Ethel Walker School
Here, girls are empowered and take on leadership roles in formal and informal ways.
Walker’s student government (known as “Senate”) is composed of these standing members: the Big 7, Fabulous 5, freshwoman, sophomore, and junior class presidents, vice presidents, and administrators. These Senate members are responsible for working with administrators, faculty, and other students to ensure the smooth running of the student community and its activities. The Senate meets once a week to be prepared to communicate with the community on significant issues and concerns.
The Big 7 works closely with the dean of students regarding any concerns of the residential and day communities or co-curricular programs. Their leadership extends beyond their specific duties to include working as liaisons between students and adults throughout the School community. The Big 7 is chosen in the spring of each year by vote of the student body, faculty, and staff.
The president of the student body also chairs Senate and is head of the Big 7 student leaders. In addition to working with other student leaders, the president leads a community-wide Morning Meeting twice a week, addresses the School community on many occasions, and often is asked to represent the School at various functions.
The vice president of the student body is responsible for conducting various school elections and is the school’s constitutional advisor to the Senate. The vice president leads and facilitates the proctor program along with the dean of students. Proctors are boarding student who are assigned to dorm to provide leadership on matters related to residential living.
The head of the honor board chairs the Honor Board, a body of students selected by their classes to represent the study body, and works closely with the dean of students and the dean of studies on matters of disciplinary concern.
The head of weekend activities coordinates Walker’s social activities, as well as those made available to Walker’s students by other schools. She works closely with the assistant dean of students in planning various weekend events.
The head of community partnerships leads the School’s Community Partnerships Program in which all members of the community participate. She works closely with the director of community partnerships faculty member to help organize all service opportunities.
Senior class president helps organize various senior class events for her class and runs all senior class meetings along with the senior class advisor.
The Ethel Walker Middle School is committed to developing leaders that will act with confidence, courage, conviction, and integrity. The Fabulous Five student government consists of the following. President, Vice President, Secretary, Head of Community Partnerships, and Sixth-Grade Representative.
This is a position that must be held by an eighth grade student. The president represents the entire Middle School student body, participates in the Middle School Leadership Program, leads the Fab Five Leadership Team, plans and facilitates Middle School class meetings, meets weekly with the Head of Middle School, participates in public speaking opportunities such as Family Weekend, Holiday Banquets, and eighth Grade Promotion, helps organize eighth grade speeches, facilitates monthly Middle School boarding meetings to check-in with boarding students, works with the dean of students and vice president to assist in planning Middle School weekend activities, participates in admissions events, makes weekly Morning Meeting announcements, and attends school Senate meetings.
This is a position that must be held by an eighth grade student. The vice president represents the entire Middle School student body, participates in the Middle School Leadership Program, steps in the absence of president, assists in leading the Fabulous Five leadership team, helps plan and facilitate Middle School class meetings, meets weekly with the Head of Middle School and Fab Five, works with the assistant dean of students and president to assist in planning Middle School weekend activities, participates in admission events, makes weekly Morning Meeting Announcements, and attends school Senate meetings.
This is a position that must be held by a seventh or eighth grade student. The secretary represents the entire Middle School student body. They must participate in the Middle School Leadership Program, helps plan and facilitate Middle School class meetings, manages attendance during class meetings, meets weekly with the Head of Middle School and Fab Five, works with Dean of Students Office in organizing Middle School clubs, facilitates monthly meetings with all club heads, participates in admissions events, makes weekly Morning Meeting announcements, and attends school Senate meetings.
This is a position that must be held by a seventh or eighth grade student. Head of Community Partnerships represents the entire Middle School student body. The candidate must participate in the Middle School Leadership Program, helps plan and facilitate Middle School class meetings, works with the Head of Middle School and Community Partnership Advisor to plan service opportunities to the Middle School, works with Dean of Students Office to organize weekend service opportunities, participates in admissions events, makes weekly Morning Meeting announcements, and attends school Senate meetings.
This is a position that must be held by a sixth grade student. The candidate will represent the sixth grade class and is a representative of the larger Middle School community, participates in the Middle School Leadership Program, helps plan and facilitate Middle School class meetings, meets weekly with the Head of Middle School and Fab Five, participates in admissions events, makes weekly Morning Meeting announcements, and attends school Senate meetings.