student Council/Class activities.
If you fail to be accountable to your position of leadership, you will be
dismissed from that position.
By signing, I acknowledge that all information I have provided in this application
is truthful and I agree to abide by the rules and procedures associated with
running for and serving as Class Officer.
Student Signature: ___________________________________
Date:_________
Parent/Guardian Signature: ____________________________
Date:_________