04/21/2014

Miami Palmetto Senior High School PTSA

April 21, 2014

Upcoming Events:

• April 21 - MADD - PowerTalk 21
• April 24 - PTSA General Membership Meeting and Elections
• May 3 - Fit Kids Saturday, from 10:00am to 2:00 pm at Evelyn Greer Park

PTSA General Membership meeting:

April 24th at 9:15am; we will have our elections for PTSA board members for the 2014-2015. PTSA General Membership meeting APRIL 24TH 9:15am.

We will have our elections for PTSA board members for the 2014-2015 year. The PTSA Nominating Committee reports the following candidates for the 2014-2015 school year.

1. President : Anna Hochkammer
2. 1st Vice President: Teri Fisher
3. 2nd Vice President Dena Spector
4. 3rd Vice President: Dina Lara
5. Treasurer: Audrey Marchesisi
6. Recording Secretary: Maricarmen Diazmiron
7. Corresponding Secretary: Elizabeth Wenger

In addition we will also have a special presentation by Ritchie Lucas, The Student Success Project. "Every student is a success story waiting to happen" from Ritchie Lucas and the award-winning marketing firm Think Factory, comes The Student Success Project. This bold new "real life" program empowers students to understand, pursue, and achieve success both in the classroom and out. With success being relative, The Student Success Project shows students take control of their own success path, in the classroom, and beyond. Success is different for each student and The Student Success Project provides the tools to take true ownership of their lives while becoming more positive, self-motivational, self-reliant, and confident.

We all want our kids to become successful, The Student Success Project teaches them the way to get it done. There is a real strategy in learning how to grab success. Knowledge is a result of learning. Success is the result of doing the right things with the knowledge.

Legislation:

Only two weeks remain in the 2014 Legislative Session, and it's down to the wire for many bills. Will theypass both chambers in identical form and be sent on to the Governor, or will they fall short? How will the Senate and House Conference Committees on Appropriations (House committee members still not announced, as of April 18) allocate education funds? Will the House or the Senate version of controversial bills on vouchers, charter schools, textbook selection, e-cigarettes, and student eligibility for extracurricular activities prevail?

Now is the time for legislative "trains"--bills to which legislators tack on proposals included in other bills unlikely to pass--and for "stealth" amendments, those proposed in the frenetic hours of the final days during which legislators and staff are so overwhelmed that they have little time to read, much less deliberate.

Now is also your final chance to weigh in on bills that you consider important. To facilitate matters, we have whittled our "Bills on the Fast Track" link on the PTSA website down to the bare bones. In addition, for day-by-day updates on issues that concern you, please feel free to contact our Legislative Chair, Nancy Lawther, at nllawther@gmail.com. She will be happy to alert you on a daily basis regarding last-minute changes to specific bills.

One final note: by signing up for Capwiz on the Florida PTA website (www.floridapta.org), legislative alerts will come straight to your inbox. Please stay informed and prepare to act, so you won't need to complain later.

PTSA General Membership meeting:

April 24th at 9:15am; we will have our elections for PTSA board members for the 2014-2015 year. In addition, a special presentation by Ritchie Lucas, The Student Success Project;

Every student is a success story waiting to happen"

From Ritchie Lucas and the award-winning marketing firm Think Factory, comes The Student Success Project. This bold new "real life" program empowers students to understand, pursue, and achieve success both in the classroom and out. With success being relative, The Student Success Project shows students take control of their own success path, in the classroom, and beyond. Success is different for each student and The Student Success Project provides the tools to take true ownership of their lives while becoming more positive, self-motivational, self-reliant, and confident. We all want our kids to become successful. The Student Success Project teaches them the way to get it done. There is a real strategy in learning how to grab success. Knowledge is a result of learning. Success is the result of doing the right things with the knowledge.

Palmetto Alumni Association:

The Miami Palmetto Senior High School Alumni Association is proud to announce that thanks to the generosity of the Class of 1961, it will be offering two $1500 college scholarships this year. For further information, please contact palmettoalums@gmail.com.

The Alumni Association reminds all graduating seniors that they are entitled to a one-year complimentary membership in the Association. To sign up, visit the website, palmettohighalumni.org.

Palmetto Class of 1984 parents! We have contact information for your upcoming reunion! Check with us at palmettoalums@gmail.com.

Campaign for Excellence is going strong:

Dorothy Lewis, a local EWM relator, donated to the campaign. Here's why: I chose to support Palmetto High School's Campaign for Excellence because I am committed to our local schools. As a past PTA president, I have been very active in the school community for many years. In keeping our schools strong, we keep our community strong. Donate to the Campaign for Excellence, and support excellence in your own back yard.

This year MADD is trying something different for PowerTalk 21. PowerTalk21 is the national day to encourage parents to start or continue conversations about alcohol with their teens. We are offering free online parent programs in English and Spanish throughout the day on Monday, April 21. Visit the PTSA Website for more information www.palmettohighptsa.org.

Thanks so much

Helen Witty

Program Specialist/Victim Advocate

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Miami-Dade County