Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2009, Page 95

Description:	studentstakechargePlanning events and serving as the voice of the student body was an importantjob, and it was up to Student Council and the Advisory Boards to do it.As a high school student you may havehad to deal with change and unexpected events. Pop quizzes in English,breaking up with your boyfriend orgirlfriend, or on a more positive note,receiving an A on a test you thoughtyou failed. Despite all of these uncertainties there were traditions you couldhave always relied on. BloomingtonSouths student government providedmost of these traditions. Because oftheir committees, we looked forward totimeless events such as Spirit Week, senior t-shirts, prom, and matchmaker.Student Councils spirit weeks werea South staple that allowed students todress up all week and show just howmuch spirit they had. We always havePurple Day on Fridays. And we try tohave Pajama Day Mondays, seniorReed McClure said about the traditional spirit week days. [Spirit Week]gets people excited for the upcomingevent, said McClure.The senior class t-shirts also provided a great tradition that holdsmemories for years to come for thegraduating class. We had about twoor three meetings to decide the design.The t-shirts have to be simple, not toobusy. [The shirts] are a good memoryto have, Senior Advisory Board member Anissa McKibben said.The Sophomore Advisory Boardalso provided the school with greatmemories when they brought back thematchmaking service. They added atwist to it to keep it fresh. The LoveDoctor was more comical than pastyears attempts. Sophomore JosephForney said the more comical themewas added to make people feel morecomfortable and relaxed about thewhole process.The most popular national highschool tradition was arguably prom.Junior Advisory Board had a huge taskevery year to keep prom exciting andfun. The board was not allowed to repeat themes, and spent months deciding the theme for the year. Picking thetheme was a difficult process, juniorY-Lan Khuong said. Every JuniorAdvisory Board feels pressure. Youwant the juniors and seniors to feelgood [about prom].High school traditions added fun toa sometimes scary and stressful timein a teenagers fife. Souths traditionswere kept fresh and alive by the student governments in attempt to keepschool more exciting, McClure said.-BETHANY LAVENDER! IMj-mmi mmm^? jpy^j—-rfi J5HTop Left: As a part of the preparationfor Holiday Child, senior Hillary Whitehead wraps one of the presents. StudentCouncil budgeted 40 dollars for eachchild. PHOTO BY RACHEL JOSEPHFar Left: Junior Mariel Spencer finisheswrapping one of the Holiday Child presents. With the extra money they raised,Student Council bought coats and donated them to local elementary schools.PHOTO BY RACHEL JOSEPHLeft: Freshman Holly Hays and sophomore Chandler Waggoner wrap presents for Holiday Child.PHOTO BY RACHEL JOSEPHIt would be really cool ifthey organized more peprallys. Those always getstudents pumped up andexcited to go to games.—senior Derriona AndersonWe conduct open elections every year so thatwe can give the councila new look and freshideas.—senior Paul BaechtoldIt may seem to students thatwe dont do much, but theresa lot of stuff involved behindthe scenes. We sponsor thefood drives and Holiday Child.We also plan several dances,including homecoming.—junior Benjamin Whitlatchstudent council respondsVice president Paul Baechtold andtreasurer Benjamin Whitlatch respond to thecomments made by their fellow studentsabout Student Council.student council and advisory boaras \| ACTIVITIES \| 95
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