Destination Diploma: The Power of Co-Curricular Activities

Broward County Schools (FL) recently produced a 12-minute video that helps make the case for the power of co-curricular activities. Thanks go to Alliance member Mike Roland, the Student Activities Liaison for the Broward County Schools, for sharing it with us.

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2010 DifferenceMaker Award Winners Announced

After careful evaluation of all the applications for the DifferenceMaker Award, the Alliance for Student Activities is proud to announce the national winners for 2010. The decision was a difficult one because of the high quality of the projects submitted; judges ultimately decided that in addition to the two national winners, they also would award three honorable mentions.  The 2010 NSLW DifferenceMaker Awards go to:

High School National Winner:

• Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology in Conyers, Georgia, for its "Food Wars" project.

High School Honorable Mentions:

• Governor Mifflin HS, Shillington, Pennsylvania, for its "Second Annual Mini-THON"
• Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, California, for its "Hope for Haiti—a Concert for a Cause" project

Middle Level National Winner:

• Brooklawn Middle School, Parsippany, New Jersey, for its "Serve the Soldiers" project

Middle Level Honorable Mention:

• Governor Mifflin Middle School, Shillington, Pennsylvania, for its "2009 Best Day Keep It Campaign Project"

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