【HowtoWinaHighSchoolElectionIfyouplanonrunningforstudentoffice，youwanttoknowhowtowinahighschoolelection．（36）___．Youneedtodotoconsiderthefollowingkeyelementsofanelection．LearnAboutYourSchoolBeforeyouca】

　　HowtoWinaHighSchoolElection

　　Ifyouplanonrunningforstudentoffice，youwanttoknowhowtowinahighschoolelection．（36）___．Youneedtodotoconsiderthefollowingkeyelementsofanelection．

　　LearnAboutYourSchool

　　Beforeyoucanbeanofficialforyourclass，youwillneedtoknowaboutyourclassandtheschoolasawhole．Youcan'tmakeadifferenceifyoudon'tknowwhattochange．（37）___

　　Getinvolvedbeforewinningtheelection

　　Ifyouwanttomakechangestosomeoftherulesintheschool'spolicy，you'llhavetogetontheadministration'sgoodside．Asktojoininonmeetingswithschoolofficials．It'salsoagoodideatogettoknowsomeoftheparentsofthestudentswhowillvoteforyou．YoucandothisbyattendingPTAmeetings．（38）___ Askquestionsandvoiceyouropinionsoyoustandout．

　　GettoKnowYourVoters．

　　（39）___Andtrytomakegoodfirstimpressionsonthem．Becarefulthough，youdon'twanttoseemfakebecausethenpeoplewon'tvoteforyou．Simplysayhelloandletpeopleknowyouarerunningforwhateverofficeyouchoose．Iftheyseeminterestedinyou，continuetheconversation，ifnot，backoff．Beingpushyisanotherthingthatwillloseyouvotes．

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　　Justasconfidenceisessentialduringyourpresentation，it'salsoimportanteveryday．Standtall，smile，andbefriendly．Havefunwithyourelectionbecausestudentswantsomeonewhoisrealandfriendly．

　　Askyourschool'sadministrationforacopyofthestudentguidebookandanyotherinformationtheyhaveaboutthehistoryaswellascurrentrulesandstatsfortheschool．

　　A．Let Yourself Shine．

　　B．Meet as many high school students as possible．

　　C．Get started on how to win a high school election．

　　D．While at these meetings，don't be a passive attendee．

　　E．Write a speech about what you would like to see changed．

　　F．Read the student guidebook about the history as well as present rules for the school．

　　G．Putting up posters and relying on your popularity isn't enough to make sure that you will win．