Help with Student Council Slogan

[shell8558]

My son will be running for vice president of student council for his sophomore class and I need help with a slogan/theme. He currently holds the office for the freshman class and we had a great theme last year, so he wants to top that- of course... Last year we ran on the duck dynasty theme- Tyler is the only choice for VP- that's a fact Jack. It you want it done right, ask me. That's a fact Jack. I used the circuit to cut out ducks and we put his name on those to hand out, etc. So I'm needing some great ideas for posters and handouts.

 

[Poohforyou]

And your son can't figure this out himself because????

My dd is also a freshman. I can only imagine her reaction if I made duckies with her name on them to hand out to classmates. Must be a regional thing.

 

[NaLisa]

My son will be running for vice president of student council for his sophomore class and I need help with a slogan/theme. He currently holds the office for the freshman class and we had a great theme last year, so he wants to top that- of course... Last year we ran on the duck dynasty theme- Tyler is the only choice for VP- that's a fact Jack. It you want it done right, ask me. That's a fact Jack. I used the circuit to cut out ducks and we put his name on those to hand out, etc. So I'm needing some great ideas for posters and handouts.

I agree with PP. This is something your son should figure out for himself. You're doing him no favors by being so heavily involved with his campaign.

 

[Southernmiss]

I agree. This is on your ds at the sophomore age. No help from me ever.

My boys have run and been on stuco. Several years they campaigned only on social media with the theme 'Vote for me. I'm too lazy to make a poster.' Rofl

 

[Janepod]

WE ran on the Duck Dynasty theme … ?

 

[JanaDee]

"We"??

 

[jrmasm]

WE ran on the Duck Dynasty theme … ?

There is a whole lot wrong with this sentence.

 

[cabanafrau]

OP, I don't know if this is your oldest child or not, but just in case it might be good to remember that in less time than you think possible he'll be off to college. He needs to practice coming up with his own winning strategies and clever ideas on his own. There's not enough room in a dorm for mom and pops to move in for backup and special ops.

 

[phorsenuf]

My son will be running for vice president of student council for his sophomore class and I need help with a slogan/theme. He currently holds the office for the freshman class and we had a great theme last year, so he wants to top that- of course... Last year we ran on the duck dynasty theme- Tyler is the only choice for VP- that's a fact Jack. It you want it done right, ask me. That's a fact Jack. I used the circuit to cut out ducks and we put his name on those to hand out, etc. So I'm needing some great ideas for posters and handouts.

I'm confused. Is he running or you? Seriously, if he's running for such an important position I think he should be doing this on his own with maybe help from friends. This is a great life learning experience. When he has a big project at work someday are you going to whip out your circuit and help with the presentation? Time for him to fly on his own.

 

[minnie mum]

I have to agree with the PPs. OP, it's way past time to land that helicopter.

 

[cabanafrau]

It's occurred to me since I replied earlier that Student Council is one of the things candidates for NHS list under leadership roles when applying. It's also used on college applications and scholarship applications.

I remember when my older DD was inducted into NHS we were shocked at how few kids were being admitted. She was surprised a lot of her good friends were not accepted, despite seeming to fit the criteria more than adequately, much more than adequately. She said several of them had questioned not being accepted & were told it was due to their lack of leadership experience. Apparently that particular section was being very narrowly construed to mean elected positions only.

At the time I remember thinking, at 15 to 17 years old there's only so many possibilities to realistically run for elected office. This post really makes me question things in a much different light.

 

[Poohforyou]

It's occurred to me since I replied earlier that Student Council is one of the things candidates for NHS list under leadership roles when applying. It's also used on college applications and scholarship applications.

I remember when my older DD was inducted into NHS we were shocked at how few kids were being admitted. She was surprised a lot of her good friends were not accepted, despite seeming to fit the criteria more than adequately, much more than adequately. She said several of them had questioned not being accepted & were told it was due to their lack of leadership experience. Apparently that particular section was being very narrowly construed to mean elected positions only.

At the time I remember thinking, at 15 to 17 years old there's only so many possibilities to realistically run for elected office. This post really makes me question things in a much different light.

There are ways for a team to gain leadership experience without running for a class office. Community groups and sports offer leadership opportunities. As an example, my dd14 is a chairperson of our church Christmas bazaar.

 

[tina.tina]

Actually, I disagree with the PPs. It's been a long time since I was in high school but the people who were most successful, popular, etc, obviously had a lot of parental support. KIDS are not adults, they are still learning. Activities like this help them learn. How else is he supposed to learn unless someone helps guide him? Isn't that what parents are for?

So, a high school kid is supposed to automatically know how to run a campaign or figure it out on his own??? Our school system is pretty much set up as a non-nurturing one size fits all boring operation that discourages creativity in many ways. Brainstorming ideas with your children on special projects like this teaches them how to be creative and problem solve. Those are very important leadership skills that are not nurtured by schools.

 

[debster812]

Actually, I disagree with the PPs. It's been a long time since I was in high school but the people who were most successful, popular, etc, obviously had a lot of parental support. KIDS are not adults, they are still learning. Activities like this help them learn. How else is he supposed to learn unless someone helps guide him? Isn't that what parents are for?

So, a high school kid is supposed to automatically know how to run a campaign or figure it out on his own??? Our school system is pretty much set up as a non-nurturing one size fits all boring operation that discourages creativity in many ways. Brainstorming ideas with your children on special projects like this teaches them how to be creative and problem solve. Those are very important leadership skills that are not nurtured by schools.

Parental advice/assistance of course is always welcome, provided the child is ASKING. I think what most people are commenting on is how the OP seems overly involved by her use of 'us', 'I' and 'we' describing how last year's activities went.

 

[cabanafrau]

There are ways for a team to gain leadership experience without running for a class office. Community groups and sports offer leadership opportunities. As an example, my dd14 is a chairperson of our church Christmas bazaar.

I understand that. Older DD had both elected and non elected leadership roles when she applied for NHS. Several of her friends only had non elected roles, such as you describe. They did not get accepted to NHS, despite being tremendously qualified. As I said, at the time the answer they received to inquiring why was the leadership requirement being construed as elected positions, hence the reason I posted it here.

 

[cabanafrau]

Actually, I disagree with the PPs. It's been a long time since I was in high school but the people who were most successful, popular, etc, obviously had a lot of parental support. KIDS are not adults, they are still learning. Activities like this help them learn. How else is he supposed to learn unless someone helps guide him? Isn't that what parents are for?

So, a high school kid is supposed to automatically know how to run a campaign or figure it out on his own??? Our school system is pretty much set up as a non-nurturing one size fits all boring operation that discourages creativity in many ways. Brainstorming ideas with your children on special projects like this teaches them how to be creative and problem solve. Those are very important leadership skills that are not nurtured by schools.

What the OP is describing fits an elementary or middle school parental involvement in student council elections. By HS I'd expect more. Like I said, they're on the doorstep to college by this point -- where you certainly cannot expect nurturing. Yeah, I do expect a high school kid to be able to figure out how to run a campaign & brainstorm with her buddies. My parental role was, "Mom, can you check if Staples has green poster board for me? I need nine of them & have practice & homework tonight. Thanks, back around eight thirty." I found out what they were for after I bought them.

 

[Poohforyou]

Actually, I disagree with the PPs. It's been a long time since I was in high school but the people who were most successful, popular, etc, obviously had a lot of parental support. KIDS are not adults, they are still learning. Activities like this help them learn. How else is he supposed to learn unless someone helps guide him? Isn't that what parents are for?

So, a high school kid is supposed to automatically know how to run a campaign or figure it out on his own??? Our school system is pretty much set up as a non-nurturing one size fits all boring operation that discourages creativity in many ways. Brainstorming ideas with your children on special projects like this teaches them how to be creative and problem solve. Those are very important leadership skills that are not nurtured by schools.

It's sad that you live in such a bad district. When I hear stories like this I have no problem paying the property taxes we do to live in top notch, creative, dynamic district.

Cabanafrau- I'm going to have to check out our nhs selection process from a few teachers in the know. Dd is a freshman but grade wise is easily tracking to meet the gpa requirement.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

The last time "That's the fact, Jack!" was something I heard in popular culture was when it was in the 1981 movie Stripes.

Then I Googled it, and apparently it's a Duck Dynasty thing? Do sophomore's actually watch that show?

Anyway, my answer is that your son should figure it out himself.

 

[jrmasm]

It's sad that you live in such a bad district. When I hear stories like this I have no problem paying the property taxes we do to live in top notch, creative, dynamic district.

Cabanafrau- I'm going to have to check out our nhs selection process from a few teachers in the know. Dd is a freshman but grade wise is easily tracking to meet the gpa requirement.

I believe it varies greatly by school. My DD graduated last year. I think there were close to 100 kids from her class inducted. No way they all had elected leadership positions.

 

[shell8558]

Just to clarify - my son asked for help with slogans/ themes because it is a pretty competitive thing at school . In no way did I run the campaign for him , nor did I do all the work on it. Yes I did use my cricut machine to cut things out- he did the rest. I thought this would be a good place to ask for help from across the country on what your children do - apparently I was wrong .

And we live in Louisiana , so Ducky Dynasty is a big deal here and the kids do watch it.