NOTES: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS Silver Level Corporate Sponsor Thank you Herff Jones for: • Sponsoring Advisor Hospitality • Sponsoring M3 Rock n’ Talk • And Providing rings for the High School and Middle Level Advisor of the Year Thank you, Ron DeShay, for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Thank you to our Doers and Dreamers: Bobby Thacker and SecondGen secondgen.org The Peterson Brothers Band www.petersonbrothersband.com Bernard Blake Thank you for your contributions to our General Sessions: Rock Teen Nation www.rockteen.org Winston Gaines Entertainment Services www.gainesentservices.com TABLE OF CONTENTS • 1 Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel Maps ........................................................ 2 Welcome from the Conference Coordinator ............................................................ 3 Welcome from TASC .............................................................................................. 4 Conference Information ....................................................................................... 5-6 Officer Election Schedule ........................................................................................ 7 Advisor Activities ..................................................................................................... 8 TASC Night at Six Flags.......................................................................................... 9 Conference Schedule ........................................................................................ 10-14 Breakout Sessions Rotation Procedure ................................................................... 15 General Session Station ......................................................................................... 16 Special Session Station ...................................................................................... 17-18 Table Talk Presentations Station ....................................................................... 19-25 TASC Board of Directors and Staff .................................................................. 26-27 TASC Advisor Awards ...................................................................................... 28-29 TASC Conference Exhibitors ................................................................................ 30 TASC Conference History .................................................................................... 31 Special Thanks from the Conference Coordinator School...................................... 32 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CEDAR CREEK HS CONFERENCE COORDINATOR TEAM ARLINGTON CONVENTION CENTER MAP ENTRANCE FROM SHERATON 2 • MEETING ROOMS 9-12 SENIOR SESSION MEETING ROOMS 5-8 ADVISOR HOSPITALITY E-4 E-3 E-2 MEETING ROOMS 1-4 ADVISOR SESSIONS E-1 - EXHIBIT HALL (GENERAL SESSION ROOM) GRAND HALL (REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS) SHERATON HOTEL MAP SECOND FLOOR THE WORLD CUP ROOM & THE STANLEY CUP ROOMS ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SHERATON TO THE RIGHT OF THE RESTAURANT ENTRANCE THE PLAZA ON THE HILL AND THE YACHT CLUB ROOMS ARE OUTSIDE BEHIND THE SHERATON (NORTH) ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE POND & POOL. WELCOME FROM THE COORDINATOR SCHOOL • 3 CEDAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Steve Murray Bridgette Cornelius Brian Meyer Dawn Vinklarek Rebecca Brady Superintendent Principal Student Council Student Council Annual Conference Bastrop ISD Cedar Creek HS Advisor Advisor Committee Chairperson 4 • WELCOME FROM TASC ABOUT TASC The Texas Association of Student Councils is a non-profit organization serving middle and high school level student councils in Texas. TASC builds leaders who positively impact our schools, our communities, our state, and our nation through leadership development in second- ary schools in Texas. We believe in a powerful student voice, the journey of leadership, and in building a strong web of support for students and advisors. We know that leadership skills can be learned and enhanced, and we work daily to do just that. Organized in 1937, TASC serves almost 1300 member schools by providing opportunities for advisors and student leaders to interact and learn through out- standing programs such as this Annual Conference. DARE TO DREAM. DARE TO DO. For leaders to grow, they must dare themselves to step out of their comfort zones and exceed previous ex- pectations. As we have learned from innovators in the past, those who dare to go beyond their limits often see immense results. This year’s state theme calls for TASC to “Dare to Dream. Dare to Do.” challenging us to better our world through our dreams that we, in turn, make a reality. The TASC Board of Directors challenges members to promote positive change through a state project un- like anything TASC has done before. We all know that TASC changes lives. This year TASC will save lives. The TASC State Service Project is Dare to Donate, and TASC is partnering with Donate Life Texas to raise awareness for organ donation and increase the number of donors within the great state of Texas through education and donor drives. When we challenge ourselves to step out and make a difference, we produce great outcomes. What greater outcome can we ask for than life? When we “Dare to Dream,” there’s nothing that we can’t “Dare to Do.” ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TASC would like to extend a special thanks to the following: • Each of the local student council advisors who give generously of their time and energies to make local district, and state activities successful; • The many councils who contributed to the Annual Conference by running for office, running for the Board, serving on committees, and presenting Table Talks; • The adult presenters for sharing their expertise; • Each company who exhibited or advertised with us; • The Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau for its support and assistance; • Herff Jones for hosting refreshments for advisors, rings for the Eddie G. Bull Advisor of the Year award, and for sponsoring M3 Rock n’ Talk; • TASC office staff members who work tirelessly on this conference; • The staff of the Arlington Convention Center, the Sheraton, and the Texas Rangers for their assistance; • Run, Jump, Fly Creative for its guidance and assistance with general session production; • The students and advisors of the state officer schools as well as the elected advisors on the Board of Direc- tors for their sincere interest in TASC and their help throughout the conference; • Members of TASC District 18, Canyon HS, Hays HS, Bastrop HS, New Braunfels HS, and Lehman HS who shared responsibilities for coordinating this conference; • Cedar Creek High School students, advisors, staff, and community members for their vision, their creativ- ity, their efforts, their dedication, and their hospitality in making this conference absolutely outstanding. THIS PROGRAM IS PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CONFERENCE INFORMATION • 5 NAME BADGES /WRISTBANDS TASC ON SOCIAL NETWORKS: Each registered delegate and invited guest will receive Facebook: TASC_StuCo TASC_StuCo Alumni an official conference name badge and TASC wristband. Twitter: TASC_stuco To ensure student safety, these items must be worn at Instagram: TASC_stuco all times. The conference wristband is admission to all Snapchat: tascstuco conference sessions. Those without a TASC wristband will be required to leave. Additionally, the color of the Download the TASC mobile app and allow “push notifications” to get wristband will determine the rotation to be followed for conference updates, announcements, and more! breakout sessions on Day 2 afternoon. DRESS CODE The TASC Board of Directors requests that all attendees follow the TASC Conference dress code. No shorts of STUDENT BEHAVIOR any type are to be worn to any conference activity with With the convention attendance totaling almost 4,900 the exception of the night at Six Flags. Hats or caps are delegates, it is necessary that advisors sit with their stu- not allowed in the building, and all shirts and dresses dents during the general assemblies and monitor and must have sleeves. Security will help monitor dress code. control excessive noise. Even a few whispers in the au- ditorium create a lot of noise. Always treat speakers on STUDENT DROP-OFF/PICK-UP stage with courtesy and respect. Please ensure that your In order to ensure delegate safety, vehicles carrying del- students remain seated during performances. Walking egates will not be allowed to stop and unload in the