First Annual Cleveland Pickleball Tournament 

to benefit the Senior Grad Party

Saturday, April 20th at RECS (17015 SE 82nd)

Join us to provide the Cleveland Seniors the send-off party they deserve by competing in the first ever CPT!  All levels of play are welcome.  There will be non-alcoholic drinks, beer, and snacks for purchase at the venue.

If you aren’t interested in playing but would like to make a donation you can do so by clicking the link.  Any amount helps!  

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Cleveland Pickleball Tournament 2024 by Cleveland High School PTA 

Please join us for our April PTA meeting in the CHS Library. All are welcome!

Please join us for our March PTA meeting via Zoom!

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Time: Mar 20, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Please join us for our February PTA meeting in room 368. All are welcome!

Our agenda for this month is the following:

• Principal’s update

• Budget review

• Teacher grant updates

• Student grant updates

• 2024-2025 fundraising plan

• 2024-2025 PTA board member recruitment plan
  

Please join us for our January PTA meeting via Zoom! The agenda is as follows:
- Principal’s update
- CHS Renovation update
- Budget update
- Update on Teacher and Student Grants
- 2024-25 Fundraising - What do we need to support our teachers and students and how can we get there
- 2024-25 Board - Who is staying and who is not and how to recruit/mentor new members
- Open discussion

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Time: Jan 17, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Please join us for the October PTA meeting! All are welcome!

Agenda:

• Principal’s update

• PAT/PPS Event/Info updates and how to submit letters of support

• Restorative Justice program goals and update

• Student Union intro and update

• Teacher Grants update and discussion

• Student Grants update and discussions

• Brats & Brews report

• Pigmice update and request review

• Volunteer update - Where do we need immediate help

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You are invited to a Cleveland Community Event sponsored by the CHS PTA

Tickets on sale here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/pta-oregon-congress-portland-or-8388468/23-for-23/2023-brats-brews

Come join your fellow parents & guardians for our annual adults-only gathering to kick off the school year. Enjoy a sausage and a cold beverage while hanging out with old friends, meeting new ones, and getting to know CHS staff and your PTA.

Please join us for our September PTA meeting in the CHS Library. All are welcome!

Please join us for our August PTA meeting where we will be focused on kicking off the 2023-24 school year!

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Topic: CHS PTA Zoom Meeting

Time: Jun 28, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Please join us for this online meeting.    All are welcome, please join us and learn more about the PTA activities. Agenda for the meeting here.

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Please join us for a conversation with Principle Jo Ann Wadkins for an in depth overview of CHS Mental Health Resources, including the staff and programs that support our kids and how to access these services.  Jo Ann will be joined by a student with the CHS Mental Health Advocacy Club for an introduction to how this group is offering peer:peer support.  Parents and caregivers will receive information on how to access help for their child and family within the Cleveland Community and beyond.    All are welcome, please join us and learn more about the PTA activities.

The meeting will be held in the Cleveland HS Library.

Agenda items will include updates regarding safety, Powell working group, student club grants, and fundraising updates.  All are welcome, please join us and learn more about the PTA activities.

The meeting will be held in the Cleveland HS Library.

CHS Safety and Mental Health Forum’ will be held on Jan 18 at 6:30 pm in the CHS Auditorium with PPS Administration representatives present to discuss district policies and answer questions.

From Principal Wadkins:  I would like to invite you to a community forum, co-hosted by the PTA, on January 18th, that we’ve been planning for months to discuss the work PPS, Cleveland, and other community and city leaders are doing to prevent gun violence. Equally as important, we will share the trauma-informed response PPS staff take to these types of incidents. The forum will be held in the auditorium from 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

Meeting Agenda

• Welcome and Introduction

• Leslie Kossoff, CHS PTA President and Jo Ann Wadkins, CHS Principal

• Next steps Safety and Security for CHS and PPS

• Molly Romay, Director of PPS Security Services

• PPS Youth Violence and Prevention Overview

• Ronnie Faavae and Mustafa Washington,  PPS Youth Violence Prevention Team

• PPS Safety and Security Policy Q & A with panel

All of our students (and their families!) at one time were moving on middle school and looking ahead to entering CHS as freshmen… so many questions, much excitement, and perhaps a great deal of anxiety. Hosting our incoming families for our Bridging the Gap evening is one of the most important – and rewarding – events of the year. It will also take a village of volunteers! Please click here to sign up as a volunteer.

Upcoming

• Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:30PM (In-person at Cleveland HS Library)

• December 2022: No meeting

• Wednesday, January 18, 2023

• Wednesday, February 15, 2023

• Wednesday, March 15, 2023

• Wednesday, April 19, 2023

• Wednesday, May 17, 2023

• Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  Past

• Wednesday, August 2, 2022: CHS PTA Board Members Retreat

• Wednesday, September 28, 2022

• Wednesday, October 19, 2022

This program, formerly known as Freshman Families 101, is a Q & A Panel Discussion geared toward families new to CHS and families who are still discovering our school following our recently disrupted school years.  Questions can range from:  What do kids do during lunch?  How much homework should my student expect?  What social and emotional supports are available to my student?  See our flyer.

• Jo Ann Wadkins, CHS Principal

• Alaina Langdahl, CHS Vice Principal

• Alex Fuller, Science teacher, Pacific Academy

• Chris Smith, 9th grade success coordinator working with all academies

• Neil Gibson, CHS Counselor

• Lauren Metcalf, CHS Student Leadership, 11th Grade

• Amy Toengi, Multnomah County Health Department Student Health Clinics

• Sarah Kruger, CHS Parent

• Janet Morgan, CHS PTA Moderator

Submit your questions at the meeting or in advance here.

Structure of the evening:

1. Welcome and Introduction of Panelists – Each panelist will be asked to make a very brief introduction – 5-10 minutes

2. Presentation by Amy Toengi about Student Health Clinics – 5-10 minutes

3. Q & A – index cards will be provided on all tables and attendees will write their questions on the cards, the moderator will collect the questions and engage panelists in a lively discussion of the topics raised by the attendees

Wednesday, October 26, 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, CHS Library in person
The PTA would like to thank Senator Taylor and Representative Nosse for hosting the Community Safety Forum last week about Powell Blvd. Following the Oct 20 Powell Blvd Safety Meeting, representatives from TriMet asked to attend the Oct 26 PTA meeting and discuss proposed bus route changes for safety improvements. Members of the CHS community will engage in conversation with TriMet 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm and then the Discover Cleveland program will begin at 7:00 pm. For more about the well-attended Oct 20 Powell Blvd Safety Meeting please read this recap from bikeportland.org.

Please add your voice to the discussion at the upcoming meeting or fill out this google form with input about your student's use of TriMet.

Oregon State Senator Kathleen Taylor and State Representatives Rob Nosse and Karin Power invite you to a community discussion with state and local agencies focusing on solutions for improving safety on SE Powell Blvd, specifically the intersection at Cleveland High School. Meeting will be at 6pm Thursday, Oct. 20 in the Cleveland auditorium. For more information click here.

Cleveland High School PTA sponsored Brats n Brews Fest will take place Sunday, October 16th, 5-8 pm at St. Philip Neri, Carvlin Hall - 2408 SE 16th St (Division and 16th)

Come join your fellow parents and CHS admin and staff members for our annual adults-only gathering to kick off the school year. Enjoy a sausage and a cold beverage while hanging out with old friends, meeting new friends and getting to know PTA and Foundation leadership as well as some of our school administrators.

Your $30 ticket, available for purchase here, will include a sausage, sides, and cold beer or wine. Vegan and non-alcoholic options also available. A huge thanks to our beer sponsor: Unicorn Brewing (CHS parent and former PPS teacher Zach). We have a NEW returning sponsor for Brats n Brews, Helioterra Wines, CHS parent, Anne Hubatch - will be providing wines for the event.

Volunteers still needed – socialize, have fun, AND help make it all roll!
There are plenty of ways to pitch in – and don’t worry, all volunteer “jobs” leave ample time for you to enjoy the food and the CHS companionship. Sign up here to lend a hand!

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Outgoing and newly elected Executive Board Members will come together to Mix and Mingle and discuss all things CHS PTA.

Meeting will be held over ZOOM

Voting for new Executive Board Members.
Voting on next years Draft Budget.

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On Wednesday, May 18th, CARE Student Leadership is holding an Advocacy event at Cleveland High School.

Following the incident that happened at Cleveland High School post-spring break, there was a call to make a serious commitment to our minority students and improve the school culture at Cleveland.

C.A.R.E. Leadership in partnership with CHS Administration wanted to make an event that would connect our community with advocacy organizations. We as a community can make a difference, and promote positive change both in our schools, and our broader community.

Advocacy Day will go from 6 pm-8 pm and will be held at Cleveland High School.

Local advocacy organizations such as the CHS PTA, NAACP, Cleveland Parent Equity Group, Oregon Student Voice, and Sunrise PDX will be present.

All are welcome! Students, Parents, and Community Members!

This MIX & MINGLE event is for parents & guardians interested in learning more about Cleveland High School and PTA opportunities for getting involved and meeting others.

Hosted by the CHS PTA and featuring CHS Principal Jo Ann Wadkins.

Panelists TBD.

Meeting location: Student Leadership Room #106.

Have questions or want more info right away about the CHS PTA and how you can get involved? Please email our Volunteer Coordinator – thank you!

Curious about the CHS PTA and what community involvement means to you while your family is at Cleveland High School? Please stop by our Meet and Greet to say hello to current Board Members and get information on all things CHS PTA.

We are actively recruiting for CHS PTA Board roles for next year (2022-2023) including:
• President
• VP
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• E-News Editor
• Fundraising Chair

For more information contact: CHS PTA VP, amylewinpdx@gmail.com

SUPPORT CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL.

On April 21, 2022, parents, teachers, alumni, and friends come together to celebrate “Creativity and Innovation” at Cleveland High School’s Spring Fundraising event, our single most important fundraiser. The money raised at this event helps Cleveland support programs and teaching positions that are not fully funded within tight state budgets.

Thanks to the contributions of local businesses and individual donors, we continue to raise money despite the many obstacles we’ve all seen in the last two years. 

Your contributions allow the CHS PTA to provide funding for all sorts of departments and projects at Cleveland. Programs like the Student Clubs Grants, Affinity Group Grants, Teacher Grants, Principals Discretionary Fund, Restorative Justice, lab and technology equipment, tools, books, art supplies, musical instruments, lecture tables, the Rose Princes Crown, start-up costs for Commerce Coffee, basic classroom supplies and much much more. 

In addition, your contributions to the Foundation make it possible to support a percentage of the teacher salaries that allows us to keep class sizes smaller. Dollars raised also provided additional support to our elective programs, which now feature advanced culinary arts, graphic arts, computer programming, woodworking and construction, and digital media. Cleveland is proud to continue to offer four world languages (French, German, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish), as well as our International Baccalaureate program. 

Your financial support means more resources in the classroom and more teachers to instruct our students. Cleveland succeeds because of community partners like you!

Thank you again for your commitment to Cleveland High School and for your donation to both the CHS PTA and Foundation!

2022 Spring Fundraiser: CHS Celebrates Creativity and Innovation.
APRIL 21, 2022
• YouTube Pre-Show: 6:30pm
• YouTube Live-Stream: 7:00pm

Visit the EVENT DONATION PAGE or donate via phone by texting the code "CHS2022" to 44-321