Welcome back to another school year at Sudlow!  As PTA Co-President, I am very proud to serve on the PTA Board and I think we have a lot to look forward to this year. 

I'd like to begin by thanking
everyone - students, staff, parents, and workers - for their patience and cooperation during the construction.  It was a bit of a distraction at the beginning of school but everyone seemed to get through the dust and equipment without any trouble.  It certainly has been worth it, as the results are terrific. 

As always, communication is an important part of any organization.  There are several ways to communicate with us and to keep yourself informed:

·The annual orange Parent Teacher Association Resource Directory was distributed at the beginning of the year and is still available if you need one (thanks again to Vickie Peterson for doing this).
·The Tiger Tales newsletter you're reading now is published quarterly (thanks to Rich Adams).
·The illuminated sign in front of the school by Locust Street is kept up to date with current events (thanks to Carol Walton).
·The dot sign in the cafeteria (at press time, I think this is without power due to the construction but will be back in operation soon) is maintained by Rich Adams.
·We use email often to get messages out to all those who are on the master email list.  Kathy Quinn is the keeper of the email list and distributes all of our email.  If you have an address and are not on the list, write to her at VKEQuinn@aol.com and ask her to add you to the list.  You may also call her at home at 322-7505.
·A new tool this year is our website.  This is kept updated with a calendar of events, sports schedules, phone numbers and more.   The address isn't real catchy, because it's hosted in my personal web space, but if you add it to your favorites (or "bookmark" it) you can use it as a resource.  The address is:
http://www.netexpress.net/~jkorn/Sudlow_PTA/index.htm           If you have any trouble getting to the site or have anything you would like posted, write to me at  jkorn@netexpress.net

PTA Board

Your PTA Board is here to help in any way we can, so please don't hesitate to contact us.  You can drop a note in the PTA mail box in the office, or call or write to us:

Kim Waterman, Co-President 355-8089
Kimwaterman@aol.com
John Korn, Co-President  324-2070 jkorn@netexpress.net

Vickie Petersen, 1st Vice President 355-6712 Dpete56121@aol.com

Lisa Whalen, 2nd Vice President 355-4022 GatorBeach@aol.com
Anne Pacha, Secretary  326-0076 MamaDance1@aol.com
Deb Irey, Treasurer  359-8887 Wirey@mchsi.com

PTA Teacher Representatives

Thanks to Rich Adams and Terri Beebe for volunteering as teacher reps.

Committee Chairpersons

We have people who chair different committees and they are always happy to have volunteers to help.   Please contact them if you are interested in helping:

Book Fair Terri Beebe (Teacher Rep) 326-3502
  Rosemary Olt  355-1709
Cans For Kids Anne Pacha  326-0076
Directory Vickie Petersen  355-6712
Email  Kathy Quinn  322-7505
Box Tops Kathy Dusthimer  355-5418
  Nancy Nelson  355-8731
Illuminated Sign Carol Walton  355-7112
Landscaping Sam and Liz Lazio 359-5922
Newsletter Assist.Anne Pacha  326-0076
Parent Appreciation Betsy Helmich  323-3972
Refreshments Janet Babb  323-4848
Staff Appreciation  Anne Pacha  326-0076
Support Personnel  Ellen Reilly  344-6369
Teacher Rep Rich Adams  326-3502
Volunteer Coord. Julie Holliday  322-3602
Webmaster John Korn  324-2070

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