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...
Category: Council
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...
The Marauder Walks the Plank
In September of last year, senior representatives Julia Cook and Reilly Uiterwyk brought the rather controversial motion of changing the mascot to Council. Heated discussions within Council began, which rippled into school-wide discussions. However,...
Council Report (10/21/20)
On October 21st, in one of its strongest showings in recent memory, Council passed a bylaw revision and failed two others. After reports, Council moved into a discussion of the Online Only Council Student...
Precedent for Mascot Change Involves… Sloths?
In a Council meeting in May of 1986, a motion was brought to change the Hanover High mascot from the Marauders to the Three-Toed Sloths. Although this motion passed, no historical record of the...
The Great Debate: X-Period Edition (Council Report: 9/18/19)
This week’s Council meeting occurred in the auditorium, which the entire Freshman class was required to attend as a part of their Citizenship and World History course. The class of 2023 arrived loud and...