Maryland Associationof Student Councils
Give your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
Maryland AssociationGive your school's delegates the chance to attend MASC events and benefit from MASC's leadership, advocacy, and communication activities! Join Now
The 2024 Convention, February 28 – 29 – March 1, 2024, is an in-person conference at the Ashore Resort & Beach Club, 10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City MD 21842. This conference is only open to MASC Member Schools.QUICK LINKS TO INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE:
Highlights
Convention Details
Call for Workshop Presenters
Registration Details
Covid Procedures
The Convention has a NEW look for 2024. Business from the former Legislative Session and Convention will be combined into one event. The SMOB candidate finalists, along with the MASC Officer candidates will be giving speeches, participating in Q&A sessions, and campaigning before the voting. In addition, the delegates will take positions on youth-related bills before the Maryland General Assembly.
• Listening to a nationally recognized motivational speaker
• Grade-level workshop with the motivational speaker
• Exciting and meaningful student-led leadership workshops
• Civic in MASC workshop
• Networking with student leaders from across the state
• Election of the two final State Board of Education SMOB candidates
• MASC 2024-2025 Officer Elections
• Voting on stances for youth-related bills in the MD general assembly
• Fun recreational activities
• Team building and get-to-know activities
Date: Wednesday, February 28 – February 29 – Friday, March 1, 2024 (Note – 2024 is a leap year!)
Location: Ashore Resort & Beach Club (10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City MD 21842) – Former Clarion Fontainebleau
Registration: Opens Wed. Jan. 3 and closes at 11:59 p.m., Friday. Jan. 26
Member Schools Only: Member schools can register (number of allocated voting delegates). In addition to the number of voting delegates, they may register the following MASC executive board members who are enrolled at their school: the regional president, student members on the Boards of Education, the regional second vice president or middle school representative, and any MASC-appointed staff. Please feel free to email Nicete.Moodie@mdstudentcouncils.org or Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncil.org if you have questions.
Cost: Includes hotel room, two dinners, two breakfasts, one lunch, two evening snacks, recreational activities, on-site 24/7 nurse, transportation to the overflow hotel, motivational speaker, convention tee shirt, and other behind-the-scenes conference expenses.
$315 per student (4 per room)
$420 per advisor (2 per room)
$525 advisor -private room
(There are school systems that have policies that require a different rooming formula. Request for exceptions must be directed to Nicete Moodie, MASC Executive Director, and the fee will be adjusted accordingly.)
Emergency Plan: Emergency Plan Ashore Hotel and Princess Royale and MASC Convention Schedule 2024
The new 2024 Convention promises to be a wonderful experience for student leaders from all over the state as students have the opportunity to further their leadership experience with MASC for the year.
• Convention “App” – scan the QR code and save it to your cell phone home screen!!
After you have reviewed the Registration Checklist and Worksheet above, CLICK HERE to begin registration.
• Frequently Asked Questions (updated July 2023)
If you have registration questions, please email Wayne.Perry@mdstudentcouncils.org. For all other questions, email Nicete.Moodie@mdstudentcouncils.org and Karen.Crawford@mdstudentcouncils.org
Covid Procedures:
MASC is following CDC and Maryland Department of Health Guidelines for the Convention.
We want to remind all MASC participants that if you experience COVID symptoms before the Convention, please follow CDC guidance (e.g., “People who have symptoms of respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, such as cough, fever, sore throat, vomiting, or diarrhea, should stay home. Testing is recommended for people with symptoms of COVID-19 as soon as possible after symptoms begin. Staying home when sick can lower the risk of spreading infectious diseases, including COVID-19, to other people.”)
Masks will be available with the onsite nurse. If a student is experiencing symptoms, they can see the nurse to take a Rapid test. If a student tests positive, the nurse will notify the advisor and executive directors and that child will be placed in a separate room for isolation until the child’s parents can come and take them home. (Specific information from the Maryland Department of Health can be found here.)
If exposed to COVID, all students and advisors will need to follow the steps from the Maryland Department of Health that can be found here. If someone tests positive, students who have been around that student need to wear a mask (N95 mask from the nurse) and start testing in five days.
Information included in the MASC Convention App:
• Convention Meals Menu and Dining Assignments
• Workshop Descriptions
• Workshop Session and Location Chart
• Emergency Plans
• Motivational Speaker – Logan Taylor BIO
• Health Suite and Covid Procedures
• 23/24-EB-04 MASC Election Rules
• 23/24-EB-05 MASC General Assembly Standing Rules
• Region-Dining-Luggage Room Assignments
• Convention Bill Resolutions 2024
• Advisor Chaperone Duties
• Map of Ashore Conference Center
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