WCHS Student Council Plans More Community Involvement
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The school will work on connecting to the community by doing more community service projects.
But first, the student council wants to bring the student body together. That work will start Friday with a convocation featuring mentalist Russ Peak.
Student Body President Jake Kolton said he and Junior Class President Haley Hinkle first saw Peak perform at the national student council convention in Indianapolis this past summer.
"We really liked what he had to say and his entertainment factor," Kolton said in an interview Wednesday morning.
Kolton described Peak as a motivational speaker who entertains as a mentalist. A mentalist, he said, is kind of like a psychic.
After seeing Peak's performance, Kolton sent him an e-mail to see if he would work with them at Warsaw, and Peak got on board. Kolton, Student Body Vice President Audrey Findlay and Assistant Principal Jennifer Shepherd worked to get him to perform at WCHS.
The convocation Friday starts at 1 p.m. in the Tiger Den, but Peak won't take the stage until about 2 p.m., Kolton said. Before the mentalist is a performance by the band Space Dragon, the WCHS Hip Hop Dance Team and the cheerleaders.
"It's to kick off the year and get everyone excited about school, in a good way," said Kolton.
There also will be class cheers and bonding exercises.
After the convocation, Peake will do a leadership workshop with the student council, "which will be really cool," Kolton said.
Jostens is sponsoring Peake's performance, with additional assistance from the WCHS Performing Arts Dept.
Kolton listed several different ways the student council plans for the high school to connect to the larger community of Warsaw. He said they would like to work with a homeless shelter, have more Riley Hospital for Children fundraisers and raise money to help fight cancer.
"We want to do more community service than ever before," Kolton said. "And we want to keep the cheer block strong."
He also said, "It's mainly community service. Connecting with other people through community service. We're still developing it, that's for sure."[[In-content Ad]]
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The school will work on connecting to the community by doing more community service projects.
But first, the student council wants to bring the student body together. That work will start Friday with a convocation featuring mentalist Russ Peak.
Student Body President Jake Kolton said he and Junior Class President Haley Hinkle first saw Peak perform at the national student council convention in Indianapolis this past summer.
"We really liked what he had to say and his entertainment factor," Kolton said in an interview Wednesday morning.
Kolton described Peak as a motivational speaker who entertains as a mentalist. A mentalist, he said, is kind of like a psychic.
After seeing Peak's performance, Kolton sent him an e-mail to see if he would work with them at Warsaw, and Peak got on board. Kolton, Student Body Vice President Audrey Findlay and Assistant Principal Jennifer Shepherd worked to get him to perform at WCHS.
The convocation Friday starts at 1 p.m. in the Tiger Den, but Peak won't take the stage until about 2 p.m., Kolton said. Before the mentalist is a performance by the band Space Dragon, the WCHS Hip Hop Dance Team and the cheerleaders.
"It's to kick off the year and get everyone excited about school, in a good way," said Kolton.
There also will be class cheers and bonding exercises.
After the convocation, Peake will do a leadership workshop with the student council, "which will be really cool," Kolton said.
Jostens is sponsoring Peake's performance, with additional assistance from the WCHS Performing Arts Dept.
Kolton listed several different ways the student council plans for the high school to connect to the larger community of Warsaw. He said they would like to work with a homeless shelter, have more Riley Hospital for Children fundraisers and raise money to help fight cancer.
"We want to do more community service than ever before," Kolton said. "And we want to keep the cheer block strong."
He also said, "It's mainly community service. Connecting with other people through community service. We're still developing it, that's for sure."[[In-content Ad]]
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