PAWS PTO

PAWS Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

PAWS PTO Mission
Foster the academic, social and emotional growth of our students
Promote meaningful parent involvement in the support, planning and improvement of our school
Encourage partnerships among students, parents, school staff and community

PAWS PTO Goals
Goal I.  To ensure a positive, healthy, safe and supportive school climate
Goal II.  To encourage communication within our school community
Goal III.  To promote meaningful parent involvement
2008 - 2009 Meeting Dates

General Meetings will be held four times per year, once per quarter.  Typically they will be held in the Media Center. Two will be scheduled in conjunction with the Parent Forums, and two will be held along with the Executive Board Meetings.

(Click on past dates for meeting minutes)
Monday, September 22nd
Thursday, November 13th with the Executive Board Meeting at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 12th with the Executive Board Meeting at 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 30th from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. following the Parent Forum

Executive Board Meetings will be held monthly, typically on the second Thursday of the month, at 3:00 p.m. in the Media Center.

(Click on past dates for meeting minutes)
August 14, 2008
    PAWS PTO 2008-2009 Budget Report
September 11, 2008
October 16, 2008 (minutes pending Board approval)
November 13, 2008
December 11, 2008
January 8, 2009
February 12, 2009
March 12, 2009
April 9, 2009
May 14, 2009

All parents, teachers, and staff are welcome to attend all meetings.
Become a PAWS PTO Volunteer
2008 - 2009 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.
News & Upcoming Events:

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.
Stay Alive at 25 for Teen Drivers
The PTO continues to support efforts to keep this message alive.  Ninth graders will be
introduced to the Stay Alive at 25 program with a half-day program to be held in May.
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 at 25 website which contains other resources available to parents and teens.
For more information about the PAWS PTO please email PAWS PTO (paws-pto@horizonboosterclub.com).
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.