MASC/MAHS Announcements & Updates

June 1 | If your school is up for a challenge, consider hosting a conference next year! Applications for hosting EITHER fall or spring conferences are due June 1. You can find information on our site about hosting!

June 1 | Looking for recognition products to introduce new members to your council or honor society in the fall? We are taking orders for a September delivery, so get yours in before June 1st! See the Shop area for an order form!

Dear Advisers,

We are seeking presenters for our Executive Forum on May 12th, at the MSU Kellogg Center.

At this conference, we utilize advisers to help teach students about the positions they are taking on. We encourage you as the adviser to present with a former or outgoing student of yours from that same position so that you can share from both perspectives what is expected.
We are looking for advisers to present on the following positions:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Parliamentarian/Sergeant at Arms

We are also looking for advisers to present on the following topics:

Due to lack of school interest, we must cancel the Middle Level Conference on April 28th at Frankenmuth. We are working on securing a date for next spring for this same type of conference, also at the Bavarian Inn.  We hope you will join us at one of our two Middle Level ONLY Fall Training Institutes scheduled for November 5 and November 11, also at the Bavarian Inn!

Thanks to Lifetouch for providing us a photographer Saturday, April 5, 2008!

They captured group photos as schools arrived and lots of candids as well... you can look online, check them out and even order prints straight from them -

Visit their website:
http://www.lifetouchevents.com

When you get there, enter this password
NHS_MASC8

See even more pictures on our site!
http://mascmahs.org/node/235

Thank you for attending the MASC/MAHS State Conference 2008! We hope you truly feel inspired by what you experienced at this conference. Avondale High School did an amazing job bringing together the story of Emmanuel and connecting it to student leaders throughout Michigan.

Please help us prepare for next year's conference by providing us with about 5 minutes of your time to complete an evaluation!
Please follow the link below to go to the evaluation:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9oRVX2XCTa5fUOiJ_2fRfYLQ_3d_3d

Online registration is now available for the Executive Forum on May 12, 2008 - MSU Kellogg Center

See pictures from the 2008 MASC/MAHS State Conference, hosted by Avondale High School

View our gallery of pictures - download ours, upload yours! 

In just a few weeks, on April 28th, we bring our Middle Level Members together in Frankenmuth for a special conference designed around and for Middle School leadership students - student councils, National Junior Honor Societies and other leadership-related groups. If you have a great concept, idea, event or program that your students would like to share with the other attendees, please submit your student presentation online no later than April 21st!

Register for the conference by April 21st as well - HERE!

Did your high school recently submit a SET SEG Educational Foundation scholarship application for the Michigan Association of Student Councils/Michigan Association of Honor Societies Summer Leadership Camp?
 
If you answer...
"YES, my high school did submit a scholarship application," please read the Important Reminders for Scholarship Applicants listed below.

 
If you answer...
"NO, my high school did not submit a scholarship application," then I urge you to visit the Web site www.setseg.org, and take advantage of an opportunity to receive up to $1,250 to help send your students to Leadership Camp!

We are excited to bring our members THREE scholarship opportunities for this year's MASC/MAHS Summer Leadership Camps! To view more information about these scholarships, view our Camp Information Page.

$5,000 available, up to $1,250 per school   |  Deadline: APRIL 7, 2008

  3-4 scholarships available  |  Deadline: MAY 1, 2008

Conference Confirmation
& Final Details

IMPORTANT INFO FOR ALL ADVISERS!!

Dear Advisers,

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday April 5th, 2008, at the Grand Traverse Resort!
Below are some important reminders and details we would like you to know before the conference.

First thing: if you have vegetarians, please email the names (and your school name) to
kadi@mymassp.com by Tuesday, April 1, 2008.

For all advisers and students attending the MASC/MAHS 2008 State Conference, please complete the following REQUIRED forms and turn them in AT REGISTRATION! Thank you!

STUDENTS

• Responsibility/Compliance Agreement Form
• Medical/Health Form 

ADVISERS 

• Responsibility Agreement
• Medical/Health Form [suggested for adults with medical concerns; not required]

http://www.mascmahs.org/evaluation

Don't delay!!! Register for the 2008 State Conference before March 14, 2008 to reserve your spaces...

REGISTER

LEARN MORE

WHO'S COMING? 

Please note that the MASC/MAHS Regional Conference at Treetops Resort in Gaylord is cancelled.

Federal Character Education Grant
Released February 14 - Due April 1

Dr. Joe Hoedel and Dr. Phil Vincent, authors of 3 previously funded federal grants, will soon write a grant for Michigan high schools. The focus of this grant will be on the freshmen transition. Specifically, they want to include 4 high-performance, 4 average-performance and 4 low-performance high schools in the state of Michigan that meet the following criteria:

1) Have a freshmen academy (school within a school concept) or would be willing to begin a freshmen academy by the 2009-2010 school year.

Congratulations to Eisenhower High School's Student Council! They were selected as the 2008-2009 MASC/MAHS State Conference Host School!