PARENTS'
GUILD ANNUAL MEETING
Annual Parents Guild Meeting
Monday, May 05, 2008
The Annual Parents’ Guild meeting was held today
in the VPAC from 11am to 1pm and the Wish List Proposals
were voted upon. Due to poor attendance at night time
meetings and several requests from parents, Parents’
Guild Executive Committee decided back in February
to change the time of the meeting and we are happy
to say that our attendance increased 50% from last
year. We’ve already designated $5000 for our
yearly pledge to the Endowment Fund which truly supports
the school in many ways. The remaining $45,000 was
available to funding Wish List Items. We heard 11
very good proposals from faculty, staff and students
alike. We appreciate the thought and effort that went
into each proposal and always wish we could financially
support them all.
We would like to congratulate the
following groups of people for their proposals that
received enough votes to receive funding:
US Social Studies - Social Studies
Moves from 18th Century to the 21st Century (up to
$10,400)
Parents’ Guild – Online “Store”
Software Piece compatible with new WhippleHill website
(up to $2850)
Science Department - Eco-Bus: Traveling Science Lab
on Wheels (up to $13,280)
LS Technology – Neo 2 Smart Option Mobile Lab
(up to $7990)
US French - Smart Boards for Smart Students (up to
$3430)
Second Grade Classsroom Makeover (up to 6,950)
For a total of $44,900
We were not able to fund the following
items:
Art Department - ComDesign Software – up to
$11,450
LS Spanish - Mounted Projector with a Remote Slide
Advancer – up to $2060
Art Department – Art Horses
– up to $1390 (This has been privately funded
by an EHS parent)
School Event Chair & Table Upgrade – up
to $4770
Logo Imprinted Table Covers - $980
Parents who would like to help support
the non-funded items can see Jody Kennard in the Development
Office. We will be asking these departments to consider
resubmitting their proposals next year.
On a last note, I’d like to
thank all Parents’ Guild volunteers who made
this year a success. You’ve made my year an
enjoyable one and I wish Charlotte Murrell and Cheryl
Kirchoff the best of luck next year. They certainly
know what “team spirit” is all about!
Next year will be even more successful with that kind
of winning attitude!
Robin Kilpatrick
Parents’ Guild President 07-08
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