PCMS Student Congress members read to a child during part of their time at The Family Resource Center.
Influencing Young Minds PCMS student group gets involved in the community. For six students at Pittsburg Community Middle School they take the role of being the administration’s eyes and ears on student issues. “They let us know how to better serve our student body,” says PCMS assistant principal Chris King. “They are our advisors in a sense.”
The role of a student congress is to listen to what students needs are and to help the administration learn of those needs. Those needs, whatever they may be, aren’t limited to just the classroom. Congress students have begun to engage with the community by taking on community service projects.
Recently, the students took time out of their day to visit The Family Resource Center or The Center. “This will open their eyes a little bit to step up as leaders,” said King. Many of the students commented on how the time spent in the community helps them see what is going on outside the walls of the school. King hopes to get more service projects put together, but the group is only able to meet on a limited basis. There is not a Student Congress sponsor per say, but King hopes that the impact he is able to make on the students of the group will carry on even if they meet sporadically. Children at The Family Resource Center enjoy the playground with a member of the PCMS Student Congress