Huntington Park House of Representatives

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One of the things we love to see happen in our Schools of Action is for leadership opportunities to grow and extend beyond traditional student council. We advocate for ALL students to have opportunities to experience leadership and meaningful opportunities to contribute to the school community. Huntington Park High School has established a House of Representatives as a critical part of student leadership at their school. Students are appointed from every advisory class and are responsible to participate in regular meetings in which they learn school updates and report them back to their peers. As part of the House of Representatives, students learn how to present information to the student body, and they also report back to the House of Representatives meeting if their peers have questions or feedback to share. This year, many representatives brought to the table concerns related to COVID and the move to remote learning. Student opinions and ideas were shared with the group regarding an overall decline in student grades, questions about the COVID illness, concerns about returning to campus, interest in opening in-person sports, and much more. These ideas and concerns were then taken to the administration who were able to work on solutions in partnership with student leaders and then share resulting actions during school wide assemblies. Download the presentation to view the running agenda, which shows the work of the House of Representatives during the 2020-21 school year.