Note: The April PEP has been moved to May.
The next Parent Education Program (PEP) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2015. The topic is Creating Resilient Teens—Teaching our kids how to cope. A parent, student, and local therapist will share information on helping kids cope with stress and depression. They will also share their personal stories.
The session begins at 6:00 P.M. in the Marcus Main Library.
Free babysitting service is available during the session.
Darkness is coming for an hour on Saturday. The World Wildlife Fund’s annual Earth Hour is celebrating its 9th anniversary this weekend.
Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Since then it has grown to engage more than 162 countries and territories worldwide. Earth Hour 2015 is on 28 March 2015, 8:30 pm.
Watch Live! – just not at 8:30p 🙂
The next Parent Education Program (PEP) is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The topic is Creating Resilient Teens—Teaching our kids how to cope. The session begins at 6:00 P.M. in the Marcus Main Library.
Free babysitting service is available during the session.
Here are the nominees for the 2015-2016 Marcus HS PSTA board. The election will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 @ 9:30a at the final Membership Meeting of the year. You may run from the floor if you are interested in any of these positions. Big thanks to the nominating committee (Melanie, Andrea, & Gina)!
- President – Lorna Gibson
- VP 1 – Ways & Means – open (update 3/25)
- VP 2 – Membership – Kelly Thien
- VP 3 – Publicity – open
- Secretary – Andrea Dickson
- Treasurer – Monika Brink
Election: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 @ 9:30a in Marcus 9 Library Classroom (9209)
Alert: Call Your Senator and Urge Him or Her to Support SB 149!
SB 149 by Sen. Kel Seliger is a critical bill that was the sole focus of the Senate Education Committee hearing on Thursday, February 19.
It is urgent that this bill pass as soon as possible in order to benefit the students in the class of 2015 who have passed all of their courses but failed one or more EOC exams. SB 149 would allow school districts and charter schools to create individual graduation committees for students to determine whether a student qualifies to graduate despite failing to pass one or more EOCs.
SB 149 would allow school districts and charter schools to create individual graduation committees for students to determine whether a student qualifies to graduate despite failing to pass one or more EOCs. The committee is modeled after Grade Placement Committees in grades 5 and 8.
For this Action Alert – call your State Senator!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cncxoJPwBw
On Wednesday, Jan. 21, the LISD Board of Trustees held a workshop to discuss the Gifted and Talented and Communication Audit findings and next steps for implementation. During this meeting, these documents and presentations were discussed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S08Xi24p7c
Otha Thornton, National PTA President (2013-15)
Jeff Wagley, Associate Principal at Career Center East is inviting you to Community Night at the Career Centers on Tuesday, February 10th, 5:30 -7:00. Everyone is invited students, parents, neighbors, family and friends. With High School registration fast approaching for the 2015-2016 School Year, there is no better time to check out Career Center East and Dale Jackson Career Center.
The LISD Career Centers offer over 35 courses. Students that attend the Career Centers gain valuable industry knowledge through classroom experiences and internship programs. Students attending the career centers have the opportunity to obtain industry certifications that prepare them for the workplace. The LISD Career Centers will help in achieving the highest levels of preparation to help students become college and career ready.
http://vimeo.com/118936192
