NEW year means NEW possibilities (& how to balance) The year that we just endured is one that we can all collaboratively agree has changed our lives drastically. In a world where so many external factors remain uncertain, it is important to keep yourself…
For most, this year has been a boiling pot of overwhelming emotions. used to wake up with so much heaviness on my heart and tell myself: I hope the pain of this past year is not wasted. Then I would drag myself out of bed…
It certainly has been an interesting week following the election. My father-in-law has moved in with Sue and I for a few months and is a CNN junkie. There has been no shortage of news watching in our house. Many times as I watched…
I have always been a proponent of writing letters. I write letters to my sisters accompanied by scribbled-on sticky notes and stickers that I think that they would enjoy. I write letters to my friends filled with inside jokes and disbelief on the times…
In three weeks, the voting in the 2020 Presidential Election will be over. Hopefully, a winner will have been declared and we can move forward for the next four years. This may be wishful thinking, but I truly hope we can move past rhetoric…
Hello student leaders! I hope you’re hanging in there whether you have been able to be back in your building learning with your friends, working virtually, or maybe a little bit of both. I know this year is nothing like we have ever seen…
In July, the NAWD Board of Directors made the decision to make the 2020 National Conference on Student Activities a virtual event rather than meeting in person in Boston. In the eight weeks since the decision, the NAWD Board has met virtually to plan…
Perspective We all have stories of our lives. Every day, our rough drafts consist of countless events and moments. We write pages and pages for others to read but before it’s ultimately published, we edit. We revise plot points and take out details that…
Much like the unknowns your school is currently contemplating with the return to school, MASC/MAHS is in a similar situation. As much as we want to get back to educating our student leaders and providing meaningful, dedicated programming – a 300+ student event with…
As schools and advisers begin to sort through their “to-do” list on returning to action in the fall, many are looking at creative ways to process items from left from last spring. A common biggie from that list is holding officer elections for your…