Colina Middle School PTSACougar Connection |
| September 19, 2017 |
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| PTSA Donations and Corporate Matching |
| Please consider making a Direct Donation to our PTSA. Does your company participate in corporate matching?
Corporate matching programs are an easy way for you to maximize your contributions to Colina. PTSA raises money for supplies in the classrooms, teacher start-up funds, scholarships, the arts, instructional programs, and even repaving the track every other year. Does your company participate in corporate matching? If you or your spouse work for Amgen, Boeing, Time Warner, Wellpoint, Bank of America, Home Depot, or Wells Fargo, your company will match your donation! Click on this link Corporate Matching to see ALL the companies that participate in corporate matching. This means…when YOU donate to The Colina PTSA, your company will donate too! 8th grade families! Don’t wait!! Remember that if you buy a Platinum membership now, your student gets a double locker for the whole year, a reserved parking spot for Promotion, 4 VIP reserved seats under a shady tent at promotion, AND your name on the marquee with our sincerest thanks!!
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| Art Reflections Volunteer Needed |
| *Looking for a parent to Chair Art Reflections. Help our young artists discover and unleash their creative talents through art, dance, film, poetry, song and more! Please contact Anne at colinavolunteers@gmail.com Click here for more details on Art Reflections http://www.colinacougarsptsa.com/?page_id=5
PTA’S REFLECTIONS ART PROGRAMBRINGS ART TO LIFE ACROSS THE NATIONFour decades. Ten million students. And you! REFLECTIONS: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ARTS“Within Reach”That’s the theme for the 2017-2018 Reflections Art Program which has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million students since 1969. And California State PTA and its members, families and kids are on the forefront of this amazing program, which increases community awareness of the importance of arts in education. Reflections encourages students of all ages to:
PARTICIPATION IS EASY, EXCITING AND EMPOWERINGAll students attending PTA schools sponsoring the program are invited to participate and submit original artwork in one of six areas:
Artworks are submitted first to school-level PTAs, where they are first recognized, celebrated and judged by five grade-level divisions, while a non-judged Special Artists division celebrates student artists with special needs. School PTAs then choose a selection of entries to be judged by local PTA units, which are then sent on to councils and then districts for consideration. The final artworks submitted to California State PTA by districts are then considered for Awards of Excellence or Awards of Merit. Award of Excellence entries then go on to represent California in the final National PTA judging round. Please review general entry rules. State-level Award of Excellence honorees receive:
State-level winners were recognized at the 2017 California State PTA Annual Convention. National-level Award of Excellence honorees are recognized at the National PTA Convention, plus their artworks are featured in Reflections’ popular traveling national exhibit. |
| Quick Links |
| Colina Website: http://www.conejousd.org/colina/Home.aspx
Conejo Deals: Find great deals on summer camps, beauty, auto details, and more! Go to: http://www.conejodeals.com and find your deal today. Use the scroll down menu to let them know Colina Middle School sent you. A portion of your purchase will be paid to Colina Middle School PTSA. Teen Center: Tutoring opportunities, sports events, and great summer programs are avaible at the Thousand Oaks Teen Center. Go to: http://www.thousandoaksteencenter.com Boys & Girls Club: After school programs available http://www.bgcconejo.org |