Author Archives: Andrew Watson

New School Year

The new school year begins today. I hope and expect that it will be a great one for all at Highland. I am sorry to say that I won’t be able to continue to run this website. We have moved. … Continue reading

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Spring Break Over, Summer on the Way

International Night provided a great start to spring break. For those who missed it, it was held on the Thursday before the break (April 14, which seems like a long time ago now). It was so successful that it overflowed … Continue reading

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April Arrives

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February Meeting and MSA Testing

The PTA’s February meeting was held yesterday. Topics included upcoming activities, PTA budget, new vacuum cleaner for building services (purchase from PTA funds approved by vote), and Maryland School Assessment (MSA). MSA is Maryland School Assessment, a testing program. All … Continue reading

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2011 Has Really Started

We had our first snow day on Tuesday, and as I write this on Thursday evening, I’m checking the Montgomery county schools website to see if snow is going to get in the way of school again tomorrow. I see … Continue reading

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More Ways to Help the PTA

Here are three more ways to help the PTA raise funds. For a list of ways to help, see the You Can Help page. Box Tops for Education – Highland PTA is collecting box tops. We will receive 10 cents … Continue reading

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Next Meeting, and Some Other November Dates

The next PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday November 9, at 9am, in the all-purpose room/cafeteria. This is a change from the usual schedule for meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. Highland will be closed on Monday … Continue reading

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PTA.org and highlandespta.org: the differences

Earlier this week, a note went home to parents about the web site PTA.org. I’m not sure whether it went out to all parents, or to parents who had signed up for the Highland PTA. I fear that there may … Continue reading

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You can help the PTA by shopping!

Some stores will donate money to Highland whenever you shop. We currently have details of three such programs. To sign up for a program, just click on the link (the name of the store and its program) below, and use … Continue reading

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What would you like to see at this website?

This is the site for the Highland PTA. That probably means you. What would you like to see at this site? You can reply right here, by leaving a comment on this post. Or you can email admin@highlandespta.org. Or you … Continue reading

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