Senior Class Officer Application
Name______Grade Next Year (2017-2018)______
Student ID # ______
Please circle the position you are applying for:
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Senator
To be elected to any office, you must have and maintain a weighted 3.0 GPA. Take this form to the west office and get it signed by the registrar, Trisha Smallwood, indicating that you currently have a weighted 3.0 GPA.
Registrar Signature ______
Senior Class Officer Meetings
Senior Class officers meet twice a month during C lunch. If elected, Senior Class Officers will agree to attend the meetings. They must also commit to attending events outside of the school day.
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I agree to the guidelines and rules for my office.
Student Signature ______Date______
Parent Signature ______Date ______
Cell phone number ______(We will text election results.)
Senior Class Officer Elections
In order to run for Class Officer, you must:
· have and maintain a 3.0 GPA for the upcoming school year
· complete information sheet
· complete application and turn in to Mrs. Turner (Annex 223) by due date
· ask two teachers to evaluate you with the attached forms
· sign up for an interview time with Mrs. Turner in Annex 223
Important Information:
· Results are determined by application (30 points), interview (35 points), and popular vote (35 points).
· Interviews will be on April 20– 21.
· Class Officer elections will be held on Friday, April 21, online at voting4schools.com/deercreek
· Candidates should not remove or vandalize posters of competitors.
· In the event that a candidate is running unopposed, his or her name will still be submitted to election by peers.
· Students will have their information sheet displayed in the hall outside the cafeteria.
· A person may not serve as a class officer and be on Student Council.
· In the event that someone is elected but cannot serve in his/her office, the runner-up will be given the office.
· Students must turn in the Application and Information Sheet by the due date to be considered.
Important Dates:
Application & Information Sheet due Friday, April 14 at 3:05pm
Interviews Thursday, April 20-Friday, April 21
Campaigning April 17-21 (officers)
Class Officers Elections Friday, April 21
(The information sheet on the following page will be displayed for the student body. You can type or hand-write it.)
Name ______
Office ______
Place a picture of
only yourself here.
You will not
get this picture back.
(You could print one off on computer paper.)
Your application will not be accepted without a picture.
If you do not turn in this sheet
before the due date,
you cannot run for office.
Why are you running for this office?
______
______
Why should people vote for you?
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How have you already been involved at DCHS?
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Senior Class Officer Application
Every Senior Class Officer candidate is required to answer the following questions. A committee will evaluate your responses and assign up to 35 points for this portion of the election process. Please type your responses (including your ID number) in 12-point Times New Roman font. You can single- or double-space your responses. Fit everything on one page.
Student ID # ______
1. For this current school year, how have you been involved inside the school (clubs, sports, activities, etc.)?
2. For this current school year, how have you been involved outside the school (job, community service, church, etc.)?
3. What is an obstacle from the past twelve months that you have overcome? How?
4. What word best describes you? Why?
Teacher Evaluation for 2017-2018 Senior Class Officer Applicants
Student ID #______
Teacher ______Class ______
Instructions: Students should write their ID # on this form and then ask two teachers to give a character reference. At least one teacher should teach a core subject (English, math, science, or social studies). Since teachers may be asked to evaluate multiple students, it would be helpful to affix a Post-It note to your form with your name on it. Teachers need to write their name as well as the class in which they teach or taught the student. Teachers should turn in their forms to Mrs. Turner’s box by Tuesday, April 19. The student should never see this completed form.
For assessing each trait, please use the following scale:
1 = not seen
2 = rarely seen
3 = sometimes seen
4 = often seen
5 = almost always seen
Responsibility 1 2 3 4 5
Leadership 1 2 3 4 5
Takes initiative 1 2 3 4 5
Gets along with peers 1 2 3 4 5
Outgoing 1 2 3 4 5
Politeness 1 2 3 4 5
Additional Comments: (Do not include the student’s name. Only use pronouns like he or she.) ______
Teacher Evaluation for 2017-2018 Senior Class Officer Applicants
Student ID #______
Teacher ______Class ______
Instructions: Students should write their ID # on this form and then ask two teachers to give a character reference. At least one teacher should teach a core subject (English, math, science, or social studies). Since teachers may be asked to evaluate multiple students, it would be helpful to affix a Post-It note to your form with your name on it. Teachers need to write their name as well as the class in which they teach or taught the student. Teachers should turn in their forms to Mrs. Turner’s box by Tuesday, April 19. The student should never see this completed form.
For assessing each trait, please use the following scale:
1 = not seen
2 = rarely seen
3 = sometimes seen
4 = often seen
5 = almost always seen
Responsibility 1 2 3 4 5
Leadership 1 2 3 4 5
Takes initiative 1 2 3 4 5
Gets along with peers 1 2 3 4 5
Outgoing 1 2 3 4 5
Politeness 1 2 3 4 5
Additional Comments: (Do not include the student’s name. Only use pronouns like he or she.) ______