Help Shape Our ’24–’25 Lunch & Learn Lineup!

LWPTSA Council Lunch & Learn: Grab Your Lunch, Log On, and Learn With Us!

Thank you to those who joined in our brainstorming session last week to generate ideas for our upcoming LWPTSA Council Lunch & Learns. We have some great new topics to explore, but we would like to invite your feedback as we map Continue reading Help Shape Our ’24–’25 Lunch & Learn Lineup!

Reminder: Reflections Entries in Visual Arts Category Must Be 2D Only

LWPTSA Council is not accepted 3D artwork in the Visual Arts category in the Reflections program

Local Reflections chairs, please emphasize to your students and their guardians that our LWPTSA Council Reflections program is only accepting 2D artwork in the Visual Arts category. Student entry forms and the Visual Arts category rule documents reflecting this requirement Continue reading Reminder: Reflections Entries in Visual Arts Category Must Be 2D Only

Help Facilitate Financial Equity Among Our PTAs

LWPTSA Council Financial Equity Program — Accepting donations and requests

While all of our local PTAs have a mission of supporting and enriching the educational opportunities and experiences in their communities, we recognize that there are varying levels of financial and volunteer resources accessible within those communities. As the larger Continue reading Help Facilitate Financial Equity Among Our PTAs

Introducing the College Essay Workshop!

New LWPTSA Council Program Launch: COLLEGE ESSAY WORKSHOP

LWPTSA Council is pleased to announce the expansion of the award-winning Lake Washington High School College Essay Workshop (CEW), now part of LWPTSA Council’s Family and Community Engagement offerings. Started in 2015, the program provides high school seniors with college application essay Continue reading Introducing the College Essay Workshop!

Local PTA Treasurers: Submit Your 2024-25 Scholarship Assessments

LWPTSA Council Scholarship Program Assessments & Donations — Payments due November 15, 2024

As announced at our September 5, 2024, general membership meeting, LWPTSA Council is replacing the scholarship basket auction from past years with monetary donations from our local PTA/PTSA units. In addition to the required yearly assessment of $125 per PTA/PTSA, Continue reading Local PTA Treasurers: Submit Your 2024-25 Scholarship Assessments

Reflections Kick-Off Meeting Rescheduled to 9/30

Reflections Kick-Off Meeting for our local PTA chairs: September 30, 2024, at 7 pm, online on Zoom

LWPTSA Council has rescheduled the 2024 Reflections Kick-Off Meeting to Monday, Sept. 30, at 7 pm, on Zoom. This meeting will include information specific to our council-level program that your PTA’s Reflections chair needs to know. If your Reflections chair cannot attend, make sure your PTA has another leader join. Continue reading Reflections Kick-Off Meeting Rescheduled to 9/30

Reflections ’26-’27 Theme Search Is Underway!

National PTA Reflections Theme Search for 2026-2027 — Entries due at noon on November 4, 2024

UPDATE: Sophia Partola from Wilton High School PTSA in Connecticut has been selected as the Annual Reflections Theme Search Contest winner. Sophia’s theme submission “What My Culture Means to Me” will inspire young artists as they participate in the 2026-2027 Continue reading Reflections ’26-’27 Theme Search Is Underway!