SGO Candidates 2015 Platforms

●President

○Rashelle Gersh

○Victor Zeitoune

●Vice President

○Eli Cattan

○Robyn Dweck

●Treasurer

○Sophia Chabot

○Michael Zalta

●Secretary

○Virginia Dweck

○Junie Maleh

RASHELLE  GERSH  FOR  PRESIDENT

 

ELI  CATTANSGO    does    amazing    things    every    year    but    shouldn’t    they    be  there      for    you    on    a    day-­ to-­ day    basis???    I    would    like    to  improve    your      everyday    life    at    Flatbush.    I    have    participated    in  many    extra      curricular    activities    and    I    have    gained    experience  with    students      and    faculty.    I    am    able    to    work    well    with    others  and    succeed    as    a      team.    I    understand    what    the    students  want    and    I    have    what    it      takes    to    help    improve    the    school  for    you.  I    have    fantastic    ideas    but    I    would    also    love    to    hear    and  listen    to      what    you    have    to    say.    Anyone    can    approach    me  with    any      suggestions    or    requests    that    they    have.    I’ll  definitely    consider      you    input    and    will    try    my    best    to    put    your  ideas    into    effect.  

   Some    of    my    ideas    include:  

Student-­ Run    Review    Sessions-­ ‐    a    student,    who    excels    in    a  subject,    will    be    able    to    give    a    review    to    the    class,    before    a  test.      This    will    take    place    after    school    in    a    classroom    and  the    student      giving    the    review    will    be    rewarded    with    chesed  hours.  

College    day-­ ‐    this    event    will    give    students    an    opportunity    to  meet    former    graduates    of    Flatbush    to    speak    about    college.  Students    will    be    able    to    choose    a    college    they    are    interested  in      and    meet    with    a    current    student    of    that    college.    The  student    will      be    able    to    stay    in    contact    and    find    out    more  about    the    college.      This    will    give    students    the    real    picture    of  the    college    from    the      point    of    view    of    a    current    student.  

Student    Advisors-­ ‐    this    committee    will    be    there    to    assist  

students    with    a    variety    of    issues    that    occur    in    school.    If    a  student    has    a    conflict    with    another    student    or    a    teacher,  student      advisors    can    help.    They    may    be    able    to    give    advice  or    even    get      involved.    This    will    give    the    student    the  opportunity    to    have    a      second    opinion    and    someone    to    help  out.  

The    Lounge-­ ‐    the    lounge    is    supposed    to    be    the    place    where  the  

students    can    step    away    from    the    pressures    of    school    and  relax.      If    I    cant    walk    into    the    teachers    room    then    I    wouldn’t  want      teachers    roaming    through    the    lounge    either.    I    want    to  bring    a      strong    and    stable    Ping-­ ‐Pong    table    back    into    the  lounge    and    add      an    air    hockey    table.      Breakfast-­ ‐    lets    get  some    brand    name    cereals    and    keep    the      covered    spoons.  Book    recycling    program-­ ‐    every    year    we    buy    review    books  and      after    we    are    finished    using    them    they    just    sit    on    our  shelves.      Now    you    can    bring    your    old    books    and    for    every  book    you    give      us    you    will    get    a    dollar.    Students    will    then    be  able    to    purchase      used    review    books    at    a    low    cost.      Change  machine-­    Isn’t    it    the    worst    when    you    have    a    five-­ ‐dollar      bill  and    the    vending    machines    only    accept    singles?    I    want    to  install    a    change    machine    to    help    us    out    on    that    issue.      Rosh  Hodesh-­    Why    do    we    only    have    late    minyan    on    three    Rosh  Hodeshes    a    year?    Lets    have    late    minyan    every    Rosh  Hodesh    and      especially    when    we    come    back    from    seminar.  Student/Teacher    of    the    Month

A    student    and/or    teacher    is      selected    who    has    shown  outstanding    spirit    or    has    done      something    very    admirable    for  that    month.    They    are    rewarded  with    gift    certificates    and  

announced    on    the    school    loudspeaker.

   

Sophia Chabot

Sophia Chabot for Treasurer, Small Girl Big Ideas

My favorite thing to do in life is to help others. I spend a lot of my time doing chessed and helping people in need. Now that I have the opportunity to run for a spot on SGO I would like to help you! I am a very hard worker and like to get my job done fast and do it in the right and best way that I can. Being the creative person I am I think that having me on next years SGO can bring you many fun activities and programs. I am a very dedicated student and want to bring the best that I can for you to school. I want and will help you and give you the best year ever and make school a place that you will enjoy going to everyday!

My Goals

1. Allow sign in and sign outs to rollover from previous

semester

2. 6 interchangeable sign in and sign outs

3. Rikkudim every Rosh Chodesh

4. Late minyan for every class once a month (not only

freshman)

5. Short Fridays all year round

6. Real cereal during breakfast

7. Free fruit during breakfast

8. Keurig available for use during breakfast

9. Going out for breakfast legally

10. Chessed Trips

11. Sophomore day

12. Allow 2 lunch holds to serve as a detention

13. The BEST color war yet

14. 1 study period a week per class

15. Continue the greatness of having wrapped spoons

16. Gum in the vending machine

17. Charging stations with chargers in the lounge and library

18. Flatbush sweatpants available to people not on a team

19. Late minyan after seminar

20. Lunch deals at the restaurants on Ave J

21. Change the printer in the library to wireless so you can

print straight from your iPad

22. Juniors and Seniors should be allowed to go out during

free periods between electives

22. Making school a place you want to go to everyday

Count on Someone Who Can Count

Sophia for Treasurer !

Michael Zalta: SGO Treasurer Candidate Platform "Let Mi-Key Unlock Your Awesome Year"

#MZ4Treasury Hey Flatbush! I'd first like to say that I am super excited to be running for SGO treasurer and I am so happy that my campaign is helping me form new friendships with so much of the Flatbush student body. You are all so awesome! For those who may not know me and for those who do, I'd like to reintroduce myself. Many of you may think of me as "that boy in all the plays" or "Michael Zalta, that kid whose always singing", but I'd like to share a different way to look at who I am. Over my almost 3 years in Flatbush, I learned to realize something about myself that I never thought possible. I found that above everything else I have an aching passion for making people feel good about themselves, making people feel happy, and most of all making people feel important. That is the same passion that is driving me to run for a spot in office, so it can be my responsibility to better the school lives of the amazing student body of Flatbush! During my short time in Flatbush I have already established myself as a facet of the school. I formed strong relationships with the entire faculty and administration. I proved my abilities to handle extra curricular activities while upholding a 96+ average in honors. I worked and starred in countless drama productions and assemblies for the school. I proved my enthusiasm for everything I do from Color War to Chumash class (#werk). I expressed ideas of humanitarianism throughout the school with my constant acts of kindness and chesed (freshman- hope your remember when I "fed the deed" in breakfast! Lol). I constantly tried to be a genuine and compassionate friend and a person who is extremely sociable and eager to form new relationships. And most important to me, I formed and managed the Traveling Troupe, a commission committed to giving students an opportunity to shine and do an act of chesed while expressing themselves. I'm sure there will be more in store if I were elected for SGO Treasurer! The Plan: If I were elected Treasurer, I would see it as my job to make every member of Flatbush shine. I will make sure that I can help every unique student find their niche where their passions, interests and talents can shine most brilliantly. My goal is to establish a diversified student body in which I will grant as much opportunity as possible for each student to involve themselves in what they love and what they want for the school. To make this a reality I designed the S.W.A.G. Plan. The S.W.A.G. Plan (Students With A Goal): 3 steps toward an integrative SGO Step 1: the SGO suggestions box Your first step at having a say in the SGO's decision making! Every week a new short survey will be available in the lounge asking your opinions on SGO's matters at hand to be submitted in a box. I know that the SGO can’t always know what is in the student’s best interest; therefore I will strive to hear it from you! Step 2: "Treasure Tank" Inspired by the TV show "Shark Tank", this program will be my effort to support the ideas of the student body and lift them off their feet. It took me till my junior year to establish the Traveling Troupe, an idea that I developed in the end of my freshman year however I struggled finding the connections and help I needed to get the ball rolling. Treasure Tank will be a program in which I will meet discuss and promote any appropriate and innovative idea

suggested to me by a member of the student body. Ideas can include but are not limited to trips, commissions, tournaments, fund-raisers, assemblies, concerts etc. Step 3: the SGO Involvement Commission This is the ultimate step of involvement in SGO for the student body. I will form a commission for the students who feel passionate and dedicated to their involvement in all of school affairs and SGO decisions. The commission will meet weekly during your lunch to discuss new ideas and allow all members to have a real say in what the SGO does. This commission will grant more opportunity for students to take leadership positions in SGO matters such as color war, and the Chanukah and Purim fairs. Additional Ideas 1- Change Machine in the Lounge: Tired of asking everyone for change for a $5 bill when Leiby is not around? With a new change machine there will be no more struggle to use the vending machines. 2- Reinstitute Battle of the Bands and Winter Concert (during school)- not only are these events both an extreme amount of fun and a great chance to socialize, but they also promote confidence and support yours or your friend’s passions. 3- Annualize the Purim Carnival- the current SGO was extremely successful in brining back the Purim Carnival. I will try to make sure that the Purim carnival is incorporated annually into the Flatbush schedule. 4- Rollover Minyan Points, Sign in/outs, Friday Absences- your adherence to the attendance policy of Flatbush should not go unrewarded, therefore if you have minyan points sign in/outs or Friday absences left over in one term, they will carry over to the next. 5- Girls Choice of Minyan- many girls find it a problem to connect to god in the way they believe suits them best as the current minyan system is filled with girls who approach praying differently. With a choice of minyan for girls ranging from an AP minyan with torah reading to a more personal minyan, girls will be able to build their ever so important relationship with Hashem every morning in the way that suits them best. 6- More Trips- Candidates for SGO promise more trips every year but never have the right springboard forcing them to keep this promise. With the implementation of my S.W.A.G Plan, YOU will make the trips actually happen.

Hope you enjoyed reading my platform!

And Don’t Forget to… “Let Mi-Key Unlock Your Awesome Year”

#MZ4Treasury

Junie  Maleh  for  Secretary  

 I  believe  that  I  qualify  for  office  because  I  am  a  person  who  is  always  willing  to  help  

others  and  make  everyone's  day  better.  I  will  attempt  to  make  the  school's  environment  a  place  

where  students  want  to  be  and  a  place  where  they  can  feel  like  they  are  a  part  of  something.  I  get  

my  work  done  ahead  of  time  so  I  feel  that  I  qualify  for  the  specific  jobs  needed  to  be  carried  out  

in  order  to  be  secretary.  

If  I  am  elected  I  wish/will  attempt  to:  

1.  Create  programs  on  holidays  where  students  can  celebrate  with  singing,  dancing,  and  fun  

activities.  

2.  Plan  chessed  trips  where  students  can  see  what  kind  of  chessed  interests  them,  so  when  they  

do  their  chessed  hours  it  would  be  less  of  a  burden  because  it's  something  they  enjoy  doing.  

3.  Let  a  student's  sign-­ins/sign-­outs  or  absentees  roll  over  to  the  next  term.  

4.  Allow  students  to  have  6  interchangeable  sign-­ins  and  sign-­outs.  

5.  Allow  students  to  use  an  absentee  as  a  sign-­in  or  sign-­out  if  they  run  out.  

6.  Create  programs  where  students  can  interact  with  their  teachers  and  get  to  know  them  in  

order  to  have  the  best  teacher-­student  relationships!  

7.  Make  the  most  memorable  color  war  yet!!  

8.  Distribute  candy  during  finals  

9.  If  two  tests  are  assigned  for  a  specific  day,  no  more  than  one  quiz  can  be  given  

that  day  as  

well.  Quizzes  are  still  challenging  and  require  studying  just  like  tests  do.  

10.  Allow  students  to  miss  3  gyms  instead  of  2  

11.  Only  allow  women  teachers  to  skirt  girls  

12.  Create  a  specific  emergency  locker  where  girls  can  get  skirts  if  their's  is  inappropriate  

13.  Air  fresheners  in  the  bathroom  

14.  1  detention  freebie  

15.  People  on  a  team  have  one  gym/swim  per  week  

16.  Tests  must  be  scheduled  one  week  in  advance  

17.  Speakers  in  the  lounge  

18.  Sophomore  day  

19.  Gum  in  the  vending  machines  

20.  Clips  and  ponytails  in  bathroom  

21.  Birthday  reminder  board  

22.  Test  schedule  

23.  Honesty  box  

24.  Daily  צדקה  collecting  

25.  Gotcha  

26.  Scavenger  hunt  

27.  Fundraising  events  in  order  to  plan  school  events  

28.  Student  sweatpants  and  beanies  

29.  Shabbat  o  grams  

30.  Spring  concert-­  in  the  daytime!  

31.  Jewish  History-­  choice  to  be  Hebrew  or  English  subject  

32.  Do  everything  I  can  to  make  next  year  unforgettable  for  everyone!  

Hey  guys!  My  name  is  Virginia  and  I’m  running  for  SGO  secretary.  I’m  

really  excited  about  this  and  have  some  really  good  ideas  so  here  they  are:

-­Fix  up  the  garden  in  the  back  of  the  school  as  a  place  to  hang  out.  

-­More  lunch  tables  outside  so  that  if  you  want  there  is  enough  room  to  east  outside  in  

the  spring.

-­I’ll  Re-­instate  breakfast  commission  which  would  sell  cereals,  fruit  cups,  and  black  

diamond  coffee.

-­More  trips:  sophomore  picnics.  The  freshmen  juniors,  and  seniors  all  have  these  kinds  

of  days  and  why  should  the  sophomores  be  left  out?

-­  Amazing  SGO  trips  like  six  flags  and  baseball  games.  

-­  A  suggestion  box  so  that  YOU  will  have  a  say  and  get  a  chance  to  give  us  your  ideas.  

-­More  chesed  trips,  like  travel  troupe,  going  to  old  age  homes  and  food  pantries  to  get  

hours.  

-­Flatbush  reads:  a  program  where  we  can  sign  up  to  read  the  cool  books  like  divergent  

or  hunger  games  and  then  after  school  hours  can  plan  game  activities  based  off  of  them  

or  go  as  a  group  to  see  the  movies.

-­  More  games  and  an  x-­box  for  the  lounge.  

-­Music  during  breakfast  and  lunch.

-­Music  before  ALL  home  games  to  pump  up  the  players.

-­All  sports  players  coming  home  from  games  later  than  11:30  get  late  minyan.

-­Late  minyan  after  seminar.  

-­Student  ability  to  use  the  microwave.

-­An  AMAZING  color  war.  Color  war  is  always  awesome  but  if  I’m  elected  I  promise  to  

work  really  hard  to  make  it  better  than  ever.

-­Rikkudim  and  late  minyan  on  Rosh  Hodesh.

-­Inter-­changeable  sign-­ins  and  sign-­outs.

-­School  mascot  to  raise  school  spirit.  

-­  New  and  updated  sports  equipment.  

-­  The  opportunity  to  buy  your  school  supplies  from  the  SGO.  

-­  Flatbush  sweatpants  and  sweatshirts.  

-­  Shampoo  and  soap  for  after  swim.  

-­  A  more  organized  aerobics  system.  

-­  Charging  stations  in  the  library  and  lounge.  

These  are  just  a  few  the  ideas  I'll  implement  when  I'm  SGO  secretary.  I'll  

work  really  hard  to  make  sure  YOUR  voice  is  heard.  

Vote  Virginia  for  SGO  secretary!!