Mission & Goals of MSLA
Our mission is to promote and develop student leadership and student activities within Manitoba schools.
Our goals are:
-To facilitate the professional growth of Student Activity Advisors by helping to equip them with the resources, ideas, and support to become effective trainers of student leaders
-To encourage the sharing and exchange of ideas pertaining to student activities
-To support the organization and growth of associations of Student Activity Advisors in Manitoba
Our goals are:
-To facilitate the professional growth of Student Activity Advisors by helping to equip them with the resources, ideas, and support to become effective trainers of student leaders
-To encourage the sharing and exchange of ideas pertaining to student activities
-To support the organization and growth of associations of Student Activity Advisors in Manitoba
MSLA Membership
Consists
of high school activity advisors. Membership fees ($25/year) is
usually paid in October of each year at the annual conference (Manitoba
Student Leadership Conference - MSLC)
MSLA Offers
-Annual provincial workshop for advisors in February/March (usually in Winnipeg)
-Reduced rates for MSLA members
-Annual provincial conference for students and advisors in October
-Access to the Canadian Student Leadership Association (CSLA) and their national conference in September (Canadian Student Leadership Conference - CSLC)
-A variety of materials and resources and activity ideas that assist in promoting student leadership in school
-Some examples of these resources include ideas for: fundraising, generating school spirit, improving communication, public speaking, group dynamics, how to run meetings, making assemblies more interesting, student leadership classes, wake-a-thons, social justice.
-Reduced rates for MSLA members
-Annual provincial conference for students and advisors in October
-Access to the Canadian Student Leadership Association (CSLA) and their national conference in September (Canadian Student Leadership Conference - CSLC)
-A variety of materials and resources and activity ideas that assist in promoting student leadership in school
-Some examples of these resources include ideas for: fundraising, generating school spirit, improving communication, public speaking, group dynamics, how to run meetings, making assemblies more interesting, student leadership classes, wake-a-thons, social justice.
MSLA Awards
Sylvia Goodwin Award: This award is a memorial award that will honour an outstanding student or students of the host school who contributes the most in helping host the conference.
Past award winners include:
2019 - École secondaire Neelin High School
2018 - École secondaire Neelin High School
2017 - Virden Collegiate
2016 - Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, École secondaire Neelin High School, Vincent Massey High School (Brandon) - all 3 student councils
2015 - Killarney Collegiate
2014 - Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute
2013 - Sanford Collegiate
2012 - Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Ecole secondaire Neelin High School, Vincent Massey High School (Brandon) - all 3 student councils
2011 - College Pierre Elliott Trudeau - Katie Cook & Taylor McNulty
2010 - Boissevain/Killarney - Student Government Executive
2009 - N/A
2008 - Windsor Park Collegiate - Andrew Kussy & Courtney Heinrich
2007 - Killarney Collegiate Institute - Chantelle Friesen & Mariah Harden
2006 - Vincent Massey Collegiate - Aaron Hendriskson-Gracie
2005 - Springfield Collegiate - Sammy Low
2004 - College Pierre Elliott Trudeau - Leah Stephenson
2003 - Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute - Sara Carson
Leader of Distinction Award: This award is presented to advisors who make an outstanding contribution to leadership and it is presented at the CSLA Conference.
Leaders of Distinction in Manitoba include:
2018 - Mandy Green
2017 - Ryan Flannery
2016 - Kerri Malazdrewicz
2015 - Kyleigh Bromley
2014 - Jamie Harrison
2012 - Dianne Nordstrom
2010 - Dawn Wilson
2009 - Eleanor Sampson
2008 - Janet Kuchma
2006 - Anne Grossman
2005 - Giselle Beaupre, Eric Dowsett, & Judi Park
George Takashima Award:
Please read & consider the following information. If someone you know comes to mind, use the nomination form that follows and get the ball rolling!
George Takashima is:
-the "father" of student leadership in Manitoba and across Canada. He has contributed a great deal to both MSLA & CSLA.
-A strong support to advisors & youth
The Past Executive Director of CSLA (formerly CASAA)
-The Director of the Lion's Summer Student Leadership Camps
-A person who has officially been involved since the 1980s but anyone who has worked with George knows he has always been committed to youth and leadership
-Our "background guy" who always encourages other and continues to pass on the torch and his love of young people and their leadership development
-Our inspiration and "can do" guy
If a particular Manitoba Advisor comes to mind, think about them in relation to their years of service in the area of student leadership, attendance at Student Leadership Conference, dedication to students, their leadership projects and progress, vision, how this person reflects and/or continues the work of George Takashima.
To get a nomination form, or to send in a completed form, contact:
Eleanor Sampson
Treherne Collegiate
Box 269
Treherne, MB R0G 2V0
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (204) 723-2781
Previous winners of the George Takashima Award are:
2007 - Giselle Beaupre
2003 - Judi Park
2000 - Stew Farnell & Heather Westdal
1996 - Wayne Rae
Past award winners include:
2019 - École secondaire Neelin High School
2018 - École secondaire Neelin High School
2017 - Virden Collegiate
2016 - Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, École secondaire Neelin High School, Vincent Massey High School (Brandon) - all 3 student councils
2015 - Killarney Collegiate
2014 - Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute
2013 - Sanford Collegiate
2012 - Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Ecole secondaire Neelin High School, Vincent Massey High School (Brandon) - all 3 student councils
2011 - College Pierre Elliott Trudeau - Katie Cook & Taylor McNulty
2010 - Boissevain/Killarney - Student Government Executive
2009 - N/A
2008 - Windsor Park Collegiate - Andrew Kussy & Courtney Heinrich
2007 - Killarney Collegiate Institute - Chantelle Friesen & Mariah Harden
2006 - Vincent Massey Collegiate - Aaron Hendriskson-Gracie
2005 - Springfield Collegiate - Sammy Low
2004 - College Pierre Elliott Trudeau - Leah Stephenson
2003 - Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute - Sara Carson
Leader of Distinction Award: This award is presented to advisors who make an outstanding contribution to leadership and it is presented at the CSLA Conference.
Leaders of Distinction in Manitoba include:
2018 - Mandy Green
2017 - Ryan Flannery
2016 - Kerri Malazdrewicz
2015 - Kyleigh Bromley
2014 - Jamie Harrison
2012 - Dianne Nordstrom
2010 - Dawn Wilson
2009 - Eleanor Sampson
2008 - Janet Kuchma
2006 - Anne Grossman
2005 - Giselle Beaupre, Eric Dowsett, & Judi Park
George Takashima Award:
Please read & consider the following information. If someone you know comes to mind, use the nomination form that follows and get the ball rolling!
George Takashima is:
-the "father" of student leadership in Manitoba and across Canada. He has contributed a great deal to both MSLA & CSLA.
-A strong support to advisors & youth
The Past Executive Director of CSLA (formerly CASAA)
-The Director of the Lion's Summer Student Leadership Camps
-A person who has officially been involved since the 1980s but anyone who has worked with George knows he has always been committed to youth and leadership
-Our "background guy" who always encourages other and continues to pass on the torch and his love of young people and their leadership development
-Our inspiration and "can do" guy
If a particular Manitoba Advisor comes to mind, think about them in relation to their years of service in the area of student leadership, attendance at Student Leadership Conference, dedication to students, their leadership projects and progress, vision, how this person reflects and/or continues the work of George Takashima.
To get a nomination form, or to send in a completed form, contact:
Eleanor Sampson
Treherne Collegiate
Box 269
Treherne, MB R0G 2V0
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (204) 723-2781
Previous winners of the George Takashima Award are:
2007 - Giselle Beaupre
2003 - Judi Park
2000 - Stew Farnell & Heather Westdal
1996 - Wayne Rae
