Welcome to the Townsend Harris High School Parent Teacher Association web site. All students’ families are automatically members of the PTA, although your voluntary contribution will help to support our activities. We encourage your active participation and support and look forward to seeing you at our meetings. To receive email notices from the PTA you can register your email address with us on the Resources page. (The PTA maintains its own email list, separate from that maintained by the school.) If you have any questions, please contact us.

What We Do and How You Can Help. The PTA plays an active role in enriching the educational, cultural, and social experience of our children by funding various projects and programs in the school. It also educates and informs parents through workshops and meetings with invited speakers. None of these activities would be possible without your voluntary contributions. Your donations are absolutely essential for the success of the PTA mission. They are part of what has made Townsend Harris High School the premier institution that it is. Donations are accepted all year round! To make a secure donation with your credit card (using PayPal) or to learn more about how your donations are used, click here.

How To Use This Website. Look in the Announcements page for general information and announcements. You can find notices regarding upcoming PTA meetings, school events, and other important dates in the Events page. If you are searching for help of any kind, such as links to Department of Education documents or websites, try the Resources page. News items are posted in the News page.

The PTA Executive Board and Staff  for the 2008-2009 school year are:

President
 
Nancy Newman
Co-VPs for Fundraising
 
Barry Brodsky and Margarette Rousseau
VP for Membership
 
Stewart Weiss
Co-VPs for Freshmen Breakfast
 
Karen Koffler and Joan Michelli
Recording Secretary
 
David Pecoraro
Corresponding Secretary
 
Elli Stamatelatos
Treasurer
 
Maria Dixon
Hospitality
 
currently vacant
Alumni Liaison
 
Ida Messana
Web Master
 
Stewart Weiss

The members of the School Leadership Team (SLT) are:
Moira Casey-French, Naomi Horowitz, Jordan Leeds, Neda Most, David Pecoraro, and Stewart Weiss.

Announcements

Friday May 15th, 2009

Upcoming PTA and SLT Elections.
Elections for vacancies on the SLT and the ... full detail

 

Monday May 11th, 2009

The school has started using its main entrance on 149th Street for arrival and dismissa... full detail

 

More Announcements


News

Thursday May 14th, 2009

Too Many Awards to Count

Townsend Harris and its students have received so many awards these past few months that we cannot begin to list them... full story

 

Thursday March 12th, 2009

Learning Environment Survey

The Learning Environment Survey will be mailed out to the households of all Townsend Ha... full story

 

Tuesday March 10th, 2009

Prevent The Cut of Drug Prevention Counseling

The proposed state budget will reduce and restructure OASAS drug p... full story