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NJASC Advisors Update - September 10, 2009
Here is the latest news about what is going on in your state Student Council association, and what you need to know for our upcoming events...
Welcome Back! What a summer it was...
We hope that you had a great summer! For NJASC, the summer of 2009 was full of great experiences for the student leaders of our state...
From June 25-July 1, our State Officers led a delegation of twenty-four student leaders and advisors to the 73rd annual NASC National Conference at Highlands Ranch High School in Denver, Colorado. At NASC 2009 over 1500 student leaders and their advisors networked to share ideas, enjoyed nationally recognized speakers, and engaged in activities designed to develop and enhance their leadership skills. The student leaders of New Jersey definitely left their mark on this conference, and made friends with fellow leaders from throughout North America (and one moose)...
One of the keynote speakers at NASC 2009 was Alvin Law - who motivated all with his unique life story and experiences. Our State Officers were especially impressed by his story and presentation, and asked about having him share it with each of you. We are proud to be bringing Alvin all the way from Alberta, Canada to New Jersey this coming January to speak at our 2010 Winter Convention. We are confident that you will thoroughly enjoy Alvin's presentation, while taking home a message that you will definitely remember. You can find out more about Alvin at his website, located at www.alvinlaw.com.
From July 15-22, nearly three hundred student leaders from all parts of New Jersey attended the 54th annual NJASC Leadership Training Conference (LTC) at The College of New Jersey. At LTC, your student leaders developed and enhanced important skills such as public speaking, communication, project planning, running meetings, tolerance, handling conflict, problem solving, time management, and teamwork. Not to mention that they had the time of their life while doing all this. We'll let them speak for themselves, visit the LTC Delegate Testimonials page to hear what they had to say...
This year, we were proud to introduce our new "LTC 2" program which invited student leaders that already attended LTC to come back for more! Twenty-two student leaders took part in the initial year of this program, in which they recaptured the excitement of their first LTC experience while receving advanced leadership training to apply in high school and beyond. They also bonded tightly as a unit - within 24 hours, they had their own Facebook group up and were already planning a reunion on their own. We are working on follow-up activities for this initial LTC 2 group at the Fall and Winter Conferences, and look forward to continuing this program at LTC 2010!
Membership and Fall Conference Registration:
It's ONLINE and OPEN!
We have made renewing (or starting) your NJASC membership and registering for our conferences even easier! After a successful trial run last Spring, registration for membership and conferences is now fully ONLINE. But wait, there's more - it's also EASY...
Just use the link provided below, enter the required information, and click submit. You will then receive a confirmation e-mail that you can send with your $60.00 dues payment to our Southern Office at Palmyra HS. You can also access the online form through our website - links are provided on the home page and forms page.
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The Fall Business Meeting will be Tuesday October 13 at The College of New Jersey. Our keynote speaker will be Keith Hawkins, who is one of America's top professional youth speakers. Growing up in Los Angeles, life handed Keith tough challenges - which he has met, surpassed, and now travels around the United States to inspire others to do the same. His mission is to make this world a place where we understand and value all people by building meaningful relationships. You can learn more about Keith by visiting his website, located at www.keithhawkins.com.
The schedule for the 2009 Fall Business Meeting will be as follows:
| Welcome & Registration (Student Center 1st Floor Lobby) |
8:30-9:30 |
| General Session (Recreation Center) |
9:40-11:00 |
| Breakout Sessions (see below) |
11:15-12:00 |
| Conference ends | 12:00 |
There will be several breakout sessions after Keith's keynote presentation, that will include the following:
- Running For State Office - anyone from the South intending to run for 2010 State Office MUST attend this meeting with an advisor!
- Standards of Excellence - any school intending to participate in this award program MUST have a representative at this meeting.
- Advisors' Workshop with Keith Hawkins
- "So Now You're..." - sessions for Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers, and BOE Representatives led by your State Officers
- State Charity Workshop - meet representatives from The Family Reach Foundation, our 2009-2010 State Charity.
- More...stay tuned!
To register for the 2009 NJASC Fall Business Meeting, you can use the link provided below or visit our website at www.njasc.org.
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| 2009 Fall Business Meeting CLICK HERE |
If you have any questions about our Online Registration and Membership system or the NJASC website, please e-mail Lou at lmiller@njasc.org.
Hey, South Jersey! Calling all candidates...
Who will be in the next group of State Officers?
Will it include a student from YOUR school?
Student leaders from the following ten Southern counties are eligible to run for 2010 State Office:
| Atlantic | Burlington | Camden | Cape May | Cumberland |
| Gloucester | Mercer | Monmouth | Ocean | Salem |
In order to run for 2010 State Office...
- Sophomores or juniors may run for High School State Office, and Middle Level students that will remain in their Middle School through February 2011 may run for Middle Level Representative.
- In order to be slated as a candidate for President or Vice President, a candidate must have attended and completed LTC.
- In order to run for State Office, a candidate AND their advisor must attend the "Running For State Office" workshop at the Fall Business Meeting on October 13.
Please note that all of the above are constitutional requirements, for which we can grant NO exceptions! Anyone considering a candidate for 2010 State Office should download and carefully read the document linked to below, which provides important information about the process as well as the expectations we have for State Officers and their schools in supporting them:
"Running for State Office" |
Join our State Charity for a fun walk or run!
On Sunday October 25, the Family Reach Foundation will be conducting their fourth annual 5k Family Fun Run in Mahwah, and would like to invite you and your students to join as a participant or volunteer.
CLICK HERE to download a flyer with more information about this event.
CLICK HERE to register for this event. The $25.00 registration fee should be made payable to Family Reach Foundation, with the form and fee to be mailed to their address as directed on the registration form. However, to ensure that any additional donations you collect count for your school toward the State Charity awards - please make all additional donation checks payable to NJASC, and hand them directly to Lou on the day of the event. Please note that any checks made payable to Family Reach Foundation are considered direct donations to their organization, and will not be included in our school or overall State Charity totals. All donations made to and collected by NJASC at the 5k Family Fun Run will go toward our final overall State Charity donation, which will be presented to Family Reach Foundation at the Spring Awards Program in May.
Representatives from the Family Reach Foundation will be at the Fall Business Meeting on October 13, ready to provide more information about their charity and the work it does in support of families fighting pediatric cancers and other life threatening diseases. You can also visit the NJASC website or their website at www.familyreach.org to learn more about this year's State Charity. We look forward to working with Family Reach Foundation in the coming year, and hope to see a lot of you in Mahwah.
Prepare for NJASC Award Programs NOW!
Each Fall, there are a number of NJASC Award Programs through which your school and student leaders can receive recognition at the state level...
NJASC award programs are designed to recognize excellence in student leadership, outstanding projects, and meeting state or nationally recognized criteria with regard to overall council operations.
As we enter this new school year, we encourage all Student Councils to carefully review the criteria and submit an application for each of these award programs. The application period for several of these programs - for which award plaques or certificates will be given at the Winter Convention - will soon begin. Therefore, now is the time to prepare your Student Council for...
- Honor School - honors those Student Councils that have attained state and/or nationally recognized criteria with regard to overall council operations.
- Top Ten Projects - recognizes outstanding projects in the following categories: Educational, Fundraising, Service, School Spirit, Middle Level.
- Middle Level Student Leader of the Year - recognizes an outstanding student leader at the middle school level.
- High School Student Leader of the Year - recognizes an outstanding student leader at the high school level.
Applications for each of these award programs will be included in your school packet at the Fall Business Meeting, and will also be available for download from our website www.njasc.org starting on Wednesday October 14. When submitting applications, please be sure to adhere to all stated deadlines - as the State Officers will not consider any applications submitted late.
Our annual mailing should arrive at your schools around September 15, and it will contain a new and exciting brochure about the benefits of LTC and NJASC membership! Thank you for your support in the past, and we look forward to working with you and your student leaders in the coming year.
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