Student Council Sponsored Activities
Check out some of the Student Council events that we have sponsored!
Alanson Student Council started off the 2015 - 2016 school year by putting on an Anti-Bullying Assembly for our K - 4 students. Please watch the video to see the hard work that was put into their presentation!
Wrapping Paper Drive
Student Council hosted a Wrapping Paper Drive for the Holiday Season. Over 200 rolls of wrapping paper were collected and they were all donated to Project Rudolph, a school project that provides families in need with presents at Christmas.
Homecoming
Student Council ran the 2016 Homecoming Festivities at Alanson again this year and had a wonderful week. The theme was Tim Burton and the students were able to get very creative. Spirit week was fantastic and the pep rally was a blast. Check out a few of the pictures below!
In the 2014-2015 school year, Student Council Sponsored Teen Mental Health Awareness Month at Alanson. Check out the articles by clicking on the links below:
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/community/alanson-schools-raise-awareness-of-mental-illness/article_e2f5fbd7-26b4-5ed7-bf96-57aac999dc14.html
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/community/students-learn-about-mental-health/article_33b94e96-c8dc-595e-87a2-5d5272e4ceb2.html
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/community/alanson-schools-raise-awareness-of-mental-illness/article_e2f5fbd7-26b4-5ed7-bf96-57aac999dc14.html
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/community/students-learn-about-mental-health/article_33b94e96-c8dc-595e-87a2-5d5272e4ceb2.html
Past Homecomings...
Alanson Penny Wars
Alanson Student Council sponsored "Penny Wars" throughout the high school.
The theme is "Pennies for Patriots” and the money that is collected will be used to buy our troops anything that they may need in time for Christmas. This will be running from October through early December. The winning class gets to decide what presents to send over to the troops and the pride that their class won the “Penny War.”
Alanson Student Council sponsored "Penny Wars" throughout the high school.
The theme is "Pennies for Patriots” and the money that is collected will be used to buy our troops anything that they may need in time for Christmas. This will be running from October through early December. The winning class gets to decide what presents to send over to the troops and the pride that their class won the “Penny War.”
Penny War
Signs were made and placed in the high school to remind students to bring in pennies throughout the war.
Signs were made and placed in the high school to remind students to bring in pennies throughout the war.
Cookie Reception at Christmas Concert
Student Council set up, worked, and tore down the Cookie Reception for the Elementary Christmas Concert. They did a great job and really worked hard.
Student Council set up, worked, and tore down the Cookie Reception for the Elementary Christmas Concert. They did a great job and really worked hard.
Homecoming
Student Council put on the 2014 Homecoming Spirit Week with the theme of "Gold Rush." They organized the dress up days, pep rally, poster competition and homecoming court.
Student Council put on the 2014 Homecoming Spirit Week with the theme of "Gold Rush." They organized the dress up days, pep rally, poster competition and homecoming court.
Teacher Appreciation Day
Student Council made apple shaped “cake-pops” for Teacher Appreciation Day. They decorated and wrapped all of the treats themselves and also passed them out to all of the teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day as a thank you to everything that teachers do for their students.
The KDR Challenge
The Student Council brought the KDR Challenge which stands for “Kids Driving Responsibly” to Alanson. Students signed a pledge to not use their cell phones while driving and they even helped to pass a new law in Michigan that prohibits teens from using a cell phone when they are behind the wheel. Student Council along with the entire high school learned this year that they have the ability to make a difference in the world. Students promoted the KDR Challenge all year at Alanson and will continue to do so in the years to come.
Here is the link to the KDR Challenge Website: http://www.thekdrchallenge.com/
Thank you to Bonnie Raffaele (KDR Challenge Founder) for bringing this challenge to Alanson! It has made a huge impact on our students.
Here is the link to the KDR Challenge Website: http://www.thekdrchallenge.com/
Thank you to Bonnie Raffaele (KDR Challenge Founder) for bringing this challenge to Alanson! It has made a huge impact on our students.
Alanson students prove teens can make a difference
Teens Make a Difference
By Jacob Schneider & Sabrina Wolfgang
With the right cause and motivation for that cause, teenagers can make a difference. Alanson students have proven that. Alanson Public Schools was able to hear Bonnie Raffaele’s tragic story through her program, The KDR Challenge, back in November 2012. Bonnie was pushing for a new law to pass, entitled Kelsey’s Law or SB 756, that prevented young drivers with a Level 1 or Level 2 driver’s license from using a cell phone when they drive. The idea of the law was created when Raffaele’s daughter, Kelsey Raffaele was killed in a car accident while on her cell phone. The students supported The KDR Challenge enough to even make t-shirts for the presentation, but the students felt like that was not enough and they wanted to push on further to help this struggling bill.
Alanson senior, Paul Klutts, created a petition to gain support for Kelsey’s Law and help it get pushed through Michigan Congress. The students of Alanson went as far as to send Michigan House speaker James Bolger several letters pleading with him to pass the bill through to the governor. After the many efforts of the students and teachers, the bill was finally pushed through Michigan congress and was signed by Governor Snyder. The law goes into effect on March 28th, 2013. Senior Sydney Lauer commented, “I thought it was a good way of inspiring other teens to strive to make a difference.”
Recently, Mrs. Raffaele has published a book on her tragic tale titled From Despair to Hope, A Mother’s Journey. The efforts of the Alanson staff and students did not go unrewarded. The staff and students of Alanson received a special tribute section (page 83) in the novel:
“All schools are special to me but there is one school that really has a huge place in my heart. I was scheduled to do a presentation at Alanson Schools. No one could go with me that day so I went by myself. I don’t like doing that because I’m never sure on how I am going to be, but I went. I walked into the school and was greeted by several staff members who were wearing black-and-pink T-shirts that stated ‘The KDR Challenge Kids Driving Responsibly’ and on the back ‘I Believe’. Of course right off the bat I was crying. No other school had ever done that. They didn’t know what ‘Believe’ meant to Kelsey and us.
“When the students started coming into the gym, they were wearing the same shirts. The teachers, students, and staff of this school were so nice. It was really hard for me to get through this presentation.”
“This school will forever have a special place in my heart.”
By Jacob Schneider & Sabrina Wolfgang
With the right cause and motivation for that cause, teenagers can make a difference. Alanson students have proven that. Alanson Public Schools was able to hear Bonnie Raffaele’s tragic story through her program, The KDR Challenge, back in November 2012. Bonnie was pushing for a new law to pass, entitled Kelsey’s Law or SB 756, that prevented young drivers with a Level 1 or Level 2 driver’s license from using a cell phone when they drive. The idea of the law was created when Raffaele’s daughter, Kelsey Raffaele was killed in a car accident while on her cell phone. The students supported The KDR Challenge enough to even make t-shirts for the presentation, but the students felt like that was not enough and they wanted to push on further to help this struggling bill.
Alanson senior, Paul Klutts, created a petition to gain support for Kelsey’s Law and help it get pushed through Michigan Congress. The students of Alanson went as far as to send Michigan House speaker James Bolger several letters pleading with him to pass the bill through to the governor. After the many efforts of the students and teachers, the bill was finally pushed through Michigan congress and was signed by Governor Snyder. The law goes into effect on March 28th, 2013. Senior Sydney Lauer commented, “I thought it was a good way of inspiring other teens to strive to make a difference.”
Recently, Mrs. Raffaele has published a book on her tragic tale titled From Despair to Hope, A Mother’s Journey. The efforts of the Alanson staff and students did not go unrewarded. The staff and students of Alanson received a special tribute section (page 83) in the novel:
“All schools are special to me but there is one school that really has a huge place in my heart. I was scheduled to do a presentation at Alanson Schools. No one could go with me that day so I went by myself. I don’t like doing that because I’m never sure on how I am going to be, but I went. I walked into the school and was greeted by several staff members who were wearing black-and-pink T-shirts that stated ‘The KDR Challenge Kids Driving Responsibly’ and on the back ‘I Believe’. Of course right off the bat I was crying. No other school had ever done that. They didn’t know what ‘Believe’ meant to Kelsey and us.
“When the students started coming into the gym, they were wearing the same shirts. The teachers, students, and staff of this school were so nice. It was really hard for me to get through this presentation.”
“This school will forever have a special place in my heart.”