
Left- Cara Mendelsohn, Huffman PTA
President 2006-2007
Right-Susie Learmont, Huffman PTA President 2007-2008
Plano ISD Council of
PTAs Awards 2006-2007
Outstanding
Local Unit (for all PTAs in Plano ISD)
Outstanding Elementary School PTA
Each of the 67 schools in Plano
has a PTA. All of the PTAs belong to the Plano ISD
Council of PTAs. Each year, the Council puts on a
training day and awards one elementary and secondary
school with the award of "PISD Outstanding PTA".
Huffman won that award.Then,
the council awards one other award – it is the PISD
Outstanding Local Unit – which means,
the best PTA in the
whole district and Huffman won that, too!

Just some of our PTA Awards from
this past year
hanging in the Huffman hallway near the office
Area 15 PTA Awards
2006/2007
Huffman PTA Wins 7 Awards
presented at the Area 15 Spring Conference!
Outstanding Local Unit Newsletter
(KT Handley, chairman)
*
Parent
Education Programming (Rose Taper,
chairman)
Youth Protection (Emily
Greenfield, chairman)
*
Scrapbook
(Zepur Ohanian, chairman)
Directory
(Lara Ashmore, chairman
*Advancing to Texas PTA for judging at state
level!
Texas
PTA Awards 2006/007
Huffman PTA Wins 4
Membership Awards for our Fall membership drive!
-
Golden Apple
Award- for 100% Faculty and Staff
participation
-
10 Percent
Increase Achievement-we had over 10%
increase in membership this year
-
Hand-in-Hand
Community Achievement-for having more
than 25 community members
-
Fall
Membership Challenge
Huffman
PTA wins honorable mention for the
PISD Leadership
Diversity award!
We had a big Huffman turnout at the Plano Center
in January 2007 to cheer for 2nd grader Olivia M.
who read her "Dear Dr. King" entry on stage, our
students in the 5th grade Metro Choir who sang
beautifully and our PTA, recognized for our
innovative efforts and programs.
PTA Life Members 2007
Huffman PTA proudly
awards PTA members Sue Benton, Abby Ray, Viki
Patterson, and Huffman staff Sandy McKenzie,
Jennifer Schmitz, and Andra Harris (Extended
Life Member) with the prestigious PTA Life Member
Award. Congratulations!
Grants
AUNT DOT'S KIDS FOUNDATION GRANT
Huffman PTA has been selected as the recipient of a
$5,000 grant for 2006-2007
Newsflash- Aunt Dot's has RENEWED our grant for
2007-2008!
The
concentration of funds will go toward educational
programming and enhancements. We've already planned
for it to fund a terrific program called "Science in
the Movies" assembly for all our students,
scholarship after-school programs, as well as other
targeted programs. This grant is renewable for up
to 5 years total!
Residential Recycling Incentive Program Award
Grant from the City of Plano
Huffman PTA has
received a $400 award toward our Environmental
Program!
Texas PTA Environmental Educator Grant $100 - We
will use this money for our new after-school Environmental Club!
St. Andrew United Methodist Women $600 - Targeted
donation.
Texas
PTA Awards 2005/2006
Local Beautification
Student Programming
Area 10 PTA Awards
(now Area 15) 2005/2006
Highest Honors
Scrapbook
PTA Chairman/Historian: Leslie Gilvar
Gold Award-Moves on to
State Competition
Website
PTA Chairmen: Ann McKeown & Lara Ashmore
Silver Award--Moves on to
State Competition
Children's Programs
PTA Chairmen: Traci Koen &
Michelle Klinger
Honorable Mention
Parent Education Programming
PTA Chairman: Traci Koen
Certificate of Appreciation
PTA Membership Increase
PTA Chairman: Sandee Black
Complete Area 10 Awards Results