WICK”ED” Parade of Costumes
Thursday, October 29th
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
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Feature Presenter: Dru Tomlin, AMLE
Choose to wear your costume all day or come dressed
for the costume contest. The WICK”ED” costume parade will being at 4:30 in the ballroom.
1st place winner: $75 cash
2nd place winner: $50 cash
3rd place winner: $25 cash
New Orleans Highlights
While at the Conference be sure to enjoy the many treats New Orleans has to offer. Here are just a few:
The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
- French Quarter & New Orleans Cuisine
is the leading international organization advancing the
- Architecture—New Orleans has more National Historic Land-
education of all students ages 10 to 15, helping them
succeed as learners and make positive contributions to
their communities and to the world. AMLE is committed to helping middle grades educators.
marks than any other city in the United States.
- Many museums including The Louisiana State Museum, Louisiana Children’s Museum and the National World War II Museum.
- Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Entergy
IMAX Theater
- Steamboat Natchez
EARN CLU’S
Attend the numerous break-out sessions available at the Conference and
earn CLU’s
Hampton Inn & Suites
New Orleans Convention Center
1201 Convention Center Blvd.,
New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: +1-504-566-9990
Fax: +1-504-566-9997
October 28-30, 2015
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Attend the numerous breakout
sessions offered
Visit the vendor area to learn
about items you can use in the
classroom
Enter for chance to win vendor
prizes
Meet and share ideas with educators from all across the
state of Louisiana
Networking Luncheon
Louisiana Middle School Association
LMSA Award of Excellence
The Louisiana Middle School Association
would like to continue their efforts to recognize outstanding middle level educators in Louisiana. There are many truly
excellent professionals who give generously of their talents each day. At our annual fall conference, we would like to recognize these outstanding educators.
Please take a few minutes to review the
criteria, and then go online to
www.lmsaonline.org to fill out the nomination form for someone you know who is
making a difference in the lives of children. Nominations must be received by
September 18, 2015.
REGISTER NOW!!
Keynote Speaker:
Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell crosses the country ener-
Early Registration Deadline:
gizing educational professionals as a dynamic presenter
October 23, 2015
and self-proclaimed “Proud Middle School Teacher.” Building
Early Registration$125.00
on the lessons learned and techniques developed as a middle
level social studies teacher since 1991, Kim is in national de-
(Payment must be received by October 23, 2015)
mand as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and consultant
LMSA Membership is FREE!!
for the Association of Middle Level Educators, Staff Develop-
Join Today!!
Late Registration$135.00
Conference registration is available
on-line at
www.lmsaonline.org
Room block available until October 9, 2015
ment for Educators, and the Jack Berckemeyer Consulting
Group. At home in her Twin Cities, Minnesota metropolitan
area school district, Kim augments her classroom role with a
position as her school’s Dean of Students. Kim is founder and
coordinator of a highly-successful after-school program called
Students on Academic Rise (S. O. A. R.) developed to address
the achievement gap. Her first book, S. O. A. R: A Handbook
for Closing the Achievement Gap, is a manual for helping other
school districts replicate this program that transports students to
higher academic performance, self-awareness, self-esteem and
individual responsibility.
LMSA Continuing Ed
Scholarship
The Louisiana Middle School Association
will award a $1000 scholarship to one educator who wishes to enroll in continuing education classes to earn another degree
or certification in the field of education. Instruction to apply may be found at
www.lmsaonline.org. Applications must be
postmarked by September 18, 2015.
Past recipient was Lorri Caldwell from
F.K. White Middle School
Louisiana Middle School Association
P.O. Box 13184
Lake Charles, LA 70612
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 337-217-4151
Phone # for registration questions: 337-274-4645 (text or call)
Email questions to: [email protected]
Phone # for vendor questions: 225-229-5081 (text or call) Email
questions to: [email protected]
LMSA Student Scholarship
The Louisiana Middle School Association has instituted a $1000.00 scholarship to be awarded each
year. Go online to www.lmsaonline.org to download a nomination form. Deadline to submit is February 8, 2016.
Past recipients were Jolie Soileau, Lake Charles,
La and Gabrielle Preston, Fort Barre, La.