Club representatives for the Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS) have been selected. The representatives for the 2016-2017 school year are President Eric F., Vice President Karli U., Secretary Taylor C., Treasurer Lilly R., and Chaplain Cory B. This is not the first year that Burton's FCS has had student representatives. The last recorded year that the Fellowship of Christian Students had student representation was in 2008. Due to new regulations concerning clubs at Norton City Schools, all clubs are required to have a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and each of these positions must be filled by a student. Even with the addition of these new positions, each club must also continue to have at least one club sponsor, which must be a member of the faculty or staff.
Mrs. Fields, sponsor of The Fellowship of Christian Students for 15 years, says she is excited about the prospect of once again having student representatives. She pointed out that she prefers the ". . . Fellowship of Christian Students better with representatives because it brings responsibility to the students." Mrs. Fields hopes the representatives this year will persuade more students to attend the meetings. She strongly encourages the upperclassmen to inform younger students about the opportunities available with FCS. She stated, "Any student who would like to join just needs to show up."
This year's meetings are anticipated to have a larger number of attendees than meetings in previous years, when there were no student representatives. To any students who may be unaware of what the Fellowship of Christian Students is, Mrs. Fields describes it as: "A club for students to be able to hear the word of God and testimonies of over comers. It's not just based on one domination." At this moment, it remains unclear if the meetings will have any major changes because of the representatives, but there is an anticipation for change. The first meeting of The Fellowship of Christian Students was held on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the library during both lunches. The next meeting will be held in the library on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Be sure to drop by to be fed "Spiritually and Physically."
Written by Haley Q.