Attend this informal discussion group to share parenting ideas and experiences, to offer support, and to eat pie. It's a unique opportunity to bounce ideas around and connect with other AHS families.

Date: Thurs. May 23rd
Time: 7-8:30 pm
Place: 63 Kilkenny Place (Nancy's home)
Discussion Theme: Effective Families
Suggested Reading: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey

Please RSVP to: http://pie.alamedaptsa.org

Reading the book is NOT mandatory. But if you'd like a copy, Books, Inc on Park Street stocks it and can order additional copies. Please mention the AHS PTSA Book Group to receive a 15% discount.
The book is also available on Amazon for about $9.75 plus shipping. 
http://www.amazon.com/The-Habits-Highly-Effective-Families/dp/0307440850

Questions?
Nancy Landreth
PIE Group Chair
pie@alamedaptsa.org

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Next PTSA Meeting:  Tuesday, May 21.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be provided.

Time:  7:00 pm

Place:  The Pit

Parking available in the faculty parking lof off Walnut Ave.   

The meeting schedule for the remainder of the year follows.  All meetings are held in the Media Center Pit (park in the Walnut Street parking lot) unless otherwise noted.

Future Meeting Dates:

Tuesday, June 4 (first Tuesday). Meeting to be held off-site. 

Your attendance is always encouraged.

Our last staff appreciation event for the year will be a Salad & Taco Bar Luncheon on Monday, May 20th at Noon in the Media Center Pit. With your help, we will provide an amazing selection of salad bar, soft taco fixings, and homemade desserts to nearly 150 of our awesome teachers and staff. We are purchasing taco fillings and warm tortillas from La Penca Azul so it's sure to be muy bueno! This will be a welcome treat following AP exams and preceding finals.

Donation/Volunteer Sign-Up: We have many items to cover, many of which are easy to prepare (i.e. diced green onions, sliced cucumbers, garbanzo beans) and volunteer slots to fill -- so please click here for our online sign-up at:

Note: The spreadsheet is wide, so you may have to scroll to the right to see all 25 items.

Volunteers: If you'd like to help set-up (11:15-12), serve (12-1), and/or clean-up (12:45-1:30) please sign-up on the form. Please enter your name on a second row if you are signing up for food and to volunteer. The drop-down menu allows only one item to be selected per row.

Delivering Items : Please deliver items to the Faculty Lounge (in Media Center) by 11:45 am on 5/20. Limited fridge space available. Items may be delivered to 63 Kilkenny Place-94502 on Sun. 5/19 (after 5 pm) or Mon. 5/20 (by 11 am). A box will be on porch to store items if no one is home.

Labeling Items: Please label items/serving plates with your name. We will make name/item tags prior to 5/20 that will be placed by each item. Parent & student names and item descriptions will be noted on the tags -- per info you provide on sign-up form.

Picking Up Serving Plates : Your plates will be in the Faculty Lounge (inside Media Center) at 1:30 pm on 5/20.

If you have questions, please email me at staffappreciation@alamedaptsa.org

Thank you for your generosity and support!

Nancy Landreth

PTSA Staff Appreciation

Join us for PIE!  Our PTSA PIE (Parenting Idea Exchange) is an informal discussion group to share parenting ideas and experiences, to offer support, and to eat pie.  It's a unique opportunity to bounce ideas around and connect with other AHS families.  There is a specific topic for each meeting and recommended reading.  The reading is NOT mandatory.  Meetings are held 3-4 times per year.   If there are fewer than 5 RSVPs the meeting will be cancelled.  
PIE will not be meeting again until the fall.

Nancy Landreth
PIE Group Chair
pie@alamedaptsa.org

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Click here for the AHS PTSA Parent Volunteer Form...

Elections were held for the 2013-2014 slate of officers at the March 19 PTSA meeting.  Please click here  to view the new slate of officers.

Dear AHS Community,

Thanks to your support and generosity thus far, AHS PTSA will continue to have the flexibility to support the students, teachers and staff at AHS. In the coming months, you will have the opportunity to see where your generosity has made an impact. Stay tuned.

If you haven’t joined PTSA and/or made a donation, it's not too late! Your tax-deductible donations directly benefit our students and AHS. For Online Membership & Donations, click on the “Donate” button at upper right side of this page or go to donate@alamedaptsa.org.  Did you know many employers have matching gift programs. Please inquire. 

Last year, PTSA contributed nearly $70,000 to AHS. Some of the items PTSA supported are listed under "Sign-ups and Forms."

Once again, thanks for your support! Together, we make a difference. 

Get involved and stay connected!

Veronica R Hall

Together we, the AHS Community, can make a difference at Alameda High, and PTSA is committed to doing just that through its volunteer, financial, and communicational efforts. But, we need your support!

Here are 3 simple ways to show your support and nurture the success of our AHS students.

1. Donate Generously to PTSA: Your generous donation allows PTSA to provide AHS with more modern technology (interactive whiteboards, handheld student response systems, and computer equipment), educational materials, lab equipment, and program support. You may donate online at: www.AlamedaPTSA.org or complete and return the envelope found in the packet or in the PTSA Forms Locker (by clicking here ).

2. Join PTSA: Adults & students are urged to join: $15/member. PTA is the largest, highest profile volunteer organization that supports public schools, children and families in the nation. Your $15 membership supports its voice. Also, California PTA offers college scholarships to student members. You may join online at www.AlamedaPTSA.org or complete and return the envelope found in the packet.

3. Support eScrip Rebate Programs: Safeway, Nob Hill, Lucky, & online eScrip rebates are excellent income sources for PTSA and cost nothing to you.  Please refer to the form in the PTSA Forms Locker (click here for the form ) and designate AHS PTSA as your rebate recipient.  Please encourage friends, family, and neighbors to do the same.

Thanks to the incredible dedication of many volunteers at AHS, including the awesome PTSA officers & chairs listed on the attached roster, we can be proud of our AHS Community (students, families, faculty and staff). It's going to be a great year!

Thanks in advance for your support!

Veronica Rodriguez
PTSA President

The following slate of officers/chairs for the 2012-2013 school year was approved at the May 2012 PTSA meeting.

2012-2013 ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD & ANCILLARY PROGRAM CHAIRS  

PTSA Executive Board email Alias: board@alamedaptsa.org - President thru PTSA SSC Rep.

Clcik here to see the June 2012 agreement between AEA and AUSD.

PTSA has provided excellent parenting programs over the past few years, presented by Michael Simon.  Thanks for your support; and a special thanks to our VP of Programs for coordinating the programs.

If you would like to view Michael Simon's Jan 2012 presentation entitled "Beyond Parental Control", click here .
 

If you would like to view Michael Simon's complete Jan 2011 presentation entitled "Research-Based Best Practices for Parenting Teens",  click here.   It  includes slides that were not presented, as well.
 

Various departments have provided presentations to the PTSA at meetings throughout the year.  You can view the PowerPoint slides from these presentations by clicking here .