PTSA Newsletter - October 2008
Fall is here and school is fully underway. Many students will be busy taking the PSAT, PLAN, ACT and SAT. Thank you to Heidi Ford and her committee for proctoring these important tests.
Open House was very well attended last month. Thanks to Mary Reed Kelly and Jane Mikelic who did a wonderful job organizing this event on behalf of the PTSA. The newcomer’s reception held prior to Open House was very informative and a nice social gathering for those new to our district. We are excited to welcome 25 new families to our district! Thank you to Cathy McKenzie and Nancy McDonald and their committee for over seeing this portion of the evening.
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, November 6 for our anual Book Fair which will be held at Barnes and Noble this year. Nancy Wanty and her committee are working hard to organize entertainment from our High School Music and Stage groups to perform throughout the day. Other activities are in the planning stages with more information to follow.
Have you noticed how beautiful the grounds are around the High School? Libby Delong as put in countless hours of hard work and creativity to make this happen. A big thank you to Libby for her energy and enthusiasm that she has given to our Gardening Club.
D&W days will be October 12-18 and November 23-29. Simply tell the D&W cashier that you would like the High School receive credit, We will 2 ½% of your purchase which will go towards our student benefits program. It is a great way to raise money without any cash out of your pocket.
Finally we would like to thank Betsy Bloom for orchestrating our online PTSA newsletter and getting important information out to our families. We really appreciate your expertise and time you spend on keeping us all connected!
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, October 14 at 9:15 am in the Media Center Conference Room. We will be hearing from our environmental club regarding our recycling programs and how our district hopes to increase our participation in “going green.” We hope to see you all there!
Lisa Buth-Co- PTSA President
Sally Malnor-Co-PTSA President
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EGR High School PTSA
Meeting Dates
2008-2009
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February 10 |
October 14 |
March 10 |
November 11* |
April 14 |
January13 |
May 12 |
All meetings are held on Tuesday and begin at 9:15 a.m.
*This meeting will be shortened due to the Veteran's Day assembly.
Click on a past meeting date for that meeting's minutes.
Other Important PTSA Dates
September 8 Freshman Parent Forum
September 15 Open House/Newcomers Reception
October 14 Kids Night of the Stars
October 15 PSAT Test
October Book Fair
Nov 18 PLAN Test
December 11 Holiday Staff Appreciation
January 29 Blood Drive
May Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
May 14 Senior Honors Assembl
PTSA LINKS
SCRIP Giftcards Make Great Gifts
Without spending a single extra cent, you can support the High School PTSA! The SCRIP program allows you to purchase gift cards (dollar for dollar) and give a percentage of your purchase back to the High School. So the next time you need a Best Buy gift card for a friend’s birthday or a Starbuck’s gift card for yourself, check in with us and let us be your personal shoppers! See the two attached forms for instructions and for a list of what’s available. If that’s too much effort for you, just call or email us and we’ll deliver!
Carol Campbell 452-1473, carol.ellis.campbell@gmail.com
Kim Rossi 452-0439, kimrossigr@comcast.net
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EXCITING NEWS!!!!!
Kids Night of the Stars
Fundraising efforts for Kids Night of the Stars will now benefit our High School students. We would like to thank the EGR Schools Foundation for passing this valuable event on to us. Our goal is provide a fun filled evening for all the children and their families, in keeping with tradition that the Foundation has established. Therefore we are in need of many parent and student volunteers to help make this continue to be a successful event. Please contact Nancy McDonald: (h) 742-5857 (c) 634-0628
email: nancy.mcdonald4@comcast.net
Click here to download the schedule and registration.
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Habitat for Humanity
We are excited to announce that the East Grand Rapids Public Schools staff and Habitat for Humanity of Kent County will partner to build a home for a local Kent County family in need. Information was shared during building open houses and please be alert for additional information throughout the school year. We are pleased that many staff, students and parents have already signed up to volunteer in three key areas: fund raising, building (14 years old and older) and hospitality.
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Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner
The East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation will host its sixth Distinguished Alumni and Community Service Awards Dinner on Monday, November 24 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. This year’s award recipients are Martha Teichner (’65), news correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and Butch Briggs, EGRHS boys and girls swim coach. Invitations will be mailed mid-October. For further information, please call Amy Stuursma, at the EGR Schools Foundation office, 235-3535.
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The Drama Department at East Grand Rapids High School will perform Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” Saturday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at the high school’s Little Auditorium. This is the school’s 5th annual all-student produced play. The show is directed by EGRHS senior, Dan Koch, with assistance from seniors Liz Kent and Ariel Frey.
“And Then There Were None” is based on Christie’s 1930’s best-selling crime thriller of the same title. Ten strangers of varying social classes and questionable moral character converge on the mansion of Mr. and Mrs. U.N. Owen, only to find their hosts are nowhere to be found. Bewildered, the guests nonetheless settle into the mansion, but their very presence triggers a string of menacing events and murders. Abandoned by the boat that brought them to the Soldier Island mansion, there’s no way for the guests to escape. Crippled with terror, they have no choice but to wait for their own fate to approach.
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