2012 Nominations for ALSS Board

The following have agreed to serve if elected to the ALSS Board of Directors:  Scott Fogo, Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr HS, Las Vegas; Todd Moritz, Lutheran HS Assoc. of Greater Milwaukee; Sheila Psencik, Lutheran HS South, Houston;  Mychal Thom, Lutheran HS North, Houston.  Tim Hipenbecker & Sarah Heislen will be leaving the board as their terms expire this year. Elections will be held at the annual business meeting on Sunday, March 11th at the conference in Las Vegas.
 

SLED Nominations

SLED Nominations are now being accepted for leadership training. Click here for more information or to submit a nomination.

Travel & Study Chinese History for High School Students

Presenting an opportunity for high school student/teacher pairs to follow Mao's long march to discover the historical events, personalities and impacts. 

Concordia International School Shanghai offers a unique educational opportunity. Two high school teacher/student pairs will be selected to take part in a travel-study program examining key events of the 20th century related to Mao Zedong and the Long March. The travel-study program visits several sites in China as the participants join Concordia teachers and students retracing parts of the Long March, visiting sites key to the development of the Chinese Communist Party, staying in the caves in Yan’an used by the Communists during the decades-long civil war and discussing history, culture, and current events with locals.

While 2012 is the inaugural year for students and teachers from around the world to participate in Mao’s Long March: The Events, Personalities and Impact, 2012 also marks the third year that the trip will be part of the Concordia International School Shanghai High School Educational Travel Program. Mark Johnson, Humanities teacher at Concordia International School Shanghai and Coordinator of National History Day, East Asia, will lead the ten-day trip. Mark Johnson is also the recipient of the 2011 Award for Global Understanding from the National Council for the Social Studies.

Eligibility: This opportunity is available to High School Students and Teachers (Prior knowledge of Chinese history or language is not required)

Trip dates: September 20-29, 2012
Application Deadline: April 9, 2012

Costs: Concordia International School Shanghai will pay for all trip-related expenses within China; participants selected to take part are responsible for travel arrangements and costs to get to and from Shanghai

Contact: longmarch@concordiashanghai.org

For more information on this opportunity, the application process and past study trips, please visit:http://www.concordiashanghai.org/academics/long-march

New Principal at Concordia Lutheran HS in Fort Wayne

Mychal Thom has accepted the call to serve as principal at Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne, IN beginning this summer.

ALSS Conference Registration

Registration for the 2012 ALSS Conference is now open. You can register for the conference by clicking here  or going to the Conference tab on our website.

2012 ALSS Conference - Thursday Sectionals

Information for the Thursday Sectionals at the 2012 ALSS Conference at Red Rock Resort is now available.  Click here for the details.