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Dear Mr. Figueroa, The Student Council is doing a magnificent job helping the world, but what about the //students?// The reason I say this is because what if there was a student who was afraid to make a suggestion about the school system? What will the Student Council do then? Well, the “//Guardians”// would be thee to help! These “Guardians” would be made up of 7 AB or A honor roll students from different grades and teams that would be hand-picked by you. They would be an elite group that the students would look up to and help the teachers with paperwork, solve some students’ problems, and be protectors of the students! This could take a lot of work off your back.

__AN EXAMPLE__ So let’s say there //is// a student who is afraid to make a suggestion. That student could go to the Guardians, tell them the suggestion without telling them their name, and the Guardians could look at it, see if it’s an idea they can put to use, and then pass on the suggestion to you. Then (like the President of the United States) you could either void the suggestion or put it to use! Everyone gets some sort of say in the school system, so it’s fair.

__THE POSITIONS__ There are 5 positions of the HHMS Guardians: - King: Handles Guardian meetings. Represents power of students - Queen: Organizes suggestions and puts down the ones that DEFINETLY //can’t// be used. Represents ideas fairness of students. - Jack: Helps Guidance Counselors solve kids’ problems. Represents Happiness of students. - Ace: Helps organize clubs and club rooms. Represents Fairness of students. - 2 Jokers: Helps organize plays and other fun activities. Represents fun of students. -   Chesire Cat: Helps Guardians with their jobs when most needed. Represents imagination of students.

__SCHEDULE AND COUNTERARGUMENT__ The Guardians also meet with each other whenever the King says-so. As long it isn’t during Academic periods. They also keep a look out for bullies and vote on suggestions and patrol the halls once every day and help teachers with paperwork. Even though this may seem like a great idea, what about the //Student Council?// They might say, “The Guardians aren’t needed!” “Another Student Council would be fruitless!” //Well,// the whole point of this suggestion was to get work off of the Teacher’s backs //and// the Student Council’s backs. The Student Council always has a lot of work, and the Guardians could take some work off their backs so the Student Council can REALLY focus on the world around them, and help people in Africa or out troops. Also, the Student Council REALLY focuses on the community, but the Guardians would focus A LOT on the students and teachers.

__SUGGESTIONS__ I am 105% sure that the HHMS Guardians will help this school 120%, and I hope you go through with this idea. But I myself have a few suggestions for the positions of Student Council. (Note: You might see my name one or two times but that is because I truly think I can help the students. And, as the creator of this idea, I could help the Guardians out. Also I may have put a lot of 6th graders in but that is because I’m only in 6th grade.) -King: 7th grade Brian Chin -Queen: 6th grade Gayathri Vijayakumar, 6th grade Kristina Mastrocola, -Jack: 6th grade Kenneth Nelson, -Ace: 7th grade Brian Chin, 6th grade Kristina Mastrolcola, 6th grade Lia Davies, 6th grade Maya Beal -Jokers: 6th grade Lia Davies, 6th grade Maya Beal, 6th grade Danielle Debrowski, 6th grade Catherine Martin, 6th grade Kenneth Nelson, -Chesire Cat: 6th grade Catherine Martin I REALLY hope you’ve put my idea into mind and will make the Guardians a part of this school. The Guardians are the best way to make the students become stronger. From, Cate Martin (Whom you may know as Catherine Martin) QUESTIONS (color coded): 1 . Do you have any suggestions on wo could join the Guardians (besides yourself)? Or how can I make this paragraph longer? 2. Do you think this is a good paragraph? If not, how can I make it better? Or do you like it, but think I should add something to it? 3. Should I change anything to this paragraph? If so, what should I change? 4. If you were Mr. Figueroa, would this paragraph interest/persuade you? How can I make it to be more interesting/persuasive?

AFFECTED PEOPLE PARAGRAPH Now let's consider the people who are going to be affected. Most of this letter explains about how the students would be affected, but what about the teachers? With the Guardians helping out, they don't have to do so much work anymore and can finish work sooner. This can let the teachers go home and see their familiy and spend time with them more! The same goes with the Principal, Vice Principal, and so on. Teachers also wouldn't have to stay out in the halls as much as they normally do, since the Guardians would be there! This could take a LOT of work off your back.