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The Mollohan Family Charitable Foundation awarded the West
Virginia Association of Student Councils a $3,500 community
outreach grant in October to help fund activities including
two sponsored trips to the West Virginia state legislature,
Super Leadership Day, the Summer Leadership Camp, and the
National Association of Student Councils National
Conference. WVASC is an organization whose main goal is to unite student
councils from West Virginia to share ideas, learn leadership
skills, set goals, and make lifelong friends. Events held
during the year allow students to network and gain exposure
and training in various topics. The association promotes the
development of positive skills for both students and
advisors: leadership, participatory citizenship,
volunteerism, and sound decision-making.
WVASC has a membership of over 80 middle and high schools
throughout West Virginia and elects student officers yearly
to govern the association. The WVASC Executive Board is
comprised of student state officers and Student Council
Advisors from throughout the state. These board members are
a very active group that meets to plan state events and
discuss issues that help the organization run smoothly.
There are elected members who serve on the board, as well as
the advisors of the elected state officers. These board
members meet in different parts of the state throughout the
year and attend conferences with students.
The West Virginia Association of Student Councils will
sponsor State Legislature Days on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
for senior high students and on Wednesday, February 21, 2007
for junior/middle school students. For more information or
to contact the West Virginia Association of Student
Councils, please visit
http://www.wvasc.org/index.html or
contact Karen Donathan, executive director, at 304.545.3091. |
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