Students, academics and the arts · For student council advisors, activities directors and principals
A student council history display for every officer team and project
List every student body president and officer, year by year, with the dances, drives and traditions each council led. New officers see the councils that shaped the school before them.
No account needed to start. Free to use. No payment details required.
What is a student council history display?
A student council history display is a school exhibit listing past student body presidents, officer teams and the projects each council led, usually placed near the activities office or cafeteria. HistoryShowcase lets advisors show presidents in a portrait gallery, list officers by year and place traditions on a timeline, and Smart Add can suggest officer entries from scanned yearbook pages.
Updated
- Made for
- Student council advisors, activities directors and principals
- Where schools put it
- Outside the activities office, Cafeteria, Homecoming
- Layouts
- Portrait gallery, Honors ledger, Timeline, Photo gallery
- Visitors can filter by
- Office, Year
- Cost
- Free to use. No payment details required.
Each council starts from scratch
Student councils turn over every year. A new president and officer team take over in the fall, often without knowing who held their jobs five years ago, how homecoming week was run before, or why a tradition started. The council’s history lives in an advisor’s memory, old yearbook pages and the occasional framed photo in the activities office.
A student council history display keeps that memory on the wall. Every president and officer team is listed by year. Class officers have their own collections. Projects, from the first canned food drive to the spirit week that became a tradition, are laid out on a timeline. New officers learn what their predecessors did, and alumni find the year they served.
How does a student council history display compare with old yearbooks?
| What matters | Old yearbook pages | HistoryShowcase |
|---|---|---|
| Finding past officers | Page through one yearbook per year | Filter by office and year |
| Where traditions began | Scattered across many volumes | One timeline entry per project or tradition |
| Who can see it | Whoever has the yearbooks | Everyone passing the screen, plus a web address |
| Original photos and layouts | The printed page, as it ran | Scanned pages in a yearbook gallery |
| Adding this year’s council | Printed once in the spring yearbook | Officers add projects to a draft |
What to include on a student council history display
Student body presidents
Every president with a portrait and a few lines about their year, in order from the first council on record.
Officer teams by year
Vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers and other officers listed for each school year.
Class officers
Officers for each graduating class, freshman through senior, so alumni can find their class’s leaders.
Projects and events
Dances, food drives, spirit weeks and benefit nights the council organized, with photos and the year they began.
Traditions council started
The story behind traditions students take for granted, told once with the council that began them.
Advisors
The teachers who advised student council, with the years they served.
How to set up student council history
Officers belong in rows by year; projects read best on a timeline. Old yearbook pages make a good photo gallery.
Your siteStudent Council
- Student body presidentsPortrait gallery
A portrait and short profile for each president.
- Officer teamsHonors ledger
One row per officer with the office and year.
- Projects and traditionsTimeline
Each project placed in the year it started.
- From the yearbookPhoto gallery
Scanned student council pages by year.
Visitors can narrow it by
- Office
- Year
How do you set up a student council history display?
Pull the student council pages from old yearbooks
Scan them, then upload them so Smart Add can suggest officer entries for you to check.
Fill gaps with a spreadsheet
Import a list of officers by year from the activities office, one row per officer.
Publish before fall elections
Preview the display privately and publish it so candidates see the history they’re joining.
Where should a student council history display go?
- Outside the activities officeWhere council meets and candidates sign up.
- CafeteriaStudents see it during election week.
- HomecomingShare the web address with returning alumni who served on council.
Student council history display questions
What if our records only go back a few years?
Start with the years you have. Old yearbooks almost always have a student council page, so they are the best source for earlier years.
Can we include middle school or elementary councils?
Yes. Add a folder for each school or level, and visitors can browse or search across all of them.
Can current officers help build it?
Yes. Add officers as editors so they can add this year’s projects. Changes stay in a draft until the advisor publishes.
Related ideas
Show every council the leaders who came before
Free to use. No payment details required.
