PTA Events

Teacher Appreciation Week ~ February 4-8

Lots of fun activities are planned all week to show our wonderful Mt. Bethel teachers how much they are appreciated. 

For details, check with your room rep, or click here.

Spring Fashion Show and Silent Auction ~ Sunday, February 10

The Walton High School Choral Department will host its fourth annual Spring Fashion Show and Silent Auction on Sunday, February 10, at 3:00pm in the Walton Theatre.   Tickets are $10 each at the door. 

The stores whose clothes will be represented include Bravura, PGA Tour Superstore, Private Gallery, Swim 'n Sport, Hot Ticket, and SAVVI Formalwear.  Some of the sponsors include Super Suppers and Ellen's House of Sweets, and Impulse Hair Salon, which will be providing hair and makeup services for the models.  Entertainment will also be provided by some of the choral students.  Fabulous items donated by local and national merchants will be available to bid on at the Silent Auction table throughout the afternoon.

For more information, please contact Julie Coffin (Auction Chair) or Jane Fox, foxes54321@aol.com (Fashion Show Chair).  Hope to see you there.

Jump Rope for Heart ~ February 13th & 15th

Who:      Everyone (K-5) is welcome to take part!

Where:   PE Classes

When:    February 13 & 15

Why:     To promote healthy heart activities, encourage community service,  to support the American Heart Association's research and education...and to have fun!

How:     Collect donations and jump rope during PE!

Last year Mt. Bethel students raised $31,000 for the American Heart Association, which ranked us 31st out of 25,000 participating schools in the country! This event is an opportunity to have fun while raising money to fight heart disease.

You can submit your optional donations to the PE teachers on the day of your student's event.  Everyone will jump.

PTA Day at the Capitol ~ February 13th

Mark your calendar and plan to attend PTA Day at the Capitol on February 13.  You'll be briefed on the hot issues affecting children and youth (and you!) during this legislative session and then will go across the street to see our legislature in action in the Capitol. 

This is the perfect opportunity to meet your legislators, talk to them about what matters to you, and have lunch with them.  Wear red and let your voice for children be seen and heard!  Click here to view from the the GA PTA website.

For more information or to car pool, contact Kimberley Euston.

Teenager's Guide to GA Law ~ Thu, February 21st

Ignorance is No Defense - A Teenager's Guide to Georgia Law

by J. Tom Morgan
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 7:00-8:00pm

Lassiter High School Auditorium

 
J. Tom Morgan, former DeKalb County District Attorney for 12 years, is a nationally recognized expert on the prosecution of crimes against children.

Through real-life examples, Ignorance is No Defense explains Georgia laws to teenagers (and parents) in easy-to-understand language. With a primary focus on criminal laws, IIND not only describes what the law requires but also teenagers' rights under the law.  Author J. Tom Morgan provides straightforward information and Ignorance is No Defense books on sale for $10!

For more information contact Terry Fast 

Sponsored by Lassiter PTSA  

Mark your calendars with the following date:
Friday, March 14, 2008, 11:15am-12:15pm
Preparing for College: It's Not Too Early!

What Stresses Your Middle Schooler? ~ Fri, February 22

PTSA's Parent & Family Development Committee invites you to our next parenting session:

What Stresses Your Middle Schooler?

Friday, February 22nd, 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m., Dickerson Chorus Room

"3 rules for parents ... love, limit, and let them be." If you're interested in how to be more effective in supporting your middle school student, please join us in a discussion of "What Stresses Your Middle Schooler?" presented by Dr. Spencer Gelernter. Dr. Gelernter is a licensed clinical psychologist and an expert in matters dealing with adolescents and families.

Session begins promptly at 11:15 and is focused toward adults. Please park across Woodlawn in the JFBC lot and enter the school through the door to the left of the main door, by the Chorus Room. Please contact Sharon Hanna at with any questions. See you there!

The March session will be held on Friday, March 14th from 11:15-12:15. The speaker will be Ms. Wendy Williams, Educational Consultant and College Placement Specialist; the topic "Preparing for College: It's Not Too Early!"