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4 ■ february 2005 the stentorian | ncssm "Leader,” continued from page 3 to put minutes on the bulletin board, but Alex Hardee started a newsletter, so that kind of replaced that. The Parliamentarian and Vice- President help out the President and they talk to administrators and try to set up meetings outside of SGA to get things done, like the Academic Issues Forum. The treasurer handles the money in the treasury. We all meet on Tuesdays to talk about what we’re going to talk about dur ing the meeting. We talk about issues we want to bring up in the meetings, which are. Wednesdays during common lunch. SA: In general, we work with the admissions office, pretty much everything that they do. Specifically, we help with on campus and off campus programs. We give tours to perspective students and par ents, sort applicant material, etc. The multicultural team is the one I’m on. We help with increasing diversity within the school. We coordinate a lot of programs like the Living the Dream program for African American students, the upcoming Dreammakers pro gram for Native Americans, and the Nueva Vista program for Hispanic students. There’s the Early Recruitment team who works with middle school students and younger. We also have the Communications team. They sort of link the teams together and put the newsletter together that each of the other team writes arti cles for. They link us to the school and outside communi ty. We have the Technology team as well. Their job is to keep our website updated and help with the format for the newsletter. The Outreach team works with our advocate groups, the adults/companies outside of our school that assist us. They send and gather information from them and give tours to them. Q ; Why did you choose your position? RLA: Julia: I really like help ing people and being there for To This yea not havi witi Thank y\ being the for being s role people when they’re having problems. I like creating a good hall environment, being on hall, and doing things with my hall. I also like to plan fun activities. Alex: I was looking forward to building relationship, working with different people, and making a fun, safe environ ment where everyone feels included and excited to be on hall. MFC: I am very accepting of different cultures, and I like learning about different people ‘You won’t like the job if you’re not right for it, so you have to show yourself to them as you really are.” -julia Nugent and different cultures. I want ed to help others find that they can learn about diverse people and still keep own points of view. PCC: The hours are very flexi ble; you can schedule your own hours. I like working with the counseling department. All the counselors are really nice. I didn’t want the respon sibility of being an RLA because that’s a 24-hour job. It really helps me as a senior to be a PCC because, even though a lot of people don’t come to us for interview skills or FASFA, we really benefit from going to the workshops. It helps me apply to colleges, fill out transcript requests, etc. I know what to do for applica tions and interviews and can have these skills for the rest of my life. It’s a real learning experience. SGA: As a matter of fact. I’ve always been known for taking good notes. I always like to lis ten and brainstorm and think ing of new ideas for helping the school. So I thought it would be cool to run for SGA and share my leadership quali ties. I wanted people to know that I’m a hard-working per son, so I decided to take on a leadership role that would let people know that. At first I just wanted to run for PCC, but fgaret TO all sorts Of people Teegan’s broKe so here’s a message for ;;The loveiy ladies of iD 'i The ex-fiB rummy giris The great guys of ist Hill And all of the loyal hal To III’ Troco Remember the titons And when you fell Off the ladder At the dance party 2004 See you in 2005 Srob 0 pole next time then I was like, I want to chal lenge myself, and see if I can win. I “accepted the greater challenge.” SA: On my Discovery Day, the student ambassadors left a really strong impression on me. They were helpful, nice and gave us truthful stuff, not to say our administration does n’t They knew about life on campus and were able to con vey that information to me. I just wanted to help people like that. I wanted to help people get to know the school and increase their opportunity to get in. Just to let them know about us since a lot of people don’t know about us; a lot of people think we’re a college. The pros are working with the admissions office, and giv ing tours, (that can be a lot of fun since you get to meet perspective students). I guess just letting people know what Science and Math is about Q: Do you have any advice for applicants? RLA: Alex: Be yourself. Don’t try to sell yourself off as something you’re not. The reviewers and evaluators are going to be talking about the person they see, so they need to know who you really are. Also, distinguish yourself from other people, and be creative. Julia: You won’t like the job if you’re not right for it, so you have to show yourself to them as you really are. If they think you’d be better as MPC or something else, they’ll take note of that. Also, be creative, and write what you really feel on your application, not what you think they want to hear. MPC: Make sure you’re going to enjoy the job. You have to ask yourself if you’re willing to lead people and if you’re someone people can talk to. Also, come with ideas; you make being an MPC what want it to be. You decide how to handle situations, what you want to be involved with, and what activities you’re going to plan. PCC: There’s the application, then an interview with multi yM " aii a past best ev'eri HOfpfj vale^ru's t>ayi -Laura node ii in the maatd "can- laleupt” •dnangmetu To Dr. O’Dell Thank you, for all you hove done. 6et well soon. You have always given us support. -The Academic Team pie members of the counseling department. You go in there and. they’re all together, so it’s not really one on one, and they’re not going to grill you. Finally, you need a recommen dation. I got one from my teacher last year, but they’re asking for work service coor dinators this year. Also, just keep in mind that all the lead ership positions have to come to school early at the begin ning of next year. SGA: It would be a good idea to come to a couple of SGA meetings to get the feel of how it goes. I never did last year, but I think it would’ve been really helpful. (They are Wednesdays during common lunch) Start brainstorming ideas now for what you want to do next year. Think about things that we can’t do now, and ways to do it next year. If you really like taking notes and attendance and filing stuff, run for secretary. I’ve always been a person that likes to deal with paperwork and all that stuffy SA: I definitely have to say that you have to do your best in everything you do. I saw a Be yourself. Don’t try to sell yourself off as some thing you’re not.” -Alex Ahearn -I lot of people who applied half heartedly. You have to show interest and you have to talk to the parents and students. Just do your best and make it seem like you want'to be one. Act like you already are and know what you’re doing. Don’t suck up or anything like that. Make the grades and don’t get into trouble. Don’t rush your appli cation. It’s not extremely hard, but the more effort you put into it, the more they will appreciate it. Q: What is your favorite part of your position? Is there a least favorite part? RLA: Julia: I just love being around when my girls have questions, and I enjoy helping To Cap’n Carr Let’s go see led Zeppelin At Woodstock and sell hot- dogs Love, Your liVfriends people with problems. Training week was really fun, too. It was cool, but grueling, and it was a great time for bonding. The administrative stuff can be a little less inter esting than other parts of the job; the paperwork gets a little tedious, but it’s okay if it helps the hall. Alex: I like being able to help people and to be a face you can come to. Checking housekeep ing gets tedious, too. One of the hardest things, but not nec essarily a bad thing, is when you’re stressed out with work and finally have moment for schoolwork, but then an issue arises and you have to drop everything. MPC: I really enjoy planning out large school events. It’s really neat when the whole school comes out to something you created. I also like that I’m someone people can come to talk to about things they wouldn’t normally feel com fortable talking about. There really isn’t a downside to being an MPC. I guess you could say that things get pretty hectie around exams and other busy times, which is some times stressful. But, if you really like the job, you won’t mind doing it. PCC: I really like getting people’s questions. Sometimes they’ll mention things and not remember we’re PCCS. When things come down to it and there’s a big time crunch, people are stressing out. I think it’s neat to be like, “O yeah, I know exactly what you need to do for that.” It’s really cool to help people out. It’s also a lot easier for me to finish things that other people stress about. SGA: I love to listen to peo ple’s ideas and I love to take notes on basically anything. The act of actually sending out information to people and advertising things, or letting people know what’s going on is-exciting to me. SA: I think I like doing the programs. I like talking to peo ple and giving tours. That’s probably my favorite part. My.fli^r./riend Nia buy^our ad eetie Day -Tl^^^Pf^londe He^pon&irl at the sltntorlan Table ffe 3lUl Mg, Slatting Seiig hUl Stated OH a summtx't m««A Mane not the delicate ieautg Of, gouK imaUedt egetodh. Uffectionateig goutd, JCSSC
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