Agenda: 9/30/10
1. Approve Minutes
2. Reports
3. Freshmen Coop Motion
4. Mission Statement Motion
5. Cuts Motion
6. Notes & New Business
Council Minutes 9/24/10
“Action is eloquence.”
- William Shakespeare
1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports:
· [Mod]: Welcome Freshmen! Please turn your electronics off and keep side conversations to a minimum.
· [A-Mod]: Welcome! Know that Council members can recognize you.
· [Treasurer]: No report.
· [DSB]: There was a meeting on Tuesday.
· [PR]: Sending around a sign up sheet for the Cost Reduction Committee. Forum next Thursday at 7pm. Student opinions are very important!
· [Admin]: Working/revising the mission statement.
· [Secretary]: Senior alternate may vote. Minutes are online if you need them.
· [Curric]: Cost Reduction Committee member came to talk about budget.
· [OEC]: New/Tuition Student elections coming next week.
· [SL]: Worked on microwave and water fountain motions.
· [Exec]: Trying to find a home for Council. We’ll be in the Cafe next week.
· [COI]: Looking at cuts and direct effects on students.
· [Megan]: There is work being done on the locker/classroom number plaques.
· [SA]: Homecoming! Quidditch sign-ups next week.
o Motion: I move to discuss Winter Carnival right after reports.
Motion Passed
· [Ms. Brisson]: Act now on future cuts by coming to the forum on Thursday. Make your voice heard! Also, check out the SAU website.
Technical Difficulties…Winter Carnival postponed for the moment
3. Notes & New Business
· [Ben Stallman]: Motion: I move that freshmen be allowed to go to the Coop during Activity Period.
o Discussion
- Open campus is not a right, it’s an earned privilege
- There are already so many people that visit the COOP!
- Motion: I move to close debate
Motion Failed
- This is still a matter of responsibility, there’s more freedom already from middle school to high school
- This is perfectly reasonable, not discussing open campus
- Some freshmen are more mature than sophomores
- It’s a rite of passage, earned sophomore year
- I move to table this motion until after we discuss Winter Carnival.
Motion Passed
4. Winter Carnival
· February 11th, 2011
· Dress-up days, class colors, fun events, school spirit
· Classes are 35 minutes
· New events: ball around the world, human curling
· Look for news on the board in the atrium
· Motion: I move to approve Winter Carnival.
Motion Passed
5. Coop Motion
· Motion: I move to un-table the Coop motion.
Motion Passed
· Discussion
o Good for the Coop, more business
o This would help you manage your time better
o Why does the school not trust freshmen? This is a school of trust
o Discussing going to the Coop = discussing off campus
o Parental concerns/worries, chaotic transition to HHS
o This would create chaos. Who would monitor where they go?
o Freshmen should be exploring clubs/activities during Activity Period
o Our cafe needs business too!
o Second semester privileges?
o We have are so lucky to have these opportunities, can’t risk losing it
o A year isn’t that long to wait
o We talk about this every year and it doesn’t happen
o Why do we let freshmen have off-campus privileges during exam week?
o Freedom to succeed, freedom to fail
o Buddy system? Peer groups?
o Freshmen wouldn’t go to the Coop every day
o Motion: I amend the motion to finish with “starting second semester”.
· Discussion on the Amendment
o Same arguments apply
o Motion: I amend the motion to read, “I move that freshmen be allowed to go to the Coop during Activity Period starting second semester but that can be revoked at any time and requires parent permission”.
· Discussion on the Amendment to the Amendment
o Same arguments apply
o Doesn’t this slight other businesses that aren’t the Coop?
o This still doesn’t fix anything
Debate Closed
Amendment to the Amendment Failed
Meeting Adjourned
