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Fire Up Your Feet

National PTA is partnering with Safe Routes to School National Partnership and Kaiser Permanente on Fire Up Your Feet, a new physical activity program that encourages families to walk more to and from school—and in daily life—while keeping track of their steps, and raising money for their PTA or school.

As Family Engagement Partner, National PTA believes that Fire Up Your Feet provides a great new opportunity for families to get active and spend more quality time together, all while helping out their PTAs and schools. Schools and PTAs in ten regions will also be provided with nearly $70,000 worth of awards to boost opportunities for physical activity. Enter your zip code when visiting FireUpYourFeet.org to see if this is available in your region.

National PTA Family Reading Experience

National PTA’s Family Reading Experience, Powered by Kindle is a nationwide program that engages families of children in grades K–5 in fun, school-based literacy events to help them better understand reading fundamentals and give parents tools to help their children become better readers. PTA Family Reading Experience events support PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships by welcoming families into the school, and helping teachers to communicate effectively with families about reading by providing ways to support student success in the home.

National PTA School of Excellence

Take the First Step in Becoming a National PTA School of Excellence—Enrollment is now open!

Whether you are looking to step-up your PTA’s involvement in school improvements or something meaningful is happening between your PTA and school that deserves recognition, you will soon have a new opportunity to make a substantial, positive impact on school and student success.

We have rejuvenated the National PTA School of Excellence program to help PTAs strengthen the family-school partnership and make measurable progress together in one of three areas: Education, Health and safety, Arts and cultural exploration.

PTA Teacher Appreciation Week

Teachers play a key role in student success, and sometimes a simple “thanks” is all a teacher needs to feel valued. Take the time to celebrate your students’ teachers during 2013 PTA Teacher Appreciation Week^SM May 6–10. Thank a teacher for their dedication to Common Core and your local PTA might win $500 to host a teacher appreciation luncheon at your school!

2013 National PTA Youth Leadership Summit

Between June 20-23, National PTA will host, for the first time, a Youth Leadership Summit in connection with the National PTA Annual Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This interactive leadership and advocacy training will prepare these youth leaders to mobilize their peers around specific issues in their school and community, such as ways to address bullying. Register a student now through June 1.

2013 Reflections

2013 Massachusetts PTA Reflections Winners

Film Production - Senior

1          Mary Kate Griggs                   Some Moments                                               Monson PTSA

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Literature - Senior

1          Mary Kate Griggs                   Magic of a Moment                                        Monson PTSA

Literature – Middle/Junior

1          Michela Michielli                    Night Lights                                                    Holliston PTSA

2          Sarah Kang                             Daydream                                                       Hopkinton PTA

3          Allison Barnes                         The Magic of Darkness                                   Monson PTSA

HM      Caroline Wauters                    The Magic of a Moment Poem                       Hopkinton PTA

Literature - Intermediate

1          Tara Joshi                                The Second Sight                                            Hopkinton PTA

2          Marvi Ali                                 Nature's Magical Moments                             Hopkinton PTA

3          Hannah Ianelli                         You're a Star                                                   Hopkinton PTA

HM      Sabino Bilotti                          My Magical Moment                                      Monson PTSA

Literature - Primary

1          Paul Kang                               Friendship is Magic                                         Hopkinton PTA

2          Ailene Barry                            The Brownie                                                   Hopkinton PTA

3          Ailene Barry                            Eating a Brownie                                            Hopkinton PTA

Literature – Special Artist

1          Shyla Gagne                            The Magic of a Moment/ Christmas               Monson PTSA

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Music Composition – Middle/Junior

1          Eamonn Powers                      Magic of the Moment                                     Holliston PTSA

2          Matthew Paolucci                   Finding Yourself                                             Hopkinton PTA

Music Composition - Intermediate

1          Katherine Roberts                   Learning to Play the Piano                              Monson PTSA

2          Renee Torio                             The Magic of a Moment                                 Holliston PTSA

Music Composition - Primary

1          Andrey Leshchiner                 Holiday Moments                                           Daniel Butler PTA

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Photography – Intermediate

1          Sarah urlong                            Magical Sunrise                                               Hopkinton PTA

2          Andrew D'Alleva                    Raindrops                                                        Hopkinton PTA

3          Olivia Skerry                           Rainbow                                                          Holliston PTSA

                                                                (God's most beautiful creation)

Photography -  Middle/Junior

1          Jonathan Katz                         Unexpected Discovery                                   Hopkinton PTA

2          Serina Bowen                          The Magic of a Moment                                 Monson PTSA

3          Abigail Furlong                       Heights You Can Climb To                            Hopkinton PTA

Photography - Primary

1          Gabriel Meyer-Herron             My Brother's Chubby Ball                              Daniel Butler PTA

2          Emily Falcao                           Magic of a Moment                                        Holliston PTSA

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Visual Arts - Senior

1          Helen Gao                               Remember it While it Lasts                            Hopkinton PTA

2          Victoria Feng                          A Sparkle in Time                                           Hopkinton PTA

Visual Arts – Middle/Junior

1          Sarah Kang                             Forest Sunset                                                  Hopkinton PTA

2          Grace Ruchala                         Paradise                                                           Bagnall Elementary School PTA

3          Emma Meek                            I See                                                                Hopkinton PTA

Visual Arts - Intermediate

1          Shivane Pratap                                    My First Orchestra                                          Daniel Butler PTA

2          Justin Lin                                The Magic Moment of Discovery                   Bridge School PTA

3(tie)    Emma Torgerson                     A Magical Sunset                                            Hopkinton PTA

3(tie)    Haley DeLuca                         The Nutcracker                                               Hopkinton PTA

Visual Arts - Primary

1          Todd Kiley                              Happy the Snowman                                      Holliston PTSA

2          Ailene Barry                            Seeing a Rainbow                                           Hopkinton PTA

3(tie)    Kyra Torgerson                       The Dolphin and Kite                                     Hopkinton PTA

3(tie)    Rachel Schubert                      Baby Pigs                                                        Bagnall Elementary School PTA

Registration Is Open!

Membership Madness

Building Today's PTA

Membership Madness: Go! Grow! Score!

• All PTA States that are in compliance with standards of affiliation are eligible to participate in the membership growth incentive contest. Local Units that are active, and have at least 10 reported members as of March 31, 2012 are eligible to participate in the contest. New Local Units added in the 2012-2013 membership year are not eligible to participate in this contest.
• The contest begins immediately and ends on March 31, 2013.
• The awards will be based on the parameters outlined in the award categories listed below, comparing year-end members reported (March 31, 2012), to members reported at year-end 2013 (March 31, 2013).
• The awards will be announced and distributed at the 2013 NPTA Annual Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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