2025/26 Officer election Information 

Thinking about running for an Officer Position or looking to be an educated voter? Here are some important dates to keep in mind!

​Officer Nominations - Friday, May 2nd, 2025 at 3pm
Meet in Palmer's Room (RM71) to nominate or be nominated for an officer officer position for  year. If you are not able to attend officer nominations, you MUST send Mrs. Palmer an email listing the positions you will accept. Ask a peer or current officer to nominate you for the positions you will accept (this should be the same positions in the list you emailed to Palmer. If you do not include a position on that email list then you can NOT be nominated for said position). 

Officer Letters Due - Sunday, May 4th, 2025 at 5pm
If you accept a nomination for a position and are planning on running you must write your Officer Letter and turn them in to Mrs. Palmer (as a PDF via email), otherwise you will be ineligible to run. Officer letters must be one page long, in 12pt font, and single spaced. Everyone should practice good citizenship and be an informed voter by reading the Officer Letters before the election day.
*Note - Please write a letter for every position you are running for

​Officer Election Day - Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at 3:30. 
Meet in the DHS Media center. 

This is the day candidates give their Officer Speeches! The speeches will be in the same order as nominations.

IMPROV CAPTAIN (1)
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
COMMUNICATIONS (1)
SERGEANT AT ARMS
THESPIAN LIAISONS (1)
TECHNICAL CREW LIAISON
 PIT LIAISON 

  • ​Candidates will 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; the voters will be allowed to discuss the candidates and the office in general in a constructive fashion. During this discussion, all nominees for the position will be in the hallway.
  • 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.​
NOTE CHANGES FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR:
  • The Thespian Liaison position will become a two person position, similar to the Communications Position.
  • The Improv Captain Position will be reduced from having 2 Captains to 1. Students will nominate people for this position at Nominations, and from that list, David Moan will go through an audition process and select the Improv Captain. These nominees will NOT have to write a letter or give a speech at elections, they will only need to go through the audition process. Note: Students will NOT be voting for this position, but they will be nominating the candidates. 
  • Only rising Sophomores and Juniors can accept nominations for Communications and Thespian Liaisons. Anyone accepting this position must understand that they are accepting a nomination for a TWO-YEAR position, and if elected, they will be in that position for the next two years.

If you have any questions about these changes, reach out to Adam DeGregorio or Mrs. Palmer (Room 71).

2025/26 Officer nominees

Improv Captain
Brendan Sedlar
Judah Morse
Aidan Zeglis
Ella DeWester
Eliza Cole
Lucy Platter

President
Caleb Drummond

Vice President
Anaka Perry
Brendan Sedlar

Communications
Dani Sherman*
Abby McCleary
Maya Segev
Ryan Dec
Piper Gzym

Sergeant at Arms
Olivia Fleishans
Ryan Dec
Maya Segev
Ella DeWester
Clara Althoen
Dane Lee

Thespian Liaisons
Charlotte Malo*
Olivia Fleishans

Technical Crew Liaison
Jay Jones

Pit Liaison
Parker Williams
Dillon Penn
Abby Nahorski
Ella DeWester

*Returning Officer
How to Vote
  • 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. 
  • A google form will be sent out VIA blackboard with all nominees listed.
  • Any Drama cast, crew, pit, or improv member who took part in a Drama event this year may vote. 
  • 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: Emily Fawcett 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 Emily Fawcett 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 date (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 2025/2026 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 Elections and Performance/Tech/Pit Award results will be revealed at our Drama Gala on FRIDAY, June 6th at 6pm! This will be an in-person event in the CPA.
General Duties of Officer Positions
President:
  • Being a role model, for the whole club, especially the officers
  • Agenda for officer meetings
  • Delegation of tasks and active check in’s with officers
  • Coordination with advisors and production staff
  • Plans & Delegation for major events: Dexter Daze, Homecoming Float, Film Festival, Gala, etc.
  • Organizing Director gifts (collecting money, getting the gifts)
  • Involvement in all areas of the club (Improv, Bonding Events, etc)
  • Confidence, maturity, logical decision making

Vice President:
  • Be present and assist other officers, checking in with them frequently and work with the President to help balance tasks. 
  • Maintain Public Facebook page (coordinate with boosters)
  • Senior slideshow
  • Yearbook page creation
  • Masterclasses
  • ​Birthdays
  • The VP is a catch-all person. Pick up the odd jobs from Palmer as well as the ones that come up in the meetings. 
    
Communications - Public and Internal Relations:
  • Create the general slideshow to present at the gala
  • Maintain the DDC website in its entirety
  • Run the Instagram @dexterdramaclub 
  • Documentation of Club​
  • Run Dexter Drama Club YouTube 
  • Communication with boosters and production staff
  • Update the Google calendar to liaise between production staff and the production company
  • This position is the BIGGEST TIME COMMITMENT! Urgent updates will need to be done at various times throughout the day.

Sergeant at Arms:
  • Warm-ups
  • New member  / 1st timer welcome? Or freshman/newbie buddies? Officers checking in with membership - Drama Cares
  • Planning & Attendance of bonding events
  • Summer Activities
  • Spirit Production days!
  • Tech Week Survival Guide - Health Tips during tech week, encourage warm-up participation
  • Resource Flyer - What credited coaches, camps, and lessons, are available in the area?
  • Being inclusive, especially for our middle school students!
  • 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
  • Note: This job may involve parent help with bonding events/supervision. Talk with a parent/ guardian, if you are able, before running!

Tech Liaison:
  • Need to effectively and frequently communicate and be present for all tech crews
  • Attend individual tech meetings periodically
  • Be there for all crew members when they need support in any way
  • Inform Heads of Tech, especially SM’s, of all their duties before production starts
  • Attend Head of Tech meetings and set builds (Whether a Head of Tech or not)
  • Keep crew informed of all bonding activities
  • Keep in contact with Heads of Tech throughout productions to make sure they’re on task
  • Be a contact for Stage Managers, esp. PSM, answer all questions and provide suggestions
  • Take on the role of production stage manager when no others are willing
  • Provide Opportunities to teach/train new students in various areas of Tech
  • Plan at least 3 “tech workshops” for each mainstage production 
  • Make sure to communicate with production staff 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 
  • Organize make-up strike and set build

Thespian Liaison:
  • Be knowledgeable about thespian society in its entirety
  • Keep thespian forms updated and organized
  • Maintenance of thespian Google doc
  • Organize and plan the Thespian Festival
  • Help determine which students compete at festival and make sure they are aware/prepared for all requirements
  • Stay connected with students participating in thespy’s and scholarships
  • Help update the Thespian Festival Agenda document
  • Award points and awards/certificates to Thespian members
  • Recruit more members to join the Thespian Society
  • Go through the new membership paperwork and online process both on the Dexter Drama Website, but also Thespian Society Website    
  • Senior Honors Night- Organize Thespian Honor cords, communicate with the counseling office
  • Create Thespian Flyer - Information about becoming a Thespian
  • Create a Festival Flyer - Information about going to festival 
  • Check the Thespian page on the website for needed updates 
  • Gala - Major role in organizing and distributing Thespian awards
  • Awards for academic distinction, theater pts, and if a senior thespian cords
  • Managing all things related to Sutton Fosters, including but not limited to:
    • ​Communicating with Sutton Foster officials and Sutton Foster boosters
    • Communicating with Sutton Foster nominees
    • ​Keeping track of all nominee requirements and paperwork

​Pit Liaison:
  • Liaise between the pit and the rest of the drama club (facilitate conversation, give pit tour of theater spaces, pit bonding, encourage participation at bonding games and bonding events, continuously monitor and shut down negative pit talk)
  • Be involved with all productions (non-pit shows included) and attend all drama events
  • Monitor and update all pit paperwork
  • 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
  • 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 and cleaned
  • During show strikes, check pit area needs (reset pit cover, check bins stored in pit, return music stands/chairs)
  • 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!
  • Always present Pit's perspective during officer meetings
  • Work with communications officers to keep the drama calendar updated for pit
 
Improv Captain(s):
  • Create a lesson plan for improv meetings
  • Cast Shows
  • Create show agendas
  • Program Design
  • Poster Design
  • Attendance Log
  • Manage improv-specific social media platforms
  • Manage Improv REMIND (Text communication)
  • Advertise for shows
  • Plan field trips to go SEE Improv
  • Communicate with Officers who are volunteering for the show set-up

ALL OFFICERS:
  • Positivity, Inclusiveness, and Encouragement
  • Being a good role model, shutting down gossip, and managing student disputes 
  • Attendance at all DDC events - big or small
  • Display Cases
  • Set-up for events
  • Set up for Improv shows
  • New member recruiting - Freshmen house visits and open house
  • Communication with Palmer and other production staff
  • Participation in the drama club shows (Highly recommended, not mandatory)
  • Keep members informed about upcoming Drama events (i.e. production information, 3D, thespian festival, NYC trip, Bonding events) 
  • Strike - Stay until the end of strike offering help
  • Support fellow officers
Have any questions? Don't hesitate to contact any of your current officers with any questions you may have! 
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