A former Nevada governor and US Senator makes it a point to visit his namesake elementary school every year to help swear in new members of student council.

We were honored to be invited to this very special ceremony.

♪♪ (Larry Epstein) We're here at the Richard H. Bryan Elementary School in the Bonnie Bryan Library for our annual student council induction ceremony.

(Kaydence Gardea) It is an incredible honor to stand here today as your newly elected 5th grade student council president.

-Senator Bryan, our namesake, comes every year to induct our student council officers and representatives and to remind them of the value and the importance of civic service.

[applause] (Richard H. Bryan) I think this bonding helps.

You may be president of your class, or whatever it is, but you're really just one of the class that has been chosen to provide some leadership.

-I ran for school council to make our school an even better place.

(Zoey Fitzgerald) I just bring everybody together, help them bond.

We just all communicate, get along.

-It's great for them to see what is possible.

And it's always inspirational to have the person whose name is on the building to be able to do that.

-Well, if you start them early on being involved, reaching out with their classmates, reaching out with their class activities, hopefully that sets a pattern for life that they'll be involved in their community.

-I think it'll help me get into a good college and help me achieve my goal of becoming a veterinarian.

-I thought it would be better for me to interact with people, like different people, from when I go on to different, like, grade levels and stuff.

-That's one of the ideals that came with Senator Bryan's name being on the building.

They knew that it was important to really honor his legacy of service.

-Congratulations.

-It felt like an honor, because having our namesake of our school coming to introduce me into student council felt really nice.

-What kind of promises or suggestions or recommendations did you make?

-I promised that I would be honest and truthful.

-All right.

That's very important.

-They learn the importance of organization, of leadership.

They learn that the way to make things happen is to really be involved and engaged in the process.

-I'm expecting to accomplish getting, like, soccer nets, because we don't have any soccer nets for goals.

-It is so worthwhile.

The kids get so much out of out of the process that it's worth the time and effort that it puts on us to make sure that these things are available for the students.

-Stay positive and always be yourself.

-Have fun.

And even if they don't win, they're still brave and smart.

-My dad had a strong feeling that everybody in the community needs to contribute in some way.

This is the first step of being involved.

By being elected to the council or an officer, you're involved in your community here at Richard H. Bryan Elementary.

Later in life, it's a broader community, and hopefully that message stays with them.

-Congratulations to all of the new student council officers.

We know you will serve your school well.