Southeast JSA has only been a territory for a few years. The state of Florida and its school-age population absolutely have the capacity to support a JSA state, but that hasn’t happened yet. I promise to lead Southeast JSA into statehood. While the title itself is basically symbolic, it symbolizes an increase in the number of chapters under the organization and also an increase in activity in those chapters. It is my firm belief that by working toward statehood we can greatly enhance Southeast JSA.
Central to the expansion program is the formation of new chapters. In order to form new chapters, I will write and make available a new guide that discusses not just starting a chapter, but helping students at nearby schools start chapters, a topic not discussed in the current guide. I am currently working with three other local schools as well as the district social studies coordinator on forming new chapters, and also have my chapter planning a minicon to introduce new potential members. I will draw on my experience in this area to give advice and leadership in the formation of new chapters.
A large number of JSA chapters are formed by students coming out of JSA summer school or otherwise learning about their organization on their own. I promise to support as much as in the past these embryonic chapters, I also promise to increase support to them through our new convention preparedness and minicon support programs.
We will also work on providing tools to chapter leadership at the school level to increase their membership. I am experienced with recruiting and the usage of multimedia tools that are helpful in recruiting and will concentrate on the expansion of chapters as well as the formation of new ones. Our activism increase projects will also help make JSA more visible on campus, thus increasing membership.
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