Tiger Tidbits Newsletter – 02.26.2023

 GENERAL ASSOCIATION PTA MEETING
3/7 (TUE) 7:00PM – PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS
VIRTUAL MEETING: JOIN VIA ZOOM

 

NEXT TUESDAY
Annual SMPS PTA Executive Board Election – Tuesday, March 7th

On Tuesday, March 7th, at the SPMS General Association PTA Meeting, the election of the 2023-24 PTA Executive Board will take place. The Nominating Committee will present the following slate of candidates, and nominations from the floor will be taken. PTA members in good standing for 30 days will be eligible to vote. The nominees for each elected office are as follows:

President – Megan Gardner
Executive Vice President – Tony Chen
1st VP (Ways & Means) – Jennifer Wang
2nd VP (Programs) – Phoenix Rodman
3rd VP (Membership) – Ingi Jennings
Recording Secretary – Patti Urzua
Treasurer – Teresa Wong
Financial Secretary – Linda Kao
Auditor (Financial Reviewer) – Gina Loyonnet
Historian – Crystal Arceo

Motion to Amend Standing Rules

Additionally, those PTA members in good standing who are in attendance will also be asked to vote on a motion to amend a number of the PTA’s Standing Rules. These amendments concern the following rules:

(1) changing the General Association meeting dates so that is now the last Tuesday in September, November, March, and May;

(2) raising the cumulative amount that the Executive Board is authorized to spend when paying bills for unbudgeted expenditures between General Association meetings from $750 to $1,000;

(3) generally adopting job descriptions that are set forth on the online CAPTA Toolkit (https://capta.org/pta-leaders/run-your-pta/job-descriptions/) for our applicable Executive Board positions;

(4) amending the Wish Night Chair’s duties and setting forth guidelines as to how Wish Night funds may be spent; and

(5) amending and reorganizing the names and descriptions of the numerous PTA committees and PTA delegates/liaisons.

 

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 MAIN EVENT POKER TOURNAMENT
3/11 (SAT) 6:30PM @ WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING

 

The SPMS athletic boosters are looking for your support please — after school sports and intramurals are funded by money raised through Membership and the annual SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament. It’s our 8th year partnering with the D. U. D. E. S. And if you haven’t heard of it, please check out the coverage from the South Pasadenan: DUDES, Boosters and Ladies in the House! & Success — $19,000 Raised 

Join us at the War Memorial Building on March 11th for the 8th Annual SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament! Enjoy a great night with friends and help support SPMS Athletic Boosters. Our goal is to foster school spirit by giving all students an opportunity to interact and support each other. Whether playing or being a fan cheering on their friends, all students can benefit from Athletic Boosters.

The $125 buy-in includes 2,500 chips, dinner, and beverages — or for just $25 come eat, drink, socialize and enjoy the free blackjack. If you can’t make it this year, please consider a $25 donation. Parents, neighbors, friends or relatives, whether you just want to try your hand at the card table, or you’re a card shark, we promise a fun evening for everyone.

For more information and to register: SPMS Main Event Poker Tournament
*we’ve sold out of poker seats for the last 2 events, so get your ticket now!

And big thank you to title sponsor, Nichole Dunville!

LET’S TALK ABOUT
https://spmspta.org/lets-talk-about/
“LEARNING TO LET GO”
BY NATASHA STEBBINS, SPMS TYB SPECIALIST

When I look back on the time as I prepared to be a first-time mom, I recall gathering information from other caregivers and parenting sites on baby gear, sleeping, feeding, and milestones. What I don’t remember is ever really being told just how much parenting would involve letting go. As my children have developed into more independent humans, making their own decisions, I have at times felt unprepared for how to manage this emotionally and, more importantly, in my parenting style. From the moment children are born, the process of letting go begins and in adolescence caregivers and their children often reach new levels of stress in determining just how much independence is manageable for the child and the caregiver.

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 LIBRARY CORNER
https://spmspta.org/library-corner/
BOOK PICKS & RECOMMENDATIONS
BY ROZANNA BARANETS, SPMS LIBRARIAN

Welcome to the first of what is hopefully many months of Book Picks and Recommendations lovingly selected by me, your SPMS librarian Ms. Baranets.

I say lovingly because this month’s suggestions are all about what we love most about February – love.  My aides and I put out a selection of books about love and romance earlier this month.  At first I was reluctant to do so, knowing full well that I’d be isolating about 50% of our student population.  (Sorry, but boys really don’t come asking if I can suggest any good steamy romances.)  Sadly, I was right.  But! I did get a surprisingly large group of girls standing around the table like office staff at the water cooler telling their friends which ones they’d read and chatting about which ones looked good.  Several were checked out, so – success!

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