Eastside High School's Parent Teacher Organization functions much like a PTA, providing support to students, faculty, and parents throughout EHS. Past activities include:

• Mini-grants to teachers and classrooms to enhance and enrich teaching experiences, including books, calculators, and classroom subscriptions
• Lectures and workshops on youth issues and challenges
• Scholarships for students to attend academic competitions, field trips, workshops and conferences
• Teacher and Staff appreciation activities
• IB directory, helping students and parents connect for study groups, car-pools, and more
• Year-end IB banquets that foster class unity and recognize a year well-done

IB activities are self-supporting and often help fund other activities. A charitable trust fund is managed by 3 parents and 2 teachers, and distributes Mini-grants and scholarships. Funds are distributed equitably for all programs at EHS. In order to fund as many grant requests as possible, the committee investigates all other potential sources of funding for each request. The committee follows strict guidelines for fund distribution. Grant requests that ultimately benefit the greatest number of students receive priority consideration.

Your past, present, and future membership in Academic Boosters supports these efforts, strengthening bonds between teachers, administrators, and parents, in our quest to educate our children. As with any volunteer organization, we need your participation, various strengths, and financial support. Please join us!

Alison Law,
PTO President, 2007-2008

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