NCPTA President

The North Carolina PTA has teamed up again with the Carolina Hurricanes to bring you a special opportunity. Get in on the action and take advantage of big savings on tickets for this special game day! Carolina Hurricanes vs. San Jose Sharks Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 5 p.m. PNC Arena Raleigh, NC A portion of every ticket purchased through this special offer will also benefit the NCPTA family involvement programs. Purchase Tickets Today! Deadline to purchase tickets is Nov. 15 www.carolinahurricanes.com/pta

You experience awesome every day, and PTA wants you to share it! Snap a photo and tag it with #ShareAwesome anytime between Sept. 15 to Nov. 30 on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter for a chance to win a tablet or $2,500 scholarship! #ShareAwesome is a new campaign from National PTA with the support of LifeLock that celebrates students and families who use digital media and tools for good – good for themselves, their families, their friends and the whole world. Visit ShareAwesomeNow.org to learn more about ways your family can make better, safer decisions online and to access official contest

Over 50 volunteers from the community, Western Carolina University, and Cullowhee Valley School came out to help build a new playground for the elementary school on August 15-16. The new playground equipment was partially funded by a $5,000 “Healthy Active Communities” grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. “Earlier this year, Donald Dunn and Debra Horton from NCPTA visited us in Jackson County and excited us about what grants can do for PTAs,” said Cullowhee Valley PTA President, Todd Vinyard, “One of our parents, Sloan Despeaux, a professor at Western Carolina University, wrote grant applications, and

Students with disabilities in grades 6-12 are invited to attend a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Career Showcase Wednesday, October 15 from 10 am to Noon at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet role models and learn more about STEM careers and many professional possibilities. Keynote Speaker: Ed Summers, Senior Manager of Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology at SAS, will deliver a keynote on his professional journey in the technology field. Learning opportunities include a panel discussion of role models and a game show format with college students sharing