Student Council
The High School Student Council was established to give the students of Learning Prep School the fullest possible exposure to the fundamentals of democracy. Students are involved in an electoral process similar to that of our government. Teachers and therapists at the beginning of the school year nominate students. Nominees then conduct campaigns and run for an office. The goal of Student Council is to foster leadership, independence, initiative, and enthusiasm among all LPS students. Student Council provides bake sales, community service projects, and theme dress-up days during school hours.
The High School Student Council also sponsors events that enable the students to develop and cultivate social skills in a safe and fun environment. These after school or evening activities include theme dances, a bowling event, and all High School Prom. The annual prom is held at various locations in the Boston area each year and is open to any High School student in Grades 10-12. The Student Council also co-sponsors with SADD events such as a night at an athletic club, and support for the school recycling program.
The 8th Graders are involved in all in-school Student Council activities but have their own after-school or evening activities. The 8th Graders are unable to attend High School evening functions.
Yearbook Overview
Learning Prep School provides students in the 8th grade and high school the opportunity to participate in creating the yearbook. Students are actively involved in taking and manipulating creative digital photos, journaling the year’s events using lively grammar, peer-editing page layouts and copy, and publishing a professional-looking high school yearbook.
The yearbook advisors teach these classes which cover the following topics:
- History of yearbooking
- Yearbook terminology
- Importance of teamwork
- Planning, Brainstorming, Strategies, Problem-solving
- Choosing Cover and Themes
- Yearbook website introduction
- Navigation of the site
- Site terminology
- Page/spread creation
- Picture upload and placement
- Text placement
- Digital Photography
- Book content (Verbal formats, Visual elements, Coverage and section organization)
- Editing
- Page submitting
- Photoshop
SADD Overview
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) is a national organization dedicated to addressing the issues of underage drinking, impaired driving, drug use, and other destructive decisions. SADD’s mission is to provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the serious issues young adults are facing today. SADD sponsors fun activities that are substance-free. Motivational speakers are brought in to discuss the consequences of destructive decisions, and SADD students participate in service projects in the school and in the community. They include:
- A toy drive in December
- An all day volunteer visit to a nursing home where they help out in many ways as well as interact with residents
- Co-sponsor a food drive with the Student Council
- Leadership/mentoring meetings with Student Council
- World AIDS Awareness Day
- Role Model Appreciation Day
- Support a Cause Day
- Penny Drive with proceeds donated to charity of students’ choice (i.e. Rosie’s Place, MSPCA, and an organization that provides backpacks full of supplies to soldiers returning to the US from war zones)
- SADD Week (Speakers addressing the issues of drunk driving, drug use, and other destructive decisions students often make during the prom season)
- Messenger Day (an activity where SADD members represent throughout the day the number of students who die each day from making a destructive decision).
Recycling Program
Our recycling program has increased student and staff involvement since its inception in 2007; it has expanded beyond paper to include cardboard, shredded paper, plastic and glass. The shed beside the Administrative trailer is used to collect these added materials, as well as newspapers, catalogs and magazines. Food service students bring boxes, rinsed plastic containers and all other recyclable materials to the shed. The day care staff rinses and collects the baby food jars and cereal boxes for recycling. The expansion of this program is due to the staff of Central Paper Recycling (CRP) who picks up all of the recyclables and brings them to a center in Braintree. The enhanced program has resulted in a noticeable reduction of trash being disposed of in the dumpster and a significant impact on the environment. Students and staff are much more aware of the materials that can be recycled and bring this information and awareness home with them to their communities.
