Save the date for our 2025 Annual Conference: (Sat-Mon) March 29-31, 2025 at the Loews Arlington Convention Center!
Hosts Coronado & Burges High School are proud to present:
Check out the teaser video from El Paso:
More information to come!
2025 TASC High School Annual Conference
Join about 4,000 StuCo leaders in Arlington as we come together to celebrate accomplishments, elect officers, and attend sessions on leadership and student council issues. The conference includes a night at Six Flags Theme Park and exciting speakers, exhibits, elections, and activities. Be a part of the largest student council gathering in the U.S. at the 2025 TASC High School Annual Conference!
Please book in the TASC block - this helps keep registration costs low. It also helps you because Conference Direct can help you find other hotels, add additional rooms, etc. Contact Conference Direct if you need their assistance or need them to intercede with the hotel on your behalf. Do not call hotels in our block directly and ask for the rate - you must go through the online service or call Conference Direct for them to assist you. For questions, hotel invoices, or assistance, please get in touch with Conference Direct, the TASC Housing Bureau.
How to use the online housing link step by step - HERE! For a complete list of hotels and their services, such as bus parking availability, breakfast, etc. click HERE!
EARLY BIRD RATE: (Includes T-shirts) by February 26 - $210 per person (Every advisor, student, adult chaperone coming into the LACC all need to be registered!)
REGULAR RATE:(Does NOT include T-shirts) by March 29 - $230 per person (NO T-shirts AFTER Feb 26)(Every advisor, student, bus driver, and adult chaperone coming into the LACC all need to be registered!)
EVENT HAPPENINGS:
Students will attend sessions designed to celebrate, educate, and motivate student leaders! They will hear from the top youth speakers in the nation and also learn from each other in Breakout Sessions and Table Talks.
Students, Advisors, and Schools will be recognized for the work they've done through the TASC State Project, win scholarships and service awards, and elect state officers for the next school year.
A Night at Six Flags and more!
2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
HOUSTON KRAFT Houston has spoken at over 700 events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded Character Strong which currently serves 10,000 schools across 50 states and 49 countries helping to support the teaching of character and social-emotional skills in education. In 2019, his face was featured on Lays BBQ chip bags as someone who helps "spread smiles.” In 2020, his first book Deep Kindness was published by Simon & Schuster. In 2023, the companion guide Be Kind was published. He has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, Hallmark, and more as an expert on developing a more empathetic, kind world. His mom is his hero and her best life lesson is to “hug like you mean it.”
LAMARR WOMBLE
Lamarr Womble is a nationally recognized Speaker, Executive Life Coach, Leadership and School Culture expert, who will help you in accessing a more fulfilled life by teaching you to discover it’s not just about what you do but who you want to be. On the journey to becoming the greatest version of yourself, it’s essential that you: *Overcome mental/emotional life challenges. *Find and Do work you love. *Lead self/others to be more aware and lead people.
Dr. Farah Ortega-Choate
Mother - John & Brandon
Educator - 22 years
Four Degrees
Activities Director/Leadership Teacher
CADA Council & Master Activities Director
Jostens Renaissance Champion: Sierra Nevada Region (CA, HI, NV)
Renaissance Hall of Fame & Distinguished School - Platinum Level
Inland Empire Future Leaders Board
Motivational Speaker
2025 REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Conference Registration - Opens by Jan 10, 2025
EARLY BIRD RATE: (Includes T-shirts) by February 26 - $210 per person (Every advisor, student, adult chaperone coming into the ICC all need to be registered!)
REGULAR RATE: (Does NOT include T-shirts) by March 29 - $230 per person (NO T-shirts AFTER Feb 26)(Every advisor, student, bus driver, and adult chaperone coming into the Loews Arlington Convention Center all need to be registered!)
A night at Six Flags is provided with all registrations. This year it will be a private party and a catered meal will be included as well as parking. Please note Six Flags is card payment only for any onsite purchases such as meals, snacks, and souvenirs. Attendees at Six Flags may bring an unopened plastic water bottle, or an empty reusable water bottle to fill in the park and drink.
Registration does not include parking at the Convention Center. Parking is $28 per vehicle per day, paid at the time of parking. There is not bus parking at the actual convention center, but we are working on a lot nearby.
The number of registrations allowed from each school for HS Annual Conference: Picture below and PDF HERE
Delegate and Guest Registration:
Every person in the building must be registered and wear a TASC wristband and a TASC-printed name badge. (Officer schools and candidates for office will be sent specific guidelines.)
Adding Additional Delegates to existing registration: Register them on a NEW registration form. An invoice is created separately. (System does not combine separate entries into one invoice.)
Guest Registration: Each school must register each guest: administrator, up to one guest per candidate school, and up to 4 guests per state officer school (student officer representative family members), or individual (1) needed for medical needs for $30 on your registration form. The guest fee does not include Six Flags tickets or conference shirts. Guest registration link - if closed, please email [email protected]
Order additional Six Flags tickets for guests: link here
Order additional Conference shirts (by Feb 26): link here
Concessions and Cafe Options 2025 - There will be concessions for lunch on day 2 and possibly limited concessions on Day 1 for students.
Email Whitney for the TASC W-9 requestto add TASC as a vendor for your school district.
Advisors assume full responsibility for their student delegations during the conference, including enforcing the TASC dress code. Registrants must be in the dress code at the conference. TASC DRESS CODE »
Table Talk submission form » Table Talks are ten-minute presentations presented three times. Each school registering is invited to submit up to 4 Table Talk topics.
Advisor Recognition form for service or retirement » TASC recognizes advisors for years of service at five-year intervals. Retiring advisors who have served for more than five years are also recognized. Advisors must submit a recognition form.
District Flag Ceremony» Either the District President Advisor or the District Coordinator for each district is asked to submit the name of the student and the school carrying the district flag. Practice will be held on Day One in the afternoon.
Parking: Registration does NOT include parking. Buses may drop off in front of the convention center but may not park at the convention. We are working with Arlington for a bus parking possibility nearby.
By email only:[email protected] and [email protected]. Cancellations and refunds will be permitted until one month prior to the start date of a particular event or workshop and must be made in writing to the TASC office ([email protected] and [email protected]). When applicable, the refund amount will be applied to the balance due. Each time a cancellation is made, there will be a transaction fee (⅓ of the registration fee) assessed per individual cancellation. No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations made less than one month prior to the start date of an event/workshop. Refunds will not be provided for event/workshop no-shows, regardless of the situation.
We suggest you try to find another student to take their place if someone cannot come!
Need to substitute a name for someone's name badge? Use THIS form.
ELECTION:
CONFERENCE ELECTIONS »Voting and balloting information, links to schools that have filed for office, etc.
Saturday, March 29 - Day One - Loews Arlington Convention Center 2:00 – 7:30 p.m. Registration 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. Campaigns/Entertainment 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibits Open 2:00 – 6:45 p.m. Special Sessions for Advisors 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Opening General Session
Sunday, March 30 - Day Two - Loews Arlington Convention Center 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Meet the Candidates Session 9:00 – noon Second General Session Noon - 1:15 p.m. Lunch at the Convention Center Is Offered for Pre-Sale. Noon - 1:00 p.m. Voting 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Break out Rotations (Student and Advisor Sessions) 5:00 – 11:00 p.m. Six Flags Party
Monday, March 31 - Day Three - Loews Arlington Convention Center 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Run-off Balloting (if needed) 9:30 – noon Final General Session noon – 1:00 p.m. Meeting for New Officer Schools and Elected Advisor on the Board
Thank you to the US Army for partially sponsoring the first General Session
Thank you to the Army ROTC for partially sponsoring the Annual Conference
Thank you to the US Army for partially sponsoring the first General Session
Thank you to the Army ROTC for partially sponsoring the Annual Conference