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Article: Group effort; Whittier student council works for the greater good
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- The Sun - Downers Grove (IL)
- Article date:
- December 4, 2003
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Brainstorming about what type of candy to sell at an upcoming fund-raiser encouraged lively discussion among Whittier Elementary School student council members, including Annie Lusher, left, and Molly Soucek. Student council members are elected on a platform based on support for a service organization.
Too often, student council elections become popularity contests.
Veteran teacher Kristen Mellish of Whittier Elementary School found a way to change that.
She began requiring students who desired a position as student council officers to choose a platform on which to run, as well as researching an organization for which the entire student council would support.
When students campaign in the ...