Fall Conference 2022– Resiliency Through New Growth!

Registration for the 2022 ASAA Fall Conference is now open!
• 2022 ASAA Fall Registration Form

The Alaska Association of Student Governments is excited to announce that our Fall Conference 2022 will be held October 27-29 at the Menard Center in Wasilla, Alaska.

The theme of our Fall Conference is “Resiliency Through New Growth”.

The conference committee at Wasilla 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. Karli Rauchenstein (Karli.rauchenstein@matsuk12.us) and Robin Lockwood (robin.lockwood@matsuk12.us) are our conference hosts. Feel free to contact them.

ELECTIONS
Elections planned for this conference include:
Jr. SBEED rep.
ASAA Board rep.
Region Reps. Elected within their region.
• Students interested in running can find the application forms here.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration ($130) begins as soon as the website registration link is live.
Regular Registration ends Thursday, October 13 at 11:59 pm
Late Registration ($150) begins Friday, October 14 and ends Friday, October 20
Electronic Eligibility (for grades, etc) is required by Friday, October 20.
Substitutions after October 20 will require a $20 change fee.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations after October 20.

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.

CONFERENCE DATES TO KEEP IN MIND
E-board meeting on Thursday, October 27.
Registration and “ice-breakers” begin at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 27
Opening ceremony – 8:00 pm, Thursday, October 27.
Closing ceremony – Ending at 4:00pm, October 29.

HOUSING/TRAVEL
Delegations requesting bus transportation from the Anchorage airport are asked to contact Robin or Karli to coordinate times.

Availability of sleeping arrangements at the Menard Center (Thursday and Friday) are by request. Saturday night will also be by request at Wasilla High School. More information will be forthcoming. Please contact Karli or Robin. We’ll see you there!

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 Anthony Jensen (Wasilla High), Danielle Lewis (Eagle River High), Elizabeth Bender and Lindsey Glenn (Kodiak High), Barbara Petukh Jackson (Mat-Su Career Tech), Vivian Meyer (Skagway) and Kassandra Mirosh (Tri-Valley) 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.

Students and their advisors from all over Alaska descended on Kodiak Island to attend the Alaska Association of Student Governments Spring 2022 conference hosted by Kodiak High School. The theme of our conference was “Lead the School.”

There was plenty of excitement as this was the first in-person conference that has been held since COVID. Our conference hosts organized a short but jam-packed conference, including a trip over to Woody Island for attendees. Of course there was a lot of serious work done at the conference, too. Schools submitted resolutions to the General Assembly and the resulting debates were as spirited as ever. The passed resolutions, which focused on school issues as well as statewide issues, will be available on the resolution page here.

Various speakers addressed the conference, including Miss Alaska Elle Adkins, who participated in AASG when she was a student at Eagle River High School.

Elections/selections for e-board positions were held. Newly elected/selected officers include:
President – Wade Wilson, North Pole High School
Vice President – Jowielle Corpuz, Juneau-Douglas High School
Secretary – Danika Hamm, Tri-Valley High School
Treasurer – Caitlin Corbett, Eagle River High School
Parliamentarian – Remy Venema, Palmer High School
SBEED Rep – Maggie Cothron, Polaris K-12 School

Junior regional representatives moved up to the “senior” position. New junior regional representatives will be elected within their regions at the fall conference. Our new E-board members were sworn in during the final general assembly.

AASG Executive Director Denise Greene-Wilkinson was recognized for her many years of service to AASG and the students of Alaska. Ms Greene-Wilkinson was presented with a piece of original artwork created by AASG advisor Kassandra Mirosh from Tri-Valley School in Healy. Ms Greene-Wilkinson is retiring from her position with AASG in July.

Also retiring was long serving AASG-Advisors group president Anthony Jensen, Wasilla High School. Danielle Lewis, Eagle River High School and Elizabeth Bender, Kodiak High School were elected to serve as the group’s co-presidents.

Special thanks to our hosts, Kodiak advisors Elizabeth Bender and Lindsy Glenn and our two student registrars Angelika Fangonilo and Kiana DeCastro and the outstanding hospitality extended to AASG from the Kodiak community.

AASG is now accepting applications to host our Fall 2022 conference. See the box below for more information.

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.