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LACHSA
October 9th, 20009
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I cannot overstate the importance of parent involvement to the success of students in schools. The research is both compelling and clear: when schools and families work together, students do better, parents become empowered, and teacher morale improves. In short, school get better. The LACHSA Parent Council has been one vehicle through which we have seen this partnership take root. The benefit to our students, as seen most recently with the overwhelming success of the SAT Bootcamp, for example, is unmistakable. The LACHSA Parent Council has floursihed in its first year of existence due in no small measure to the tireless dedication of its founding presdient, Ewa Martinoff.
Documenting the hours of meetings, phone calls, and home receptions in which Ewa has led would still not capture the impact of her year as presdient. She has questioned, advocated, and supported the students, parents, faculty and administration in all of her work throughout the past year. Through it all, Ewa has had her focus squarely on the best interests of the students at LACHSA. She has modeled for all of us how to engage selflessly, ceasingly, and in the true spirit of partnership. It is with that in sight that I dedicate this edition of the LACHSA Newsletter to the tremendous work that has begun under her leadership and will continue as the Parent Council begins its work this year. Our students, school, and community is better because of her work. Thank you.
Please join me in congratulating LACHSA's newly elected Parent Representatives!
George Simpson
LACHSA Principal
On October 5th, the newly elected parent representatives were announced at the LACHSA Parent Council meeting. Welcome to these new council members!
9th Grade - Leslie Kaplan, An investment advisor and an active parent having served as an officer on PTAs at her child's former schools.
10th Grade - Michelle Higgs, a long time active parent with LACHSA's parent council, Michelle is a great team member of the college conservancy committee and has been on boards at other schools.
11th Grade - Susan Mora, who has headed up the Student Support Committee of the Arts High Parent council and is a longtime parent activist and volunteer.
Dance - Gles Padeo, A professional in healthcare, Gles is an active parent in supporting school events.
LACHSA Parent Representatives for 2009/2010 (complete list)
If you send an email, please include PARENT COUNCIL in the subject as these are the representative's own email addresses
9th Grade
Leslie Kaplan, e-mail: lesliexaka@aol.com
10th Grade
Michelle Higgs, e-mail: michelle@higgs.com
11th Grade
Susan Mora, e-mail: susan.mora@lausd.net
Visual Arts
Simon Tsalyuk, e-mail: delouie@earthlink.net
Ewa Martinoff, e-mail: emartinoff@gmail.com
Dance
Ken Johnson
Gles Padeo, e-mail: gpadeo@yahoo.com
Theatre
Bruce Stahmer, e-mail: stahmerbv@earthlink.net
Larry Novikoff, e-mail: larnov@mac.com
Music
Judith Pettigrew, e-mail: jupett@mac.com
The Council also elected a new round up of officers!
President
Ken Johnson
Vice President
Ewa Martinoff
Treasurer
Simon Tsalyuk
Secretary
Susan Mora
Committees in Action
3 committees developed in 2008/2009 are continuing this year to support school objectives.
These included:
College, Conservatories Committee
The goals of the committee are to ensure that LACHSA students have a streamlined and coordinated process for launching their college and career paths.
Please contact Catherine Turkell (cturkell@ca.rr.com) to participate and support this committee.
Student Support Committee
This committee is working with administration to ensure that a variety of tools and resources are easily available to our students. Susan Mora (susan.mora@lausd.net) is the main contact for Student Support.
Marketing and Outreach Committee
Led by Lauren Landress, (laurenlandress@sbcglobal.net) this committee is in full swing with a marketing plan, templates for announcements, and strategies to increase LACHSA's awareness in the city, state, and nationally.
The Council is happy to announce a new committee:
Fundraising Partnership Committee
This committee will work to develop Fundraising opportunities for LACHSA in partnership with the Arts High Foundation strategies and is led by Bill Ratner.
For emails not listed, please send an email to artshighparentcouncil@gmail.com and we will forward it to the appropriate person within the same day.
With Thanks...
On behalf of the entire "founding" elected Parent Council, we would like to thank everyone involved for their heartfelt participation, tireless efforts, and continuing support of the Parent Council. We are all one team with one goal in mind: the best for our children. Many thanks to the Administration and to Arts High Foundation for their cohesive efforts to maximize the students' experience at LACHSA.
LACHSA Parent Council
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