ASB has decided to revive the student senate, which will meet on Nov. 4 for the first time since 2006.

Senate meetings will consist of discussions between one student representative from each fourth period class, promoting topics and responding to campus issues, led by the ASB class and supervised by ASB advisor Mercedes Foster.

“The student senate will allow more students to voice their opinions and help ASB assist the student body so we can more accurately represent them,” Foster said. “The people who tell us about things and complain are usually part of the same small group.”

ASB is unsure of exactly what the duties of the senate will be; however, the opportunity to ask more people for their ideas is the most important aspect, Foster said.

“It’s an effective way to give students who don’t usually have a voice in school issues the opportunity to change the school environment,” junior Emily Rexrode said.

ASB had maintained a regular student senate before Foster became the ASB advisor in 2006, under the leadership of former history teacher Lindsay Martin.

“When I came in, we tried to continue [the senate], but there wasn’t enough interest,” Foster said. “The student body had an apathetic attitude, so we discontinued it. But now I think people are interested again in something like this.”

ASB representatives will enter fourth period classes on Oct. 22 to explain all aspects of the senate and outline the process for choosing representatives.

Fourth period teachers will decide how senate representatives are chosen. They will either pick a student or have the class elect a representative by Oct. 28.

The senate will meet each quarter on Nov. 4, Jan. 27, March 16 and May 4. Student representatives will attend the first 15 minutes of their fourth period class, then spend the remainder of the period in the library.

“I think it’s a great idea, it gives students input so it’s not just one class making all the decisions,” junior class president Gracie Petty said.