Materials for running a student government program at the junior high school level are provided in three general sections. Section 1 is a description of student government operations. Topics covered include student government responsibilities and activities, student council meeting procedures, parliamentary rules, responsibilities of the president, and procedures for student council nominations and elections. Section 2 includes copies of a variety of standardized student council forms such as the forms for recording student council minutes, representative class notes, the treasurer's report, committee reports, and forms for planning, budgeting, and implementing a school-wide dance. The final section describes a school improvement project, "Reward Friday," conducted by the student government. This document was selected by the Association of California School Administrators Task Force on Public Confidence as descriptive of a promising practice or exemplary project worthy of highlighting for the California educational community. (LP)