Friends of CAHS PTA
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Location: CAHS, Room 128
Introductions: President Stephanie Ludwig started the meeting by introducing herself and each PTA member introduced themselves and the name of their child and grade level; 15 attendees
REPORTS:
Principal’s Report: Talisa Dixon
• Interim grades are going in on Friday, April 23.
• Advance Placement /International Baccalaureate exams are coming soon.
• As of today, there are 185 incoming freshman; 26 new sophomores; there will be a small junior class
• Letters go out on Monday (April 27) to the students that were accepted through the lottery.
• Orientation has been scheduled for May 11 and May 13 (Tuesday and Thursday).
• The incoming freshman will be invited to the Music Review.
• Freshman students are required to attend the enrichment week, June 14 to 18, 8 am to 12 noon. The school will supply the book ~ Ishmael. This time will be used for preparation for the summer reading, and Humanities. Mr. Fleming and Mr. Manicola will work with the students on a freshman choir and jazz band. The intent is for the new students to become acclimated to CAHS.
• The student awards banquet is scheduled for May 26 (evening). Mr.Dodrill is working on the banquet.
• There was an ice social with Ms. Bell today.
President’s Report: Stephanie Ludwig
• Everyone will need to re-register for the Kroger’s reward program. There is a number on the letter in your packet to identify CAHS.
• There are two E-News Bulletin from the district in the packet, March and April. The April edition mentions the CAHS Chess Club’s 12th year capturing the top spot in the Ohio Chess Assoc. Championship Tournament.
• May 8, there is the pharmacy program event at Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. See the packet for additional information.
Secretary’s Report: Tracy Taylor
• The meeting minutes from March were presented. A motion was made to approve the minutes; the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report: Toni Dodge
• March’s bank statements were presented (See packet for details)
• The balance report will be presented next month.
Auditor Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan
• No report
Activity Coordinator’s Report: Carolyn Rhodes
• The bake sale was held April 1 and raised $150 for the benefit of In the Know.
• A motion was made for FOCAHS to donate and match the funds for In the Know; the motion passed.
• The question was asked about holding another bake sale (April 30).
• A motion was made to hold the bake sale and the Ultimate Frisbee Team (Mr. Rhoades, advisor) would provide baked goods along with FOCAHS and work at the table. The motion passed.
Chorale Committee Report: Mary Ellen Sinclair
• No report
Columbus Council Representative Report: Genia Marshall
• Stephanie Ludwig attended the March meeting in Genia’s absence. See the packet for ideas and information about gifted and talented students.
• A new delegate will need to be appointed chair for this committee will need to be appointed for the next school year.
Fundraising Committee Report: Trish Geoghagan and Ann Laubach
• No report
Grant Writing Committee: Toni Dodge
• No report
Hospitality Committee Report: Michele Sherman
• The staff breakfast went really well.
• The faculty luncheon is scheduled for May 7. If you are able to provide salad, desserts, soda etc., Michele would appreciate you help. Sign-up sheets are going around.
Membership Committee Report: Michele Sherman
• No new members.
Publicity Report: Carla Wiltshire
• Carla sent information out to the community papers including the freshman play, Sarah, Plain and Tall, debut direction by Grace Herman-Holland
• The International Baccalaureate Art Show is scheduled for March 29, at 5:00 pm..
• Carla is working on some publicity for the National Honor Society.
Robotics Report: Ms. Bell
• The Robotics team placed 57th/60 teams at the F.R.I.S.T. Cleveland Robotics competition.
• The students had a lot of fun. CAHS competed in all categories. The competition is really about teamwork. The students made a lot of connections.
• The CAHS team was mentored by Dublin-Kaufman, Lakota (SW Ohio school district), and Team 93 from Minnesota.
• They competed in the Chairman’s Award unaware this particular competition was open to veteran teams.
• Some students are scheduled to present to Honda on May 25.
• They are looking to compete this summer, June 26 local event (CORI) Central Ohio Robotics Initiative. There are five Columbus teams and twelve over all.
• Changes: There will be no robotics during internship day next year. Students will have to find their own robotics internships during the first part of the year. Meetings will be held after school.
Student Recognition Report: Ms. Bell
• The last A/B celebration held today.
• The Ice Cream Social was attended by 123 students including special needs students.
• Pegasus of the Month was included.
• Mr. Dodrill is working on plan for the end of the year awards event with Department Chairs.
• More information will have more information at next month’s meeting. (Student Recognition Awards)
School Board Report: Lemuel Harris
• No report
Nominating Committee: Julia Harrison
• The committee includes Julia Harrison, Mark Hill, and Michele Sherman.First reading/listing of potential officers: Mary Ellen Sinclair – President, Mark Hill – Vice President, Secretary - Tracy Taylor, and Treasurer – Toni Dodge
• Additional nominations were sought for the four positions.
• Voting will take place at the Tuesday, May 4 meeting.
• A quorum of seven people is needed to vote.
OLD BUSINESS
Chess Tournament: Jeff Sherman
• A motion was made to reimburse Jeff Sherman $291.00 for expenses from the chess tournament; motion passed.
• A motion was made to split the profit 50% with the Chess Club. See the PDF document submitted to officers. The meeting minutes were amended to add “motion passed”
• Dr. Dixon will check with Mr. Kaufman to determine where to shelter the funds.
Freshman Welcome Luncheon – May 15
• Letter will go out to the freshman students on Monday, April 26.
• Dr. Dixon will welcome the students
• Any member and their student may attend.
• The luncheon will be at CAHS, FOCAHS will purchase subs.
• Members may contribute salads and desserts.
Ohio PTA Convention – Toni Dodge
• Toni Dodge attended.
• The current PTA demographics were discussed including PTA membership consist of 92% women, $75K income level, and suburban neighborhoods.
• The National PTA would like the demographics to be more consistent with the student population.
• A motion was made to reimburse Toni $75 for attending the convention. The motion passed.
Stratford Trip Scholarships
• A motion was made to award between $350 to $450 for the bus ride. The amount is dependent upon how many are on the bus.
• Another motion was made to use $1800 to award partial or full scholarships for attending Stratford (show and bus tickets). The motion was seconded and passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Pegasus Preview (Freshman Orientation) – May 11 and 13
• On May 11, Orientation will begin at 6:30 pm and at 7:00 pm on Thursday.
CAHS Outdoor Beautification Project – Mark Hill
• Mark Hill presented a proposal for Saturday, May 8 (see packet). Fathers or other male role models to any CAHS student would help clean the schoolyard and grounds. In return, FOCAHS would provide pizza and pop for lunch and using the Meals on Wheels business model, FOCAHS will pay for the clean-up work by donating the payments to the students’ favorite school club group.
• A motion was made to accept the proposal as written.
• There was a lengthy discussion and the motion was amended to accept the motion as written but cap the total paid out to $2,000 from the general fund.
• The amended motion was amended to cap total payment at $2000 from the anonymous contribution fund for donations to student organizations and payment for food; drinks etc. come from the general fund. Motion passed
Spring gathering with Guest Speaker (May 23) – Lemuel Harrison
• A motion was made to have a spring potluck gathering potluck here at CAHS and include guest speaker, Dave Dobos. An honorarium of a $100 would be given. See the packet for Mr. Dobos’ background. The start time is scheduled for 1 pm. The motion passed.
Gift Card Drawing
• March card winner: Tracy Taylor
