VOL. V, NO. 10
MARCH 6, 1964
Hopefuls for President,
Secretary Tell Platforms
Secretary Tell Platforms
Why did the first announced candidate for the Student Council presidency go unchallenged for almost a week before someone decided to oppose him? Surely some rival should have stepped from the ranks of Student Council, but no one came forward. Whose duty was it then to run against him? No other council member was interested enough to enter the election, therefore, it must have been our duty‑the duty of the student body members who are not on Student Council, to stand up against the apathy and indifference that the Council members seemed to show.
This then is my platform: I stand-only for the Maine West students who are interested enough to want a positive change in their Student Council.
Student Council needs leadership. John Bleharski, presidential candidate, feels he has the experience necessary to guide the Council in a program emphasizing student service. John believes the main duty of Student Council is to serve the students directly.
His qualifications speak for themselves. He has been a member of Student Council for two years. During that time he has been on the Care Drive Committee, and is an active member of the Public Relations and Organizations Committees. He is also on the Executive Board and Brotherhood Society.
He represented our school at the convention of the Northeast-Northwest District of the Illinois Association of Student Councils, and at the University of Illinois Articulation Conference for student leadership.
This year he is assembly co-chairman. He ranks 20th in his class and has a 4.185 grade average.
As for experience as an officer, he was president of his sophomore class.
If experience is what is most important to Student Council, then John Bleharski has what it takes.
In this election, you, the students, are voting not merely for president and secretary but also for the type of Student Council you want. Student Council can be only as good as the officers you choose.
Many homerooms receive very few council reports. I feel that a council representative not reporting to his homerooms should be suspended. However, it is the duty of the homerooms to act on the reports. As a representative of the students, I feel that Student Council should be able to have more say in deciding school rules and monitoring school assemblies. I feel that all school projects like homecoming, V‑Show, Proms, fund drives, and charity works should have faculty and students working together on an equal basis, with everyone contributing both ideas and work.
To me, Student Council is a group of students who care so much about their fellow students that they are willing to give their time and abilities to try to make Maine West a better school. It isn't up to the president alone to make a strong and active Council, but to the entire student body.
My platform is threefold:
1. To create a strong bond between various school‑sponsored clubs through a new interclub council.
2. To obtain stronger ties between Council and the individual homeroom by having a representative for every homeroom, not two for every three homerooms.
3. To promote higher school pride by boosting school standards and spirit.
This then is my platform: I stand-only for the Maine West students who are interested enough to want a positive change in their Student Council.
Student Council needs leadership. John Bleharski, presidential candidate, feels he has the experience necessary to guide the Council in a program emphasizing student service. John believes the main duty of Student Council is to serve the students directly.
His qualifications speak for themselves. He has been a member of Student Council for two years. During that time he has been on the Care Drive Committee, and is an active member of the Public Relations and Organizations Committees. He is also on the Executive Board and Brotherhood Society.
He represented our school at the convention of the Northeast-Northwest District of the Illinois Association of Student Councils, and at the University of Illinois Articulation Conference for student leadership.
This year he is assembly co-chairman. He ranks 20th in his class and has a 4.185 grade average.
As for experience as an officer, he was president of his sophomore class.
If experience is what is most important to Student Council, then John Bleharski has what it takes.
In this election, you, the students, are voting not merely for president and secretary but also for the type of Student Council you want. Student Council can be only as good as the officers you choose.
Many homerooms receive very few council reports. I feel that a council representative not reporting to his homerooms should be suspended. However, it is the duty of the homerooms to act on the reports. As a representative of the students, I feel that Student Council should be able to have more say in deciding school rules and monitoring school assemblies. I feel that all school projects like homecoming, V‑Show, Proms, fund drives, and charity works should have faculty and students working together on an equal basis, with everyone contributing both ideas and work.
To me, Student Council is a group of students who care so much about their fellow students that they are willing to give their time and abilities to try to make Maine West a better school. It isn't up to the president alone to make a strong and active Council, but to the entire student body.
My platform is threefold:
1. To create a strong bond between various school‑sponsored clubs through a new interclub council.
2. To obtain stronger ties between Council and the individual homeroom by having a representative for every homeroom, not two for every three homerooms.
3. To promote higher school pride by boosting school standards and spirit.
The entire student body is in a fever of excitement over the favorable diagnosis of Teri Prochaska's case history. Her symptoms reveal a chronic case of enthusiasm and a strong affinity for school participation. A detailed laboratory report indicates five years of active experience in Student Council work. Her pre‑operative check list shows the following:
1. Served on Student Council in 7th grade.
2. Elected president of Student Council in 8th grade.
3. Actively participated in Election Week freshman year.
4. Elected representative to Student Council sophomore and junior year.
Teri's condition remains excellent as indicated by her boundless energy to serve as Producer of V-Show, Social Committee Chairman, and a Junior Leader. She keeps in "running" shape by exercising some of that energy to maintain a 'B' average. Further analysis reports that Teri still finds time to serve on the Leadership Committee, Dress Code Committee, and the Student Council A.F.S. Committee.
From this clinical observation there should be no pain in selecting Teri for Student Council Secretary.
Marilyn Skeppstrom, a candidate for secretary of Student Council, has served as secretary and is now president of Future Nurses' Club. She has been an active member of Pep Club, was a Maine West majorette, and is a Junior Leader. Marilyn has been on either the A or the B honor roll every, quarter of high school. She served on seventh grade Student Council, was elected secretary of eighth grade Student Council, and was active in election week her freshman and sophomore years. As a member of Student Council this year, Marilyn is a member of the A.F.S. committee and is secretary of the Service Corps of Student Council.
However, a candidate should not be elected merely for past achievements, but rather for what she intends to do in her selected office. Marilyn believes the secretary of Student Council must be a conscientious hard‑working person who accepts the responsibility of assisting the president and keeping the affairs of Student Council running smoothly. She feels the secretary should work for the entire student body and represent Maine West in an eager, willing manner.
1. Served on Student Council in 7th grade.
2. Elected president of Student Council in 8th grade.
3. Actively participated in Election Week freshman year.
4. Elected representative to Student Council sophomore and junior year.
Teri's condition remains excellent as indicated by her boundless energy to serve as Producer of V-Show, Social Committee Chairman, and a Junior Leader. She keeps in "running" shape by exercising some of that energy to maintain a 'B' average. Further analysis reports that Teri still finds time to serve on the Leadership Committee, Dress Code Committee, and the Student Council A.F.S. Committee.
From this clinical observation there should be no pain in selecting Teri for Student Council Secretary.
Marilyn Skeppstrom, a candidate for secretary of Student Council, has served as secretary and is now president of Future Nurses' Club. She has been an active member of Pep Club, was a Maine West majorette, and is a Junior Leader. Marilyn has been on either the A or the B honor roll every, quarter of high school. She served on seventh grade Student Council, was elected secretary of eighth grade Student Council, and was active in election week her freshman and sophomore years. As a member of Student Council this year, Marilyn is a member of the A.F.S. committee and is secretary of the Service Corps of Student Council.
However, a candidate should not be elected merely for past achievements, but rather for what she intends to do in her selected office. Marilyn believes the secretary of Student Council must be a conscientious hard‑working person who accepts the responsibility of assisting the president and keeping the affairs of Student Council running smoothly. She feels the secretary should work for the entire student body and represent Maine West in an eager, willing manner.
