Executive Council

From left to right-

Top: (Athl. Liaison) Greg Zoll, (Sen. Liaison) Matt Haag, (Rep.) James Dellapesca, (Board of Ed. Liaison) Olivia Jones, (President) Kelly Petro, (Treasurer) Josh Ulin, (Advisor) Buchanan

Bottom: (Board of Ed. Liaison) Amelia Moran, (V.P.) Jamie Bader, (Freshman Liaison) Kaila Saladino, (Secretary) Jenny LaRocca, (Athl. Liaison) Jackie Dehn, (Rep.) Julia Ganbarg

Not Pictured: (P.R. Officer) Billy Lyons

9/18/18

Key Topics

• Valley Cup Activities Discussed (Continued in points made)
• Plan for Hurricane Florence relief fund.

Points Made

• Mariokart Tourney and Penalty Shootout highly implied for VC
• Relay Race also making a return to VC.
• Dance and Cheer performing (Gymnastics Tentative) at VC.
• PV Family Feud considered for appearance at VC.
• Basketball Musical Chairs making a return. Faculty could participate. (Gottlief and Marsh considered for faculty position)
• Home-Run Derby planned for third VC.
• Soccer Derby returning for VC.
• Football Hula-Hoop Competition considered
• Water Bottle Flip considered.
• Donut on a String considered.
• 3-Point contest considered for relay.
• Paddleball Rally
• Tennis at a later date
• 2 v 2 Badmitten considered.
• Human Bowling considered for relay.
• X-Treme Shape Cutting considered.

9/7/18

Key Topics

• Presidential Report
• Treasurer Reports presented from Exec Council and Class. Tax Collection, supported by Article V of the PV Constitution, will be enacted.
• Discussion about importance of stressing participation in theme days and assembly activities. (Expanded upon in Points Made)
• Future Theme Days and Valley Cup Activities discussed.
• Discussion of the importance of sportsmanship and respect at PV and PV sporting events. (Expanded upon in Points Made)
• Back to School Night for councils is at 5:30. Wear your PV gear!
• Open Gradebook Discussion with Mr. DeMaio.
• As Stated Before, Freshmen Elections on the 26th. Runoff on the 27th.

Points Made

• Do not harass refs or other teams. Projectiles such as water bottles and bananas are banned from the field.

Possible Theme Days:

• Pajama Day
• Business Casual
• 80’s Day
• Camp Clothes Day

Assembly Activities:

• Mariokart Tournament

9/5/18

Key Topics

• Friday, September 7th has meeting in the Morning. (7:30 in the Lecture Hall) [Elaborated on in Points Made]
• Council Meets on Wednesday, September 12th.
• Major Meeting on Thursday, September 13 at 7:20.
• Valley Cup Display on Bulletin Board near lobby begins development.
• Back to School Night on Thursday September 13th at 6:00. Exec Council will be present. Exec Council will help families navigate the school.
• Freshmen Elections coming soon. [Elaborated on in Points Made]
• September Voter Registration Coming Soon- Exec will go around to different classes and help seniors (and older juniors) register to vote.
• Valley Cup 1: September 28th. Get your class cause gear ready!

Points Made

• On Friday the 7th, the main focus is Fall sports. Exec with be discussing with the other class councils.
• Design Color-Coded Map for Valley Cup in development. 
• Freshmen Elections on the 26th. Runoff on the 27th.

2018-2019

2017-2018

Tuesday, May 2

• Big council meeting
• Valley cup #4
  • June 6th
  • Dress up days??
  • Events??
• Graduation- something to signify we were on council
  • Different color tassel?? Chords??
• PSA results:
  • Need mckenna and shermans score sheets

May 8, 2017

• Valley cup
  • Dance
    • 8-10 people (3-male)
    • Time limit: two minutes
    • Points:
      • 75
      • 60
      • 50
      • 45
  • Speedball
    • 5 people plus a goalie
    • Frosh vs. sophomore
    • Junior vs. jenui
    • Points:
      • 75
      • 60
      • 50
      • 45
  • Hungry hungry hippos
    • 25 points winner takes all
  • Bball musical chairs
    • 25 points winner takes all
  • Theme days:
    • Beach
    • preppy

Tuesday, April 10

• Attendance: all present ex. Greg, Amelia, Julia
• Senior citizen day
  • Hillsdale United at lunch thursday to hand out flyers about senior citizen day
    • An agenda
  • Need bpeople to set up electronic list
    • Matt and jackie
  • Poster
    • Jenny, Kaila, Kelly
  • Trivia
    • Talk to del about get boards to write on and trivia pp
  • Band perform beginning of lunch, then choir, then take senior citizens to lunch
  • Next Thursday missing period 4, 7, 5

BIG COUNCIL MEETING: March 8, 2018

1. President’s Report
   1. Senior: Prom committee, budget next week
   2. Junior:prom on the 22nd, and feild trip on the 23rd, doing PSA
   3. Sophomore: bake sale this month, designing new clothes, sticky wallet
   4. Freshman: chipotle fundraiser

III.       Treasurer’s Report

Exec: $1,082.27

Senior:$14,590.00

Junior:$43,900.00

Sophomores:$5,002.00

Freshman:$2,967.00

1. Valley Cup #3
   1. Friday, March 16
   2. Theme Days:
      1. Monday (3/12) – Groufit Day
      2. Tuesday (3/13) – USA Day (patriotic colors, clothing)
      3. Thursday (3/15) – St. Patty’s Day (wear green)
      4. Friday (3/16) – Class Colors Day
   3. Activities:
      1. Spring Musical Performance
      2. Cheerleader Performance
      3. Hunt for Kennedy (2 players = one male, one female)
      4. Basketball Musical Chairs (2 players = one male, one female)
      5. Musical Performances
         1. Up to FIVE people in a group; no less than TWO from your grade to perform at the assembly
         2. Set up in tournament style format
            1. Each grade should have TWO songs prepared to perform (in case you advance to the Championship Round)
            2. Top two bands advance to the Championship Round
         3. Opening Round = one song that is no longer than 3:00
         4. Championship Round = one song that is no longer than 1:30
         5. Limited sound equipment available = go over the sound equipment we have for the assembly
         6. Musicians will provide their own instruments and gear (except a piano – we will borrow a piano from the Music Department)
      6. Be sure you are planning for the musical competition and the other activities

  Blood Drive (March 20, 2018)

• Be sure you are encouraging your council members and grades to participate in the blood drive (16 years and older are allowed to donate blood)

• Consent form needed for 16 and 17 year olds (see Mr. Buchanan if you need a form)

• Interested students can still sign up for the Blood Drive (see Mr. Buchanan)    
  • Encourage people to donate!!!

Update on Class Cause Weeks

1. 1. PSA due March 22
   2. Weeks
      1. Seniors – week of April 9
      2. Juniors – week of April 16
      3. Sophomores – week of April 23
      4. Freshmen – week of April 30
   3. Review requirements and point values for the upcoming Class Cause Weeks
      1. PSA – 100, 85, 75, 65 **PSA due March 22 (PSA rubric is attached)
         1. Discuss time limit, use of professional videos, and serious tone throughout
      2. Class Color Dress Up Days = on the day of your event, the entire school will wear your class color **Regular Valley Cup points apply to dress up days
      3. Event – 30 points for 1st place team (if mixed team= split up points based on players from each grade; if faculty member on team = take out points that would go to the faculty member)
   4. Hallway decoration = Front Lobby and New Gym Entrance
      1. Schoolwide survey to determine overall decoration winner – 25 points
      2. Be sure you take down your decorations Friday after school of your designated week
   5. Councils are encouraged to do fundraising, promotional events, and activities throughout your designated week to help raise awareness/funds for your cause
      1. Be sure you talk to the other Class Councils and Executive Council about your plans – this will help eliminate any repeat ideas

VII.     Senior Citizen’s Day on April 19 (This is an R4 Day)

• Council responsibilities on April 19
  • Freshman and Sophomore Councils
    • Meet in the café for all of period 4 – meet the Senior Citizens and help with breakfast/registration
    • Chaperone for the Senior Citizens throughout the day – help our visitors get to periods 1, 2, 3, and to the auditorium at the beginning of lunch
    • Help with lunch set up at the beginning of period 7 – report to the Café at the beginning of period 7 to help set up for lunch
  • Junior and Senior Councils
    • Meet in the café for all of period 4 – meet the Senior Citizens and help with breakfast/registration
    • Chaperone for the Senior Citizens throughout the day – help our visitors get to periods 1, 2, 3, and to the auditorium at the beginning of lunch
    • Help clean up lunch half way through period 5 – report to the Cafe half way through period 5 to help clean up lunch
  • Executive Council
    • Set up registration, serve breakfast, and register Senior Citizens beginning at 7:15am in the café (registration will take place during period 4)
    • Chaperone for the Senior Citizens throughout the day – help our visitors get to periods 1, 2, 3, and to the auditorium at the beginning of lunch
    • Serve lunch during period 7 in the Cafe
    • Executive Council will also help the Junior and Senior Councils clean up lunch during period 5
• Schedule for the day (This is an R4 Day)
  • Breakfast/ Registration – period 4 (in the Café)
  • Visit classrooms – periods 1, 2, and 3
  • Activity –  lunch block period and half of period 7
  • Lunch – end of period 7 and all of period 5 (in the Cafe)
  • Activity – location and time TBD

VIII.     Preparing for upcoming Executive and Class Council Elections

• Executive Council Elections on Wednesday, April 25
• Class Council Elections on Wednesday, May 30

**Important dates for the upcoming Executive Council Elections

• Wednesday, April 11 = Mandatory Informational Meeting
• Tuesday, April 17 = Speeches and Petitions due to Mr. Buchanan by 3:00pm
• Wednesday, April 25 = Elections

1.   Presentation and discussion for March 14 Student Walkout = Kelly Petro and Sam Cassidy

• Wednesday at 10 AM
• We have a delayed opening this day
• Get to school at 9:50, go to school, drop your bags, and walk out
• Act seriously
• Go out through side door and up to the field
• Speakers- Kelly,
• The message is NEVER AGAIN, it is sparking a discussion, it is not political statement
  • Posters “never again”
• “17 seconds of silence”- walk a lap around the track in silence
• WEAR MAROON- it does not count for Valley cups
• After the lap- Chandani is speaking on behalf of the Human rights league
• Emily is reading poem
• Sam is speaking
• Kelly is closing
• Walking back into school and going back to class- in silence
• how will we get this across to the student body??
  • Avoid emails, and council twitters
  • outside of administration
  • STUDENT RUN

1.      Council members working with Mr. DeMaio on the location, design, and logistics for the Pascack Valley Club banners = update

Tuesday, February 27

• Banner is set
  • Need people to be there for signing after each period and during lunch

• Make sure o spread the word in classes for people to sign it

• Walk-out
  • Hills reached out
    • Has a more political walk-out
  • Have a few representatives from the human rights league at the meeting
• Blood drive
  • Need to see Buchanan if they are 16- consent form
• Valley cup
  • Judges???
    • Need to get on them this week
    • Safari, Schulz, Morone
  • Make sure councils have bands
  • Follow up with theater and cheerleaders

Friday, February 23

• Blood drive
  • Convert names onto the google doc from sign up sheet
• Valley cup
  • Touch base with the councils to make sure they are getting what they need for valley cup
  • If they need anything

Big Council Meeting

February 15, 2018 7:20am

Lecture Hall

1. All minutes are on The Smoke Signal website

President’s Report

1. Class President’s Report
2. Seniors- finished candy grams, Handed out shirts, First prom committee meeting
3. Juniors- mooyah fundraiser, finalizing prom and field trip
4. Sophomores-bake sale next week, paint night march 1st
5. Freshman- ice skating night

Treasurer’s Report

1. Class Treasurer’s Report
2. Senior- $14,590. 91
3. Junior- $1,107
4. Sophomore- $5,502
5. Freshman- $3,232

Update on Class Cause Weeks

1. Weeks
   1. Seniors – week of April 9
      1. Basketball- april 12
   2. Juniors – week of April 16
      1. Speedball
   3. Sophomores – week of April 23
      1. volleyball
   4. Freshmen – week of April 30
      1. soccer
2. Confirm sporting events for all councils
   1. Confirm that advisors have booked the event date in Schooldude
3. Freshman Class Council
   1. Date of event has been finalized with Gattoni, advisor has emailed Gattoni, and booked in Schooldude?
4. Review requirements and point values for the upcoming Class Cause Weeks
   1. PSA – 100, 85, 75, 65 **PSA due March 22 (PSA rubric is attached)
      1. Discuss time limit, use of professional videos, and serious tone throughout
   2. Class Color Dress Up Days = on the day of your event, the entire school will wear your class color **Regular Valley Cup points apply to dress up days
   3. Event – 30 points for 1st place team (if mixed team= split up points based on players from each grade; if faculty member on team = take out points that would go to the faculty member)
5. Hallway decoration = Front Lobby and New Gym Entrance
   1. Schoolwide survey to determine overall decoration winner – 25 points
   2. Be sure you take down your decorations Friday after school of your designated week
6. Councils are encouraged to do fundraising, promotional events, and activities throughout your designated week to help raise awareness/funds for your cause
   1. All of these activities can be during the school day and MUST be approved by your advisors and the main office **There will be NO Valley Cup points for these activities – Don’t forget to take advantage of the Pascack Period and common lunch period
   2. There will be NO schoolwide donation collections through homeroom periods (similar to how Home for Our Troops or Caps for Kids donations are collected)
      1. If you plan on collecting donations, you must come up with a creative way to raise money
   3. Be sure you talk to the other Class Councils and Executive Council about your plans – this will help eliminate any repeat ideas

1. 1. Blood Drive (March 20, 2018)

• Be sure you are encouraging your council members and grades to participate in the blood drive (16 years and older are allowed to donate blood)

1. 1. Informational meeting during all Junior and Senior PE classes on February 23
   2. Sophomore students will be emailed the information
   3. Consent form will be handed out at the informational meeting or see Mr. Buchanan

1. Valley Cup #3 (March 16, 2018)
   1. Theme Days
      1. Monday (3/12) – Groufit Day
      2. Tuesday (3/13) – USA Day
      3. Wednesday (3/14) – Music/Concert/Band Shirt Day
      4. Thursday (3/15) – St. Patty’s Day
      5. Friday (3/16) –  Class Color Day
   2. Events
      1. Irish Dancing??
      2. Hunt for Kennedy
      3. Spring Musical Performance
      4. Basketball Musical Chairs
      5. Musical Performances
         1. Up to 5 people in a group, no less than 2 people
         2. Set up in tournament style format
            1. Each grade should have TWO songs prepared to perform (in case you advance to the Championship Round)
            2. Top two bands advance to the Championship Round
         3. Opening Round = one song that is no longer than 3:00
         4. Championship Round = one song that is no longer than 1:30
         5. Limited sound equipment available = go over the sound equipment we have for the assembly
         6. Musicians will provide their own instruments and gear (except a piano – we will borrow a piano from the Music Department)
         7. More specific information and point value to follow, but please begin to identify performers who are interested in participating
   3. Be sure you start planning for the musical competition and the other activities
2. Senior Citizen Day (April 19, 2018)
   1. ALL councils will all be helping with Senior Citizen Day (be sure you put the date aside)
   2. More specific information will be forthcoming as the date gets closer
3. Council members working with Mr. DeMaio on the location, design, and logistics for the Pascack Valley Club banners
4. Sportsmanship Statement at all winter sports events
5. New Business/ Issues

CELL PHONE POLICY IS COMING OUT

-new additions

-teachers probably won’t enforce it that strictly?

-Creating a bigger issue if it is made a big thing

-If teachers just say put your phone away- this should work

– don’t go to the extreme

-What is the current punishment or repercussion for taking videos of teachers/ other students

-Clarifying what the punishment would be would help this

-Reminder of board policy

-Put guidelines done on what you can and can’t do

-No one has ever been yelled at for having their phone out

-There is an emergency element to having access to phone- IMPORTANT**

-A one time thing that most likely won’t happen again

PSA Evaluation Rubric

NOTE: PSAs should be serious in nature and NO MORE than 2 minutes in length

Tuesday, February 13

• Cheerleaders in Valley Cup 3?
  • Is there time
  • Yes
• Banner design
• Valley cup #3
  • Opening round- no more than 3 min
  • Second round- no more than 1 min and a half
  • Judges- Shulz, Morone, and Safari
  • Up to five people no less than two
• Senior citizen day
  • Kelly, Greg, and Olivia to help with banner- Demaio
• Blood drive
  • Create sign up sheets
• Upcoming Big council meeting
  • Anything to mention?
  • Review requirements for PSA- need to be serious
    • Go through rubric
  • Fundraising is promoted- must be creative
    • School wide survey for decorations

Tuesday, February 6

• Attendance- everyone except Kaila
• Senior citizen day- April 19th
  • Activities- bingo, jeopardy
  • Who helps?- robotics, choir, dance team/cheerleaders/gymnastics, band
• Big Council meeting
  • Confirm class cause stuff
  • Dress up days-set
  • Remind the council about valley cup- musical theme
    • Make sure they have their battle of the bands
• March 20th(blood drive)- miss the whole day
• PSA videos
  • Need to ask Sherman if he will judge
• Music competition judges
  • Morone, Safari, Schulz
• Irish dancing at Valley cup
  • Do we have anyone??

Tuesday, January 23

• Dress up days next valley cup
  • Monday- groutfit
  • Tuesdays- USA
  • Wednesday-???
  • Thursday- St pattys day
  • Friday- class colors
• Follow up with presidents to make sure they have people for battle of the bands
• Blood drive- March 20th
  • Info meeting for juniors and seniors- middle of february
  • Need two or three people to run this

Student Council Meeting Agenda

January 18, 2018

Lecture Hall – 7:20am

Exec attendance: everyone present

1. Reminder = all minutes should be on posted on The Smoke Signal
2. President’s Report
   1. Class President’s Report
      1. Seniors- candy gram for v day, april 12th bball tournament
      2. Juniors- prom
      3. Sophomores- din in and donate at crecco’s, bakesale, trivia night 24th
      4. Freshman- Mooyah nigh the 23rd

1. Treasurer’s Report
   1. Class Treasurer’s Report
   2. $14,900
   3. $3,360
   4. $5,002
   5. $211

1. Sportsmanship Statement read at ALL basketball and wrestling matches
   1. Be sure all councils have the calendar from Kelly and that all councils have the Sportsmanship Statement
   2. Speakers do not have to pay the gate fee – just let the gate workers know you are there to read the Sportsmanship Statement

1. Update on our visit to our sending schools
   1. Meadowbrook Visit #1 = January 26, 2018
   2. Next visit will be in February = we will be looking for council members who want to go again or new council members who will want to go for the first time

1. Caps for Kids – January 19
   1. Be sure you help promote Caps for Kids through social media, email, and word of mouth
   2. Wear a hat (baseball, winter, or crazy hat) and donate money on January 19
   3. Executive Council will visit all period 4 classes on January 19 to collect donations
   4. Caps for Kids photos during the beginning of lunch on January 19

1. 1. Class Cause Plans
      1. Class Cause Weeks:
         1. Seniors – week of April 9
         2. Juniors – week of April 16
         3. Sophomores – week of April 23
         4. Freshmen – week of April 30
      2. Finalize evening event  AND the date of the event
         1. Freshmen – soccer
         2. Sophomores – speedball
         3. Juniors –volleyball
         4. Seniors – soccer
      3. Class Cause Week activities

• Each Council will create a new PSA video to help promote awareness for its cause – due March 22

• **This will be worth Valley Cup points (100, 85, 75, 65)

1. 1. 1. 2. Councils will organize and run an event/tournament at night in the new or old gym
            1. Councils MUST meet with Mr. Gattoni to organize the actual date of the event
            2. Council Advisors MUST book the date of the event/tournament through schooldude and the main office
            3. Council Advisors MUST be at the event to help with supervision
            4. This will be worth Valley Cup points – Top team gets  30 points  **If team is mixed grades, points will be a percentage based on the number of students from each grade; If team has a faculty member, those specific point values will be removed from winning class totals
         3. Dress up day during the week – the entire school will wear each grade’s color on the day of the evening event/tournament **This will be worth Valley Cup points

• Front Lobby and New Gym Entrance Decorations – councils will decorate the Front Lobby (from Buesser’s office window to the front door) and New Gym Entrance for their designated week – you will decorate the Front Lobby and New Gym Entrance to help promote awareness for your cause

• Councils MUST clean up the Front Lobby and New Gym Entrance by Friday after school (at the end of your designated week)

• Councils are encouraged to do fundraising, promotional events, and activities throughout your designated week to help raise awareness/funds for your cause

1. 1. 1. 1. All of these activities can be during the school day and MUST be approved by your advisors and the main office **There will be NO Valley Cup points for these activities – Don’t forget to take advantage of the Pascack Period and common lunch period
         2. There will be NO schoolwide donation collections through homeroom periods (similar to how Home for Our Troops donations and Caps for Kids are collected)
            1. If you plan on collecting donations, you must come up with a creative way to raise money
         3. Be sure you talk to the other Class Councils and Executive Council about your plans – this will help eliminate any repeat ideas

1. Valley Cup #3 (March 16, 2018)
   1. Discuss possible events and theme dress up days
      1. 80s day
      2. Denim on denim
      3. St.pattys day
      4. Flannel on flannel day

1. Future dates to put on your calendar
   1. Blood Drive – March 20, 2018
   2. Senior Citizen’s Day – April 19, 2018

1. Update on the Café Mural from the Freshman Class Council
2. New Business/ Issues

• Midterm week
  • It’s difficult for winter sports people to have full school days and midterms
  • Subjects assigned to different days?
    • Makes it easier so not everything is piled on one day
    • Switch numbers of periods around?
  • In classes there were no midterms there was still lessons and homework
    • Teachers still gave homework
  • Teachers didn’t adhere to the schedule
    • Giving midterms the week after the designated midterm week or different weeks
  • Semester ends two weeks after midterms which means more quizzes and tests after the midterms
  • Go back to the former midterm schedule
    • No school- two midterms a day
  • May be dangerous because no one is being signed out for pascack periods
  • Running from class to homeroom for attendance because they finished a midterm late
  • Having classes through the week off
  • Have pascack period first period- you can come in late and study or just to get extra sleep

Tuesday, January 16

• 8th grade orientation
  • Whose volunteering
  • Send out reminder so everyone’s on time
• Caps 4 Kids= 1/19
  • Read statement thursday
  • Collect money friday
  • PA announcement
  • Not counting for valley cup points
  • Picture in gym at beginning of lunch- get word out
• Big council meeting Thursday morning
  • Blood drive- march 20
  • Senior citizen day- April 18
  • Demaio wants feedback on midterm format- keep these notes separate
• Valley cup 3
  • Battle of the bands- 5 people
  • Musical performance
  • Basketball musical chairs
  • Kennedy scavenger hunt
  • Dress up days
    • Groutfit
    • USA day
    • Open this up at big council meeting

Tuesday January 9:

• Caps 4 Kids
  • Next friday
  • PA announcement
  • Visit classes on thursday to read the statement
  • Collect money that Friday
  • Posters are coming- have to fill out the bottom
  • One photo during lunch- make announcements and make another lunch announcement
  • Give smoke signal a heads up so they can take pictures- Billy
• Visiting the sending schools
  • PP on Wednesday meeting to discuss what we are going to do at sending school with senior council***must go to homeroom
    • Field trip forms
    • January 26th, Friday
• Class cause week
  • Suggested dates for events (don’t have to do them):
    • Seniors- April 12
    • Juniors- 19th of April
    • Sophomores- 24th of april
    • Freshman- May 1st
  • Solidify what events each class is doing at big council meeting next week
• 8th Grade orientation
  • January 17th
  • What time? How many? Do they want NHS in it?
• Big council meeting
  • Next thursday: 7:20
• Theme days for next valley cup
  • Groutfit?
  • formal/ preppy?
  • USA day?

Tuesday December 12:

• Class cause week
  • Point values for psa and sports winner
    • Just first place
  • PSA point values
    • 100
    • 85
    • 75
    • 65
  • PSA judges??
    • Sherman
    • Mckenna
    • Koch
  • Midterms and Finals
  • Big council meeting Thursday December 14

Tuesday, December 5:

• Valley cup display
  • More t-shirts- with pictures of the class/council
  • Display near Henrickson’s room? Guidance hallway?
• Valley cups three and four
  • Number 3- March 16th
    • Battle of the bands
    • Musical chairs basketball
    • Lip sync battle
    • Musical
    • Irish dancing??
      • Neeves brother- brendan
    • Find Kennedy
    • Dress up days:
      • ??? open up at big council meeting
  • Number 4
    • Skin the snake
    • Hungry hungry hippos
  • Sportsmanships statements
    • Kelly is going to make a chart and send it out to councils
    • Update statement
    • Exec council does the week before and after break
  • Class Cause week
    • Sporting event
    • Dress up day
    • Trying to get a speaker
    • Psa- week of march 26
      • Teachers NEED to show PSA
    • Decorating the front lobby
    • Four consecutive weeks?
      • Spring break- April 9th- 30th
      • seniors first choice on week
        • Gently persuade juniors or seniors to take the first week
  • Holiday breakfast
    • Figure out what everyone is bringing
    • Gifts under five dollars- HAS to be cheesy
  • BIG council meeting next Thursday: 12/14
  • Holiday dress up december 22

November 28, 2017

Attendance: Kelly, Kaila, Delli, Billy, Julia, Jackie, Greg, Matt, Jamie, Josh, Olivia, Jenny

• Valley Cup #2
  • Faculty team in the relay was good

• Valley cup display for the lobby
  • Ask Demaio his thoughts
  • Tshirts surround valley cup
• PLans for Valley cup 3 and 4
  • Valley cup number 3
    • Theater people perform for musical
    • Battle of the bands
    • Basketball musical chairs
• Possible dress up day the day before christmas break
  • December the 22nd
  • Holiday theme
• Sportsmanship statement for winter season
  • Girls nd boys basketball and wrestling
• Visiting sending school
  • Guest readers for first and second graders
• Class cause weeks
  • Decorating
  • Exec cause week??
    • Overkill?

November 20, 2017

Everyone present

• Teachers for valley cup
  • Mashed potatoes- co
  • Dizzy bat- sherman and mathias
  • football – quinlan and marsh
  • Half court shot- koch
• Delia
  • Delia’s mom will read something
  • Have delia or siblings announcing stuff

November 14, 2017

• Dance and gymnastic is performing after the relay
• Valley cup
  • Cheerleaders
  • Tug of war
  • Relay
    • Chicken wings
      • Back up mashed potatoes
    • Panty hoes
    • Dizzy bat
    • Hit the volleyball
    • Throwing a football through a hoolahoop
      • Council member hold the hoop
      • Complete the throw- someone has to catch it on the other side
    • Half court shot
    • Winner takes all with relay
      • Once someone makes the half court shot it is over
    • Need a teacher team
  • Dance and gymnastics teams
  • Ultimate frisbee
• Meeting the morning before valley cup
• Breakfast- friday
  • First place
    • Bagels- jackie
    • Cream cheese, butter- billy
    • Kelly-fruit
    • Donuts-Buchanan
    • Deli-orange juice
    • Greg-pop’ems
    • Julia- iced tea
    • Amelia- chocolate milk
    • Josh-water
    • Olivia-mini muffins
  • Second place- no bagels

November 7, 2017

• Home for Our Troops
• Valley cup
  • Cheerleaders
  • Relay race
    • Faculty and students
    • Chicken wings
    • Half court shot
      • TBD
    • Stockings on head- knock things down
    • frisbee
  • Tug a war
    • 3 girls and 3 boys
    • Sophomore vs. seniors
    • Freshmen vs. juniors
    • Final game of them

October 17, 2017

ATTENDANCE: Everyone present

• Exec T-shirts: give josh money by tomorrow!!
• Homes for our troops:
• 8th Grade orientation:
  • Be out by 630
• Big council meeting Thursday at 7:30 be there a little early
  • Freshman council: tell us about their council
  • Homecoming
  • See what council wants to cell winter hats: see buchanan
  • Class cause weeks plans- after winter sports end
    • PSA
    • Find a way to get to the whole school so they know what lass cause week is (specifically freshman)
    • Exec cause week- suicide awareness
      • We can start the week off
      • Winner of PSA
    • Encourage speaker at Pascack period
• Finalizing dates for student government visiting sending schools
• Valley Cup #2: (wednesday before Thanksgiving)
  • Relay ideas
  • Faculty team
  • Cheerleaders dance team??
  • Dress up days:
  • Demaio wants to bring up new business
• October 25th- Love isn’t

October 10,2017

• Vc display for the lobby
• 15 for exec shirt
• Minutes on smoke signal
• Student govt visiting sending schools
• Home for our troops plans
  • Read statement that monday period 1/ collect money on tuesday week before
  • Class who raised most money based off percentage of class wins a bagel breakfast
  • Collect $over 2 days
• 8th grade orientation- 10/17
  • Jamie will set up chart to organize by council who is can be there for the tuesday night
  • Greg, matt, jackie, julia, amelia, kelly
  • Reach out to presidents and advisors/
  • National honors society- make chart just in case
• Big council meeting 10/9 (7:20 am am)
  • Talk about valley cup
    • Debrief
  • New ideas
  • Agenda items
• Valley cup #2
  • Theme days=3 of them for a 3 day week
    • Monday-
    • Tuesday-
    • Wednesday-
  • Activities
    • Tug-a-war
    • Hungry-hungry hippos
    • Frisbee tournament
    • Half court shot constant
    • Thanksgiving food
    • Teachers having own team?one teacher for each grade?
  • Cheerleaders
  • When will the dance team perform? Possibly perform with the cheerleaders/gymnastics

October 3, 2017

• Breakdown of Valley Cup #1
  • Food eating competitions are good
  • Overall went well
• Ask about the Valley cup lobby
• $15 for Exec tshirts
  • Give money to Josh
• Exec twitter
  • Billy get in contact with Merli
• Minutes on smoke signal
  • Get in contact with Rawson
• Student government involvement in sending schools
  • Introduce them to student gov.
  • Other class councils as well
  • Be more present in the community
• Josh has to get voter registration in
• New business
  • Theater- wear black on day in September

September 29, 2017

Valley Cup:

• Relay Race
  • Bunch of people setting up obstacle course
  • More people setting up the soccer goals

Tuesday September 19

• Day of Gold:
  • Donations and dress up-Get a pin
  • Bring money to Buchanan 203
  • Count boys soccer team and girls soccer team
• Frosh Liaison:
  • Bring in two for an interview tomorrow morning
• Valley Cup1
  • Dress up Days:
    • Wednesday-Jersey day (not pv sports)
    • Thursday- fitness day
      • Required: Athletic shirt and shorts, sneakers
      • Optional: sweatband, high socks, etc.
    • Friday- wear green
      • Required: college or professional jersey of shirt
  • Indoor soccer tournament- winner plays the faculty team
    • If the faculty loses the team who beats them gets bonus points
    • Freshman play juniors
    • Sophomores play seniors
    • Five players
      • 2 girls, 2 boys, goalie
    • 4 minutes
      • 3 shooters for PK shootout
    • Ask Del to ref
    • 1st place- 100
    • 2nd place- 75
    • 3rd-50
    • 4th-50
    • Winner of faculty- 10 points
      • Find out if faculty wants to form their own team or not
  • Cheerleaders- 1st
    • Asi for their songs
    • Confirm a time
  • Relay race
    • Balloon popping game
      • Go into the stands to find the items (or people)
    • Donut on a string
    • Obstacle course with the scooters(tag team)-one boy and one girl
    • Find the pickle in the whipcream
  • Geuss that song(Name that tune)
    • Two people
    • Points:
      • 1st- 30
      • 20
      • 15
      • 10
    • Have a playlist of a bunch of songs
      • 30 songs