Hello everyone! This will also be a post with a decent bit of information - bear with us!"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."—John Quincy Adams
- The Fall Rally was successfully held on November 20, 2010 at James Madison Middle School in Roanoke, Virginia. More details on the rally will be added, along with pictures taken at the event and a way for you to submit comments/suggestions to be used for next year's rally - so be sure to look through the pictures and give some feedback if you attended!
- The Regional Council is very excited to announce that two new Regional Officers have been installed! Caroline Salle, a 7th grader from Blacksburg Middle School, and Corey Kendall, an 8th grader from Blacksburg Middle School, were appointed to the Reporter and Sergeant-at-Arms positions respectively. Information on both students will be added to the "Regional Officers" shortly.
- The Virginia TSA Reporter position is now vacant and applications are being accepted. Serving as a State Officer is a wonderful opportunity for both leadership experience and growing as a person, so please consider applying! Applications must be turned in to the Virginia TSA office by December 21, 2010. All applicants will be asked to make a short campaign speech in front of the Executive Council (state officers) about why they are interested in the position, and then the Executive Council will vote to select the new officer. If you have any questions about the duties of the Virginia TSA Reporter or the obligations of a State Officer in general, please feel free to contact me at anytime!
- Students should also begin considering if they are interested in applying for Regional Officer for the 2011-2012 school year. Applications for any of the eight positions are due by February 11, 2011. Applicants will make a short campaign speech and be given time to campaign during the Spring Regional Fair. Delegates from each school attending the Regional Fair in the region will then be given the opportunity to vote for the new officers, who will be installed during the Closing of the Fair.
** PLEASE NOTE: Receiving all the necessary signatures on any application will take time, as will mailing the application to the Virginia TSA office. Please allow yourself enough time to complete your applications. (I would recommend starting at least five weeks before the application is due.) - At the November Executive Council meeting, it was decided that Leadership Academy will not be held during Technosphere this year. Due to the time restrictions, it would not be possible to hold an event that would represent the Leadership Academy in a way that would be both beneficial and fun for the students. Though there will be no academy this year, the Executive Council is planning to continue the tradition of holding the event in the fall of 2011.
- Everyone who has expressed interest in submitting a design(s) for the Pin and T-Shirt Design opportunity are encouraged to continue working hard on their designs! Designs should be turned in as soon as possible, so please email or mail your design to me as soon as it is completed. I will be uploading a form that you may use for your design to the "Design Opportunity" page. If you have already completed your design, feel free to enclose the form with your design.
- Jill Pritts, Blue Ridge Region President
