SNEAK PREVIEW
WASC Conference, October 9-11, 2009
The student
leaders in the Greater St. Helens League Association of Student
Councils are busy preparing for the 2009 WASC Conference in Vancouver: T.N.T. Today, Not Tomorrow.
Check out their promotional trailer
to gain a sense of
the
enthusiasm they are already pouring into this annual high school
leadership conference sponsored by Washington Student Leadership.
GREETINGS
A few Saturdays ago I worked
with student leaders from Ferrucci, Glacier
View, Stahl and Edgemont junior highs in the Puyallup School District.
It was a
good day. Before starting their weekend, the principals and advisers
welcomed the
students in the morning with donuts and thanked them for serving their
schools. The host school, Ferrucci Junior High, had an exemplary
leadership program made evident through the burst of activities and
attention to inclusion that was displayed on the walls, and the student
leaders
worked eagerly for seven hours. Through a 1-3-6ing activity, the
participants boiled
down the job of a student leader to one word: love. Then, to be
practical, they listed 24 ways to do this on a daily basis at school.
Three of their ideas struck me as universal tips that all of us can use
in each of the roles we play in our lives:
- React well in tough situations
- Expand responsibilities
- Do what is best for others
Resources and
Activities
The WASC Board
PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
REGISTER NOW!
Middle Level Regionals
Leadership Conference
February 3, 4 or 5, 2009
Middle Level Regionals are one-day leadership
conferences designed to motivate ASB officers for the spring, introduce new
students to leadership and inspire students to service. The theme this year is:
WASL3
- Who Are Student Leaders?
- What Are Students Leading?
- Why Are Students in
Leadership?
The
conference activities will include a student-produced rubric for
student leadership, an idea share and an exploration of the motivating
force of servant leadership.
Registration.
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City/Area
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Feb 3, Tue
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Cedarcrest
Middle School
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Marysville
Everett area
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Feb 3, Tue
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Meeker
Middle School
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Tacoma
greater Tacoma
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Feb 3, Tue
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Eastmont
Junior High
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Eastmont
greater Wenatchee
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Feb 4, Wed
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La Center
Middle School
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La Center
Vancouver north
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Feb 4, Wed
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Sierra Vista
Middle School
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Sunnyside
greater Yakima/Tri-Cities
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Feb 4. Wed
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Stevens
Middle School
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Port Angeles
Olympic Peninsula
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Feb 4, Wed
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Blaine
Middle School
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Blaine
greater Bellingham
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Feb 5, Thur
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Kilo
Middle School
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Federal Way
greater Puget Sound
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Feb 5, Thur
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Liberty
Middle School
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Camas
Vancouver south
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Feb 5, Thur
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Riverside
Middle School
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Chattaroy
greater Spokane
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Feb 5, Thur
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Elma
Middle School
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Elma
greater Olympia
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All Camp Staff Retreat
January 17-18, 2009, Cispus Learning Center
The
combined efforts of the staff members from the 15 leadership and cheer camps
served 3,460 student leaders and advisers last summer. To continue to build and
improve the summer camp programs, an All Camp Staff Retreat will be held on
Jan. 17-18, 2009 at the Cispus Learning Center. All leadership and cheer
camp staff members are invited and encouraged to attend.
Retreat registration deadline: December 15
New to Leadership?
If you are interested in a position on a summer
camp staff, fill out an application.
Raising Student
Voice and Participation
(RSVP)
Fall Training for High
Schools
Raising
Student Voice & Participation (RSVP)
is
a student engagement program designed to involve every student in a
school in meaningful decision making. Washington Student Leadership and
the National Association
of Student Councils sponsors this program. To schedule an RSVP
training,
contact Director of Washington Student Leadership, Susan Fortin,
360-497-5323.
Current RSVP trainings organized through Local Associations of Student Councils:
December 11 at Hazen High, Seamount Association
Contact: Kerri
Dowd,
Hazen High
WASC
Membership 2008-09
Open Enrollment Until December
By joining the
Washington
Association of Student Councils
(WASC), your school becomes a part of the student leadership team. Benefits
include:
- the semi-monthly electronic newsletter, In the Loop
- the issue-driven print publication, The Leader
- discounts on programs and publications
- eligibility for recognition and award programs
RESOURCES & ACTIVITIES
A Year of Looking at
Inclusion
The WASC Board has selected the topic of inclusion as a theme for the 2008/09
school year. We have created a PBwiki on
inclusion
to document success stories, share activities, list resources, store documents
and pose questions. We hope you visit our PBwiki throughout the year to add to
our collective wisdom.
Invite Key: inclusion
URL: http://everyone.pbwiki.com/
"Thank You" to Tiffaney Golden of Castle Rock Middle School for the
idea of posting a link to a Web site with a multitude of special events
calendars on our Wiki.
Calendar of Special Events
Retired school librarian Linda Bertland of Philadelphia maintains A
Virtual Middle School Library as a resource for students, parents and teachers. A part of the library is a Virtual Wall Calendar
that helps you locate special events for each day of the year. From
Oatmeal Month to Clown Appreciation Day to School Counselors
Week...this extensive site can help a student leadership program
recognize the unique individuals and groups that compose the world. A
great homework assignment could be for students to identify individuals
or groups in the school for recognition/inclusion. The Web site could
then be used to match the individual or group to a special event or
find a special event to build an activity around.
Our Space: THE WASC BOARD
The WASC
Board believes that the work of student leaders is crucial to the academic and
social success of all students. Two sets of guidelines have been designed as a
tool to elevate the work of student leaders at the school level and through a
local association of student councils (groups of high schools organized for a
purpose).
Program direction for a School Association of Student Councils
Program direction for a Local Association of Student Councils
Also, a "How to
form a Local Association of Student Councils" information packet has been designed for groups of high schools interested in organizing and
becoming a part of the WASC Board.
QUOTE
"It has become
appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity."
Albert Einstein
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