The position of student council president is a vital part of KHS’ class office program, therefore needing a strong president each year. Ross Rubright, junior, was elected to this prestigious position for the 2014-2015 school year.

Rubright began his journey to the top of student council like any other person interested in class office, simply by  filling out a basic application and handing it in.

“It was really kind of a snap decision,” Rubright said. “I picked up the application about three hours before the deadline and thought it’d be a good idea.”

He served two years as an ordinary student council rep, organizing and overseeing various school-wide functions not lead by a specific class, usually charities and drives. After one year as a member of the executive board of class office, he decided to run for president.

“To get on [student council] doesn’t take much, just the willingness to speak before the class,” Rubright said. “To stay on is more difficult, since you actually have to put time and effort into it, it’s not just a free ride to a sweet college application.”

Even though he is excited about his new position as president, but he believes that many students do not understand the difference between student council and class office. He wants to change that.

“Class office only deals with one grade level, (while) STUCO deals with the entire school. So as a STUCO rep I am on class office by default, but class officers are not STUCO reps by default. STUCO president is not the same as class president,” Rubright said.

Additionally, he hopes to change aspects of the entire organization itself in order to make it more recognized throughout the school.

“I’m hoping that raising the standing of STUCO as an institution at KHS will help reps feel more like what they do is actually important in order to increase our productivity and satisfaction with the job,” Rubright said.