Officer Elections
Voting
Prior to Voting
Practice good citizenship and be an informed voter! Read the Officer Letters before the
May 19th Election Day. To read these letters click on the persons name.
Drama Officer Nominations for Dexter Drama Club Officer Positions 2022-2023
Improv Captains
Noah Wiseman
Emily Prall
Kennedy Lint
President
Dia Biggs
Shelly Beach
Emma Ockerman
Vice President
Averi Rose
Owen Carlson
Juno Bursch
Emma Ockerman
Dia Biggs
Communications
Kate Rossow
Connor Gleespen
Jill Dorsey
Adam DeGregorio
Nai Amber
Juno Bursch
Vivian Mergler
Sergeant-At-Arms
Nai Amber
Juno Bursch
Connor Gleespen
Kate Rossow
Emma Ockerman
Cassidy McElroy
Thespian Liaison
Averi Rose
Avery Meloche
Technical Liaison
Emily Fawcett
Ryan Hershner and Cahne Smith
Jill Dorsey
Dia Biggs
Pit Liaison
Diego Reyes
Jack VanSickle
OFFICER SPEECH-
*Elections will be held during the Tuesday, May 19th In-person meeting. The elections will
be in the same order as nominations IMPROV CAPTAINS (2), PRESIDENT, VICE
PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SERGEANT AT ARMS, THESPIAN LIAISON,
TECHNICAL CREW LIAISON, and PIT ORCHESTRA LIASON. Candidates will be allowed
to give a prepared 2-minute speech. They will give their speeches individually, with the other
candidates out of the room. Once each of the candidates has offered their speeches for a
particular office, they will leave the room; the voters will be allowed to discuss the candidates
and the office in general in a constructive fashion. If candidates are nominated for more than
one position, then the first speech they give will be the full 2 minutes, and every position
afterwards will be allocated 30 seconds.
How to Vote
-ON May 19th at 3:30pm, an In-person meeting will be conducted to hear the officer speeches
and discuss the election process.
As a voter, you are encouraged to stay at the entire meeting as a courtesy to all of the
candidates.
-There will be ballots handed out on May 19th during the meeting for you to vote
-Any Drama cast, crew, pit, or improv member who took part in a Drama event this
year may vote. This includes you Mill Creek students! Have a say in who represents
you!
-Voters will be asked to RANK ORDER their choices for each officer position in order of
preference. This is just in case we have people running for multiple offices. For example:
Maggie Needham runs for Vice President and Thespian Liaison. If she gets elected Vice
President, then her name will be removed from Thespian Liaison consideration. Rather than
voiding the ballots that had Maggie Needham as their 1st choice for Thespian Liaison, the votes
will go to their 2nd choice on the ballots. This is the best way to stay organized and best hear the
full voice of our membership.
MORE Voting
-You will ALSO be voting on STUDENT PERFORMANCE/TECHNICAL/PIT Awards on
that Tuesday, May 19th (Think mock Oscars with Best Actor in a Lead Role, Most Dedicated
Technical Crew Member, and Most Dedicated Pit Member as examples). The actors on the
ballots are nominated by the 2021/2022 directing staff. Other categories we will ask for you to
type out your nominee’s name (Think a traditional write-in ballot). Do your best with spelling
and include their first AND last name
After Voting
The Officer and Performance/Tech/Pit Award results will be revealed at our Drama Gala on
FRIDAY, June 10th at 6pm! This will be an In-person event in the CPA.
Prior to Voting
Practice good citizenship and be an informed voter! Read the Officer Letters before the
May 19th Election Day. To read these letters click on the persons name.
Drama Officer Nominations for Dexter Drama Club Officer Positions 2022-2023
Improv Captains
Noah Wiseman
Emily Prall
Kennedy Lint
President
Dia Biggs
Shelly Beach
Emma Ockerman
Vice President
Averi Rose
Owen Carlson
Juno Bursch
Emma Ockerman
Dia Biggs
Communications
Kate Rossow
Connor Gleespen
Jill Dorsey
Adam DeGregorio
Nai Amber
Juno Bursch
Vivian Mergler
Sergeant-At-Arms
Nai Amber
Juno Bursch
Connor Gleespen
Kate Rossow
Emma Ockerman
Cassidy McElroy
Thespian Liaison
Averi Rose
Avery Meloche
Technical Liaison
Emily Fawcett
Ryan Hershner and Cahne Smith
Jill Dorsey
Dia Biggs
Pit Liaison
Diego Reyes
Jack VanSickle
OFFICER SPEECH-
*Elections will be held during the Tuesday, May 19th In-person meeting. The elections will
be in the same order as nominations IMPROV CAPTAINS (2), PRESIDENT, VICE
PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS, SERGEANT AT ARMS, THESPIAN LIAISON,
TECHNICAL CREW LIAISON, and PIT ORCHESTRA LIASON. Candidates will be allowed
to give a prepared 2-minute speech. They will give their speeches individually, with the other
candidates out of the room. Once each of the candidates has offered their speeches for a
particular office, they will leave the room; the voters will be allowed to discuss the candidates
and the office in general in a constructive fashion. If candidates are nominated for more than
one position, then the first speech they give will be the full 2 minutes, and every position
afterwards will be allocated 30 seconds.
How to Vote
-ON May 19th at 3:30pm, an In-person meeting will be conducted to hear the officer speeches
and discuss the election process.
As a voter, you are encouraged to stay at the entire meeting as a courtesy to all of the
candidates.
-There will be ballots handed out on May 19th during the meeting for you to vote
-Any Drama cast, crew, pit, or improv member who took part in a Drama event this
year may vote. This includes you Mill Creek students! Have a say in who represents
you!
-Voters will be asked to RANK ORDER their choices for each officer position in order of
preference. This is just in case we have people running for multiple offices. For example:
Maggie Needham runs for Vice President and Thespian Liaison. If she gets elected Vice
President, then her name will be removed from Thespian Liaison consideration. Rather than
voiding the ballots that had Maggie Needham as their 1st choice for Thespian Liaison, the votes
will go to their 2nd choice on the ballots. This is the best way to stay organized and best hear the
full voice of our membership.
MORE Voting
-You will ALSO be voting on STUDENT PERFORMANCE/TECHNICAL/PIT Awards on
that Tuesday, May 19th (Think mock Oscars with Best Actor in a Lead Role, Most Dedicated
Technical Crew Member, and Most Dedicated Pit Member as examples). The actors on the
ballots are nominated by the 2021/2022 directing staff. Other categories we will ask for you to
type out your nominee’s name (Think a traditional write-in ballot). Do your best with spelling
and include their first AND last name
After Voting
The Officer and Performance/Tech/Pit Award results will be revealed at our Drama Gala on
FRIDAY, June 10th at 6pm! This will be an In-person event in the CPA.
General Duties of Officer Positions
General Duties of the position:
President:
Vice President:
Improv:
Sergeant at Arms
Tech Liaison
Thespian Liaison
Communications - Public and Internal Relations:
Pit Liaison
ALL OFFICERS
President:
- Presence -Being a role model, for the whole club, but especially the officers.
- Confidence, maturity, logical decision making.
- Delegation of tasks to other officers
- Agenda for officer meetings
- Note all “Action Items” (things that require taking action i.e. completing forms, making posters, etc.) during ALL meetings and follow up with individual officers to make sure complete!
- Note all “Action Items” (things that require taking action i.e. completing forms, making posters, etc.) during ALL meetings and follow up with individual officers to make sure complete!
- Coordination with Improv
- Coordination with Advisors
- Coordination with Parents/ Booster Club
- Coordination with Ms. Palmer.
- Presence at booster club meetings.
- Delegating paperwork
- Create Nominee slideshow for Gala
- Plans & Delegation for major events: Dexter Daze, Homecoming Float, Film Festival, Gala, etc.
- Ensure the maintaining of spaces; CPA, rehearsal, props and costume room, dressing room, scene shop, etc.
- Organizing Director gifts (collecting money, getting the gifts)
- Admin of private Facebook page or other online communications for club
- Involvement in all areas of the club (Improv, Bonding Events, etc)
- Coordinate Study Groups for each production - each officers offer their skills
- Checking in frequently with other Officers (how are they doing? Do they need help? etc.)
- Delegating yearbook pages
Vice President:
- All the above for President
- Assist other officers, be present and persistent for others to delegate tasks to
- Check in with other Officers and ask them how you can help
- Check in with other Officers and ask them how you can help
- Maintain Public Facebook page
- Create/coordinate FB Events for each production
- Create/coordinate FB Events for each production
- Create and Distribute Newsletter or Youtube video production teasers
- Behind the Scenes Peak - For parents (Students will like too!) - Informative - Comprehensive all aspects of theater
- Behind the Scenes Peak - For parents (Students will like too!) - Informative - Comprehensive all aspects of theater
- Planning & Attendance of all Teaser Days
- Get date from Palmer and boosters (if around exams, tell boosters this)
- Email principals of all the elementary schools and ask if they are available for you to come and ask how many classrooms and the class size (for flyers)
- Coordinate with boosters to get the flyers. Flyers need to be designed and printed prior to Teaser Day.
- Get date from Palmer and boosters (if around exams, tell boosters this)
- Note all “Action Items” (things that require taking action i.e. completing forms, making posters, etc.) during ALL meetings and follow up with individual officers to make sure they are complete!
- The VP is a catch all person. Pick up the odd jobs that come up in the meetings.
- The VP is a catch all person. Pick up the odd jobs that come up in the meetings.
- Coordinate with House Managers (Heads of Publicity) with the event on FB and getting the word out on shows.
- Senior slideshow.
Improv:
- EVERYTHING!
- Plan the meetings
- Create a Lesson Plan - Most important at the beginning of the year to structure review for vets and modeling teaching of basics (CROW, character development) to new members
- Research new games, watch improv, and add to Game Book to be passed down from officer to officer - Section in Binder
- Create a Lesson Plan - Most important at the beginning of the year to structure review for vets and modeling teaching of basics (CROW, character development) to new members
- Communicate with Palmer - Weekly check-ins
- T-Shirts(?) Work with SWAG Booster to order if needed
- Cast Shows
- Choose games and show order – there is skill that is needed to set students up for success and make sure the show flows right!
- Choose games and show order – there is skill that is needed to set students up for success and make sure the show flows right!
- Program Design (3 Off-Q and 2 Workshop Shows)
- Poster Design! ( https://www.postermywall.com )
- Things to Include: Date/Time, Website (dexterdrama.org), price, location, cool images of improvisors and stuff
- Make sure you check with Palmer and have the posters done pretty well in advance to the show
- Make sure you check with Palmer and have the posters done pretty well in advance to the show
- Things to Include: Date/Time, Website (dexterdrama.org), price, location, cool images of improvisors and stuff
- Attendance Log
- It’s always nice to put a date on the sign in sheets, and closer to shows ask if people want to be cast on those sheets - have moved to electronic
- It’s always nice to put a date on the sign in sheets, and closer to shows ask if people want to be cast on those sheets - have moved to electronic
- Tracking who's been in what improv shows then reporting the list to Palmer at the end of the year for Gala/ Drama letter purposes
- Survey your members from time to time - what do they need/want?
- Ask for favorite games
- Ask for favorite games
- Manage Facebook group
- Manage Improv REMIND (Text communication)
- Keep track of important Improv dates! As well as major Drama dates!
- Weekly Meetings on Fridays 3:00-4:15pm
- 1 Week Long Workshop in the Fall/Spring
- Weekly Meetings on Fridays 3:00-4:15pm
- Advertise for shows
- Facebook
- Posters - put up at least a week in advance (send to Communications officers to post)
- Announcements - Send to Palmer via email the Friday BEFORE the week of a show or workshop
- Facebook
- Plan field trips to go SEE Improv - Do the research and coordinate with Palmer
- STEAM or STEM night in which Improv runs a Booth. Need at least 3 Improvers. 2 to run the games and 1 for crowd control/handler of the talent.
- Communicate with Officers that are volunteering for show set up (what time do they need to arrive? Where do they find the stuff? Who do they contact for help?)
Sergeant at Arms
- Warm-ups
- Begin meetings with some sort of game/chant/team bonding activity
- Get Creative- Try new games to do to switch it up.
- Get Creative- Try new games to do to switch it up.
- Use other officers or vets to split the group if necessary so that the game is effective
- Think to yourself start with a get to know you activity, energy game, focus game
- Pit Warm-Ups - Include pit if possible (if they’re there)
- Tech Warm-Ups
- Begin meetings with some sort of game/chant/team bonding activity
- Coordinate with dance captains for warm-ups
- Get people to come to Drama – What does that look like?
- Talk about drama a lot and post on social media to encourage people to join
- Talk about drama a lot and post on social media to encourage people to join
- New member / 1st timer welcome? Or freshman/newbie buddies? Officers checking in with membership - Drama Cares
- Activities specific to new members? Birthday Cards?
- Link Crew Day - Talk up drama with Link Crew groups
- Activities specific to new members? Birthday Cards?
- Planning & Attendance of Team Building Activities
- Flyer: post on social media, remind texts
- Take lots of pictures!!! (GROUP PICTURE) send to Communications
- Put bonding events on calendar, check calendar often
- Summer Activities
- August reunion with seniors before they leave and to get more info about Fall production
- August reunion with seniors before they leave and to get more info about Fall production
- Fall Activities suggestions
- Corn Maze: Have a sign-in/headcount, make sure people have phone numbers,
- Terrified Forest is optional
- Terrified Forest is optional
- Cider Mill
- Swing Dancing? Free class, $5 to stay after
- Corn Maze: Have a sign-in/headcount, make sure people have phone numbers,
- Flyer: post on social media, remind texts
- Spirit Production days!
- PJ day Monday, day before opening open Techie day, Dress up opening night, day, Show Shirt day
- After opening night wear show shirts
- PJ day Monday, day before opening open Techie day, Dress up opening night, day, Show Shirt day
- Tech Week Survival Guide - Health Tips during tech week, encourage warm up participation/coordinate with Palmer to ensure participation
- Resource Flyer - What credited coaches, camps, lessons, are available in the area?
- Club Night or Student Activities Lunch Flyer
- Keeping the peace and paying attention to peer conflict - Report to Directing staff if necessary
- Being inclusive, especially for our middle school students!
- Keeping an eye on those that sit alone
- Keeping an eye on those that sit alone
- Collaborate with tech and pit liaison to ensure that tech and pit members feel included and are involved in bonding, warm ups, etc
- Keep morale high
Tech Liaison
- Need to effectively and frequently communicate and be present for All Tech Crews
- Attend individual meetings periodically and if possible
- Be there for all crew members when they need support in any way
- Attend individual meetings periodically and if possible
- Inform Heads of Tech, especially SM’s, of all their duties before production starts
- Share Head of Tech Google documents with each Head of Tech at the beginning of each production
- Share Head of Tech Google documents with each Head of Tech at the beginning of each production
- Attend Head of Tech meetings and set builds (Whether a Head of Tech or not)
- Check Tech page on Drama website for needed updates
- Update with tutorial videos or recruit students to make videos for page
- Stay in contact with boosters about Tech swag
- Encourage morale building and bonding between cast and crew and pit
- Attend as many bonding events as possible to encourage crew attendance
- Communicate with pit liaison
- Attend as many bonding events as possible to encourage crew attendance
- Keep crew informed of all bonding activities
- Text Heads of Tech to remind their crews about bonding activities
- Text Heads of Tech to remind their crews about bonding activities
- Encourage participation in Thespian (Tech Olympics esp. - training and prep, presenting and competitions)
- Keep in contact with Heads of Tech throughout productions to make sure they’re on task
- If they aren’t, find ways to help the crews get to where they need to be
- If they aren’t, find ways to help the crews get to where they need to be
- Be a contact for Stage Managers, esp. SM, answer all questions and provide suggestions
- Take on role of production stage manager when no others are willing
- Provide Opportunities to teach/train new students in various areas of Tech
- Provide workshops or teach students
- Plan at least 3 “tech workshops” for each mainstage production
- Provide workshops or teach students
- Make sure to communicate with both Palmer throughout productions
- Always present Tech perspective during officer meetings - talking to crew members to see how shows go etc.
- Help decide Tech crews for every production - go to Tech signup (SM should also be present)
- Organize make-up strike and set build
- Will require communication to Palmer about students missing hours
- Make a Google sheet of all the missing hours
- Will require communication to Palmer about students missing hours
Thespian Liaison
- Knowledgeable- you have to read the Thespian handbook and be very familiar with the many rules. You have to be able to answer questions from students
- Each member of the Thespian Society has their own form with information about them and their theater experience. It’s the Thespian Liaison's to job to keep this updated and organized
- Maintenance of Thespian GOOGLE DOC.
- Maintenance of Thespian GOOGLE DOC.
- Organize and plan Thespian Festival
- Help determine which students compete at festival and make sure they are aware/prepared of all requirements
- Stay connected with students participating in IE’s and scholarships
- Take photos at Festival
- Help Tech Liaison run the Tech Olympic workshops
- Help update Thespian Festival Agenda document
- Help determine which students compete at festival and make sure they are aware/prepared of all requirements
- Award points and awards/certificates to Thespian members
- Make sure those awards/certificates are ordered
- Make sure those awards/certificates are ordered
- Recruit more members to join the Thespian society
- Go through New membership paperwork and online process both on Dexter Drama Website, but also Thespian Society Website
- Involve middle schoolers (go visit Mill Creek)
- Go through New membership paperwork and online process both on Dexter Drama Website, but also Thespian Society Website
- Senior Honors Night- Organize Thespian Honor cords, communicate with counseling office
- Running Thespian Liaison workshops- training potential liaisons
- Create Thespian Flyer - Information about becoming a Thespian
- Create a Festival Flyer - Information about going to festival
- Check Thespian page on Drama website for needed updates
- Gala - Major role in organizing and distributing Thespian awards
- Be sure to acknowledge years of experience, attendance of festival, IEs and their ratings
- Awards for academic distinction, theater pts, and if a senior thespian cords
- Be sure to acknowledge years of experience, attendance of festival, IEs and their ratings
Communications - Public and Internal Relations:
- Gala - Slideshow for general slideshow
- Website !!!!!!
- Update Archives
- Update Google Calendar (all rehearsals should note time, place, and attendees)
- Check in with Pit Liaison for the ever-changing schedule
- Check in with Pit Liaison for the ever-changing schedule
- Update Production and site pages (with information and pictures)
- Update New photos page periodically
- Update New photos page periodically
- Make and Check Google Forms/PayPal Buttons/Links
- Update buttons periodically (delete old ones)
- Update buttons periodically (delete old ones)
- Update all pages with new or edited information within 24 hours of receiving an email from Booster President or Palmer
- Constantly check website for needed updates or broken links
- Update Archives
- Run the Instagram @dexterdramaclub
- Post often! Goal to have students follow to get the updates
- Videos, photos, throw backs, teasers, games, info about shows!
- Coordinate with Sergeant at Arms about bonding advertisements
- Add Flyer PDFs in applicable
- Add Flyer PDFs in applicable
- Videos, photos, throw backs, teasers, games, info about shows!
- Post often! Goal to have students follow to get the updates
- Photography and Documentation of Club: Program, Website press releases, Yearbook and Squall
- Attendance to take these pictures at Improv and Drama Events (rehearsals, set builds, bonding events, etc.)
- Run Dexter Drama Club YouTube
- Create and distribute teaser videos
Pit Liaison
- Foster connection between the pit and the rest of the drama club
- Facilitate conversation, give pit tour of theater spaces, facilitate pit bonding/ pit t-shirts, encourage/ mandate participation at bonding games and bonding events, enforce set build and strike requirements, continuously monitor and shut down negative pit-talk, COMMUNICATE drama news with the pit promptly and often
- Be involved with all productions (non-pit shows included) and attend all drama events
- If you aren’t able to participate in a production, you still need to show up to the company meeting, interact with members of the club, and check in with your fellow officers to offer help where needed
- Attendance at Improv shows, Improv show set-up, the Film Festival, and the Gala is expected
- Monitor and update all pit paperwork - you are responsible for making sure everyone has completed this
- Facilitate rehearsals - you are responsible for assisting Brian with keeping the pit on task
- Recruitment - talking to band and orchestra classes, flyers
- Assist stage managers with copying the pit music, distribute and collect music
- Maintain pit area in CPA (be mindful of food and entertainment rules, control noise levels)
- Make a food table for Pit in Pit that will need to be maintained, cleaned, garbage taken out
- During show strikes, check pit area needs (reset pit cover, check bins stored in pit, return music stands/chairs) - if pit members need to assist in strike, make sure they do, follow through with people who leave early, etc.
- Design Pit merch such as T-Shirts
- Work with Brian on pit schedule and rule enforcement
- Organize and supervise any desired entertainment systems in the pit
- Organization and crucial inventory of any borrowed items from Band, Orchestra, or Brian - This is a huge and important responsibility!
- Make sure to communicate with Palmer throughout productions
- Always present Pit perspective during officer meetings - talking to Pit members to see how shows go etc.
- Assist with paperwork requirements for Pit students
- Follow up with students who fail to meet the requirements for Bio, PayPal, etc.
- Follow up with students who fail to meet the requirements for Bio, PayPal, etc.
- Be a resource for musical knowledge, be flexible
- This includes knowledge of music program (band and orchestra) events
- Brian will create the pit schedule - it is your responsibility to remind him of this, and communicate it with the pit in an easily understandable format
- Work with communications officers to keep drama calendar updated for pit
- Generation and facilitation of other musical opportunities
- Ex. Playing on stage (like in Romeo & Juliet), playing at the film festival, etc
ALL OFFICERS
- Attendance at Officer meetings
- Positivity, Inclusiveness, and Encouragement- Attitude
- Presence – At events small or big
- Display Cases
- Cleaning and Upkeep of Props and Costume Room
- Warm-ups for Musicals (Help Sergeant at Arms officer)
- Set-up for events (Club and Activities Night, Homecoming, Lock-in, etc)
- Set up for Improv shows
- Gain training for basic use of light and sound board...turn on a CD and Play...turn on stage lights
- New member recruiting - Freshmen house visits
- Communication with Palmer and other Directors (when applicable)
- Weekly Check-ins
- Weekly Check-ins
- Participation in the drama club shows (Optional for Improv Captains, extremely recommended for all other positions)
- Coordinate with Boosters!
- Officer switch-off to meetings?
- Officer switch-off to meetings?
- Keep members informed about upcoming Drama events (i.e. production information, 3D, thespian festival, NYC trip, Bonding events)
- Coordination with School Publications: Squall & Yearbook - main coordination, but not the only person to work on yearbook pages
- Contribute photos to slideshow
- Maintaining spaces CPA, rehearsal, props and costume room, dressing room, scene shop, etc.
- Strike - Stay until end of Strike offering help
- Strike - Stay until end of Strike offering help