2022 VSCA Achievement Awards
Congratulations to the following schools that earned the VSCA Achievement Award for 2022:
Battlefield High School
Bayside High School
Buckingham County High School
Buffalo Gap High School
C. D. Hylton High School
Courtland High School
Deep Creek High School
Freedom High School (Loudoun)
Grassfield High School
Hayfield Elementary School
Hickory High School
Hugo Owens Middle School
Liberty High School
Mechanicsville High School
Orange County High School
Oscar Smith High School
South Lakes High School
Western Branch Middle School
Woodgrove High School
Your school should be on this list!
Plan now to apply for this year's award.
VSCA Awards and Honors
Each year VSCA recognizes outstanding advisers, principals, and student councils at the State Convention with a variety of awards.
The Achievement Award is the highest honor for student councils. To be recognized, schools must apply and submit documentation of completing a variety of activities. The required and additional projects must be assembled in a portfolio and reviewed by the school principal. All member schools that complete the criteria will receive the Award.
The Advisor of the Year and Administrator of the Year awards recognize those who go above and beyond the usual in their support of student council programs.
Specific details and applications for these awards can be found at the links below, with January deadlines for submission:
Outstanding Student Council Project Award
Check the requirements now and plan to apply for the Achievement Award in January!
Level Up Your Leadership Program
This new program consists of a series of webinars presented by VSCA student leaders and advisers throughout the year. Some will occur monthly, while others will take place during Regional Workshops and the State Conference. Students and advisers have the opportunity to “level up” their leadership skills by meeting requirements for different levels.
The Level Up Your Leadership program works to accomplish several goals:
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Provide engaging activities for student leaders and advisers to learn from and network with each other
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Foster leadership skills in students and advisers
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Assist student councils in becoming more effective organizations
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Recognize individual student leaders and advisers for their continuing leadership development (a nice complement to the council recognition program already in place)
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Expand VSCA offerings to sustain and expand opportunities for member schools.
Student leaders and advisers who complete any level of Level Up Your Leadership will be recognized with a digital badge and certificate designating them as “Virginia Exceptional Student Leader” or “Virginia Exceptional Student Council Adviser” and the appropriate achieved level. For example: “Virginia Exceptional Student Leader: Silver Level.”
Find out more about the program and apply to host a webinar on this Google Site.