Liberty PTSA families - 

It's hard to believe that we are wrapping up the year, it has flown by. Thank you to YOU - our members, for your generous donations that support our programs, to all our volunteers that donate your valuable time, and to our  amazing staff and community that continually supports our needs. 

Due to your financial support, this year we were able to give over $10,000 in classroom grants - supporting the following: Marching Band - able to provide pizza for all Middle School and High School band members, who collaborated for a workshop prior to performing for a home football game; Issaquah Power Pack Food bank donation; LHS Health Room supplies; Purchased a mini-fridge to support the Outreach breakfast program for students; Mailer sent to all families from school listing resources available; Band & Orchestra bringing in professional musicians into the classroom; CARE week pancake breakfast and program funding; Choir workshop funding while on Disney trip and the Discover Your Power Self-Defense Workshop. 

PLUS....PTSA was able to purchase an industrial grade CNC cutter for Liberty, valued at over $10,000, for our woods & metal fabrication classes that also benefits the robotics and TSA clubs, making us the only high school in the district with this technology available to our students. 

This year Liberty PTSA was awarded a Silver Award from State PTA for growth in membership numbers, increasing our members by 9% over last year! We also won a Gold Standards of Excellence Award at the annual convention, for going above and beyond what we are required to do. All of this was possible due to the strong support we have from you, our members.

We appreciate all of your support of PTSA, and please remember to join, donate, and sign up for volunteer opportunities next fall during the school RSVP process. To our graduating families - we wish your graduate good luck! Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, we will use this information to make Liberty PTSA even better next year. Feel free to contact us at any time at president@libertyhighptsa.com. 

Thank you & Go Patriots! 

Shelly Russell, Liberty PTSA President 2016-17 

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PTSA OPEN POSITIONS FOR 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR 

We are still looking for volunteers for Board and Committee Chair positions for Liberty PTSA next year: 

Membership: The Membership Chair (board position)inputs and uploads membership information to the WSPTA database, provides monthly membership updates, and helps the Board as needed with membership campaigns.  Busiest time is Sept - October. As a member of the Board of Directors you will be expected to attend monthly meetings. 

Way & Means: The Ways & Means Chair (board position) oversees passive fundraising opportunities for PTSA, such as Escrip, Matching Gifts, Amazon Smile, etc. We are always looking for passive fundraisers and this will a chance to explore other opportunities. As a member of the Board of Directors you will be expected to attend monthly meetings. 

Staff Appreciation: The Staff Appreciation Chair(s) (committee) organizes lunches for our amazing Liberty staff throughout the year. The committee is made up of volunteers who bring in items for lunches, a chair/co-chair is needed to send out the signup genius for food, set up, and organize on lunch days. You can make this program what you want and also have a PTSA budget to work with as well. This is a great opportunity to meet our teachers and staff face to face throughout the year and do something special for them too!

 If you would like more information about any of these positions for the 2017-2018 school year, please contact us at president@libertyhighptsa.com 

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ISD LEVY COMMITTEE UPDATE 

The purpose of the ISD Levy Development Committee is to advise the Superintendent as he prepares a recommendation for the school board to approve levy issues for the 2018 ballot. The Issaquah School District Levy Committee made up of 44 community members, including representatives from all schools, principals, teachers, and community, met for the 3rd time on May 31st. The district shared information about the Capital Levy which included details on what Technology items and upgrades are proposed as part of the 2018 Levy package. There was also a discussion about adding lighting to the Maywood Middle School Field which may be added to this levy package (more details to come as process develops).  The committee went over the entire 3 part replacement levy package - M&O Levy rates, Transportation, and Technology (Capital) Levy and approved the entire package as a whole. The information now goes back to Superintendent Ron Thiele, who will present the package to the school board for final approval to run a Levy in 2018. Click here for more information and details of the meetings, including handout materials and meeting minutes: https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/levy-development-committee-2018 

If you are interested in helping VIS (Volunteers for Issaquah Schools) next Fall on the Levy campaign, please contact Volunteers for Issaquah Schools here. Do your students need community service hours next year? This is a great way to get those hours by doing something that directly helps our schools in the Issaquah School District!  Thank you. 

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Congratulations Liberty PTSA for achieving Standards of Excellence

GOLD Level & Membership SILVER Level!

Washington State PTA recognized our PTSA at the State Convention in April for following best practices and going above and beyond what's required of our association. Liberty PTSA also achieved the SILVER membership Award for growing the Liberty High PTSA membership by 5% over last year. Thank you to ALL PTSA members for joining PTSA and your support of PTSA programs and events for our Liberty students this year!

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Attn: Class of 2018 Parents!

Click here for information about next years committees

Click here to Like! the Class of 2018 Facebook Page for updates

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Join Liberty High PTSA...CLICK HERE

Your membership and donations fund many programs and events that enrich our Liberty students' educational experience. Thank you so much for your support, membership, donations and corporate matching funds! 

Check out these exciting Member Benefits & Discounts that all Liberty PTSA members receive with their membership...Barnes & Noble, FedEx, Great Wolf Lodge, Key Arena, Silverwood, Wild Waves, Xfinity Arena...and more! 

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LIBERTY PTSA MISSION STATEMENT

The Liberty High PTSA's mission is to support the Liberty community to achieve

academic and life-skills goals for all students.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________

 Please join Liberty PTSA and help support our students and school community! Liberty High PTSA does so many wonderful things for our students & staff here at Liberty and we would love to have you be a part of it!

As a member of Liberty High PTSA you are also a member of the WA State PTA & National PTA. Click on the links below to view your additional membership benefits from the WA State PTA & National PTA!