By: Elizabeth Farias
Everyday is a great day to be a Sundevil, especially in student council, for they were named the winners of the Southern Star Award. This is awarded to student councils in southern Nevada who have met all the necessary requirements. For Guadalupe Mercado, 11, a student council representative, the award represents a reassurance that they were doing their job. Since the beginning of the year, student council has been documenting it's events in a scrapbook. These scrapbooks are what they have to turn in to the NASC. Student Body President Daniel Petersen, 12, said, “Homecoming has been the most memorable [event] so far transforming our gym into something amazing.” They were presented with their award on December 8th during the Southern Region zone conference in front of other schools. However, the Southern Star Award is only the beginning for student council. Their goal is to win the Silver Star Award—which is awarded to schools statewide—it is the highest award given by the NASC. To win this award, student councils have to show that they have worked hard throughout the school year to improve their school. The reason behind them wanting to take part in the award is to prove that students in this area are more than capable to win. Mrs. Stott, one of the student council teachers, explained, “Because we are in the east side we are typically looked down on, we are proving that we can win the awards such as these.” Not only is it proving to others that schools in the east side are capable, it also has improved the work ethic of the council as they now have goals in mind to keep them pushing themselves more, and challenging themselves. Students have the ability to help student council by taking part in all their events, such as the book drive and fall carnival as these events are part of the criteria in order for them to win the Silver Star Award. This year, student council has been doing a lot of hard at work, now it's time for the school to show student council their support in their goal for the Silver Star Award.
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