Class President
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A Class President is usually the leader of a student body class and presides over its class cabinet or organization within a Student Council at an elementary, junior high, high school, or college. Class Presidents are generally elected by the class. Class Presidents are different from the Student Body President in that they represent only a specific class of students (Class of 2005, for instance) rather than the entire student body. Student Body Presidents generally lead and represent the whole of the student body. Both positions are commonly confused with each other.
[edit] Duties & Term
The primary duties of the Class President usually include working with students to resolve problems, and informing school leaders and the Student Council of ideas emanating from the class. The President also has the responsibility of leading class cabinet meetings and organizing student activities and events. The term of a Class President is one year in most schools. The student holding the office usually has the option of running again for the coming year.
[edit] Senior Class President
In some schools, there is a Senior Class President. The Senior Class President is the leader of the senior class in a high school or college. He/she is sometimes responsible for planning some of the events surrounding graduation. After graduation, the Senior Class President is sometimes put in charge of planning class reunions in the years ahead. Senior Class Presidents usually continue to have the honorary title of President beyond graduation.
[edit] In Popular Culture
The stereotype of the Class President in movies and television is sometimes that of a popular jock or prep. Typical story lines sometimes contain a nerd or underdog claiming the title from a more popular student. Characters in the role of Class President have included:
- Pedro Sanchez, played by Efren Ramirez, runs for Class President in the 2003 movie Napoleon Dynamite
- Zach Siler, played by Freddie Prinze Jr. is the popular jock and Class President in the 1999 film She's All That.
- Jessie Spano is the Class President at Bayside High School in TV's Saved by the Bell, played by Elizabeth Berkley
