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…
This is my third try at writing a “From the Archives” for the August Leadlines. Each time I read our local paper, there would be an article that shifted my thoughts and focus. The most recent was one that shared the decision of the…
Our Student Mental Health Summit was amazing last year. Schools from all over Michigan brought teams inclusive of building administration, counselors, student leadership advisers and 6-12 grade STUDENTS! Teams heard from keynote speakers, completed a school self-assessment and learned about successful student mental health…
As educators head into a MUCH deserved summer break, much remains unclear as to the state of instruction, operations or educational practice as a whole for that matter. Remote instruction? In-person? Blended learning? Rotating schedules? This will be a fast moving, often stress-inducing summer…
This has certainly been an interesting close to the school year. The last quarter has seen teachers adapting lessons to virtual formats and students watching computer/device screens instead of directly interacting with their teachers and classmates. How far this current situation will extend into…
MASC/MAHS was able to host a virtual Townhall with Governor Whitmer and her ed policy adviser, Brandy Johnson, exclusively for MASC/MAHS students last Thursday, April 23rd. To help organize this opportunity and to ensure student voice was the main contributing force we created a…
How quickly our world has changed. Last month I shared how nice it was to see so many of you in Grand Rapids at States 2020. We were certainly fortunate the Amway Grand had to move us up several weeks to February 29 –…