WAB Podcast | MS Student Council Making an Impact

From house assemblies and spirit days to hot chocolate giveaways and holiday surprises, Student Council is creating joyful moments in Middle School. Behind every event is student leadership in action. Each week, council members gather to brainstorm ideas, discuss, and vote on plans. Whether they’re designing games to energize a house assembly or organizing a themed dress-up day, it is a group effort. Council members pitch ideas, listen to feedback, and decide together what will build community for their peers. 

“At the start of the year, we helped structure things,” shares Mr. Marnitz, Student Council advisor. “Now, we’re stepping back. The students are leading meetings, creating agendas, managing budgets, and taking ownership of events.”  During assemblies, students are in charge of MCing and also all the behind-the-scenes work, like planning schedules, organizing materials, tracking house points, and coordinating with teachers.  

On planning assemblies, Grade 7 student Catherine shared that it has pushed her to adapt and step outside her comfort zone. “Sometimes there are missing MCs before an assembly because a classmate might be sick on that day or plans need adjusting. Before I joined, I was very shy, now I’ve learned that speaking up is part of growing.” 

While Grade 7 student Angelia shared that student council has given her the opportunity to make more of a difference. “The reason I joined was because I was wondering how these big events ran, what went into it, now I get the opportunity to think “How can we make things better for our community?” And I like getting to plan these big events because it’s fun for my peers and also, I develop a lot of skills that will help me in the future because these things take a lot of coordination!” 

Tune into the full podcast to see how these students are turning their ideas into fun moments that promote wellbeing in the Middle School.