Katherine Delmar Burke School - Youth Voice

Youth Voice

The youth voice is kind of like the student council. The officers consist of normally two co-chairs, two secretaries, two community service officers, and two spirit officers. There are also four representatives for each grade, one from each homeroom/advisory. The officers and reps meet twice per week, and the officers meet alone once per week. There are also two teachers who sponsor the meeting. Each year near the beginning of the first trimester, 7th and 8th graders write speeches and present them in front of the Upper School. Then, there is a vote to see who will be the officers for the year. The representatives are voted on by advisory groups twice per year.

The co-chairs have many responsibilities. They plan and run the weekly assemblies, plan Upper School lunches such as the Holiday Lunch and the Halloween Lunch, they keep the Youth Voice Board looking good and write weekly newsletters, and they run the youth voice lunch meetings.

The secretaries take notes during each lunch meeting, then post them on the youth voice board. They also write letters to organizations outside of school, when needed.

The community service chairs help to choose and communicate with charitable organizations outside of school. They then plan and run fundraisers at school to raise money for the chosen organizations. They also plan and run the yearly food drive.

The spirit chairs help to plan spirit days, such as fake an injury day, pajama day, etc. They also encourage people to attend sports events at school, and help to make the entire school community more spirited.