PTA General Association Meeting – February 16th
Please join us at our General Association meeting on Wednesday 2/16 at 7pm. Support our AV community and PTA initiatives, and make your voice heard. All are welcome. PTA members have a vote. Join the PTA today at ptav.org/join
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At our next General Association meeting on 3/16, the PTA membership will review and vote on any changes to our bylaws as well as elect next year’s Executive Board members (see nominees below).
AV Gives Back – February Service Project
The Community Outreach Committee is excited to resume in-person AV Gives Back service projects on campus! This month, third graders in Mrs. Bose’s and Mrs. Cabot’s classes, and fourth graders in Mrs. Reed’s and Mrs. Gresham’s classes collectively made over 350 valentines for local senior citizens!! Valentines will be delivered to the South Pasadena Care Center and Senior Center on Monday.
Don’t Forget to collect your Wildcat Adventure Points!
Email Kelly Kwanwith any questions.
SAVE THE DATE – Dine AV!
Take the night off from cooking and doing the dishes. Help support the 5th Grade Promotion by eating out/ordering take-out!
AV Popsicle Sale – Every Tuesday!
2022-2023 PTA Executive Board Nominees Announced
The nominating committee met on January 13, 2022, to consider all eligible candidates for the 2022/2023 term of office. The nominating committee presents the following slate of officers for the association’s consideration:
Board Position 2022/2023 Nominations
President Erik Gammell
EVP Patti Urzua
Ways & Means Stella Jang
Communications Kelly Kwan
Wish Night Panda Korman
Volunteer Coord. Charles Do
Programs Janis Ortega
Recording Secretary Maelyn Haeger
Treasurer Jenn Koca
Financial Secretary Cindy Shin
Auditor
Historian Xochi Castro
Parliamentarian Oryan McKinney-Bruskin
Art Docent Cassandra Kaldor
Membership Vivan Tran
Community Ryan Dwyer
5th Grade Promotion Danielle Williams
Website Jaime Thompson
Equity Amber Jaeger
5th Grade Parents Needed!
Each month, a different grade will be asked to volunteer to keep our drop-off lanes running. Without volunteers, we will have to close the lanes. February is 5th grade month! If you are a 5th grade parent, please, please, please sign up for a day or 3 or 4. We need 4 volunteers per day! Sign Up HERE.
Do You Have Questions?
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Megan Gardner, PTA President, or Erik Gammell, PTA Executive Vice President.
¿Tienes preguntas? El maestro de su hija/o o la oficina principal pueden ponerlos en contacto con una familia en AV que hable español.
질문 사항이 있으십니까?자녀의 담임선생님 이나 학교 사무실에서 필요한 언어를 사용하는 학부모와 연결해 드립니다.
您有問題嗎？您孩子的老師或學校辦公室可以將您與另一位講您語言的AV家長聯系起來。
Thank you!
Spots are still available for the Marengo Elementary PTA Lunar New Year event on March 6 at Orange Grove Park! In association with the City of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Chinese-American Club, please join the community for a unique, outdoor, walk-thru event with giveaways and a BIG SLIDE for kids, and food and entertainment for all.
Dim sum, mochi donuts and boba drinks are available for PRE-ORDER until February 18, 2022. Choose your 30-minute “race” time to walk The Great Race trail to learn about the Chinese zodiac and lunar new year traditions. Register today at marengopta.com/lny.
South Pasadena children and teens are encouraged to use their imagination and design a one-of-a-kind bookmark inspired by the 2022 Summer Reading Program theme “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” or that promotes books, reading and libraries. Bookmark Contest entries must be delivered to the Children’s Services desk by Wednesday, March 1, 2022.
Entries will be judged according to four age categories. Winners will be announced in early April in honor of National Library Week. Winning entries will be reproduced as bookmarks and will be distributed during the summer of 2022. All entries must have a parent or guardian signature as approval for the bookmark artwork to be submitted into the Bookmark Contest.
There is also a link on our Children’s webpage to download the form: https://www.southpasadenaca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/28029
