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    Welcome to the WPHS PTA
    Lori Hardy & Denise Serra
    PTA Co-Presidents
     
     
     

    High School News

     

    Please follow @WPHS_PTA on Twitter for events and information!

     

    Upcoming Events: 

     

    June 4: Senior Awards Night - 7 pm

     

    June 5: Global Transition Exam, classes will be held ONLY for those students taking the new Global Regents Examination, click here for important information.

    June 5: Spring Concert IV (Mixed Chorus, Choir, & Treble Choir) -7pm

    June 6: Senior Breakfast - 10 am

    June 6: June One Act Plays - 7 pm

    June 2018 Examination Schedule click here

     

    Rochambeau School Events

    Upcoming Events:   

     

    June 2018 Examination Schedule click here

    Calendar: ​​Visit the newly designed HS Calendar: click here

     

     

    Ongoing / Important Events:   

    PTA open positions for the 2018-2019 school year.  Please consider volunteering for one of the following positions.  Training and help is available. 

    -Co-Presidents

    -Membership

    -Treasurer

    -Craft Fair Co-Chairs 

    -Snack Bar/Grill - Home Football Games

    -Snack Bar/Grill - Craft Fair 

    -Snack Bar/Grill - Engineering Expo 

    -Snack Bar/Grill - Loucks Track Games 

    -Staff Appreciation Luncheon 

    -Orientation Evening for 8th grade Parents 

    -Walk/Bike to School Promoter / Organizer 

     

     

     

    School District Events / News:                                                                    

    2018-2019 School Calendar: click here

    Information Session: School Safety & Security-  In case you missed the meeting it can be viewed here

    Technology Survey:  As part of the requirements of our Technology Plan, the district needs to complete an annual online survey of our technology for three groups: parents/guardians, students (grades 3-12) and staff.    The information gathered via the survey responses will help shape the technology and professional development plans for the district.

    The survey window will be open from  May 14th – May 30th and should take about 5 minutes to complete.

    Please only take the survey one time.  

    Survey is anonymous. 

    The survey website is:

     http://www.whiteplainspublicschools.org/techsurvey    

    Community Corner:                                   

    Facts about Vaping: see REVISED PDF attached  Info on Vaping  

     

    ​Daily Announcements:

     

    Daily Announcements... A great way to get daily information is to check out the "Daily Announcements" on the High School website. For WPHS announcements click here  for Rochambeau announcements click here.

     

    Links of Interest:

    New York State PTA - Advocacy, Resources http://www.nyspta.org/

    Westchester East Putnam Region PTA - Advocacy, Health & Wellness, Parent Engagement, Special Needs Education, Hispanic Outreach http://home.wepr-pta.org/

    White Plains School District - Board of Education, Strategic Plan, Meeting Dates, Past Minutes

    https://www.whiteplainspublicschools.org/Page/26

    City of White Plains Common Council - Agendas, Adopting budgets, Calendar

    http://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/index.aspx?nid=90

    City of White Plains Youth Bureau - Programs, Calendar, Results

    http://whiteplainsyouthbureau.org/index.php?id=3

    White Plains Public Library - News and Programs, The Edge, The Trove and coming in October, The Hub https://whiteplainslibrary.org/ 

     

    Join the PTA for 2017-2018 school year....

    Membership supports the PTA's efforts to advocate for our students, the Senior Recognition Fund, grants for teachers to enhance the students' experiences, parent and student programs and more...Click here for online membership form or use the membership form attached or contact wphspta@gmail.com 

     

    Questions/Comments:

     

    Lori Hardy, Co-President, Hardyl1@aol.com

    Denise Serra, Co-President Deniseomserra@gmail.com

    Vicky Rebatta, Bilingual Liason  labruja20@aol.com

    Cheila Mosa, Weekly Email chey1017@yahoo.com

     

    PTA Information....

    Membership supports the PTA's efforts to advocate for our students, the Senior Recognition Fund, grants for teachers to enhance the students' experiences, parent and student programs and more...Click here for membership form:

    https://nyspta.force.com/newmemberregistration?unit=18-062 or 

    contact us at wphspta@gmail.com for more information.  

      
     
     The Goals of PTA are:

     

    • to promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community, and place of worship.
    • to raise the standards of home life.
    • to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
    • to bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
    • to develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.      

     

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