http://www.bhsec1pta.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Parents, students and visitors who enrolled in the first “Knowledge College” at BHSEC on Saturday, Feb. 6, have given the program high marks. The four-hour afternoon event, offered as an innovative fundraiser, featured seminars and classes on topics ranging from solid waste disposal to creative writing to teen psychology. BHSEC ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/huge-success-for-the-first-knowledge-college/ Dear BHSEC Parents:   Current forecasts call for heavier snow accumulation this evening and while the snow is not yet sticking in Manhattan, it is apparently building up in the other boroughs.  As a result, the Executive Board has decided to cancel tonight's PTA meeting.   In the next day or so, an email ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/tonights-pta-meeting-cancelled-2252010/ Below is a copy of a letter from Dean Martha Olson to the BHSEC Political Advocacy Committee outlining what parents can do to help strengthen our most recent letter writing initiative to Albany. If you need copies of the six letters the Advocacy Committee is asking us to send please send us ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/protect-bhsec-funding-letters-to-albany-still-needed/ More gala than auction, we’ve tried to up the fun quotient and minimize the work. This year we’re planning a night of Salsa, steel drums, and dancing with appropriate refreshments. A limited number of fun and exciting auction events will round out the evening. The planning promises ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/events/spring-gala-auction-may-2010/ See the Volunteer Opportunities page for an updated list of volunteer opportunities. We need your help! http://www.bhsec1pta.org/hot-list/how-you-can-help-now/ An evening for parents, faculty and staff to explore and enjoy a variety of wines. No previous wine knowledge needed! This is a series of evenings to get to know one another and have some fun while supporting the school. For more information, please contact Eileen McColgan at mccolgane@gmail.com ... http://www.bhsec1pta.org/events/world-of-wine/