2007-2008 PTSA Executive Board:
President- Jackie Brewster
Vice President- Sonya Tapley
2nd Vice President- Cathy Fialkowski Secretary- Vanessa Easton
Treasurer- Jill Harris
Assistant Principal- Mr. Matt Corner
Faculty Members-
Mrs. Terri Grimes
Mrs. Angela Tirschman
Special Education Liaison- Beverly Loukas
Band Boosters – Judy Rixham
Vocal Music Boosters - Mark Lewis
Dance Boosters - Beverly Loukas
Athletic Boosters - vacant
Patapsco HS & CFA PTSA
Executive Board Meeting
March 13, 2008
Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
PTSA Meeting Minutes
March 13th, 2008
Meeting called to order 6:30pm
Attendance: Vanessa Easton, Mark Lewis, Beverly Loukas, R. Matthew Corner, Jackie Brewster and Terry Grimes.
Vocal Boosters: 1700 tickets were sold in four nights for Beauty and The Beast; Fiestival is April 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th; Tuesday is the Tri-M concert for the music honor society, small concert; April 10th is the University of Delaware Side by Side for the wind ensemble; They MAY sell Oriole tickets as a fundraiser.
Theater: Chicago auditioins are this week
Dance: Spring concert is Thursday in school then April 25th and 26th, Friday and Saturday; Dance Meeting regarding Scholarships; May 2nd is the Bull and Shrimp feast @ Martins East $40.00 Open bar.
Athletics: No report
Spec Ed: Beverly has received the booklet and would like to meet with teachers.
Market Day: March 25th is the last day for orders; March 31st is the delivery date.
PTSA Scholar Banquet: Connect Ed announcement to go out. Point card has been handed out. Student is to get this filled out, there will be fliers handed out, bulletons posted and on the screens. SGA will pay for awards, they should have recognition printed. There will be a student info sheet sent out along with the invites. Also has been suggested for the journalists to write an article in regards to this event. Tickets will be sold at Vocal concert, May 6th and 7th. Tickets and seat assignments will also be done in the mornings from 7:15 to 7:40 dates TBA. Menu includes both chicken and beef. $500.00 was put down, it’s $28.58pp, tickets will be sold for $35.00pp. Jackie to call and give ok.
AP Report: Boys Varsity Basketball ranked 2nd in the State; Junior Prom is May 9th at The Belvedere hotel @ 7pm and all students MUSt attend school that day; Ap testing held at DCC, Matt will check for Jackie, May9th is History testing. The 2nd edition of the Colonial came out, they are being sold in school for $.50 per copy and sold monthly. It is both a class and activity. Ms. Summers runs the Colonial. They do need $150.00 donation to help with production. Mark Lewis motioned for PTSA to donate, Beverly Loukas 2nd and all agreed.
Jackie attended the Southeastern Utilization meeting. There was a discrepancy with the voting cards. Jackie will stay active. Magnet could be pulled and there is talk of a tech wing at Dundalk.
Treasurers Report: No report given, Jackie will check with Jill.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm.
Minutes
Patapsco High PTSA Minutes
Meeting - Feb. 11, 2008
Called to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
Attendance
The following members were in attendance: Dr. Catherine Bowes, Jackie Brewster, Cathy Fialkowski, Terri Grimes, Jill Harris, Judi Kruse, Mark Lewis, Beverly Loukas, Judy Rixham, and Sonya Tapley
Treasurer’s Report
Jill Harris reported that Market Day’s profits were $248.33 and we received $204 from dues. Our balance is $7,582.04.
Executive Board Report
PTSA now has a total of 144 members. On 3/13/08 the General Membership Council will hold its meeting.
Standing Committees Report
Vocal / Music/ Band
– The Music Boosters will hold its annual Bull Roast on Sunday, Feb 17th from 2pm to 6 pm at Rosedale Gardens. Tickets are $35 and can be bought at the door. The musical Beauty and the Beast will show on March 6, 7, 8, and 9. All shows are at 7:30 except for the show on Sun the 9th. That will be at 2 pm. Mr. Lewis would like to inform everyone that the Barbershop groups were asked to compete in a completion on 3/8/08 that could lead to international recognition. Another feather in their cap happened last Thursday when the Wood Ensemble and Vocal groups performed a very difficult piece. The Composer of this piece was in the audience and praised Patapsco for their performance. The music department held auditions for next year’s incoming class. They had a record amount of young people audition.
Dance
The Dance Boosters will hold their Shrimp and Bull Roast on May 2 at Martins Eastwind. The cost is $40. At this time they are selling Corbi’s Pizza. Money is due in Feb. 14. The dance boosters will also give 2-$500 scholarship to seniors this year. The dance committee will require the seniors to write and present a 2 minute speech in what dance has meant to them. The Winter Concert held on Jan. 25 was a wonderful performance showcasing all of the Senior’s choreography. The next day Ms. Sweet had dance magnet auditions. Many talented dancers are hoping to get into the dance magnet.
Also on Fri. of this same week there was a dance performance showcasing all the county schools. Patapsco performed only 2 pieces. We were the host school and should have performed many more. We had other pieces that were ready to showcase because they were danced one week earlier. While other school performed up to 6 pieces. There were also some issues with some of Carver’s dancers being EXTREMELY RUDE to our younger dancers. Many of our dancers expressed concerned over the way that their rudeness was handled by the teachers.
Athletics
- No one was present to represent the Athletic Boosters. Dr. Bowes informed us that their Bull Roast will be Feb. 29th
Theater
– Mr. Lewis is still trying to encourage members of theater to join boosters. Auditions for upcoming show –Chicago will be in March – We are trying to get all magnets involved in this performance.
Art
- Dr. Bowes informed us that Art Department will hold a Silent Auction on Feb. 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $20
Special Committees Report
Special Education
– Dr. Bowes will try and find the Special Education Manuel for our PTSA Liaison.
PSTA Scholastic/Service Banquet
– Ms. Grimes handed out an extensive task list that needs to be completed in order for the Banquet to be a success. Terri has agreed help with the program since she had the list of students and the program is on the schools computer somewhere. Everyone on the PTSA board needs to help Jackie and Terri with this massive list. The banquet is May 21st at Martin’s Eastwind. Students must have a 3.6 GPA or higher (not weighted). The list will be posted on the wall. Parents were also concerned about the card that students need to get completed by teachers. Some parents are not even aware that their child received a card and some students don’t bother to get the card completed. Will we give a PATRIOT PRIDE award and who will get it??
Additional Reports
After Prom Party
– Jackie and Mark attended a PSTA meeting about Insurance for school events.
They were informed that any event held by and for the school must have a 1 to 6 parent/student ratio. Another issue was the car give away. What are the repercussions?
PTSA Scholarships
– There will be two $300 recipients. The scholarship committee will nominate students. The PTSA will verify that the students and their families are members of PTSA. We will write the check and send it to school
Unfinished Business
Incorporation and taxes are being worked on still.
Please don’t forget to attend the community forum for SE schools on Feb 19 and Feb 20
New Business
Dr. Bowes reported that Karen Kaur was chosen as Woman of the Year.
STARS system is now up and running at the school.
Report cards were distributed on Mon. Feb. 11, 2008.
Feb. 28th is Parent / Teacher’s Conference
The MSDE’ option for students who failed the HSA’s twice is the Bridge Plan.
Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 7:40
