Quarter One Council Update
Last year, Council passed the Town Hall Motion to require each class to “hold one town hall meeting each quarter for the purpose of intentionally including the student body in the democratic process, to...
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Council Membership Takes A Hit After Colleges No Longer Accept It As An Extracurricular
Dr. Linda Addante, Council’s Executive, walked into a nearly-empty auditorium last Wednesday during what should have been a Council meeting. Only the staff, community, and three freshmen representatives had bothered to show up. A...
Quarter 2 Council Update
Despite two school breaks, multiple snow days, and an extended exam week, Council has still had a very productive and eventful quarter! We began the quarter with a discussion in regards to a motion...
Reflections from a Former Council Moderator
Council’s next chapter is always one worth reading. I miss that soft thrill of watching the annual turnover meeting when old leadership quietly exits stage left. The auditorium feels a little emptier and a...
The Too-Long Tale of Freshmen Off Campus
When Anna and I came to HHS our freshman year, there was much discussion on whether or not freshmen should have off campus privileges. Many freshmen running for Council, including both of us, promised...
Does Council Really Do Anything?
“Council doesn’t do anything.” It’s something that every Council member will hear first-hand from their peers. Is this sentiment due to a lack of communication between the student body and Council, or does it...
Reflections from the Council Executive
First and foremost I believe that Council is a learning laboratory for civic engagement. I think it works as a learning laboratory specifically because of the processes that are in place. This process depends...
Council’s Golden Jubilee!
The Hanover High School Council is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year! Council was founded in 1972 with the goal of letting students and staff work alongside each other to better our school community,...
2nd Quarter Council Report
Council has had a very productive year so far! Let’s address the elephant in the room: the mascot. On Wednesday, February 2, Council confirmed the new mascot election timeline, brought to us by the...
1st Quarter Council Report
This year Council hit the ground running, allocating money to clubs, passing a motion that funds a Driver’s Ed scholarship, and buying two new Weber grills from a small business in town to replace...