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Mid-Course Corrections

As we near the end of the first semester and prepare for the second semester, many parents, especially those of ninth grade students begin to have questions. Here are some helpful suggestions.

Freedom

Many parents have decided, or are thinking about, what is a logical time for them to step back and allow their students some “academic freedom”. Allowing your student some freedom is a good idea. However, we all want to avoid a mistake that we can’t recover from. Remember, the only grades that appear on a transcript are the semester grades. If you want to give a little freedom, make sure you are checking in at the progress report. It’s not a bad idea to allow your student to demonstrate some independence as long as you are not seeing a decline at the quarter. This way, if they are slipping, you can get involved again with enough time to bring the grade back up.

Regardless of the results, it’s a good idea to let your student know you are still going to monitor, and if they don’t do well, they can earn a chance for more freedom at another date.

Extra-Curricular and College

A good question comes up every year about extra-curricular activities and colleges. Are you better off trying a lot of activities or just focusing on 1 or 2? The answer may be different for specific colleges, but as a general rule, it is best to stay committed to a core activity for all four years. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try a multitude of activities in your first two years, but what admissions people like to see is that you eventually focus on one or two key activities and stay committed to them. This should include getting to a leadership position with those groups if possible.

Getting Help

We have two groups offering free tutoring on campus: NHS tutors in room 122 every Tuesday at lunch and the Spanish Honors Society tutors in all subjects on Wednesdays and Thursdays in room 822 at lunch. Both of these opportunities are run by students and have a very inviting atmosphere so your student should not feel intimidated at all. However, if you student does better independently, they might do well with

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Inside this IssueInside this IssueInside this IssueInside this Issue Advocacy & Start Smart Class …….p 9 Principal’s Message continued ..... ,,,, p 2 Save a Life: Be a Donor………..... p 10 Message from Andrea …...….....…. p 3 Master Drive at LHHS……...… p 10 Mustang Marvels ……………..…….. p 3 Reflections Winners ………….... p 11 Special Educator’s Day ….……......…p 4 Help our School/Baja Fresh …….. p 12 ASB in Action…………………..... p 5-6 Race to Nowhere Screening ……...p 13 Abalone Spotted! ………………...…. p 6 Membership Matters ……………..p 13 Challenge Day ………………….…... p 7 February 13 PTSA Mtg Agenda…. p 13 Drug & Adolescent Subcultures ….… p 7 Arts Advocacy…………….…..…. p 14 What up? Campus Life….…........... .. p 8 The Heart Project / Grad Night … p 15 SVUSD - Supports Heart Project ...…p 8 Calendar ……………. ……….… p 17

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“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”

~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Trabuco Hills High School PTSA Pony Express 27501 Mustang Run, Mission Viejo, CA. 92691 (949)768-1934

www.thhsptsa.org

Trabuco Hills High PTSA Saddleback Valley Council PTA Fourth District PTA California State PTA National PTA

The Pony ExpressThe Pony ExpressThe Pony ExpressThe Pony Express

Trabuco Hills High 2011-2012

PTSA Board members

Andrea Padian

President

Craig Collins

Trabuco Hills High Principal

Vanessa Braaksma

Executive Vice President & Convention Chair

Rachel Ward

Vice President Membership

Brenda Hanrath

Vice President Ways & Means

Lexi Witkin,* Student Leader (President)

Cindy Johnson, Treasurer

Carol Byrnes, Financial Secretary

Lisa Semon, Historian

Linda Boud, Recording Secretary

Louise Robertson, Auditor

Gayathri Sivadas,* Parliamentarian

Nicole Cassens, Corresponding Secretary

Mike Padian, Legislative/Advocacy Representative

Joan Rosenberg, Foster Care Liaison

Cindy Ashley, Volunteer Development

Lisa Bauer & Diane Williams

Grad Night Co-Chairs

Deb Johnson, Webmaster

Andrea Padian, Reflections

Chris Burns, College Fair

Toni Solo & Linda Boud, Parent Education Chairs

Tish Witkin, Arts Advocacy Chair

Christina Simon,

Drugs & Alcohol Prevention & Silent Auction Chair

Sheryl Titchener, Challenge Day Leader

Mike Padian & Toni Solo, Mini-grant Chairs

Michelle Parry, Special Education Chair

Kim Waters, Grant Writer

Suzann Gastreich, Welcome Committee Chair

Gabriela, James & Nicole Perado, Outreach

Grazyna Buchowiecki, Ralphs & E-Script Chair

Kim Schneider, Taste of the Hills Chair

Diane Depreta, Teacher/Staff Appreciation

Renate Koziol, Publicity Liaison

Shari Goldstein, Adopt a Book Chair

Kathy Hicks, Restaurant Night Chair

Sally Hunt, Senior Scholarships & Award Night

Teacher Representative—OPEN

Principal’s Message (continued from page one)

online tutoring. Some of our textbooks have accompanying online resources that your student should ask their teacher about. If not, the Kahn Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ can offer free help with online lessons, and it is a great resource if your student needs a lesson explained in another way than the textbook.

Grades

The only grades that appear on a transcript are semester grades. The progress reports and the quarter grades are only meant to be benchmarks of where the student is at that time. If a student receives a “D” on a semester report, it still counts toward graduation. However, colleges do not usually count a D as passing. Students receiving a D should consider retaking the course in summer school.

Modernization

The latest schedule for modernization construction on campus has them doing prep work this summer. We anticipate having registration just like every other year and then opening school with the front office in the multi-purpose room. The front of-fice is scheduled to be completed by winter break. At that time another third of the building move to temporary classrooms un-til the spring break. At that time the remaining third move out until the start of summer. The summer of 2013 will be time for the remodel of the gym, 400 building, theater, and locker rooms. Of course parking will be affected during this time but we will do our best to minimize the impact.

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Trabuco Hills High PTSA Student Board Members*

Lexi Witkin,

Student Leader/President

Sojin Ki, Freshman Rep

Blake Hanrath, Sophomore Rep

Jessica Shipma, Junior Rep

Kevin Tran, Senior Rep / Reflections Chair

Tiffany Conaway, Grad Night Chair

Nicholas Tasato, College Fair

Jacob Buchowiecki, Membership

Alex Joo, Special Education

Alayna Zuckerman, Grant Writer

Marisa Pinon, Advocacy

Julia Mihaylov, Newsletter & Website

Gayathri Silvadas, Parliamentarian

Nicole Peredo, Outreach

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Mustang MarvelsMustang MarvelsMustang MarvelsMustang Marvels

As always, I have many Mustang Marvels to thank this month beginning with Diane Depreta, our Teacher/Staff Appreciation Chair, who did a wonderful job at our Annual Cookie Exchange. It was her first year at THHS to undertake this task and she, along with her merry band of helpers, did a great job organizing it...decorations and all! And thanks again to all the families that partici-

pated by baking holiday treats! What a team effort to show our teachers and staff that we care.

I’d also like to thank our secretary, Linda Boud, for taking on the responsibility of promoting and planning the Masterdrive education class as well as doing the same for our CHP Start Smart class to be held February 8th. Having been the parent of a soon to be driver years ago,

and dealing with it a second time ,she knows first hand the importance of safe driving and being informed. When no one was willing to take this on, she called and

said, “Let me do it!” and she did! Thank you Linda!

And lastly, I’d like to give a big shot out to Debi Hope, our school receptionist. The PTSA gave her a rare and heart felt award last year during our last meeting, and I’ve been meaning to mention it all year. It’s called the Golden Oak award and it’s an award PTAs give people within their community

that have helped the PTA in many ways….and that is definitely Debi. Since the day I met her, she has put out numerous announcements for us, helped us during spe-cial events, been my sounding board and amazing friend. She does more for this school than anyone can imagine. So tell her thank you next time you see her, too. She is one amazing woman, and a true Mustang! Thanks Debi!

As I write this, I must admit it’s been a very sad day for me. My mother passed away this week and I’m left feel-ing empty—longing for another moment to talk or laugh with her...to tell her about my kids, and what we are do-ing. We’re a very close family, though my 5 brothers and sisters, and parents live all over the country. Until this week, I was lucky enough to have both my parents with me. We all knew this time would come, but when we heard of her grave condition, we all wanted to be there with her. In the end, we were all together on a con-ference call in her hospital room and my father and brother were by her side. We were each able to tell her we loved her, how we appreciated her and how we would miss her—all the things you most want to express to someone when you are saying goodbye. So my first message is—cherish the time you have with those you love most—your children, your parents, your friends—whoever. Thank them for being part of your life.

My mom always told me to never give up—to be strong when situations were difficult and to be myself. She told me to believe in my dreams and go for it. And when I saw her recently, I said, “ Mom, you’ve been around a long time -What is the one piece of advice you would

give people about living their life?” She immediately replied, “Be kind.” And so, as I think of that now, I am more excited than ever to announce our first Challenge Days- set for April 2nd and 3rd. It’s a day all about be-ing kind. Look for more information and consider being a parent volunteer on the days we do it. Come to watch the award-winning documentary, Teen Files: Surviving High School in the theater at 6 PM on February 22nd to learn more about this incredibly effective program. If you find it interesting, we will be taking names to work on the committee and/or during the Challenge Day ex-perience. Be kind...what a simple piece of great advice for everyone. If we were all kinder, I’m sure our world, our school—would be a better place to live for everyone.

And since I’ve already gone there, I also wanted to men-tion something Steve Jobs, the Apple icon who never graduated college, said to a graduating class before his death . It reminds me of the never give up and be who you are advice from my mom. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it worrying about what others think—just go

for it and live your life.” When he was unofficially at-tending some college classes...just for fun, he took an art typography class. He found it fascinating and later, when he was first developing his Apple projects, he knew all about the beautiful types out there and created fonts of all varieties from what he’d learned. What would the computer world be like with one font, like the old type-writers? Point –you never know where your mind, your vision will take you. So go for it and be true to yourself!

XXO, Andrea Padian

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On December 2, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed ground breaking legislation called IDEA or Individuals with Disability Education Act, establishing a “free, appropriate public education” for children with disabilities. That act opened school doors to many children who before were excluded from participating in a public educa-tion.. The legislation was overwhelming approved by congress and after the law was enacted, over 1 million children who hadn’t been receiving any educational services began attending public schools.

In 2005, on the 30th anniversary of the law, a Special Education Day (December 2) was named to honor the forward thinking of this law and to celebrate students with disabilities, their parents, teachers and schools. In 2009, the state of California deemed December 3rd the Day of the Special Educator. During that first state-wide celebration,, Marci Marino, a parent of a student with special needs commented, ”without the dedication of my son’s special education teacher, he would not be able to succeed in school. All special educators de-

serve to be honored for the important work they do.”

And so, on December 2, 2011, PTSA Special Education Chair, Michelle Parry, put together a wonderful break-fast for the teachers and aides involved in our Special Education classes. It was a huge success and our com-munity partners, Einstein’s Bagels, Starbucks and Party City, provided food and party supplies. The special ed students, along with their Best Buddies club members, had make cards of thanks for their teachers that were displayed during the breakfast. Thank you special educators—teachers and aides, for the great work you do to help all our school’s students. We celebrate you as we reflect upon this special day.

Though a big advocate for education at the time of signing the bill, Ford was concerned about how the law would be funded—and it seems, with justification. The legislation originally said the federal government would pay 40% of a school’s expenditures...but it was amended later to read, “a maximum of 40% per pupil costs. Today the reality is that the government pays only about 18 % if that.

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ASB In Action!ASB In Action!ASB In Action!ASB In Action!

$tangs 4 Change$tangs 4 Change$tangs 4 Change$tangs 4 Change By Caleb Castellaw, President

The first week of last December, the Student Body held Trabuco’s annual money drive. ASB decided that in-stead of our usual homecoming competition, we would expand our class color competition with plenty of points available for any class to take the lead for our yearlong “Got Spirit” competition. With the giving total set at $2 per person per class, and a grand total of 10,500 spirit points available, the students were more excited than ever before.

Montana Kleppe masterminded this fundraiser and how we would incorporate the spirit points. Since the sen-iors were 11,000 points ahead of any other class, any class to receive there $2 per person goal would receive enough points to get into striking range to the seniors.

The giving took place in each person’s homeroom where, on the announcements, there was a designated 60 second countdown where student’s were to donate. All the money would benefit needy kids in our commu-nity.

The Juniors made their dollar amount with a tremen-dous effort on the last day, and now they are in second place in the rankings behind the seniors.

Cross Country Snack Cross Country Snack Cross Country Snack Cross Country Snack RecognitionRecognitionRecognitionRecognition By Marissa Maulorico, Freshman President

Running may not be some peoples cup of tea, but for Nick Plumb, Kevin Marshall, Jared Hazlett, Max Moncur, Lucas Dorman, Naoki Oma-tsu, and Brendan McCabe, it’s their passion. These juniors and seniors were born to be runners! When they ALL won the state championship the ENTIRE school congratulated them. How could an entire high school congratulate seven young men all at once? Well, one day here at Trabuco Hills High School all the students in their classrooms dropped their pencils, put down their textbooks, and stepped outside and gave a HUGE round of applause for these guys! It was a huge parade! These Cross Country run-ners were the main attraction as drum line performed and cheerleaders and ASB cheered. It was a big cele-bration! They walked around the entire school soaking up all the attention and praise as the students, and teachers cheered and clapped. It was such a thrill to be able to have seven of our mustangs win the state cham-pionship!

Got Spirit?Got Spirit?Got Spirit?Got Spirit?

By Alexis Drakodaidis, Junior President Got spirit number two was held on December 1st, 2011. It was very successful and a lot of people dressed up in their class colors. Also held in December was the Stangs 4 Change Money Drive that was put on to raise money for needy families at our school. Stangs 4 Change was a huge success and Spirit Points were re-warded for bringing in a certain amount of money per class, per student. Juniors reached their money goal and brought in $1,646, so in turn they were rewarded 10,500 got spirit points. This huge boost for the Juniors launched them into second place! The current Got

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Spirit Point tallies are: 4th place - Freshmen with 16,582

points; 3rd place - Sophomores with 18,591 points; 2nd place - Juniors with 26,200 points; 1st place - Seniors with 28,689 points. The next Got Spirit Day is February 9th!

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Winter Formal!Winter Formal!Winter Formal!Winter Formal! By: Natasha Behnam, Sophomore Co-President

It’s that time of year again! When the girls get all dressed up, the guys get the corsages, and everyone gets coupled up, you know another dance is around the corner! This year’s Winter Formal dance is on January 28th, 2012 and it’s at the Ocean Institute in Dana

Point. Fitting to its location, the theme for the dance is “Titanic. It Was Nice Before the Ice.” Of course, with a formal dance there are the formal kings and queens. For Winter Formal, three boys and three girls were nominated from each grade level for the class king and queen. The freshman court boy nominations were Joshua Andrade, Chris Reck, and Noah Thompson, and Sabrina Herrmann, Aubrey Payne, and Madison Rogers for the girls. Sophomores boy nominees were Connor Lee, Sean Phaphui, and Kasra Sadeghi, and girl s, Karissa Gomez, Lindsay Logsdon and Megan Mondt. Junior nominees were Mitchell Dixon, JT Land, Naoki Omatsu, and Victoria Campbell, Ja-mie Hay, and Taylr Keating. And lastly, seniors are Braden Ballantyne, Francis Mburu, and Bryce Paul for the guys, and Shea Harrington, Alyza Rathor, and Aria Zommers for the girls. On Friday, January 20th, at Trabuco’s basketball game against Laguna during the halftime show, ASB announced the court winners. The freshman queen and king were Madi-son Rogers and Joshua Andrade. The sophomore winners were Megan Mondt and Sean Phaphui. Junior queen and king were Victoria Campbell and Naoki Omatsu. Unfortunately, the seniors had to get off the boat be-fore we could hear the winners! To find out senior winter formal king and queen, you must attend Winter Formal on January 28th. It’s bound to be a night to remember

News Alert News Alert News Alert News Alert ---- Abalone Abalone Abalone Abalone Spotted in Mission Spotted in Mission Spotted in Mission Spotted in Mission Viejo! Viejo! Viejo! Viejo!

Abalone, a threatened species of the mollusk family re-lated to sea snails, have been found in Mr. Fulmar's 4th Period Marine Biology class. With funding from the PTSA Mini-Grant program and Biology students, the class pur-chased a special tank and equipment that is part of a larger experiment to raise abalone, which will then be relocated to the ocean. If all goes well, the Mission Viejo abalone will be transplanted by the students to the waters off La-guna Beach later this Spring. The students in the photo are taking daily measurements of various critical environ-mental conditions - temperature, salinity, nutrients, etc. - to ensure the abalones' health. And with your support of the THHS PTSA, we can continue to provide our students

with a state-of-the-art educational experience that will help prepare them for their future careers.

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Challenge DayChallenge DayChallenge DayChallenge Day————April 2nd & 3rdApril 2nd & 3rdApril 2nd & 3rdApril 2nd & 3rd

The Vision: Our vision is that every child lives in a world where they feel safe, loved, and celebrated. Imagine it! Where bullying, violence and oppression are things of the past. This is the work of challenge day.

The Mission: The Challenge Day mission is to provide youth and their communities with experimental programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression.

Be the Chance Movement Mission: To inspire people to be the change they wish to see in the world, starting with ourselves, through compassion and service using the formula for change, NOTICE, CHOOSE, & ACT.

Be the Change Team’s Mission: To be the driving force in creating the school of their dreams.

Challenge Day—Coming Soon!

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THE TEEN FILES: Surviving High SchoolSurviving High SchoolSurviving High SchoolSurviving High School

February 22, 2012

in the THHS Theater 6:00 PM FREE

ADMISSION!

This is a powerful, Emmy award-winning documentary that has changed many lives and became the beginning of Challenge Days around the world. After viewing this 90 minutes program, we can also view an Oprah show on another Challenge Day highlighted on her show years ago. Come to find out more about the program. We will need 30 adult volunteers per day to facilitate this two-day program. 200 stu-dents (100 per day) will also participate. Come and see if you’d be interested in helping, or come to just find out more about how we can change the world and learn what teens are facing today. You will be amazed and excited. BE THE CHANGE! Don’t miss this opportunity!

PTSA hosts a presentation by the OC Sheriff Department

“Drugs and Adolescent Subcultures”

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in the THHS MPR

6:00—8:00 PM

Learn about what is going on in our area right now. This is an eye opening

program every parent should see. In this case, ignorance is not bliss!

Don’t miss it! RSVP to Christina at dunes2river@cox.net

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What Up? Campus Life:What Up? Campus Life:What Up? Campus Life:What Up? Campus Life: 2012’s New Year’s 2012’s New Year’s 2012’s New Year’s 2012’s New Year’s Resolutions Resolutions Resolutions Resolutions

By Julia Mahaylov, julze97@cox.net Student Newsletter Associate

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is

called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's

Day” - Edith Lovejoy Pierce.

The New Year: Always a great time to start up fresh and promise to take on new challenges and make new goals; Otherwise known as, our New Year’s Resolu-tions. Whether you call it your New Year’s Resolu-tions, goals, targets, objectives, missions, or whatever your term may be, everyone has something to improve on or work for. Now, a New Year’s Resolution is usu-ally a goal that can be achieved within that year, how-ever, it can always be part of a larger goal. We’ve asked a few classmen what their “New Year’s Resolu-tion” were for this year:

Senior – Chris Stetzer wants “to make it his goal to go to the gym and work out more often.”

Junior - Charles Denton wants “to do better during

track season and stop being lazy when [he] works out.”

Sophomore – Eileen Ryan wants “to be healthier during this year in essentially every way; eating right, exercising, etc.”

Freshman – Jael Espinoza wants “to improve her flute playing.”

The New Year is a time to look over the last year and try to make this one even better. Learn from mistakes and live life to where you want to stand. And always remember, whether your New Year’s Resolution is to get better grades, make new friends, spend more time with family, write a book, or help others out more, your goal is always worth achieving.

“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things.” -John Burroughs

If you have an article or story you’d like to submit,

email Julia. Our next issue comes out in early March.

SVUSD School Board SVUSD School Board SVUSD School Board SVUSD School Board Supports Heart ProjectSupports Heart ProjectSupports Heart ProjectSupports Heart Project

PTSA Student Outreach Chair, Nicole Pedero, was recognized at a school board meeting on January 17, 2012, for her outreach idea to have THHS students, parents and community part-ners write letters for Valentine’s Day to our troops overseas. Thinking it was a great idea, SVPTA Council President, Suzann Gastreich, got onboard with the district, school union em-ployee groups, and school board to support this idea district-wide at all schools K-12. School Board President, Ginny Aiken, read a procla-mation stating the board’s unanimous support during the meeting. See full story about the Heart Project on page 15. Great job Nicole!

From left to right, SVUSD School board members, Dennis Walsh,

Suzy Swartz, Ginny Aikens, Nicole Peredo (PTSA THHS student

Outreach Chair,) Dolores Winchell and Don Sedgwick give Nicole’s

Outreach efforts at Trabuco Hills High School their full support..

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Advocacy Advocacy Advocacy Advocacy ActionsActionsActionsActions

By Mike Padian Legislative/Advocacy Rep Padianteam@aol.com

State PTSA Supports School State PTSA Supports School State PTSA Supports School State PTSA Supports School Funding InitiativeFunding InitiativeFunding InitiativeFunding Initiative

The CAPTA has decided to back the Our Children, Our Future Act, an education funding initiative. The initia-tive would raise about $10 billion a year in new reve-nues. All of this revenue would be placed in a separate trust fund, with 85% of the funding allocated on a per-pupil basis to all public schools, including charter schools. The remaining 15% would be used to raise standards and expand access to public preschool and early childhood programs. The governor and the legis-lature would be prohibited from using the trust fund or directing how it is spent, and the revenue could not be used to replace Prop. 98, or any other current funding. An alternate version of the initiative would implement the program in two phases, with 30% of the new reve-nues during the first four years being used to reduce the state debt.

Schools would be required to use the funding to provide a well-rounded education that supports college and ca-reer readiness. The money could also be used for smaller class sizes, school libraries, librarians, nurses, and counselors. Schools would be limited to using no more than 1% for administrative costs, and cannot be used to increase salaries or benefits. The tax would sun-set in 12 years, unless voters decided to extend it. The initiative would raise the new revenues through a sliding scale income tax increase that varies with the taxpayer’s net income after deductions, ranging from .4% for couples with incomes under $35,000, to 2.2% for couples with net incomes after deductions over $5 million. For instance, a joint-family with net income of $75,000 after deductions would pay an additional $428, while a family with $750,000 after deductions would pay an added $12,516. Families with after de-ductions incomes of $14,632 or less would be exempt.

The measure must collect 505,000 signatures by April 20 to qualify for the November 2012 ballot. To make sure there are enough valid signatures, the backers plan to collect 800,000 voter signatures, starting in Feb-ruary. The November 2012 ballot is expected to be crowded with other funding initiatives, so obtaining the necessary signatures and approval of the measure is ex-pected to be extremely challenging. For more informa-tion, including the full text of the initiative, go to www.OurChildrenOurFuture2012.com

New or Upcoming Driver?New or Upcoming Driver?New or Upcoming Driver?New or Upcoming Driver?

The California Highway Patrol is offering their START SMART PROGRAM. This is the same program that was offered at the CHP Offices in San Juan Capistrano on November 30. Now our PTSA has made arrangements for this program at THHS. The Start Smart Program is a free driver safety education class for new and future teenage drivers and their parents. CHP officers will discuss traffic collision avoidance techniques, collision causing factors, driver/parent responsibilities and seatbelt usage.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:30-8:15 PM Trabuco Hills High School MPR

Students must attend with their parent or guardian. Spaces are limited so reserve your spot now

by emailing Linda at Boud@cox.net

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Check "Yes!" to Save a Check "Yes!" to Save a Check "Yes!" to Save a Check "Yes!" to Save a Life: Be a DonorLife: Be a DonorLife: Be a DonorLife: Be a Donor

Article by DMV, Sacramento OfficeArticle by DMV, Sacramento OfficeArticle by DMV, Sacramento OfficeArticle by DMV, Sacramento Office Are you an organ donor? Every year, thousands with failing organs wait for a second chance at life. The Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Regis-try, pairs donors up with patients to give them that chance.

Becoming a donor is easy. Individuals who renew or apply for a driver license or ID with the Department of Motor Vehicles, now have the opportunity to also reg-ister their choice to be a donor in the Donate Life Cali-fornia Registry with the new application. All driver license and ID applications will include two check boxes: "(A) Yes, add my name to the donor registry, or (B), I do not wish to register at this time." When your name is added to the registry, you are consenting

to having your organs and tissue made available for transplantation to someone in need at the time of your death. If you check "yes" a pink "DONOR" dot will be printed on your driver license or ID card, and then your name along with your contact information will be transmitted to the Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Registry.

According to the Donate Life California Organ & Tis-sue Donor Registry, approximately 20 percent of those waiting for an organ transplant nationwide live in California. One out of three patients waiting for a transplant will die due to a lack of life-saving donors. More than 8.6 million Californians have already checked "Yes!" to register as a tissue and organ donor. With every donor, up to eight lives can be saved through organ donation and another 50 people can be helped through a tissue donation. The DMV has made it easier to become a donor by including the option on the new driver license and ID applications and it has been a success. In fact, 94 percent of all California donor registrants have made this generous choice thanks to the partnership between the DMV and the Donate Life California Organ & Tissue Donor Regis-try.

For additional information regarding Donate Life California, please visit www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org. For more information about signing up to be an organ and tissue donor through the DMV and the other online services the DMV provides, please visit www.DMV.ca.gov.

“We spend January 1st walking through

our lives, room by room, drawing up a list

of work to be done, cracks to be patched.

Maybe this year, to balance the list, we

ought to walk through the rooms of our

lives...not looking for flaws, but for

potential.” ~ Ellen Goodman

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your

neighbors, and let each new year find you a better

man.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

MasterDriveMasterDriveMasterDriveMasterDrive

The PTSA sponsored Teen Driver Survival Seminar on January 11th was attended by nearly 100 stu-dents with parents. The topics in-cluded the requirements to obtain a license and how parents can help their new drivers become success-ful. If you missed this seminar, it is being held again at Laguna

Hills High School on March 6th.

If you are interested in attending at Laguna Hills, RSVP to Karen4kids88@yahoo.com.

Reflections 2011Reflections 2011Reflections 2011Reflections 2011----2012201220122012 “DIVERSITY MEANS…”“DIVERSITY MEANS…”“DIVERSITY MEANS…”“DIVERSITY MEANS…” By Andrea Padian & Kevin Tran Reflections Chairs apadian@aol.com

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The 2011-2012 Reflections winners from our school have been selected. Please join us at the February 13th PTSA Association Meeting at 7 PM in the MPR as we award our top artists. The top winners in each category moved on to the district level for judging in November and we expect to hear how they did soon. Those winning entries will be displayed at the SVPTA Reflections Award Ceremony to be held February 28th in the district office board room where our Super-intendent. Clint Harwick, will also hand them their awards.

All the entries this year were wonderful and we thank all the students that participated in the program for doing so. We would encourage you to submit an entry again next year, or, if you didn’t, think about doing it.. This a valuable program designed to recognize the art-

ist talents of our student body. Entries may be submit-ted in one or all of six categories: visual arts, litera-ture, music, video/film production (which can include animation) dance choreography, and photography. The PTSA is all about supporting the arts in the school and this program is an important part of doing that. For more information about next year’s program, look for information on our PTSA website, www.thhsptsa.org/ and by going to the state PTA website at www.capta.org where you will go to programs and click on Reflections. The nice thing about the state site is that it also includes past winning entries you can view. They are arranged by category and age. Check it out for inspiration! Next year’s theme will be, “The magic of a moment…”

Visual ArtsVisual ArtsVisual ArtsVisual Arts

1st Place1st Place1st Place1st Place————Katelyn AndradeKatelyn AndradeKatelyn AndradeKatelyn Andrade 2nd Place2nd Place2nd Place2nd Place————Katy BrannigannKaty BrannigannKaty BrannigannKaty Brannigann 3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) ---- Rachel Brazeal Rachel Brazeal Rachel Brazeal Rachel Brazeal 3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) 3rd Place (tie) ---- Aaron Fernandez Aaron Fernandez Aaron Fernandez Aaron Fernandez

Honorable MentionHonorable MentionHonorable MentionHonorable Mention

Anastaisa AmirovaAnastaisa AmirovaAnastaisa AmirovaAnastaisa Amirova Ashley GarciaAshley GarciaAshley GarciaAshley Garcia Elijah TorresElijah TorresElijah TorresElijah Torres

LiteratureLiteratureLiteratureLiterature

1st Place1st Place1st Place1st Place————Bailey MillerBailey MillerBailey MillerBailey Miller 2nd Place2nd Place2nd Place2nd Place————Jordan ColumboJordan ColumboJordan ColumboJordan Columbo

PhotographyPhotographyPhotographyPhotography

1st Place1st Place1st Place1st Place————Lucy AshtonLucy AshtonLucy AshtonLucy Ashton 2nd Place2nd Place2nd Place2nd Place————Kevin TranKevin TranKevin TranKevin Tran

MusicMusicMusicMusic

1st Place1st Place1st Place1st Place————Nicholas DupiusNicholas DupiusNicholas DupiusNicholas Dupius

2011201120112011----2012 Trabuco Hills High School Reflections Winners2012 Trabuco Hills High School Reflections Winners2012 Trabuco Hills High School Reflections Winners2012 Trabuco Hills High School Reflections Winners

ParticipantsParticipantsParticipantsParticipants Daniel Baik, Jennifer Chung, Megan Collins, Taylor Devoll, Tiffany Gonzales,

Erica Hanson, Sarah Hayman, Rhona Hojas, Bradi Masci, Shay Mehr, Karinna Meyers, Makaila Nartea, Erica Perez, Hayley Price, Renee Sanchez, Chris Savely, Austin Schulenburg, Naomi Seija, Rebbeca Ulrich, Lelia Woods

DONATION BIN: We have a donation bin in con-junction with Community of Change. Please donate your old clothing, towels, blankets, sheets, rags, purses and shoes! All textiles will be accepted. The PTSA will receive a dollar back for every 50 pounds of donations collected. The bin is located on the Santa Margarita Pkwy side of the school near the ten-nis courts, on the road that leads to the front of the school. You can just pull up to the bin and drop off

your goods. Do it throughout the year!

SPREEBIRD—(formerly Screamin Daily Deals):

Want to get a great deal on food, entertainment, mas-sages, hair care and more? Check out Spreebird! You will get about 3 deals per day from local busi-nesses. Purchase your deal, print the coupon and en-joy savings up to 70%! Sign up on the PTSA web-site, or www.spreebird.com, choose THHS PTSA as your school to support! It’s free and our school is

entered in a 100K giveaway based on new sign ups.

KEY TO SAFE DRIVING: Protect your teen from texting & talking on their cell phones while driv-ing! It does allow your teen access to 911 and parents in case of an emergency. The device is $95.00 and

can be purchased from the PTSA website.

ITALIAN ICE: Sold every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm in front of the school. Cost is $3.00 per cup and

supports PTSA. Yummy, too!

RECYCLING: Drop off your used printer cartridges, laptops, digital cameras, and cell phone—broken or otherwise in the of-fice recycle box. If you know a business that would donate their old recycles, we can pick them up. Email Brenda at brendahanrath@cox.net

for info.

RALPHS & E-SCRIP: Go to the PTSA website at www.thhsptsa.org and sign up your Ralphs Club Card or Vons/Pavilion’s card with the Ralphs Community Contribution Program and/or EScript program. It’s easy and a percentage of all your purchases will go back to the school/PTSA. It costs no money and doesn’t take away from your own rewards. Don t wait! Do it today. Families can raise thousands of

dollars this way, but not if you don’t sign up.

SIMON’S AUTO BODY, INC: When you go to have your car fixed at Simon’s and mention the Tra-buco Hills PTSA, he will donate 10% of the total bill back to our PTSA! The shop is at 23551 Commerce

Center Dr., Laguna Hills, 949-951-5265.

Eat Out Eat Out Eat Out Eat Out————Help our SchoolHelp our SchoolHelp our SchoolHelp our School Join students, families and faculty to make our restaurant fundraisers successful. Be sure to print and bring a flyer be-fore you go. You can find flyers before the event on the Daily Announcements in PDF form, pick one up at the of-fice or download and print the flyer from the PTSA website at www.thhsptsa.org/ before you leave to eat. 15% of your purchase will go towards purchasing paper and soft supplies for teachers and classrooms. Our February Restaurant is Baja Fresh!

Thursday, February 16th, Baja Fresh in Rancho

Santa Margarita & Mission Viejo Locations. * TEACHER/STAFF ONLY—Lunch preorder/pre-purchase forms will be available in the teachers’ lounge starting February 6th (drop in PTSA mail box by Feb. 14th) & be delivered Feb. 16th during lunch.

How Can YOU Help Support Our PTSA, Students & Teachers?How Can YOU Help Support Our PTSA, Students & Teachers?How Can YOU Help Support Our PTSA, Students & Teachers?How Can YOU Help Support Our PTSA, Students & Teachers?

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Purchase a THHS PTSAPurchase a THHS PTSAPurchase a THHS PTSAPurchase a THHS PTSA Community Discount Card and Community Discount Card and Community Discount Card and Community Discount Card and SAVE every day on Food, Oil SAVE every day on Food, Oil SAVE every day on Food, Oil SAVE every day on Food, Oil

Changes, Activities, Salons and Changes, Activities, Salons and Changes, Activities, Salons and Changes, Activities, Salons and much more!much more!much more!much more!

*ONLY $10.00! 30 Vendor discounts you can use every day until the end of August 2012. Earn your money back after just one

purchase in many cases!!! Email Andrea at apadian@aol.com OR Brenda at Brendahanrath@cox.net

SVUSD Board of SVUSD Board of SVUSD Board of SVUSD Board of

Education MeetingEducation MeetingEducation MeetingEducation Meeting *February 14, 2012*February 14, 2012*February 14, 2012*February 14, 2012

6:30PM SVUSD Board Room6:30PM SVUSD Board Room6:30PM SVUSD Board Room6:30PM SVUSD Board Room

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Membership Matters!Membership Matters!Membership Matters!Membership Matters!

All PTAs statewide have been challenged to increase their PTA memberships by 5% this year. Right now we need at least 42 new members, to meet that challenge and we have to do this before March when all membership dues for the school year 2011-12 must be submitted...can you help? Consider the following:

Our PTSA does a lot to support our school, students and teachers. We advocate for our kids locally, & at the state level. We have given over $21,000 in the last year and half back in the form of mini-grants and classroom supplies so our students have every opportunity to learn and our teachers the best tools to teach. We provide educational programs to parents & students that included the first college fair in years, driving seminars for new drivers, drug & alcohol awareness programs, college funding and financial aide classes and more. We promote student leader-ship through our PTSA and offer 4 $500 scholarship to seniors who are PTSA members for community service, the arts and financial need. We are working with Saddleback College to offer a Study Strategy Class for students. We host events for our teachers and staff to show our apprecia-tion. We’re about to do the first Challenge Day at our school—a pro-gram that teaches empathy and understanding, where students see each other as “more a like” than different, learning that they are not alone. We participate in a national arts competition called Reflections, and we try hard to bring you information and stories about events going on at our school in this newsletter and on our website, www.thhsptsa.org .

We need your support! Please join PTSA today. Memberships are $15.

Don’t miss the next Don’t miss the next Don’t miss the next Don’t miss the next THHS PTSA MeetingTHHS PTSA MeetingTHHS PTSA MeetingTHHS PTSA Meeting

MondayMondayMondayMonday February 13, 2012February 13, 2012February 13, 2012February 13, 2012

7 PM in the MPR7 PM in the MPR7 PM in the MPR7 PM in the MPR Get Informed, Join PTSA,

Buy Discount Cards, find out about upcoming events

Let your voice be heard!Let your voice be heard!Let your voice be heard!Let your voice be heard! • Info on Challenge Day

• 2012-2013 THHS PTSA Board Nominees Announced

• Student Leader & ASB Reports • Reflections Winners Awards

• Committee Reports • Scholarships & ROP class in-Scholarships & ROP class in-Scholarships & ROP class in-Scholarships & ROP class in-

formation with guest speaker formation with guest speaker formation with guest speaker formation with guest speaker ***Bridget Mondt***Bridget Mondt***Bridget Mondt***Bridget Mondt

The PTSA is hosting a screening of Race to Nowhere on February 15, 2012. It will be held in the theater (the closest parking is on the side of school near the football field/rally stage) at 7 PM. Tickets may be

purchased by going to:

http://www.rtnmissionviejo.eventbrite.com for $10. Pre-

sales will end February 14th and tickets purchased at the door will be $15. Buy early and save money. For those interested, there will be a discussion following the film that will be moderated by THHS Princi-pal, Craig Collins, School Board Member, Don Sedgewick, and

SVUSD Superintendent, Clint Harwick

The film features the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids. Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: where cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people

arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading

citizens.

http://www.rtnmissionviejo.eventbrite.com

THHS Theater, February 15th

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will

take you everywhere.” ~ Albert Einstein

“Pyramids, cathedrals, and rockets exist not because of geometry, theories of structures, or thermodynam-ics, but because they were first a picture—literally a vision—in the minds of those who built them. Soci-ety is where it is today because people had the per-ception, the images and the imagination, the creativ-ity that the Arts provide, to make the world the place

we live in today.” ~ Eugene Ferguson, Historian

“GE hires a lot of engineers. We want young people who can do more than add up a string of numbers and write a coherent sentence. They must be able to solve problems, communicate ideas and be sensitive to the world around then. Participation in the arts is one of

the best ways to develop these abilities.”

~ Clifford V. Smith, President of the GE Foundaiton

Arts AdvocacyArts AdvocacyArts AdvocacyArts Advocacy Tish Witkin tish92610@netscape.net

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Learning, Arts and the BrainLearning, Arts and the BrainLearning, Arts and the BrainLearning, Arts and the Brain

In "Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts and the

Brain," Johns Hopkins researchers shared findings

showing that arts education can help rewire the

brain in positive ways.

While proponents of arts education have long asserted that creative training can help develop skills translating into other areas of academics, little research had been done to investigate the scientific component. Aspects of training in the arts, like motor control, attention and motivation, were studied by researchers who partici-pated in the report, with some interesting results. In one four-year study, students undertaking regular mu-sic training were found to have changes in their brain structures helping them transfer their motor skills to similar areas. Another found students motivated to practice a specific art form and spent time with fo-cused attention increased the efficiency of their atten-tion network as a whole, even when working in other areas of study — and it improved their fluid IQ scores. Other studies reported similar scientific findings on the arts’ impact on the brain, showing that sustained arts education is can be essential part of social and intellec-tual development. In this John Hopkin’s study, Michael Gazzaniga, direc-tor of the Sage Center for the Study of Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara, summarized eight key highlights of the consortium’s findings:

1. An interest in a performing art leads to a high state of motivation that produces the sustained attention necessary to improve performance and the training of attention that leads to improvement in other domains of cognition.

2. Genetic studies have begun to yield candidate genes that may help explain individual differences in interest in the arts.

3. Specific links exist between high levels of music training and the ability to manipulate information in

both working and long term memory; these links ex-tend beyond the domain of music training.

4. In children, there appear to be specific links between the practice of music and skills in geometrical representation, though not in other forms of numerical representation.

5. Correlations exist between music training and both reading acquisition and sequence learning. One of the central predictors of early literacy, phonological awareness, is correlated with both music training and the development of a specific brain pathway.

6. Training in acting appears to lead to memory im-provement through the learning of general skills in ma-nipulating the differences between meanings of words or symbols. 7. Adult self-reported interest in aesthetics is related to a temperamental factor of openness, which in turn is influenced by dopamine-related genes.

8. Learning to dance by effective observation is closely related to learning by physical practice, both in the level of achievement and also the neural substrates that support the organization of complex actions. Effective observational learning may transfer to other cognitive skills. Source:

GRAD NIGHT 2012 !!! GRAD NIGHT 2012 !!! GRAD NIGHT 2012 !!! GRAD NIGHT 2012 !!! June 14th (Following Graduation)

Buy tickets NOW for ONLY $160.00 Rates GO UP March 3rd to $175.00

*NO refunds after December 31, 2011

Last BIG party with your fellow Mustang Grads!

Download required registration information and permis-sion forms at www.thhsptsa.org////

Make checks payable to THHS PTSA—Grad Night, write student name on memo line

Turn forms & payment in @ the reception desk in front office or mail to school: Attention: Grad Night, THHS, 27501 Mustang Run, Mission Viejo, CA. 92691

Payment plan available. Make 2—$80 payments, one In February-one in March. Accounts must be paid in full by March 31, 2012.

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Need HELP paying Need HELP paying Need HELP paying Need HELP paying for Grad Night?for Grad Night?for Grad Night?for Grad Night?

If you need help paying for Grad Night, you can work at a car wash (RSM Toyota) to earn money towards you account. Last year, students doing this earned all the money needed to pay their entire Grad Night bill in about four hours. We also need additional helpers (12 and older) who will receive commu-nity service hours. Our plan is to do this March 17th. Call Jill at jabutter@aol.com to sign up.

You can also sell community discount cards or tickets for a car wash at RSM Ford. Email Andrea at apadian@aol.com .

If you don’t make some effort to earn money to pay for Grad Night, we will not be able to help you financially with scholarship funds.

The Heart ProjectThe Heart ProjectThe Heart ProjectThe Heart Project By Nicole Peredo Student Outreach Chair Nicole@fluxi.com The PTSA needs everyone's help with our latest out-reach project and it’s easy - write letters to our troops for Valentine's Day. The project is called "The Heart Project". Working with ASB, we will conduct a grade spirit points competition to get students to write letters to support our brave soldiers overseas who protect our country. The project will accept letters from January 30th through February 10th for a delivery date near Valentine's Day. Make sure you turn your letters in at the ASB room to the color coded boxes for your grade level during snack or lunch during that time. To help make things easier, we have letter templates that you can use if needed to customize your letter on the PTSA website, www.thhsptsa.org/, or by picking one up in the office. Additional letters from family and friends are welcome, too, but they will be accepted in a drop off box in the office. Remember each letter

turned in counts as 10 spirit points, plus it's a good way to show appreciation and connect with our peers who are just like us. Please help us send letters in honor of Valentine's Day to spread love and joy into hearts from miles away. This is a project that was started at THHS, but now the entire Saddleback School district is participating from K-12th grade, As the largest school, we hope to have the most letters to send! If you have a question, please email Nicole at nicole@fluxi.com. To see how happy our troops are when they receive letters, please visit this website, http://youtu.be/iyGLIjFP0nY. Thanks for participat-ing. (see page 8, where Student Outreach Chair, Nicole Peredo, stands proudly with the SVUSD

school board, as they recognized her efforts.)

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It

means a strong desire to live taking the form of

readiness to die.” ~ G. K. Chesterton

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrap-

ping a present and not giving it.” ~ William Arthur

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Mark Your Calendar...Mark Your Calendar...Mark Your Calendar...Mark Your Calendar... • February 8 CHP Start Smart Driving Program FREE, 6:30-8:15 PM,

MPR , RSVP to Linda at boud@cox.net (parent and student attend together)

• February 13 Collaboration Day

• February 13 PTSA Association Meeting 7 PM MPR *Nominations for 2012-13 Board & Special Guest speaker, Bridget Mondt to discuss Scholarships and ROP classes & THHS Reflections Award Ceremony

• February 14 SVUSD School Board Meeting 6:15, SVUSD Board Room

• February 15 Screening of “Race to Nowhere”, THHS Theater 7 PM, Discussion Follows

With special guests, Dr. Clint Harwick (SVUSD Superintendent, Don

Sedgwick, SVUSD School Board member & Craig Collins, THHS Principal

• February 17 PTSA Founder’s Day

• February 17-20 February Recess ***No School

• February 22 Teen Files: Surviving High School (Challenge Day) Screening 6 PM, Theater

• February 27 Collaboration Day

• March 7 OC Sheriff Presentation “Drugs & Adolescent Subcultures” 6-8 PM in the MPR

• March 12 Collaboration Day

• March 13 SVUSD Board Meeting 6:30 PM, SVUSD Board Room

• March 19 PTSA Meeting, 7 PM, MPR * Election of 2012-13 Executive Board Officers

Trabuco Hills High

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Volunteer Help NeededVolunteer Help NeededVolunteer Help NeededVolunteer Help Needed • Grad Night Committee: Join our committee now.

Email Lisa at lisakaybauer@yahoo.com or Diane at dmwilliams@swlaw.com for more information

• Car Wash: Help our students raise money so they are able to attend Grad Night. 4 Hour shifts available. Earn community service hours.

• Challenge Day: Be part of the Be the Change Team at THHS. The event will take place on April 2nd & 3rd. It is an all day event and we will need 25 adults to work each day. There will also be several meetings leading up to those dates. 100 students will participate each day as well. Email Sheryl at sheryltitch-ener@gmail.com or Andrea at apadian@aol.com for more information & to get involved. Interested students should email them for more info as well.

• Taste of the Hills (TOH) Committee: We are plan-ning this event now so if you’d like to be part of a fun

committee, email Kim at kimschneider@cox.net. Next meeting will be February 1st @ 7 PM. RSVP to Kim.

The Taste of the Hills will be held on June 2, 2012. Other Taste of the Hills (TOH) needs include:

• Student Musicians wanted. If you want to play at this event, contact Brenda Hanrath at brendahan-rath@cox.net for details. We will feature 8 student bands or soloists and you could be one of them!

• Silent Auction gifts for the Taste of the Hills silent auction—tickets, time share rentals, gift cards, gift bas-kets, etc. Email Christina at dunes2river@cox.net

• Do you have a cool Mustang (car) you would like to enter into the Mustang Car Show during the Taste of the Hills? Email Mike at padianteam@aol.com .

• Looking for event vendors to sell their wares during Taste of the Hills. Purchase a spot for $50. If tables are needed, 8 foot tables will be available for $20.

• Volunteers to work event! Sell tickets, food, set up, break down, & more. Community service hours for students! Sports teams needed for set up/break down..

Money raised at this events benefits the PTSA & school.