The purpose of the Union PTA is the same as that of all PTAs:

In order to accomplish these goals, it requires the teamwork of parents, teachers and administrators within the school system.

Featured Programs

Klothes Kloset is a Union PTA program designed to benefit Union students in need of school clothes. Union High School houses the Klothes Kloset, where shopping nights are conducted once every other month. Union provides a school bus so that clothes can be taken to the school sites during the school day to meet the needs of those students who are unable to attend a shopping night. Each of the schools assists in donating clothes and helping to run the shopping nights and the traveling bus.

Catch the Dream is a PTA Council-sponsored recognition program to honor outstanding staff members. Students at each school nominate staff members who have gone above and beyond their normal duties to be entered into a monthly drawing. The winners at each site are in turn entered into a monthly district drawing to be recognized by the entire district.

Kids on the Block  a program that is coordinated with Union’s drama departments, counselors, and Drug-Free Youth to raise awareness about illegal drugs and alcohol. The program involves D-FY youth visiting schools and performing puppet plays with appropriate messages at different functions and schools.  Students volunteer for the skits.

As a Union PTA Council program, all U-Choose requests are verified and approved before posting on the Union website. PTA Representatives at each school site retrieve detailed information about the requests such as item descriptions, quantities needed, approximate costs and time restraints, if applicable. Interested donors can then browse the lists of requests, which are categorized by school site, to find a need that they wish to fulfill.

Meet the Masters is an art history and enrichment program for elementary students. There are three levels of difficulty based on learning capabilities. Elementary art instructors are allowed to check out 26 different art kits. Each kit contains information about one artist. Artists include such names as Leonardo Da Vinci and Vincent Van Gogh, as well as more contemporary names such as Jacob Lawrence and Faith Ringgold. 

There are three main components of the program. The first step is introducing the artist with a slide presentation. The children learn about the fascinating lives and famous works of the Master Artist. Interactive questions and multi-media content help keep the students interest while walking through a virtual museum. During the second step, the students work on a learning packet. These packets help reinforce the art elements, techniques and terms introduced in the slide presentation. Finally, after learning the inspiration and techniques of the Master Artists, the children create their own masterpiece - often using the same medium as the Master Artists.

Meet the Masters is a wonderful program. The PTA Council donated more than $3,000 to help purchase several kits. If you need more information, visit the Meet the Masters website at www.meetthemasters.com.

PTA Council Board 2009-2010