Area A (NorCal)

Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba

Area A is made up of 28 counties, from Alpine County to Yuba County. Our area members travel from Ceres to the Nevada border and to the East Bay all the way up to the Oregon border. Because we are such a large geographical area, we host two student conferences (Woodland & Modesto) and one Adviser conference. 

PARTICIPANTS must register online for our events to be considered registered.

Northern California Advisor Conference - Hosted by Area A

DATE: September 20, 2025
LOCATION: Monterey Trails High School, Elk Grove, CA
REGISTRATION START TIME: 8:30 AM
TIME: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

If you are a new advisor or an experienced advisor looking for new ideas, this conference is the event for you. Register by September 5th; you don’t want to miss this event! Walk away with lessons, activity ideas and support. Your registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, workshops, resources, CADA giveaways, a wealth of information and more. Don’t miss out!

 

CADA has gone paperless with our registrations! You can register online and register with a credit card or check. Check payment needs to be received weeks prior to the event. NO Pos. For check payment you will select "Sending Check" on the payment options. All attendees must register online before sending payment. 

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing to info@cada1.org two weeks prior to the start date of the event. If you are canceling your entire registration prior to two weeks before the event you will receive a 50% refund. If you are reducing your attendee count by 5 or fewer students/advisors CADA will give a full refund, for those delegates. Any more than 5 attendees will be at the discretion of the event organizer for the amount refunded. There are NO refunds given after the refund cutoff date.

Sacramento Area High School Student Conference - Hosted by Area A

DATE: September 30, 2025
LOCATION: Yolo County Fairgrounds | Woodland, CA
REGISTRATION START TIME: 8:00 AM
TIME: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

North State Leadership Student Conferences at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland! Join us as we teach Leaders skills that will help to make your year outstanding! Registration includes: Keynote speakers, workshop sessions, a light morning snack, lunch, entertainment, & CADA giveaways!
 

CADA has gone paperless with our registrations! You can register online and register with a credit card or check. Check payment needs to be received weeks prior to the event. NO Pos. For check payment you will select "Sending Check" on the payment options. All attendees must register online before sending payment. 

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing to info@cada1.org two weeks prior to the start date of the event. If you are canceling your entire registration prior to two weeks before the event you will receive a 50% refund. If you are reducing your attendee count by 5 or fewer students/advisors CADA will give a full refund, for those delegates. Any more than 5 attendees will be at the discretion of the event organizer for the amount refunded. There are NO refunds given after the refund cutoff date.

Sacramento Area Middle School Student Conference - Hosted by Area A

DATE: October 1, 2025
LOCATION: Yolo County Fairgrounds | Woodland, CA
REGISTRATION START TIME: 8:00 AM
TIME: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

North State Leadership Student Conferences at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland! Join us as we teach Leaders skills that will help to make your year outstanding! Registration includes: Keynote speakers, workshop sessions, a light morning snack, lunch, entertainment, & CADA giveaways!
 

CADA has gone paperless with our registrations! You can register online and register with a credit card or check. Check payment needs to be received weeks prior to the event. NO Pos. For check payment you will select "Sending Check" on the payment options. All attendees must register online before sending payment. 

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing to info@cada1.org two weeks prior to the start date of the event. If you are canceling your entire registration prior to two weeks before the event you will receive a 50% refund. If you are reducing your attendee count by 5 or fewer students/advisors CADA will give a full refund, for those delegates. Any more than 5 attendees will be at the discretion of the event organizer for the amount refunded. There are NO refunds given after the refund cutoff date.

modesto area spring student conference - hosted by Area A

DATE: April 28, 2026
LOCATION: Modesto Centre Plaza (Double Tree Hotel)
REGISTRATION START TIME: 8:30 AM
TIME: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

If you are a new advisor or an experienced advisor looking for new ideas, this conference is the event for you. Register by April 3rd; you don’t want to miss this event! Walk away with lessons, activity ideas and support for the coming school year. Your registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, workshops, resources, CADA giveaways, a wealth of information and more. Don’t miss out! Can't wait to see you there!

CADA has gone paperless with our registrations! You can register online and register with a credit card or check. Check payment needs to be received weeks prior to the event. NO Pos. For check payment you will select "Sending Check" on the payment options. All attendees must register online before sending payment. 

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing to info@cada1.org two weeks prior to the start date of the event. If you are canceling your entire registration prior to two weeks before the event you will receive a 50% refund. If you are reducing your attendee count by 5 or fewer students/advisors CADA will give a full refund, for those delegates. Any more than 5 attendees will be at the discretion of the event organizer for the amount refunded. There are NO refunds given after the refund cutoff date.

Leadership Development Days

Led by facilitator with more than 10,000 hours in leadership training experience, Leadership Development Days provide opportunities for Elementary, Middle School, and High School students to become inspired and contribute to the betterment of their campus and communities. Leadership Development Days utilize experiential learning activities to unite students and develop lifelong skills. The curriculum is centered around learning effective communication, cultural competencies, connecting to others, individualism vs. collectivism, expanding the leadership base, perseverance, and courage to become the best version of yourself. $30 per student is all it takes to bring a day-long, research-based, interactive leadership conference to your student leaders and their peers at local schools. Led by an facilitator with more than 10,000 hours in leadership training experience, Leadership Development Days (LDDs) will inspire middle and high school students to change their campus, community, and the world and teach the practical skills needed to make those changes. Below is the Leadership Development Days in Area A. For a complete list please visit the calendar or Leadership Development Days. 

CADA has gone paperless with our registrations! You now can register online and register with a credit card or check. Check payment needs to be received 1 week prior to the event. No POs. No refunds.

Contacts

Area A Coordinator
Jessica Banchieri
Heritage High School
Brentwood, CA 
tel: 925.324.7471
areaa@cada1.org

 
Area Council