Back from Camp...Ready to Lead
3,460
student leaders and advisers participated in one of the 14 summer camps
sponsored by Washington Student Leadership. More than 300 volunteers
working at
three different sites (Cispus, Chewelah Peak & Central Washington
Univeristy)
taught 1,536 high school student leaders, 689 middle level student
leaders, 1,089 cheerleaders and 167 student activity advisers. We hope
they come back to
you full of energy, ideas and a desire to serve.
GREETINGS
The
office staff yesterday were amazed that nighttime temperatures got
down to 36 degrees just down the road from Cispus. Just like school
starting in a rush, there is no lingering summer in the mountains.
Welcome back! We look forward to another year of providing you
with programs and resources to make your life in schools a little
easier.
In the Loop, Editor: Joe Fenbert
In this issue...
WASC
Conference
Registration, Oct. 12-14
WASC Conference
Small
Group Workshop Application
ASB Legal Issues Workshops
Middle Level Team Retreat
RSVP Trainings
WASC Membership
Application/Renewal
Teambuilding Activities with Webbing Loops
PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
2008
WASC Conference
Oct. 10-12, Richland High, Richland
"Where Leadership Flows, Grows &
Glows"
Join
the more than 1,200 high school students and advisers that annually
attend this student leadership conference. Get energized and informed!
Conference Registration Packet Guarantee A Space Deadline: Sept. 17
Small Group
Workshop Application
One of the strengths of the annual WASC
leadership conference is the variety and depth of the student-led workshops.
Each year student leaders from across the state facilitate workshops
centered on one of five focus areas: involvement, diversity, recognition,
improving school success and successful programs and events.
Small Group Workshop
Application
Application Deadline Sept. 15
Adviser Hotel Reminder
Reserve your room for the WASC Conference today! Contact the
Red Lion Hotel in Richland at 509-946-7611. The room block is being held
through September 19 at the conference rate of $99.95 per night. After the
release date, hotel rooms in Richland may be difficult to find due to other
events in the Tri-Cities during the WASC Conference.
ASB Legal Issues Workshop
Join ASB law authority Marty Fortin, director of AWSP learning centers,
for the ASB Legal Issues workshop. ASB funds are unique in that the law requires students, advisers and
administrators to collaborate on the use of funds for extra-curricular
activities.
Registration Sept. 20, Big Bend Community College, Moses
Lake
Registration
Sept.
24, Cascade High, Everett
Registration Oct. 7, Ballard High, Seattle
Middle Level Team
Retreat
The Chewelah Peak and Cispus Learning Centers
The Middle Level Team Retreat is designed to increase the effectiveness of a
school's student leadership team. Each participating school comes to the
leadership training with unique goals. Staff
members from the popular middle level summer
leadership camps facilitate the retreat.
Chewelah Peak Oct
19-21
Cispus Learning
Center, Oct.
26-28
Raising Student Voice and Participation (RSVP)
Fall Training for High Schools
Raising
Student Voice & Participation (RSVP)is
a student engagement program that uses dialogue to give students a chance to speak out and take action.
To date, 88 schools in Washington have received training to implement this program
sponsored by Washington Student Leadership and the National Association
of Student Councils. To schedule a training,
contact Director of Washington Student Leadership, Susan Fortin, 360-497-5323
WASC Membership 2008-09
Open Enrollment Until December
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
Webbing
Loop Activities for Groups
Webbing loops can
be used for a variety of groups in a variety of settings. Some of the
activities lend themselves as perfect introductions or metaphors for a staff
development day. Many can be used as "practice" problem-solving activities to
help student leadership teams improve their teamwork. A few, with some thoughtful
considerations, can be adapted to serve as positive school climate activities
during assemblies and socials.
Webbing Loop
Activities
QUOTE
"There
is something magical about any intense, tightly knit group of people
working together and playing together, a feeling of being in the world
while at the same time being apart from it, apart together."
George Leonard and Michael Murphy
The Life We Are Given
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