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Establishment
The Student Council of the K.S.P.
was first established in Spring 1998. Each year since then,
a new Student Council Body (of 14 members) has been elected
during Term One of the new School Year. The
PR (Proportional Representation) System is used in the election
process and all students in Classes Third to Sixth have the
opportunity to put themselves forward and canvass for election
onto the Student Council. Children in Junior Infants up to
Second Class are represented on the council by students elected
from Sixth Class. It is their responsibility to promote the
interests of the pupils in these younger classes. All pupils
in Third to Sixth Class have the opportunity to vote in the
election. The election process is conducted in the same way
as an adult election and we have a private ballot! Emotions
run high during the Student Council Elections and it is always
a very exciting time in our school! The Student Council is
co-ordinated by Ms. Tynan, a teacher in our school.
Meetings
Meetings are convened on a regular
basis (e.g. one or two per term, but more frequently in advance
of organising a big school event e.g. the Whole School Fund
Raising Afternoon or Family Night Time Quiz etc.).
Achievements
To date the Student Council has
taken responsibility for and achieved the following:
 Assisting
at important School Events e.g. Running the Games Room at
The School's Annual Christmas Fayre, assisting at the occasional
Music/Poetry Evening etc.
Organising
an Annual Student Council (Fun-filled!) Fund Raising Day for
the whole school
Promoting
and funding the provision of miscellaneous facilities for
pupils throughout the school (e.g.
mirrors in each toilet of every classroom,
benches in the playground,
a new TV/ DVD combi unit for the school, new Board Games for
each Classroom to be used during Breaktime on rainy days indoors
etc.)
Fund
Raising for People In Need e.g. Kosovo, Special Olympics etc.
Co-ordination of the School Lunch Survey (2003, 2006).
Occasionally
Coordinating Soccer League Tournaments during lunch time
Organising
a disco for Sixth Class ('98 & '99)
Producing
a School Magazine ('99)
Contributing
to the formation of certain school policies (e.g. The K.S.P.
Mobile Phone Policy, The School's Healthy Eating Policy etc.)
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