Class officers provide leadership, direction A fter days of banners, balloons, and buttons the class officers were chosen. Elections were held on September 16th. They campaigned hard for their offices, drumming up support from friends and classmates. Officers for the freshman class had to meet more than 1,000 new students. Then, they had to prove they had the ability to do the job. Freshman class President, Steve Martin, said "I was here at Student Impact to meet people. My goal, before I thought about running for an office, was to get to know everyone in the freshman class." Martin was involved in high school student council. "It wasn't until the announcement was made to turn in petitions that I thought about running for an office," he said. For the returning upperclassmen , getting to know their peers was not as much a problem. However, they too had to prove a willingness to work. Craig Cheatham, Junior class president, said, "It was more a matter of who would roll up their sleeves and work." Unlike high school, class officers here did not have a very distinct role. Cheatham explained, "Students do not divide themselves into the specific classes , people tend to mesh together. For this reason, class officers do most of their work through the Student Association, not just with their class." Throughout the year, the SA kept the class officers busy. From rally bags to New Year's Eve, they helped boost school spirit and create memories. They also helped collect, put together and hang Christmas lights all around the campus. The biggest event for the officers was Homecoming. All of them got together to host the Alumni Brunch. They did not just decorate and set up, they greeted and visited with guests. "It was great to meet lots of people at the brunch. Before, the alumni seemed distant to me. This year I really tried to get to know them ," commented Cheatham. Each group of officers had duties for their class, however, their main work was to be a liaison between the SA and their peers. Without the help of the officers, many projects would have failed. Whether they did the work themselves or rallied their class to the task, the officers served all of us well. -Janelle McFarland MR. PRESIDENT. Craig Cheatham, President of the Junior class, considers his next assignment. The class officers were influential in putting together large projects such as Homecoming and the New Year's Eve Party. -Photo by Sharon Bowles. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS. Wayne Houk (Treasurer), Sheryl Green (Vice President), JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS. Scott Adair (Secretary), Cheryl Risner (Treasurer), Craig Bubba Alsup (President), Laura Gillett (Secretary) . -Photo by Janelle McFarland. Cheatham (President). Not pictured is Susan Duncan (Vice President). -Photo by Sharon Bowles. 300 People for keeps -
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