*Only $10 per person for the entire school year and ANYONE can join to show their support . . . parents, teachers, students, grandparents, aunts, uncles,community members and business leaders.

* 2011-2012 Sowers PTSA DirectoryFREE for all members.

*Back by Popular Demand:  Studentswho joinPTSA will get a spin on thePrize Wheel.  Prizes include chances for $10 cash, free Sowers Spirit wear t-shirts, front-of-the-line cafeteria passes & more… (Membership envelopes must be received by Fri, Sept. 23 to be eligible for the Prize Wheel.)

*PTSA members will receive a membership card and exclusive discounts with Barnes & Noble, Southwest Airlines, T-mobile, Kidz-Idz, and more.  See www.pta.org/benefits for more info.

* PTSA Members can ADVERTISE their local businessin the 2011-2012 Sowers Directory for a nominal one-time fee!  For more info about advertising your business contact Shari Kowalke at kowalke1@yahoo.com right away.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get Connected:  New this year – PTSA will have a newly designed web page with up to date information and useful links.  We will also have a web-based email distribution system, so that we can connect better with all of our membership to keep you informed.  Make sure to sign up!

Speak Up:PTSA meetings are the best place to exchange ideas and make suggestions.  By staying involved at your child's school, you'll be part of the solution, helping to make positive changes vital to your child’s success during these tough economic times. 

Help your child succeed:  Parent/guardian involvement has been proven by three decades of research to be the greatest indicator of student success.Joining Makes You a Good Role Model. Asa PTSA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.  

Your yearly membership dues and donations help support. . . Assemblies (such as Joel Penton (Heisman Trophy recipient), and the BMX bike assembly during Red Ribbon Week), Technology, Binder Reminders, Author's Day, Reflections Art program, Music program, After School Sports, Earthquake Supplies, Parent Education Programs, Student Testing Breakfasts and much more!

JOIN TODAY!  Questions?  E-mail Jeannette Price, Sowers Membership Chair at pricejm@verizon.net