The book fair promotes reading with the purchase of books for home use. It also raises funds for the purchase of books for the school Media Center.  The book fair is usually held during parent conference week.

The dance takes place in the school cafeteria.  Music is provided by a D.J., decorations are displayed, refreshments are provided, and photos are taken.  Daughters attend with a father, grandfather, uncle, stepfather, or anyone else who serves as a father figure.

The dance takes place in the school cafeteria.  Music is provided by a D.J., decorations are displayed, refreshments are provided, and photos are taken.  Sons attend with a mother, grandmother, aunt, stepmother, or anyone else who serves as a mother figure.

This event is held in the spring in the school cafeteria.  Our families attend this gathering to network, obtain community resource information, and learn more about parental involvement in the school and within the PTA. It will also be a time to learn about other cultures represented within our school.

This committee is responsible for creating a friendly, comfortable atmosphere at PTA meetings and events.  Persons serving on this committee help create a sense of belonging that invites members to become involved in PTA activities.  The committee chairperson attends PTA board meetings and reports on hospitality plans for upcoming PTA events. 

The membership committee encourages PTA membership by conducting membership drives throughout the year.  The committee issues membership cards, collects membership fees, and regularly provides membership reports at each board and general PTA meetings.

This committee of at least 7 PTA members is appointed at the PTA general membership meeting in February. The nominating committee selects one eligible person for each PTA office to be filled and reports at the general PTA meeting in March.

The parent/family involvement committee implements and understands the National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement and the components and model of Building Successful Partnerships.  In addition, this committee shares information about cooperating agencies that provide services to families. 

This committee is responsible for maintaining the PTA bulletin board, sending the newsletter home to parents, and providing information to the website coordinator.  This involves a year-round commitment with short bursts of activity.

Red Ribbon Week is a observed nationally every year.  During this week in October, students all over the country make pledges to live drug and alcohol free.  PTA members working on this committee are responsible for working with the school counselors on a week's theme and daily activities that will encourage children to live free of drugs and alcohol.

This committee is responsible for coordinating, collecting, and organizing student entries for Reflections, a cultural arts program sponsored by the National PTA.  The Reflections program is available to students who attend a school with a PTA/PTSA in good standing.   Students may submit entries in literature, musical composition, photography, dance choreography, and film/video production.  The National PTA does not limit the number of entries that a student may submit.

The PTA funds school shirts and sells them each year to students, parents, staff, and the community.  Persons working on this committee are responsible for ordering shirts and selling them to bring income to the PTA in order to fund additional PTA programs.  Shirts are usually sold at PTA membership drives, PTA meetings, and orders can be taken by teachers. 

This committee creates, inputs, and maintains a PTA website, independent of the school website.

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