Stuyvesant HS Parents' Association

Parents' Association
Stuyvesant High School 

June 6, 2010 News Update

In this update
Upcoming PA events
School events
Senior graduation reminder
PA Bulletin online
PA Website Link
Greetings!
 
 
Next Tuesday, the Parents' Association will be holding the last monthly meeting of the academic year.  It's hard to believe it's almost summer vacation again!  We hope it's been a fruitful and fun year for all, as this year's Executive Board starts to hand over the reins to next year's officer.
 
 
Florence Hutner
Corresponding Secretary
PA events
 
PA Academic Affairs Committee
Co-Chairs (Andrea Fastenberg & Mary Wong) want to hear about any parent concerns or suggestions relating to academic classes & programs at Stuyvesant. Feel free to share your ideas by sending an email to:  Academics@stuy-pa.org.
 
 

Tuesday June 8

3:30 pm in room 615A
SLT meeting
 
Meet with Principal Stan Teitel and representatives of our teachers, parents, & students to discuss the latest issues facing Stuyvesant. 
 
 
Tuesday June 8
refreshments at 6:30, meeting promptly at 7 
Last PA meeting of the year 
 
The last PA meeting of the year will include a special demonstration by our award-winning Robotics team of some of their amazing creations.  Don't miss it!
 
Additionally, Principal Stan Teitel will join us to answer questions and listen to parent views in a town hall session.

Finally, we will vote on parent candidates for next year's School Leadership Team (SLT).  The candidates are:
 
Senior: Robert Lapides, Emily Shapiro
Junior: Pam Lambert, Monica Watt
Sophomore: Shaw Chen, Michele Herman, Alta Indelman, Diana Lum, Mara Heiman Sunshine, Mary Wong, Ning Wang
 
This meeting is also a great opportunity to thank co-president Larry Wood and the other departing PA officers for their great contributions this year, and to welcome once and future co-president Alex Cai and his co-president for next year, Wai Wah Chin, as well as their new board.
School events 
 

June 1-11

Student-run food and shoe drives
All students can participate by bringing in items for needy families. 
 
Non-perishable food items (no glass containers please) can be left on the second floor near room 207 (by Ms. Damasek's office and by the S.U.)  If you have questions, contact stuyfooddrive@gmail.com.
 
Additionally, new and gently-used shoes, sneakers, sandals, and socks may also be brought to collection boxes outside Room 207 until June 11th. Children's shoes are especially helpful, but all sizes are greatly needed. You may direct any questions to stuyshoedrive@gmail.com.
 
 

Thursday June 10

Chancellor's Conference Day:  no school for students
Senior graduation date/location reminder

Class of 2010 graduation on Thursday, June 24th at the Palace Theater on Broadway at 175th Street in Manhattan.  If you have graduation-related questions, please contact Senior Activities Advisor Mr. James Lonardo at lonardoj@stuy.edu .
PA Bulletin online
 
The Parents' Association Bulletin is on the PA website, at www.stuy-pa.org/padocs/bulletin/STUYBull.MAY.%202010.WEB.FINAL.pdf
 
 
Remember:  to receive a hard copy of the Bulletin in the mail, you MUST send in a request for a hard copy.  You may email your request with your home address to florence@stuypanews.org. 
If you know of any Stuy parents who are not receiving this email, feel free to forward it to them or to let me know their name and email address.  Thanks!