Agenda: 3/11/11
1. Approve Minutes
2. Reports
3. Rainbow Alliance Report
4. Plastic Water Bottle Motion
5. Co-Curricular Code
6. Community Service Discussion
7. Notes & New Business
Council Minutes 3/4/11
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
- Henry Ford
1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports:
· [Treasurer]: Dealt with senior pizza party funds.
· [Secretary]: Staff alternate can vote.
· [DSB]: The budget passed!
· [Exec]: Just wanted to reassure Council that we’re talking about the right topics, we can keep doing what we’re doing.
· [Mr. Smith]: There are always going to be people who resent student interference with staff, we all have different opinions – that’s good! It might get a little messy, but our school is special and we’re doing important work.
· [Admin]: Working on the Skip Bean nominations.
· [Curric]: Started a Google group, discussing the role of Council in the school – how we have democratic components, but we aren’t completely democratic, Co-Curricular Code notification for next week.
· [OEC]: We made the elections calendar — elections on April 12th.
· [SA]: The senior pizza party on March 18th, looking at Winter Carnival for next year.
· [COI]: Ms. Patten gave a presentation on technology, cleared up 20% motion – Foreign Language dept. still discussing it.
· [SSC]: The candidate we chose declined for personal reasons, so the search continues.
· [Ms. Stevenson]: What’s going on with the 20% motion?
o Passed, must be acted on
o Ms. Gillespie accepts, vetoes, or asks for more time
- If vetoed, then we can override it or bring a new motion
o Staff doesn’t have the right to not look at a motion, can speak w/ Ms. Gillespie about her decision
o If we step outside our jurisdiction, we can have a debate about that with the DSB and community members
Call Order of the Day
3. Community Service Discussion
· Motion: I move to move agenda item 3 to after item 5.
Motion Passes
4. Guidance Counselor Evaluation Motion
· [OEC]: We met with Megan and the Guidance Dept. and made changes with their help and approval. This is our next draft.
· Major Changes
o Added specificity
o Changed scale of answers
o Covering all post-high school plans
o Removed “Freshmen Counselor” questions
o Goal to help Guidance Dept get the answers/feedback they needed
· Motion: I move to adopt and implement the Guidance Counselor Evaluation.
Debate Closes
Motion Passes
5. Plastic Water Bottle Motion
· Motion: I move to eliminate the vending and/or selling of plastic water bottles on the HHS campus.
o [Katie + Molly Zegans]: In anticipation of Earth Day as well as general environmental practicality, we should discourage the use of plastic water bottles since there is perfectly fine tap water in the school. It’s a waste of energy, plastic, and water to create them. The cafe won’t lose any money if this is implemented.
· Questions/Clarifications
o This would apply to vending machines
o Does this apply to flavored water or Vitamin Water?
· Discussion
o Great! Let’s do it!
o Changes the school culture in a positive way
o What about sports after school? What if you forget your water bottle?
o Sports on the fields don’t have access to water fountains
o Athletes expected to bring equipment, water bottles count too
o We should give students the choice, be responsible
o Concessions @ sports games sell water bottles
o Fans can use water fountains or buy other drinks
o This is a no-brainer! Bottled water is a total scam
o How will we keep people from going to the CO-OP for water?
o We need an education plan for after year one
Meeting Adjourns
