The Wisconsin Association of School Councils (WASC) is a "statewide organization of public, private, and parochial elementary, middle, junior, and senior high school student leadership groups dedicated to the continuation and expansion of leadership development and student responsibilities in Wisconsin."
Van Pool accepted a job at the National Student Council Association in Washington, D.C., in 1947 after serving as Executive Secretary for one year.
The WASC’s third Executive Secretary was George Heatherington of La Crosse, (1951–1957), the fourth was Ralph Mithy of Janesville, (1957–1959) and the fifth was Donald A. Wendt of Madison (1959–1972).
During Wendt’s term, the WASC was subject to protest and request to change, but the association remained constant.
In 1961, Gerald Van Pool and Donald A. Wendt structured the first WASC Summer Leadership Workshop, held in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
During his term, a new constitution and by-laws were established, and the Wisconsin Secondary School Administrators Association (WSSAA) began sponsoring the WASC.
The member schools of each region were required to have two annual meetings, and the state conference was moved from fall to spring.