Student Council Election

My time was up. Yep, I was a twelfth grader already, which meant the title of the Student Council president had to go to someone else. On August 7th, 2015 I, along with the previous student council body, went around the school and introduced each class to what this whole student council thing was about. There were 2 competing parties, the Prodigies and the Alithea. While some of us visited classes, the other decorated the assembly hall, set up the election booths, and made the ballot boxes. We all pitched in to make sure that the election was similar to the election of the Indonesian president, which happened not that long ago. While the classes were coming in to vote and the assembly hall was all set up, we stayed and watched them, in case they made mistakes in voting. It took quite a while, but we were glad to see that there were very little invalid votes. 

As the former student council president, I rooted for the Prodigy party, and even gave some tips to the candidates. Alas, all my responsibilities and tasks were lifted, and I felt so relieved. By the end of the day, the grade 12 class counted and recounted the votes about three times to make sure that it was accurate. The Prodigies came out victorious, and the Monday after, we had the student council coronation day, where I officially gave my title to the new president, Celine Yap.

Learning outcome checklist:

4. Worked collaboratively with others 
While some decorated, others informed the students, and together we made the election a success.

5. Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities
It took almost the whole day to set up, but we didn't stop. We went around and disturbed some lessons just to inform the students and it was pretty tiring for us.

7. Considered the ethical implications of their actions
When going around and informing the students about the student council election, there were questions that popped up asking about what the student council does and what the students can get from them. I had to make sure my answer made them interested in electing but also didn't give them false hope.