Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Senior High School Student Council hosted the 67th annual convention of the Southeast Missouri Association of Student Councils on October 28, 2015 at the Bearcat Event Center.

DHS serves as the 2015 President School of the Southeast District that includes schools north to Herculaneum, west to Van Buren, east to the Mississippi River and south to the Missouri state line.

The convention attendance was 1,450 student council members and their sponsors.

According to Jennifer Miller, Dexter Senior High School counselor and DHS STUCO sponsor, it is the largest Southeast District Convention in history and the largest district convention i history of the entire State of Missouri.

Missouri is made up of seven districts.

The Egyptian themed event was entitled "Pyramids of Leadership".  During registration, the Jazz Cats performed.  Guest speaker was "Mr. Guston", Marty Powers from Fredericktown. 

There were large group activities led by Three Rivers College Admission Specialist, Zach McAnulty.  Zach was a former StuCo member and Student Body President of Poplar Bluff High School.

The students also divided into small groups and had discussion groups and idea sharing.  Next year's convention will be at the President School in Festus, Missouri.