Student+Government+2006-2007

= Student Government for 2006-2007 School Year=

Advisor for 2006-2007 School Year

 * Mr. Brent J. Freccia

Student Leadership for the 2006-2007 School Year

 * President Justine Watson
 * Vice President Alexis Cutonilli
 * Secretary Catharine Parker
 * Treasurer Sarah Hurst
 * Sergeant-at-Arms Jae Shim

Secretary's record for the 2006-2007 School Year

 * 2006-2007 Minutes

Event Pages for 2006-2007 School Year

 * Homecoming 2006 - Under the Sea (October 7th)
 * Student Dodgeball Tournament (January 19th)
 * Faculty Dodgeball Tournament III (Friday, January 27th) - click here for photos
 * Sadie Hawkins Dance (Friday, March 9th) - cancelled due to low ticket sales
 * Survivor: Newark 2007 (Friday, April 27th) - click here for the 2007 Competition Results Page (w/ photos)

Student Government Advisor's overview of the 2006-2007 School Year

 * August:
 * Mascot costume ordered
 * Homecoming Decorations ordered
 * Meeting with building administration at the Special Services Building
 * September:
 * Homecoming Dance date moved up a week to avoid conflict with SAT (from October 14th to October 7th)
 * Homecoming decorations put together over the course of two afterschool working sessions
 * Spirit Week events planned
 * Student Dodgeball Tournament proposed for later in the school year
 * October
 * Last afterschool Homecoming decoration work session takes place
 * Tickets sold in both lunches from E105 and from student volenteers in all three lunch periods in both cafeterias
 * Spirit week events go off "ok"
 * Need to be more highlighted in order to spur more involvement
 * Hallway decoration contest even better in its second year
 * Buzz makes first appearance at the Fall Pep Rally to high praise
 * Rain forces Homecoming floats to be destroyed and the underclass court announcements to be postponed until the Dance, although Newark wins the Homecoming Game
 * Need to have a rain date for float contest in case of inclement weather in the future (get contact number for each organizer)
 * Possibly have other clubs construct floats as well?
 * Have the King and Queen make an appearance at the next home game?
 * Building conflict causes construction of Homecoming set difficult on day of dance
 * "Gift wrapping" the walls a great idea
 * Need to make a special order with Fulton Paper ahead of time (one roll per light)
 * Avoid arches in the future due to flimsy and time consuming construction
 * Dance itself goes very well
 * Outsourcing of refreshments to Key Club and coat check to Theatre works extremely well for all concerned (and __no__ lost items this year)
 * DJ has less complaints then in previous years
 * Need to put tape down on the floor for Homecoming court walk (or use bleachers)
 * November
 * T-Shirts are "ordered" by Vice President but they never arrive
 * Yearbook pictures are taken for club
 * Student and Faculty Dodgeball tournaments are decided upon and rules are established
 * Newark: Survivor idea is cancelled for this year, may turn into a "team building exercise" for student groups in May
 * December
 * Poster construction for Dodgeball Tournaments
 * Team sign-ups start for Students
 * Team sign-ups start and end for Faculty (45 end up participating in "evened-out" teams)
 * Shirts for Dodgeball are ordered prior to break
 * Order a few extra shirts in all colors and sizes
 * Confirm students involved in Student Government and what equals getting a shirt
 * Do not send final email to both staff and students (smack talk rule)
 * January
 * Student Dodgeball Tournament a roaring success
 * End sign-up a little earlier to avoid confusion
 * Have a team form and an individual form for each member
 * Have a "rule-day" before the actual tournament
 * Move proceedings to the West Gym next year in order to eliminate standing - particularly by the doors
 * Faculty Tournament was better than past year
 * Turn-out somewhat better - possibly switch locations with Student Tournament (move to East Gym)
 * No admission was a good idea...students much more into it
 * Took place on a half-day at noon
 * Possibly having an announcer try-out?
 * February
 * Planning for Newark Survivor and Sadie Hawkins Dance took place
 * Date for Sadie Hawkins Dance - Friday, March 9th (7-10 pm in East Gym)
 * Website constructed
 * Key Club to help with Refreshments
 * Police, Good Vibrations (DJ), building usage reserved and chaperone sign-up takes place
 * Tickets printed
 * Note: Possibly ask for parent volunteers for chaperones next year thru the NHS Newsletter
 * Date for Newark Survivor - Friday, April 27th (3-7 pm in West Gym, A-106, E105)
 * Website constructed
 * Sign-up sheet created and posted
 * Faculty Team was asked to form before announcements made to student body
 * Successful - team constructed before the end of February
 * Dr. Caulk leaves the school, Mr. Jezyk named Acting Principal
 * Students made aware of PEP plan, possible involvement in school policy in 2007-2008
 * March
 * Sadie Hawkins Dance canceled due to low ticket sales
 * Only 12 tickets sold in three days
 * All concerned parties were notified on Wednesday afternoon
 * More promotion next year? Possibly make the dance take place in December or January instead? Conflict with Spring Sports, lack of pep rally, drama production, SATs and DSTPs.
 * April
 * Newark Survivor extremely successful with five teams of 10 competing in the competition
 * $500 prize good way to attract attention
 * Lower the amount of students per team (allowing people to "double dip" if they wish too)
 * Change the Endurance Challenge to holding books instead of sitting
 * Possibly get rid of the Sudoku Challenge and replace it with Scrabble?
 * Possibly get rid of DDR due to complicated nature/hard to visualize
 * Have tiebreakers ready and available for other activities
 * Have "Student Government" security presence to clear floor
 * May
 * Student Government officer elections took place May 31st and June 1st
 * 10 hours = trip qualification / t-shirt for help ideas announced
 * Homecoming Theme 2007 was selected - Polynesian Luau - by majority vote at the May 29th meeting

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