STUDENT COUNCIL CONSTITUTION
We, the students of the Fredonia High School Student Council, in order to provide for student participation in school government, establish better understanding among staff, faculty, students and community and promote a higher training in citizenship and insure a sincere respect for the democratic process, do establish this constitution.
ARTICLE I
SECTION I
A. The name of this organization shall be the Student Council of Fredonia High School.
B. All members of this organization shall be students of Fredonia High School.
SECTION II
A. The Student Council shall have the power to pass legislation, insofar as it does not violate the rules of the Board of Education or the administrative offices of the school.
B. The Student Council shall have legislative jurisdiction over all student organizations within the school.
C. The Student Council shall encourage proper conduct of student body members at school activities.
D. The Student Council shall provide additional activities to achieve the purposes stated in the preamble.
SECTION III
A. The officers of the Student Council shall consist of a president, an executive coordinator, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, a clerk, and a parliamentarian.
B. The president shall preside over all meetings of the Student Council.
C. The president shall vote only in the case of a tie.
D. The president shall appoint special and standing committees.
E. The vice-president shall be prepared to assume the responsibilities of the president in case of absence or inability to serve.
F. The secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings and attend to all postal distributions.
G. The treasurer shall keep records of all finances of the Student Council.
H. The clerk will assist the secretary and keep a record of all constitutional amendments.
I. The parliamentarian will recommend appropriate meeting procedures.
J. Representatives will report council activities and decisions to their electorate.
K. The executive coordinator shall assist the president and vice-president in the work of Student Council. This person shall work with committee chairpersons in coordinating Student Council activities and projects.
SECTION IV
A. A junior or senior who has been in Student Council for at least one year and was in good standing, may run for the office of Student Council president.
B. One representative is to be elected from each of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes.
C. Two students from each class will be voted in at the end of the year to be in Student Council the following year as a member.
D. Chartered organizations are recommended to have a StuCo rep to be a full member of Student Council, which will include participating in all Student Council activities and having full voting power.
E. The principal is an ex-officio member of the Student Council with no voting power.
F. All members shall be subject to expulsion from the Student Council, subject to a two-thirds vote of the group, if they miss two Student Council meetings for unexcused reasons.
G. A member must be in good standing according to Fredonia High School standards to be in Student Council.
H. In the case of the inability of some officer to continue to serve, the vacancy will be filled by nomination of the executive committee, subject to approval of two-thirds vote by Student Council.
I. All class members and officers elected to be in StuCo will be required to become a member of the Student Council.
J. A student can only hold one Presidency in any given school year. (including Head Cheerleader/Pom Captain. A student can only hold two offices of any two clubs/organizations (including Yearbook/Reflector Editor).
K. Any candidate running for Student Council President must have been in StuCo one year.
SECTION V
A. The principal shall have veto power over all legislation passed by the Student Council.
B. Veto action should include a statement of reasons for the veto.
SECTION VI
A. The Student Council meeting dates and times shall be set by the president and the sponsor.
B. Special meetings may be called or suspended by the president and sponsor.
C.
SECTION VII
A. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of the members of Student Council. No official action or vote will occur unless a quorum is present.
B. The vote of the majority of the members present shall be required to pass all legislation.
C. In all cases of parliamentary procedure not governed by this constitution, the Student Council shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order.
ARTICLE II
SECTION I
A. The student body shall adhere to legislation supported by the Student Council.
B. Students may attend any Student Council meeting. They will not have voting power or privileges.
C. Any student who wishes to be placed on the agenda may do so through the sponsor, at least two days in advance of the meeting.
SECTION II
A. Elections of Student Council officers will take place before the election of all other class and organization officers.
B. Petitions shall be circulated throughout the last full week of March, and the elections will take place during the first week of April.
C. The class officers shall consist of a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, and a Student Council representative.
D. No petitions will be accepted after 3:05 on Friday of the week petitions are circulated.
E. The Student Council shall charter all student organizations. The executive committee will review these charters each third year, and update as necessary before making recommendations for Student Council vote. Chartered organizations shall receive full privileges and responsibilities as outlined in the constitution.
F. All new organizations must be chartered through Student Council before officers can be elected or meetings held. Meetings will be scheduled during club time on a rotating basis.
G. In order to be eligible to run for an office, a student of Fredonia High School must have earned at least a 2.5 grade point average for the previous grading period, and must file a signed petition by the deadline as stated. He/she must obtain the signatures of 12 students who are members of the electorate.
H. All FHS students are eligible to sign petitions, and are eligible to register to vote.
I. A student is eligible to sign a petition if he/she is a member of the electorate for the office for which he/she is signing a petition.
K. Special elections shall be held in the same manner as regular elections.
J. Any organization may, if they so choose, nominate and elect, with a majority vote within the organization, a current member of the organization to fulfill a vacant office of that organization.
SECTION III
A. This constitution shall become effective upon ratification by two-thirds of the Student council.
B. This constitution will be distributed to all students of Fredonia High School.
SECTION IV
This constitution may be amended by either of the following ways:
A. Any amendment must be passed by a two-thirds vote of the Student Council and approved by a majority of the student body.
B. An amendment may be initiated by means of a petition to amend signed by one-fourth of the student body and shall be effective upon the approval by the majority of the student body.
SECTION V
A. A queen and king shall be chosen every year to reign at the Winter Student Council Dance.
B. No student shall be eligible for candidacy in any one school year who has already been chosen Queen or King once during that school year. This includes Homecoming Queen, Winter Dance Royalty, and All Sports Royalty.
WINTER DANCE SELECTION PROCESS: All students are eligible for the ballot and all students may vote. Only students attending the dance will vote in the final ballot. Exception: Reigning Homecoming Queen is not listed on ballot but may vote.
ALL SPORTS ROYALTY SELECTION PROCESS: Any student involved in athletics, Cheerleading, or Pom Pon are eligible to be listed on the ballot. This includes students from the previous spring sport season. Males vote for females and vice versa. Exception: Reigning Homecoming Queen and Winter Dance King and Queen are not listed on the ballot but may vote.
C. Students in all four grades are eligible for queen and king candidacy if prior requirements are met.
D. High school chartered organizations may elect kings and queens for their activities within their organizations.