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Monday, January 30, 2012

This Meeting Involved Thin Mints

In attendance: Patrick, Elizabeth, Carolyn, Jordan (kinda), Jared, Ali G, Remi, Laura, Katie
Let your life speak Parker Palmer – with a wonderful poem.
“ask me whether what I have done is my life”
Think about what you wanted as a kid and look for clues as to what you want to do with your life.
Involvement fair is next Wednesday the 1st if you can stop by, you prolly should. (Manning the Table)
Events:::
Last semester we wanted to do another music event: Find a date and GET PLANNING!
TWLOHA Day <3

(this would take a lot of work) (Like, a lot of work) (Like I don’t even know how much work it would take) (Do you know how much it would take? Because I don’t) The Red FlagEvent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 22 Thursday
Boom. Event.
Out of the darkness type event.
PEAC Event::: BRAINSTORM
Red Flag Event: Talk to facilities and SAO to ask what we have to do
Research statistics
As a side-note::: This is supposed to be a mysterious event
(Purpose: Raise awareness for mental health and suicide rates: put flags out however often for the day on the 22nd.)
Many questions about this event, just keep your questions  for the next meeting think out ideas to solve your questions and we will discuss ALL THE THINGS.
TWLOHA DAY!
April 11th? We shall be out on the mall (that’s a Wednesday) We will discuss manning the table.
Highs and Lows it out

Friday, January 20, 2012

Of Smoke Signals and Cocaine-1/19/12

Brian Seck came to talk to us from College Possible.
- This has programs from high school and college to help students succeed in school
AmeriCorps (a domestic Peace Corps.) looking for seniors to work for them:
- “coach”: coaching students for college prep (working with juniors and seniors in high school)
Seniors: scholarships enrollment and financial aid, ACT Prep; 
College coaches: students in colleges getting through school finding resources. Staying in school
- “Vista”: part of AmeriCorps: in offices instead of at schools every day.
Positions available also in Minnesota and Milwaukee since you might just get soooo sick of Homaha
Great benefits involved, salary, and they find you a place to live.
For seniors: Feb. 8 (priority deadline) Mar. 7 (regular)
Application and further info on www.college-possible.org

(in a nutbowl this is all that you will need.) (Also, you should send Brian Seck a smoke signal because he knows his stuff.)

We all talked about ACTs.
We discussed our favorite parts of break.
And concluded with Highs and Lows

(Translator’s Note::: These conversations were much more interesting and comical as they were occurring) 
{Love you all}
 

Peace,
 
Katie Watson

((Historian's Note: I took creative license with the title of the minutes. Remi can explain the coke bit if you ask her))