For the past three years, I've had STOs, and all three years these students have served as President or VP of my troupe. It's definitely doable, in my opinion. These kids are chosen as STOs for a reason (they're great leaders!), and I want them to serve as leaders in my troupe, not just at the state level. I'd certainly invite them to your board meetings should they not be an officer for your troupe. Sometimes our questions/concerns are just a text away in our meetings, and the STO is able to provide us an answer within minutes.
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Susan Nieten
Theatre Teacher, Spring Play Director,
& Thespian Troupe Director
at Noblesville High School (Noblesville, IN)
Twitter: @mrsnieten
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-23-2020 15:14
From: Charles Yarmey
Subject: STO running for Student Board Question
I'm just looking for some feedback on what some of you do when your troupe has an STO.
Do you allow them to run for an elected board position such as President?
I'm thinking they are already an officer and they can sit on our student board as an STO. I think the elected board positions carry a lot of responsibility and take up a lot of time. Just like being an STO. So I'd be concerned with the student being able to perform both tasks. In the past I've had issues with that.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
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Chuck Yarmey
Advisor/Technical Director
Wyoming Area Drama Club
Thespian Troupe 4795
Exeter PA
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