MIDDLE-LEVEL REGIONALS 2026

2026 Dates will be announced in December 2025

The Middle-Level Regionals Leadership Conference began in 1992. Today, the program annually serves more than 2,000 students and advisers. Middle-Level Regionals are a one-day leadership workshops designed to introduce younger students to the world of student government, excite potential leaders to the possibilities of leadership and energize a group of students for the end of the year. Each year 10-12 host sites around the state open their doors to serve schools. At each host site for Middle-Level Regionals, an average of 180 students from 25 schools attend.

Students who attend a Middle-Level Regional workshop can expect to:

  • Explore the powerful concept of servant leadership

  • Exchange ideas with students from other schools

  • Participate in team-building activities as a school group

  • Leave the conference loaded with new ideas and energized for action!

Middle-Level Regionals are not only beneficial to students, but adults as well. Adults who attend Middle-Level Regionals will:

  • Experience focused leadership concepts and skills to help enhance their student leadership programs

  • Network and share ideas with other adults during the workshop and in a specialized adult meeting

  • Have time to build positive rapport with their students

  • Get energized with new ideas that support school culture and climate

Workshop Information:

  • The workshop begins at 9:30am and concludes at 1:00pm

  • Plan to arrive between 9:00am – 9:15am.

  • Wear comfortable casual clothes and soft soled shoes.

  • Cost of the workshop includes all materials.

  • Participants need to bring a brown bag lunch and a snack for our mid-morning break.  

  • Facilitators are staff members from the Association of Washington Student Leaders.

  • One school adviser/adult for every 15 students registered.

  • Cancellations accepted up to 5 business days before the conference; after this date full fees apply.

  • Advisers will spend time with their school groups and will also have time for adviser networking and sharing.

  • Students (optional): Come dressed as a school delegation!

  • Please contact James Layman, AWSL Director (james@awsleaders.org) with any questions.


Dates and Locations

  • 2026 dates will be posted in December 2025

Schedule for the Day

  • 9:00am - 9:30am: Arrival and Icebreaker

  • 9:30am - 10:00am: Connections and Networking

  • 10:00am - 10:30am: Teambuilding

  • 10:30am - 11:00am: Empathy and Sensitivity to Others

  • 11:00am - 11:15am: Break

  • 11:15am - 11:45am: School Culture and Climate Learning | Adviser Session

  • 11:45am - 12:15pm: Lunch

  • 12:15pm - 12:45pm: Belonging Lesson & Action Plans

  • 12:45pm - 12:50pm: Share Outs and Idea Share

  • 12:50pm - 1:00pm: Final Lesson, Group Picture, Clean-up

  • 1:00pm: Depart

Registration

  • $30 per student participant for AWSL Member Schools/$40 per student participant for Non-Member schools.

  • Cancellations accepted up to 5 business days before the conference; after this date full fees apply.

  • Need support accessing the portal? Contact AWSL Fiscal Coordinator, Christine Bryan

  • Want to make a payment over the phone? Give us a call! (360) 359-7060

The Association of Washington Student Leaders is a division of the Washington School Principals’ Education Foundation

Sponsored by the Association of Washington School Principals