From the Schoolhouse
BPA News:
Tyler Bednar and Katie Gully participated the 2006 National Leadership Conference of Business Professionals of America in Orlando, FL. Tyler received sixth place in Integrated Office Applications and Katie received eighth place in Advanced Office Systems and Procedures. These students, who were accompanied by their advisor Reta Bell, competed against 67 other students from across the United State in each event.
Approximately 3500 high school, 180 middle school, and 800 college students from throughout the country participated in BPA's 40th National Leadership Conference. Activities included general sessions with keynote speakers, business meetings, leadership workshops, contests, election of national officers, and tours of Central Florida sights. The highlight of the conference was the presentation of the awards to the winners of the national contests.
Many Thanks to the Garden City PTO
The elementary school teachers thank the Garden City PTO for their countless hours of volunteer work. Their efforts have helped us out in so many ways! They most recently spearheaded the fundraising drive. The kids were rewarded for participating (and doing an outstanding job!) with a fun afternoon in the complex with a "jumpy house" extravaganza. During the fall, our PTO is in charge of the concession stand at the junior high and elementary UIL event. They also come around to our classes and gather up those little "Box Tops for Education" slips. Afterwards, they supply the winning classes with popcorn parties. They help 6th grade with their DARE shirts and their DARE graduation party. For classes kindergarten through fourth grades, they helped pay for tickets to a live musical performance of “Alice in Wonderland” in San Angelo. When the Book Fairs roll into our library, they are there to assist Mrs. Chudej by being cashiers and monitors. They also purchased each classroom some "Wish List" books. One of their major purchases this year was an inventory machine for the library.
At Christmas, it was the PTO who purchased cowboy hats for Mrs. Petree's musical presentation. Right before our Christmas break, each teacher was given a Christmas mug with treats. In May at our annual Field Day, the PTO ran a concession stand, plus they fed all of the Garden City students and teachers at no charge to them. The end-of-year was capped off with the purchase of caps and diplomas for our kindergarteners' graduation. Ten-dollar gift cards were given to students who had perfect attendance for the year. It is with great appreciation that all of us commend these ladies: Tracey Hollingsworth, Kathy Hoelscher, and Elsa Ramirez. They have made our jobs go a lot smoother, and we are truly grateful for all of their hard work! Thank you so very much!