StucCo is always hard at work behind the scenes setting up school dances and fundraisers, but Bionic Week is something different. From November 30 through December 4, StuCo will lead the school through a full week of volunteering projects.
StuCo is no stranger to volunteer work. They’ve already done plenty of it this semester.
“We have been doing a lot of highway cleanup and stuff for the school,” freshman Khushi Talati said. “We did Safe Halloween, that was our biggest project so far.”
Bionic Week is a huge deal and StuCo wants to get everyone involved.
“Right now there’s seven committees and each committee is in charge of different things,” senior Desirae Leeson said. “My committee is going to take on getting the school involved with Bionic Week and we’re raising money for the Special Olympics and the Polar Bear Plunge.”
Bionic Week is going to be a huge project for StuCo. It’s been around for six years now. In fact, the former StuCo member who created it is now in law school. As it turns out, the word “Bionic” is actually an acronym.
“BIONIC stands for Believe It Or Not, I Care,” sophomore Madison Ripper said.
StuCo has a lot planned, but it will take time to put it together. Counselor Melanie Crawford has been a StuCo coordinator for eight years.
“The kids are currently working on planning for Bionic Week. I know one of them talked about going to Cedars of Liberty, which we’ve done the last couple of years. They go and play games with the residents in that assisted living facility,” Crawford said. “They always do bell ringing for Salvation Army. They’ve got a couple of other things in the works, too. We’ve gone to Synergy the last couple of years, we’ve done some work for the Women’s shelter there.”
StuCo plans to hold a lock-in on November 13 to plan everything for Bionic Week. Since it is their biggest project it will take a lot of time and hard work to organize everything.
Students can get involved by donating to the Special Olympics, but if they want to help out with the other service projects, they definitely can.
“Students can help by emailing anybody in student council. Everybody’s welcome to be involved in Bionic Week,” junior Emily Azpell said.
In the future, StuCo may set up a physical or online sign up sheet. Be sure to ask any StuCo member for more information.
“It really get’s everybody involved,” Azpell said. “We unify the school and make it a better place.”