El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #17

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When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."

-Elon Musk

This will be the last regular bulletin of 2018, however we still encourage you to check your email over the break for any news that may arise before we return to regular meetings in January. The weekly bulletin will resume on January 4.

Happy Holidays to all! Your advising team wishes you a safe and happy winter break and a joyous New Year! Make good choices and finish out 2018 living your values for all to see! 

1.) Meeting Schedule: We have no more regular meetings in 2018 (we don't meet on Dec 20, 27, or Jan 3). We have shockingly few meetings left, so make sure they, and our conferences, are on your calendar:

• January 10 - regular meetings resume
• January 17 - mandatory pre-conference meeting
• January 19-21 - Training & Elections Conference II (Fresno)
• January 24 - regular meeting
• January 31 - regular meeting (delegation officer primary)
• February 7 - mandatory pre-conference meeting for ALL delegates and a family member (new and returning). 
• February 14-18 - 71st Model Legislature & Court (Sacramento)

2.) National Judicial Competition Apps Due in Reggo by Dec 20: The National Judicial Competition (NJC) is a nationwide YMCA Appellate Court and Mock Trial competition program, taking place in Chicago, IL each summer and is hosted by the YMCA of the USA in partnership with the American Bar Association. Interested delegates should complete the application available in Reggo now and tell Derek no later than Dec 20 for approval. This program brings together Y&G court participants from around the country to face off in mock trial and appellate court competitions. The conference takes place between approximately July 25 and August 2, 2019. 

REMINDERS:

Conference Attendance: We have two remaining conferences this year. Please review our conference attendance policy: 

• For T&EII (Jan 19-21): Partial attendance is not permitted except in extraordinary circumstances. Regular season sport events, meets, regular season academic club meets, finals, school projects, etc, are not extraordinary circumstances. You are expected to travel to the conference with the delegation, attend the entire conference, and travel home again with the delegation.
• For ML/C ("Sac Conference," Feb 14-18): Partial attendance is not permitted. 

Your advisor team is managing the safety of 140 people, coalition wide. It makes things more complicated for us and potentially less safe for you if we need to manage different travel schedules for different delegates. 

Check the website first: In addition to our bulletin, a lot of valuable information can be found at our website. Here, you'll find all past bulletins, delegation information, a program calendar, and a link to our forms and downloads folder. Remember to check the site first - chances are you'll find answers to most of your questions.

As always, thank you for reading and I will see you in 2019!

Derek Dolfie

Lead Advisor/Delegation Dad

El Dorado Delegation

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Mark your calendars for these key events!

Dec. 14, 2018: Payment Due ($400)

January 19-21, 2019: Training & Elections Conference II, Fresno

February 14-18, 2019: 71st Model Legislature & Court, Sacramento