Moderators: Mrs. Christine Gramann and Mrs. Pam Zurliene

Student Council represents the student body in bringing forth ideas, projects and school improvements that enhance the mission of Mater Dei.  Members are elected by their peers and serve as positive role models for their fellow students.  While participating in Student Council, representatives learn parliamentary procedure, leadership responsibilities, and decision-making skills.  They also learn to serve as a voice for their fellow students and to initiate change for the betterment of the school.  Serving on Student Council allows members to use their time and talents to represent Mater Dei’s mission and students, while also gaining valuable leadership experience.

Student Council members are responsible for planning and executing homecoming activities, sponsoring concessions at various academic and sporting events, and working in conjunction with the American Red Cross to host two annual blood drives.  They also organize and contribute to various fundraising activities on a local and national level.  Finally, Student Council provides financial support for various school projects, which have included purchasing patio tables, cafeteria improvements, an outdoor nativity set, a stage curtain, water bottle fillers, an outdoor electronic message board, and logoed outdoor trash receptacles.

Student Council members are expected to attend meetings, which are held during designated study hall periods; help decorate during the weekend before major events; assist in the execution of homecoming activities (shirt orders, parade, bonfire, coronation, talent contest, and dance); and work at the concession stand at home boys basketball games and the Mater Dei Junior High Scholar Bowl Tournament.

The Student Council membership includes both homeroom representatives and at-large representatives from each grade level.  Elections for senior, junior, and sophomore representatives are held in the spring for the following school year.  Elections for freshman representatives are held after the first quarter of the new school year.  All students with a qualifying grade point average are eligible to run for Student Council.