In honor of Vieja Valley’s 50th Anniversary and on behalf of the PTA Board, I welcome everyone back to school. I am especially excited to introduce new families to the Vieja Valley community.
My name is Andrea Carrara and I am a graduate of VV. My daughter Sasha is going into 6th grade this year, and my son Lucas is starting Kindergarten. This is my first year as PTA President but I have served on the PTA Board for the last three years and I am fortunate to have so many great parents on our Board to help me out. It is really important to me to represent the interests of the parents and teachers to the best of my ability. If you don’t find me on campus please email me anytime with questions or ideas, akenani@msn.com. You can also find out more about me and the PTA on this web site.
The PTA at Vieja Valley is very active, and we work hard to provide great events and specialist classes to benefit all of the students. Art, Computer Labs, Counseling, Music, Physical Education and the Science Lab are 100% funded by PTA contributions. We will have 3 fundraisers this year: The Imagine Annual Campaign, Jog-A-Thon and a 50th Anniversary Gala. Your participation will guarantee another amazing year at Vieja Valley!
I hope you will join in and attend the PTA meetings. This is where you can find out all of the things going on at school and in the Hope School District. Our principal, Mariann Cooley, is also on the PTA board. We work closely with her throughout the year to determine the needs of the school and how the PTA can be supportive.
We still need lots of parent volunteers to help with the programs and events throughout the year. You do not have to join the PTA to volunteer or attend meetings. Please look forward to paperwork in your child’s backpack how you can participate in activities the PTA sponsors throughout the year or you can just email me or any board member or committee chair of interest.
The first PTA meeting is Thursday, September 1st right after drop-off at 8:30am in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR). This is an important meeting where we review our preliminary budget and calendar for the school year so I hope you can attend.
Have a great year!
Andrea Carrara
Vieja Valley PTA President