CHS PTA Approves 14 Student Organizations Grants!

Congratulations to all 14 recipients of the CHS PTA's 2022 Student Clubs and Affinity Groups Grants!!! 💚💛

6 Affinity Groups and 8 Student Clubs submitted applications and all were honored! In total, the Grants final amount was $5,835.00. Woohoo!!! 💲💲💲

CHS PTA Grant Award Winners are: Asian American and Pacific Islander Club, Black Student Union, Jewish Student Union, LatinX, Native Student Union, SAGA, Unified Sports - Basketball & Cheer, Pigmice Team 2733-Cleveland HS Robotics Team, Cleveland Girls Lacrosse Team, Advanced Leadership, Period Club, National Honor Society (NHS), Cleveland Mental Health Advocacy, and the Cleveland Zine Club.

Applicant requests were wide-ranging. Funds will be used to purchase subscriptions, literature, event fees, guest speakers, merchandise, flags, field trips, snacks for meetings, printing, new games and so much more!

Grants are approved and awarded by the CHS PTA in partnership with the Cleveland High School administration.

Have a great rest of the year everyone!

CHS PTA President: Melissa Toledo.
CHS Principal: Jo Ann Wadkins.
CHS Bookkeeper: Jennifer Walker.
CHS Affinity Group Grant Approver: Vice-Principal Sean Murray.
CHS Affinity Group Grant PTA Board Member Lead: Nicole Chaves.
CHS Student Clubs Grant Approver: Jan Watt, Special Events Coordinator.
CHS Student Clubs Grant PTA Board Member Lead: Leslie Kossoff.

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CHS PTA: January 19, 2022 General Meeting and Board Member Check-in

(Portland, OR) The January 2022 General Meeting begins with Cleveland High School PTA President Melissa Toledo introducing Cleveland High School Principal JoAnn Wadkins and her Principal's Report. This is followed by several Board Member reports. Afterward, the camera is turned off and Board Members hung around for the January Board Member check-in.

Items on our Agenda included our Treasurers Report, Membership update, Volunteer update, Student Clubs & Affinity Group Grants update, Senior Party update, Rose Festival Princess update, and the Spring Fundraiser update.

Click here to watch the General Meeting on our YouTube channel, CHS PTA.

Announcements:

• Check emails Monday morning for the CHS PTA’s eNews. It’s full of announcements from the CHS community. Submissions for eNews are Noon on Fridays

• Look out for Volunteer Opportunities like Campus Greeters

• Stay up-to-date with the latest happenings ... follow us on Instagram at clevelandhspta and Facebook at chsfamilies

• Let’s all do our part to keep Cleveland open and safe for everyone. Please wear your masks and social distance properly when at school.

• Next PTA General Meeting: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

- CHS PTA President Melissa Toledo, chsptapdx@gmail.com www.chspdx.org
- CHS Principal JoAnn Wadkins, jwadkins@pps.net www.pps.net/cleveland

CHS PTA Brats and Brews Fest, Oct 2021

On Sunday, October 3, 2021, the Cleveland High School PTA hosted our annual adults-only gathering at St Philip Neri to kick off the school year.

At the event, guests enjoyed sausages and cold beverages while hanging out with old friends, and meeting new ones. We also took a moment to introduce PTA leadership as well as Cleveland High School Administration.

“I see a lot of greatness at Cleveland High School. All you have to do is look and you too will see stunning examples of academia, creative arts, music, sports, and more! And this is why we PTA.”

— CHS PTA President Melissa Toledo

Former CHS PTA President Amy Lewin, welcomed guests and presented an overview of her own PTA history as well as a recap of the past two years for the CHS PTA and our journey through the Covid-19 pandemic. Amy is currently our PTA Vice President of Board Development.

Current CHS PTA President, Melissa Toledo, followed with an inspiring speech. In it, she said: “I see a lot of greatness at Cleveland High School. All you have to do is look and you too will see stunning examples of academia, creative arts, music, sports, and more! And this is why we PTA. ”

(l-r) CHS Foundation President Christina Marcoules and CHS PTA President Melissa Toledo

Other speakers included: Jan Watt, Special Projects Coordinator.
Trisha Suhr, PTA Board Member & Weekend Warriors Lead.
Rosemary Breger, PTA Board Member & Teacher Grants Lead.
Christina Marcoules, CHS Foundation President.
Jo Ann Wadkins, CHS Principal

Thank you to all the PTA volunteers who worked to make Brats and Brews Fest 2021 a huge success. Congratulations go out to Shana Riley and Carolyn Choi for Co-Leading.

A huge thanks to our beer sponsors Unicorn Brewing (CHS parent and former PPS teacher Zach) & Baerlic Brewing, our wine sponsor Helioterra Wines, winemaker and CHS parent, Anne Hubatch, hard cider from Cyderish , and St Philip Neri for accommodating the outside set-up.

CHS PTA Teacher GrantS Now Accepting Applications thru October 8th.

The CHS PTA awards grants to faculty, administration and parent efforts to support student services and enrich the quality high school experience enjoyed at Cleveland. PTA Grant funds are possible because of generous donations from our community.

This year we anticipate awarding a total of around $10,000! This year’s grant requests are due Friday, October 8th. For more information, please email chsptateachergrants@gmail.com.

CHS PTA General Meeting. September 22, 2021

(Portland, OR) The first general meeting of the school year was conducted hybrid-style ... held on location at Cleveland High School and on ZOOM. Amongst the participants were CHS Principal JoAnn Wadkins and CHS PTA President Melissa Toledo.

The PTA's says “thank you” and “welcome back” to the staff of Cleveland High School with a hawaiian BBQ Buffet!

On August 30, 2021, at the CHS Athletic Field, the CHS PTA catered a luncheon and dedicated it to the entire staff of Cleveland High School. The PTA’s Back-to-School Staff Appreciation Hawaiian BBQ was a fantastic way to say "Thank You" and "Welcome Back!"

Delicious food provided by Ate-Oh-Ate.

(August 30, 2021) CHS PTA Board Members at the CHS Athletic Field

A tremendous "Thank You!" goes out to our CHS PTA Board Members and Volunteers who came out to help. And special shout-outs to our PTA Board Members Leslie and Nicole. They took the Lead on this event and their terrific prep work made the behind-the-scenes especially smooth, efficient and fun. 💚💛💚💛