by Logan Gruber
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Four-hundred students from across the state will gather at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School to discuss student and school issues in April.
The Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Student Council put in a bid for the state convention earlier this year and was recently awarded the bid. Student Council Advisor Trisha Bemboom says the council will work closely with the Minnesota Association of Student Council’s Executive Board (comprised of students from four member schools) as they host the annual leadership convention from April 9-11.
“The MASC helps guide us in our planning process but ultimately we are in charge of activities, training and the function of the conference,” Bemboom said in a Sauk Rapids-Rice Newsleader interview. “Within our division we are enlisting the assistance and council power of local schools as we plan for statewide attendance.” Student Council members Sydney Bitz and Luke Vannurden recently sent a letter to area businesses and community leaders asking for monetary support or in-kind donations for the convention. Interested businesses can contact Bemboom at 320-258-1827 or trisha.bemboom@isd47.org.
Typically, the host student council also creates a state service project. The details on the project are still in the making, but Bitz and Vannurden indicate they may work with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on the project.
Members of the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Student Council include: (front row, from left to right) Ian Fletcher, Jessica Weber, Hunter Schueller, Keanna Brudwick, Anna Hasbrouck, Isabella Molesky, Sydney Bitz, Cloe Meyer and Kelsey Christensen; (second row) Bailey Seppelt, Maggie Weber, Jake Ackerman, Ashlyn Kotcho, Jocelyn Thorson, McKenzie Froiland, Kristen Petron, Madi Davis, Mikayla Zaske, Abby Swanson, Briana Ackerman, Adrienne Bagley and Cyndi Cao; (third row) Advisor Cory Zimpel, Krissy Ploeger, Megan Bemboom, Jenna Bukowski, RaeAnn Boos, Danielle Schultz, Shyla Taylor, Ella Douvier, Haley Reed, Jackie Rasmussen, Kaylee Hanson, Brooke Strand, Olivia Krepp and Shawn Schoen; (back row) Chrissy Crider, Logan McLaird, Dakotah Dorholt, Alison Mach, Rachel Leen, Summer Schmidt, McKinley Lain, Lucas Bentrud, Zach Fuecker, Jared Timm, Connor Kockler, Kyle Tomczik, Ethan Baker, Luke Vannurden, Matt Johnson and Advisor Trisha Bemboom.
