The StARS come out at night . . . and other times, as well.

A group of theatre students will gather today to start making plans for the 2010 NE Ohio Thespian Conference. This group will include a handful of Firestone Thespians in addition to students from other schools from around NE Ohio.

This group is called StARS, or Student Area Representatives. They help to plan the area conference that is to be held at Riverside High School in Painesville on Saturday, December 4, 2010. These students will establish the conference's theme and build activities around it. StARS make suggestions to the adult leadership and help to shape the conference in general.

There are no dues to join StARS. There is no initiation. There is no interview or other prerequisites.

All a student needs to become a StAR is the desire to participate in this fun and meaningful Thespian activity. I am gratified that some of our Firestone Thespian students are willing to participate and have taken the first steps toward serving as a leader in our area.

I understand that every StAR who attends each of the three meetings will be refunded their area conference registration. That's a nice perk for a student's time. Even without it, volunteering as a StAR is totally worth the effort.

maz