The New Lancer Parent Association at Churchill High School
Last year the CHS Boosters reorganized into the Lancer Parent Association (LPA) and adopted new By-laws with an emphasis on communication with parents. LPA is free and open to any interested parent or guardian of a CHS student. LPA is a great way to connect to CHS administration, to sports and clubs, and to other parents. Principal Dennis Biggerstaff attends LPA meetings along with representatives from sports teams and clubs and Site Council. We are lucky to have this forum to connect and discuss school topics that affect your student. Meetings are held the first school Monday of each month in the Churchill High School library.
LPA is continuing a great tradition that the Boosters started which is to have a speaker at each meeting. Meetings will start at 6:30 p.m. for business, with speakers beginning at 7:00 p.m. In response to the tragic accident that took place on Bailey Hill Road in August, we are dedicating one meeting to discussing the parents’ role in encouraging safe driving. This meeting will be held in April when one of our speakers, Bob Bruce, is available. Bob is the driver’s education teacher that many Churchill students have had or will have if they participate in Oregon Driver Training Institute classes.
This is the schedule of meetings and planned topics for the next few months:
December 3: Dennis Biggerstaff and Amy Adams-Shauer discuss education options available at CHS including CAM, IB, IB diploma, college credit through college now, AP classes and AP testing which may include college credit, and other options including LCC
January 14: teen alcohol and drug use
Feb 11: to be announced
March 3: to be announced
April 7: teen drivers and what parents can do encourage their teens to be good drivers. Driving Instructor Bob Bruce will be the speaker.
May 5: to be announced
LPA has created an e-newsletter for parents that will be sent via e-mail to those who opt in to receive it. The newsletter comes out every other week and contains items of interest to parents and guardians of Churchill students. You can opt in to receive this newsletter by clicking the following link and selecting the 'Subscribe' option http://npogroups.org/lists/info/chslpaenews. Submissions for news items can be sent to chsenews@comcast.net [1].
LPA is producing another CHS student directory. Parents who used last year’s directory found it to be a very handy way to get in touch with other parents. We will have the directories for sale shortly; look for them at the Open House and in the Career Center.
For more information please contact co-presidents Maureen Cole at 686.8021 or mjsdcole@comcast.net [2] or Gail Geiger at 341.1413 or Gail_Geiger@comcast.net [3].