Thursday, April 3rd: Westchester High School Open House

Healthy Start Walk-A-Thon--5 weeks left!

REMINDER: 5 weeks until the Walk-A-Thon! Have you contacted Healthy Start to sign-up or to assist in their efforts? If not, please do so today. Thank you.



We are encouraging all POWWOW Parents, Friends and Families to support the 4th Annual Healthy Start 5k Walk-a-Thon on April 26, 2008.

Kick off is at 9am in the WHS Cafeteria.In preparation of this event, Healthy Start needs parents and others to assist in:

• Obtaining sponsors,
• Contacting businesses,
• Donations,
• and signing-up walkers (including yourself)

Cost is only $5, which include t-shirt, food, water, entertainment and a chance to win prizes, but most importantly, this annual event, for all ages, is designed to support free Healthy Start services at Westchester High School, Del Rey High School and Westchester Math Science Aerospace Magnet. Among the services provided are weekly counseling, after-school tutoring, Saturday Academy and parenting classes for parents of students enrolled in these programs.

Please, we strongly encourage all parents, families and friends to support this event and send the message that Healthy Start is an integral school and student resource.Please contact Marvin or Billie today and let them know how you can help.

• Contacts: Marvin Cooper and Billie Silvey
• 7400 Manchester Blvd.
• Los Angeles, CA 90045
• Ph: 310.338-2440Fx: 310.338.2475
• Billie's email: bxs9588@lausd.net

Successful, Thought-provoking Parent Meeting

Thank you to all our parents (and our special guest) for engaging in such a thought-provoking, substantive meeting. Looking forward to materializing the framework of our discussion and will be in email correspondence soon for next steps.

Posting of various events and happenings will be posted shortly.

All the best and great meeting!

Scholarship: Emma L. Bowen Foundation For Minority Interests In Media

Calling all Juniors!!! This scholarship's for you!
Please apply immediately. Please contact the Parent Center if you require any assistance.


Emma L. Bowen Foundation For Minority Interests In Media

Established by the media industry to increase access to permanent job opportunities for minority students. The Foundation's program is unlike other intern programs in that students work for a partner company during summers and school breaks from the end of their junior year in high school until they graduate from college.

During that five-year period, students learn many aspects of corporate operations and develop company-specific skills. Corporations guide and develop minority students with the option of permanent placement upon completion of their college degree.

Deadline:March 31, 2008

Award Amount:$2,250 plus internship experience

Website/Contact Info:www.emmabowenfoundation.com


Complete application at this link here:
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/main.html

Some of the Emma L. Bowen Foundation's Partner Companies

Wednesday, March 12th: POWWOW Meeting

Wednesday, March 12th
6.30pm
Westchester Social Hall

March 28th from 4-7pm: A Teacher | Student Art Opening

Shop 5: Art Opening

A Teacher and Student Art Opening

Friday, March 28th

4-7pm

Graphaids Art Supply

7280 Manchester Blvd.--off Rayford Street

Westchester, CA

310.216.6300

Parking is located behind Graphaids

Join Graphaids and Teachers, Students, Administrators and Parents for a Community Collaboration and Celebration between Westchester High School and Graphaids Art Supply.

Featured Mega Cast include:

• Westchester High School's Shop 5--Teacher and Student Artists
• Westchester High's Jazz Band
• Other Student Performers

Featured works of Leila Levi, her Painting and Drawing Students & Student Teacher, Margot McCall Beaver, will be on display through April 25th.

POWWOW Parents, families and friends let's join together in supporting our students and teachers by participating in this event on Friday, March 28th and viewing the display of eclectic artwork through April 25th.

Westchester Healthy Start Needs You!

We are encouraging all POWWOW Parents, Friends and Families to support the 4th Annual Healthy Start 5k Walk-a-Thon on April 26, 2008. Kick off is at 9am in the WHS Cafeteria.

In preparation of this event, Healthy Start needs parents and others to assist in:

1. Obtaining sponsors,
2. Contacting businesses,
3. Donations,
4. and signing-up walkers (including yourself)

Cost is only $5, which include t-shirt, food, water, entertainment and a chance to win prizes, but most importantly, this annual event, for all ages, is designed to support free Healthy Start services at Westchester High School, Del Rey High School and Westchester Math Science Aerospace Magnet. Among the services provided are weekly counseling, after-school tutoring, Saturday Academy and parenting classes for parents of students enrolled in these programs.

Please, we strongly encourage all parents, families and friends to support this event and send the message that Healthy Start is an integral school and student resource.

Please contact Marvin or Billie today and let them know how you can help.

Contacts: Marvin Cooper and Billie Silvey
7400 Manchester Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Ph: 310.338-2440
Fx: 310.338.2475
Billie's email: bxs9588@lausd.net

Enjoy a couple pictures of last year's event...

POWWOW is featured in LMU EdVision Fall 2007 Issue

We missed this great FALL 07 issue of EdVision--an LMU School of Education publication where POWWOW received kudos--and our very own Crissina Johnson and Orville Wright Principal, Mr. Rochelle and other community team members were featured.

Read full issue here: http://soe.lmu.edu/AssetFactory.aspx?did=20933

After Crissina Johnson read the WASC report, which discussed the need for greater participation among parents of children in the area’s secondary schools, she decided to take action. Johnson, whose three children have attended Westchester schools, founded Parents of Westchester with Orville Wright (POWWOW) last May, and quickly built an email listserv of approximately 400 parents. “A lot of parents begin to distance themselves from involvement with their children at the secondary level, and I believe there is a direct correlation between parent involvement and student achievement,” says Johnson, who calls the community’s relationship with LMU an “awesome opportunity.”

Congratulations!