Maryland Associationof Student Councils
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Each year, MASC recognizes our state’s finest student councils, principals, and advisors.
Note: The advisor and principal awards must be submitted through the region so schools should submit their applications to the regional advisor/president by the regional deadline (not the MASC deadline).
Hint: As applications are via Google Forms with file uploads, it is best for regions/schools to use a non-school device/internet when completing the form. Some school systems will block file uploads to Google Forms outside of their own school system.
Wayne Perry Principal of the Year Award Application (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
The following is provided for preparation before completing the online application which requires a link to be listed where regions have completed the required information and uploaded the supporting documents.
PDF File: WaynePerryPrincipalAwardApp2024-24
LINK to Complete Application and Upload Documentation
Mike Michealson High School Advisor of the Year Application (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
The following is provided for preparation before completing the online application which requires a link to be listed where regions have completed the required information and uploaded the supporting documents.
PDF File: MikeMichaelsonAdvisorAwardApp2024-25
LINK to Complete Application and Upload Documentation
Middle School Advisor of the Year Award Application (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
The following is provided for preparation before completing the online application which requires a link to be listed where regions have completed the required information and uploaded the supporting documents.
PDF File: MSAdvisorAwardApp2024-25
LINK to Complete Application and Upload Documentation
Karen L. Crawford Regional Advisor of the Year Award Application (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
The following is provided for preparation before completing the online application which requires a link to be listed where regions have completed the required information and uploaded the supporting documents.
PDF File: KarenLCrawfordRegionalAdvisorAwardApp2024-25
LINK to Complete Application and Upload Documentation
MASC recognizes school councils for their well-rounded structure, participation, and achievements.
The Felix Simon Student Council Awards for Leadership and Service highlight the MASC member councils that are truly remarkable. MASC is presenting your council with not only a challenge but also an opportunity to grow and improve through self-evaluation. To effectively honor student councils, there are separate middle and high school applications for the Awards. Student councils will be recognized with a Felix Simon Award for Leadership and Service based on predetermined point values.
Student councils can also use this award as a stepping-stone towards achieving National Student Council recognition.
Felix Simon High School Award for Leadership and Service (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
PDF File: HSFelixSimonAwardApp2024-25
Working File (may wish to upload to your own drive and work directly on this document) WORD File: HSFelixSimonAwardApp2024-25
LINK to complete the application and identify the documentation storage folder
Felix Simon Middle School Award for Leadership and Service (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
PDF File: MSFelixSimonAwardApp2024-25
Working File (may wish to upload to your own drive and work directly on this document) WORD File: MSFelixSimonAwardApp2024-25
LINK to complete the application and identify the documentation storage folder
Recognition of one Outstanding Student Leader from each MASC Region – Yearly deadline of 5:00 p.m., April 1st. This submission should be completed by the regional advisor or regional president. Nominees MUST be from a member school.
Outstanding Student Leader
PDF File: Outstanding Student Leader Recognition SY25
LINK to Complete Application and Upload Documentation
Catherine Nora Murray Unsung Hero Award (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
Note: Only MASC executive board members can make nominations for this award.
PDF File: CatherineNoraMurrayUnsungHeroAward
LINK to Complete Application and Upload Documentation
Susan Nash Travetto Friend of MASC Award (deadline 11:59 p.m., January 31, 2025)
Note: Only the officer team and executive directors can make nominations for this award
Susan Nash Travetto Friend of MASC Award
PDF File: SusanNashTravettoFriendofMASC Award
LINK To Complete Application and Upload Documentation
There are two levels of recognition. A student council achieves a National Council of Excellence Award when it has demonstrated that it meets all the NASC requirements. The National Gold Council of Excellence award is awarded to those councils that demonstrate the highest levels of leadership, plus meet additional standards as set by NASC.
These awards distinguish outstanding student councils by guiding student leaders and their faculty advisers through a process featuring standards-based criteria and demonstration-based outcomes, reflecting more than 80 years of expertise in student council and leadership programming.
The submission Deadline is December 1.
Each year, the Warren E. Shull Award is presented to a middle-level and high-school student council advisor who demonstrates exemplary character, leadership, and commitment to young people and their development as student leaders. Each state association may name one middle-level and one high-school student council adviser for the state level of the Shull Award. MASC nominates our Advisor of the Year recipients – schools must be a member of NSC.
The National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) recognize the outstanding work of state Honor Society associations with the Kyker State Association Service Project Award.
National Student Council’s Distinguished Student Leaders Program is a rigorous and challenging skill and knowledge-based recognition program created to identify outstanding individual student council leaders in high schools. Students who earn the NatStuCo Distinguished Student Leader designation have demonstrated exemplary leadership abilities. The Distinguished Student Leaders is open with the caveat that applications must be submitted before the student’s graduation date.
Great leaders are not born—they practice—and the best practice starts early. With the National Student Council’s Emerging Student Leader program, middle-level students have their own recognition program that identifies outstanding student council leaders who have made significant strides in developing their skills as young leaders. Students who earn the Emerging Student Leader designation have shown strong leadership aptitude and a willingness to continue improving. The Emerging Student Leaders for the middle level is also open as it is managed on-site by advisors.