Welcome to the NEW Presidential Blog!
Typically, there has been one static message from the president on this main page of our Association, but hey, it’s 2019, that’s like nearing two full decades into the 21st century and I think we can up our game a little bit by making this a more contemporary website. I am happy to be working with our new Technology Coordinator who has been working hard behind the scenes to get this site up to the functional level you—our members—deserve.
As September draws to a close and the new academic year has begun to pick up steam, we here at the Washington Activity Coordinators Association (WACA) have been very busy. We wrapped up our Fall Board of Directors Meeting on the weekend of September 21-22, 2019 in Vancouver, Washington, where we spent a considerable amount of time looking at our processes and structures.
The 2020 Conference will be our 50th Anniversary, and like I stated when I introduced my theme at the end of the Greatest Show on Earth 2019 Conference, we are in a unique place in the history of the Association. I believe we need to celebrate our legacy spanning the past five decades. Can you imagine that the students in high school in 1971 when our first annual conference was held are approximately 64-69 years old now? What did we start to do back then that made us successfully meet the needs of our delegates, their students, schools, and communities? Currently we are adapting to the changes before us in how we meet those same needs, but in 2019, as we grapple with things like social emotional learning, empathy, professional growth, culture building, equity, and inclusion in our classrooms, schools and communities. We cannot do either of those without also looking to the future and making sure our processes and structures model what we need to continue to offer the resources and opportunities for our members to benefit from WACA in the years to come.
It’s also, National Love People Day this Monday, September 30, 2019. Why don’t we all try to be a little better and demonstrate our love for people that day and every day.
Love is a Verb,
Guy Simpson
WACA President
Typically, there has been one static message from the president on this main page of our Association, but hey, it’s 2019, that’s like nearing two full decades into the 21st century and I think we can up our game a little bit by making this a more contemporary website. I am happy to be working with our new Technology Coordinator who has been working hard behind the scenes to get this site up to the functional level you—our members—deserve.
As September draws to a close and the new academic year has begun to pick up steam, we here at the Washington Activity Coordinators Association (WACA) have been very busy. We wrapped up our Fall Board of Directors Meeting on the weekend of September 21-22, 2019 in Vancouver, Washington, where we spent a considerable amount of time looking at our processes and structures.
The 2020 Conference will be our 50th Anniversary, and like I stated when I introduced my theme at the end of the Greatest Show on Earth 2019 Conference, we are in a unique place in the history of the Association. I believe we need to celebrate our legacy spanning the past five decades. Can you imagine that the students in high school in 1971 when our first annual conference was held are approximately 64-69 years old now? What did we start to do back then that made us successfully meet the needs of our delegates, their students, schools, and communities? Currently we are adapting to the changes before us in how we meet those same needs, but in 2019, as we grapple with things like social emotional learning, empathy, professional growth, culture building, equity, and inclusion in our classrooms, schools and communities. We cannot do either of those without also looking to the future and making sure our processes and structures model what we need to continue to offer the resources and opportunities for our members to benefit from WACA in the years to come.
It’s also, National Love People Day this Monday, September 30, 2019. Why don’t we all try to be a little better and demonstrate our love for people that day and every day.
Love is a Verb,
Guy Simpson
WACA President
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