For more information, please e-mail Kansas State PTA Awards Chairman, Susie Beyer or contact the Kansas State PTA office . Ryan Goetsch, a student at East Antioch Elem., has received an Award of Merit in Photography, Intermediate Div., from National PTA in the Reflections Program. Ryan's work will be sent to Chicago and be displayed for one year in a traveling exhibit. This is the theme of the 2000-01 Kansas PTA Citizenship Contest. Fifth through ninth graders are eligible to enter by writing an essay or poem addressing the topic.
School is the perfect environment to think about and practice good citizenship.
Kansas PTA hopes all PTAs will discuss this with their principals and teachers and encourage participation in this program. Detailed information and the entry form for reproducing will be included in the summer packet. Should you have any questions, contact Susie Beyer , Awards and Contest Chair. Governor Graves has signed a proclamation declaring October PTA Membership Month. The National PTA is the oldest and largest volunteer association in the United States working exclusively on behalf of children and youth.