SPRING HIgh school registration
You want to become a member of Girl Up LPS for second semester? Yay!
We can't wait to work with you to empower girls all around LPS and our community.
Registration is simple...but, before you register, please make sure you know what parts of our program you want to get involved in. Check out this quick orientation presentation to learn about our opportunities. If you have any questions, send us a quick message and we will get back to you soon!
HOW TO REGISTER:
There are a couple of online forms you must fill out. Follow the instructions below to register.
1. Look through our orientation presentation
2. Fill out our main registration form
3. Sign up for individual teams! Scroll down to read a short description of each team, and you will find a form link to sign up for each one below
4. After signing up for at least one individual team, you're good to go! You will be contacted (texted or emailed) in the next week or so with more information
Please note that if you fill out the main registration form but do not sign up for at least one individual team, you won't be an official member! Likewise, if you sign up for an individual team without filling out the main registration form you won't be registered.
Make sure that you do not sign up for teams that you do not have time for, or that you don't stretch yourself too thin by signing up for too many teams. When signing up for a specific team, take the time to ensure that you do not sign up for another team with conflicting schedules. Meeting times, dates, and locations are listed below next to each respective team.
REMINDER: Even if you were a part of Girl Up LPS last semester, you will still need to re-register to join next semester too! Please fill out both the main registration form (linked above) and the team forms below.
INTERESTED IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION? CLICK HERE.
REgistration fee: $5
The spring semester registration fee is $5/member. This fee will be collected at the first team meeting (information on team meetings can be found below), and is used towards funding our elementary and middle school youth empowerment programs, keeping our website running, and funding the various events and activities our chapter does. Please note, however, that THIS FEE IS NOT REQUIRED. If you are unable to pay this for any reason, just let any Girl Up LPS officer know or email us at girluplps@gmail.com and the fee will be waived, no questions asked. Girl Up LPS is committed to inclusion and equal access, and we never want this fee to be the reason someone doesn't join!
TEAM DESCRIPTIONS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Do you like working with young girls? Join our Elementary School Leadership Team to help build girls' self-confidence, teach them how to combat gender-based bullying, and show them just how powerful girls are!
This team will be split up into groups of 2-3 high school girls, and each small team will lead a weekly after-school girl empowerment program at an LPS Elementary School. Leaders will be trained in our curriculum, and taught how to responsibly lead these programs. Programs last anywhere from 6-12 weeks, and leaders will be assigned to programs based on their location and availability. Please be willing and able to sacrifice about 2 hours of your time each week to lead and plan for these fun and inspirational programs.
Interested in joining? Watch a short video here, from our members!
WHO: Grades 9-12, self-identifying girls only!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM
*Don't have the time to lead a weekly program but will want to help out? We need to have people trained and ready to lead programs in case an assigned leader suddenly can't make it one week. Contact Samavi Rafique (4024307029) for more information or to be put on this list.
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM
Do you like to work with middle school kids? Join the Middle School Leadership Team to help middle schoolers build their leadership skills and knowledge on gender-based issues.
This team will be split up into groups of 3-4 high school leaders, and each small group will lead weekly or biweekly after-school programs at an LPS Middle School. Leaders will be trained through an online training session in our curriculum and taught how to responsibly lead these programs. Programs last for about a semester, and leaders will be assigned to a program based on their location and availability. Please be willing to sacrifice about 2 hours each week to lead and plan for these fun and inspirational programs.
WHO: Grades 10-12, all genders!
ADVOCACY TEAM
Are you ready to take your passion for girls' rights to the next level? Join the Advocacy Team to work directly to promote women and girls' rights in our local, state, and national government. Activities can range from learning about the bill process and how to advocate for important issues, collecting signatures on petitions supporting empowering legislation, and meeting with local governing officials to advocate for equality.
Interested in learning more? Click here to learn more from their members!
WHO: Grades 9-12, all genders!
MEETINGS: Every Monday, 7:30-8:30 PM at the Meadowlark (1624 South Street). Meetings start the last week of January and end the last week of April.
AWARENESS TEAM
Passionate about educating others about issues that are important to you, and raising funds to help make a difference? Join this team to raise awareness of issues girls face in our community and around the world. Activities may include organizing a fundraising drive for a local women's shelter, speaking at community gatherings, to using social media and informational presentations to spread awareness.
To learn more about the team from it's leaders, click here!
WHO: Grades 9-12, all genders!
MEETINGS: Every Monday, 7:30-8:30 PM at the Meadowlark (1624 South Street). Meetings start the last week of January and end the last week of April.
PUBLICITY + RECRUITMENT TEAM
Have a knack for graphic designing, writing, and social media? Love getting to know new people, and have connections from all around Lincoln? Join this team to handle community and student relations. Activities range from graphic designing informative posters, writing newsletters, running registration tables to recruit new members, and planning events.
Interested in joining? Watch a short video here to learn more!
WHO: Grades 9-12, all genders!
MEETINGS: Every Monday, 7-8 PM at Scooter's Coffee (2901 S 84th St). Meetings start the last week of January and end the last week of April.