Each class council at Leesville contributes in their own ways. Each council has individual duties and responsibilities they are expected to take accountability for. Thanks to the advisors, councils are able to hold meetings and plan events.
Freshman Council has the least responsibilities of all the councils. They prepare for the Pep Rally, Homecoming, and any smaller events that the other councils don’t have time for. Freshman Council is a great place to start students off on their journey throughout student government. Any freshman can join and elections are held in the fall for those interested in being an officer.
Sophomore Council has a similar level of responsibility to the Freshman Council. They don’t organize any major events and are mostly there to support the other councils. There are government positions that students can acquire by running in an election held in the spring during their freshman year. Sophomore Council is there to support the Junior and Senior Councils while they work to plan things like prom and graduation.
The Junior Council has far more responsibilities than the freshman and sophomores. Meetings are more consistent in Junior Council and they meet, “once a month for about 30 minutes typically…maybe once every other week if we have a special event coming up, like prom or homecoming,” said Jayden Camillo, Junior Class President.
While Junior Council is planning Leesville’s prom and homecoming, they are working on service projects and volunteering all around Raleigh. Senior Class Council is working all year round to prepare for senior events and graduation. “So that includes, like, senior sunrise and senior sunset. And we do a lot of stuff for the senior assembly and senior picnic,” said Nyah von Haam, Senior Class President.
Getting an officer position early could set a student up for the rest of their time in student council. All the councils have similar office positions which include the President, 1-2 Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and a Sergeant-at-Arms. Freshman and Sophomore Councils don’t have a need for the Sergeant-at-Arms who keeps the council on track and on schedule, so that position doesn’t appear until the upperclassmen councils.
Leesville is lucky to have students engaged and willing to take responsibility for their class and their school. Student councils allow students to dip their toes in the waters of politics and government at a much smaller level than the real world.
Each council allows students to understand the self-discipline and responsibility it takes to be involved in extracurriculars. They also have their differences, and each is important to supporting Leesville’s culture.
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