Friday, April 1, 2011

Eeeeek

I have to tell the students who ran for Executive Council (basically our top Council- Student Body Presdident, etc.) who won and who did not win today after school.  And it's no April Fool's joke to them. 

I just finished counting the votes and now know who I'll be spending excessive amounts of time with next year.... and also know who is going to be absolutely crushed when I tell them.  Boo, that's my least favorite part.

Normally I can encourage them by saying that we really need strong Seniors on Senior Class Council, and normally the people who don't make Exec do make Senior.... but I can't say that confidently this year because there will be 12 people running for 6 slots.  This is a record for us, I think.  I can't remember ever having more than 8 or 9 people running for a class Council.  It's good, and exciting, because we're doing something right that people want to be a part of......

But I hate telling people they lost.  I lost StuCo elections when I was in high school, first when I ran my sophomore year for Junior Council, and then when I ran to be on Exec.  Fortunately I still made Senior Secretary, but I remember how awful I felt those first few days between the two elections. 

Yuck.

After we get all the elections over, I can be excited for who will be on Council next year.  Until then, I hate this part.  And that is not an April Fool's Day joke, either.

2 comments:

  1. That's so tough, I remember being SO nervous during elections in high school. Right now we're waiting for the Cabinet selections for our SGA here at school and I'm so nervous I can't sleep! I'm sure everything will work out!

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  2. Well at least they had the courage to run... I never ran because I feared I wouldn't be picked (which happened anyway every year). Life goes on :) for those who did make it, those who didn't, and the person who has to break the news to them.

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