Sustainable Fashion Tips: Buy Smart, Fix Instead of Nix, and Pass It On!

Have you recently found yourself with old clothes and didn’t know what to do with them? It’s likely, as the average person in the United States discards 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of clothing every year. Unfortunately, 85 percent of clothing ends up in the landfill, even though most of it could be reused, recycled by reclaiming the fabric, or downcycled … Continue reading Sustainable Fashion Tips: Buy Smart, Fix Instead of Nix, and Pass It On!

LWPTSA Council Board Adopts Resolution on Advocacy for Free School Meals

In recognition of the importance of access to free meals for the well-being of all children as well as the burden of school lunch debt, the Lake Washington PTSA Council board of directors has voted to adopt a new resolution. Continue reading LWPTSA Council Board Adopts Resolution on Advocacy for Free School Meals

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!

Register Now for WSPTA’s 2024 Legislative Assembly

Your Voice Matters! WSPTA Legislative Assembly October 26-27, 2024. Registration is now open!

The 46th Annual Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly will take place Oct. 26-27, 2024, in person at Seattle Pacific University. Registration is now open! Delegates will discuss, debate, and vote on new issues and resolutions, including the adoption of WSPTA’s Continue reading Register Now for WSPTA’s 2024 Legislative Assembly

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