How to Win NHS Election

athenegoddess
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:12:45 +0000

i got elected secretary and am going to be president in the fall of NHS.We only had to give a short speech, but this is what got me voted in:

a) be a geniunely nice person. at all times. not just for elections or at interviews or to your teachers. If you are a nice person (not a pushover, mind you!) who makes friends with all sorts of people, then people who are your friends will be more likely to vote for you. A big group of my friends who were in NHS pushed me to do it because they said i’ll be good at it so i decided to give it a shot. i didn’t know 1/4 of the kids, but i did know 3/4ths and i am on friendly terms with all of them. i didn’t become their friends because i wanted to win an election, but rather because i geniunely WANTED to be their friend. And just by being a friendly person paid off.

b) don’t be afraid to be different. Be funny, original, yourself. Emphasize HOW you want to change the current organization. Don’t diss the other competitors, that just seems shallow and petty. Rather, talk about what YOU can bring to the table.

c) don’t make a long list of your accomplishments, AP classes you’ve taken. this does nothing for you, as people just get annoyed. i’ve watched countless club elections already, and people get really frustrated when all the candidates do is list their ECs and AP classes. What’s even more stupid is when people start comparing how many AP classes they’ve taken. When i said my speech, i said outfront that i don’t believe taking 30823908908 APs is an indicator of how well i can run the organization. instead i emphasized my leadership in my ECs. That made me stand out.

good luck. Hope this helps.