Membership VP, Allison Lassahn :
This year, our school needs your help more than ever. I hope you will be inspired to join PTSA. Our teachers are rocking and rolling with support! However, we need our parents to join in and join the Marcus PTSA!
As everyone knows, this 2020-21 school year is different. The ongoing pandemic is disrupting every aspect of normal society, including greatly limiting how our students and teachers can interact with one other and how the rest of us can help, at least physically. I challenge you to not let COVID-19 be an excuse to disengage but, to help double our efforts to ensure that EVERY student, teacher and family has what they need to succeed this very challenging year. The students and teachers still need your help now more than ever.
When: Wednesday, 14-OCT
Where: 6100 Long Prairie Road
How:
In person: 4:00 – 8:00 pm
– Mention Marcus HS PTSA
Online Order: ALL DAY!
– Use promo code at checkout
– XGJNW4T
Have a great meal & support the Marcus HS PTSA! See you tomorrow!
The easy way! You can link your rewards cards to the Marcus High School PTSA and earn money every time you make a purchase. Please take a few minutes to link your card!
AmazonSmile
You can Shop at Amazon and support Marcus PTSA at the same time! When you use the Amazon Smile link below, a percentage of your sales gets directed back to PTSA. Works in your Amazon App as well!
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/75-1787595
Benevity
Your employer may matches charitable donations and/or volunteer hours. Check with your HR department and to see how your program works. Then designate Marcus High School (840-751787595) for your time and donations.
Why join PTSA? We’re glad you asked! Joining the Marcus PTSA is one of the easiest ways to support our teachers, staff, students and families. Our goal is to help create a community where teachers and staff can do their best. With your membership, you’re providing more opportunities for students to learn, develop leadership skills and have fun together.
Joining the Marcus PTSA is quick and easy on the Marcus PTSA Store
Membership has its’ privileges!
- Each student that joins the Marcus PTA receives a free face Marcus logo face mask. (Hurry while supplies last!)
- Scholarship opportunities! Did you know the Marcus PTSA gives up to 10 (ten) $500 scholarships to graduating seniors every year? You must be a member to apply! We highly encourage Students to join the Marcus PTSA to become a voice in their own education. Being an active member of your community looks good on college, grant, job and scholarship applications.
Membership perks from corporate sponsors such as Costco, Great Wolf Lodge, and many others.
Thank you to the teachers and parents who have already joined!
Parents, last year’s check drive was a success. Because of your generosity the PTSA was able to continue supporting programs that can benefit all students. A few of the programs the monies supported were:
- Drug Awareness with Red Ribbon Week
- College Fair
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- Reflections Program
- Teacher Appreciation
- Senior Scholarships
We are once again asking for your help with a check drive of $10 to MHS PTSA to help support the following programs:
- Bring in a speaker on feeling safe in school; school safety updates
- Senior Scholarships
- Magnificent Marauders Student Recognition Program
- 180 Abstinence Program
- Red Ribbon Week
- College Fair
- Teacher Appreciation
Your MHS PTSA strives to continue all of the programs and opportunities MHS & MHS9 students have come to expect. 100% of your donation will go towards helping our students!
Make your check payable to MHS PTSA.
Have your student drop in the PTSA lock box at either campus or Mail to:
MHS PTSA
P.O. Box 270111
Flower Mound, TX 75027-0111
You can also donate online.
Kindly send in your donations by May 18, 2018
Not a PTSA member? Join Today!
Dear PTA Advocates,
Once again and with your help, Texas PTA was instrumental in stopping the passage of legislation to create a voucher program in Texas. Our message continues to be, “Focus on strengthening our public schools! All students benefit from that goal.”
We made small, but important progress to begin to reform our outdated, inequitable and inadequate school finance system during the Special Legislative Session that lasted for 30 days this summer. HB 21 by Rep. Dan Huberty, created a grant program to provide extra support for students with dyslexia and autism, removed a penalty in funding for very small school districts, created a step-down to help some districts to adjust to the loss of specialized funding they had been receiving since 2006, and created a commission to develop recommendations for school finance reform that can be considered in the next Legislative Session that will begin in January of 2019.
While we did not see the progress in reforming our school funding system that we were hoping for, we made great progress in educating legislators about the fact that as property values rise and homeowners pay more in taxes, the state, for at least 10 years, has been using those increased revenues to offset their share of the cost of public education so that they now contribute less than 32% of the cost of education in Texas. This cannot continue. The state must increase its share of funding for public schools and must fund schools equitably. We will continue to work toward this goal.
Thanks again for making a difference,
Texas PTA Board of Directors and Staff
Texas PTA Advocacy Committee
Urge Legislators to Vote YES on HB 21 and HB 23!
Texas students need your voice tomorrow when legislators debate HB 21 and HB 23. Email or call your Representative and ask them to vote YES on both of these critical priorities.
As a reminder, HB 21 is Representative Dan Huberty’s plan to fix our broken school finance system. HB 23 is Rep. Huberty’s bill that aims to fund innovative, collaborative programs for students with autism on public school and charter school campuses.
We need your voices to #backthefuture of Texas children now.
They are our No. 1 priority!
Did you know that Federal funding for public education programs has remained at 2% of the federal budget for decades, despite the increase in public school enrollment and the rising cost of education resources and services.
This disparity between funding levels and actual costs means that the federal government has essentially enacted cuts to classrooms. National PTA is running a nationwide campaign—from July 7 to September 29—to raise public awareness that current levels of federal education funding are an inadequate investment in our children.
We need YOU to help to make this initiative a success—Every state PTA, local unit and PTA member is critical to stopping cuts to classrooms!
Here’s how to participate in the STOP Cuts to Classrooms campaign:
- Sign the petition to #STOPCutsToClassrooms to make your voice heard and receive regular updates on the campaign.
- Share your thoughts on social media (use our sample tweets and Facebook posts) and participate in Funding Fridays on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to raise awareness that 2% of federal funding for public education is not enough.
- Visit National PTA’s #STOPCutsToClassrooms webpage to learn more about federal funding for public education and view the campaign toolkit for more info.
Well done Marcus High School students!
Congratulations 2017 Graduates!
Take a few days to relax and clear you head. But only a few days! Then:
- Get a part-time job
- Do some volunteer work
- Take a trip, write a blog
- Read, read and then read something hard
- Practice, practice and play your instrument
- Enroll [in] some preparation or enrichment courses
These ideas and more from College 101 – don’t let the name fool you, this is is good for all students!
Marcus High School needs your help! Lewisville ISD will be hosting their Annual Back to School Fair on August 5th, 2017. For the event to be a success, schools around the district will be donating new supplies.
Supplies will be used to stuff Kindergarten – 12th grade backpacks that will be provided to registered students at the Back to School Fair.
Here is how you can help:
Marcus HS – one package of 3×5 index cards
The cards can be deposited in the collection box at the front of the building. If you would rather donate a $1.00 or make a monetary donation, the money collected will be used to purchase supplies.
Marcus 9 – lined filler paper.
These items can be dropped off in to Marcus 9 office.
Any donation is greatly appreciated.
For more information and how you can volunteer to help:
Thank you in advance for your support!
