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The Arizona Parent Teacher Association, one of the State's largest and most prominent child advocacy groups, has extended its support by publicly backing Prop 100, the 1-cent sales tax increase proposed by the Arizona State legislature to generate revenue to fund K-12 public education, public safety, and health and human services. School district officials across the state face dramatic cuts in education funding for the 2010-2011 school year. The decision on the size of cuts will be left up to the public since they will be voting in May on Proposition 100, a 1-cent sales tax to help fund education. Arizona per-pupil funding is currently among the lowest in the nation. Public schools across our state have already absorbed several rounds of cuts in 2009. Arizona public schools are experiencing increased class sizes, cuts to extra-curricular activities and athletics, and the loss of PE, music, librarians, books and even paper as a direct result of these cuts. Arizona PTA feels that this 1-cent sales tax will help ease the burden of having to do more with less that our children face in the classroom, especially in our most economically depressed areas. The 1-cent sales tax would be in place for three years and would generate $900 million in revenue, and $428 million of this amount would be used for K-12 education. Arizona PTA has over 23,000 members spanning the entire state. It was founded in 1906, prior to Arizona's official statehood. The current President of Arizona PTA is Betty Garcia-Pendley.
The Arizona PTA encourages all of its members & the public to VOTE YES on May 18, 2010 in the special election in support of Prop 100.

Anthem School PTA Walk-a-thon The Anthem School PTA is sponsoring a Walk-a-Thon on Wednesday, April 21st at Anthem School. Anticipated budget cuts state-wide mean less money for Anthem School. Money collected from this fund raising effort will go towards school enhancements and technology.
Our goal for this Walk-a-Thon is to raise $10,000.
You can help support our school by sponsoring a child in this Walk-a-Thon. They will be walking for approximately 30 minutes on a track that is 1/8 mile long. You can sponsor me on a per lap basis, or you can show your support by offering a single donation for this event. Click for walk-a-thon details and pledge form.

Newly Elected 2010-2011 PTA Board

Congratulations to our newly elected PTA Board for the 2010 - 2011 school year! Thank you to everyone who is staying in their current positions!! It's been a great year for us and your dedication and commitment to Anthem School PTA is appreciated! And congratulations and welcome to our newest team members Trish Widhalm (VP) and Melanie Bachman (Secretary). The current board's term runs through the end of the school year and we look forward to working with our new board members to help transition them into their positions.

PTA Board President - Talley Sieglen
Vice President - Trish Widhalm
Treasurer - Barry French
Secretary - Melanie Bachman
Membership - Cameron Starkey
Volunteer Chair - Stephanie McLean
PR/Website - Traci Dixon

Remember to wear your Rocket Spirit wear every Friday!

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Upcoming Events & Volunteer Requests

April 2010

April 7th - PTA General Meeting - 7:00 pm in the Media Center - PTA Officer Elections

April 17th - Anthem School PTA Annual Community Garage Sale

The event will run from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm with set up beginning at 5:00 am. Spaces are $15 each and can be purchased in the Anthem School Front Office until April 14^th. We have 140 spaces available and we look forward to having each one filled. Click here for Booth Space Request Form.

April 21st - Anthem School PTA Spring Walk-a-thon Fundraiser

On April 21st we will be doing a walk-a-thon to help raise funds to provide technology in every classroom. Click here for details and pledge sheets. They will also be sent home with your child. If you'd like to volunteer to help track laps and cheer your student(s) on please contact our volunteer chair at skmclean@yahoo.com

April 23rd - 8:00 - 9:00 am Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in the Anthem School Cafeteria.

April 30th - 6:00 - 7:30 pm Anthem School PTA Family Bingo Night
Join us for an evening of family fun playing Bingo! We will have pizza and drinks for sale. We will also be selling raffle tickets for a $50.00 PF Chang's gift card. Lots of fun prizes provided for winning at Bingo.

May 2010

May 5th - PTA General Meeting - 9:00 am in the Media Center - New Officer Installation & Gift to the School

May 3rd - 7th - Teacher Appreciation Week 2010
Teacher Appreciation Week honors the dedicated men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating children. PTA events on the national, state and local level are part of a national effort to recognize the outstanding contributions teachers make.

May 18th - VOTE YES in the special election in support of Prop 100.

Anthem School Opens New Aerospace Academy
Anthem School is inviting parents and students to an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, February 4 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. located at 41020 NE Freedom Way. The Aerospace Academy, scheduled to open in the 2010-11 school year, has been developed to support and increase students’ interests in pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) course work that will result in being college and career ready to compete with students from around the world by year 2021. The new Aerospace Academy is establishing partnerships with various Arizona-based Aerospace companies and links with NASA, including Young Astronauts, Sandra Day O’Connor High School’s Air Force JROTC program, and Luke Air Force Base.For registration information, contact Anthem School at 623-376-3700.
Click here for details

Thanks to all of the great companies that support our school! The Chick Fil A Cow mascot at our school in celebration of Anthem School Spirit night at Chick Fil A on Nov. 10th.

The Chick Fil A Cow mascot at our school in celebration of Anthem School Spirit night at Chick Fil A on Nov. 10th.

Volunteers Needed

Who Can Volunteer? | Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Chair

We are looking for volunteers to help with stuffing goodie bags for the Shopping Extravaganza, running the Community Garage Sale and staffing the Fall Festival and Pumpkin Walk Activities. If you are available for 30 minutes or more please email president@anthempta.org with your availability.

PTA Reward Card

Introducing the PTA Reward Card. An exciting new program that provides big discounts on more than 250,000 retail offers involving more that 400 national brand names.

The PTA Rewards Card will save you up to 50% off at thousands of retailers, restaurants, golf courses, movie theaters, hotels, and so much more. You can expect to save hundreds, even thousands of dollars a year!

Please help us continue to make a difference in the lives of children in our community by getting your PTA Rewards Card today. The PTA Rewards Card can be purchased for $20. Please click on the following link and make sure to enter my PTA Unit Number, ensuring our local PTA gets credit for your donation.

Link: http://www.ptarewardscard.com/joinptarewards

PTA Unit Number: 150977

2009-10 Reflections Program Theme: "Beauty is..!"

PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts Reflections Program. The program offers students the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. Students in preschool through grade 12 are encouraged to create and submit works of art in six areas: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and the visual arts (which includes art forms such as drawing, painting, print making, and collage). For nearly 40 years, the program has encouraged millions of students across the nation and in American schools overseas to create works of art. The Reflections Program was started in 1969 by then Colorado PTA President Mary Lou Anderson.

Students participate in the Reflections Program by submitting entries to their local PTA or PTSA. Any PTA/PTSA in good standing is eligible to sponsor a Reflections Program.

Rules and deadlines are not the same for all PTAs. Contact your state PTA for specific guidelines. www.azpta.org

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