Ackerman Middle School

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

The positions and and qualifications were formulated and discussed in Leadership Enrichment Class.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR STUDENT BODY POSITIONS:
President: 8th grader only
Must maintain 2.7 GPA or higher
No referrals this year
Must commit to being in Mrs. Olsen’s Leadership class all 2nd Trimester
Must be willing to represent your school, not just your own views

Vice President: 7th or 8th grader only
Must maintain 2.7 GPA or higher
No referrals this year
Must commit to being in Mrs. Olsen’s Leadership class all 2nd Trimester
Must be willing to represent your school, not just your own views

Secretary: 6th or 7th grader only
Must maintain 2.7 GPA or higher
No referrals this year
Must commit to being in Mrs. Olsen’s Leadership class all 2nd Trimester
Must be willing to represent your school, not just your own views

Treasurer: 6th, 7th, or 8th grader
Must maintain 2.7 GPA or higher
No referrals this year
Must commit to being in Mrs. Olsen’s Leadership class all 2nd Trimester
Must be willing to represent your school, not just your own views

Media Representative: 6th, 7th, or 8th grader
Must maintain 2.7 GPA or higher
No referrals this year
Must commit to being in Mrs. Olsen’s Leadership class all 2nd Trimester
Willing to communicate with the press, school newspaper, and administrators

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CLASS REPRESENTATIVES:
*8th grade has 4 representatives (due to the largeness of the 8th grade class)
*7th grade has 3 representatives
*6th grade has 3 representatives
Must maintain 2.0 or higher
No referrals this year
Must commit to being in Mrs. Olsen’s Leadership class all 2nd Trimester
Willing to represent your class, not just your own views

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1. Students are to have their application turned into Mrs. Olsen by Friday, November 17th.

2. Students will be asked to meet with Mrs. Olsen during break on Friday, November 17th to discuss some uniformity in campaigning.
Examples:
Wall poster maximum size
Positive campaigning vs. mud throwing (we’ve seen enough of that!)

3. Students will campaign during the week of November 27-December 1st.

4. Speeches will be given during an election assembly either on Friday, December 1st or at the beginning of the next week. Speech length will be determined by the number of candidates. No speech will be over 2 minutes.

5. Students will vote for their own class representatives and the five Student Body position, probably on a scantron (watch those chads!). This will occur as soon as possible following the election assembly.