Deaf Teen Leadership Camp
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Deadlines Approaching
Summer Camp Scholarships
Emerging High School Leaders for
Leadership Camp
March
14
PEMCO Insurance
and the School Employees
Credit Union of Washington sponsor an annual
scholarship program for
emerging
student leaders to attend
high school summer leadership camps.
NASC Conference 2008
Student and Adviser Spaces Still
Available
Deadline Extended to March 28
Each
year Washington State sends a delegation of 42 students to the National
Association of Student Councils Conference. The 2008
conference will be held in Fort Worth, Texas with the pre-conference trip taking place in
San Antonio, Austin and Dallas.
Sophomore Student
from Eastern Washington
Needed for State Board of Education
Application Deadline April 18
The Washington Association
of Student Councils (WASC) is seeking a high school sophomore from Eastern
Washington to serve a two-year term as a representative to the State Board of
Education. The student would also serve on the executive board of WASC.
This position requires an articulate student who is able to listen, observe and
provide input on issues regarding educational policy in Washington State.
It is essential that a
student seeking this position have the support of their parents and their
school administration as the selected student will miss approximately 18 days of school each year.
Application.
Resident
Counselors (RCs) for Middle Level Leadership Camps
Open to High School Juniors and
Seniors
Application Deadline May
2
The Resident Counselor (RC)
program is an excellent opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to
enhance their leadership skills. Each of the four middle level summer
leadership camps builds a staff of RCs composed of high school and college-age
students. The RCs serve as role models,
teaching assistants and promoters of camp spirit while also taking lead responsibility for supervising dorm living. RC Application.
SUMMER
CAMP
Register Now for Summer Camps
CheerLeadership
Camps
at Central Washington University
High School Leadership Camps at Cispus and Chewelah
Peak
Registration Materials
New Reservation Policy for high school camps:
Schools may reserve delegate spaces up to May 31st with a School
Reservation/Registration Form and a purchase order. If Delegate
Registration/Medical Forms are not postmarked by May 31st, RESERVED
SPACES WILL BE RELINQUISHED. After May 31st, only packets including
delegate forms will be accepted.
Deaf Teen Leadership Camp at
Cispus
Registration Materials
ACTIVITIES AND TIMELY
TIPS
National Student Leadership Week
April 13-19, "Step Up!"
Each
year during the third week in April, the National Association of
Student Councils (NASC) and National Honor Society (NHS) invite schools
to recognize and celebrate their student leaders during National Student
Leadership Week. This year's theme, "Step Up!," provides an excellent
opportunity to recognize student leaders for their outstanding efforts and
achievements in representing their peers and giving voice to student concerns. Check out the helpful resources on the NASC Web site to help plan
your
activities for
April 13-19, 2008:
Earth Day, April 22, "It's Everybody's Home"
Earth
Day on April 22 is an excellent opportunity to unite a school around an
important cause. Encourage student leaders to take a leading role in
planning activities that preserve the Earth and improve the environment.
OUR SPACE: News from the WASC
Board
Local Associations of Student Councils
Meeting Announcements
The
WASC Board is composed of representatives from across the
state from Local Associations of Student Councils (formerly known as
Interhighs).
Cascade
TBD
Columbia
Basin
May 7
at Quincy High
Edmonds
March 25 at
Mountlake Terrace High
Greater Puget
Sound
May 15 at Clover Park (Local Association Meeting)
Greater Spokane
Area
March 25
Association Summit
Greater St.
Helens
April 10 at Mountain View High
Greater
Yakima Valley
May 14 at Prosser High
KingCo
April 22 at Bothel High, Topic: Community Service
Mid-Columbia
May 7 at Hanford High
Nisqually
April 23 at Fife
High
North Central
Washington
TBD
Olympic Peninsula
TBD
South Puget Sound
April 16 at Bonney Lake High
PAC West
TBD
Wesco
May 15 at Shoreline Conference Center
Western
Cascade
May 1 at
Timberline High
Quote
"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so
that his place will be proud of him."
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