PAWS PTO Mission Foster the academic, social and emotional growth of our students
PAWS PTO Goals
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PAWS PTO 2009-2010 Meeting Dates
General Meetings will be held monthly, as needed, at 3:00 p.m. in the HHS Media Center. Two times per year (once per semester) they will be scheduled in conjunction with the Parent Forums in the evening.
(Click on past dates for meeting minutes)Thursday, September 10, 2009
All parents, teachers, and staff are welcome to attend all meetings.
Become a PAWS PTO Volunteer
2009-2010 PTO Volunteer Form
It’s never too late to join our email database. Each time volunteers are needed at Horizon, you receive an email. If the project is of interest to you and fits with your schedule, you reply to the email. If not, you hit delete. You will also receive reminders about the numerous school activities that are of special interest to parents.
To be added to the PAWS PTO volunteer list, please complete the form linked to this section, or
send us an e-mail letting us know to add you.
Stay Alive AZ for Teen Drivers
Statistics clearly indicate that young adults between the ages of 15 and 24 are involved in more car collisions than any other age group. The program Stay Alive AZ was created as a result of this startling information. If a young adult reaches the age of 25, the probability of being involved in a car collision significantly decreases. The program is designed to help teenagers make wise decisions in the early driving years.
Stay Alive AZ is made up of concerned parents, compassionate teachers, and knowledgeable professionals that have come together to prevent the #1 killer of teens - vehicle collisions. It is Horizon High School’s plan to provide this program to the student body through live video presentations, discussions and student activities throughout the school year.
Click here for the 2009-2010 Stay Alive AZ mini-series schedule at Horizon High School.
Parents whose teens are learning to drive may want to consider the use of a Parent/Teen Driving Agreement:
Parent/Teen Driving Agreement
Be sure to check out the Stay Alive AZ website, which contains other resources available to parents and teens.
B.E.S.T. Meeting Dates
(Building Educational Support Together)
The B.E.S.T. organization exists to plan and organize parent education for our schools. This is a great opportunity for all community parents to come together and meet parents from the other schools and to be informed on a variety of topics of interest to the parent community.Tuesday, September 22, 2009 (Tentative) -- @ HHS -- Topic: PVUSD Override Information
The SafeHomes Program
SafeHomes offers an opportunity for parents to join together to help provide a safer environment for our children by creating an atmosphere where alcohol and drug use is not acceptable. No responsible and informed adult can deny that the use of alcohol and drugs pose a real and unacceptable danger for our teens. When parents join together and take a united stand against alcohol and drug use, they become much more effective than if they act separately.
PAWS PTO The SafeHomes Program
Visit the SafeHomes website for more information about this program.
For more information about the PAWS PTO please email
PAWS PTO was created in the Fall of 2006 to complement the many PAWS initiatives already in existence that support our Horizon students, faculty and staff. All parents, teachers, staff and community members are welcome to attend all meetings.