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What We Do

Purpose

  • Be a voice for all middle school students in the Hillsboro community;
  • Serve as the communication link between Hillsboro Parks & Recreation and Brown, Evergreen, Poynter, and Thomas middle schools;
  • Create and help plan after school programs for "The Zone" and design other middle school events during the school year;
  • Tell us what kinds of activities you and your peers like to participate in, where you like to hang out, and then help us plan something around your ideas;
  • Serve as the go-getter for involving other students in TRY programs and events.

Goals

  • Create, organize, and run an event in the spring for all middle school students;
  • Brainstorm after school classes and help promote them;
  • Plan activities for "The Zone" summer program.

Team Member Expectations

  • Only 7th & 8th graders can be members;
  • Serve a school-year term (November - May);
  • Maintain a 2.0 GPA;
  • Attend all meetings. A member who has two unexcused absences or fails to attend three regularly scheduled meetings will be removed from the team;
  • Willing to commit 6 - 8 hours of time and energy a month (4 hours in meetings and up to 4 hours for event planning);
  • Come with a positive attitude and be ready to have fun!

Meeting Schedule

  • Meetings will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm;
  • Meeting locations take place all over the City of Hillsboro in order for members to become familiar with the City's facilities and parks.

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