2024 Fall Apple Press

Welcome back to a new school year!

 We are in a unique profession where each year we get to start over… sometimes with new staff and always with new kids. We also get to have the first day of school year after year. Maybe it involves new work clothes or new menu items, but it always involves reconnecting with kids and coworkers.

 It was so good to see and learn with all of you in Spokane! We had a good assortment of classes, great speakers, and a lot of fun. I saw you all at the Night of Entertainment playing games and shopping for prizes. I saw you bidding on really fun auction items. And most of all learning and networking with people you may only see a few times a year.....

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President's Invite to the 2024 Fall Workshop

Hello Members,

We are working hard to plan a fun Fall Workshop, and we hope you will join in.  This year the Fall Workshop will be virtual due to a short timeline.  We understand that the members specifically voted down a virtual workshop at Delegate Assembly in 2023.  We worked to plan an in-person Workshop last year and struggled to find speakers and locations.  It used to be that we could easily plan an in person Fall Workshop beginning in late July (when the new Board comes in) and hold it in October.  With staffing shortages and district’s reluctance to host a group of a few hundred people, that has all changed.  I can assure you that we now have Fall Workshop planning on our spring board meeting agenda.  We are committed to what the members want and always look forward to planning occasions where we can all get together to learn and network.  Check out the article in this issue about Fall Workshop and start planning your group and brunch for a watch party!

Karen Brown, SNS
WSNA President 2024-2025

Learn more about the Fall Workshop Here!