Blake High School PTSA

Welcome to our web site and to the 2009-2010 school year!  We welcome your feedback on this web page—please email Beth Blevins (vp@blakeptsa.org) if you have suggestions or comments, or announcements to add to this site.

–Robina Barlow, PTSA President (president@blakeptsa.org)

For more events and event details, see our PTSA Calendar page.

The Montgomery County Coalition is looking for students to help with our meal program at our Home Builder’s Care Assessment Center (formerly known as the Men’s Emergency Shelter) located off of Gude Drive in Rockville. We are currently serving over 200 men, 3 meals a day, everyday. A great Spring Break project; SSL hours are available for this activity. Our meal program guidelines can be found on our website at: http://www.mcch.net/howtohelp/programneeds.html.

To learn more about how this program works, please view this inspirational article about students from Winston Churchill High School. The students themselves have coordinated and prepared several meals Read more »

Give A Little Time… Make A Big Difference

The George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy (The Saturday School) needs your help tutoring! They are a pre-approved service organization. Volunteer at any of the 12 centers on Saturday mornings from 8:15 to 11:45 and make a difference in the life of a child. Choose the center where you would like to volunteer and call today!

Centers are located at the following high schools: Montgomery Blair Albert Einstein Gaithersburg John F. Kennedy Northwest Magruder Paint Branch Rockville Sherwood Springbrook Watkins Mill Wheaton

Interested? Contact the GBTLA Offices at 301.320.6545

The next PALA meeting will be a general membership meeting. Blake Latino students who have been inducted into the National Honor Society will be honored at this meeting.

As the Association of Parents and Students Latinos in Action, and the whole school community Blake High School, we are proud to celebrate the success of Latino students at Blake. The recognition ceremony will be held on March 11 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Library / Media center.
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La Asociación de Padres y Alumnos Latinos en Acción PALA, y toda la comunidad de la escuela Blake High School, estamos orgullosos de celebrar el exito de los estudiantes latinos en Blake. La ceremonia de reconocimiento se llevara a cabo el dia 11 de Marzo 2010 a las 7:00 PM en la Biblioteca/Media center.

A Planning Meeting for the Silent Auction will take place next Monday night, March 8th, 2010 at 7pm in the Blake HS Career Center. The Silent Auction is now a mere 2 months away on May 7th, 2010!

The Auction Committee will discuss IMPORTANT next steps in the areas of:
Publicity and Marketing, Auction Dinner, Online Auction & “Night-Of” Logistics.

Blake families should be receiving an Auction letter this week, detailing this year’s event, along with a donation form.  We have already collected almost 100 donations from the business community who received letters earlier this February.

This is the PTSA’s largest fundraiser for our Blake students, staff and school. The Committee is deeply in need of Volunteers to help us support our school!  Please feel free to contact us at: auction@blakeptsa.org or either:
Dawn Dolan: (dtdolanATverizonDOTnet) or Maureen Hill-Gross (mhillgrossAThotmailDOTcom)

For more information see all posts for the Silent Auction on this web page.

The annual Swing Night at Blake High School featuring our very own “Eubie Blake” Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Mr. Brian Damron.  On Friday, March 19, 2010 at 7 :00PM the Blake HS cafeteria will be transformed into a Jazz Club and all are invited to attend this great event.  The night will be filled with music, dancing, food and fun.  This year’s selections will include the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, and so much more.  A wonderful Italian dinner, desert and beverages is included in the price of admission.  Dancing is always welcome so bring all of your friends. 
 
Pre-purchased tickets are $25 per person. Tickets at the door are $35 per person. (Only a view tickets will be available at the door, no guarantee)
 
To order tickets
Call Mr. Damron at 301-879-1339 (or) damron@blakemusic.org
Make check out to: Blake Music Boosters
 
Upon request a table of 10 can be reserved with ordering the tickets.

The Fashion X Program, which was originally scheduled for Friday has been postponed to the fall.

In light of the potential for home basketball playoff games this week, the Mr. Blake Pageant has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 23 at 7:30pm in the Blake auditorium.

We’ve started a Wish List page on our web site. See: Blake Teachers’ Wish Lists.

Teachers: please let us know if there is anything you need for your classes that you would like us to add to the page. Contact: president@blakeptsa.org.

Due to several circumstances, including the severe weather in February, the PTSA has cancelled Comedy Night 2010 on March 12th. However, we are trying to reschedule it in April. We will keep you posted through the PTSA web site and Eubiemail on any new date for the event.

Currently, Comedy Night is a committee of two parents who have been tied up with the Book Sale and other PTSA projects. We welcome parents and students who would like to help us get it going—even an hour or two will help. We especially need parents to act as judges for comedy try-outs during the school day and/or after school, and students to help us set up on the performance night. If interested, write Orit and Beth at: vp@blakeptsa.org.

The PTSA Silent Auction & Dinner is the Blake PTSA’s largest fundraising event. The event is held in conjunction with Blake High School’s Festival of the Arts and Humanities, which this year will be May 7, 2010. Proceeds from this event are used to support our students and staff.

We are always looking to broaden our donation and sponsorship offerings with unique and useful items.
— Do you have a talent, a business or a gift you’re willing to contribute?
— Have an employer, friend, or favorite gym, store, restaurant or hobby?

Then download our Auction Donation/Sponsorship Form (and please, feel free to copy and share!).

Need an Auction Letter for a Community Business or Organization? Then download and share!

Donations may be either mailed or dropped off at the Blake HS main office. Please be sure to mark, “Attn: Silent Auction” and to include your Donation Form (or any other enclosures). To make arrangements for special or perishable item pick-up, please contact auction@blakeptsa.org.

Watch for this web site (posts will be labeled “Auction“) and Eubiemail for announcements on Auction committee meetings and activities, as well as auction donation requests and ideas for donations.

For more information, email auction@blakeptsa.org (please put “Auction” in the subject line).

Proceeds from Blake’s Silent Auction help us support our school’s outstanding academic environment, which includes a Signature Program in Fine Arts and Humanities. These funds help us enhance technology programs, such as our interactive Promethean Boards, and student programs, which may support areas like the National Award Winning student newspaper, the Blake Beat, or one of our Nationally Recognized musical theatre productions, like Les Miserables.

Here is how you can help:
• Contribute an Item or Service to be auctioned individually or bundled in a themed basket;
• Contribute an In-Kind Donation, such as food, beverage, or decorative items for the dinner;
• If you’re a business or organization, consider a Sponsorship of an Auction Table or Festival Hall.

Any item donated is a tax deductible contribution!

To make a donation to the 2010 Blake Silent Auction, please print the Auction Donation/Sponsorship Form, available on this web page. (See attached for mailing address).

Questions? Contact auction@blakeptsa.org.