Submitted Nomination Form

This is my very first post on my very first blog. I'm at 7th grader at a school in Portland, Oregon. The campaign for the 2009/2010 Student Council is just beginning. Only 7th graders are allowed to run for office, and after much thought and prayer, I've decided to go for it. As of Friday, 5/8/09, it's official! I'm running for Student Council President for the 2009/2010 school year. This blog will cover my campaign experiences as well as be a place to answer questions. Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for your vote!

In order to submit my name for the ballot, I first needed to get permission from my teachers, the Principal, and my parents. The next step was to gather 30 signatures from students from 4th to 7th grade. Once that was done, I needed to come up with a catchy slogan for my campaign. That was really tricky! I was lamenting that nothing rhymed with my name, and a teacher suggested that I go with "Don't be scaly, vote for Cayleigh!" After failing to draw a respectable dragon for my logo and also realizing that perhaps it's not a great strategy to incorporate scaly things in one's campaign, I decided to scratch the old brain cells on more time. At long last, I worked out a slogan. Ta Da! Finally, a masterpiece was born. Be wowed by the awesome awesomeness. "Vote 4 Cayleigh! She'll serve U daily!"

I'm really thankful to all the students who have encouraged me and given me some great advice so far. My little 4th grade sister has really gotten into the spirit of the campaign, and I am so appreciative of her support. There's much to be done before election week.

Next on the campaign agenda:
- Make a poster to be hung in the school cafeteria
- Make 25 campaign badges to distribute (we're only allowed to make 25)
- Write my campaign speech