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APPLICATIONS
HALL OF IDEAS QUESTIONS/ANSWERS
CENTER SPOTLIGHTS View more spotlights and other blogs
AWARDS! Don't forget - all award applications are due IN OUR OFFICE by February 27, 2009! Take this opportunity to recognize your great leaders!
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Could YOU Have Been a Teacher Back in 1872?? 
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to go to a meeting of State Student Council Directors out in San Diego, CA. This is a great meeting I attend each year and discuss with other state directors how they operate their own associations, conferences, board students and other issues facing state associations. While in San Diego this year, I visited an area called Old Town and while the building wasn't open, I was able to peer in the windows of the first public school of San Diego! On the wall outside was a very intriguing sign, titled "1872 Instructions to the Teachers" and I found it quite interesting in light of some issues that schools face today. I hope you get a good laugh from some of these! Students Looking for a Great Opportunity? 
Each year, students hoping to elevate their leadership skills and their involvement in the State Association seek out a position on our Board of Delegates. We work with about 25 students from around the state - students that are geared up for a new challenge and the opportunity to work closely with their peers from across Michigan. If you have students that are interested, or students you feel would be great for this position, please direct them to the website below for more information and an application. 
Looking for something new to do for your community that can benefit donors and recipients of the donations? Portage Northern High School sent us this idea - thanks Rick Searing for sharing! 
In a time where the economy of the United States is struggling, many people have to make tough financial decisions. America was once believed to be a prosperous nation, where families could go to live the American dream. What has become of the American dream? For me, the ongoing financial battle in this country does not represent the dream. Everyday we hear about hundreds of people who lose their jobs, and others struggling to make ends meet when inflation has increased the cost of living. It is a sad time in the state of Michigan right now, but something can be done about it. That change can come from the leaders from throughout the state. As student leadership organizations, we have the power to bring about change to the country. Each year, the state Board of Delegates chooses one special charity in the state to be the state charity of the year. This year our focus is on Penrickton Center for Blind Children.... Planning a Successful Group Retreat 
A retreat is a great tool that we as chapters, councils, organizations, etc. can use to plan and organize, as well as, grow closer as a group. By definition, a retreat is a single or multi-day offsite meeting to discuss strategy, build stronger teams, and formulate goals. These meetings tend to require more time and can be planned to relate to something specific or something broad. There are several aspects that attribute to planning a successful chapter/council retreat, some of the most important being: setting a date, time, and place, creating an agenda, organization, activities, food, supervision, and clean up. 
Ferndale Middle School, through the diligent efforts of their after school club “The Green Beans,” was awarded the title Official Michigan Green School in the spring of 2008. Through the Michigan Green Schools program and the office of Oakland County Waste Resource Management, schools must complete a list of requirements in order to qualify for such status and at a special ceremony are given a beautiful flag and certificate to display in their school.
No, it's not a spelling error, it's just not the Super Bowl you might be thinking of.... Looking for an easy service project? |
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