New Mexico Association of Student Councils
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New Mexico Association of Student Councils (NMASC) is New Mexico's premier student leadership organization! Whose goals are to offer outstanding leadership training experiences, resources and networking opportunities for students and advisers all across the Land of Enchantment. The NMASC is sponsored by the New Mexico Association of Secondary School Principals as well as the New Mexico Activities Association
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, fall district workshops, and additional activities.
in Albuquerque. Attendees here, learn the values of leadership, responsibility, and effective roles of being great leaders in their schools.
New Mexico Activities Association
The New Mexico Activities Association is a nonprofit organization that regulates interscholastic programs for junior and senior high schools in New Mexico. It hosts the statewide sports championship games each year...
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General Information
The New Mexico Association of Student Councils is composed of 5 districts across the state of New Mexico. The NMASC sponsors a variety of activities that are available to all member schools. Activities include an annual conference held at a chosen member school, summer workshops that are held at the University of New MexicoUniversity of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
, fall district workshops, and additional activities.
Executive Board
The NMASC's governing body is composed of an executive board consisting of an Executive Director, an Adviser to the President, an Adviser to the 1st Vice-President, an Adviser to the 2nd Vice-President, and an Adviser to the Secretary, as well as four state officers.- There is an appointed Executive Director whom is hired by the New Mexico Association of Secondary Principals with recommendation from the NMASC Executive Board
- State officers are students leaders elected by member schools to serve as the NMASC's State President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, and Secretary. All state officers serve for a term of one year beginning with their installation at the State Conference.
- The schools currently represented on the Executive Board are:
- State President-(Albuquerque High SchoolAlbuquerque High SchoolAlbuquerque High School is a public senior high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public School district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,803.-History:...
) - 1st Vice President-(Del Norte High School)
- 2nd Vice President- (Aztec High SchoolAztec High SchoolAztec High School is a public high school in Aztec, New Mexico. The school colors are Black and Orange and the mascot is the Tiger.-Athletics and Activities:State Championships-School Environment:...
) - State Secretary-(Española Valley High SchoolEspañola Valley High SchoolEspañola Valley High School is a Title-1 public senior high school of the Española Public Schools District, located in Española, New Mexico. EVHS has a large Hispanic student body population, known for recent academic improvements and the successful AAAA boys' basketball program...
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- State President-(Albuquerque High School
- The schools currently represented on the Executive Board are:
State Conference
The NMASC State Conference is held each February at a selected member school. Each year, member schools send delegates to the conference to enhance their leadership skills, hear motivational speakers and network with other student leaders from throughout the state.- The 2012 State Conference will be held at West Mesa High SchoolWest Mesa High SchoolWest Mesa High School is a public senior high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located on the city's West Mesa. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools. The school colors are scarlet, royal blue and white, and their mascot is the Mustang...
in Albuquerque. - The 2013 State Conference will be held at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School in Albuquerque
State conference locations/themes
- 2011 State Conference was held at Taos High SchoolTaos High SchoolTaos High School is the public high school in Taos, New Mexico, US. It is located outside of Taos Pueblo, at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Approximately 25,000 people live in the area served by the Taos Municipal School District, which also includes Carson National Forest, Taos...
in Taos. The theme was the "Discover Courage, Knowledge, and Heart in the Land of Leadership." - 2010 State Conference was held at Albuquerque High SchoolAlbuquerque High SchoolAlbuquerque High School is a public senior high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public School district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,803.-History:...
in Albuquerue. The theme was "Passport to Leadership." - 2009 State Conference was held at Rio Rancho High SchoolRio Rancho High SchoolRio Rancho High School or is a public senior high school of the Rio Rancho Public Schools. Located in west central Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Established in 1997, Much of the money to build RRHS was appropriated by the Intel Corporation. RRHS obtained most of its students from nearby Cibola High...
in Rio Rancho. The theme was "The Wonderful World of Leadership." - 2008 State Conference was held at Manzano High SchoolManzano High SchoolManzano High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system....
in Albuquerque. The theme was "Leaders of the Pack." - 2007 State Conference was held at Taos High SchoolTaos High SchoolTaos High School is the public high school in Taos, New Mexico, US. It is located outside of Taos Pueblo, at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Approximately 25,000 people live in the area served by the Taos Municipal School District, which also includes Carson National Forest, Taos...
in Taos. The theme was "Que Viva Leadership! Spice Up The Fiesta!" - 2006 State Conference was held at Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa. The theme was "Roll Out the Leadership Carpet."
- 2005 State Conference was held at La Cueva High SchoolLa Cueva High SchoolLa Cueva High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is a bear. The La Cueva Cluster has several middle and elementary schools that feed into it, of which include Desert Ridge, Madison, and...
in Albuquerque. The theme was "All Aboard the Leader-Ship." - 2004 State Conference was held at Hobbs High SchoolHobbs High SchoolHobbs High School is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and has a student population of about 1500 students as of 2009. Ralph Tasker coached basketball at HHS for 49 years, from 1949 to 1998.-Campus:...
in Hobbs. The theme was "Unmask the Leader in You" - 2003 State Conference was held at Raton High SchoolRaton High SchoolRaton High School is a public senior high school in Raton, New Mexico. It is a part of the Raton Public Schools district. Enrollment at RHS stands at 390. The Mascot of RHS is the Tiger....
in Raton. The theme was "Surf the Waves of Life...Create Your Own Paradise" - 2002 State Conference was held at Rio Rancho High SchoolRio Rancho High SchoolRio Rancho High School or is a public senior high school of the Rio Rancho Public Schools. Located in west central Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Established in 1997, Much of the money to build RRHS was appropriated by the Intel Corporation. RRHS obtained most of its students from nearby Cibola High...
in Rio Rancho. The theme was "At the Heart of Leadership... Lead a Life to Lead Others" - 2001 State Conference was held at Farmington High SchoolFarmington High School (New Mexico)Farmington High School is a public high school in Farmington, New Mexico . It is part of the Farmington Municipal School District....
in Farmington. The theme was "Rise to the Challenge" - 2000 State Conference was held at Eldorado High School in Albuquerque. The theme was "Oh, The Dreams You Can Dream"
- 1999 State Conference was held at Alamogordo High SchoolAlamogordo Public SchoolsAlamogordo Public School District is a school district that serves the communities of Alamogordo, High Rolls, Holloman Air Force Base, Mountain Park, and La Luz and portions of unincorporated Otero County in the state of New Mexico.-Elementary schools:...
in Alamogordo.
Summer Leadership workshop
Each Summer, the NMASC hosts a Summer Leadership Workshop that occurs usually the last week in July at the UNM CampusUniversity of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
in Albuquerque. Attendees here, learn the values of leadership, responsibility, and effective roles of being great leaders in their schools.