Sociedad de Alumnos de HPA Mexico

The Sociedad de Alumnos de HPA Mexico is an organization which groups all the students from Highland Prince Academy de Mexico Junior High and High School, which has its own, equivalent to an Associated Student Body.

The Students branch of the school is ruled by the Sociedad de Alumnos de HPA Mexico, which divides itself into several levels:
* Presidency of the Sociedad de Alumnos: The President (who is appointed by the Principal, not elected by students) heads the Sociedad de Alumnos (something equal to a Head of State of a nation).
* Vicepresidency: Symbolic role, performs the same duties at school whenever the President is absent.
* Treasury: In charge of the Students Society finances.

Each classroom has its own elected president, called the "Presidente del Salon", contrasting the appointment of the President of the Sociedad, and all the presidents of each classroom make up a semi-official ASB Committee (together with outstanding students) that must support the President. Usually, is the Vicepresident who leads the council while the President heads it symbolically.

Usually, nearly always, and until now, the President and Vicepresident are outstanding students, who because of that, are honoured by the highest school's single-rank award, the Medal of the Academic Excellency.

Associated Student Body role and faculties

Rarely, an ASB President (who performs most duties of the ASB) will be bestowed (because of its appointment and not election) with such a quantity of powers and faculties, and although they are mostly symbolical (with some exceptions), they are official. His term may be as long as he or she remains at the school.

Role

*Mostly its main role is taking part in activities concerning school's foreign affairs, such as contests, award-giving events, and such other events.
*At school, plays a large but symbolic role as Head of the Sociedad de Alumnos by counseling the Academic Principal and chiefs of the school departments.
*Call for the immediate session of the ASB Committee and proper discipline in case a student or group of students has committed any serious act or trouble.
*It has the obligation of defending the students from any mistaken decision from the teachers affecting the alumni.
*Rendering every two weeks the Status speech of the Sociedad affairs, which includes the money spendings, the visits that the President has performed, the propositions made to the Principals, and any social-party-like affairs.

Faculties

*Appoint and remove the Vicepresident and the Treasurer
*Head the Flag escort on every civic ceremony (if selected by the Academic Principal)
*Restricted use of school's financial resources to make academic or other scholar journeys, visits, etc.
*Counsel teachers, principal, chiefs of departments, etc.
*Propose and oppose changes to the school's disciplinary guide

External links

* [http://www.hpa.edu.mx/ School Site]