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Happy November! It’s hard to believe that we are entering our third month of school and that the holidays will be soon upon us. But as the leaves change colors and fall to the ground and the weather gets colder and wetter, I wanted to take a brief moment to remind us that we are all in it together. There is strength in community; we are here to support one other and make our students, families, and the school as successful as can be.
To that end, as many of you may have already seen, the PTSA is embarking on a path to become a National PTA School of Excellence. Thanks to the hard work of Felice Nightengale, Treasurer, and Amanda Salinas Bennett, VP FACE, we are working to improve the home-school connection through the PTSA. The first step is to encourage students, families, and staff to participate in a survey, which can be found at here. The results of which will be used to identify areas of opportunities for the PTSA and RHS to improve the critical family-school partnership.
We are also holding our second General Membership meeting on Wednesday, November 9 at 6 pm via Teams. In addition to hearing updates from our ASB President and Principal, we’ll be discussing pending grant applications to fund various school programs, the RHS PTSA’s potential participation in the LWPTSA Council’s Financial Equity Program, voting on an amendment to the Standing Rules to add a Standing Committee Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), as well as voting on budget adjustments, plus more! Please join us to have your voice heard on these important matters.
Finally, in conjunction with LWSF, Balance in Mind, Juanita High School, Youth Eastside Services, and The Healing Center, we have worked to bring families a parent education event entitled, “Supporting Your Grieving Teen,” on Tuesday, November 8 at 7 pm. There is both an in-person location at the Board Room at the LWSD Resource Center and a virtual location via Zoom. This presentation will feature two mental health professionals who will discuss what grief looks like for teens, how to talk about loss, and how to support a teen as they grieve. We hope this will be a valuable resource for our families as we navigate through the realities of life.
I wish you all a happy November. Stay safe and warm!
Branda Andrade, RHS PTSA President
president@redmondhsptsa.org
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