Semester-Long Elective

Students will, under the direction of the instructor and elected Student Body President and Vice President, be responsible for enhancing the Laguna Blanca experience for all Upper School students through the planning and execution of events, management of social media accounts, and overseeing of the Student Council budget. The course will promote innovation in marketing, graphic design, and sales while also fostering leadership and public speaking skills. Students will plan engaging weekly assemblies, approve advisory agendas, and promote school spirit through the decoration of campus for specific times of the year and creating new ways to celebrate and highlight student and teacher appreciations. The class will also solicit feedback from the student body regularly to adapt and create new programming. This class will require significant time outside of classroom hours to set up, work, and take down events while also working regular shifts at the Student Store. These hours, along with quality and quantity of output in class, will determine grading. There will be an opt-in Honors curriculum available based on a previous elective offered at the school titled Case Studies in Leadership. This will require presentations on historical examples of strong and weak leaders, as well as assessments designed to show knowledge of various leadership styles and theories.