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MASC DIRECTORY 2015 – 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS: SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE -------------------------------------------------------------- 2 MASC PRESIDENT’S LETTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 MASC EXECUTIVE BOARD--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 2015-2016 DEADLINES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 * CONFERENCE REGISTRATION POLICY---------------------------------------------------------- 6 MEMBERSHIP DUES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 BEHAVIOR EXPECTIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 SECTION 2 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS WARREN E. SHULL AWARD --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-10 HENRY SULLIVAN AWARD -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11-12 JAMES ROKAS AWARD-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-15 COMMONWEALTH AWARDS ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16-17 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR ----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 SECTION 3 COUNCIL AWARDS FIVE STAR COUNCIL AWARD ----------------------------------------------------------------- 19-20 EXCELLENCE AWARD -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21-30 TOP TEN PROJECT AWARD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 SECTION 4 PRESIDENT’S DINNER-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 SECTION 5 OFFICERSHOP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 SECTION 6 PRINCIPAL’S DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34-35 SECTION 7 ANNUAL CONFERENCE INVITATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36-37 REGISTRATION GUIDELINES ----------------------------------------------------------------- 38-40 PARENTS’ POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM ----------------------------------------------------- 41 SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP FORM--------------------------------------------------------------42 STUDENT ELECTION INFORMATION AND REGULATIONS-------------------------- 43-45 STUDENT ELECTION NOMINATION FORM------------------------------------------------46-47 LIP SYNC/TALENT CONTEST REGISTRATION FORM---------------------------------------48 PROGRAM COVER DESIGN CONTEST --------------------------------------------------------- 49 MASC COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT------------------------------------------------------- 50 UNSUNG HERO AWARD---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 SECTION 8 NASC COUNCIL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD --------------------------------------------------------------- 52 SECTION 9 NATIONAL CONFERENCE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------53-54 SECTION 10 SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- 55-56 SECTION 11 ADVISOR WORKSHOP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------57 SECTION 12 MASC CONSTITUTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58-59 SECTION 13 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT – Special Olympics –-----------------------------------------------60-65 REMEMBER TO GET ON-LINE WITH MASC … www.mastuco.net *Please see form of payments policy on pages 5 & 6. 1 Massachusetts Association of Student Councils August 2015 Welcome! On behalf of the MASC Executive Board and all of the member schools of our association ~ we bid you welcome. We are proud to have your school among our members for the 2015-2016 school year. Belonging to our association provides many benefits for member schools, as well as for individual students and advisors. Included in this packet are the registration forms, applications, and descriptions for all MASC sponsored programs and activities. At first glance, this packet may seem overwhelming. Begin with the page entitled 2015-2016 PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES. MARK EVERY DEADLINE DATE ON YOUR COUNCIL CALENDAR. The next step is to go through the entire packet. Determine your council’s eligibility for the various awards. Participate in every program, project or activity which suits the needs and goals of your council. Seek the appropriate level of recognition. Join us at the conferences and summer leadership programs. It is wise to make duplicates of all blank applications in case of errors, and to reference the guidebook online for any updates/changes throughout the year. Please take note of a few new additions of to this year’s guidebook. Located on page 6 is a conference registration policies page. Please review this page carefully, as it will affect the way you submit your registration. Also, please take note of the MASC Council of Excellence program (page 21-31). We hope to award many schools as a MASC Council of Excellence in Hyannis this year. Please note that on all registration forms for all MASC programs – a principal’s signature will be required. The Executive Board provides a challenging, rewarding and educational program of activities for the association. We hope that 2015-2016 will live up to your expectations. If you have any questions, feel free to contact any member of the Executive Board. Once again, “welcome,” and we hope that 2015-2016 will be your most successful year. Sincerely, Paul Branagan Paul Branagan MASC Executive Director Peter Smith Peter Smith Associate Director 2 Massachusetts Association of Student Councils My fellow MASC leaders, are you prepared for take-off? Suit? Check. Food? Check. Oxygen? Check. Amazing leaders from the best state in America? DOUBLE CHECK. All aboard “Mission MASC: To Leadership and Beyond!” This trip will be one to remember, surely a year you will never forget. The skies are clear, the rocket ship is fueled, our stars are shining, and we are ready for take-off. The best part of all? I know for a fact that we have the most equipped, driven, and enthusiastic crew in the galaxy. Massachusetts, are you ready for the adventure of your lifetime? With the help of your fellow flyers, you will all rise to new heights, and soar among your shooting stars this year with MASC. Before we can departure, we begin by prepping our captains at President’s Dinner, meatballs and meteors included. We then adventure off to astronaut training at Officershop, where our crew will learn to take on whatever the hemispheres may throw at them (literally). In between, we will take memorable pit-stops at our annual bocce tournaments, where we will invite some of our closest friends to experience the magic of flying. And last, as any prepared astronaut knows, Hyannis is where our students will truly take flight. We will all file into our spaceships, ready for anything, and experience the voyage we have been preparing for all year. The portal is shut, our leaders are ready, and sparks begin to fly. We’re all on a trip in our favorite rocket ship, soaring on the adventure of a lifetime. No matter where our ship may take us, we will always be prepared. We CAN find the next Earth, we CAN soar to the moon, we CAN do anything we set our minds to; with the help of not only your state, but your friends right by your side. You will be prepared with all of the resources, guides, and fuel you need to truly fly among the stars and achieve your dreams this year MASC. For help along the way, check out our newly designed website, www.mastuco.net, to discover all the information you may need for events, conferences, the 2015-2016 Excellence Book, and so much more!! This website along with our Twitter @MA_StuCo and Instagram ma_stuco, will also provide you with all of the information you may need on MASC’s partnerships with Special Olympics Massachusetts. At some points along your journey these websites and social networks may be your lifeline, so embrace them the most you can! For all of you adventurers out there, this is going to be the best trip yet. Zip up your suit, check for comets before you go, make sure there is plenty of powdered ice cream, and be ready for the flight of your life. Thank you Massachusetts for not only all of the work that you put into your schools, regions, and state, but also into yourself in ensuring that we have the best leaders out there. Without all of your hard work, dedication, bravery, and commitment, MASC would not be where it is today. I can’t wait to see you all at the space station soon, ready to depart on the trip we’ve all been waiting for. And in 3...2...1…..Blastoff!! Mission MASC: To Leadership and Beyond!! Best of Wishes, Hannah Goodale MASC President West Boylston High School 3 2015 - 2016 Executive Officers State Officers Hannah Goodale Christopher Cioffi Stina Cofsky MASC President MASC Vice President MASC Secretary West Boylston High School Amesbury High School Walpole High School [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Adult Officers Paul Branagan Michele Denise MASC Executive Director MASC Assistant Director & [email protected] MASC Summer Conf. Co-Director [email protected] Linda Francis Erin Lachapelle