Agenda 12/17/14 & Minutes 12/10/14

Post date: Dec 17, 2014 4:17:27 AM

Agenda 12/17/14

• 1. Approval of Minutes

  2. Reports

  3. Bylaw Revision: Campaign Posters Change

  4. Report Card Discussion

  5. Notes & New Business

“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”

—  William Faulkner

Council Minutes 12/10/14

• 1. Approval of Minutes

  2. Reports

     • (Mod): Short meeting today because of the snow delay.

     • (COI): Approved Program of Studies

     • (Sec): Sophomore alternate can vote.

  3. School Dance Discussion

     • We have had no dances yet this year due to lack of interest and behavior problems leading to lack of administrative support.

     • There are other ways to socialize so not having dances isn’t a big deal.

     • Liability is an issue for the school.

     • 90% of the senior class wants a dance.

     • Current classes are being punished for previous classes’ actions.

     • They are great fundraising opportunities that are now unavailable.

     • A majority are showing up intoxicated.

     • Having only underclassmen events changes the culture of dances away from drinking.

     • Administration and police don’t want conflicts with students.

     • The goal is to find an appropriate social interaction between students outside the classroom.

     • They have to be made attractive without substances.

     • Whole social culture in this country and region is unsafe and needs to be fixed. This is not just a Hanover High issue.

     • There is a safety in numbers, but only when those numbers are of similar levels.

     • It will take courageous people to stand up and say “Not at my dance. Not here. Not now.”

Meeting adjourns.