New Jersey TSA Leadership Conference

Last week, our Howell High School chapter officers attended the 2007 New Jersey TSA Leadership Conference at The College of New Jersey. At this event, our chapter officers, as well as the other TSA chapter officers throughout New Jersey, met with our New Jersey state officers and had activities to get to know each other better.

After initial greetings, we were all shown how technology is used by a variety of people, including magicians. And a guest magician appeared to demonstrate how technology was used in his career (which was very surprising to many who were there).

And to end the day, the attendants participated in a technology challenge (though I will not elaborate on the details of the challenge in case Mrs. Roses or the other Technology Design teachers, chooses to re-use the activity in one of their classes).

I would also like to mention as a side-note that there could possibly be a chapter TSA meeting sometime next week. Though this is entirely unofficial at this time. Once the date of the meeting is determined a post will be made here and a newsletter will be sent out, to those whom subscribed.

November 5: TSA Meeting Minutes

Here are the minutes (highlights) of the TSA Meeting which occurred on Monday November 5, 2007 as they were recorded by our chapter secretary, Andy Runyon:

• Meeting begins at: 2:14PM
• [October 10: TSA Meeting Minutes were read and were accepted as true in a vote of 23 approving the minutes as true -0 rejecting the minutes as true -1 abstaining to vote]
  
• [Funds] for Haunted House were discussed
• Special Elections [for the positions of Parliamentarian and Historian were held]
• Kimmy Reigh became the newly appointed historian
• Chris Magnesun became the newly appointed parliamentarian
• Discussed fund raising ideas
• Motion to have an outdoor drive[-in movie] was made made by Rebecca and seconded by Shane
• Motion passes [with a vote count of]: 15 for the motion -3 against the motion -6 abstain
• Costs of drive-in [were discussed]
• Anton motions [for a] 24' X 36' [screen to rent and] Shane seconds the motion
• Votes passes with 14 votes for the motion -1 vote against the motion -9 abstained to vote
• Motion [was made to] serve grilled food at drive-in [by Brian and seconded by C.J.]
  
• Votes passes with 15 votes for the motion -0 votes against the motion -9 abstained to vote
• [Possibility of] video game tournament fund raiser was discussed
• [Possibility of] TSA Computer Repair Team fund raiser was discussed
• Meeting adjourned at: 3:54PM
• [Date of next meeting was not specified]

*[] indicates words that were added for clarity