I was never on the Student Council in school, but I knew a few people who were and learned some stuff secondhand (I went to public school, mind, so Your Mileage May Vary)

In middle school, the council was technically run by the teachers who volunteered for it.  They would sit in at the meetings, which was more of a free discussion amongst the students who attended.  Part of the meetings might involve students suggesting field trips or events, but the teachers would take care of all of the details.

In high school, the council functioned more like Ohtori's, with a President, Vice President, ect.  There were several Treasurers, but no one took minutes, as far as I know.  The students had the actual responsibility for setting up events once the teachers/principal gave them the OK, and they did fundraisers and the like.  The best thing they did, though, was picking new themes for "Spirit Week", since Pajama Day and School Colors Day got old very quickly.  The best one by far was Cross-dressing Day.  We had our fair share of Utenas running around, let me tell you.  Of course, some wet-blanket parent complained about it and it never happened again, but it was fun while it lasted.

Student councils were non-existent in my high school/jr high. We didn't have a class president either, just a valedictorian. In my university though, there is a Student's Union that does liaison between students, the faculty staff and the university staff. They get the OK for events, clubs, and fundraisers. However, like Itsuke, the University of Calgary is shits for school spirit, and we are mostly apathetic about our school because it's so god damned big and we all feel gouged for cash and good teachers. Union members are elected but no one votes and we never see any differences in policy. None of the student's platforms seem meaningful or interesting either. I have no idea what caused what, or if it really is just one vicious cycle. Perhaps the Student's Union also has no pull with the faculty members as well.

I transferred to another university, will give updates when I start there! But it already seems better, so who knows? Perhaps I will get a rose signet when I chop off Touga's testicles?

There was a student council at all three of my high schools, but only once did I ever see one in action. I was nominated for President, but only got three votes. I was the gag canidate. Wasn't there some shock rocker who kept running for Prime Minister and always lost badly? Like that guy, I was. It was all very informal, seeing as there were about thirty seniors that year, but only six seniors the year before. It was a tiny school.


...but yeah. Some schools have powerful student councils-some even fired teachers.

Last edited by Anthiena (08-18-2009 01:11:44 PM)

Anthiena wrote:

Some schools have powerful student councils-some even fired teachers.

Were they private schools with kids from powerful families?

At my high school, our student council was pretty much a popularity contest, except for the fact that only the people who were running cared. I also think at least my class' entire student council was flamboyantly gay. They were always trying to be everywhere and all YAY US, despite all the NOTHING the entire group ever did. I think they sold class T shirt no one liked, and that's about it. (My sister says its basically the same thing there now as well.)

My college has a student government. I was in it for some reason one year as the interior design representative. (A girl I sat with in class made the ballots, and just PUT ME ON IT since she had only two people running for representative, and didn't think it was enough competition. People presumably voted for me because my name was exotic, because I was a first semester freshman and knew NOBODY.)

I always had to go to the damn meetings that they always had in the DAMN morning, and spent a large deal of the time praying. It was customary to vote yes for anything, and while I was there, we made a ruling to provide chips, salsa, salsa music, and dancing ladies. ...I don't see why this cost $600 since everyone has chips and salsa, half the people have salsa music, and almost every damn person here can dance. But whatever.

At the end of the meeting, when they had a free floor, one of the sorority's representative stood up, and asked the speaker, "When are they gonna turn the river back on?"

I swear to fucking god.

Everyone was muffling laughter, the speaker was just like "HOW THE FUCK DO I ANSWER THIS" and said something like "When god decides he wants it back on."

She was like "Well I don't think that's a very helpful answer."

I never went to another meeting. Nobody knows about our interior design, but we're all assholes, and they didn't know us anyway.