Student Council

Student Council, by definition, is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Student Councils often serve to engage students in learning about democracy and leadership, as originally espoused by John Dewey in “Democracy and Education” (1917).

All Saints Catholic Academy Student Council:

ASCA Student Council Representatives are elected in the 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th grades in September of every school year. In addition, ASCA Student Council Officers are 8^th grade students who are chosen in June of the previous school year. Student Council members are annually installed at the 9 A.M. mass on the first Friday of October.

ASCA Student Council Co-Moderators:

• Mrs. Diane Molesky
• Ms. Nicole Narese

ASCA’s Student Council operates with the following responsibilities:

• Set an example for other students in leadership and academics
• Help our ASCA community at large
• Make positive changes
• Assist teachers in school wide projects
• Promote and uphold ideas and activities for the student population
• Inspire each individual to make positive decisions in life
• Represent All Saints Catholic Academy
• Take care of the school environment
• Report any problems in school
• Make sure each student is valued and respected

ASCA’s Student Council has the following duties:

• Collect tag day money and food for local food pantries
• Lead our school in faith formation during morning prayer and dismissal
• Make each individual feel special on his/her birthday
• Assist local animal rescue foundations by collecting coupons for dog and cat food and products

ASCA’s Student Council for the 2011-12 School Year is as follows:

• Gabriella D’Agostino, President
• Abigail Ambrosio, Vice-President
• Sarah Agrosino, Secretary
• Sophia Madrid, Treasurer
• Meagan Duran, 7th Grade Representative
• Ethan Kulh, 7th Grade Representative
• Kayla O’Connor, 7th Grade Representative
• Paul Policastro, 7^th Grade Representative
• DeVon Malloy, 6th Grade Representative
• Leah Nevins, 6th Grade Representative
• Francis Vuolo, 6th Grade Representative
• Kaitlyn Weaver, 6^th Grade Representative
• Jon Carvajal, 5th Grade Representative
• Sarah Delaney, 5th Grade Representative
• Molly Moran, 5th Grade Representative
• Gregory Pease, 5^th Grade Representative

Charities chosen as beneficiaries of ASCA’s Tag Days for the 2011-2012 School Year:

• ASCA Technology Fund
• 8^th Grade
• American Red Cross
• Toys for Tots
• The Kortney Rose Foundation
• American Heart Association
• Tabby’s Place
• Flight 93 National Memorial
• Wounded Warriors Project

Other Charities that have benefitted from ASCA’s Student Council collections are:

• Christ Hospital/ Christine Mariano memorial – Giving Tree
• Madeline Fiadini LoRe Foundation for Cancer Prevention
• Community Food Bank of NJ
• The Arthritis Foundation
• North Shore Animal League
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
• Simpson Baber Foundation
• Ronald McDonald House
• American Diabetes Foundation
• Epilepsy Foundation
• St. Jude Children’s Hospital
• Kids Need to Read Foundation
• The Audubon Nature Institute
• Hudson County Animal League

ASCA’s Student Council has already lived up to their responsibilities during the 2011-12 school year. Examples of the impact they have had on ASCA and the community at-large are:

• As of Dec. 2011 over 120 bags of nonperishable food has been collected and distributed to local community food banks throughout Bayonne for this academic year alone.
• ASCA’s Student Council has not only raised money for the before-mentioned charities but has raised social awareness for these charities as well.

Suggestions

Send suggestions to the Student Council by depositing a note in the Student Council Suggestion Box in your Homeroom.