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JAN/FEB 2026

3/2/2026

As we head into March, here are some updates on what Student Council has been working on during January and February! We had a busy and productive start to this new year by resolving committees we had finished working on and redistributing our efforts to new ones! As of now we have five committees:

18 year old absence policy reform:

This committee is editing the language in the student handbook to better give students the right to excuse their absences once they turn 18. Our goal is to keep expectations clear and consistent within the school community!

Add/drop deadline:

This committee is offering a student perspective to a committee in BHS Legislature, discussing how late a student can add or drop a course. We want to give students as much autonomy as possible while respecting teachers and class sizes!

Community service and school spirit committee:

This committee is reforming aspects of the BHS community that involve students, like clarity around how to get community service and ways we can bring the students of BHS together. Currently, this committee is working to create community service opportunities within the school, such as working with custodians.

Grade visibility:

This committee is working to create a buffer period between when teachers finish grading all material and when report cards are sent out. This specifically affects seniors because these grades are the ones sent out to colleges. There are some inconsistencies between when a teacher publishes the final grade to when the grades are sent out that we hope to resolve!

Assessment reform:

This committee is working to eliminate pop quizzes and enforce the policy that limits the amount of assessments a student can have per day. Currently, we are working to find a more concrete definition of “assessment” to avoid confusion around large quizzes and “quests”.
Thank you for taking the time to stay updated on our work. As always, we welcome your ideas, questions and feedback - Student Council is here to represent you! We are looking forward to continuing this work together as we head into the spring!

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Nov/Dec 2025 UPDATE

1/4/2026

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Student Council has spent November and December making a lot of progress in our committees, especially in awarding Late Club Funding! As a body, Student Council reviewed and discussed each application thoroughly and we were so excited to award 15 clubs with funding! Those who didn’t receive funding should look out for information on the formal Club Funding process that happens later in the year! We have also revamped our instagram (@brooklinehigh) and encourage any student to reach out with feedback or questions! Student Council members have been working very hard in our six other committees and look forward to keeping it up!

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Oct 2025

11/3/2025

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Student Council has spent October setting up for a productive year! Eric Bardon and Akihito Moriguchi were elected co-chairs of Student Council, Carinn Bueno was elected written communications director, Amelia La Proto was elected social media director, and Diego Liteplo was elected attendance director! We have also sorted into seven committees dealing with: 18 year old responsibility for their own attendance, the add/drop course deadline, our school’s new cellphone policy, new options for community service detention, improving outreach, the morality of pop quizzes, and how we can change BHS’s sports credit policy! In addition, we’ve begun organizing this year’s late club funding application process. This is a great opportunity for new clubs and for clubs that unfortunately didn’t receive funding last year to apply again! It’s a competitive process since we have less funding reserved for the second wave of applicants but we strongly encourage all interested clubs to apply! We have started lots of fun new projects this month, so look forward to next month’s updates! Remember, our job is to advocate for you, so reach out if you have any questions, ideas, or concerns!

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February 2025

3/6/2025

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Student Council had a busy February! After welcoming a new freshman representative, Justin Kim, we spent a good deal of the month reviewing two important bills: the Equitable Grading Bill (which would standardize sections of the same course in terms of late work, revisions, the scope of midterm and final exams, and more) and the Lost Work Bill (which creates an organized system for how to proceed in the event that a student’s work is lost by their teacher). The former was also presented in front of Legislature and Faculty Council, and is scheduled for a vote next Wednesday, March 12. Student Council also had $300 in club funding that we did not allocate last spring; over the course of two meetings, we held a Shark Tank-style presentation in which over 20 clubs (including several new ones!) gave pitches for grants to help cover merchandise, conference and competition costs, and more. We encourage all clubs to apply for funding in the spring, as well! Last, StuCo has been working in our current committees to address various problems we’ve seen and heard around the school, from the Equitable Grading Committee to Advisory Reform and Financial Literacy Education Committee. In that spirit, if you have an issue you’d like us to tackle or any questions and concerns, feel free to email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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October 2024

11/21/2024

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This October, the Student Council held leadership elections to determine its chair, communications directors, and attendance director, and we began committee work to propose solutions to various concerns the students have raised. One of these committees is the Equitable Grading Committee, which has restarted its work around passing the Equitable Grading Bill, which was drafted last year and is being debated after student and faculty feedback. The bill would standardize the content of midyear and final exams and late work and extension policies across classes of the same level within the same subject, and it would standardize the basis of final grades (whether each quarter counts for 25% or whether the final grade is cumulative) in said classes in the same level. The bill will soon be considered by Legislature and will await a vote in the coming weeks. If you have any questions or concerns you think the Student Council could help you with, feel free to email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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April 2024 Update

5/3/2024

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This April student council focused on rolling out the new club funding protocol, as a reminder the deadline has been moved to May 8th so clubs still have a bit of time to turn that in. On top of that we have been working in our current committees and reorganizing ourselves after committees were resolved. We are close to the end of the year, so we have been pushing ourselves to complete committee work so we have a clearer plan for what these committees look like next year. One example of this is reviewing the equitable grading bill offering feedback and edits to the committee after the bill went to a legislature vote and didn’t pass. The edits will hopefully help the bill be best for BHS and possibly pass soon. Finally, we have started using the feedback from the student body to brainstorm possible issues next year’s student council & student government would like to tackle. If you have any questions or concerns you think student council could help you with feel free to email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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March 2024 Update

4/5/2024

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March was a busy month for student council, and we were able to accomplish a lot. Besides our regular meetings, committee work, and progress on bill goals we were able to hold our first town hall during an X Block. This month we also focused on club funding as it is nearing the end of the year and we wanted to get the new and improved funding protocol and rubric standards finalized. Finally, one of our student council committees was able to help SASA with their goal of moving the holiday of Diwali to category 2! As a heads up the STUCO suggestion boxes will be collected and gone through by early next week so if you have any last minute ideas or concerns now is the time to add them. If you have any questions or concerns you think student council could help you with feel free to email[email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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February 2024 Update

2/27/2024

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February was a great month of reflection for the student council. We gained a lot from our day away working with all the branches. It opened lines of communication and helped us see how we can improve with student body communication, understanding of the BHS government, and more. We also have taken the time to shift some of our committees to better suit the BHS community. The STUCO suggestion boxes will be collected later this week so if you have any last minute ideas or concerns now is the time to add them. If you have any questions or concerns you think student council could help you with feel free to email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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January Update 2024

1/29/2024

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January has been a busy one for student council. We have worked with SASA to help create a video presentation to show at the last school committee meeting, along with getting signatures on the petition. We began planning our student government day away where we will spend the entire day together as a complete body to make progress on our current projects. This month was also the first using the suggestion box, we have collected the responses and we appreciate your feedback. We noticed that many were questions about sport credits which we incidentally have a bill in the works for. So hopefully we have more updates on that soon. We are all very focused and have big plans for the next semester. If you have any questions or concerns you think student council could help you with feel free to email [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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December Update 2023

1/2/2024

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This month Student Council has spent most of our time in committees working on specific bills and ideas, including editing the Equal Time Bill after the committee got feedback from the legislature. As a whole we discussed the Equity Grading Bill, reviewing the bill, asking clarifying questions, and editing the first draft to help the committee feel ready for Legislature to review the bill. We have also been floating around ideas on how to hear more from the student body, and what you need. Be on the lookout for student council suggestion boxes, please leave comments, questions or concerns you have that you think Student Council could help you with. We plan to collect the boxes every month and read what you leave, with your notes we will be able to make sure we are focusing on what matters to and affects you. For now, if you have any questions, or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected].

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