Peacock Chronicle

Volume 00-01

Issue 2

page 3

IDS Student Council has New Faces

By Allison Johnson

Al Gore and George W Bush are commonplace names in politics at this time of the year. The campaign, debates, and elections have all been completed. Campaign attention hit an all time high. However, the elections for officers of the student council carried just as much interest in the minds of the students at IDS.

During the third week of October, there was a very active campaign going on at IDS. Candidates for the Student Council of fines of president, vice-president, and secretary hung posters and banners on windows and doors. They handed out stickers in an attempt to win votes and
hopefully win the election. They gave speeches in which they outlined their plan for the future of the Student Council at IDS. Finally, during homeroom on October 20th, elections took place and votes were cast. An announcement followed later in the day, and the official winners were named.
Ashley Sierra won the office of President of the Middle School. Andrew Ojeda captured Vice President, and Kirstyn Schilling was elected Secretary.

The Intermediate School of fleers are Alyssa Sewall as president, Jeffrey Mueller as vice president, and Josh Wittcoff as secretary. Leaders for the Primary School include Randy


Hamzah as president, Andrea Wallis as vice president, and John McColley as secretary.
All of the officers and sixth graders Victoria Alden and Lissa Garner re members of the IDS Student Council Cabinet. The new officers are ready to meet the challenges for the school year.

Mr. Bronson and Ms. Rosenberg are the faculty advisors for the Student Council. Both co-advisors are looking forward to working with the new officers during this school year. They are excited to be a part of the student voice on the IDS campus.

Classes Study Lakes and AIDS in Science

By Robert Gilbert

In seventh grade science, Mrs. Morey is teaching "Lake Watch." Students are working with IDS neighbor Mr. Yost once a month and going out on Lake Lipsy on his boat.

On his boat, the seventh graders take water samples and a water clarity measurement. All seventh graders really enjoy the look of the lake in the morning.

They are doing this because every month they test the lake to check if the lake is healthy. Aaron Elozory said, "It's going to help the lake in the future."

The eighth graders are finishing up their studies of HIV and AIDS. They had three HIV-positive guest speakers earlier this month who turned out to be very informative and interesting.

Chris Hargiss explained, "They explained about their lives and the choices that they made. They are educating today's youth. It is a good cause."

Both grades are having a great time in science and the students are doing great jobs.