Our new student council grade representatives and committee members dedicated a weekend in mid-September to brainstorming the vision and goals of the year ahead. “Why do we have a student council?” became the leading question and theme of CIS’ 2017 student council leadership retreat.

We began with the question of ‘why’ to start the conversation about our long-term goals and explore the purpose of a student council and our roles as student representatives. As we engaged in a variety of activities, learned leadership skills and bonded as a community, we explored important issues including the importance of student advocates, how to improve school spirit, and building a better community.