February 11th, 2011 meeting minutes

Senate Meeting, February 11th, 2011 minutes

Agenda:

-       Student campaign for a healthy lifestyle

-       Report on Open House

-       What does it mean to be a leader at TCS?

-       Post-dance share out/fundraising update

-       Inter-high meeting report

Notes:

-       Student campaign for a healthy lifestyle:

-       Ms. Britsova and a guest speaker, Tony Lucero, Lieutenant, Special Police. If there is an emergency on Center House property, call Tony (206-684-7272). He is here to support us, not inherently police involvement. Seattle Police is not as able to deal with the individual needs of students, security at the Center House is more available to us. Is there a program that the Center House would like TCS to undertake for student health? We should raise awareness (about TCS security guards, why they are here), who students can get help from, (peers, teachers, administrators, counselors, staff, security @ campus). Lieutenant Lucero to go to health classes to share the message that security/emergency services are available for students.

o   Notes to share out in the Humanities classrooms:

-  Security is here to help and enforce ideals of Seattle Center

-  Most people at TCS have been making responsible, healthy choices, yet there are some that are not

-  You can get addicted to drugs after just one usage

-  If you’re going to do something, don’t do it here at TCS

-  Mention anonymous security phone numbers? Tony Lucero (206.684.7272), around the clock helpline this number will get help/response first, faster than an ambulance, and the people have extensive training/experience in all areas.  Anonymous number to leave a message, (206.684.7200).

-  Many doing drugs might have something going on at home, and maybe the most we can do is offer them help

-  Today students will go to each Humanities class and give the number of Tony to every student. The number will also be announced on the morning announcements.

-       Report on Open House:

o   129 families with 2-3 people on average at tour, ten extra sign up sheets and we started ten minutes late in the conference room because there was such a high turnout

o   60 students signed up to take a tour on Wednesday 2/16 (9 to 10am)

o   10 names were hand-picked off the sophomore volunteer tour guide list provided by Claire

-  Skye, Sam, Franny, Faye, Ashley, Lacaia, Dae Jin, Toshi, Megan, Matthew are volunteers as upper classmen tour guides

o   students will be given a debrief that they should cover with the 8^th graders on the tour

-       Prom:

o   Senior/junior prom? Are juniors invited? Prom meetings take place Tuesday morning at tutorial

-       Post-dance share out/fundraising update:

o   Most profitable dance over, made over $2000, cost $800. Around $1300 to $1400 profit

o   From now on, only high school students may be guests to dances. No guests who do not attend high school will be permitted in the future. Definitely no college students invited.

-       Inter-high meeting report:

o   Three groups and different meetings:

-  school sports

-  raising spirit (pep assemblies, but not they’re not really possible here) (coordinated spirit days that all go with one another)

-  diversity (more unity between the classes, seniors don’t have many opportunities to be with lower classmen)

On being a leader: "Leaders be leaders, don’t look outside yourself to be a leader, if you’re not comfortable as a leader, ask someone else who you think is a leader." - Mr. Bell


Minutes by Claire Star