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Event Date: Friday, March 30, 2012 at 6:00pm
Location: The Alley Theatre

We are about two months away and we need everyone onboard! Yes, that means you too! Do you have a skill or talent? Think about donating your time. For example, donate 10 hours of Spanish tutoring, 4 hours of DJ music, cooking lessons, music lessons, etc. Good with your hands? Make a wooden bench. Gardening skills? Donate 5 hours of landscaping work. Own a business? Become an underwriter and advertise your business! Donation forms are available in the front office in the Spring Gala envelope. Make sure to return it once it is completed. Tickets will begin selling on Thursday, Feb. 9th at Wharton. Tickets will be limited so make sure you buy yours before they are all gone! Ticket prices will be $65 per person. This is an adults only event.

If you need additional forms, please ask the front office or call Jesica Olguin Pehlert at (832)366.7966 or email:  Donations@WhartonPTO.org

Wharton is an International Spanish Academy (ISA) The International Spanish Academies constitute an educational program in English and Spanish through the collaboration of American and Canadian public schools and the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain, which aims to fulfill the following objectives: 1. Encourage students’ academic success in all subjects of the curriculum. 2. Educate students in the values of multicultural education to foster international communication and respect among different cultures. 3. Train students to express themselves and effectively communicate in English and Spanish in their personal relationships and in an academic setting. 4. Facilitate and promote the access of students to prestigious centers of higher education throughout the U.S., Spain/Europe and Latin America. 5. Prepare the students for their professional development in an international context. 6. Promote the participation of distinct groups and social sectors of the community in an integrative, educational project.

Power for Schools Now, parents and school supporters can raise money for their favorite school through the electricity they use every day. There is no additional cost to them or the school, no more buying unwanted products, school staff members no longer have to deal with distributing products and collecting money, and no more door-to-door sales visits for children! Click here for more information.

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If you’re already enrolled, please consider using your Target REDcard when you shop. Thanks for doing your part to make a great school even better!