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President: Lacy Brame

Vice-president: Joe Schibi

Speaker of the House: Melinda Taylor

Senior Senators:

Young Mok, Sr. Class President

Junior Senators:

Anish Tilak, Jr. Class President

Alisha Ashouri                           Taylor Wyatt

Roger Harle                              Jaasha Pena

McKenzie McCall                        Nico Valles                           

Sophomore Senators:

Roxanne Wiseman, Soph. Class President

Courtney Boggs                        Lindsey Lanman

Stephanie Johnson                    Taylor Lanman

Freshman Senators:

Alexis Schutz, Fresh. Class President

Donovan Cousan                        Michael McCoy

Colleen Gaasbeck                        Ashton Stringer

Abigail Lonzanida                        Brent Zimmerman

 CONSTITUTION

EISENHOWER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CONGRESS 

PREAMBLE

We, the students of Eisenhower Senior High School, in order to promote a better understanding between students, and community, and to provide greater ideals of citizenship for our school, do hereby establish this constitution for the Eisenhower Senior High School Student Congress.

ARTICLE I-NAME

Section I

The name of this organization shall be the Student Congress of Eisenhower High School.

ARTICLE II-PURPOSE

Section I

The purpose of this organization shall be to create school spirit, provide means for student opinion, promote leadership, and offer experience in the privileges and responsibilities of a democratic government

ARTICLE III-MEMBERSHIP

Section I

The membership of the Student Congress Shall consist of the following:

Part l: Cabinet:

Student Congress President, Student Congress Vice President, Cabinet Clerk, President, Pro-Tempore, Speaker of the House, all committee chairpersons, three senior senators (one from each class), Clerks and Parliamentarians from both houses and a sponsor.

Part 2: Senate:

Student Congress President, Student Congress Vice-President, Student Congress Cabinet Clerk, President Pro-Tempore, Senate Clerk, Senate Parliamentarian, all committee chairperson, 21 Senators (7 from each class), heads of all school organizations, editors of Talon, and Patriot, Head Cheerleader and a sponsor.

Part 3 House:

Student Congress President, Student Congress Vice-President, Cabinet Clerk, Speaker of the House, House Clerk, House Parliamentarian, all committee chairpersons, one representative from each homeroom and a sponsor.

Section II

If a student holds two offices which qualify him or her for membership in Student Congress, the student shall designate the organization he or she chooses to represent. The line of succession for each club shall be as stated in each club's constitution.

Section III

Homeroom Representatives to the House must be members of the homerooms from which they are elected.

Section IV

All newly elected homeroom representatives must fill out and sign a registration form and point card for Student Congress membership. The form will be filed with Student Congress.

Section V

All Senators must file for membership before running in their respective classes. Petitions shall be made available to make the Senators aware of their Student Congress responsibilities. They must have a 3.17 GPA to be eligible to run.

Section VI

All Senators shall serve for a term of one school year.

Section VII ABSENCES:

Part 1

When a member or an officer receives three unexcused absences per semester, he or she shall be dismissed from Student Congress. An unexcused absence shall be recorded when a member is absent from a regular meeting or a specific assignment and his w her alternate is not there.

Part 2

Three tardies shall equal one absence.

Part 3

During the absence of a representative elected by the homeroom from a regular meeting, the alternate will serve in his or her place, If the alternate is contacted but still is not present at the meeting, an absence is counted against the member.

Part 4

In case a representative is dismissed from Student Congress, the alternate elected by the homeroom shall succeed that representative. And her alternate shall be elected from the homeroom.

Part 5

After two absences from Senate meetings, notice will be given to the club president and its sponsor, or to the absent senator. Three unexcused absences is grounds for dismissal. For Senators, this means the alternate will step into the office and the counselors will be notified of the dismissed person, For club presidents, the president will be dismissed from Student Con gress and the club will be instructed to appoint a new representative. If the club tails to appoint a new representative, the club's charter can be suspended resulting in the club's inability to participate as an organization at Eisenhower High School.

Part 6

Any member dismissed from the Eisenhower Senior High School Student Congress shall not be eligible for membership the following year.

Part 7

A Student Congress Representative or Senator cannot send an alternate already in Student Congress. No person in Student Congress can represent more than one (1) organization and/ or homeroom at the same time.

ARTICLE IV- OFFICERS

Section I

The Student Congress Officers shall consist of President and Vice-President and Cabinet Clerk. The Activities Director shall serve as the sponsor.

Section II

The President must have been in Student Congress the preceding year, must maintain a 3.5 GP4 and must be from the senior class.

The duties of the President are as follows:

Part 1

To attend all Student Senate and House meetings and to preside over all joint meetings

Part 2

To appoint an committees needed.

Part3

To call special meetings when necessary upon the approval of the principal or sponsor.

Part 4

To preside over Cabinet meetings.

Part 5

To appoint Student Congress Committee Chairpersons and other officers he or she deems necessary with the approval of the Sponsor and a majority of the Senate.

Part 6

The President shall have the authority to act in the interest of the Student Body without the meeting of the houses.

A This action shall be called 'Executive Order".
B. This action may only take place with the consent of the sponsor.
C. This action shall be open for review at the next meeting of each house.

Section III

The Vice-President must have been in Student Congress at least one year and maintain a 3.5 GPA. The duties of the Vice-President are as follows:

Part 1

To preside over Senate meetings and, in the absence of the President over Cabinet meetings.

Part 2

To be in charge of the absences and reports of the committees.

Part 3

To attend each Cabinet and Senate meeting.

Part 4

To take over any of the duties of the President if it were to become necessary.

 Section IV

The Cabinet Clerk will be elected for and by the Senior and Junior Senators and the President and the Vice-president

The duties of the Cabinet Clerk are as follows:

Part 1:

To attend Cabinet, Senate and House meetings.

Part 2:

To take minutes of Cabinet meetings.

Part 3:

To type bills and agendas and be in charge of all records.

Part 4:

To be in charge of all correspondence.

Section V

The Senate shall elect a President Pro-Tempore, Senate Clerk, Parliamentarian, and other offices they deem necessary.

Section VI

The duties of the President Pro-Tempore are:

Part 1:

To preside over Senate meetings in the absence of the vice-president.

Part 2:

To keep Senate roll and to report absences to the Cabinet Clerk

Part 3:

To attend all Cabinet and Senate meetings.

Section VII

The duties of the Senate Clerk shall be:

Part 1:

To take minutes and keep an accurate record of all Senate meetings.

Part 2:

To appoint a temporary President in the absence of the vice-president and the President Pro-Tempore.

Part 3:

To attend all Cabinet and Senate meetings.

Section VIII

The duties of the Senate Parliamentarian are:

Part 1:

To keep order in all Senate meetings.

Part 2:

To have read and be familiar with Roberts Rules of Order

Part 3:

To see that all meetings are conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order.

Part 4:

To have read and be familiar with the Student Congress Constitution.

Part 5:

To see that all meetings are conducted in a constitutional manner.

Part 6:

To attend all Cabinet and Senate meetings.

Section IX

The House shall elect a Speaker of the House, a clerk a parliamentarian, and any other officers they deem necessary.

Part 1

The Speaker of the House shall assume those duties in addition to those of homeroom representative. The Speaker of the House shall vote only to break a tie and on all written ballots.

Part 2

The House Clerk and Parliamentarian shall assume those duties in addition to those of homeroom representative.

Part 3

Horse officers shall serve for a term of one semester.

Section X

The duties of the Speaker of the House are as follows:

Part 1

To preside over all House meetings.

Part 2

To attend each Cabinet and House meeting.

Section XI

The duties of the House Clerk are:

Part 1

To take minutes and keep accurate records of each House meeting.

Part 2

To take mil rr, the House meetings and report absences to the Cabinet Clerk

Part 3

To attend each Cabinet and House meeting.

Section XII

The duties of the House Parliamentarian shall be:

Part 1

To keep order in all House meetings.

Part 2

To have read and be familiar with Robert's Rules of Order.

Part 3

To see that all meetings are conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order.

Part 4

To have read and be familiar with the Student Congress Constitution.

Part 5

To make sure all meetings are conducted in a constitutional manner.

Part 6

To attend each Cabinet and Horse meeting.

Section XIII

If an officer does not maintain the requirements, the officer shall be placed on a three week probation period. H requirements have not been met by the end of the three weeks period, the officer is subject to dismissal from Student Congress.

ARTICLE V-COMMITTEES

Section I

Committee chairmen shall be selected by the President and confirmed by the Senate. All committees shall be chosen from a list of volunteers by the committeechairpeople. At least one member from each class shall serve on each standing committee providing that the number of members needed for that committee to function so allows. Each committee shall fraction only when needed.

Part 1

Assembly Committee - This committee shall consist of a sponsor and approximately five (5)Eisenhower students. t shall help plan. supervise, and evaluate all assembles.

Part 2

Blue Coats Committee - The purpose of this committee shall be to promote organized activities for school spirit Membership shall consist of the following: Student Congress President, Student Congress Vice-President, Head Cheerleader, E Club President, ROTC Battalion Com mender, Band President, Pom-Pom Captain, Step Team Captain, and The Senior Senators from class.

Part 3

Constitution Committee - This committee must study ail new constitutions and revisions of existing constitutions, and make necessary recommendations prior to their approval by the Student Congress. his committee is further charged with determining any constitutional ques tions of any club and insuring that clubs follow axls6Mional procedures. This committee shall study the Student Congress Constitution and recommend needed changes to the Congress. This committee will interpret all constitutional questions end will enform all rulings. This committee is also in charge of school elections. His committee is headed by the Constitutional Chair and oversees Peer Council.

Part 4

Ecology Committee - this committee shall be responsible for any project involving the school building grounds or landscaping. They shall also be responsible for activities pertaining to ecology Recycling is under this committee.

Part 5

Finance Committee · They will be in charge of teacher of me month presentations, Helping Hands of the Month presentations and ticket sales. The will handle and approve all student financial matters that come under Student Congress.

Part 6

Publications Committee · They will be in charge of informing the students about Student Con gress activities and school activities, and for changing the marquee. They assist Blue Coats in promoting School Spirit.

Part 7

Social Affairs Committee - This committee shall supervise all school sponsored social events, including dances.This committee shall be under the supervision of ms Student Congress sponsor and the Social Affairs Chair.

ARTICLE VI - MEETINGS

Section I

Both the House and Senate shall meet at least once a week The sponsor shall be present before any business shall take place.

Section II

Any special meetings shall be called by the President upon consent of the sponsor or the principal.

Section III

House and Senate meetings may be canceled by a vote of the cabinet with approval of the sponsor.

ARTICLE VII -ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT

Section l

All amendments must be presented to every Student Congress member in order that they may be presented to the homerooms. Within two weeks after the amendments are presented, the vote shall be taken by roll call in the House and senate, and the voting record shall be made available to any student or 

Section II

A constitutional amendment can be accepted by a 2/3 vote of each house.

Section III

The By-laws of this Student Congress can be amended through the same procedure as the Constitution.

ARTICLE VIII · SOURCE OF POWER AND PROVISION OF VETO

Section I

The administration shall have veto power.

Section II

The Student Congress President shall have veto power. The veto may be overridden by a 2/3 vote of each house

Section III

The principal or the president must veto a bill within ten days after the bill is received or the bill will pass.

ARTICLE IX - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES

Section I

All legislative proposals will be divided into one of the following categories:

A. Main Motions
B. Constitutional Amendments
C. By-Laws
D. Club Charters and Constitutions
E. Resolutions

Section II

Any member of the Student Body or Faculty of Eisenhower Senior High School may introduce a legislative proposal.

Part 1

Any legislative proposal will be introduced to the Cabinet.

Part 2

Cabinet will discuss (and approve) any legislative proposal before sending it to Student Congress.

Section III

Any main motion must be passed by both houses and have the approval of the sponsor to become effective.

Section IV

If a main motion is passed in one house but defeated in the other, the author(s) of the motion can choose to reintroduce the motion to the Cabinet.

Part 1

A main motion can be reintroduced to cabinet no more than one time per semester.

Part 2

Even though the Author(s) may rewrite the motion, if the intent or purpose of the new motion is the same (or can be proven to be the same) as the original motion, the new motion is considered a reintroduction of the original motion.

Section V

All other rules concerning By-Laws, Constitutional Amendments, Club Charters and Constitutions and Resolutions are applicable.

Section VI

The meetings at Senate and House shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order Revised.

BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I - CLASS SENATORS

Section I

The seven senators shall take care of all class business they,or the class sponsor deem necessary.

Section II

The seven senators from each respective class shall elect one of them to serve as a Senior Senator

Section III

The duties of a senior senator shall be

Part 1

To preside over any class meetings or assemblies.

Part 2

To be the cooriginator of any class activities. This is to be in cooperation with the class sponsors or as specified by this constitution.

ARTICLE II-ELECTIONS

 Section I

All class and club elections shall be held at a date set by the Student Congress.

Section II

Petition Rules:

Part 1

All petitions shall contain the candidates' name, class, office for which they want to run, and the parent's signature

Part 2

Twenty-five names shall be required for every petition. Students may only sign petitions of those for whom they are eligible to vote.

Part 3

All petitions must be turned in two weeks before the date of election.

Part 4

To be eligible for club or organization offices or for Senator, candidates must fill out a point card and file it with the Constitution Committee.

Section III

Specific election procedures and policies will be determined by the Constitution Committee and said information will be given to all candidates prior to the campaigning period.

Section IV

Election Rules:

Part 1

Students shall vote by secret ballot

Part 2

Only members of their respective class may vote for a Senator.

Part 3

The Constitution Committee may count votes in the presence of a sponsor or principal. Part 4 A run off election between the two highest candidates for any class shall be held if no candidate has received at least one more than half of the total votes cast The date of this election shall be determined by the Student Congress.

Part 5

Ballots shall be filed for two weeks in case of a recount.

 Section V

Presidential election stipulations:

Part I

If the office of the Student Body President is vacated, the sponsor shall appoint the Vice President as President and a new Vice-President shall be elected. If the Vice-President does not meet the requirements to become President a new President shall be elected.

Part 2

A special election will be called by the sponsor in the vacancy of any officer except as provided in Article III, Section V, Part 1 of the By-Laws.

Section VI

Student Body officers will be elected from and by the Sophomore and Junior classes of the current school year.

Section VIII

Special Elections - Voting procedures that involve all students, regardless of grade, will be conducted in the homeroom.

ARTICLE III · VOTlNG PROCEDURE

Section I

Voting:

Part 1

A quorum shall consist of a majority of the membership in each house.

Part 2

A majority vote shall be required in all matters of business in which the number of votes needed has not already been designated by the constitution.

Part 3

Each homeroom shall be presented with all material and information available and shall in struct its representative in the way 1 wishes him to vote. In all urgent matters the reptesenta tive shall have the power to vote the way he thinks best for the members of the Student Body he/she represents.

Part 4

No voting shall take place without a quorum.

ARTICLE IV - POINT SYSTEM

Section I

Part 2

All students of Eisenhower are encouraged to participate in activities. If, however, their participation in activities interferes in any way with their obligations to the offices which they hold in clubs, they may be warned that action will be taken to remove them from office.

Part 3

If the President, Vice-President, Senators, or committee chairpersons ant interested in participating in activities they are allowed to do so, within the restrictions of the point system.

ARTICLE V -IMPEACHMENT

Section I

Rules for Impeachment:

Part 1

Student Congress officers and Student Congress members may be impeached for not main taining their qualifications during their term, for rot carrying out their duties properly, for failure to attend meetings, and for any other actions which would weaken the standards of the school.

Part 2

When a name is brought up for impeachment, the Student Congress Cabinet, sponsor and one Senator from each class shall investigate the accusation and report all findings to the Student Senate.

Part 3

All impeachment matters shall be voted upon by the Student Senate. A314 vote of all members shall be required for such an action.

Part 4

All impeachment's must have the approval of both the Student Congress sponsor and the principal.

ARTICLE VI - CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Section I

In order for a club or organization to be fromed, the Student Congress shall vote on a charter written by one teacher and ten or more students of the proposed club. The charter shall include the following:

1. Name
2. Sponsor
3. Purpose (how 1 is beneficial to its members and to the school)
4. A draft of the constitution

The charter shall be presented to the Student Congress by a representative of the prospective club.

Section II

All amendments to a club's or organization's constitution shall be approved by the Student Congress President, Constitution Chairperson and Sponsor.

Section III

Every other year, all clubs or organizations will be required to renew their charters. If there has been no change in the club's constitution since its charter was last renewed, the r?!!l) needs nnlv to nale Student Congress for an extension of its charter. If there has been a change in The clubs constitution since it was last rechartered, then the club or organization will renew its charter as described in Section 1, the Student Congress will not recharter that club or organization until said qualifications ale met

Section IV

The Cabinet shall withdraw a club or organization's charter if it does not fulfill its purpose, does not abide by its constitution, or is inactive, or fails to renew its charter.

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