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Guide to Being Involved at Annandale High
STAY INFORMED
| Read the PTSA Newsletter, The Courier | Look for it every quarter. It's full of information about what is going on at school and ways you can get involved. |
| Come to Parent and Community Information Nights, PTSA Meetings | Keep your eyes open for notices in the Courier & from the school. You'll be surprised at how much you can learn about what's going on in our school and community. The PTSA meetings are open to all, and are the 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 7 PM, in the Library. |
| Subscribe to the A-Blast | By reading AHS's award-winning student newspaper you'll know what's on the students' minds. The A-Blast offers 14 sections, ranging from News and Sports, to Lifestyles and Academics. The A-Blast is consistently ranked in the Top Ten of all high school newspapers nationwide. Ask your student to bring home a copy, or visit The A-Blast web site at www.thea-blast.org and download a subscription form. For only $15, you can have all 13issues mailed directly to your home. Call Mr. Weintraut at 703-642-4229 if you have any questions. |
| Check out the School’s web site | At www.fcps.edu/AnnandaleHS. Find helpful information about the school, calendars, and lots more. |
| Log onto the PTSA web site | The PTSA has a great web site (www.annandalehsptsa.org) full of information about the PTSA, the community, volunteer needs and parent programs. |
| PTSA Weekly News and Notes | By signing up to receive Keep in Touch, you will receive the weekly PTSA News and Notes. These weekly updates include local PTSA events as well as news about other happenings in the community and at our feeder schools. |
BE PART OF LIFE AT AHS |
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| Come to the Parent/Student Night for your child's class | These are nights for you to hear important information from the Student Services Department. We encourage you to bring your students with you. The program for Freshmen and their parents is Wed., Sept 14; for Seniors, Wed. Oct. 5; for Sophomores, Wed. Jan 18; and for Juniors, Wed. Feb. 8. Meetings in other languages will take place on: for Hispanic, Wednesday. Oct. 19; Korean and Vietnamese Tues. Oct. 18. |
| Come to AHS sporting events and AHS theatrical and musical events | Check our calendar to see what is on AHS's busy schedule. Bring your whole family to see our talented students perform, and invite your neighbors without children at AHS - they may have forgotten how much fun high school can be! Our Activities Hotline is 703-883-4700. |
| Join the PTSA | Fill out a membership form and mail it in, or join online at www.annandalehsptsa.org. It is the backbone of our budget, plus, our dues are among the lowest in the county for high schools |
| Volunteer | Send in your volunteer form or complete the form online at www.annandalehsptsa.org. Volunteering can introduce you to all aspects of the school - the students, the teachers, the staff, and it shows your children that their education is important to you. |
| Help with All Night Graduation Celebration |
Every year AHS sponsors a safe and fun ANGC for graduating seniors. Lots of help is needed, not just from senior parents, but from the whole school. It's a fantastic experience for everyone involved - parents, teachers and students. Contact Cheri Atkins. |
SUPPORT OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS |
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| Help with plans for AHS's spring golf tournament |
This is a major PTSA fundraiser and is critical to all of our programs. You don’t need to know anything about golf. We need people to obtain sponsors from employers and local businesses, and to help organize the event. The Red and White Golf Classic will be held in late spring 2011. |
| Send in a contribution | Make check payable to AHS PTSA and mail it to the school. We have frequent requests from our teachers for supplemental resources that could benefit all our children. |
| Register with Safeway, Giant, Harris Teeter and Target to benefit AHS | Support AHS by registering your grocery club/bonus cards, or your Target credit card. AHS receives a percentage of all these sales at no cost to you. Please note that you must reregister AHS as your designation each year in order for AHS to earn $$$. You can sign up online (see below), or you can pick up a form at Back to School Night or in the main office.
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| Shop Online | If you make purchases online, by going through www.onecause.com/schoolpop (AHS ID #119277) you can give AHS a rebate, with no extra cost to you. These sites link to a number of online merchants, such as Office Depot, LL Bean, JCPenney, Coldwater Creek, and Dell, even many travel sites and cruise lines! It just takes a couple minutes to start shopping after you indicate AHS as your school to receive rebates. If you are going to make a purchase anyway, why not help AHS at the same time? |