My experience as the president of the

student council

One of the most remarkable experiences I have had in leadership was

being the president of the student council.

As a freshman in high school, I decided to help with the organizational

affairs in the student council in order to gain leadership experience. It
turned out that my work really helped me the following year as I hoped to
become the next president of the student council.

In the summer previous to my sophomore year, I started to develop

diverse fears regarding my candidateship. I was scared because I thought I
was too young, unlike my predecessors who ran for this position in their
junior year. The fact that they were extremely good and raised up the
standards did not calm my nerves either. I consulted my parents, who
supported my involvement, however they also reminded me of some
challenges I would need to face. For example, I would need to work harder
for school to recover the classes I would miss and I would also have to
sacrifice spare time. The entire summer I analyzed these issues. In the
end, I got over my fears and decided to run as a candidate.

I started my presidential work on the first day by helping the teachers

to hold a mathematics competition for student nation-wide. I also
organized a party in order to raise funds for future activities. The pressure
I have been under since the beginning helped me manage my time better
in other day to day situations.

In this year I managed to do all the activities with traditions from my

school, those that I have promised in my campaign and some others, ideas
that came to me on the way or from others members of the council.

Perhaps my greatest achievement was when I established the drama

club, which until now had three spectacles that were greatly appreciated
by our students, teachers and even competitors from the other schools in
town. Despite the fact that I am no longer the president, I still remain the
coordinator of the drama club, and continue to enter the club into national
drama competitions.

As much as I wished to continue my student council role, I decided

that I needed to further focus on my academics. I am still on the council
this year, but instead of the president, I am the secretary. The year in
which I was the president of the student council brought me lots of
personal and professional gains. First of all I am more mature. I also
learned to be more spontaneous in my decision making. Lastly, I improved
my public speaking skills, which I was able to put to work when I gave
interviews and held meetings. All in all, I can proudly say that only rewards
and memories came from my presidential experience.