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Council Connection Newsletter |
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Council Connection
Lewisville Council of PTAs
May 2007
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Call to Serve on Council Board 2007 - 2008 |
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If
you are interested in serving on the Council Board
during the 2007 - 2008 year, please contact
Kris Vaughn (214)
513-8359. The following chair positions are open:
Founders' Day, Legislative, Vendor Fair, and Flower
Mound Cluster Advisor. |
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Past Council President Pin |
Susanne Hutchinson was presented with an Outgoing
Council President Pin in recognition of her
outstanding service to the Lewisville Council during
our term as President. She is moving on to Area 16
President and will continue to be a valuable
resource for our local units. |
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A Message From Your Council President |
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It is so hard to believe that the school year is
coming to a close. Your PTAs have accomplished so
much this year, and it has truly been a joy to watch
you grow and develop as leaders.
I want to take a moment to thank each of you for the
support you have given the Council this year. You
have supported our projects and endeavors, and you
have been a source of encouragement and inspiration.
I would like to also thank Dr. Roy and the LISD
Administration for their continued support of our
projects this year, and for welcoming us and
allowing us to use facilities for our meetings and
trainings. We appreciate being a partner in
education of the children of LISD.
Special thanks to the women and men I serve
alongside with - your 2006-2007 Council Board. They
have been a faithful and dedicated group, going
above and beyond the call of duty time and time
again. I have had the time of my life this year, and
it is because I was blessed to work alongside each
of them.
Congratulations to Kris Vaughn and the newly
installed 2007-2008 Council Officers! I am excited
for them and know they have great things planned for
the PTAs of Lewisville ISD in the coming school
year. Please consider joining the Council board next
year. There are big jobs and little jobs - Standing
Committees and Special Committees. Please give Kris
a call if interested.
Presidents, it has been a pleasure to work with you
this year. If you are moving on to another position
or endeavor, I wish you the very best. Please help
the incoming President have a smooth transition by
turning over all materials to them as soon as you
can. Please pass on the Texas PTA Handbook, the
National PTA Annual Resources, and all other PTA
materials and resources. It is also nice to put all
your files onto a disc for them to help them with
planning for the next school year.
Finally, we hope to see you at Summer Seminar in
Austin. The very best thing you can do for your PTA
is to have trained leaders running it. The training
in Austin is beyond-compare, and it is an excellent
opportunity to preview programs and network with
leaders from around the state. Registration
materials are available at
www.txpta.org. Help
educate your board about the value of training, and
invite them to join you in Austin. We'll see you
there!
It has been a pleasure to serve you this year.
Susanne Hutchinson
President, LISD Council of PTAs
972-355-6668
hutchpta1@verizon.net |
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Incoming President - Kris Vaughn |
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Who am I and why do you need
to know? I'm Kris Vaughn, incoming Council
President for 2007 - 2008. Next year we will
continue the wonderful Council activities and
workshops that are a tradition along with some new
things to help with your local unit
responsibilities. Stay tuned.
I will be a mother of a 4th & 5th
grader at Wellington Elementary next year. My
husband is an Insurance Actuary. I am very blessed
to have my mother living 1 mile from us and retired
from Verizon. Hopefully you will meet her at a
Council meeting next year. I have a management
degree from CentralCollege in Pella, Iowa. What do I
do when not working on PTA duties? read, play my
flute at church, train for the October 7th
Chicago marathon and laugh (mostly about running a
marathon!!).
Hope to see you at Summer Leadership Seminar in
Austin on July 20 - 22.
Kris Vaughn |
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May Council Speaker |
Our May program was Laura
Clancy, Director of Learning
Beyond The Bell (LBB)
- an LISD after-school program for English language
learners and children at-risk for failure. A video
was show with information about the program and a
power point with statistics highlighting student
success. A donation to the National PTA Endowment
fund was given Laura's name in appreciation of her
service to the Council.
Thank you to everyone who
brought in items off the LBB wish list for the
summer program. Everything was greatly appreciated. |
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Asset Building Blocks |
The final 40 Developmental
Asset Building Blocks of the month in
bothEnglish
and
Spanish
was presented at the general meeting and are
available on the Council website. Feel free to
include in your own newsletters or as a handout at
your general meetings. How about having this free
Texas PTA as a program next year? Why not invite
other PTAs in your area. |
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LEF Scholarship Recipients |
 Lewisville
Council of PTAs congratulates the recipients of the
Lewisville Education Foundation Council PTA
scholarships:
FMHS - Christina Berly-McIntosh and Robert Cordell
HHS - Misty Hughes and Lisa Cash
LHS - Sarah Bigler and Alexi Balch
MHS - Mark Upchurch and Andrew McMicken
TCHS - Natalie Swanson and Michelle Harris
Thanks to the support of Council programs like
Bowling for Scholars and the Vendor Fair, the
Council awards two $500 scholarships each year to
graduating seniors from each of our five high
schools. We wish the very best to these deserving
seniors as they begin their college careers.
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Environmental Contest Winners |
Congratulations to all of the following LISD
students who have gone on to State in the
Environmental Contest! In 39 categories awarded,
LISD took 26 of them with a total of 28 winners
moving on to state. What great
results! You
all deserve a hand!
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Dressed To Learn |
Thank you PTAs for a
supportive year! It
started with optional dues and flowed into sock,
undergarment and clothing drives hosted by 6
PTAs. Two PTAs kindly held gently used coat
drives. This spring
25 PTAs offered gift baskets and certificates for
the Communities in Schools gala!
A
special thanks extends to Bridlewood Elementary PTA
under the direction of President, Karen Barger. This
PTA held multiple drive for new items and gift
cards/ the results are outstanding. Nearly $900 in
clothing store gift cards, $100 in cash; 4 dozen new
polos, 4 dozen new khakis and a dozen new
sweatshirts were collected for at risk children in
LISD.
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The Power of a Gift Card |
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Here we are at the end of our
school year. As PTAs you are amending your budget
to Prepare a carryover over figure for next year.
Please keep in mind this golden opportunity to help
Dressed to Learn one last time. Convert unused
dollars into gift cards to local stores such as
Wal-Mart, Target, JC Penny, Sears, and Kohl's. Any
amount - $10, $20 - any quantity will be put to good
use for August and the return to school season.
Donated gift cards are
securely keep in the possession of CIS for the
purchase of new uniform pieces and undergarments in
the exact sizes needed for the students in critical
situations. Unfortunately the number of crisis
situations regarding a clothing need occurs nearly
daily in the life of our at risk LISD schools. Rest
assured only school attire and undergarments are
purchased with donated gift cards. Receipts are
maintained for this special partnetership between
Communities in Schools and LISD PTAs.
Thank you in advance for
considering this opportunity to help! Contact me
directly if you have a donation for Dressed to
Learn.
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Texas PTA 2007 Student Scholarship |
Congratulations to Meghan
Peters, senior at Marcus High School, who is a
recipient of the 2007 Student Scholarship from
Texas PTA. For more information about student
scholarships and teacher grants from Texas PTA,
please visit
www.txpta.org.
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Summer Seminar Early Bird Registration is
Underway |
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Early
Bird Registration Ends May 29
Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity for
training, networking, and previewing of programs
and vendors at the Texas
PTA Summer Leadership Seminar in Austin
July 20-22. Training is a legitimate use
of PTA funds and makes us better able to serve our
parents, children, and schools.
Registration materials are available at
www.txpta.org. |
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LEF Hawaiian Falls Family Day |
Lewisville ISD Education Foundation
Spring Fling will be held at Hawaiian
Falls in The Colony
on May 19th,
1:00pm-6:00pm.
Proceeds will benefit the
Lewisville Education Foundation which provides
teacher grants and scholarships to students in our
school district.
Click
here
for more information including the great ticket
price, specials deals on food and how to order
your tickets.
Mark your
calendars now for this day which promises to be
fun for the whole family!
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Farmers Market Kickoff |
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This family focused event is on Saturday,
May 26th 9AM to 1PM. Applications are
being accepted from not for profits, churches, and
business that have a family focus. The event will be
held in Old Town Lewisville in Poydras Plaza. Each
vendor needs to have a children's game or activity
at their booth. Along with vendors there will be
live music and local farmers selling produce and
other items. Please plan on spending the morning
with us! Click
here for a vendor
application. |
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Change cannot be avoided...Change provides the
opportunities for innovation. It gives you the
chance to demonstrate your creativity.
~Keshavan Nair
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