Spring Conference 2023 – Gateway to Change!

The Alaska Association of Student Governments is excited to announce that our Spring Conference 2023 will be held April 28-30 in Skagway, Alaska. We are limited to 200 total participants including delegates and advisors, so please get your registration done early!
The theme of our Fall Conference is “Gateway to Change”.

The conference committee at Skagway is working hard to put on another outstanding conference. They are busy organizing community trips, guest speakers, special events and (of course) the conference dance. Vivian Meyer ( vivianmeyer@skagwayschool.org ) is our conference hosts. Feel free to contact her.

ELECTIONS
Elections planned for this conference include:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Parliamentarian
Public Relations

• Students interested in running can find the application forms here.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
• Click here for the Spring Registration form
Registration ($130) begins as soon as the website registration link is live. (Jan. 18, 2023)
Regular Registration ends Tuesday, April 4 at 11:59 pm
Late Registration ($150) begins Wednesday, April 5 and ends Friday, April 21.
Electronic Eligibility (for grades, etc) is required by Friday, April 21.
Substitutions after April 21 will require a $20 change fee.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations after April 21.
Reminder: Advisors will pay a $90 registration fee and the host school will be able to register up to 20 student conference volunteers at no cost. Please make sure that you register delegates and advisors correctly.

CONFERENCE DATES TO KEEP IN MIND
E-board meeting on Thursday, April 28 3:30-6:30 (dinner will be provided).
Registration will be from 2:30-6:30 pm on Thursday, April 28
Opening ceremony – 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 28.
Closing ceremony – Ending at 12:15 pm, April 30.

HOUSING/TRAVEL
April 28
1:15 – Alaska Marine Highway (Ferry) arrives Skagway
1:30 – Load up pickup trucks with luggage
1:30 – Transportation to the school – buses
April 30
12:15 – Transport to ferry terminal
1:30 – Ferry departs Skagway

***Will accommodate people not using the ferry schedule – pick-up and drop off at the airport. Please communicate with Vivian Meyer.

Delegates will be housed at Skagway High School. Reminder that you are required to bring a female and males advisor/chaperone for your delegates.

Juneau Hotels & Transportation:

Best Western
The rate Skagway School gets at the Best Western is $99 per night (will transfer from ferry and airport).

The Aspen
The Aspen also offers school rates of $79. They do not offer transportation though so if a school was to stay there, they would need to arrange and pay for their own transportation.

First Student Bus is the one Skagway School uses for ground transportation.
E-Mail is the best way to reach them.
cynthia.dugger@firstgroup.com
shauna.pallozzi@firstgroup.com
It would be most economical if schools coordinated transportation.

Transportation from Juneau to Skagway:
Alaska Marine Highway System
Youth group travel information:
dot.amhs.youth@alaska.gov
Group (10+ people) travel information:
dot.amhs.tour@alaska.gov

INTERESTED IN HOSTING A CONFERENCE?
Conferences are an exciting opportunity for both the students that attend and the schools that host them.

Past conference hosts Danielle Lewis (Eagle River High), Elizabeth Bender and Lindsey Glenn (Kodiak High), Barbara Jackson (Mat-Su Career Tech), Vivian Meyer (Skagway), Kassandra Mirosh (Tri-Valley), Karlie Rauchenstein and Robin Lockwood (Wasilla High) are available to lend support and guidance in your decision to become a conference host school. Host schools will also have the support of the AASG executive board. Our parent organization, the Alaska Schools Activity Association.

Please go to the conference tools page for more information and the application forms to host an AASG statewide conference.

Fall Conference 2022– Resiliency Through New Growth!

35 schools, 334 students and 40 advisors from all over Alaska gathered at the Menard Center in Wasilla to attend the AASG Fall 2022 conference hosted by Wasilla High School! The theme of the conference was “Resiliency Through New Growth.”

It was extremely exciting to have so many students gather in-person to learn, grown and navigate through a jam-packed weekend of meetings, dances and volleyball games. We passed 12 resolutions at the General Assembly, which generated a lot of spirited debate. The passed resolutions, which focused on school issues as well as statewide issues, are available on the resolution page here.

Newly elected/selected E-Board officers include:
Jr. SBEED Rep – Felix Meyer, Sitka High School
ASAA Board Rep – Rhiannon Dobbins, Eagle River High School
Region 2 Jr. Rep – Peyton Hammond, Anderson High School
Region 3 Jr. Rep – Macallister McGRaw, Palmer High School
Region 4 Jr. Rep – Josiah Tshibaka, Family Partnership Charter School
Region 5 Jr. Rep – Selby Long, Haines High School
Region 6 Jr. Rep – Liam Wade, North Pole High School

The Junior regional reps will move up to the “senior” position at the end of the Spring Conference and then new junior reps will be elected again at the Fall Conference.

Harrison Steeves-Little was presented with a plaque thanking him for his 2 years as the ASAA board representative.

Special thanks to our hosts, Wasilla advisors Robin Lockwood and Karli Rauchenstein and Wasilla Student Government and the outstanding hospitality extended to AASG from Wasilla High and the Menard Center.

AASG is now accepting applications to host our Fall 2023 conference. Please refer to the link for Hosting a Conference.

The National Student Council Conference showcases of dozens of outstanding international speakers, delves into great service experiences, and gives time to make friends with students from all over the world. You can go to NASC next year. Go to www.nasc.us to learn more.