OHSSL Official Meeting

WOSC 2008

Called to Order: Michael Curry OHSSL President

Business:

Location for state for 2009: Mike Walmark

To determine the location of where to hold state there are several factors to keep in mind:

1. Some place that can hold all the rounds, rooms, area to hang out, etc.

2. Some place that the local are can support the entries (hotels, restaurants etc.).

3. Try to keep a two-year commitment to hold state in the same place for two years in a row.

4. It’s usually somewhere in the Willamette Valley.

There was a quick hand vote to determine how many would like to have the state tournament at WOSC or at PSU. The majority voted to hold it at PSU. However, this vote is not binding and OSAA determines the location of the state tournament.

Nominations – Michael Curry

Four Year Award there are eight students and they will be honored at the Saturday award ceremony.

National Endowment of the Arts –Deb Vaughn (Oregon Arts Commission)

Deb talked about Poetry Out Loud a yearly contest where students can compete in poetry reading and can earn nationally a $20,000 scholarship. The program comes with a lot of resources such as lesson plans, a DVD, Internet resources, etc. There is a handy website that lists poems by topic and there is information regarding the author. www.poetryoutloud.com

Rule change committee and rule change sponsors spoke about each potential rule change. There was debate about each. See the official ballot and its results (posted separately).

Meeting was adjourned.

As a note: I would like to thank Pat Gonzales, Michael Curry and Jan Pizzo for their leadership this year. I would like to thank the state committee for an excellent tournament. Also, a special thanks to Jon Holboke for keeping our books and Pat Leahy our most excellent web master who keeps our association in working order. You guys are amazing.