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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

 

2009 - 2010 Areas of Focus:
  • Continued evolution of Unity committee and Unity Garden
  • 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:  2009 - 2010 SCHOOL YEAR
October 6, 2009
November 3, 2009
December 1, 2009
(first Tuesday of the month @ noon)

Board Handbook

2009-2010 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 Center Purpose: To Solicit, schedule, train, and monitor volunteers; 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 2009-2010
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

     

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

770.360.976
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

   Front Office

Nan Bodeep

770.569.2038

nan@bodeep.com

   Attendance 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 Center

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

 

2008 - 2009 BOARD  (historical)

Position

Name

Phone

E-mail

Co-Presidents

Maureen Leach
Lisa Stalica

7.619.5876
7.740.1991 

Gusleach@aol.com
LStalica@mindspring.com

Co-President Elect

Lauri Lusby
Alesia Sciotto

6.232.3032

 

Recording Secretary

Michelle Peters

 6.566.3044

peters18@comcast.net

Corresponding Secretary

Sophia Lidback

 7.754.1705

 psgjfal@gmail.com

Treasurer

Diane Katz

 7.752.7158

 katz.family@comcast.net

Parliamentarian (appointed)

Deb Balcar

 

 dbalcar@comcast.net

Local School Council Liaison

 

 

 

Legislative Representative

Colleen Jones

 7.442.3242

jonesbuzz@earthlink.net

VP – Financial Support

Lauri Lusby

 6.232.3032

laurilusby@comcast.net

   Membership

Carol Hamblin Joann Lockard

 7.442.9278

chamblin@comcast.net
rjlock29@bellsouth.net

   Directory

 Sophia Lidback

 7.754.1705

 psgifal@gmail.com

   Corporate Sponsors

Brian Wheeler

6.467.5149

brianrwheeler@bellsouth.net

   Grocery Scan Cards

Alison Bartz
Holli Justiss

7.754.1547
7.664.1632

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

VP – Communications

Jonna Giles

7.343.8374

jonnagiles@bellsouth.net

   Newsletter Editor (ENN)

Cindy Poelking
Jonna Giles

7.753.4520
7.343.8374

ahsenn@comcast.net
jonnagiles@bellsouth.net

   Webber

Valerie Manley
Donna Burgett (elect)

7.664.9409

valeriemanley@comcast.net

   Faculty rep.

Open

 

 

   Volunteer Coordinator

Jennifer Maloney 7.569.8345 jenmaloney@bellsouth.net 

VP – School Services

Aileen Horton

7.346.0793

achorton@earthlink.net

   Front Office

Nan Bodeep

7.569.2038

nan@bodeep.com

   Attendance Office

Jill Katz

7.772.0134

JillKatz@bellsouth.net

   Textbook Coordination

Melanie Hassett

6.366.9294

melfaye@comcast.net

   Media Center

Lisa Schweitzer

7.360.1322  

RBS42157@aol.com  

   P.A.T.

 

 

 

VP – Student Services

 Colleen Jones

7.442.3242

jonesbuzz@earthlink.net

   Scholarships and Awards

 Maria Dolbow

 

mariadolbow@comcast.net 

   College and Career Center

 Judy Linderman

 

 jalinderman@mindspring.com

   Special Populations

Gena Pitts
Karen Williams

7.619.0377
7.475.1208

genapitts@prosportswives.com   
kwilliams@mindspring.com

VP – Special Programs

     

   Minigrants

Mary Jo Doud

6.393.0374

maryjodoud@comcast.net

   Reflections

Kay Naik

7.343.8514

kaynaik@comcast.net

   Healthy Life Choices

Julie Eskridge

6.867.2242

julie.eskridge@comcast.net

   Unity

Carolyn Carson
Peggy Blount

7.346.0466

carolyn_tacoma@hotmail.com
pkblount@comcast.net

VP – Family Involvement

Valerie Manley

7.664.9409

valeriemanley@comcast.net

   Campus Beautification

Melanie Hassett

6.366.9294

melfaye@comcast.net

   Evening Education

Jackie Best

678.949.4459

jackie_best1@yahoo.com
jbest@na.ko.com

   Senior Events

Melanie Hassett

 6.366.9294

melfaye@comcast.net

   Parent to Parent

Lisa Stalica

7.740.1991

LStalica@mindspring.com

VP – Hospitality

Pam Walker

4.725.0552

Pvwalker01Wcomcast.net  

   Staff Appreciation

Teresa Meason

7.751.7101

 tmeason@bellsouth.net

   Newcomers Welcome

Carol Simard

7.442.1345

walkersimard@yahoo.com   

   Honor Roll Recognition

Laurie Kopec

 

kopecfamily@bellsouth.net

   Honors Night

Jill Reynolds

770.569.1596

craigkreynolds@bellsouth.net

 

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