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Columbus Alternative High School: School of Choice

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Month of January: CAHS Read-a-Thon sponsored by the PTA -- more details to come.


February 2: CAHS Chess Tournament
February 5 and 7: Scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences
February 8 and 9: IB Play, 7pm

DONATE TO THE PTA

1) Link your Kroger card and/or your Target card to the CAHS PTA, and Kroger and Target will donate to the CAHS PTA every time you use your card, and/or 2) Contribute via the No-Phone-a-Thon and mail a donation to The Friends of CAHS PTA, c/o Columbus Alternative High School, 2632 McGuffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43211. Did you also know that many employers will match donations made by employees to non-profit organizations like the PTA?

CAHS Alumni

The PTA values all past and present educational experiences of the CAHS alumni, and feels that it important to continuously share those experiences with the current CAHS students to keep them motivated and inspired to aim high with a "can do" attitude. We appreciate all of the help and support the CAHS alumni have given the PTA in the past. If you are willing to help support the PTA, please send us an email at cahs.pta@gmail.com. Join the CAHS Alumni Association (1978-1990) on Facebook, or start your own alumni group!

Blog Archive

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

CAHS PTA Retrospective

CAHS PTA Retrospective 4/27/2008
Accomplishments
Policy and Curriculum
  • Superintendant meeting
  • Limit school/class size
  • Selective pre-lottery to maintain academic standards
  • School Board candidate night
  • Paper on Strategies of High Performing High Schools
  • Teacher Appreciation Day
Physical Plant
  • Landscaping at front entrance Culture
  • Civil Rights Trip
  • Establishing Author Night
  • PTA meetings throughout city
  • Spring Celebration at Park of Roses
Mentorship
  • In-coming freshman spring luncheon
  • Minority recruiters from OSU
  • Panel discussion of CAHS alumni about succeeding in school
  • Parent-to-parent mentorship
Fundraising
  • PTA Grant
  • No Phone-a-Thon
  • Bake Sale
  • Increased Kroger’s income
  • Increased budget
  • Met and exceeded teacher requests
Connection with Students
  • Bracelet Days
  • Partnered with Teen Traffic Safety Club
  • Agreed to Co-sponsor a student store

To Be Done
Policy and Curriculum
  • Credit Recovery
  • Ninth Grade Block vs. Hourly Schedule
  • Provide summer reading suggestions to inspire interest and commitment
  • Summer reading assignment assistance
Fundraising
  • Grant for Chinese Language Class
  • Safety Grant
  • Analyze grant writing results
  • Get on Columbus Foundation list for matching grants
  • Use DonorsChoose.org for grass roots fund raising
Physical Plant
  • $ Auditorium Acoustics / Modernization
  • Oakland Park Nursery – Adopt-a-School
  • $ Landscape Courtyard
  • $ Renovate/Update Library
  • $ Change Lettering on School: Columbus Alternative High School formerly McGuffey Elementary School
  • $ Establish Green Energy Policy – Reduce, Recycle, Renewable Energy
Culture Activities
  • Author Night
  • $ After-school Jazz Band Conductor
  • $ Yearly Spring Civil Rights Trip
  • Culture Night Featuring a Cultural Mix: Opera, Plays, Poetry, Performance, Movies, CDs, Books, Lecture, Discussion
  • Student-run, second-hand book exchange
Mentorship
  • Parent-to-parent mentorship
  • Finding effective internships
  • Alumni Association
  • Social gatherings for students
  • Mentorship/Club for African American males
  • Invite Eastmoor parent who has worked effectively with youth
Did Not Happen
  • White-Ingraham Grant
  • Target Grant
  • Talent Show
  • Cultural Night

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