St. Charles North Student Council Earns Recognition

From Community Unit School District 303: For its exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, St. Charles North High School has been recognized as a 2018 National Gold Council of Excellence Award winner by the National Association of Student Councils. This is the 8th year that St. Charles North High School has received this award in the ten years that the National

Association of Student Councils has been recognizing schools in this manner. St. Charles North’s Student
Council is one of only nine schools in the state to receive this distinction this year.

“Receiving a National Gold Council of Excellence Award reflects the highest dedication on the part of the
school to providing a strong, well-rounded student council program,” said Ann Postlewaite, National
Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) student programs director. “NatStuCo applauds the
work of the National Gold Councils of Excellence and challenges them to continue their leadership and
service to their schools and communities.”

“This is just a reflection of the hard work North Star Council puts in and I am ecstatic that we were able to
receive this award again,” said Vickie Lopez, Historian of the St. Charles North Student Council and student
responsible for putting together the application and materials for the award.

To meet the requirements for the National Council of Excellence award, a student council must meet a
variety of criteria. In addition to basic requirements such as a written constitution, regular meetings, and a
democratic election process, the councils have demonstrated successful sponsorship and participation in
activities such as leadership development and service to the school and community. Councils awarded the
gold level have successfully demonstrated the highest levels of leadership.

National Student Councils (NatStuCo) provides and promotes professional development and leadership
training to student council advisers who, in turn, teach leadership skills to student council members.
NatStuCo is dedicated to preparing and empowering student leaders to better serve their schools and
communities.

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