National Student Leadership Week - April 17-23

National Student Leadership Week 2011, April 17–23.
This year’s theme is “Student Leaders Saving Lives through Leadership and Service.” There are plenty of ideas for projects being prepared for posting on the NHS, NJHS and NASC Web sites in coming weeks. You can get your student activities group to be creative and think about other ways they can help improve safety for students in your school or community.

Lives are saved every year thanks to a variety of projects undertaken by Honor Society chapters and NASC student councils. Last year, thousands of lives were saved in Haiti thanks to the speedy responses of many chapters and councils that raised donations and provided goods in response to the 2010 earthquake. Other projects educated students and community members on how to live safely and to help others protect their lives.

The theme of saving lives extends to the animal kingdom too! Every year, chapters and councils support numerous animal-focused projects from wildlife rehabilitation centers to local humane societies and rescue shelters.

In addition, in honor of National Youth Traffic Safety Month in May, and in hopes of saving teen lives throughout the summer, the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) and The Allstate Foundation teamed up to develop a contest called Act Out Loud: Raising Voices for Safe Teen Driving (AOL). Now in its fourth year, AOL is a national teen-led and school-based activism competition to help spread the word about safe teen driving. For more information, visit  www.ActOutLoud.org.

Look for more resources coming to this site in coming weeks as well as in special insert in the March edition of Leadership for Student Activities magazine.

Keep the Drive
Smart Driving Leader Award
The AllState Foundation NASSP is grateful to The Allstate Foundation for their generous support of this year’s National Student Leadership Week activities. The Allstate Foundation is also sponsoring the Keep the Drive Smart Driving Leader Award, which recognizes NHS, NJHS, and National Association of Student Councils member students who spread the message of smart driving through on-the-ground activism projects held in their schools and communities. Visit the Smart Driving Leader Award page for more information! Keep The Drive Logo

 

Documents


  • Link Up to Safety!
    Looking for ideas and information on specific safety issues? The following organizations may have just what you are looking for.
  • Sample Proclamation
    Follow these steps to obtain a proclamation from your mayor's office in support of your National Student Leadership Week efforts.
  • NSLW11 Step Up to Safety! Poster
    Print out this mini poster with the Step Up to Safety! design to hang in your classroom or in the halls at school.
  • Suggested Activities for National Student Leadership Week 2010
    This year's theme offers many possibilities for activities highlighting the leadership of your students as they make their schools and communities safer places to learn and live.
  • Certificate of Appreciation
    Provide each student leader in your school with a National Student Leadership Week certificate thanking them for making a difference in your school.
  • Assembly Planning Checklist
    Use this checklist to plan a smooth and effective assembly to recognize student leaders and promote the safety theme.
  • Sample Press Release
    Use this sample press release to let your community know about your National Student Leadership Week 2010 plans.

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