When running for class president, it is vital that you create persuasive posters to convince the voters in your school that you are the right person for the job. Get voters' attention by featuring issues prominently on your poster. When voters pick a class president, they will likely be thinking more about issues than the candidates.

This is the most important step to becoming Class President. Students want to elect someone they like and know is competent. Be a leader in the classroom. Participate in class discussions and get good grades, it’s how you’ll prove your competence. Don’t be the class clown or the student who’s always on their cell phone or asleep.

For students who have a desire to enter politics or participate in government, running for class president can be an important first step.

While the results of a class presidential election are not as serious and far reaching as those for the election of a president of the United States, in many schools, class presidents do have the ability to effect change.