La Salle Parent Association (LPA)
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LPA Officers:
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Presidents: Kathy Kaufman (662-9719) and Carole Erb (941-1086)
Vice-Presidents: Paula Matthews (598-9550) and Michelle Bachman (661-5583)
Treasurer: Mark Specker (251-1133)
Recording Secretary: Beverly Niehaus (235-4024)
Corresponding Secretary: Bev Pleasants (923-4421)
Meeting Times:
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News:
Our first meeting of the year will be held on September 15th in the cafeteria. Jake McCullough will demonstrate how to navigate the La Salle website. We will also be taking suggestions for potential items to purchase for the school with LPA fundraising money. The annual LaSalle Spirit Shop Fashion Show will be held at the LPA meeting on November 3rd.
LPA Event Chairs wanted!
This year we are trying to recruit our chairpersons for next year’s events ahead of time. In each case, we will provide you will all the information and volunteers you need to successfully chair the event. Please consider signing up to chair one of these areas. And don’t forget…you can always co-chair the event with a friend!
Survey Chair – We conduct 2 surveys in a school year (October and April). They’re our 2nd biggest fundraiser! You will be the key contact for the survey company. You will be provided with a list of parents who volunteered to participate in the survey. You and your helpers will call the volunteers to schedule their times to participate in the survey. Then the day of the survey, you and your helpers will meet the survey company to help setup. You’ll greet the parents and check them in for their participation in the survey.
Dance Chaperone Chair – We provide chaperones for all 4 of LaSalle’s dances. You will be provided with a list of parents who volunteered to chaperone the various dances. Your job is to contact them via email or phone so that you have ~10 parents recruited for each dance. You do not have to attend the dances yourself. You will be provided a teacher contact to meet the parents the evening of the dance.
Academic Award Events – We host 2 academic award events at LaSalle a year: the National Honor Society reception (November) and the Academic Awards reception (May). You will be provided a list of volunteers who will either send in cookies/drinks or will serve the cookies/drinks at the reception. You need to contact them via email or phone prior to the events to arrange for them to send in food/drinks or to serve. You will organize the volunteer workers the night of the receptions and help serve the drinks/food.
Cookies for Students – We currently host a special event for the students at Christmas time. You will be provided a list of volunteers who will send in cookies for this event. You will also be provided a list of volunteers to work with you to organize the cookies on the day of the event. The cookies are then picked up at lunchtime for each classroom.
Junior Ring Ceremony – We host a short reception after the Junior Ring Ceremony (Dec). You will be provided a list of volunteers who will send in cookies/drinks/serve the reception. Your job is to contact them to organize the drinks/cookies and workers. You will setup at the place of the ceremony (TBD-usually a local parish) and organize the workers during the reception.
The purposes of the LPA are:
- To advance the work of Catholic education at La Salle High School
- To promote greater cooperation between parents and teachers
- To promote community within the La Salle family
- To promote the general welfare of La Salle High School
- To maintain effective lines of communication with the feeder parishes and help to inform them of
- the values of Catholic education and the needs and activities of La Salle High School.
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