AASC Awards

Charitable Contributions & Special Projects Recognition

Rationale: In an effort to recognize all the outstanding Charitable Contributions and Special Projects that our Member Schools are conduction, the AASC Executive Board has authorized a new award program so that any AASC school that applies may be recognized at the annual AASC State Convention for their honorable efforts in these areas.

LEVELS OF RECOGNITION AND REQUIREMENTS

Bronze Level: For AASC Member Student Councils that have engaged in raising Charitable Contricutions or performed Service Projects that range in dollar amounts of $1.00 to $500.00.
Silver Level: For AASC Member Student Councils that have engaged in raising Charitable Contricutions or performed Service Projects that range in dollar amounts of $501.00 to $1,000.00.
Gold Level: For AASC Member Student Councils that have engaged in raising Charitable Contricutions or performed Service Projects that range in dollar amounts that exceed $1,000.00.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Complete application.
In no less than 250 words but no more than 400 words, submit a written description that outlines the nature of the Charitable Contribution or the Service Project. Include date, time, location, and who or what group benefitted from your assistance.
Secure written documentation from the Charitable Organization you helped or from the benefactor of the Service Project your group assisted—or you can secure a letter from your school's administration affirming the work that your student council has done to earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold recognition.
Schools must submit at least three photographs as further verification.
Deadline date: November 29.

Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award

Each year AASC recognizes one advisor who has done an outstanding job serving as their school’s student council advisor and honors them at the annual AASC State Convention. If you believe that the advisor from your school deserves this honor, we encourage you to nominate them for this award. Simply complete the nomination form and mail it to the address printed on the form before the deadline date. The AASC Executive Board will review the nominations and make the final selection of who will be awarded the prestigious "AASC Outstanding Advisor of the Year."

The advisor who wins this state award will be automatically nominated for the Warren E. Shull Regional Advisor of the Year Award, presented by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC). From the regional winners, a national winner will be selected and announced at the NASC national conference in June.

Nomination postmark deadline: December 26

Download Advisor of the Year Nomination Form

Past winners:

2010 Dr. Susan Rockwell (St. Mary's High School)
2009 Amanda McAdams (Apollo High School)
2008 Becky Caballero (St. Johns High School)
2007 Susan Schmidt (Ironwood High School)

AASC Council of Distinction

Student councils in Arizona are recognized as Councils of Distinction each year at the annual AASC State Convention who meet specific criteria in nine categories: Student Council Organization, Leadership Development/Curriculum, Best Student Council Activity, Best School Service Project, Best Community Service or Charity Project (outside of school), High School Traditions and Yearly Events, Leadership Conference Attendance, Testimonies of Support, and Entry Presentation.

Completed entries must be submitted in the form of a scrapbook, PowerPoint® presentation, or DVD video.

Postmark deadline: December 26

Download Council of Distinction Criteria