Junior State of America

Announcement

2009-01-21T00:59:00.000-08:00

Apologies to all for the long hiatus in posting. We have returned from our winter break, and are planning to attend the Winter Congress for JSA, which will be held in conjunction with Arizona JSA and, according to rumor, Hawaii JSA. In order to help raise funds, we will be re-instituting our recycling program from the previous year (something that, as Vice-President, I admit I have let lapse despite orders otherwise, and apologize for the misdeed). We are currently in the process of procuring many paper bags, donated by Trader Joe's, for the purpose of having an orderly, widespread recycling program for the club. Fundraising at this point is paramount, on equal footing with our debates, of which we hope to have more of in the coming year. If anyone is willing to help facilitate any of the above, please contact one of the officers (Elise, Jasmin, Alexandria, and myself). We look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting!

-Brennan Jackson, Vice-President

2008-10-07T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

Meeting this monday the 13th. We will be discussing recycling, the Halloween food fair, Fall State and the yard sale. Please bring in items for the yard sale and bottles for recycling whenever you can. Even if you are not in this club or are thinking of joining this club, we would love for you to donate your empty bottles. Help the environment and help JSA (Junior State of America, the political debate club). We really need to get down to business. Also, at this meeting I will be appointing one person to be in charge of the debates (this is another officer position). If you are interested in being appointed to this position than either come talk to me personally or e-mail me at mashedpotatojr@sbcglobal.net. In order to fill this position, you must be able to attend all meetings (absence with a valid excuse is acceptable). Remember to bring bottles to recycle and think of things to sell at the food fair on Halloween (October 31). Please come talk to me if you would like to be involved in the homecoming parade for JSA. I hope to see you all at the next meeting :)

Your President,

Elise Jackson

Constitution

2008-09-29T16:36:00.000-07:00

We had to create a constitution for Leadership, so here it is! There are a couple important aspects, but this basically dictates how our club is going to work, so I suggest you read!

-Brennan (Vice President)

PURPOSE:
Our purpose for forming this organization is to further both our knowledge and understanding of politics and our abilities as debaters.

Article I: NAME
We are the Hollywood High School chapter of the Junior State of America.

Article II: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Any person attending Hollywood High School and fulfilling the requirements
of the organization may be a member.

Section 2: The requirements are as follows: willingness to debate, continued attendance,
and yearly dues of $5.

Section 3: In order to guarantee equal human rights, equal opportunities shall be afforded
to all students without regard of race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnic origin, citizenship, nationality, or physical disability.

Section 4: This club shall be a club of active debaters with interests in politics.

Article III: OFFICERS AND ADVISORS
Section 1: The titles of the officers of this organization shall be, ranked in order from
greatest to least authority, are as follows: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Section 2: The qualifications for holding office are an ability to complete the necessary
tasks, election by one’s fellow members, and at least one year’s previous membership in the case of the President.

Section 3: All officers shall enjoy a single term for each election, consisting of one
school year, hereafter referred to as a “year,” with any one member only able to serve a maximum of two terms as President.

Section 4: The Treasurer shall deal with all financial and fiduciary duties of the club; the
Secretary shall keep records of all activities as required, as well as any other recordkeeping as deemed necessary; the Vice President shall serve as Acting President in the absence of the President, and shall perform the necessary duties assigned to them by the President; the President shall oversee and represent the club and its activities, as well as the other officers. Any position not named may be created and have a consenting member appointed to said position by the President.

Section 5: All elected officers shall enjoy a position on the executive board, and all officers
shall enjoy their position until such time as they abdicate by choice or necessity.

Section 6: The faculty sponsor for the club shall be Mrs. Brown, until such time as she
abdicates out of choice or necessity.

Article IV: ELECTIONS
Section 1: The election for new officers shall take place before the final meeting of the
year, in the year’s final month. The elected officer’s term shall take effect at the beginning of the following year, and all officers shall be referred to as Acting officers (i.e., Acting Secretary) until the end of their term.

Section 2: The elections shall consist of a series of elections, going down the chain of
command, beginning with President and ending with Treasurer. They shall be done in an open ballot, with the voting done while the candidates are not in the presence of the voters (e.g., outside the room). Candidates, prior to leaving the room for voting may give a 30- or 10-second speech, as time allows, to explain their validity as a candidate, with candidates speaking in alphabetical order by first name. Should a candidate wish to run for another position as well, they may run for the position that has its election first; should they fail to win said election, they may then run in one of the following elections.

Section 3: As, historically, member attendance and participation has been dangerously
Low, for the purposes of this noble club’s continued existence, should the number of official members present be less than half of the registered members, the majority of those members present may substitute for the majority of the club as a whole. Any action that makes use of this provision must be officially cleared by a vote of the executive board; should there be a tie by the provision, the advisor or coach shall act as the deciding vote. This shall heretofore be referred to as the “Brennan’s Vote Clause.”

Section 4: Should, for any reason, any officer not faithfully execute their duties, it is the
right of the members to impeach the offending officer. In order to successfully impeach the offending officer, a complaint must be filed with the executive board through the proper forms, to be received from the Secretary or Acting Secretary. Said forms are to be filled out, citing grievances and signatures of at least two-thirds of the registered members, and filed with the Secretary or President if the Secretary is unavailable. Should the paperwork be found satisfactory, a meeting shall be called, either during the regular meeting or at another appropriate time for such an event for the sake of allowing business to be furthered in spite of calamity (i.e., at nutrition), with the President or Vice President advocating the club in order to prosecute, while the impeached may appoint a willing member of the club currently not involved in any other conflicting way to represent themselves as their defense. The trial will be done as a debate, with the resolution being as follows: “Resolved, [impeached official] is to be expulsed from their position due to [reasons for impeachment].” Should the presiding members find for the resolution, the officer is immediately stripped of their position (and possibly membership, if at least a 95% vote deems the officer’s actions severe enough for such an act) and re-elections for the position are held at the earliest possible time among members (preferably immediately following the stripping of position). Should any member, officer or otherwise, be found to be interfering with the impeachment process in any significant way (i.e., refusing to file paperwork, not bringing up the subject in meetings, holding on to paperwork for the sole reason of preventing its being filed, etc.), regardless of who is impeached, it is grounds for immediate expulsion from the club, including the stripping of membership.

Section 5: Should this constitution or any measure require amendment for any reason, they
may be carried out through a proposal and an acceptance by a vote of a two-thirds majority.

Article V: MEETINGS
Section 1: Meetings shall take place during the allotted lunch period of every Monday of
the school week in room 406 or as need dictates. Should a replacement meeting area be required, the members may seek it out as a group.

Section 2: All members shall avoid absences under threat of expulsion from the club.
Should a member hold more than three unexcused absences at any time, they may be expulsed from the club and stripped of membership. Should a member have five unexcused tardies, they shall be given one unexcused absence in lieu of five unexcused tardies. All tardies and absences shall be determined as excused or unexcused based on a cursory vote by the present members as to the validity of the excuse of the member in question as soon as is convenient following the offending member’s arrival.

Article VI: FINANCES
Section 1: The duty of creating, preparing, and executing fundraisers shall be the
responsibility of the Treasurer, who may enlist willing members to participate. The majority of fundraising efforts shall be focused on in-school, club-related activities, such as All-School Fair and similar events.

Section 2: Dues, as listed in Article II, Section 2, shall consist of a payment of $5 to the
Treasurer at the meeting designated by the Treasurer and approved by the remaining executive board as appropriate. Said meeting is to take place during the first two months of the semester, preferably sometime within the first three meetings, unless an extension is deemed necessary and approved by a vote of the President, Vice President, and Secretary.

Fall State :)

2008-09-14T14:30:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Fall state convention is coming up on November 22 and 23rd at the LAX Mariott. It is $105 but if we can recycle and do other fundraisers then it could be less. Also, by signing up online we get $10 off per student I believe. Let me know if you want to go and whether or not you can pay full price, help donate money or need help paying and how much you can pay. This event is so much fun!!!! There will be debates, guest speakers, thought talks, games and the usual dance at night. I encourage everyone to go. Remember that all meetings are on Monday from now on. Debate on Monday the 29th.

~Your J.S.A. President.
Elise Nicole Jackson

Bring $5 for dues (taxes) for the year to next meeting Monday the 29th.

September 9th Meeting

2008-09-03T11:58:00.000-07:00

Welcome back everyone!
I hope you all had a great vacation. Our first meeting for the year will be Tuesday the 9th at lunch. Please look for new members. If you are a new student than please join us at the meeting. Everyone must bring at least one new person to the meeting who is willing to join. I am looking forward to a big and eventful year with tons of fun, but remember that we NEED more members.

Your president,
Elise Jackson

P.S.- I believe that the JSA Fall State convention is November 22th and 23rd. Go on the JSA website and check the date. We need more money and more members. Thanks. :)

Elections and All School Faire

2008-05-29T18:37:00.000-07:00

HELOOOOO EVERYONEEE!
So here are the election results:
President- Elise Jackson
Vice President- Brennan Jackson
Secretary- Jasmin Martinez
Treasurer-Rio James
(keepin' it in the family still!)

All School Faire is Friday May 30th
*selling hot dogs and soap box speech opportunities

~your new pres. but not quite yet, so still V.P.
Elise

March 18th meeting

2008-03-17T16:59:00.000-07:00

Helloooo everyone who is actually reading this.

*Hot dogs being sold @ food sale

*Spring State coming up

*Debate tomorrow (March 18th)

*Membership

* Recycling program

~Vice President, Elise Jackson

GO TIME!

2008-03-04T17:17:00.000-08:00

Okay guys, I hope everyone had a great vacation (sorry if you didn't), but we're back in school now, and everyone else has been back for two months, which is bad news for us, as we get to play Catch-Up. Joy.
Anyway, Spring State is happening April 11-13. The registration deadline is March 18, two weeks from today's meeting, and the registration fee is $140 (I know, it's gone up since Fall State). The recycling program is doing well, but it hasn't reached the level I was hoping for to date, so if you want to go, we can help you pay your way, but you'll be paying most of it.
If we do better with the recycling program in the future, we may be able to pay for everyone who wants to go fully, so it's time to redouble our efforts; remember, this is going back to you! We want to go school-wide with this, to get that many more bottles, but that doesn't mean that you should stop! Remember, every bottle you nab is that much less money you have to pay in the future!
In order to further redouble our efforts, we'll be sending around a contact sheet during the next meeting. It'll require your name, phone number, and email, as we're taking a more proactive move in communication and activities. Using lunchtime for the club has done well so far, but we don't debate too much and we don't get nearly as much done as we want. So, in the future, through phone calls and email blasts, we'll be brainstorming ideas, taking votes, and generally getting input from you guys, so that we can spend lunch doing what the club is for.
Finally, as we talked about last year, we're hoping to get a mini-convention underway at our school, and while I need to deal with most of it, we need to deal with the important stuff together- like what general theme and events it will have. Last semester, we came up with the idea for a theme centering around education; next meeting will deal with the remainder of Spring State business, the contact list, and the mini-con, as well as what we'll do next week. Don't forget!

-Brennan

Welcome Back A-Track

2008-03-04T02:12:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, welcome back! I want to say that we should keep our chapter going strong. Please attend the regular meetings every Tuesday during lunch at room 317. We need to discuss a lot about future upcoming events. See you tomorrow.

Jonathan,
President's Advisor

Goin' Down to South Park

2008-01-05T19:46:00.000-08:00

Well, the South Park event is tomorrow. It will be at Phillip's house (call or email me for the address if you're unsure of how to get there) tomorrow, Sunday the 6th of January at 4:30 in the afternoon. We have a whole bunch of episodes, and just as many activities to go with them, all set and ready to go, so I hope you'll show up!

-Brennan

12/18 Meeting

2007-12-17T09:19:00.001-08:00

Because our attempts at an online meeting have failed miserably, we're going to try and meet tomorrow on 12/18, even though clubs are supposed to have ended, so after school, we'll go to the room. If we can't have the meeting there,I'll post the new place on both here and the forums (which you should all sign up for, by the way; http://www.forum.jykinturah.net/index.php for those who don't know).

-Brennan

Public Debaaaate!

2007-12-12T20:16:00.000-08:00

Public debate was technically both a failure and a success; we got one person there, however, she is now willing to join the club after joining in the Thought Talk that we had, and because the snacks were given as a donation and some members who were unable to attend paid, we made a couple of dollars in profit. So, I'm looking at this as a success (one more member is still more in the way of membership than before), and we'll try and do this better next semester.

-Brennan

O.O o.O >.< -.- =.= @.@

2007-12-11T18:44:00.000-08:00

The south park discussion will be taking place on January 5, 2008 at Phillip Han's home.

Van Nuys has been alerted, and they kindly reminded us that the Congress registration deadline is on January 8, 2008.

There is an AIM chat THIS FRIDAY at 5:00 to 5:30 P.M. Please log in. Creating a screen name is very easy, and AIM can also be run from the AIM website without downloading.

From now on JSA will be posting on my forum. You can only access the club forums by registering. Make sure you enter your real name into your Profile Information. Your Profile Information can be modified at the User Control Panel in the upper left hand corner of the forum. Your username can be anything you please.

2007-12-05T21:38:00.001-08:00

Meeting

2007-12-05T16:53:00.000-08:00

We weren't able to have a meeting this Tuesday as, between Senior Projects and a field trip, there wasn't really anyone there to have a meeting with. However, we're dealing with a lot of things right now, so we can't afford to skip a meeting. As such, we'll either be meeting at another time this week (which I don't suggest, as people have other clubs that they need to go to on those days) or we do an online meeting using an AIM Chatroom. It's not impossible, we have done it many a time before, just not this year. Please voice your decision in the comments on this post; if no one comments, then we'll have an online meeting. Instant message me over AIM sometime between 5:00 and 5:30 Friday evening, and I'll set everyone in the chatroom. If we're good about it, it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes to deal with everything. For those of you that don't have it, my AIM handle is WolfaitorMega.

-Brennan

Food Sale: The Aftermath

2007-12-03T17:26:00.000-08:00

Well, the Food Sale was last Friday, and, although there were a lot of fires to deal with, we made it through. Those who bought the donuts, cups, and napkins have been reimbursed; all that remains is to pay Leadership their cut of the profits after reimbursing Rio, who bought the hot chocolate mix. Due to a mix-up, I currently hold all but $10 of the money (that is held by Alexandria), and right now I hold $36.04, so we probably made something about $40 or so. It's a decent amount, but I feel that if we had gotten more donuts, we would have made more money- this sale only got us about as much as our last recycling run, and took a lot more effort. So, we'll try and get the money all squared away this meeting, where we'll reimburse Rio, and hand the rest of the money to Alexandria, to deposit in the account along with the $38 from the last recycling run (that we decided to hold off on depositing so as to use for reimbursement, but was actually unneeded). So, come to JSA this Tuesday, and don't forget, because we have that Thought Talk on stem cell research.

-Brennan

Food Sale: The Reckoning

2007-11-29T16:25:00.000-08:00

The Food Sale is tomorrow, people! Some last-minute details for you all:

Ms. Brown will be purchasing 4-5 dozen donuts
Rio will be purchasing the hot chocolate
Felicia will be providing the creamer for those customers who wish (per our vote), as well as the hot water heater
My family will be providing cups and napkins for the hot chocolate and donuts
The Weather Channel says that the high tomorrow will be 62 degrees Fahrenheit, with some winds and a 30% chance of showers, so the hot chocolate should sell fairly well
Ms. Brown will send out passes at the beginning of 4th period for all students who will be participating in the Food Sale. This will definitely include Elise, myself, and Phillip. I wish to also pull out Rio, Alexandria, and/or Felicia (hopefully for no more than a total of five people). Anyone who is working with another club can part-time if they wish. The passes will excuse you 10-15 minutes early from your 4th period so that you can help set up before lunch.
I don't know where our table is placed; Ms. Quintanilla, the teacher who deals with Leadership, left early today, and Leadership had not contacted me previously (and for some reason, they couldn't show me a map or anything). As we have an electric hot water heater, I'll be bringing an extension cord, just in case.
Alexandria is holding the $38 we made from the last recycling run. We'll be using this and our immediate revenue to reimburse those who bought supplies on-the-spot. Hopefully, we can make a decent amount of money with this (Leadership does take a cut of the profits).

Things are looking to be pretty good insofar; everyone has a job, donuts always sell, and the weather is on our side for hot chocolate. Let's all put our best effort in, and make some MONAY!!!!

-Brennan

xD

2007-11-28T21:58:00.000-08:00

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We have decided to substitute coffee with hot chocolate created by the use of water and those powder thingummyies.

In our latest meeting, a member whose name shall remain ... unnamed claimed that "Democrats are stupid" and we all had a good laugh (Was not me BTW FYI).

We may watch South Park a discuss it at my house (mention catering or barbecue and you will find that you are driving with Teddy Kennedy or hunting with Dick Cheney). Van Nuys has just been alerted and agreed to come (BTW they are mainly Republican ;) ).
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I will start posting questions on the blog, and you should bring the answer to the next JSA.

TODAY'S QUESTION:
Macbeth King of Scotland was killed by whose son?
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Price

2007-11-14T17:20:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys, this detail has been overlooked (mostly because I didn't bring it up too much), but we didn't decide on the price for the coffee and donuts at the Food Sale (yes, we are doing coffee and donuts; both votes of those present and those online totaled to 5 for and 3 against with no abstentions). I was thinking $1 for coffee either way, but I'm not sure about the donuts- I was thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of $1-$2 for those. As well, we need to determine how this is going to happen, such as if we will seek support from Starbucks or Coffee Bean, who will do so if we decide to, if not, who will get the coffee grounds and the water heater, where we will buy the donuts from, who will buy them, etc. Remember, the deadline is THIS FRIDAY, the 16th of November, so I need your opinions and I need them fast. Please view and comment ASAP, and make sure others do as well.

-Brennan

UPDATE: No one commented, and I waited until the very last possible minute (4:30 on the afternoon of the 16th), so I went ahead and decided myself; donuts and coffee a dollar each, two dollars for both. We'll deal with the logistics (such as supplies) at the meeting this Tuesday.

Fall State: We Return!

2007-11-12T11:04:00.000-08:00

So, Fall State ended yesterday, and we all got back safe and tired. Everyone had a great time, and some of us even participated in debates (both official and unofficial). Elise and myself were actually part of a Tag-Team debate on whether or not women are equal to men in today's society (and on separate sides, too), as well as participating in the Impromptu Speech Contest (I spoke on how we should all move to Mars and Elise spoke on how "Luke Skywalker could totally kick Optimus Prime's butt") and the Twister competition. We attended debates such as Stephen Colbert is funnier than Jon Stewart, Meat is immoral, and whether or not Civil Disobedience is un-American. Everyone had a great time (and a lot of Starbucks) and I hope everyone who didn't go this year will come to Spring Congress or Spring State later this year. I will see you all tomorrow, where we'll talk about the upcoming Food Sale and any quick questions about Fall State or any of the other upcoming conventions that you still have. Please see the previous post AND COMMENT on it, so that we can get the meeting this Tuesday moving more quickly.

-Brennan

Food Sale

2007-11-06T17:50:00.000-08:00

Ok, I wanted to bring this up in today's meeting, but couldn't because we had to go over stuff concerning Fall State (mostly because no one read the last weblog post...), so I'll have to go over it here. On November 30, the school is having a Food Sale. We have a form to submit if we wish to participate (and we do and should), and that's due by November 16. Seeing how that's basically in a week, we're going to have to use the weblog and email to communicate on this until the next meeting, where we'll iron out the details. I was thinking of selling coffee and possibly donuts or some sort of pastry, because it will be at lunch, coffee is usually popular and people may want it for a mid-day pick-me-up, most other people won't have it, and donuts ALWAYS sell. If we can, I'd like to see if we can get Coffee Bean or Starbucks to sponsor us so we don't have to pay for the coffee; if we can't, we'll get a water heater of some sort and a bunch of coffee grounds from Costco or Smart&Final or something, and we'll have some pre-brewed and some brewed on site. The donuts will probably just be glazed, and we'll probably do it wherever it's cheapest. Please comment or email ASAP.

Fall State Information

2007-11-05T16:44:00.000-08:00

Men are to wear suits or slacks and a nice shirt. Women are to wear business clothes or some other sort of formal dress, such as slacks and a blouse. We will be meeting at 7:30 at the Orange gate; if we cannot use that as a meeting place, we will be meeting across the street at the In-N-Out parking lot. Bring everything you will need for an overnight stay, such as a toothbrush and toothpaste, pajamas, and shampoo, soap, and conditioner (if you need some sort of special kind; this will be provided by the hotel). We will be keeping our luggage in the car in case there is a need to get back to it, as checking it in will render it inaccessible until later that night. You are not to leave the hotel without Ms. Brown’s permission, and generally should not leave for any reason. Bring some money for food and souvenirs if you wish (at least $20 is suggested, and should get you through the weekend sufficiently). Keep your nametags on you at all times, and do not lose them; they are your proof that you are with JSA, and thereby also your access, and are very troublesome to replace. Do not push the rules, as the organization is not very lenient with them; if you leave your room after curfew, for example, you will put the ENTIRE CHAPTER into major trouble, and may possible destroy our chances of attending any other events. That’s about it. I’ll bring a few copies of the pamphlet that contains the list of debates and Thought Talks at the conference, as well some information concerning other parts of the convention. Also, please leave a comment so that we know you have read this; there will also be a word that will be asked at the beginning of the meeting that will confirm you have read the blog as well.

Codeword: Dresden

Revised message: Fall State and Halloween

2007-10-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

Dear JSA Members!

The Recycling program is going well, and Brennan plans to convert to school wide.

Fall State is coming up, so on November 6, 2007 we will discuss what you should bring.

We have agreed to have a comedic debate. The audience will choose the topic.

If you read this, comment your name so we know you did.

Please shorten your blog entries because people can not possibly want to read the AP English essays you write on here...

-Phillip Han

Fall State, Halloween and much more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-20T19:39:00.000-07:00

Hey yall,
The recycling fund raiser is going pretty well so keep up the good work! Remember, you are also helping to make the world a better, brighter place. I have noticed that only one person has let us know they have been reading the blogs. Please let us know by posting a comment. All you have to do is put your name and the word read to let us know you read it. This is one of the simpler things in this grand thing we humanoids call life. This Tuesday we will be beginning our meeting by going around the room and saying what we are going to be (our costumes) and our favorite candy/what candy we hope to get to add a little oomph to the meeting. If your costume is a surprise you don't have to say, but we might try to get it out of you. LOL. No, I am serious (not really, but whatever). The meeting Tuesday before Fall State (yay) will be reserved for going over proper attire, behavior and what needs to be packed (I believe this meeting is November 6th.) Remember, we are representing Hollywood High. If you still would like to attend it is not too late. You will have to pay ten dollars extra. trip-slips can be found at jsa.org ! Fall State is November 10th and 11th! I hope that many of you were able to attend the one-day conference/convention at USC today (even though UCLA is better!) My apologies for not attending, I had my college final at LACC and am sick. My brother also had his 2 college finals. If anyone who is going can take pictures at fall state and at the events such as the dance and the quiz that would be greatly appreciated. I am in no way going to be at the dance like I had to last year to take pictures. Warning: the dance is very dark and loud with tons of brightly flashing lights and something that I would not call dancing goes on in there. I guess if you are into that sort of thing you would be a great candidate for our fall state photographer! Enjoy your weekends! Only 10 days to Halloween (and my mom's birthday, which you really don't need to know unless... lets just say gift and money donations are always welcome to help me pay. LOL.) Yay, ok, Halloween around the corner. HAPPY HAPPY! See you all Tuesday.Don't forget what you are going as for Halloween and your favorite candy! Stay awesome!

Happy early Halloween, (yay!)
Elise V.P.

Upfate

2007-10-08T00:57:00.000-07:00

So, we had the garage sale today. Only Jonathan and Jasmin showed up (Alexandria made it at the time we agreed upon, but we'll get to that later). In total, we made $5 off of the garage sale, which is a major hit as it's usually our big fundraiser. Few people showed up or donated anything. We ended up closing sometime around 11 AM simply due to the fact that nothing was selling. I thank Jonathan and Jasmin very much, as well as Alexandria (although I do apologize to her, as she came when she said she would). This means that anyone going to Fall State is going to have to pay far more than we had originally hoped, full price out of pocket, as we have very little left over in the account from last year, and we have no time to get to that money in the account. I understand if people no longer want or can afford to go. Please contact Elise accordingly. We also need your registration forms and money by tomorrow. I know it is short notice, but it really isn't, as we have been saying, over and over and over again; the deadline is October 9 for registration, and we need to know whether or not you are going and all papers before then, probably right after the yard sale. The yard sale is over. October 9 is tomorrow. We need them now if you want to go. Try and find me or Elise once you have your money and registration slip (the one signed by both you and your parent). Elise will probably be in the library during nutrition and I will be at the tables next to the library during lunch. I also hope that you prepared for the debate tomorrow concerning the Florida University tasering. That's all for now.

Time To Yell At Each Other With Loud Voices

2007-10-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

Jeezus Brennan enough criticism

We are going to debate this topic next week:
Resolved, police action in Florida incident is not justified.

CONTACT ELISE AND BRENNAN ABOUT FALL STATE!!!
You can contact me, but I will just end up telling Brennan and Elise so contact them instead :D

My Hands Are Most Definitely On My Waist

2007-10-01T23:19:00.001-07:00

Come on, guys; we have something like twenty people in the club, six of whom are officers, and, from the information I have been able to gather, we couldn't get ONE PERSON to attend the convention at UCLA this weekend. I know it isn't as big as Fall State, but a lot of the people who were there will be at Fall State- including moderators and general administrators. It was the first event of the school year, and we missed it. What really gets to me is not the fact that we didn't have people go, so much as the fact that there were people who said that they would. This greatly disappoints me. Please try to keep your commitments in the future. A promise is a promise, no matter how big or small. Don't put yourself out there for others to count on in the future if there's a significant chance that you can't do it in the end or when it matters.

Other than that, we have the garage sale this weekend, right before the deadline for Fall State registration. We have been asking people to inform us whether or not they are going to Fall State, WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN GO, just so we know, and we still have not had even 25% of the club inform us. Please do so soon- if you miss the deadline, there is nothing I can do. It is far above my head. You've had a couple weeks to decide, and we need to know. Other than that, start telling people, start advertising, and start getting the stuff you want to sell together so that it can be sold.

Meeting tomorrow, October 2, in Ms. Tobenkin's room as always.

-Brennan Jackson

Obligatory Humor:
You people don't get one this time around.

JSA Bootoff Conference, 07-08

2007-09-27T20:01:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned in the previous meeting, there's going to be a sort of miniature convention at UCLA this Saturday, the 29, at the Neuroscience Building. It's the first large JSA event of the year, and is going to have all of the same stuff as Fall State (debates, thought talks, games, and more), so it's a good place to go to get a feel for the kind of things JSA does. It's completely free, and goes from 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon, with registration starting at 9. Sadly, my sister and I cannot attend due to a long-standing commitment (though I wish I could). However, other officers should be, and you should regardless. I highly recommend it. See you all next meeting!

Obligatory Humor:

"However, there are certain liberal agitators out there that would like you to believe that my administration isn't doing such a good job. Of course, these are people such as Howard Stern, Richard Clark, and the news."

Falling States and Debates

2007-09-18T19:14:00.000-07:00

Wazzup peoples! We voted on what our topic for the comedic debate next week would be. Here it is: Resolved, Dustin should cut his hair. Remember to contact me, my brother or Phillip if you will or even if you will not be going.
November 10 – 11
Marriott Hotel Los Angeles Airport
Registration fees are $96 per student and cover overnight hotel accommodations, admission to all convention activities, educational materials, exciting seminars, and recreational activities including a dance. Transportation and meals are not included in the registration fee. All rules for school field trips apply at Junior State conventions. The deadline for our registration to be at JSA headquarters is October 9th so I really need to know who is going. We will try to fundraise as much as we can so we don’t have to each pay the full price. Donations will really help. Even contact me if you feel the money might be a problem but you really want to go. We can try to work it out and no one else needs to know. Even if you are not going please let us now. Thanx a so much. :) ;p

much love,
Elise Jackson VP

President's Telegram to Da Men

2007-09-15T20:27:00.000-07:00

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)

JSA Track Apple

2007-09-12T18:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome Back A TRACK (wow this is late)

JSA has begun again, and it looks like we are off to a good start! 17 people have managed to join us in the first meeting, and voting went underway immediately after the start of the meeting. For those who did not know we met, we are meeting in Ms. Tobenkin's room 316 on Tuesdays during lunch.

The new President for JSA is Brennan Jackson!
The new Vice-President for JSA is Elise Jackson!
The new Secretary for JSA is ME (Phillip Han)!
The new Treasurer for JSA is Alexandria Collins!

To Rajesh, Zoe, and Jasmin remember to make those Yard Sale Signs!!
The Yard Sale is on October 7 ,2007 so find some junk that you do not want and hand it over to Ms Brown if it is not too large.

See you at the next meeting!

-Jykinturah

Junior State of America update

2007-06-27T19:48:00.000-07:00

First, I would like to say good luck to the seniors who are graduating today at the Hollywood Bowl. Second, elections for officers will take place when we come back on track. And third, we will find a new sponsor for J.S.A.

P.S. I would like to thank the Cat Khunnen (2006-07 Secretary), Andrey (Treasurer), Jack (2006 President), for their hard work in J.S.A.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Kim

Tomorrow's meeting

2007-06-11T23:42:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, I will not be at the meeting. Sorry I am not there, please listen to the V.P. and the meeting will go on smoothly.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Kim

Overview of tomorrow's meeting

2007-04-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, the Enlightened Youth will come and join us. They will be observing us and perhaps contributing to our regular debates. We will also come up with an opinion poll asking whether students at Hollywood High are content with their educational learning. This sort of local (school) issue will further advance JSA's ability to analyze issues that students feel are important to address. Our debate topic for tomorrow is: Resolved, that hate speech is free speech.

On another note about the voluntary donations of the In-N-Out, we agreed that:
1) tickets will sold afterschool
2) this is a voluntary contribution from students and teachers
3) a person may buy up to 10 tickets
4) JSA students will have 15 tickets each to sell by May 25.
5) Drawings will be held on May 25 through the PA announcements.
6) If JSA students cannot sell 15 tickets each, they have the option to purchase their given tickets and they do have a fair chance to win one of the three prizez IF their name is chosen out of the box.
7) Whoever sells the most tickets recieve a $5 gift certificate to In-N-Out.

Good luck, and I will see you tomorrow
~Jonathan Kim

So what's happening in JSA?

2007-04-25T23:32:00.000-07:00

So what's happening in JSA?

On the national level, Spring State took place in April 20-22. The elections took place and we have a new governor of SoCal. Take a look at this site https://www.jsa.org/netforumjsf/eweb/Dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=JSATodayTemplate&key=792c27d8-05b9-4f09-8f1d-984e20283b3b. Or go to www. jsa.org and click on "New Governors Elected!" on the right hand side.

On the local HHS level, we are doing an In-n-out drawing! Everyone is given 15tickets (mandatory to sell) and each ticket cost one dollar. Our drawing will be held in May 25th. Three lucky winners will get a $10 gift certificate to In-N-Out. And as a bonus, whoever sells the most tickets gets a $5 gift certificate to - guess where- In-N-out. Please sell as much as you can. ALL Proceeds will go to the club so we can go to the next convention, Fall state, in September. Also to prepare for our Mini-Con that will hopefully come up before June 2007. That's all for now.

Best regards, Jonathan Kim

What taxes mean to you.

2007-04-12T19:44:00.000-07:00

The 2006-2007 Official Membership Card has arrived! I will pass them out in our next meeting, April 17th.

Sincerely,
Jonathan K.

AR Conference Group Picture

2007-04-07T22:30:00.000-07:00

The JSA AR One Day Conference at UCLA from 9:00AM -3:30 PM was a blast! Thank you Jennifer, Elise, Brennan and Ms. Galvin for coming!

411 on the Angeles Region One Day Conference

2007-04-05T20:38:00.001-07:00

Information
Event Info
Name:
Angeles Region One Day
Tagline:
Education is the Future!
Host:
AR Cabinet!
Type:
Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Time and Place
Date:
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Time:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Location:
UCLA- University of California, Los Angeles (NEUROSCIENCE BUILDING)
City/Town:
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Info
Phone:
818.257.9202
Email:
jcjameschang@gmail.com

Today's meeting updated

2007-04-04T01:15:00.000-07:00

Today, JSA'ers decided to sell Hot Dogs and Pies (and other baked goods) for the International Food Day in April 18th (correct me if I'm wrong on the date). Phillip Han volunteered to buy the condiments and pies, and Brennan Jackson volunteered to buy the hot dogs and buns. They will be reimbursed after the sale. Jennifer Pacelli decided to take on the task of costume design as JSA will exude Yankee (American) pride.

The UCLA One day conference is this Saturday, from 9:00AM - 3:30PM. This might conflict schedule with the Community Service Club's (CSC) Hancock Park Convelesccent visit. The President of CSC and I will hopefully come to an understanding and agreement of these two very important events. I am saying this because most JSA'ers are also in CSC, and it is difficult choosing one over the another. Rest assured, this conflict will be dealt with ASAP.

LAX SPRING STATE (APR. 19-22). Anyone who has the money to go, please come up to me and I will give you the permission slip form and I will then secure a sponsor who will take us there. Our sponsor Ms. Galvin should be available but she has a SAS Orientation on Saturday, April 21. This will cause a conflict as well. The Track A counselor, Ms. Brown and I will come up with an efficacious agreement if students want to participate in this convention. Registration will have to take place quickly as well which I can complete.

CHECK THE WEBLOG FOR MORE UPDATES.
Peace and love (Mr. Bah's catchphrase),
~Jonathan Kim, President

in regards to fundraising:URGENT!!

2007-03-23T19:21:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll, how r ya doing, Just your friendly debate coordinator typing, hehehe:), and well i finally,after much frustration figured out how ta log on to this thing and post this message, and on my own, mind u, haha:) Well anyways as we all know there is a very important event, two very IMPORTANT events coming up for us JSA lovers, haha, and basically we really need to get the ball rolling on fundraising enough money for these events. We are all members of JSA because we enjoy having the knowledge of democracy and being apart of the *brighter* future so please lend in a hand. I have already asked Ms. Hindinger about whether we can hold a small dance either during lunch or after school, specifically a 60's Sock Hop, which can also be translated as a 6o's THEMED dance, and must show up in sixties atire, i also have spoken to members of leadership which is what Ms. Hindinger told me to do. Please support this dance with a majority vote on the topic on our next meeting. Seriously folks this special event is on April 20th, and it is already march 23rd, we have little to no more time to come up with other ideas, or begin scheduling other methods of fundraising money, and since this dance is already almost in the process of falling through and could actually work out for us then it would be great if you could be Pro-sixties, haha:), So on tuesday we will IMMEDIATELY begin with this subject matter, and if it is allowed, (and i strongly urge you to especially if you are someone who wants to go to Spring state, and I know I want to go SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOOOO bad without having to make my mom pay so much for me to go:), so yeah for those of you who do want to go think of your parents as well, unless your rich, which I doubt, haha:),), then we will IMMEDIATELY begin arranging costs for the dance tickets whether it should be for all on track students, or just juniors and seniors, well you get the point, so please, please attend the meeting next Tuesday,:),
Luvs ya'll ,
p.s. sorry i wrote so much but please read it all even if you start thinking ur eyes will fall out of thier sockets after only ten seconds of reading, because believe me that won't happen, because take it from the girl who actually had to type all this, HAHAHA, cuz both my fingers and eyes are dying, hahahahahaha,LOL,
Thanks again ,
luvs ya'll,
Jenn♥

Matters to discuss at next meeting (March 20)

2007-03-14T22:34:00.000-07:00

1. Letter from the President
2. Do we want a social?
3. Do we want to quickly fundraise?
4. Do we want a suggestion box?
5. What our Constitution say about our club.
6. CABINET MEETING on how to fundraise

The next convention is coming up very soon.

2007-03-14T20:49:00.000-07:00

We had a meeting this Tuesday to see how many of you were interested in going to Spring State this April. I believe if we all work together we can send around eight or nine students to Spring State. Everybody please sign up at www.jsa.org and take a look at www.socaljsa.org. There are a lot of great resources over there. The UCLA one day conference will also take place in April 7. Everybody should go! There is a list of events on that site. See you next Tuesday :)

~Jonathan Kim

Speakers at Congress

2007-01-27T00:36:00.000-08:00

Hey. I have got news for those attending Congress. I wanted to let you guys know that there will be two very special speakers at Congress this February. It will be ex- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich and EmmyAward winning actor Bradley Whitford who plays Josh Lyman in The West Wing. His wife is Jane Kaczmarek, she played Lois on Malcolm in the Middle. Gingrich is a Republican and Whitford is a Democrat. It will be fascinating to see what they have to say at Congress. Don't forget to bring your camera so you can take pictures hopefully with Newt Gingrich and Bradley Whitford!

~Jonathan Kim

Who's going to Congress 2007?

2007-01-18T22:57:00.000-08:00

We did it you guys, we are going to Congress in Woodland Hills in February 10-11. We have fundraised, and our hard work paid off for at least for some of us. Thanks to my staff (Andrey, Cat, Brennan, Elise, Jennifer and Phoenix) we are sending seven students to Congress. It is an unprecedented number and money we have spent on going to a JSA convention. Hollywood JSA has twenty members, now let's keep it up and we will send every student to the next convention coming up in Spring!

Sincerely, President Jonathan Kim

Registration has been delayed. Yay!

2007-01-07T20:23:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, especially those who are going to Congress, listen up! I just got an email from Patricia Wayne from JSA Headquarters, and well, this is what she wrote. Please read it.

Dear Chapter Presidents!
Although the deadline for Congress registration is on Tuesday, you still have that chance to register!Congress this year is unlike any other. Following last year's introduction of Political Parties, we are continuing the tradition with a new one: Special Interest Groups! The ACLU, Minute Men, Immigration Network, Sierra Club and Christian Coalition along with the Democrat, Republican, Libertarian and Progressive Parties will be spicing up your committees to make for a Congress you will never forget! Unless you have already registered, I need an rsvp of approximately how many delegates from your chapter will be attending so we can reserve enough rooms at the hotel. You can email me with your rsvp or you can call me on my cell phone (661) 433.7452. I need your first rough estimate by Monday, January 15th and as close you can come to a final count by Friday, January 19. Attached to this email is the registration packet as well as the "Preparing for Congress Packet." Your bills need to by submitted to Senators Mi Quan Brooks ( q7islandsmab@yahoo.com) or Chelsea Pattee (blackmagic973@yahoo.com) as soon as possible. Bills are entered into the legislation index on a first come first serve basis so the sooner you get them in, the greater the chance is of your bill being picked. This year's Congress will be breaking JSA history, you definitely do not want to miss out. If there is anything I can do to help you fundraise, publicize or whatever you need to get your chapter to Congress, please give me a call. I'm a chapter president just like you so I know where you're coming from! ^_^ For more information on congress visit the congress page on our website: http://socaljsa.org/index.php?p=CongressI hope to hear from all of you soon! P.S. Check out our goal chapter attendance numbers on the chapter affairs page at socaljsa.org-- Patricia WayneSouthern California JSACo-Chief of Staff 661-433-7452
aim:sdoceanbeachgrl1

EMERGENCY JSA MEETING! JAN 2nd 2007

2006-12-30T20:25:00.000-08:00

HI!

This is your JSA Secretary and we are going to have another emergency meeting!!! This is really important, it's concerning Congress and we really need every single member to attend.

The meeting will be held at Elise's house. IT will start at 1:30 PM.

Again, It will be on TUESDAY JAN. 2nd

Most of you guys should know where Elise's House is, if not then you can call this number (323) 851-8511 for details. You can also call me (i dont want to give out my number in public but you can always ask :) or email me (c4t007@yahoo.com -thats two ZEROs not o's lol) if i missed any important details! I'd be hapy to answer any questions that you would have. If I call you or bug you on AIM dont be mad at me, I'm only trying to do my job And I really want this club to be successful! Okay? thanks.

PLEASE BE THERE.

I'll try and bring donuts like I said...and pens/paper will be provided for you...along with water.

Okay I'll see you there hopefully.

-Cat-

Some photos from JSA conferences

2006-12-26T21:56:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2007 is a fresh start for our club, and I know that we as a club will work harder and better. I was flabbergasted when I found pictures of our JSA members at some of the conferences, very few attended. And I wanted to show you guys some of the photos I have found. Please check out the website where I attained these photos: http://socaljsa.ath.cx/

(Left) Notice the color, this photo was taken at USC. I was the only Bruins fan. Just kidding...
This was the regional conference where guest speakers like Dick Mountjoy spoke.

The photo below is from the Leadership Conference at SMC. This was my first time at a JSA conference. I was a bit nervous, but JSA-ers are very welcoming. I was there, and our V.P., Phoenix attended as well.

Remember guys, check this weblog often, I will post updates every two weeks.

Sincerely, Jonathan Kim

12 December 2006

2006-12-12T22:35:00.001-08:00

Meeting Started at: 12:50 PM

Okay so first off, this is KIND OF the last meeting for the semester. BUT we do plan to meet some time during the winter break so we need your help and participation in order to send people to Congress. Some people are able to pay for themselves and donations are always appreciated even if it's only 20 dollars. It can still bring us closer to our goal of sending about 10 people to Congress. 12 People (including me) said that they would be able to help fundraise during winter break. Hopefully this is enough and we can find some new Ideas.

Jonathan gave officers and those with appointed positions the right to form committees and work together with other members to find new and interesting ways to raise money for Congress. Again, it would be really helpful if you could just help the officers out if they ask you to join their committee because it means we would be working as a team. Also, you would be contributing to the club which means you are doing something nice...Hence, you will feel all warm and cuddly inside hahaha.

Well, so far in order to reach our goal of sending 10 people to Congress we need to raise $800.00 and this goal can be reached a LOT faster if you could lend a helping hand :)

Thanks a lot to those who have helped JSA!!!

Hmm...I think that's about it for now

Ok the meeting ended at 1:07 PM.

~Cat (your JSA Secretary) Have a great week everyone!

December 5, 2006

2006-12-05T16:16:00.000-08:00

Meeting Started at: 11:45 AM

LOL this is going to be a VERY short blog...

The conversations were very confusing (well, i couldnt HEAR because some people were talking about other things) and we didn't necessarily discuss much. Next week, we will debate on a national issue and we didnt decide on the topic. I thought we were going to do the whole "committee discussion" about local issues so now...I am confused.

But YEAH! so...do ur research for next week. :) have fun!!!

meeting ended at: 12:07 PM

November 28, 2006

2006-11-29T19:54:00.000-08:00

Okay the Meeting started at 11:45 AM

The president decided to have a little workshop...

so make sure to go to www.cd13.com
RESEARCH on local issues (around Hollywood).

Just so everyone remembers their own groups I'll go ahead and post them here :

(I'm writing these names the way they were written ON the paper that was given to me...So if I'll try and correct names that were spelled wrong but if there's still an error please inform me ASAP!!!)

1.)Sree Batchu- Harmonizer
Djamilia- Reporter
Andrey Shur- Facilitator
Jack Wei- Mat. Manag.

2.) Daniel Jorovlea- Harmonizer
Catherine (ME!) Khunnen- Reporter
Nicholas Bryan- Facilitator
Vicky Herrera- Mat. Manag.

3.) Zoe D.- Harmonizer
Elise Jackson- Reporter
Brennan Jackson- Facilitator
Jasmin Martinez- Mat. Manag.

4.) Gilbert Villa- Harmonizer
Rajesh Batchu- Reporter
Adolfo Carcano- Facilitator
Sylvester Keme- Mat. Manag.

5.) Dustin Becerra- Harmonizer
Mike Orellana- Reporter
Jennifer Pacelli- Facilitator
Kenny Valencia- Mat. Manag.

DONT FORGET TO COME UP WITH COOL NAMES FOR YOUR GROUP!!! (be creative :P)

Meeting Ended at 12:05 PM

<3 JSA Secretary

Hollywood High 2006 Foodsale

2006-11-20T18:40:00.000-08:00

Hey, this is Jonathan posting. We are having our first bake sale! We will sell strawberry margaritas (yum!), cakes, muffins, donuts, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and ice water. Every member, please come get a "4th period 10 minute excuse-me pass" from me ASAP! Help set up the tables because we are going to have a lot of students in line. Tell people about this event.

November 14, 2006 (urgent info!!!)

2006-11-14T20:30:00.000-08:00

Meeting started at: 11: 40 AM

Okay!!! I dont want to sound so blatant in this blog PLUS I'm having a good day....SO You guys, FIRST OFF...

THERE IS AN EMERGENCY JSA MEETING ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2006 (sorry for the Caps but seriously...it's important) We will discuss the Bake sale and PLEASE don't forget to pay your dues (3 Dollars) and we would geatly appreciate it if you can contribute to the bake sale...NO, not money...ACTUAL FOOD! :) thanks Mucho. If you help out I'll love you forever and ever.

So here's what happened during today's meeting.

Jonathan talked about how successful Fall state was, and we want at least 10 people to go to Congress, which means we will have to raise...around 800 dollars? Well...if you can contribute just a little bit of money towards it Please do so. You can even pay for yourself (Phoenix will give you a gold star ^_^)

Hopefully we can still work on the Turkey Grams but...I don't have much time so I'm sooo sorry, I'll try to check out the stores or something so we can have SOMETHING ready for the Turkey Grams :( YOU GUYS...IF you want to do this...Please help out, even if its just a tiny bit of help!!!

The president wants to appoint two new positions: - Event Coordinator - Debate Coordinator

***Lets TRY to recruit New members pretty please if we want this club to be successful we're gonna have to start promoting and don't just say "IT's a political club" because some people will be discouraged by it.***

Meeting Ended at: 12:07 PM

<3 Your Secretary (Cat)

Photos from the 2006 Hollywood High Homecoming Parade

2006-11-09T20:31:00.000-08:00

Junior State of America

November 7, 2006

2006-11-07T20:56:00.000-08:00

Meeting started at: 12:49

The Homecoming Parade was a success! It was so much fun even if I was the ONLY GIRL there for JSA AND CSF...tsk tsk you gals...where were you?!

Ok reminder: Pay your dues!!! It's only 3 dollars...If you want to pay your dues, contact Andrey the treasurer.

I finished the consitution finally...and i printed out revised contact information sheets.

We discussed certain propositions (pros/cons)...prop 85, 86, and 87.

Meeting ended at 1:07 PM

<3 Cat

Junior State of America

2006-11-03T17:10:00.000-08:00

Junior State of America and California Scholarship Federation

Hey guys and girls, it's Jonathan. All members of CSF AND JSA, please attend homecoming parade tonight. Be in front of Ms. Galvin's door 312 (the bungalows) by 7:00 PM, thank you!

October 31, 2006

2006-10-31T20:48:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween everybody :)

Well, today's meeting started at 12:43

We collected the candy for the Homecoming parade (and I forgot MY candy...so i guess I'll just bring them tomorrow? -sorry guyz and GALZ!!!).

Today's meeting basically revolved around the Homecoming Parade...you know, getting ready for it, making sure people are going to actually GO TO THE PARADE, decorating banners, and all that other good stuff. Well, Jonathan said that he was thinking of having a Mini Convention after Fall state...

SPEAKING OF FALL STATE

During the meeting, Jonathan announced who is going to that convention. I'm not sure whether these names are subjected to change or not but hopefully everything works out right and we dont have to switch people around :)

-Jonathan
-Brennan
-Jack
-Andrey
-Daniel (taking Phoenix's place)

MEETING ENDED AT: 1:02 PM

so yeah...I'll see all you guys at the Night game/Homecoming parade!!!

~Cat

Junior State of America

2006-10-29T17:30:00.000-08:00

President's Address to the Club

Due to partial misinformation of the Fall state participants, the five students attending Fall State will be on hold till further notice. An update will be made ASAP. I apologize for any inconvenience or grievance that I might have caused to any one of our valuable members.
Sincerely, Jonathan Kim

Junior State of America

2006-10-29T14:36:00.000-08:00

Junior State of America
REGIONAL CONFERENCE @ USC WAS A BLAST!
WE DEBATED ABOUT MINIUMUM WAGE, THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, AND HAD THOUGHT TALKS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE A FEMALE PRESIDENT. Dick Mountjoy running as a U.S. Senator spoke as a special guest @ the opening sessions, and Ted Green, the campaign political director for the NO on Prop 87 spoke at the closing session.
THANK YOU BRENNAN and ELISE JACKSON, ANDREY SHUR, AND MRS. GALVIN for attending the 2006 JSA REGIONAL CONFERENCE @ USC! The rest of you guys, I don't know what to say. Bring candies on Tuesday's JSA meeting. (No, the candies aren't for you guys.)
Also, Phoenix Mason decided to forfeit her spot to attend FALL STATE. Daniel Jorovlea has volunteered to replace her spot.
The five students who will attend FALL STATE are:
Jonathan Kim(President)
Jack Wei (ex-President)
Andrey Shur (Treasurer)
Brennan Jackson(Secretary of Debate)
Daniel Jorovlea (New JSA member)

Junior State of America

2006-10-27T19:44:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America
This is Jonathan K. posting.
October 28, 2006: USC
Event : 2006 Angeles Region Fall One Day Conference "Decision 2006"

The Angeles Region of the Junior State of America presents

Saturday, October 28

University of Southern California

http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/driving_directions/

The 2006 midterm elections will be among the most heated and divisive in recent memory. The results from these elections will have a tremendous impact on the course that the nation takes in the coming years. Controversial issues ranging from national security and the war in Iraq to the strength of the economy and rising gas prices are at the forefront of the voters' minds. Candidates must also offer solutions for skyrocketing health care costs, the nation's crumbling infrastructure, and a disappointingly ineffective public education system. High school students can go beyond the sound bites and have their say on these complex public policy issues in Decision 2006, presented by the Junior State of America.

Conference registration is free for all high school students and teachers. All participants may register at the door; pre-registration is not required.

For more information, please contact James Lee, Southern California Program Director, at jlee@jsa.org or Yvonne Chu, Angeles Region Mayor, at yvonne.c.chu@gmail.com.

One Day Conference: Election 2006

Free admission!

University of Southern California

Saturday, October 28, 2006: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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For more information, contact Yvonne Chu at:

yvonne.c.chu@gmail.com

If you would like to moderate, debate, or lead a thought-talk contact Michelle Kim:

Mkimla@yahoo.com

October 24, 2006

2006-10-24T15:44:00.000-07:00

Meeting Started at 11:47 AM

YAY!!! Constitutional Convention!!!

We decided on the revisions for our Constitution.

So far, This is what i got...(I still need to double check with Jonathan again.)

Section II: Revise article A B and C. Also change the 2/3 vote to 3/4??? Ok, well you know what i mean (hopefully)

Next week we will decorate our wonderful posters/banners for homecoming :) yay.

Meeting ended: 12:05 PM

~ Cat....

Have a nice day!

October 17, 2006

2006-10-19T18:34:00.000-07:00

Meeting started at 12:48 PM

ok We discussed the regional conference which well be held on October 28, 2006 at USC from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. More info is included on the other blog that Jonathan posted.

Homecoming posters!!! I'm making the homecoming posters and i forgot who else, but hopefully they will turn out nice.

Next up was the discussion about North Korea...(not a debate!)

that's about it!

Meeting ended at 1:07 PM

Well since tomorrow is Friday and I posted this 2 days late (sorry guys...AND gals)...I hope you all have a great weekend!!!

~Cat

Junior State of America

2006-10-19T18:22:00.000-07:00

REGIONAL CONFERENCE

REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Everyone PLEASE attend!
Saturday, October 28:
Los Angeles,CA
University of Southern California (USC)
Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, Room 200
Contact: Jonathan Kim, President jonathaninla@sbcglobal.net
Parking: $6.00
Directions: http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/driving_directions/
Registration: 9:00 A.M. Conference ends at 5:00P.M.
*Don't be late you guys. We'll have a blast! :)

Turkeygrams

2006-10-10T18:17:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey everyone!

this is Vicky and i know im not an officeholder, but i just wanted to clarify the whole idea of the turkey grams. just like the santa grams that leadership does, turkey grams would include a stuffed animal (in the shape of a turkey like duh) and a card (maybe a turkey shaped one, seeing as how it IS thanskgiving) and sum candy. i just thought that this would be an easy fundraiser which would yield a lot of profits and hardly cost us anything as downtown is like MEGA cheap

thats about it

GO JSA!!!

lol

October 3/10 2006

2006-10-10T17:09:00.000-07:00

Hey JSA members :)

Sorry for not updating this blog on Oct. 3rd. So i just figured I can post both last weeks minutes as well as this weeks, today.

Ok, October 3rd 2006

Meeting started at: 12:46 PM

Topics of discussion:
-2006 JSA Leadership Conference= already passed/cancelled.
-Mini Con (a mini convention where one school hosts a mini JSA convention and other schools attend)
-Motion to approve JSA Homecoming float/ posters=PASSED!
-2006 JSA Fall convention
-Short Debate on Capital Punishment
Who won the debate?...we'll never know.

Meeting Ended at: 1:07 PM

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October 10th 2006

Start Meeting at: 11:43 AM

Main topic of discussion for this meeting?.....FUND RAISING!

Also, Jonathan talked about some Homecoming stuff. Like making posters and what not. (It's basically just showing off our club and how great we are!!! So we can be recognized, and it's free advertisement.)

Here are some of the ideas:
-Shakey's Pizza (participation NEEDED)
-Baja Fresh " "
-TV tapings (risky...and nobody is really available, so that's a NO)
-Turkeygrams...thingies??? yeah those things

We finally decided on the turkeys!! YAY!

Meeting Ended at: 12:07

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

~Cat

Junior State of America

2006-10-07T20:42:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America
The following students will attend the 2006 JSA Fall State Convention.
1) Andrey Shur
2) Jack Wei
3) Brennan Jackson
4) Phoenix Mason
5) Jonathan Kim
Ms. Brown will be our chaperon for this event. All five students going to this trip MUST turn their permission slips to Ms. Galvin by first period on October 09, 2006.
Sincerely, Jonathan

CONTACT information

2006-10-05T20:43:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

this is Cat and I really need everyone's contact information by Tuesday. So if you did not give me your info yet, you can send it to catluvskrys@yahoo.com

or just IM me (AIM): c4tluvskrys

Something on the lines of...

Name
Adress
email
home phone and cell phone if you have one
SN....please indicate which messenger service you use. (hopefully it's aim)

Ok thanks guys. I hope to hear from you soon!

ATTENTION all JSA officers!

2006-10-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

There will be an emergency meeting at the library on thursday, October 5th 2006..During Nutrition.

It's extremely important because it is regarding money and the yard sale. PLEASE BE THERE!

Junior State of America

2006-10-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hello JSA-ers,this is Jonathan Kim posting. I have attended the JSA Leadership Conference this Saturday from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. Phoenix was there as well; however, left at a bit early. It was very exciting and I have learned so much about JSA. This Tuesday, I want to speak about the Fall Convention that will be taking place in this November. It seems "America at the Crossroads" was last years event, and I received very old news.
Thirty two schools all over SoCal came and 137 students were at the Concert Hall at SMC. Apparently, Hollywood High is part of the "AR" region. I believe AR stands for Angeles Region. The SoCal governor was present, and he gave a speech. I went to a meeting where all the presidents from different high schools gathered and socialized, watched "Sometimes in April", went to a chapter leadership workshop, and attended a town hall debate where the topic was about gun rights. Politics is very exciting, and more people participating in debates makes the experience fun. Anyway, that is the brief summary of what happened this Saturday at the 2006 JSA Leadership Conference.

Junior State of America

2006-09-29T21:17:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey you guys, there is a JSA Leadership Conference tomorrow September 30, 2006 at Santa Monica College. Anybody who wants to go can email me (jonathaninla@sbcglobal.net). The admission is $5 and start from 9:00 AM and ends at 4:00 PM. SMC is located at 1900 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405. Sorry I didn't mention about this conference last Tuesday. The reason why I didn't mention it is because I have just received this information from the headquarters on Thurdsay. I will post again tomorrow to see how things went.
~Jonathan Kim

September 26, 2006

2006-09-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

Meeting Started at 11:48 AM

We wasted several minutes to get eveyrone in order *cough cough* please give Phoenix and Jonathan your undivided attention next time :P

Anywho, the Debate over the Oil Drilling in Alaska went pretty well. Jasmin started off with her arguments which were PRO drilling, and Phoenix expanded on why she is for the drilling in Alaska. I (Catherine) continued with my opinions as to why I am against the drilling (con). After I was finished I believe Jack argued for the Pro's side, and Elise argued for the cons. Andrey presented the closing speech/argument and votes were totalled, Cons won the debate.

Next week's debate will be on Capital Punishment! This time research on BOTH PROs AND CONs. Good luck with the research and have a great week!

Meeting Ended at 12:07

~Secretary (Cat)

September 19, 2006

2006-09-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

Hi
This is Cat (JSA Secretary).

Meeting Started at 11:45 AM.

Motion to Approve Club Fliers was passed with all in favor, and none opposed. Jack, Brennan, Elise, Andrey, Jasmin, and Phoenix are the people who are interested in debating in the JSA convention. (If there are others interested be sure to tell me, so I can edit this blog and put your name on the list.)

Appointed positions

Secretary of Public Affairs: Adolfo Carcano
Secretary of Debate: Brennan Jackson

Next week we will begin debating on the "drilling in Alaska" so please do some research on the topic! Brennan, the secretary of debate discussed the rules of debating/the debating process.
Also, we discussed recruiting more people into JSA. Last but not least, New Members and Officers introduced themselves AND we talked about dues/the absence policy.

Last note: New members include
-Daniel Jorovlea
-Jasmin Martinez
-Elise Jackson

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!!

Meeting Ended at 12:06 PM

Happy Tuesday!

Junior State of America

2006-09-12T23:25:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Today, September 12, 2006, we held an election for new JSA officers for 2006-2007. The following are the new officers:

President, Jonathan Kim
Vice-President, Phoenix Mason
Secretary, Catherine
Treasurer, Vicky Herrera
Below are the appointed positions:
Secretary of Debate, Brennan Jackson
Secretary of Public Affairs, Adolfo Carcano

We all wish to have an excellent year debating on politics.
Sincerely,Hollywood Junior State of America

Junior State of America

2006-06-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America
Sorry I forgot to put Kenny's name up. I did not know who exactly attended since I was not there. Thank you Kenny Valencia for working very hard at our yard sale.
ATTENTION ALL JSA MEMEBERS: WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE FIESTA ON MONDAY, JUNE 26. PLEASE BE IN MS. GALVIN'S ROOM AT LUNCH. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE CHINESE FOOD. PLEASE BRING FOUR DOLLARS TO ME OR MS. GALVIN BY MONDAY NUTRITION. I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE A CELEBRATION FOR ALL OUR HARD WORK. PLEASE JOIN US BEFORE WE GO OFF TO VACATION!

Sincerely, Jonathan Kim

Junior State of America

2006-06-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey this is Adolfo,

Although what was stated about the yard sale is important, i feel that it is also important that we put Kenny in there for he was there with us and assisted duirng the yard sale.
With all due Respect
Adolfo

Junior State of America

2006-06-21T22:42:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey this is Jonathan Kim updating OUR weblog. I want to each and one of you who attended: Adolfo Carcano, Mike Orellana, Gilbert Villa, Dustin Becerra, Oliver Mcfeely, Sylvestre Keme, Brennan Jackson, and Ms. Galvin. We raised over TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS! EXCELLENT JOB you guys. I know that each and of you put alot of effort into making our JSA yard sale a success. And I want to thank Brennan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson for generously allowing us to use their yard so we can have our sale, TWICE! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Continue to use this weblog for any information that you want JSA members to know. Also I want to mention that we are revising our CONTACT INFO LIST. The first one is horrible because not alot of people input their home phone numbers! It was bunch of MYSPACE'S! That will not work people! PLUS WE HAVE MORE MEMBERS! Kudos to all the new members who joined (Aejin, Catherine, Gabriela Caceras, Oliver McFeely, Raj, Gilbert Villa, and Sylvestre Keme). Those are the new members who joined after our CHARTER MEMBERS. We discussed on Tuesday, June 20 that we ought to have another YARD SALE during our vacation. This time it will be more fun and exciting because EVERYONE will participate. It will be our biggest YARD SALE ever! (I really hope so)To have the biggest yard sale, WE MUST INVEST IN A CLOTHESRACK to hang our COOL CLOTHES. Clothes are the hottest thing to sell at yard sales to my knowledge. So that is all I want to say. I will see all of you guys next Tuesday. Bye! P.S.: Our debate wlll be more formal and more sophisticated from now on. We will have more frequent debates. Do not worry, it will be fun! JSA is about enhancing our debating skills, so debate we must.
Sincerely, Secretary of Debate

Junior State of America

2006-06-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America
Hey ppl this is Vicky and i just wanted to post todays minutes cuz our pres does not believe i can remember what was stated during the meeting. so lets see, we decided to watch the videos at the next meeting, so DO NOT BE LATE!!! and we just discussed the coming sale. i made forty flyers so yeah. nick is to buy the drinks and phoenix and miss galvin will resolve the whole stored goods thing. so yeah, that was about it.

peace!

May 30, 2006

2006-05-30T19:59:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey there, ok, ummm this is Vicky, the secretary, and although i was absent for two meetings, i still am the secretary. k, so anyways here are the minutes for todays meeting:

the garage sale is OFFICIALLY at Brennan's house on June 10. we made some signs, so yeah, ooooooh the fumes!!! man!
anyways, thats about it. at the next meeting we are going to watch the DVD of JSA. yup yup, that all.

laterzzzzzzzzzz
~Vicky

Junior State of America

2006-05-21T22:44:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

This is Jonathan Kim. I have the "Statement of Impeachment" prepared and the "Oath of Allegiance".

May 9, 2006

2006-05-10T17:06:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

OMG, sorry if i forgot to post the minutes here!!! my bad
anyhow, ummmmm the same ppl attended, and the same were absent (tsk tsk tsk u guys!) we continued our debate thingy and decided to debate about the power issue. Ms. Galvin assigned everybody something to research. well, thats about it

peace!
oh, this is Vicky by the way

Junior State of America

2006-05-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey its Adolfo,

Hey will JSA have its own booth at the fair?

With all due respect,
Adolfo Carcano

Junior State of America

2006-05-03T18:07:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey this is Adolfo,

Will we be doing the debate again this coming week? And yes i think we can get more members...i know some people that may be willing to join ( i.e. Kenny and Sylvestre)..and about the topic of people being absent, maybe they have a note or reason or excuse for being absent that long?

With all due respect
Adolfo Carcano
Secretary of Defense

Junior State of America

2006-05-03T18:02:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America :)

Hey this is Adolfo,

Will we be doing the debate again this coming week? And yes i think we can get more members...i know some people that may be willing to join ( i.e. Kenny and Sylvestre)..and about the topic of people being absent, maybe they have a note or reason or excuse for being absent that long?

With all due respect
Adolfo Carcano
secretary of defense

May 2, 2006

2006-05-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

hey guys, this is Vicky
anyhow, today's model UN went fairly well, i think. um yeah, basically everybody, except the usual people which are Phoenix, Keiry and Debbie went so yeah, its like a long time since they have showed up. anyhow, i talked to India, or Bhavana, and she said she did not want to join the JSA. i still think we can get more members

peace!

Junior State of America

2006-05-01T20:06:00.001-07:00

Junior State of America

hahahahaha, since when do we have a secretary of defense??? this is vicky by the way

anyhow, im russia!! yep yep, i speako mucho russiano!

yeah i think we can get more members, and maybe kick out some that don't attend. anyhow the new members are : RAHJ, not ROGE, OLIVE OYLE, not OLIVER, Bhavana, Catherine, Aijen(i think thats how u spell it) and Nick

see you all 2morrow
peace!

Junior State of America

2006-05-01T20:06:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

2006-04-29T19:08:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America Hey this is Adolfo,

Should we continue to try to get more members for JSA? I think we can still get six more members...

Adolfo Carcano
~Secretary of Defense
~400m runner

Junior State of America

2006-04-29T18:39:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Yep, six new member- Oliver, Nick, Roge, Catherine and her friend (don't know the spelling, sorry), and who was the last one?

I will be representing Iran, yep, the Axis of Evil.

Thanks a lot Catherine for making the copies.

Get ready,
Jack, President

Junior State of America

2006-04-26T22:04:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Jonathan again trying to fix an error. The below statement was meant to say 40 cents, not "$40". Sorry for the inconvienience...

Junior State of America

2006-04-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

This is Jonathan Kim posting...

Vicky, the person who asked for ten dollars was me. I believe Fedex/Kinko's charges $40 per color copy. I asked for ten dollars because I did not want to go to Fedex/Kinko's (personally) and not have enough money for the copies.
Catherine, one of our new six members had volunteerly helped us out print the flyers. So let us thank Catherine.

April 25, 2006

2006-04-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Ok people, this is Vicky

first of all, WHO THE HELL THINKS THAT 30 COPIES COST 10 DOLLARS???? Anyhow, now that I got that out of my system, here's the heads up on today's meeting

everybody except Keiry, Debbie(WHO I SAW TODAY) and Phoenix were there. We got 6, yes SIX FABULOUS new members, and although I didn't say it at the meeting, I think that we should kick out the people who don't attend, TWO of which happen to be officers. Ok, so we decided to have another fundraiser and to attend the spring convetion for 2007. Lets see, ummmmmmmm, yeah, we also assigned everybody a country to represent(well actually Ms. Galvin did) at next week's UN model. We didn't get to discuss the Lemonade Stand thing in detail. I think that's about it. yep yep

laterzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

peace!

Junior State of America

2006-04-19T18:31:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Guys, when you post, almost leave your name at the end so we know who made the post.

$10 for 30 flyers is outrageous, guys. I think we can just make them on the computers and print them straight out.

I will start a MySpace now. As long as there's one, it doesn't matter.

Guys, keep recruiting!
Jack, President

Things to think about...

2006-04-18T23:23:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Jonathan will make the flyers for JSA, so we can start putting up flyers all around the school. How cool is that? Jonathan will make the first copy of the flyer and with approval, I will withdraw $10 from the treasury and go to Fedex/Kinko's and make at least 30 copies.

On another note, if every country gave twice (materials) and received once, wouldn't everyone be happy and live in harmony? Let us achieve peace in the world!

April 18, 2006

2006-04-18T17:38:00.001-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey guys. so today at the meeting (only Jack, Marianna, Adolfo, Brennan, Jonathan and myself were there) we created a list of people whom we would ask to join. the model UN thingy pretty much disappeared and we decided to discuss the pending/dead garage sale at the next meeting. Our myspace has been on hold for at least three weeks although it only takes a couple of minutes to create an account. that was it.

peace!

April 18, 2006

2006-04-18T17:38:00.000-07:00

Representation in the United Nations

2006-04-12T19:17:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

I will represent China

Vicky

Oh, jack, by the way, its not Katie, its Keiry

Representation in the United Nations

2006-04-12T18:49:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

I have chosen Russia as the country that I will represent for next week's debate.

~Jonathan Kim (Secretary of Debate)

Junior State of America

2006-04-11T21:53:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Brenan and I will represent Great Britain. As for the rest of you, decide and post your nations here preferably by Friday.

Katie, I still need to get that money to borrow the JSA tapes from the headquarter, so let me know when you can do that.

And lastly, is our MySpace up yet? It's been three weeks, so I'm just curious.

Thanks,
Jack

April 11, 2006

2006-04-11T16:52:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

hey everybody, its vicky again

well, everybody attended today and we had a nice discussion on the iranian conflict thingy. we decided that next meeting would be a model UN in which people would chose a country beginning with their letter. if you have any q's, call me or jack.

i don't think we paid our dues today, but im not sure why

April 4, 2006

2006-04-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

Hey guys, this is Vicky again.

Okay, today was one of the best meetings we have ever had. First of all, everyone was there, YAY!!! We didn't make any decisions on our frozen garage sale proposition thingy, but we did have a fabulous, though rushed debate on proposition HR4437. For the next meeting, we sort of decided on having a model United Nations, but nothing is final, Jack or I will call everybody to make the model UN final.

well, that's about it.

Peace!

MEETING TOMORROW

2006-04-03T21:55:00.000-07:00

Junior State of America

This is Vicky and I just wanted to remind everyone that there IS a meeting tomorrow in Mrs. Galvin's room, so be there!!!

peace