Hunter College High School Hosts Top City High School Students During Inaugural Student Government Convention

Date: March 7, 2003
Contact: Marisa Osorio (marisa.osorio@hunter.cuny.edu)
Phone: (212)-650-3736; Cell: (646) 235-2391

Hunter College High School will host New York City's first student government convention with the top schools in the city to discuss challenges, opportunities and establish a student leadership network on Saturday, March 8.

Student government representatives from Hunter College High School, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech,  Lycee Francais, Scarsdale High School, Stuyvesant and Townsend Harris will be participating in the convention from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hunter College High School, 71 East 94th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues.

The Student Government Convention will include speakers and presentations from each school and a series of workshops.  The first one will address specific student government positions, such as president and vice president, and allow students in those positions to share their experiences.  The second workshop will address issues such as the student governments' relationships with the administration and faculty of the school, dealings with the student body, school spirit, and the image and structure of the student government.

"We keep facing the same obstacles year after year in establishing ourselves as a respected decision-making body in the school," said Nora Gross, Hunter's recording secretary and the convention's committee planning chairwoman.  "Last year, we began to wonder whether the problem we faced were the same as other high school student governments.  As we contacted other schools, we realized how useful it would be for all of us to come together and learn from each other."

The convention has received support from a variety of places, including Hunter College, The New World Foundation, and the Mayor's office.

"High schools are where New York City's young people prepare to become our next generation of leaders," said Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott, who will address the students during the convention.  "I could not be more proud to participate in the convention."

Media interested in covering the conference, please contact Nora Gross at (917) 886-2394.

About Hunter
With a highly diverse student population of more than 20,000, Hunter is the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the first choice among all CUNY applicants. Founded in 1870, the College offers more than 170 undergraduate and graduate programs. Hunter is noted for its professional schools in education, health sciences, nursing and social work, as well as its excellence in the liberal arts. Heralded as the "Crown Jewel of CUNY" by The Princeton Review, Hunter College has a distinguished reputation for nurturing talented minority scientists and meeting the challenge of providing high-quality science education in the 21st century. The College also oversees the Hunter College Campus Schools serving gifted and talented students, preschool through grade 12. For more information about Hunter College, please visit our Web site at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu.

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