PASC News Inside This Issue News & Notes...................... 2 • Resource Development Coordinator Position Created • Job Posting for PASC Executive Director It’s Not Too Late for 2012 Summer Camp Experience with PASC ............................. 2 Open Houses at Summer Workshops .......................... 3 State Conference Workshop Presenters Needed.............. 3 Summer PASC Conference Checklist ............................... 4 Come Put the Pieces Together at Activity Advisor Seminar................................... 4 Shannon Sullivan Reports on Her Final SBE Meeting ....... 5 How to Host a Mini-THON........................... 6
Volume 36 Issue 10 June 2012
New Castle Gears Up for PASC State Conference By Kristina Riggans, PASC State President We cannot wait for you to join us and “Ignite Yourself, Your School, and Your Community to Serve Others!” This is such a tremendous opportunity for Union and Laurel High Schools to come together to host the PASC 2012 State Conference. With only 494 students in grades 5–12 from Union, and only 675 students in grades 7–12 from Laurel, this is a huge job for our small schools. We are meeting this job head on and making the 76th PASC State Conference a great and beneficial experience
for all. One thing we’ve done to ensure this is to schedule three phenomenal keynote speakers, Matt Emerzian, Heather Schultz, and Ian Tyson. Matt Emerzian is the coauthor of a book titled Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make a Difference. Matt graduated from UCLA with an MBA. His book focuses on promoting the idea that people have power and that they matter. He engages people in this movement through a YOU
MATTER campaign, a weekly news column, YOU MATTER K–12 school curriculum, viral videos, and his YOU MATTER Corporate Social-Responsibility Program. His main goal is to have people recognize the fact that no matter how big or small their actions may be, they matter. He will be speaking on how, through working together with friends and family, you can make a difference in people’s lives and community. continued on page 3
Plan Now for Horatio Alger Scholarship Opportunities Juniors (Class of 2013) and educators are encouraged to visit horatioalger.com/scholarships/ programs for details about the Horatio Alger association and its scholarships. Applications for the 2013 scholarships will be available online from August 1 to October 30, 2012. In addition, the Horatio Alger Association has partnered with the National Association of Student Councils to provide a $20,000 national scholarship to a member of Student Council who meets the qualifications for the Horatio Alger Award and whose school is a member of both NASC and PASC.
Information about this scholarship will be available on August 1 at www.nasc.us and on the Horatio Alger website. In 2012, 53 Pennsylvania seniors received a total of $310,000 in Horatio Alger Scholarships. These scholarships provide assistance to seniors who have demonstrated integrity, perseverance in overcoming adversity, strength of character, financial need, a good student record, commitment to pursue a college education, and a desire to contribute to society. Advisors: please share this information with your guidance counselors and administrators before school ends.