Student Leadership
Return on Investment: The (positive) investment of sending students to AWSL Summer Programs
Author: James Layman • Date: May 5, 2025
Educators and school leaders recognize that academic achievement is only one part of a student's success story. Thriving in school and life is deeply tied...
Lakeside High School Recognizes Outstanding Student Leaders
Awards & Recognition
Author: Mishele Barnett • Date: April 1, 2025
Encouraging student leadership helps build confidence, responsibility, and a positive school culture. Back in February during AWSP's Member Engagement Month, we invited our members to...
United States Senate Youth Program Winners 2025
Awards & Recognition
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 13, 2025
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is pleased to announce that high school students Ms. Ashlye Ruth Triebs and Ms. Ellie Xue will join...
United States Senate Youth Program Winners 2024
Awards & Recognition
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: April 12, 2024
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Ms. Gianna Patrice Frank and Ms. Mahika Kavya Malladi joined Senator Patty Murray...
Looking for Amazing Juniors and Seniors for the United States Senate Youth Program
Awards & Recognition, High School
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: August 25, 2023
Each year, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation awards two high school juniors or seniors from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia...
Two Washington Students Selected for the 2023 United States Senate Youth Program
Awards & Recognition
Author: Roz Thompson • Date: March 13, 2023
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Mr. Rishi Hazra and Ms. Claire Anne Michal joined Senator Patty Murray and...
What Does a “Sense of Belonging” Really Mean?
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Author: Kelly Sheward • Date: November 7, 2022
In my third year as the principal at Sunnyside Elementary in the Marysville School District, my goals for my students are to have a voice...
Navigating Hot Moments
Washington State Principals’ Education Foundation (WSPEF)
Author: Layla Jasper • Date: March 9, 2022
At AWSL, we are hearing the same feedback from students, teachers, and administrators across the state. There is tension at school. There are tough moments...
Creating A School Of Dancers, Not Devious Lickers
High School, Middle Level
Author: Mac Martin • Date: November 18, 2021
What is the "Devious Lick Challenge"? It is a challenge on TikTok, where students are encouraged to take something from their school; these items may...