1.9 STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
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Uni students feel a strong sense of ownership and take responsibility for supporting the school. In addition to planning activities, they voice their opinions about the welfare of the school through participation in the following governance organizations.
n Student Council — Uni High’s Student Council represents the student body and organizes school-wide events such as the orientation and disorientation picnics, Spirit Week, and X-Week. Student Council distributes funds from the student activity fees and various other sources to council organizations. Student Council is composed of three class officers per grade, plus a president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of the student body. Elections take place in the spring of the preceding year except for the incoming class. In case of ties, run-off elections are scheduled.
n Class Officers and Their Duties — The duties of class officers are as follows:
• President: Presides over class meetings and organizes fund raisers.
• Vice-President: Reports the council’s activities to fellow classmates and takes student opinions and problems to Student Council meetings for consideration.
• Secretary-Treasurer: Keeps books for class expenditures and keeps the minutes at class meetings.
• Lounge Representative: Liaison between Student Council and Lounge Committee.
Any class member may run for a class office and all class members are eligible to vote. Class meetings are held at the discretion of the class president in consultation with the class sponsors to plan special events (dances, community service projects, school spirit activities). No class meeting may be held unless a sponsor is present.
n Student-Faculty Advisory Committee (SFAC) — The Student-Faculty Advisory Committee consists of representatives of the student body, the faculty, and the administration. Members of the committee propose solutions to concerns that directly affect the student and faculty bodies of the school. The committee serves as a forum for student-faculty discussion and to monitor student-faculty interactions. SFAC meetings are open to all students and faculty. Student Council elects a student representative to serve as a liaison between Student Council and SFAC. The representative is not voting member of either Student Council or SFAC.
n PCCs — Peer College Counselors are selected during the Spring semester junior year and serve as PCCs during their senior year (under the direction of the Director of College Counseling). One of the most beneficial aspects of the PCC program is the individualized attention given to junior students. PCCs are assigned a junior caseload. Each PCC works with approximately nine junior students throughout the school year – in small groups and individual meetings, when necessary, preparing them for the formalized college counseling process which begins during the spring semester. PCCs also offer a variety of “Brown Baggers” (lunch-time seminars), teach a variety of courses during Agora Week, and are assigned various “areas of specialty” for which they are primarily responsible (i.e., testing, scholarships, career guidance, Web sites, editor of newsletter(s), student-athlete information, etc.).
n Subbie Buddies — Subbie Buddies are selected upperclassmen who help the incoming subfreshmen and upper grade new students with their transition to Uni High. Subbie Buddies organize and coordinate the New Student Orientation and the annual “Subbie Retreat,” plan and conduct Advisory Meetings, and assist the younger students with their social and academic adjustments to Uni High.
n Lounge Committee — The Lounge Committee is formulated from a group of four elected Lounge Representatives and additional students who are familiar with the attitudes and atmosphere of daily lounge life. Although this group is far from exclusive (any viewpoints are welcome in the meeting), a core group of individuals is collectively responsible for all decisions and activities..
The Lounge Committee is responsible routinely for:
• Cleaning the lounge on need-based intervals;
• Maintaining and purchasing furniture and stereo equipment;
• Providing theme days.
Lounge Committee members also enforce regulations. The rules established in 2002-2003 are:
1. Furniture stays in the lounge. It will not be removed and taken to a classroom.
2. The lounge committee will request additional volunteers to help with the lounge.
3. The Committee will repair, as possible, furniture to help extend the life of the furniture. Furniture that is shredded, torn, or marked up will be removed by the custodian.
4. No single class can single out and close the lounge prohibiting others from being in the lounge. Class meetings should be with a sponsor in a classroom.
5. The committee will see that the lounge is in good condition at least once a week. (Custodian has 8-10 minutes per evening to clean the lounge)
6. The committee will try to enlist students to help take care of the lounge.
7. Closing the lounge will only happen if conditions in the lounge are terrible. Mr. Butler or Mrs. Kovacs will try to limit the amount of time that it is closed.
Students should consider the use of the lounge as a privilege and not abuse it. The lounge can be locked at the discretion of the Lounge Committee, sponsor, and/or administration.
The Lounge Committee prides itself on spontaneity and new ideas. Consequently, new programs, duties, events, etc. are welcomed at all times. The Lounge Committee is the tool of the students and must allow for a broad scope of interests and opinion.
n Student Publications — Gargoyle is the student newspaper at Uni High and is produced as part of the journalism class. The newspaper is issued at the discretion of the student editors and adviser. While Gargoyle staff members are currently enrolled in the Uni journalism class, any student in the school is encouraged to write, take photos or draw cartoons for the paper.
Unique is the school literary magazine. It is made up of student contributions — creative writing, short stories, poems, etc. As with Gargoyle, everyone is encouraged to contribute.
Yearbook is produced as part of a class. As part of the process, seniors submit color photos, favorite quotes, wills, and baby photos. A supplement comes out the following fall. The staff welcomes photos of life at Uni.