STUDENT GOVERNMENT NEWS:

The Sabin Student Council, also known as STUCO, has gotten off to a great start this year.  Early leadership came from the officers who helped a new sponsor get organized and familiar with the numerous activities and responsibilities of the group.  Officers are:

President – Casey Parks

Vice-President – Allison Wellborn

Senator -  Cody Smith

Senator -  Haylee Ehrlich

Elections were held in Sept. so that representatives from each team/grade could be selected.  In order to run for representative each student had to have a petitioned signed by fellow students, recommendations from 4 teachers and had to be carrying a B average.  The successful representatives are:  8^th grade – Jenny Murnane, Katie Cardillo, Monica Padeway and Lauren Blake; 7^th grade – Steven Archibald, and  Mikeia Brown, ; 6^th grade – Jordan Winters, Caitlyn Pierce, Allyssa Ross, and McKayla King. Other students have been involved at various times but maintaining membership is a challenging situation. Students have to maintain academic eligibility, as well as citizenship, while making the time to follow through with STUCO activities.

STUCO has successfully sponsored fun filled spirit weeks and dances, Red Ribbon Week activities, drives and donations for the Springs Rescue Mission, and canned goods to a local food bank.  We are currently involved in a pop tabs collection competition to support the Ronald McDonald House.  Students brought a colorful and proud look to the community room by painting the walls in school colors and designs.  We have organized a Valentines for Soldiers campaign, and offered a school store selling supplies.

You can also see them selling concessions at home sporting events, and they are in the halls promoting events like Crime Stopper Awareness.  They are a very active and responsible group of young people representing the school.

Upcoming projects include more dances and activity nights, more concession stands, a penny drive for leukemia, more spirit weeks, and other community services projects.

STUCO would also like to thank and acknowledge the many parents in our school community who volunteer and help out with all of our projects.  We would not be experiencing the level of success had it not been for their support and guidance.