EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL PTSA MEETING MINUTES FEB. 9, 2011  

President Sherrie Schwehr called the meeting to order at 6:35pm in Room 103. Present were Lori Frymier, Sherrie Schwehr, Linda Kincannon, Lynda Otey, Toni Ivey, Kim Griffith,  Rhonda Easter, Susie Ball, Loretta & Eric Franz, Nathan & Julia Griffin  and Stacey Locke. Jason Morgan from Jostens was our guest speaker.

Minutes of the Jan. meeting were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report - January report was presented.

Guest Speaker - Jason Morgan from Jostens spoke of a possible fundraising concept for IKE PTSA to build a legacy of giving by requesting alumni and community donations through automatic monthly contributions. Eisenhower has been a model school for the Renaissance program and this would be another opportunity for IKE to be a model for Viral Fundraising. A guest speaker from Jostens is planned for the March meeting to offer more information. These funds might be distributed to aid Renaissance, Crime Stoppers and PTSA. 

Principal’s Report -

Crime Stoppers has been an extremely successful program at IKE. Anyone can call or text to report crime completely anonymously and receive a cash reward. IKE has done a Crime Stoppers presentation to the Yakima School District. 

Uniform Dress will not be required for Fall 2011 but instead begin Fall 2012. A survey taken last Fall found 70% of parents and 97% of staff in favor of uniforms.

IKE will be going to quarters instead of semesters for the 2011/2012 academic year. 

A thank-you was given to Ms. Locke for moving forward with these programs to create a successful learning environment for our students.

Legislative Budget Cuts are a real concern for the new school building project since matching funds are a large part of the funding resources.

Senior Party- A Senior Parent meeting will be held March 22nd. The next fundraiser will be the IKE/Davis staff basketball game on March 18 and then the 3^rd Annual Craft and Yard Sale on March 19^th &  20th .  Onsite registration was this afternoon and 6 more vendors bought tables. VENDOR SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE. Help will be needed for setup Friday (the 18^th) at 4pm, Saturday morning to get the vendors unloaded from 7am-9am and teardown on Sunday from 3pm-4pm. The senior party will be at the National Guard Armory and have a Hawaiian theme. Davis will do setup and have their party on June 1^st. Ike’s party will be after graduation on the 2^nd and we will do teardown and cleanup. There will be a DJ, casino, food and games with lots of cool prizes.

Old Business-The Standing Rules will not need to be changed. WSPTA is already listed as our agent to the IRS.

New Business- Members are needed to serve on the nominating committee for next year’s officers. Parents of JUNIORS are needed for Baccalaureate, Honors Convocation and the Senior Party.

Upcoming Events: 

3/ 3,4,5,10,11,17,18 &19  IKE Players present “Once on this Island” at 7pm

3/9    Next PTSA Meeting at 6:30pm in Room 103 

3/10  Golden Acorn Awards at Davis

3/11  End of 2^nd trimester

3/18  IKE/Davis Staff Basketball Game at Davis gym

3/19 & 3/20   3^rd Annual Craft and Yard Sale in IKE gym

3/22  Senior Party meeting for Parents of Juniors and Seniors