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MISSION , VISION and AREAS OF FOCUS

AHS PTSA Vision:

 

All AHS students will achieve at high levels and graduate fully prepared for post-secondary studies and lives as productive citizens.
AHS PTSA Mission: The AHS PTSA strives to build strong partnerships among parents, students, school personnel, local businesses, and the greater community in order to:

  • Advocate for the needs of students
  • Support school administrators and faculty in instituting excellent instructional practices
  • Create a safe, nurturing environment for our students
  • Build strong family support for the education, health, and welfare of our students
  • Encourage, recognize, and support excellence and effort

 

2010 - 2011 Areas of Focus:
  • Increase PTSA presence & involvement with student organizations
  • Use PTSA programs/events/services to fortify administration's goal of increasing student achievement in the four identified areas based on the school improvement plan
  • Increase branding presence of AHS through school pride/spirit

 

Meeting Dates:  2010 - 2011 SCHOOL YEAR

      (Usually first Tuesday of the month at noon)
      • September 7, 2010
      • October 5, 2010
      • November 2, 2010
      • December 7, 2010
      • January 11, 2011
      • February 1, 2011
      • March 1, 2011
      • March 29, 2011
      • May 3, 2011
      Board Handbook

      2010-2011 edition, by section, in PDF format.  To review a specific section, click on the link below.
       

      Co-Presidents Purpose: To lead the PTSa
      Co-Presidents Elect Purpose: To complete special projects, stay informed of state and national PTA events & prepare for next year
      Recording Secretary Purpose: To record and distribute minutes
      Corresponding Secretary Purpose: To orient new board members and complete periodic PTSA correspondence.
      Treasurer Purpose: To manage and track PTSA budget
      Parliamentarian Purpose: To maintain order during PTSA meetings
      School Council Representative Purpose: To serve as a liaison between local School Council and PTSA
      AHS PTSA Legislative Representative Purpose: To inform parents of actions from elected officials (government and school board)
      Vice President—Finanacial Support Purpose: To lead and support committee chairs
        Corporate Sponsors Purpose: To seek sponsors who help further the aims, programs, and goals of the ptsa by providing money or in- kind donations.
      Membership Committee Purpose: To promote and process PTSA memberships
      Directory Purpose: To compile, print, and distribute student directory
      Grocery Scan Cards Purpose: To seek sponsors who help further the aims, programs, and goals of the organization by providing money or in-kind donations.
      Vice President—Communications Purpose: To facilitate communications within and outside the PTSA; to promote the organization
        ENN Purpose: To keep AHS community informed of school and PTSA events
      Web Site Purpose: To keep web site current and attractive
      Volunteer Coordinator Purpose: To promote and process PTSA memberships
      Vice President—School Services Purpose: To provide services that help the school run efficiently; to facilitate parent involvement in the school
        Attendance Office/Front Office Purpose: To Solicit, schedule, train, and monitor volunteers; to encourage parent involvement
      Textbook Coordination Purpose: TO CREATE A STRATEGY AND ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS TO DISTRIBUTE AND RETRIEVE TEXTBOOKS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF EVERY SEMESTER
      Media Center Purpose: To Solicit, schedule, train, and monitor volunteers; to encourage parent involvement
      College/Career Cove Purpose: To Solicit, schedule, train, and monitor volunteers; to encourage parent involvement
      Parents Assisting Teachers (P.A.T) Purpose: To Solicit, schedule, train, and monitor volunteers; to encourage parent involvement
      Vice President—Student Services Purpose: To encourage excellence in our students
        Scholarships and Awards Purpose: To recognize and reward students who achieve in a variety of areas including academics, arts, athletics, and community service.
      College and Career Cove Purpose: To prepare and monitor materials to assist students in their college selection process; to encourage parent involvement.
      Special Populations Purpose: To Support the special education programs; students, teachers and parents
      Vice President—Special Programs Purpose: To encourage excellence in our students
        Mini Grants Purpose: To provide funds to the AHS faculty and staff that encourages the development of projects and support and advance our school-based goals for improving student learning and achievement.
      Reflections Purpose: To promote and administer the Reflections program, a National PTA arts contest
      Healthy Life Choices Purpose: To promote programs that encourage commitment to healthy life choices by the use of parent, student, staff, and community involvement.
      Unity Purpose: To promote the importance of understanding and celebrating the differences and benefits of a strong, diverse school by enriching every student, teacher, administrator, parent, and community member.
      Vice President—Family Involvement PURPOSE: TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND INVOLVEMENT IN AREAS WHERE PARENTS CAN SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE AHS EXPERIENCE.
        Campus Beautification Purpose: To assist the school in maintaining and enhancing the overall landscape plan for the campus
      Evening Education Purpose: to provide a casual, yet informative forum for parents to learn about issues that affect their child’s high school experience.
      Senior Events Purpose: To organize special events for seniors
      Parent to Parent Purpose: Parent to Parent is a four-week, facilitator-led, videotape-based program that empowers parents to keep their children from being immersed in today’s toxic culture of violence, aggression, vulgar language, lack of respect, drug/alcohol use, peer pressure and lack of self-respect. The distinguishing factor of this program in contrast to other parent education is the environment within which parents network, connect, and trouble-shoot with each other
      Vice President—Hospitality Purpose: PTSA and school event support
        Staff Appreciation Purpose: To let teachers and staff know that they are appreciated
      Honors Recognition Purpose: To recognize and reward students who meet high academic standards (honor roll)
      Honors Night Purpose: To enhances school-implemented Honors night by providing refreshments to honorees and their families
      Newcomers Welcome Purpose: To welcome new families to the AHS Community

       

      Forms for Board member use only:

       

      AHS PTSA BOARD 2010-2011
      Posted 4/12/2009

      Position

      Name

      Phone

      E-mail

      Co-Presidents

      Lauri Lusby
      Melanie Hassett

      678.232.3032
      678.366.9294

      laurilusby@comcast.netmelfaye@comcast.net

      Co-President Elect

      Karen Dixon
      Liz Woodring
      770.310.7941
      404.731.5815

      karendixon3@yahoo.com
      3woodrings@att.net

      Recording Secretary

      Bettilee Miller

      770.619.5903

      bettilee1163@comcast.net

      Corresponding Secretary

      Melanie Herndon

      678.297.0387

      mbhgbh@comcast.net

      Treasurer

      Dianne Adam

      770.754.6087 

      adam4126@bellsouth.net

      Parliamentarian (appointed)

      Lisa Stalica    
              

      770.740.1991

      LStalica@mindspring.com

      Legislative Representatives

      Nan Bodeep
      Aileen Horton

      770.596.8670
      770.346.0793

      nan@bodeep.com
      achorton11@gmail.com

      VP – Financial Support

      Sophia Lidback

      770.364.2124

      PSGJFAL@Gmail.com

         Membership

      Hillary Saban
      Lynne Faucher

      770.751.9015
      678.393.3373

      hsaban@comcast.net
      lfaucher@bellsouth.net

         Directory

      Glen Prince

      678.339.0722

      glennprince59@att.net

         Corporate Sponsors

      Brian Wheeler

      678.467.5149

      brianrwheeler@bellsouth.net

         Grocery Scan Cards

      Tracy Dent

      770.674.4607

      jdenttdent@aol.com

      VP – Communications

      Bridget Thorne

      770.667.6559

      thornbrid@aol.com

         Newsletter Editor (ENN)

      Kym Williams

      678.491.6901

      kymberlie@comcast.net

         Webber

      Donna Burgett

      770.664.6718

      dburgett@seldonsystems.com

         Volunteer Coordinator

      Jennifer Maloney

      770.569.8345

      jenmaloney@bellsouth.net 

      VP – School Services

      Pam Walker

      404.725.0552

      Pvwalker01@comcast.net

         Attendance Office

      Nan Bodeep

      770.569.2038

      nan@bodeep.com

         Front Office

      Susie Meyer

      770.343.8523

      spsm@bellsouth.net

         Textbook Coordination

      Melanie Hassett

      678.366.9294

      melfaye@comcast.net

         Media Center

      Lisa Schweitzer

      770.360.1322

      RBS42157@aol.com  

         P.A.T.

      Denise Stigler

      770.753.0832 

      denise.stigler@comcast.net

      Counseling Office

      Jane Howard 678.393.8853 howardrb@bellsouth.net

      VP – Student Services

      Karen Dixon

      770.410.1277

      Karendixon3@yahoo.com

         Scholarships and Awards

      Lynn Podsiadlo

      770.343.8523

      rgpods@aol.com

         College and Career Cove

      Djuna Cobb
      Susie Meyer

      678.221.4169
      770.343.8450

      djuna.thornton@gmail.com
      spsm@bellsouth.net

         Special Populations

      Chet Mayfield

      678.297.2977

      jcmaimlem@aol.com

      VP – Special Programs

      Alesia Sciotto

      678.428.4649

      asciotto@bellsouth.net

         Minigrants

      Diane Katz

      770.752.7158

      Katz.family@comcast.net

         Reflections

      Kay Naik

      770.343.8514

      kaynaik@comcast.net

         Healthy Life Choices

      Tracy Taft-Morton

      678.366.0735

      tracytaftmorton@mindspring.com

         Unity

      Peggy Blount

      770.619.9955

      pkblount@comcast.net

      VP – Family Involvement

      Djuna Cobb

      678.221.4169

      Djuna.thornton@gmail.com

         Campus Beautification

      Patty Peters

      770.667.0252

      plpeters@bellsouth.net

         Evening Education

         Senior Events

      Julie Eskridge           Melanie Hassett
      Deb Shattuck

      678.867.2242
      678.366.9294

      770.619.0080

      Julie.eskridge@comcast.net melfaye@comcast.net
      shattuckdm@comcast.net

         Parent to Parent

      Lisa Stalica

      770.740.1991

      LStalica@mindspring.com

      VP – Hospitality

      Cathy Reed

      770.619.3538

      catreed@comcast.net

      Staff Appreciation

      Kim Casey
      Diane Flad

      770.664.5680
      770.667.3134

      kbcasey@bellsouth.net
      theflads@bellsouth.net

         Newcomers Welcome

      Bettilee Miller

      770.619.5903

      bettilee1163@comcast.net

         Honors Recognition

      Dawn Borden

      678.393.3181

      dawncallie@comcast.net

         Honors Night

      Jill Reynolds

      770.442.5945

      craigkreynolds@bellsouth.net

       

      2009 - 2010 BOARD  (historical)

      Position

      Name

      Phone

      E-mail

      Co-Presidents

      Lauri Lusby
      Melanie Hassett

      678.232.3032
      678.366.9294

      laurilusby@comcast.netmelfaye@comcast.net

      Co-President Elect

           

      Recording Secretary

      Michele Peters

      678.566.3044

      peters18@comcast.net

      Corresponding Secretary

      Bettilee Miller

      770.619.5903

      bettilee1163@comcast.net

      Treasurer

      Dianne Adam

      770.754.6087 

      adam4126@bellsouth.net

      Parliamentarian (appointed)

      Lisa Stalica    
              

      770.740.1991

      LStalica@mindspring.com

      Legislative Representative

      Aileen Horton

      770.346.0793

      achorton11@gmail.com

      VP – Financial Support

      Sophia Lidback

      770.364.2124

      PSGJFAL@Gmail.com

         Membership

      Elizabeth Thompson
      Krista Toddy

      770.360.1976
      770.752.8069

      estmwt@aol.com
      toddyfamily@comcast.net

         Directory

      Sophia Lidback

      770.364.2124

      PSGJFAL@Gmail.com

         Corporate Sponsors

      Brian Wheeler

      678.467.5149

      brianrwheeler@bellsouth.net

         Grocery Scan Cards

      Alison Bartz
      Holli Justiss

      770.754.1547
      770.664.1632

      abartz@bellsouth.net
      ted.j@mindspring.com

      VP – Communications

      Jonna Giles

      770.343.8374

      jonnagiles@bellsouth.net

         Newsletter Editor (ENN)

      Kym Williams
      Jonna Giles

      678.491.6901
      770.343.8374

      kymberlie@comcast.net
      jonnagiles@bellsouth.net

         Webber

      Donna Burgett

      770.664.6718

      dburgett@seldonsystems.com

         Volunteer Coordinator

      Jennifer Maloney

      770.569.8345

      jenmaloney@bellsouth.net 

      VP – School Services

      Pam Walker

      404.725.0552

      Pvwalker01@comcast.net

         Attendance Office

      Nan Bodeep

      770.569.2038

      nan@bodeep.com

         Front Office

      Susie Meyer

      770.343.8523

      spsm@bellsouth.net

         Textbook Coordination

      Melanie Hassett

      678.366.9294

      melfaye@comcast.net

         Media Center

      Lisa Schweitzer

      770.360.1322

      RBS42157@aol.com  

         P.A.T.

      Denise Stigler

      770.753.0832 

      denise.stigler@comcast.net

      College/Career Cove

      Melanie Hassett 678.366.9294 melfaye@comcast.net

      VP – Student Services

      Karen Dixon

      770.410.1277

      Karendixon3@yahoo.com

         Scholarships and Awards

      Renee Holliman

      404.993.1214

      hollidolli@comcast.net

         College and Career Cove

      Aileen Horton

      770.346.0793

      achorton11@gmail.com

         Special Populations

      Madeline Collins

      770.569.1618 

      choiceforpeople@comcast.net

      VP – Special Programs

      Peggy Blount

      770.619.9955

      pkblount@comcast.net

         Minigrants

      Diane Katz

      770.752.7158

      Katz.family@comcast.net

         Reflections

      Kay Naik

      770.343.8514

      kaynaik@comcast.net

         Healthy Life Choices

      Julie Eskridge

      678.867.2242

      julie.eskridge@comcast.net

         Unity

      Peggy Blount

      770.619.9955

      pkblount@comcast.net

      VP – Family Involvement

      Jackie Best

      678.949.4459

      Jackie_best1@yahoo.com

         Campus Beautification

      Sasha Holmquist

      770.664.0420

      larsasha@comcast.net

         Evening Education

      Jackie Best

      678.949.4459

      Jackie_best1@yahoo.com

         Senior Events

      Lisa Stalica             Debbie Balcar
      Pam Scheffer

      770.740.1991
      770.663.7497

      770.569.7609

      LStalica@mindspring.com dbalcar@comcast.net
      til10@bellsouth.net

         Parent to Parent

      Lisa Stalica

      770.740.1991

      LStalica@mindspring.com

      VP – Hospitality

      Alison Bartz
      Holli Justiss

      770.754.1547
      770.664.1632

      abartz@bellsouth.net
      ted.j@mindspring.com 
       

         Staff Appreciation

      Cathy Reed
      Kim Casey

      770.619.3538
      770.664.5680

      catreed@comcast.net
      kbcasey@bellsouth.net

         Newcomers Welcome

      Laura Bailey

      770.664.8213

      Laurabailey64@comcast.net

         Honors Recognition

      Lauri Kopec

      770.569.1596

      kopecfamily@bellsouth.net

         Honors Night

      Jill Reynolds

      770.442.5945

      craigkreynolds@bellsouth.net

       

       

       

       

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