Vaughan Viking Voice
March 31, 2021
Upcoming Events
April 1: 5th Grade to STEAM City
April 6: PTA Membership Meeting
April 6: STAAR Writing for In-Person learners
April 12: Senior Scholarship Deadline
April 13: STAAR Writing for At-Home learners
April 13: AISD Parent University
April 14: Spirit Night at Hat Creek
April 15: Spirit Night at McDonald's
May 1: Attendance Credit Election
Please see articles below with more details!
For a complete calendar of PTA events, please visit:
https://vaughanpta.membershiptoolkit.com/Calendar
The 2021-22 Vaughan PTA Board Officers
The Vaughan PTA nominating committee is pleased to announce the slate of officers for the 2021-22 Vaughan PTA Board. Thank you for your willingness to serve our Vaughan community.
- President - Julie Van Boerum
- 1 VP Communications - Open
- 2 VP Programs - Open
- 3 VP Membership - Karen Langford
- 4 VP Ways and Means - Dottie Stone
- Secretary - Laura Shaikh
- Treasurer - Manuela Jimenez
The officers will be elected at the 7 pm Tuesday, April 6 Membership meeting.
RSVP for the meeting by April 5 at 7 pm here:
https://forms.gle/MEFht5yhbzdBDW6DA
Additionally, the Board voted to accept notice of intent to run from the floor with a 5-day notice for any of the Officer positions. If you are interested in running from the floor, please fill out this form by 7 pm, Thursday, April 1, 2021. This allows our Board to prepare for a virtual run-off election. You may declare your intent to run here: https://forms.gle/UK1vX8iHUWioVTjn8
Membership and elections will follow guidelines outlined by Texas PTA.
Teacher of the year
Congratulations Dr. Alison Smithwick, Vaughan Librarian!
Dr. Smithwick is an incredibly valuable resource on our campus and is always seeking out ways to help all of us shine a little brighter. With the restrictions of the pandemic, she found ways to make the library still accessible to kids by making personalized Book Hub deliveries to classrooms. Dr. Smithwick also created a space for teachers to relax and unwind with the added stress of the new way of teaching this past year. Our school announcements are better than ever by including in-person and at-home students in the planning and delivery process. Dr. Smithwick strives to use technology in innovative ways to provide students with books, projects, and book studies when students are not on campus or have the ability to go to the library. She is most definitely a team player, a go-getter, and a positive person who is always willing to help. We are so fortunate to have her at Vaughan!
Vaughan Senior Scholarship Application
Deadline to apply is Monday, 4/12/21 at 3pm!
Upcoming Attendance Credit Election
Allen ISD will hold a special election, known as an Attendance Credit Election, on May 1 seeking voter approval for the district to pay recapture by purchasing attendance credit from the State with local tax revenue. An attendance credit is simply the name given for a district to equalize its wealth through recapture payments.
To learn more about the election and its impact on our district, please click here.
Water Conservation Newsletter
Volunteers Needed! Library and Watch D.O.G.S. Car Pool Helpers
There are two opportunities for volunteers at Vaughan:
- Library – daily from 9-11 am, assisting the librarian with tasks, there will be no student interaction
- Watch D.O.G.S. – assisting with morning and/or afternoon car pool
Volunteers will be begin on Tuesday, February 16. We ask to start that you volunteer for just one day. If you do check back a day or two before and there is no one signed up, you may go ahead and sign up even if you have already volunteered. We want to be sure that all our volunteers have the opportunity to help.
Here are the guidelines:
- Annual Allen ISD background check must be completed prior to time on campus. https://www.allenisd.org/page/214
- Adhere to Allen ISD Volunteer Guidelines found here: https://www.allenisd.org/page/214
- COVID self-assessment check must be done. Please see the student screener linked here for questions to consider prior to coming to campus. https://www.allenisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001197/Centricity/Domain/5585/STUDENT_HEALTH_SCREENING_Questionnaire.pdf
- Masks must be worn at all times.
- Keep social distance from staff and students while on campus.
- Stay in your designated volunteer area during your time on campus.
- Watch D.O.G.S. on campus: Consider air hugs, elbow bumps, or air high fives when greeting students to avoid direct physical contact.
CLICK HERE to sign up via Membership Toolkit. You will need to login. If you have not created an account, you will need to do that first.
Thank you all for the wonderful support you continue to show to our campus!
Snack Needed for Staff!
The PTA would like to provide snacks for our staff this spring. If you are able to contribute, we would be grateful! To make this simple, you can order direct from an Amazon wish list and have it shipped directly to our staff appreciation coordinator. Thank you for your generosity!
NOTE: Be sure to select “Maria Uberta” as the Ship To when checking out to have the snacks go directly to our staff appreciation coordinator.
Easy Ways to Support Vaughan PTA
Amazon Smile
Shop the same great prices, selection and convenience you are used to with Amazon!
Click here for more info and to link your account.
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger gives back on most purchases. For more info on how to link your shopper's reward card, click here.
Box Tops
Box Tops are a great way to earn funds for our school! They are phasing out the clipping and moving to solely scanning your receipts. Click here for more info.
Spirit Nights
Check back for more dates this spring!