National TSA Week
National TSA Week, October 7-11, 2024, is a great opportunity for your chapter to create awareness of the Technology Student Association in your school and community, and to showcase member and chapter activities and accomplishments. National TSA Week is about TSA student members and TSA chapters, and the work achieved while "learning to lead in a technical world." Check out 10 Ways to Celebrate National TSA Week below. Use the official 2024-2025 TSA hashtag, #TSAFamily, in your TSA-related posts, and tag @nationalTSA as you follow the themes for each day of National TSA Week:
Mentor Monday - Share a picture of yourself with your TSA mentor.
Team Tuesday - Share photos of a TSA team - an officer team, a competitive event team, etc.
Why Wednesday - Share a story about why you joined TSA.
Throwback Thursday - Showcase your evolution as a member of TSA: the early years versus now.
Future Friday - Share how TSA has affected your STEM career path.
In addition:
- Share the TSA Week Proclamation.
- Use the National TSA Week Press Release Template. Create a press release to send to your local media and school system. Share your National TSA Week photos on your TSA chapter's social media pages; tag @nationalTSA and use #TSAFamily.
- Follow @nationalTSA on Facebook and Instagram. If posting, do NOT include content as defined by the disclaimer below:
- abusive or hurtful comments about a user or another participant;
- off-topic or other comments (this includes promotion or solicitation of events, groups, pages, websites, organizations, products, and programs not related to or affiliated with TSA);
- comments that use profanity, foul language, abusive language, or "hate speech" (for example, including - but not limited to - racial, ethnic, or gender-bashing language);
- private, personal information published without consent;
- comments that violate the privacy of any individual;
- material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any person or entity as determined by TSA.
10 Ways to Celebrate National TSA Week
- High school chapters: set up a meeting with a middle school chapter to share ideas, get to know each other, and participate in a Q&A session.
- Middle school chapters: set up a meeting with a local high school chapter to share ideas, get to know each other, and participate in a Q&A session.
- Host a “get to know TSA” meeting for potential new members.
- Host a game night with your chapter.
- Produce a promotional video highlighting your TSA chapter.
- Show appreciation for your advisor with a gift card.
- Wear TSA T-shirts and other swag throughout the week to promote your chapter.
- Learn more about the duties of the TSA state officers from your state and the state advisor; update them on your chapter's progress.
- Invite an individual from a local STEM business or higher education institution to speak about the business/industry or education/career area.
- Create a social media account with your TSA chapter to help stay in touch with all of your members. If your chapter already has a social media account, create posts in honor of National TSA week. Be sure to follow @nationalTSA and use #TSAFamily to post about your chapter’s National TSA Week activities.