Sirhal Campaign Statement

By Laura Sirhal, contributor

Sophomore Representative: Laura Sirhal 

I am Laura Sirhal and I am running for Class Representative for the Sophomore class. As representative of the sophomore class I would like to help change things for the better. But as a class and a school ,we, the students, need to address issues in a constructive manner while maintaining unity. As I talked to various students about what changes they would like to see in the year ahead, one problem that was constantly mentioned was the issue of cleanliness in the school. In the year ahead, my goal is to work together to make this facility cleaner. The bathrooms are the first priority. However, this is not the only issue that we need to work on together. It is my belief that as a school and as a class we should join in more class activities and promote togetherness. As a Sophomore Representative, I would like to be part of the team that will implement these and other concerns in the year of 2012- 2013. I ask you to cast your vote for me, so that we can make the change for the better together.

Rogers Campaign Statement

By Graycie Rogers, contributor

Sophomore Representative: Graycie Rogers 

Walking through the doors to Sturgis welcomes me to a world where I don’t see guys or ladies, I don’t just see classmates. I see potential. In each of you.. Not just the potential of four years, not the potential of graduation. I see the future and the next generation.
I ask myself; am I going to school with a doctor, a Boston Red Sox pitcher, an actor or a President of the United States? It’s my goal to represent you and work with you to create positive changes and help you reach your potential. And by helping you you’ll also be helping me. President Obama once said  “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek”.
Sturgis has helped me to reach for my potential through my classes, volleyball, softball, and meeting very different people. Each with dreams, each with potential. I’m proud of my work within the community. I’ve volunteered for fund raisers and helped at a no-kill cat shelter, prepare and sent care packages to our troops, and have offered to volunteer with the Red Cross and Falmouth Hospital not only during the school year but throughout the summer.
Everything I’ve done has motivated me and helped to prepare me to serve on the Sophomore Student Council. Each of these things and each of you have inspired me to set an example. I’m approachable, willing to listen, willing to learn. I’m committed to work with my peers if I win or lose. I believe that a person can make a difference. A vote for me is definitely a vote for your voice. I’m Grayce Rogers, Making A Difference since 1997 and I’ve approved this message.

Prendergast Campaign Statement

By Liam Prendergast, contributor

Sophomore Representative: Liam Prendergast 

Student council and Latin are very similar to most of you: something slightly annoying that you only have to deal with once in a while- so please bear with me for the next week. As freshmen representative, I enjoy planning fun stuff for us to do. We have plenty of teachers who can make sure we are being well educated; so student council’s purpose is to organize events for the school that will prevent us from going insane from all this fancy book learnin’. As your freshmen rep, I helped the council plan and execute a ballin spirit week, a semi-awesome semi-formal and an upcoming neon dance which shall be written down in the annals of Sturgis history (or the police blotter). I have epic, even insane plans for next year; with your help our class can dominate all the other sophomore classes on this peninsula (and beyond?). On a serious note thank you for electing me as your rep. Together lets make sophomore year a blast!

Patel Campaign Statement

By Parth Patel, contributor

Sophomore Representative: Parth Patel 

Being a part of our community, I would like to help out around the school and help change some things to make the class of 2015 an overall better group of individuals. That is why I am running for the position of class representative. Not convinced? Well read on. I do not want to be an class representative to get out of school work or receive publicity, instead I am genuinely willing to give up my time to help you! I will listen to what you have to say and will take all your ideas and requests seriously, hopefully making them a reality. I am kind to all people whether or not they are in my friend group and I am never excluding anybody for any reason.
 I am organized and I have everything neat, tidy and ready for action. I am resilient and if something I do doesn't turn out right, I don't give up and I will keep strong and try harder. I have a passion for becoming a class representative, which is to help other people. I am not lazy and I will try my hardest to benefit our class in every way I possibly can.
 I am patient and I like listening to other people rather than myself. I am confident and stand up for what I believe in and I am not afraid to speak to a large crowd. We are all different but equal. 
I am really determined of getting this job as class representative and putting 100% into the work I do. With your help I can receive this position and promise to use it wisely. Remember, you will be the one who benefits, so I hope you may consider voting for me.

Cappucci Campaign Statement

By Matthew Cappucci, contributor

Sophomore Representative: Matt Cappucci

In the past, I have had extensive leadership positions that would undoubtingly make me an invaluable asset for the Sturgis Team. This leadership assisted me in multiple student council events in my previous school, and will continue to aid me in the future.

An ideal candidate would be skilled at organizing events, a quality that I possess. If elected, I would plan on bringing quite a few of my creative ideas to the table. Some of these ideas include the following:

1. End of the year fun- I find it somewhat depressing that our stress levels increase until the end of the year, and then- that’s it. If elected, I would be sure to help coordinate some type of event that will be a fun start to the summer of 2013, just after finals are over.
2. If elected, I would try (keyword try) to convince more of the teachers to take us to Ben and Jerry’s on the Free Ice Cream Day.
3. During Mid Terms, everyone in the grade will be guaranteed a complimentary candy cane- they increase test scores by 2%!

I am also a very fun and promising candidate. As previously mentioned, I know how to plan a fun event that involves creativity as well.

Furthermore, I have had past involvement with charitable organizations. I have helped to raise $12,000 in some large-scale events, proving that I could organize some fun and effective events for Sturgis. I hope that some of these events may inspire similar fundraisers to pop up here at Sturgis to fund our student council, field trips, and fun things to do. Sturgis is a place of academic demand... we can be #15 in the nation, and have fun too! Just mark the right candidate... voting for me will ultimately be advantageous to you.

Andrade Campaign Statement

By Andreza Andrade, contributor

Sophomore Representative: Andreza Andrade

Hello soon to be sophomores! I am really passionate about the student council and many reasons why you should vote for me as your new class representative are because not only am I a great leader and enjoy organizing events but it is also because of the many things that I have already contributed to the Sturgis Student Council this past year and the many things that I plan on taking into action in the future. I have been an extremely committed member of student council this past year and would enjoy representing our class. I have attended every single student council meeting that has been held this past school year as well and attending all of the events put on by the student council. Not only did I attended the events but I also helped plan and organize and put in many hours of work into the following events:

-All 3 dances

-Spirit week and field day

-Field day (which is right around the corner!)

-The Holiday Elf Extravaganza

-The dodge ball tournament

If I were to become your sophomore class rep, I would work really hard at planning more events that would bring together the entire student body throughout the school year as well as continuing our traditional events. I am very easy to talk to and would love to hear any opinions, ideas and advice that my fellow classmates have to offer.  Being the sophomore class rep would really mean a lot to me! I look forward to another year in the student council.

Bondarek Campaign Statement

By John Bondarek, contributor

Junior Representative: John Bondarek 

Hi! My name is John Bondarek, and I am currently a sophomore at Sturgis and I am looking for the possibility of being elected to become the Junior class representative for the class of 2014.

After being at this wonderful school for the last two years I have learned a lot about my peers. I have found out that my class is quite energetic and loves to have fun activities planned so that they can live their school year on the best note possible.
I am a pretty straight forward kind of guy and able to take control of any requests that come my way if they are within reason for my classes benefit. Since I feel like I am well connected with my class I am certain that there will be no communication problems between me and the other students to have their opinions heard and went through in front of the Student Council board. In my old school I was involved with quite a few leadership conferences that have boosted the way of having the perfect amount of “manpower” to run large events with ease.
I am also quite familiar with the structure of the Student Council system. I attended meetings in my old school and also ran the school store on occasions. I feel like my input is a great value to the council because, I feel like I have many new ideas to bring to the table such as, a student store that will help benefit revenue for the faculty and attendees by supplying key items for learning such as pencils and rulers and notebooks.
In conclusion, I have spoken to a bunch of current sophomores and saw if they felt like I would be a good fit for the position and I received not one opposition of my ability to run and succeed.

I promise if chosen to uphold this position I will do everything in my power to benefit the students of Sturgis School and go beyond the expectations of all so that all will have the memorable time at Sturgis that they so deserve. Thanks For Your Time.

Bryant Campaign Statement

By Connor Bryant, contributor

Senior Representative: Connor Bryant 

I believe that I should be elected Senior Class Representative because I feel that I am the best candidate for the position, I have 2 years of experience in Student Council and I feel that I can bring my experience to the table and help StuCo be a more effective form of student government this upcoming year. I was class president in 7th and 8th grade but took time off from Student Council in high school to focus my priorities, I now realize that I could bring a lot to the table for this Council.

Etienne Campaign Statement

By Catherine Etienne, contributor

Secretary: Catherine Etienne

     Hi, my name is Catherine Etienne and I am running for Student Council Secretary. I remember my first Spirit Week at Sturgis. Being from Barnstable, I thought that such excitement could only be generated from large schools, but Sturgis proved me wrong. Following spirit week, I was again highly amused by different events in the school’s calendar such as the Fall Dance and Field Day. I later realized that all these events were run by the same group of people: the Student Council. This year, as a sophomore, I took the liberty in joining the Student Council in hopes of trying to help make the whole school feel the same way I felt about Sturgis events as a freshman. However, after joining the council, I realized the extant obstacles that must have been faced and tackled in order to achieve such high hopes. Not everyone was too impressed with this year’s spirit week, nor were too many people among different classes interested in Secret Santa. And I must apologize to the people who showed up to January’s dance decked out in black light attire only to find out that we couldn’t get the black lights. But we can change all this. As secretary, I plan on attending each meeting and taking helpful, thorough notes. It may not sound like much, but through notes, we as a council can look back at our mistakes and try to improve them. We can look at our successes and make them even better. By now, the council has realized that paying more attention to the notes the secretary takes would result in a lot more success along the year. I ask that you vote mindfully, that you vote caringly, that you vote me, Catherine Etienne, as your Student Council Secretary.

Bowes-Glassman Campaign Statements

By Ian Bowes & Kevin Glassman, contributors

President: Ian Bowes 

Vice-President: Kevin Glassman 

Ian Bowes

Kevin Glassman

Ian Bowes
I remember running for my first real position in my sophomore year as my class’s representative. It was a great deal of running around, making promises, worrying about upcoming events, and overall just being a mixture of excited and nervous. I chose to run for president to get that feeling again, to give back to my school again, help out where I could and try and do a little good for the benefit of the other students. I remember the good times I had organizing and working collaboratively with others to make an event we could all be proud of and getting to say that I helped. I want to do this all again and I can only imagine how different it is going to be, but how much fun it is going to be all at the same time. Although, I must admit that I have been thinking about running for president for quite some time, ever since the end of my sophomore year when I decided not to run again I felt as if my best chance to work with student council would be to get an elected position. At the same time this is not just a simple want or desire, but I truly feel I could do well in this position, as my past work with student council showed how willing to help I was and how I was always ready to accept new ideas. I will not deny though that being student council president at Sturgis, will look great on college forms and to me is even somewhat of a bragging right, but those are not the only reasons I am running. I hope I will be taken into account for the election thank you.

Kevin Glassman
I believe that I should be elected as the Vice President of the Sturgis Charter Public School student body. Over my time spent as a student here I have noticed what a close knit community we have become, I think of this school as my home away from home not only because I spend six hours of my day here Monday through Friday but also because when I am not here I am doing some sort of work that relates to this school, whether it be CAS hours or an IA. As a full diploma candidate I can understand the troubles and concerns that students have and can empathize with them. I appreciate the importance of this position and understand how large of a responsibility it is to serve as a figurehead of the student body and to make the opinions and concerns of these students known to our faculty and to one another. I feel as if I already share a strong link with the student body and am eager to make just as strong a bond with our faculty in order to maintain the great student teacher relations that I personally pride Sturgis on. I will be running with Ian Bowes, a student that has proven his extraordinary school spirit in every way imaginable and has been a member of student council ever since he was a student here. I am willing to say that he has the best relations with the faculty of this school of any student in his class and that by combining his ability to speak with our faculty and be respected by them with my abilities to converse with and be appreciated by our student body we can create an even stronger link between students and faculty.

Duncan-Fallon Campaign Statements

By Ben Duncan & Kaleigh Fallon, contributors 

President: Ben Duncan 

Vice-President: Kaleigh Fallon 

Ben Duncan

Kaleigh Fallon

 

Ben Duncan
Hello, for those who do not know me, my name is Ben Duncan and I am a rising senior running for Student Council president for the 2012-13 year. This past year, I have served as the Junior Representative for the council. As Junior Rep, I took on new responsibilities and developed new communication skills.

Having had this year of experience, I believe that I have gained a good feel for how the Council operates. I have seen what has and has not worked, and will use this knowledge to implement the best tactics in organizing events for next year. In addition, I would like to restructure the organization and style of our meetings to create an organized itinerary for each meeting while having an open-minded atmosphere. I believe that this will be crucial to the efficiency of the council in accomplishing our goals within our weekly meetings. Many claim that the Student Council does not do much, but I assure you, that if elected, my running mate Kaleigh and I will ensure that STUFF GETS DONE!

Although I am not personally close with Kaleigh, I believe that we will make the ideal team as President and VP. She also has experience on the council, serving as her class’s representative for the past two years. I know she will be committed and help me follow through with my plans for next year. Together, we can successfully voice the opinions of both the junior and senior classes, and consider those of the underclassmen as well. To finish, I would like to clarify that regardless of the outcome of the elections, I will still be a part of Student Council and encourage anyone else, whether you run or not, to also join. Thank you for your consideration!








Kaleigh Fallon

As the 2011-2012 school year quickly comes to an end, it is again time to think about Student Council elections for next year. With that being said, I’m running for Vice President, along with Ben Duncan as President. Our school needs a strong Vice President who will provide the utmost dedication to our school as a whole. I strongly believe that I, along with Ben Duncan, hold all the necessary qualities of a determined, focused, and enthusiastic leader. It is key to have experience in order to fully understand the job and duties of Student Council, and being both freshman and sophomore representative I am fully cognizant and experienced with the world of Student Council. Student Council brings enthusiasm and spirit to our school. Student Council is responsible for organizing Spirit Week, dances, the Dodgeball Tournament, and also Field Day. Together along side with Ben Duncan we would be able to assure the next school year to be full of strong leadership, excitement, dedication, and most importantly school wide spirit. So here I stand asking you for your vote, and consideration for the 2012-2013 Student Council Vice President. Let’s have a great year! Much Thanks, Kaleigh Fallon

Bennani-Schlesinger Campaign Statements

By Adam Bennani & Sam Schlesinger, contributors 

President: Adam Bennani 

Adam Bennani

Sam Schlesinger

Vice-President: Sam Schlesinger

Adam Bennani

I believe that, as the president of your Student Council for the years 2012-2013, I will be able to provide all of my classmates with a school year full of a variety of activities and events which will make them glad that they voted for me. I want to run for Student Council president because I believe that my running partner, Samuel Schlesinger, and I possess the traits necessary in order to run a successful and highly productive student government. In this pursuit I will strive to reflect the desires of the student body upon the ways in which I would operate as head of the Student Council in order to best satisfy their wishes. I will, in the Sturgis spirit, work as hard as I can to reach out to other schools with IB programs.

I believe that you, as members of the student body, have the right to have a significant amount of input upon the activities, including dances, which our school participates in. With this belief, I will strive to include your ideas in all decisions made. We hope to incorporate your ideas into new school-wide events.

Sam Schlesinger
I, Sam Schlesinger, believe that, as Vice President of your Student Council for the school year of 2012 and 2013, I will be able to better the student body. Together with my running mate, Adam Bennani, I will work to include the thoughts and various ideas of our fellow classmates in as many decisions as possible. I truly believe that with our combined strengths and hardworking mentalities we offer the best possible team for the roles of President and Vice President. With the well-being of the student body in our minds, we truly believe that we will help to assist the student body as a whole in order to achieve a happier student body.