Student Representative to the Board :::
Lyons Township High School’s H. Bucheleres, Class of 2011, was named the 2010-2011 Student Representative to the Board of Education. She starts her one-year term in August.
Bucheleres believes her participation in a diverse variety of co-curricular activities has allowed her to gain the skills and experience necessary to be to be an effective leader. She devotes her time to athletic pursuits such as track and field, varsity cheerleading, and dancing with Jo’s Footwork Studio and the Hubbard Street Dance Studio. Bucheleres also dedicates herself to altruistic activities, having spent four years with CEP Youth Leadership, three years on Peer Leadership, three years on Snowball, and a year as a member of the newly formed Hearts for Haiti organization. Because she has been actively involved in such a wide range of activities during her high school career, Bucheleres believes she has learned a great deal, and that they have “taught me to have patience, be open to others’ ideas, and to expand my horizon of thoughts.”
Bucheleres is eager to demonstrate her dedication and organizational skills within the parameters of the position, while putting the best interests of the school and the students at the forefront. She has outlined many goals for the upcoming year, including placing a larger focus on student events. She plans to maintain open communication with a large number of her peers so she can better articulate their views to the Board. Bucheleres wants to continually revise and update her goals to reflect these ideas, thereby asserting herself and her position to effectively serve the students, school and community.
The student representative to the Board was created 11 years ago and was designed to improve and increase student participation and presence in school operations. The position requires the liaison to have a broad view of the school and all aspects of the LTHS experience.
As student representative, Bucheleres will have the dual responsibility of reporting to the Board of Education as well as to the students that she represents. She will be required to:
- Attend all full Board meetings, serving as an advisory, non-voting member. She will be excluded from closed session discussion, as well as committee participation, unless otherwise directed.
- Prepare and present a report for the Board on behalf of the student body.
- Meet with the Superintendent prior to each Board meeting in preparation for items to be discussed.
- Serve as a member of the Student Council Executive Board and attend weekly Executive Board meetings and monthly Council meetings.
- Prepare and present a report for the Student Council on behalf of the Board of Education.
- Attend committee meetings for either organization, as directed.
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