Constitution / By-Laws for All Classes

ARTICLE I:     NAME AND PURPOSE

Section 1:         The name of this governing body is the Mainland Regional High School Class of          .

Section 2:         This governing body shall function under the power granted by the Principal of Mainland Regional High School and the advisors of the class, and all Class of            Matters are subject to their approval.

Section 3:         The purpose of this group of governing officers shall be to lead and motivate the class in fund-raising and future school associated events.

ARTICLE II:    ELECTIONS

Section 1:         A member of the Class of            who wishes to run for executive office is required to:

Pick up a petition from the advisors. Petition must include at least 50 signatures from the appropriate Class.

Schedule an interview with the advisors to discuss plans and aspirations for the Class of           .

Prepare a one-page description of the way in which she/he will perform the duties of the position in question to be presented to the current Executive Board and the Advisors.

Show evidence of having participated in Class activities for previous year(s).

Present copy of speech to be given to Class of            to the advisors at least two days before Assembly Program.  Changes to speech must be cleared with Advisors.  Any changes on day of assembly will result in candidate’s disqualification from election to office.

Section 2:         Executive officers shall have the opportunity to run a campaign in May of the preceding year.  According to Student Council guidelines, petitions must be returned by a set deadline and candidates will have the opportunity to present speeches to the student body of the concerned class in an assembly.

The assembly will include a question/answer forum, if time permits, where students are given the opportunity to question candidates.  If time does not permit, candidates, with a majority vote, have the option to call an after school meeting for the question/answer forum.

The offices elected will be President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian(s).

No new offices shall be created unless a majority vote of the current officers gives approval at a meeting.

Section 3:         The student body of the class concerned will vote for candidates within a week following presentation of speeches.

Section 4:         The Executive officers and their duties will consist of the following:

Must be available for monthly meetings after school.

Must be available to help after school daily during fund-raising events.

Must be responsible for all paperwork requested by class advisors.

Must be a good student with a minimum grade of C in all subject areas.

Section 5:         Duties of the President include:

Must be willing to speak at class assemblies.

Must be creative and energetic in suggesting Class of              activities.

Must be willing to lead monthly executive board and advisory board meetings. A written agenda must be prepared for each monthly meeting and turned into class advisors four days in advance of class meeting. For example, with scheduled Tuesday meetings, the agenda should be turned in by the preceding Friday at 3:00 p.m. to one of the class advisors.

Section 6:         Duties of the Vice-President include:

Must be willing to speak in the absence of President at Class of               assemblies and at monthly executive Board meetings.

Must be willing to assist the President with ideas for Class of               activities.

Must distribute monthly newsletter to all homerooms of Class of            .

Section 7:         Duties of the Secretary include:

Must keep minutes of all meetings, including attendance roster.

Must compose and type monthly newsletter that includes class events and serves as a form of communication with members of Class of           .

Must write all correspondence for Class of           .

Should assist Treasurer with record keeping.

Section 8:         Duties of the Treasurer include:

Keep accurate accounts of all fund-raising events, including individual accounts of each student.

Section 9:         Duties of Historians include:

Keep a scrapbook of events with anything involving the class or a member of the Class of           .

Section 10:       The term of any officers begins on the first day of school of the year that they are elected for and ends the last day of the school session of that year.

Section 11:       The Seal of Approval must be obtained for all posters or printed material to be disseminated to the student body from the Assistant Principal’s office or the class advisors.  All materials not containing the official seal of approval will be confiscated and the responsible person reprimanded.

ARTICLE III:   MEETINGS

Section 1:         Officer meetings, including advisory board, will be held the first Tuesday of every month, starting promptly at 2:55 p.m.

Section 2:         At monthly meetings, a written agenda, prepared by the President, will consist of discussion of fund-raising ideas, planning of school events, and evaluation of process including positive and negative criticism.

Section 3:         Unscheduled meetings may be called at the request of the officers or advisors.  Twenty-four (24) hours notice should be given.

ARTICLE IV:  ADVISORY BOARD

Section 1:         Advisory Board members are those students in the class who wish to volunteer in fund-raising and planning of Class of            activities.

Section 2:         Advisory Board members shall only attend the first meeting of the month unless otherwise requested.

Section 3:         Advisory Board duties would include planning and helping to conduct fund-raising activities and other class activities.

ARTICLE V:    ATTENDANCE AND CONSEQUENCES

Section 1:         Each officer shall be allowed no more than three (3) unexcused absences from meeting of Class of            functions or fund-raising activities where the advisor has requested their presence, during one full school year.

An excused absence is an absence from school.

All other absences are unexcused at the discretion of the class advisors.

Section 2:         After the third unexcused absence, an evaluation of the officer and their participation will be made.  The other officers and the class advisors will vote on the continuation of the term.

Section 3:         If a decision of impeachment is made, the officer will defend him/herself (this may be accepted or denied by the executive board), and if requested by a member of the executive board (other than the impeachment officer) or the class advisors, a new vote will be taken.

Section 4:         When an officer is impeached, the next candidate with the highest amount of votes in the elections will take over.

Section 5:         If a candidate who was unopposed is impeached, a new officer will be appointed from the Advisory Board by a majority vote of the remaining officers and the class advisors.

ARTICLE VI:  IMPEACHMENT

Section 1:         An officer may be impeached for failure to comply with:

Good academic standing (grades of C or better).

Attendance policies of school and class constitution.

School discipline rules.

ARTICLE VII:   AMENDMENTS

Section 1:         Amendments may be made whenever necessary.

Section 2:         They must be approved by a 3/4 majority vote of advisors.

                                       CLASS   RESPONSIBILITIES

SOPHOMORE CLASS                      BASKETBALL Concession Stand

JUNIOR CLASS                                 FOOTBALL Concession Stand

JUNIOR CLASS                                 PROM

SENIOR CLASS                                 PROM FASHION SHOW

STUDENT COUNCIL                        HOMECOMING