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Hail to the Chief? |
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An interview with Jered Henderson, president of the Sisters Middle School Student Body |
| I started this interview one Tuesday before school, and I had to finish it later. I recognized Jered Henderson as the
guy who made that speech about spending so many hours at school, and thus
claiming we should get to know each other here at the school. In fact, Jered
still keeps to that goal, for when I asked him what ideas he had to change
the school, he said to have everybody get to know each other. He told me he
joined student council because he wanted to be a leader, and be more
involved in the school. According to what he said, student council is, to
him, a means by which to make the school a better place, and he's
apparently willing to work together with his fellow student leaders to make
school better, for he told me what he thinks of his fellow student leaders,
and he seems to hold them in high regard. Apparently student government
isn't all fun and games though, Jered told me that student council is fun
and hard, and that most of the activities involved with student council
were planning the various events and such (dances, spirit week, talent
shows, etc.) that go on here at Sisters Middle School. The planning meetings
for these events, Jered said, were optional if you already had something
else going on, but I would suppose "doing homework" or "playing video games"
don't count as acceptable excuses for not showing up (unless, maybe, you
have a pretty large amount of homework to do). In response to my
inquiries as to his positions on various other issues, Jered said, among
other things, that grades are important, that one should always tell the
truth, and to play fair. Upon my suggesting it, he said that school was a
learning experience. As far as discipline went, Jered declined to comment. Jered
had no other random comments when asked, and declined to comment when I
asked him his opinion of nosy, nagging interviewers. In closing, thanks for
your co-op, Jered, but what the heck is up with spirit week? "Gender switch
day"? I, for one, don't want to be a cross-dresser, even if only for a few
hours. Good thing that was straightened out.
Notes I took on my interview with Jered Henderson... It's a good idea to know the questions I ask in the interviews before looking over the notes. 1.Wanted to be a leader, more involved in school. 2. Make the school a better place. 3. Everybody getting to know each other. 4. Great, awesome, etc. 5. Fun, hard. 6.a. Okay, helps you learn, disliked. 6.b. Really cool, all except homework. 6.c. Always tell the truth, play fair. 6.d. No comment. 6.e. Very important, helps future. 6.f. Like it, fun, a learning experience. 7. Optional if something else is going on; plan dances, spirit week, etc. 8. No. 9. No comment. The here in this sentence is tasked with the duty of being watchful indefinitely, and having you rushed to the top of this web page should you ever click on it.
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