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Membership Tracker
2020-21 Membership Goal: 510

Current Membership: 304

As of 2/4/2021

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WSPTA Advocacy Update

Keep up with the bills and committee hearings related to WSPTA member-generated legislative priorities and long-term positions by utilizing the bill status and upcoming events report.

PTSA Promotes JHS Businesses

Check out our new Directory of Businesses connected to Jackson High School here!

If you would like your business to be included, please send the business name and contact info and a short description of what services you provide to: JHSPTSApresident@gmail.com

When sending in your submission, please include how you are involved with JHS (i.e., name/grade of student if you are a parent). The JHS PTSA BOD will screen the submissions to verify that the business meets the accepted school content standards to be posted.

Jackson PTSA Student Rep Position Available for 2021-2022

We are seeking a student representative for the 2021-2022 school year! To qualify, you must be a student at Jackson High School and a Jackson High PTSA member (scholarships are available). You would be a liaison between the students and the PTSA and help share information between the two. This would look great on college applications!

To apply, please email JHSPTSAPresident@gmail.com with your name, phone number, current year in school, and a brief explanation (1 paragraph or less) about why you would like to be our PTSA Student Rep!

Submissions are due by May 1, 2021.

Nominating Committee

The Jackson PTSA nominating committee is seeking Jackson PTSA Executive Officer Nominations for 2021-2022 school year.
It’s that time of year when we look for next year’s PTSA leadership team. We welcome those who would be interested and qualified in leading our PTSA. Elected positions can be held for 2 years and we will have a large turnover at the end of this school year. The below positions will need to be filled, some have already stepped forward with interest, but all positions are currently open.

If you or someone you know is interested please email our PTSA president at jhsptsapresident@gmail.com

Executive Committee positions:
President
VP-Fundraising
VP-Membership
Treasurer
Secretary

Board of Director positions:
Advocacy
Newsletter
Reflections
Senior Scholarships
Staff Appreciation
Volunteer Coordinator
Webmaster

We want to hear from you!

We need your input on our PTSA newsletter format. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out our survey:

www.surveyface.com/l/jhs-ptsa-wolf-tracks-newsletter-satisfaction

Thank you!

2020-21 Individual Awards

JHS PTSA Individual Award Nominations are open! Do you know an outstanding educator, volunteer, or advocate? See the descriptions of the awards on our awards page here and nominate them for an award!

Our nominations are online this year! Please fill out the form here!

Note that a person can win each award one time, but can not win multiple times for the same award. Check out our previous award recipients here!

Award Nominations are due on March 31st!

Contact JHSPTSApresident@gmail.com with questions.

Mod Pizza Fundraiser!

Are you ready to eat some delicious pizza? Join us for our next Mod Pizza Dine-out fundraiser on Thursday, March 11th, all day! When you purchase your meal at the Mill Creek location of Mod Pizza, 20% of your meal price gets donated back to Jackson PTSA! Be sure to mention "Jackson High School" when you order or use promo code GR179601J when you order online!

Please contact Katie Stark with questions!

Sugar + Spoon Mill Creek Pop Up Fundraiser!

Join us for cookie dough from Sugar + Spoon on March 31st from 3pm-7pm at the Gold Creek Church parking lot (4326 148th St SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012). 20% of your treat purchase will be donated back to Jackson PTSA and Heatherwood PTA!

We are also collecting non-perishable food items for the Mill Creek Community food bank!

Please contact Katie Stark with questions!

Monthly President's Message

We will continue to adjust the format of our Wolf Tracks newsletter but seems like a short mid-month update is helpful. We want your input though so please fill out this short survey about our newsletter. Thank you in advance for helping us out.
www.surveyface.com/l/jhs-ptsa-wolf-tracks-newsletter-satisfaction

WSPTA is now urging PTAs to enforce a policy of sustainability, whereby JHS PTSA board members are allowed to chair no more than one event or program in addition to their board role. If, despite consistent and multiple recruitment efforts, a capable chairperson for a JHS PTSA program or event cannot be found, the program or event in question will be cancelled. We will be discussing this at our March BOD meeting. What does it mean for you? Be open to serving on our board next year. Most positions can be co- (2 people) sharing the job. While we don't offer a lot of programs, our board members have been multi-tasking. See our nominating committee blurb for how you can help.

Please continue to stay safe and follow the social distancing & masking guidelines.
Laura Peterson, JHS PTSA President
JHSPTSAPresident@gmail.com

Student/Family Support for Housing, Utilities, Food, Clothing, Etc.:
https://www.everettsd.org/Page/25882
https://forms.gle/dvFu2vCWvUAqgQRPA

COVID-19 Support and Resources

Depressed? Suicidal? Want to help a friend? CLICK HERE
TEXT the Crisis Chat Line: Text START to 741741
CALL the Care Crisis Line: 800-584-3578

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Textline: Text HOME to 741741

Staff Appreciation

Staff appreciation might look a little different this year, but we appreciate our staff now more than ever. We are not able to bring lunch to the staff each month, but we are still trying to spoil them a few times a month by dropping off baskets of snacks! Currently, about 50% of the staff are coming into school each day. If you’d like to make a donation of individually wrapped, store bought snacks for our staff please email our staff appreciation chair, Katie, jhsptsastafflunch@gmail.com. We have a small budget for this program, but with fundraising significantly lower this year, we are hopeful donations will keep the program running. Thank you for considering a donation, anything and everything is greatly appreciated.

Reflections

Congratulations to Katie S (visual art) and Mia C (music comp) . Their entries earned first place at the council level and advance to the state level of judging.

PTSA President Welcome Video

Check out this video to learn more about our PTSA and what we do at Jackson High School!

Membership

Hello! Welcome to all the new families and students at JHS and welcome back to all our returning families. The Jackson HS PTSA plays a valuable role in its partnership with the staff at Jackson HS. We are very proud of the support, programs and resources that are provided by PTSA which benefit the students, families, staff and community.

There are 2 easy ways to become a member. You can join online (there is a small processing fees for online transactions) or you can print, complete and mail your payment to JHS.

Each member who joins by September 30, 2020 will be put in a drawing for a JHS mask. Pass the Hat donations give you an extra chance in the drawing and your student will receive two!

Join JHS PTSA by Mail
To pay by cash or check, click HERE to print the form and mail it in with your payment to the school:

JHS PTSA Membership
1508 136th Street SE
Mill Creek, WA 98012

Join JHS PTSA Online
Click HERE to join PTSA and to make a Pass the Hat Donation online. There are no extra fees to pay online this year!

Fundraising

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering this year, you can fill out our online volunteer interest form here or mail the printable form to school:.
We currently have a few open positions! These are important positions, some of which can be done from the comfort of your own home! We are looking to have these positions filled as soon as possible, and any training you would need is available. Please contact Beenish Iqbal if you have any questions or are interested in helping!

Financial Review Team - We need 3 volunteers to review our financial books - no experience needed!

JHS PTSA Volunteers
1508 136th St SE
Mill Creek, WA 98012

Programs

PTSA Flyers from Welcome Pack!
Welcome Letter
Membership Form
Fundraising Information
Programs
Volunteer Form

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www.wastatepta.org

www.everettptsacouncil.org

Our PTA is:A powerful voice for JHS studentsA relevant resource for JHS families, staff, students and our community, and An advocate for the well-being and education of our students.