Class Officer Speech

Submitted By jvece
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Jaclyn Vece
Junior Class Officer
4/22/2015
2016 Future Seniors! I, Jaclyn Vece, am here to give you all of my thoughts, personal opinions, and accomplishments that I have done my junior year as being a class officer. A class officer, in itself, is an honor and should never be taken for granted. You are given the prominent role to be a leader and role model. One is picked for this job to represent the entire grade and that isn’t as easy as it may seem. Therefore one cannot earn this job, and fail to fulfill their duties. Since we have more than enough students representing 2016, it is not strange for you to check in and hear that we’ve all been working hard. To begin, there is quite a lot I have done this year. I have helped prepare numerous events. Dating back to September, I helped with the dance for spirit parade, helped organize practices, and helped with get-togethers. I believe that if we want to keep our numbers high and represent our class fairly, we must all stay a close-knit community of friends. Moving on in the year, there was the two big events… the toy drive and the hoagie sale. I volunteered many hours for each. This is because it is just as important to receive from the community as it is to give back. In my eyes, it’s not only evident to execute your job that is given to you as an officer, but work outside the classroom too. Behind the scenes of junior year I received principal list twice, was awarded student of the month, and was inducted into National Honor Society. Not to be misinterpreted, you do not have to be the smartest or earn the most awards to be a good class officer, you just have to be well rounded and exemplify you can carry your grades, sports, and job as an officer at the same time if you would like to stay one. There is a big light that I envision for senior year. The students in class of 2016 aren’t the most school spirited or eager to help with the community. That’s why this year was a tough obstacle to overcome, but claco was up to the challenge. In the end, we had very high numbers for hoagie sales and also, if I remember correctly, we had many toys for