2019 WSPTA//Game Development Competition Results
The WSPTA//Game Development Competition Committee is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. This year, students were directed to create a game with the theme of Time. The first place Team winner with the Best Game is The Rude Goldbergs, with “poTem”. The Rude Goldbergs include Alex Pujol, Rudy Banerjee, and William Erignac,…
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2017-18 WSPTA Men’s Essay Winners Announced
by, Laura Peterson, committee chair For the fourteenth year, Washington State PTA conducted a statewide essay contest so that young people could describe, from their unique perspectives, how males in their lives make positive differences for them. Essays were scored based upon the Common Core Standards for Writing and by content of the essay. We…
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WSPTA//Game Development Competition Results
by, Roberta Conti, committee chair The Game Development Competition Committee is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. The awards ceremony was held April 28th, 2018 at Green River College. Our first place Team winner with Best Game is Team Calypso, with “A Gravity Adventure”. Team Calypso is Linkai Shao and Yifan Xu,…
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WSPTA Scholarship Program
It’s that time of year for high school seniors: applying for college and learning how to pay for college. To help alleviate the pains of paying for college, the Washington State PTA offers three $3,000 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors from Washington State high schools, with active PTAs within them that will…
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National PTA STEM + Families Math Grants Available
Webinar: July 18 Application Deadline: August 31 National PTA and Mathnasium are partnering to empower families to support student success and fill a critical gap in STEM education. The 2017 National PTA STEM + Families Math Grants, sponsored by Mathnasium, will award local PTAs $1,000 to host a STEM + Families Math Event at…
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WSPTA Seeking Members to Fill Leadership Roles
As the largest volunteer organization in the state, the Washington State PTA (WSPTA) has many opportunities for members to volunteer, lead, engage, and contribute. Every community has available talent and resources that will benefit the PTA and, in turn, the students. People are more supportive of public education when asked to share some of their time as…
104th Annual #WSPTAconvention Summary
It was such a pleasure to welcome so many members to our 104th Annual #WSPTAconvention! Enthusiasm and energy filled the days and helped make this year’s event fun and gratifying. As in years past, we developed a program full of opportunities for PTA leaders to learn and grow in their leadership skills, discover the power of…
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