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All That Jazz: First Stanza, Wednesday PM Sessions |
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Kathy Lech, Pioneer Middle School
ASB secretaries met in a round-table format to discuss items of interest. This jam session focused on helping to keep secretaries in tune with their ASB adviser, the kids, and the administration.
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Susan M. Jackson, Evergreen Junior High
This session focused on helping students recognize and create projects using the four types of recognition:
A) Welcome B) You belong C) Special occasion D) Ongoing appreciation.
sjackson@lwsd.org |
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Erika Nuttbrock & Leslie Ivelia, Olympic View Middle School
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things....THATS YOU! Delegates that came to this session heard why these two ordinary people are "jazzed" about leadership and what they are doing to plan, prepare and implement activities in their building. Lessons and activities where shared as well as what we did to "lock-in" our leaders (an overnight retreat spent teaching and preparing our kids).
nuttbrockel@mukilteo.wednet.edu
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Marie Lockwood, Evergreen High School
Are those the 2 words that you heard when you were hired to be the NEW ASB Adviser / Leadership teacher at your school? And now, you wonder, just what was I thinking when I said YES to this wonderful, but challenging position. If so, then this session was the class for you! It covered grading and evaluation techniques, outcomes, class format, resources, job description, etc.
mlockwo2@egreen.wednet.edu |
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Cathy Sork, Fort Vancouver High School
Fact: the human brain loves novelty. Jazz up student publicity with creative ideas your leaders can use to capture student attention. Even the most artistically challenged can put together a multi-tiered publicity campaign using these techniques that were shared.
cathysork@vansd.org |
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Katie Myrick, Timberline Middle School
This session was an informal, round-table discussion about the current issues, concerns and trends in cheerleading. This session will provided an opportunity for cheer advisors, from around the state, to give and receive hints and advice. This was a great opportunity to "pick the brains" of fellow cheer advisors.
kmyrick@nthurston.k12.wa.us
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All That Jazz: Second Stanza, Thursday AM Sessions |
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Louella Adams, State Auditors Office
Candy Manthany, Northshore District Office
This session covered information on the best practices in fundraising, how to do an internal audit within your school and best practices for running, maintaining and monitoring student stores.
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Barbara Kagy, Board Member
Vicki Lee, State Director
Inspired by athletic decathlons, Academic Decathlons consist of ten academic competitions. Decathletes compete in teams requiring students with grade points of "A", "B", and "C" or below. Every member participates in every competition. They can win individual scholarships and medals as well as school trophies. The curriculum fits hand and glove with the Essential Learning Goals and Requirements of Washington State Academic Decathlon and is the premier scholastic competition for high school students
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Vince Ivelia & Kevin Judkins, Snohomish High School
This session showed you some ways in which educators can empower students to discover their true potential, and integrate more fully with their school. Participants learned how to develop student habits for ethical leadership, citizenship, service and the ability to think and act for the common good of the school.
kevin.judkins@sno.wednet.edu
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Lynn Fallows, Mount Si High School
"No Place for Hate(r)" is a broad-based guide developed by the Anti-Defamation League that brings students, faculty, administrators, and the community together to plan and implement comprehensive programming to combat bias and promote a respect for diversity. Session participants learned how to make their school "No Place for Hate(r)."
fallowsl@snoqualmie.k12.wa.us |
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Caity Karapostoles, Sequim Middle School
In April 1986, the world experienced the world's worst nuclear accident and millions of people's lives were forever changed. Every summer a large group of children from Belarus are brought to the U.S. to provide them with health and dental care, nourishing food and a respite from the radiation that has saturated their world.
Students can help with his community project in a multitude of ways from collecting clothing to hosting an afternoon of fun. Unlike many community service endeavors this project allows students to actually get to know the children they are helping. It also provides a wonderful forum in which to explore the Chernobyl accident and the resulting devastation to Belarus and a bit of world geography. This is one of the most rewarding projects we have been involved in!
caityk@sequim.k12.wa.us |
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Kay Anderson and Debbie Romsburg, Clarkston High School
This session was a treasure chest of ideas about turning a school rivalry into a win-win situation using school spirit, community service, and sportsmanship.
kandersen@csdk12.org
dromesburg@csdk12.org
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Roberta Hasstedt, Cascade High School
How do we best grade our students? Is there a way to assign a value to different committees? Are there base requirements for a minimum grade? Each year as I grade my students I ask myself these questions. This course outlined a grading system that is a work in progress at their school.
rhasstedt@everett.wednet.edu |
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Mark Scharenbroich
Need an idea to connect your students to the school? This session outlined 100 ideas Mark has to connect students to their school.
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Kathy Crowley, WSCCA Vice President
Do you follow the same routine all the time? Does your team seem to take forever to get ready? Here participants got some ideas on different ways to make practice more interest, add some fun and excitement. Need more ideas for team bonding? Practice is a great time to do it.
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All That Jazz: Third Stanza, Thursday PM Sessions |
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Louella Adams, State Auditors Office
Candy Manthany, Northshore District Office
Are your ASB Funds used appropriately? Do you give incentives? Do you work within your budget parameters? Do you give gifts of public funds? Participants got a chance to rate their school.
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Steven Cross, Cedearcrest Middle School
Selecting candidates, Approving campaign materials and speeches, Voting and Tabulating a winner are all important elements of a successful ASB Election, but you can't forget what the ASB Constitution says! Participants picked up a few tips in running a smooth event.
steven_cross@mcvl.k12.wa.us
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Leslie Ivelia, Jennifer Johnson, January Colacurcio, & Aaron Mukai, Olympic View Middle School
It takes a "team" that works together to stay in "tune". We think we have our "band" stepping in tune as we work together as class advisors and activities coordinator trying not to miss a beat. This session lent itself to simple sharing of ideas that they as a team have coordinated to make our school environment a "jazzed" up and spirited place. Participants learned what this school has done for spirit assemblies, academic recognition, "Pirate Pride", dances, celebrations, athletics and much, much more.
iveliala@mukilteo.wednet.edu
johnsonjh@mukilteo.wednet.org
mukait@mukilteo.wednet.org
colacurciojl@mukilteo.wednet.org
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Dan Hull, Emerald Ridge High School
This session explored the idea of shaping the Culture and Climate of your school using the 40 Developmental Assets Data.
dlhull@puyallup.k12.wa.us |
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Che-mai Gray, Marysville Middle School
This session showed how one middle school plans and runs their field day and will gave a format that you can follow to run your own field day next year.
chei_mai_gray@msvl.k12.wa.us |
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John Bittenger, Everett High School
What are the sources of stress for you... at school, ... at home, ... In the rest of your life? More importantly, what can you do about it? In this session, particpants discussed "good" and "bad" stress, and the impact of stress also good and bad - in our lives. The session identified stressors in life, and chatted about ways to reduce and to live with stress. Finally, it investigated techniques to redirect stress, and relaxation strategies. WACA delegates left this session feeling rejuvenated!! And remember, the opposite of STRESSED is DESSERTS!!
john_bittinger@everett.wednet.edu |
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Kim Stewart, Mountlake Terrace High School
Stew led a panel of vendors on what's in store for the future of vending machines. Stew invited Coke and Pepsi as well as Summit and Evergreen vending companies. Representatives were there to answer questions of what's on the horizon for options and ways for schools to make some money. Participants brought questions and ideas and interacted in a way they could take home some viable solutions.
stewartk@edmonds.wednet.edu |
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Tim Turner, Kiona-Benton High School
Looking for some ideas to get your students up and moving and working together? Look in the bucket. Ropes in a Bucket is a kit of materials you can assemble for a minimal cost that will allow you to facilitate a variety of challenges. This interactive session presented a few team challenges and problem-solving initiatives for small groups. The focus was on activities that are quick, easy to facilitate, and purposeful. Great for new leadership teachers, but everyone was able to find something to use in the bucket.
turnert@kibe.wednet.edu |
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All That Jazz: Fourth Stanza, Friday AM Sessions |
Greg Barker, Auburn-Riverside High School
Come ask those pesky little questions. Find out more about resources in and around the state as well as talk to someone to answer your basic questions. If there is a form or a resource, we will try to have it there for you.
gbarker@auburn.wednet.edu |
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Kevin Judkins, Snohomish High School
Do your assemblies represent the interests of your entire student body? Do you want to make sure all groups are represented and feel included in your assemblies? This session took participants through a process they could use with assembly planners to help create assemblies that create an environment of inclusion.
kevin.judkins@sno.wednet.edu |
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Brent Miller, Aylen Junior High
Imagine your older classes cheering rather than jeering the newbies of your school. Picture the faces of the incoming class walking through a human tunnel of the leaders of your school welcoming them to their new school. Listen to the incoming class out yelling the older classes in their first Pep Assembly. Watch older students greeting their younger classmates by name in the hallways during passing period. These are the qualities that are established during a Jazzed Up orientation process known as 6th grade, 7th grade, Frosh or Sophomore Camp. Session participants gained the necessary information to make this a reality at their school!
bmiller@puyallup.k12.wa.us |
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Eleanor Schulze, Gig Harbor High School
This veteran leadership teacher of 25 years wshared tips that she has gathered over the years. Participants learned about grading contracts, icebreakers, leadership lessons, and projects for that tough 2nd semester, along with some super spirit tips. This was a great workshop for those new to advising.
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Barb Goll-Dewitte
Design basics and principles, visual communication and promotional ideas that go beyond the same 'ol posters were the topic of this workshop.
bgoll-dewitte@wonders.eburg.wednet.edu
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Marty Fortin, Cispus Learning Center
Using game show formats in class to review, inspire and excite. It's a way to revisit the leadership class curriculum at the end of a term and ready students for a final exam. I also use this format to review ASB finance lessons. I have several different games to show/play...they are all easily adapted to many classroom situations. Wheel of Fortune, Concentration, Hollywood Squares, Who Wants to Be..., Jeopardy
fortin@cispus.org |
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Barb Pearson
This was an interactive workshop particpants could use with staff and students. It covered the effects of HIBI on student learning and they were given activities to use back at school that will raise awareness of bullying, intimidation, harassment and isolation's effect on the school climate. How can your leaders begin to address these things in their activity planning? How can your staff be more aware of the need to address it in their school?
brtac@earth.net |
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David Parker
Following his Friday morning presentation, David worked with participants on how to use self-esteem building activities to bring pride to the individual through accomplishment, and simultaneously bring unity to the group through cooperation and respect for one another. This hands-on workshop involved learning through doing, with some close-up and personal interaction with David Parker.
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Katie Myrick, Timberline Middle School
This session helped cheer advisors develop a tryout process and generate a squad that is the perfect fit for their school. Participants discussed how advisors can evaluate their school's spirit needs, create a tryout process based on those needs, and run a "pain free" tryout. Participants were encouraged to bring ideas and hints that have worked for them.
kmyrick@nthurston.k12.wa.us |
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