President's Telegram to Da Men

Hello, everyone; this is your President.

I know that we have gotten a late start, and Fall State has snuck up on us, the registration deadline being October 9, two days after our Annual Garage Sale. The Garage Sale has traditionally been profitable, allowing us to fund multiple people to go to a convention, but there is very little time between the Garage Sale and the deadline, as noted. As such, please contact myself or Elise if you wish to go. I also wish to have some people debate at Fall State. Doing so is good practice for your speaking skills, a good way to broaden your horizons, and for both you and the club to gain notoriety among the future leaders of tomorrow. If you wish, I will have a list of the available topics for you to debate upon, with the topics ranging from whether Stephen Colbert is funnier than Jon Stewart to a new Iraqi government. I will try to have copies of the list, but there is no guarantee I will have them. Please contact Elise or myself if you wish to participate or simply have questions.
We currently have instituted a number of fundraisers, such as an ongoing recycling program, in which we wish for each member to try and bring one to two bottles or cans of some sort everyday of the week (which translates to seven to fourteen a meeting). This may seem like very little at five or ten cents per bottle/can, but if we can keep this up for an entire year, we could very easily raise enough money to fully fund multiple people to multiple conventions. We are also planning to send out letters to various local council members, such as Eric Garcetti, asking for monetary support for the "voters and politicians of tomorrow." This is to be brought up at the next meeting.
There are still cabinet positions available in JSA, and keep in mind that being part of the cabinet in a club with such nationwide recognition and respect such as JSA looks great on a college application, business interview, or just to brag about in general. I've found many of the positions to be somewhat redundant, and so I've consolidated them; there are currently only two definite positions open, those of Secretary of Debate and Secretary of Public Affairs. As I had said in the previous meeting, if you wish to hold a position in the cabinet, simply write some sort of message to me detailing what position you wish to hold, whether or not it currently exists, and why you feel you should hold it and would be the best person for the job. I will then use these to determine who will be a cabinet member. Keep in mind that these are usually appointed jobs, and you would normally have little to no say in whether or not you would receive them; this is a highly unorthodox tactic I am using. We do need these people soon, however, and if nothing is received before the next meeting, I may be forced to simply choose regardless. You will be expected to do your job, or you will receive no recommendation should you wish to seek it- no point in giving you credit if you don't do your job.

That's about all I have to say for now. I will try to keep everyone updated with more information as more information comes along. Despite the minimum day, lunch is not shortened, and we are still meeting in Ms. Tobenkin's room (rm. 316) at lunch on Tuesday, the 18 of September.

Until then,

Brennan Jackson (President)