Upper St. Clair High School Student Council honored
Upper St. Clair High School Student Council has been honored as a 2021 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council, one of only nine Pennsylvania high schools to achieve the recognition. Nationwide, 251 high schools earned this achievement.
“The honor of being one of the nine schools in Pennsylvania to achieve 2021 NGCOE status illustrates our commitment to our community. It truly shows student council’s value in fusing academic learning with leadership representation,” sophomore Kayla Lumish said. “USC strives to have a strong positive impact, and with the NGCOE, our community impression strengthens.”
To meet the requirements for the National Council of Excellence Award, a student council must meet a variety of criteria. In addition to basic requirements such as a written constitution, regular meetings, democratic election process, the councils have demonstrated successful sponsorship and participation in activities such as leadership development and service to the school and community.
Councils awarded the gold level of the award have successfully demonstrated the highest levels of leadership.
“Achieving NCOE status gives our student council a goal to work toward during the year and provides a link to councils across the country through the National Student Council organization,” sophomore Colin Eccher said. “Compared to the regular status, Gold requires about twice as many indicators our student council is providing service to the high school and the Upper St. Clair community.”
This is the second consecutive year that Upper St. Clair High School Student Council has been named a National Council of Excellence.
“Attaining the NCOE is important to USCHS because, as members of our community, we strive to help all those around us. No matter how big or small, each action of service can impact people in our community and create change,” sophomore Ashvita Saxena said. “Additionally, competing while trying to obtain the NCOE motivates us even further to accomplish as much as we can and help as many as we can.”
Upper St. Clair High School Student Council is supported by Brooke Tarcson, activities coordinator, who was named Pennsylvania Association of Student Council’s Region B High School Advisor of the Year last spring.