Archives Quest Of The Month - State Convention Programs

We are looking for the following IASC State Convention programs.  If you have a copy (or multiple copies) of these programs or State Convention folders please contact us.

• 1940 - Host School: University HS (Carbondale) - Theme: Education For The Development Of Personality
• 1993 - Host School: Bluffs HS - Theme: A Step Ahead
• 1995 - Host School: Sterling HS - Theme: Blue Print For Success
• 1998 - Host School: Homewood Flossmor HS - Theme: Building A Leadership Team
• 2000 - Host School: Newton HS - Theme: A New Millenium Of Leadership With The IASC 
• 2001 - Host School: Bogan Computer Technical HS - Theme: Leadership: The Blueprint For Success

Background on the IASC Archives

In August 2009 the files of former IASC Executive Director, Hank Clark, were handed over from his wife Faith Clark to Teresa Lane and Scott Allen.  These files included Mr. Clark's files during his tenure as IASC Executive Director as well as his predecessors Ed Phelps, Ralph Davis, K. Lane Miller and Carl Warkow.  The majority of the files date from 1968 to present, but there are files and miscellaneous information from 1934 to 1967. See the Archives tab on the home page for more details.

Now Accepting Alumni Association Charter Members!

The Illinois Association of Student Councils Alumni Association is beginning a push to become a full fledged organization and to make that happen we need you.  We are offering a Charter Membership program that will run from now until Novemer 15, 2010.  The cost to join as a Charter Member is $25.  This price will increase after November 15th, but at this point we are not sure to exactly how much the rate will increase.

Benefits of Charter Membership
Listed as a Charter Member of the IASC Alumni Association
Membership Certificate
Small token of gratitude (To Be Determined)

Your membership fees will allow the alumni organization to start projects, initiatives, scholarships, and events to keep the IASC strong. The IASC Alumni Association will be using funds to start the IASC Alumni Association, to set up the organization as an official non-profit group, to help pay for the upkeep of the IASC archives, and the creation of a scholarship program for worthy high school students for workshops or college.  At this stage we are attempting to do as much as we can for free to mitigate costs by using free communication avenues, tap resources of those affiliated with the IASC in the past,

As someone formerly involved with the IASC some may wonder who is a potential member of the Alumni Association. Here is a list of ways to qualify as a potential member of the IASC Alumni Association:

• Former State Officers
• Former District Officers
• Former IASC Workshop Particpants
• Former IASC Summer Workshop Junior and Senior Staff
• Former Delegates and Honor Delegates to State Conventions
• Former National Conference Participants
• Former Region V/Lead Conference Participants
• Advisors (Past and Present)

Becoming a member is easy, just click here to download the membership form and send it in!

Join now!

Reunion Recap

When the IASC Executive Board green lighted the attempt to form the IASC Alumni Association work began shortly thereafter on a reunion.  The plan for IASC Reunion this summer was focused toward the alumni that have been out of the organization for over a year or more.  Loosely structured as a family event in a park setting, a date and site for summer 2010 needed to be chosen relatively soon to give people adequate time to add the event to their calendars. 

After an unsuccessful try at a reunion last summer I had been in touch with Former IASC Executive Director Ed Phelps about having this year's reunion and we agreed that a venue in the middle part of the state would be the best for all involved. We agreed the choice would be the Bloomington/Normal area due to the obvious central nature and easy access by multiple Interstate highways.  Mr. Phelps continues to keep in touch with many people from during his tenure as IASC Executive Director and was helpful in suppling contact information about former students and advisors.

Discussions began about a date to hold the reunion and finally a date of Saturday June 12, 2010 was chosen to try to stay away from high school graduations and before the NASC Conference and the IASC Summer Workshop.  Kelsey Umbarger took on the task of reserving a park in the Bloomington/Normal area. Her research yielded a decision upon Ironwood Park in Normal, IL.  We decided on a timeframe of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow a big window if people wanted to filter in and out. 

The goal of this reunion was be an important avenue to build people’s enthusiasm into becoming potential Alumni Association members, especially those who have been out of the organization for a number of years. The idea was to have the reunion event be mostly an unstructured affair with an open, welcoming nature. Finally, the reunion format could be continued in the future on a regular or semi-regular basis.

An event was set up on Facebook to notify everyone of the details regarding the reunion.  Although, there were few people who committed to attending the event, many had listed that they might attend or had not replied.  Multiple attempts were made to contact those two groups to see if a determination could be made to know how many people were going to come.  

Everyone brought something to eat and drink and only spent $10 to $15 of our own money for a bar-b-que style lunch.  We met new friends, caught up with what each other was currently doing, reminisced our memories of the past and discussed moving forward in the future with the creation of the IASC Alumni Association.  Several decided to join on as Charter Members of the IASC Alumni Association and for that we are grateful. Teresa Lane made the following comment on Facebook regarding the reunion:

"It was a great time seeing everyone in attendance. Wow, what great memories!!! Looking forward to more opportunities in the future....If any former IASC State/District officers/advisors or those who attended State/District/National student council events would like to be among the charter members of a new organization "Illinois Association of Student Councils Alumni Association", there will soon be a registration form available......Charter members so far are: Kelsey Umbarger, Ben Guyot, Leslie Sabick, Jay Mann, Scott Allen, and Teresa Lane."

Thank you to everyone who was able to brave the humidity and then a hard summer rain to make it to Normal, IL for this reunion.

Scott Allen
Jim Connolly
Ben Guyot
Kim (Stash) Hart
Jamia (Newton) Jones
Teresa Lane
Jay Mann
Valerie (Koelker) Rasche
Leslie Sabick
Kelsey Umbarger