End of the year message from the PTA President
Dear BHSEC Families,
On this last day of the 2016-2017 school year, we want to take a minute to say thank you to all of you who have helped to strengthen our Bard community this year–some in very visible ways and others in less visible, but equally impactful ways.
To those who made the effort to come to PTA meetings, who attended any of our ticketed events or made it possible for our faculty to attend our ticketed events, who cooked, sent food, or helped set up/serve at our Faculty and Staff appreciation dinners in the fall and spring, who made generous monetary donations to the school through our Annual Appeal, our Seminar Book drive, and our silent auction, and who gave extra time and passion to serve the school as a parent leader–either on the PTA Executive Board, the School Leadership Team, as chair of a committee, or as a facilitator or speaker during the course of the year–the entire school community is grateful for your efforts. The success of the mission of our school depends on our families as much as our incredible students and faculty/staff, and it is no exaggeration to say that delivering the BHSEC education would not be possible without the extraordinary commitment of our parents.
A hearty congratulations to our Year 2 graduates and their families as they cross the stage tomorrow at the United Palace Theater and accept their Associate Degree from Bard College President Leon Botstein. We are all cheering for you and your accomplishments, and we know you will go on to great things and continue to be the best ambassadors of the BHSEC experience in the bigger world.
And to those who will be returning with us next year, please remember that none of this can really be successful without all of us working together in the best way we can. Have a wonderful summer, wherever your plans may take you, and mark your calendars for our Back to School Potluck and the first PTA meeting of the year on Thursday, September 14 at 6:00pm. As always, you can reach the PTA Executive Board any time at contact@bhsec1pta.org.
Best regards,
Natalie
Natalie Green Giles
President, BHSEC Manhattan PTA
P.S. At our June 8 PTA meeting, we had a long discussion about easy ways to bring in much needed money to our school. It became clear that many were not using the Amazon Associates (different from Amazon Smile!) link set up exclusively for the benefit of Bard Manhattan, that brings in as much as 7% of your Amazon purchase to the school, while costing you absolutely nothing. PLEASE, PLEASE make sure to use this link when making any purchases on Amazon–it can make a huge difference! Please also share the link with family members who shop through Amazon—https://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=bhsecmpta-20. No other link (including “Smile”) offers the same percentage to the school, so bookmark this one!
