Blake High School PTSA

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.

Sports Plus, a non-profit organization bringing sports programs to children with mild to moderate autism and other disabilities, needs volunteer coaches for our indoor sports classes at:

Homewood School 10914 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042
SATURDAYS~February 20-March 20, 9:00-11:30 am (volunteers come 30 minutes prior, and stay 15 minutes after)

(Classes are canceled for weather if Howard County School activities are canceled.)

Experience with any sports presented is NOT necessary, but ENTHUSIASM is!! Volunteers can work all or some dates (but contact us soon, since we have a limited number of spots for volunteers each week).

For more information, go to www.playsportsplus.org or contact Diane Golden or Suzy Kennedy, Volunteer Coordinators.

Diane Golden golden4@comcast.net
Suzy Kennedy susan.Kennedy@jhuapl.edu
DIANE GOLDEN
ESOL TEACHER
ASHBURTON ES

Here are the upcoming Pennies for Patients events:

Tuesday 2/16- LEDO Pizza Night Colesville LEDO’s 4-10pm
10% of your bill will be donated to Blake’s PFP campaign

Tuesday 2/23- Bengal Ball Tournament 7pm
Team Registration due Friday 2/19- Forms can be found outside A201
$3 admission at the door

Thursday 2/25 Mama Lucia Night 5-10pm
8% of your bill will be donated to Pennies for Patients
We will have another round of T-Shirt orders when we return to school tomorrow.

All proceeds go to Pennies for Patients.

Finally, please encourage friends and family to donate online by accessing the following page:
www.nca.sy.llsevent.org/Blake

ACE tutoring is offered everyday at lunch to all students in b2223.  National Honor Society members are available to tutor students on the following days.
 
Monday:  Social Studies
Tuesday:  Science
Wednesday:  English
Thursday;  Math
Friday: Math and French. 
 
Students may drop in any day for general help with other subjects.  Please contact Ms. Shepherd beth_e_shepherd@mcpsmd.org or Ms. Kodan katherine_l_kodan@mcpsmd.org  you have any questions about this program.
 

High School Challenge: Pennies for Patients!!! What you need to know:

This February, Blake HS will be participating in the Pennies for Patients High School Challenge sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This program challenges Montgomery County schools to various components, asking students to raise awareness and funds for the society through school-wide and community events.

Remember to donate to Pennies for Patients online!

Online Donations- Blake HS has an online donation page where students, staff and community members (near and far) can donate. The link is also on the Blake web page.

We will also be hosting a variety of events inside and outside of school:

1. 1st period classes- We will be collecting donations in all first period classes. The winning Read more »