Welcome to the Student Council Newsletter Blog, a source for the Miami Palmetto Senior High students, faculty and community to receive important information regarding all Student Council events and activities. After each Student Council meeting, expect a blog about all upcoming events and what was discussed in the meeting.
Welcome Back
On Sept. 3, Student Council hosted its second official meeting with the newly elected Class of 2028 board. Below you can find all the information discussed and what to look forward to in the coming months. For any questions, comments and concerns please email [email protected].
Old Business
- Despite weather delays, seniors successfully painted spots after school on Aug. 26. They are currently preparing for Panther Prowl.
- Juniors recently closed their cabinet applications and are currently planning fundraisers to raise money for their class.
- Sophomores held their first class cabinet meeting on Aug. 22 and are currently underway with practicing for Panther Prowl.
- The newly elected freshman board is practicing for Panther Prowl and working on cabinet applications.
New Business
- College Fair will be held on Oct. 14 and host over 80 colleges and universities. For anyone looking for more info, contact [email protected].
- On Sept. 17, the first Homeroom Representative meeting will be held during third period. The elections for these representatives will be held during one’s third-period class. Those elected will be required to go to the mandatory representative meetings during third period. They will serve as/be the liaison between the student body and Student Council.
- The second annual Haunted House will be organized in partnership with Trunk or Treat, run by clubs, as well as Pumpkin Chuckin by the Robotics Club on Oct. 28. The event is open to anyone in the surrounding community, with an in-school haunted house that will be open to only MPSH students for $5.
Senate Initiatives
As a part of their Student Council responsibilities, all Senate boards must work on projects relating to their positions throughout the year. Their initiatives are as follows:
- Recruitment: As part of the recruitment efforts for next year, the Recruitment Board has been working with the Public Relations Content Creators to produce videos to promote MPSH’s Capstone program for middle schools.
- Staff Appreciation: Staff Appreciation is currently sending out Google Forms to Student Council and teachers for pen pals in which Student Council members are paired with a faculty member and highly encouraged to give them small gifts and cards for the holidays and birthdays.
- PTSA/EESAC: PTSA/EESAC is currently making sure all Student Council members have joined the PTSA and are spreading awareness to the student body to join. The first EESAC meeting will take place on Sep. 17.
- Student Involvement: The Student Involvement Board is currently in the process of planning a pickleball event against the teachers and seniors.
- Voices of Palmetto: The Voices of Palmetto are currently working on creating the Panther Prowl script with the goal of having less rivalry between the classes and a more school-spirited, engaged competition.
- ICC: The Inter-Club Council has split up the clubs between all board members and successfully joined their respective clubs at the Club Fair. In collaboration with Community Outreach for United Way, they have been promoting it within their clubs.
- Parliamentarian: To keep all Student Council meetings as orderly as possible, the Parliamentarians have introduced a phone bucket to keep all members engaged in the meeting and off their electronics. In addition, they are currently working to ratify the Student Council Constitution and have it updated.
- Historians: The Historians with control of the @palmettoshs Instagram account have recently brought back Throwback Thursdays in which they post former alumni and spotlight them and their accomplishments.
- Community Outreach: As part of their annual tradition, Community Outreach has partnered with the United Way and is currently creating flyers and fundraisers to gain money and ensure students are well informed of United Way’s cause.
- Marketing: Responsible for social media, the Marketing Board has started to post monthly calendars of all school events and introduced Panther weekends allowing any student to share what they have done over the weekend through Instagram.
- Special Events: Preparing for Homecoming Week, Special Events is planning fun courtyard events for all grades including mimicking Times Square with the classic “I Love N.Y.” shirts and snowcones.
- School Safety: After successfully spreading awareness about National Suicide Prevention Day and encouraging the whole school to wear yellow, the School Safety Board is planning courtyard events for Start With Hello Week from Sept. 16-20.
- Environmental Outreach: In collaboration with Television Production for this year’s Mr. Panther, Environmental Outreach is currently filming a commercial with thrift clothing to promote recycled clothing while advertising the event.
- Public Relations Content Creator: As the main videographers for Student Council, the PR Content Creators are working hard to create fun content for each day of Homecoming Week.
Open Forum
Club Cup
- As a part of a new initiative to promote clubs working diligently and boosting membership, a new competition to earn points, Club Cup has been introduced. Clubs can earn points in this competition by turning in their monthly reports on time, collaborating with other clubs, hosting courtyard events, engaging members within the club and more.
Senator of The Month
- The senators of the month for the September meeting were Freshman Liaisons Michaela Thompson and Taylor Bouchard for their work with the Class of 2028, pre and post-election by helping run their Instagram, making a steady transition for their class and working closely with the Class of 2028 sponsor.
Meeting Dates
All Student Council meetings are open to the student body. The next meeting dates are:
- Oct. 7
- Nov. 4
- Dec. 2
- Jan. 6
- Feb. 3
- March 3
- April 7
- May (TBA)
