How to Win a High School Election: Advice and Ideas Collected from Over 1000 High School Seniors

by Jeff Marx

High school elections may be popularity contests, but this guide to becoming a successful high school politician reveals that with the right strategy anyone can win. Collected from more than 1,000... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966782402
• ISBN13: 9780966782400
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Jeff Marx
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

This book is great! :)

You may be wondering if this book is worth your money. Well last year I bought this book when I was running for Student Council President. I had some really tough competition (on top of being the only girl) but with the great ideas and positive outlook I got from this book I won the presidency! I was so happy I personally contacted the author (Jeff Marx) to thank him! And, on top of that, I have been re-elected as President for the next year! Get the book, it helps, really it does! (Jeff, sorry it took so long to write this! I switched e-mail accounts!)

I WON BY A LANDSLIDE

I'm not a jock, cheerleader, or very popular for that matter of fact, but with this book I went on to win the position of vice-president in my Junior class. I was stumped at first. I had no clue what i was going to do for a speech nevermind campaigning. When i read this book, the ideas in the book were great. Not only that, but they gave me even more ideas. I won the election by a landslide and i recommend it to anyone who feels stumped or that they do not stand a chance.

A must read...if running for student government prez.

Reading this book is a great way in seeing how, in ways that you might win a school election. It has many opinions of likes and dislikes, how a person chooses his/her elective; in speech, making your name stand out, etc. Many people might think it's popularity that is a must for a person to win, but hey, that's not the deal...so, for your next school election...read this book beforehand in making up your ideas ointo "trying" to win!

If you are a kid, have a kid, or know a kid -- buy this book

In high school, my feeling was always that elections were popularity contests and that I wouldn't stand a chance, even though I was a lot more qualified than the people who did win. As we find out from Jeff Marx's HOW TO WIN A HIGH SCHOOL ELECTION, victory is within reach for anyone with the courage and the dedication to try.With common sense tips and loads of great anecdotes supplied by (who else?) thousands of teenagers across America, Marx takes the reader, step by step, through the process of running and winning a great campaign. He reveals winning strategies for how to deal with the competition, with the voters, and with the faculty of the school. I won't give any of his advice away. Read the book for yourself, or give it to your favorite teenager -- it's a must.