Dear Family,

February is wrapping up and it was a busy month. Last Thursday evening we celebrated our La Canada Council Reflections Contest winners with an awards reception in the LCUSD board room. It was a great evening attended by the students and their families. I want to thank our Reflections chairperson, Connie Wu, for organizing this wonderful event and supporting our student artists!

Looking ahead to March, mark your calendars for the Founders Day Awards Reception on March 14th at 6:30 pm, the Multicultural Event on March 15th at 6pm, and Servathon on March 16th starting at 8:00 am.

We’ll also have our PTSA General Meeting on March 14th at 8:45 am in the Cafeteria. Our featured guest speakers will be the College and Career Center counselors who will have important information to share.

I hope you have a great week! Please reach out with any questions to
ptapresident@lchsptsa.org.

With warm regards,
Christine Chant
LCHS PTSA President

The First District PTA Commemorative Senior Scholarship application process is now open. The winner will receive a scholarship from the First District PTA in the amount of $750. Applications will also be considered for the La Cañada Council PTA scholarship. Seniors must use the 2024 First District PTA Commemorative Scholarship fillable forms: the application and the reference form.  All questions are to be answered fully, including a personal statement that touches on as many of the essay prompts as are applicable to the student. The scholarship application must include the following completed documents

1. Scholarship Application Form

2. PTA membership card/confirmation, which can be picked up in the College & Career Center from Mrs. Proctor. You’ll need to scan this card and include it in your online application.

3. Student Personal Statement – response to prompt questions, which are contained in the

application. Preferred in PDF or Word. Maximum of 500 words total. The Statement must

include the word count.

4. Completed Reference Form with Letter of Recommendation

5. Copy of High School Transcript

If you have questions, please contact the La Canada PTA Council President, Kelly Davis, at president@lacanadapta.org. Deadline: March 1, 2024.

The PTA Council meetings are open for any PTA member within the district.  Regular presenters are Superintendent Wendy Sinnette and LCUSD School Board President Josh Epstein.  Voting will take place on the following slate for the 2024-24 La Cañada PTA Council Executive Board that was presented at the general meeting on February 2, 2024 by the nominating committee.  Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the annual election meeting

Position                       Name

President                     Christine Chant

Vice President             Charlie Wells*

Secretary                     Mikki Weightman*

Treasurer                     Keisha Wilcox

Auditor                        Vanessa Terzian

Historian                     Ian Holloway*

Parliamentarian          Judy Lin Young

The following slate for the 2024-24 La Cañada High School PTSA Executive Board was presented at the general meeting on February 15, 2024 by the nominating committee.  Voting will take place at the annual election meeting on March 14, 2024.  Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the annual election meeting.  If there is only one nominee for any office, the ballot for that office may be dispensed with and the election held by voice vote.

Position                                               Name

President                                             Valerie Talbert

1^st VP, Programs                                Keisha Wilcox* with assistant, Sheila Dunbar*

2^nd VP, Ways and Means                 Karen Clark* with assistant DeDe Cook

3^rd VP, Volunteers                             Lynley Gross with assistant Joyce Mayne

4^th VP, Communications                  Christina Conwell*

5^th VP, Hospitality                             Natascha Gundersen* with assistant Christa Evans

6^th VP, Membership                          Holly Biondo* with assistant Jamie Abrahamian*

Recording Secretary                          Patty Whong*

Corresponding Secretary                 Tiffany Petroc

EVP                                                       Vera Ma

Treasurer                                             Cathy Kleineahlbrandt*

Financial Secretary                            Connie Millar with assistant Desiree Dzirgout

Auditor                                                 Rose Park*

Historian                                             Caroline Anderson*

Parliamentarian                                 Christine Chant

*returning for a second year

Four volunteers are needed per shift: 8am - 12pm, 12pm - 4pm, and 4pm - 8pm

La Canada High School Athletics is excited to host our first annual Golf Tournament! Come out to support the rich tradition and history of La Canada Athletics, on Friday April 12th at Brookside Golf Course beginning at 8:00 am. Every year we have over 1,000 students who participate in the 22 different sports that we offer. These students commit their time and energy to participate in the sports they love, while representing our community out in the world. As an entity that relies solely on fundraising, we are grateful for the support from our San Gabriel Valley community. Funds raised from this years event will go toward updating our Athletic Training room, and supporting the installation of a new fully digital Score Board in Spartan Stadium. 

You can register here for the golf tournament! Please reach out with questions to Sarah Beattie at sbeattie@lcusd.net or Sarah Henriod at shenriod@lcusd.net.

You can also visit our website by by clicking here. 

Register today, spots are limited! Thank you for your support!

La Cañada High School - 4463 Oak Grove Dr. La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011