The Student Council Association (SCA) plans the numerous events that take place at Fauquier High School (FHS) throughout each school year. The SCA has some big goals for the 2025-2026 school year, with each one benefiting the students of FHS.

The SCA has numerous responsibilities each year; the sponsors and officers of the Student Council arrange various events and activities here at FHS. The SCA senior sponsor, Michelle Green, stated the Student Council is responsible for “planning and organizing school-wide events such as Homecoming, pep rallies, spirit weeks, dances and fundraisers.”

What helps the SCA complete these tasks is setting goals for itself. The goals set really help the members of the Student Council take care of their responsibilities. “By setting these goals, the SCA can stay organized, work as a team, and make sure their efforts directly benefit the student body,” said Green.

A goal the SCA would like to achieve this year is to ensure that students have a positive experience here at FHS. “We just really want to make sure that [students in] our school have a good time and that we show a lot of Falcon pride throughout the year,” stated the Senior SCA Treasurer, Khloe Poole.

The SCA also wants to “celebrate traditions and create memories through Homecoming, senior events and new student-focused activities,” said Green.

Teamwork is an integral part of the Student Council; working together as a team has a significant impact on how well the student officers achieve their goals in past years. “I think working together and being able to collaborate as a team really helps,” commented Poole.

Several issues have been raised during the SCA meetings, including a lack of student participation at events, a shortage of volunteers, and budget constraints. Green stated, “The budget limitations that make it challenging to host large events or add new traditions.” The lack of students “signing up to help with setup, cleanup, or event organization [also makes it difficult].”

The hard-working student council enables FHS to host numerous events that benefit both the school and its students. The SCA sponsors and the student officers are an essential part of FHS, and wouldn’t be the school it is today without the Student Council.