STUDENT COUNCIL

Student Council serves as the liaison between the student body and the administration and faculty. These student leaders also support healthy student life by advocating various student spirit and community activities. Student Body officers lead portions of assembly every week, and class officers lead other portions each month. Vice Presidents promote student service learning activities. Student Council helps plan New Student and 9th grade Orientations to open every school year, and Publications Day to celebrate the end of each school year.

Perhaps most significantly, Student Council plans annual Homecoming and Homegoing celebrations, including class spirit competitions, Powder Puff football, faculty/student games, movie nights, and school dances. Student Council also helps to organize and promote service opportunities with local charities. Finally, these students are rewarded with a practical internship in the nuances of representing peer constituencies and collaborative decision-making.

YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT

Members of CCES Youth in Government (YIG) participate each year in a statewide conference in Columbia with over 1,100 other South Carolina students to experience a hands-on understanding of the legislative process. Students spend several months preparing for the conference by researching topics and writing bills, and researching bills written by other students. Student attorneys work in teams to prepare their trial cases, and write briefs and prepare oral arguments for their appeals cases.

The students then embark on a trip to Columbia, where they take over the South Carolina Statehouse, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.

For more information, visit www.scymcayig.org.

HONOR COUNCIL

The Honor Council is composed of seven students: three representatives from the senior class, two from the junior class, and one each from the sophomore and freshman classes. Honor Council members are expected to be reliable, trustworthy, and respectful representatives of CCES, both on and off campus. They serve as role models by upholding school rules and demonstrating honorable behavior. The Council plays a vital role in promoting honor as a core value within the CCES community. This includes helping at orientation sessions at the start of the year, other school programs, and sharing periodic statements and reports with the student body. Council members serve as a student voice, offering insight into the everyday experiences and challenges their peers face. This connection fosters trust between students and the Honor Council, helping ensure the community lives by the Honor Code, which states:

As a member of the Christ Church Episcopal School community, I will respect the worth and dignity of all people as well as their ideas, work, and property. I will not lie, cheat, or steal. I will encourage others to uphold this Honor Code.

In cases involving lying, cheating, or stealing, the Honor Council hears potential violations and makes findings and recommendations to the administration. The Honor Code is central to our mission, our values, and our Episcopal identity. For more about our Episcopal identity, click here.

STUDENT AMBASSADORS

Student Ambassadors represent the school by welcoming prospective families, supporting new students, and helping visitors feel at home on campus. Students must apply to join the program and are selected based on recommendations from faculty, administration, and the current Ambassador Chair. Ambassadors host visiting students during the school day, serve as greeters at events like Parents’ Night and Open House, lead campus tours, and assist with welcoming new students. Ambassadors who demonstrate strong engagement and leadership may continue to participate throughout their Upper School career.

In the Middle School, students have the opportunity to participate in various leadership roles.

• Chaplain Team -  assists the Chaplain in the Middle School weekly worship services.
• Acolyting in Chapel is done each week by different advisory groups once a year. 
• Morning Prayer - eighth grade students lead the weekly Middle School assemblies, by creating and presenting Meaningful Messages.
• Social Committee - students can apply to represent their peers through planning and facilitating social events, and various student body initiatives.
• Cavalier Crew is a group of 8th grade students who mentor 5th graders through the facilitation of social skills workshops and the fun found in spending recess and lunches together.
• CavCompanions - 5th graders are paired with 4th graders to ease their transition into Middle School life. Throughout the school year, CavCompanions meet regularly, participating in activities such as school tours, Q&A sessions, and fun gatherings like the end-of-year CavCompanion Cookout.

Students serve as leaders in a variety of ways, such as: Mentors or Book Buddies for younger students, Patrols for carpool, Worship Leaders, Morning Devotion Leaders, assisting with technology for chapel/school events, and in community efforts. Within each of these groups there are captains or student-led committees that coordinate the efforts and assist teachers with decisions and actions for the school. Students leave the Lower School with an awareness of service, the importance of leadership, and the skills to implement ideas.