B-W Council of PTA Senior Scholarship applications are available in the guidance department.
Due date for the forms will be March 29, 2012
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Abitibi Paper Retriever®
Recycle Bins
As a community service project and a fundraiser for the Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA, Abitibi Paper Retriever® Recycle Bins are located at:
Baldwin High School - South Lot
Harrison Middle School
McAnnulty Elementary School
Paynter Elementary School
Wallace Building
Whitehall Elementary School
You can recycle:
- clean, dry newspaper
- magazines
- shopping catalogs,
- office papers,
- school papers
- and even mail
- Paper maybe shredded and bagged.
NO PHONE BOOKS, FOOD PACKAGES OR ANY TYPE OF CARDBOARD, PLEASE!
NOTHING CAN BE ACCEPTED FROM THE KITCHEN OR BATHROOM.
This may be done 24 hours a day/7days a week at any school building in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.
We earn money for paper dropped off at our green and yellow Abitibi Paper Retriever® bins. For more information, log onto www.PaperRetriever.com.
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Baldwin-Whitehall
Council of PTA
every child.onevoice
Click below to enter a local unit of B-W Council of PTA
This page was last updated: May 11, 2012
To place an order,
contact us at
412-882-4808
Show your B-W Highlander Pride
Order B-W school spirit items!
Encourage your child to show their B-W Highlander School Spirit..... students should wear purple and/or white every Friday!
Bear - $18.00
Earrings -$7.00
Door Hanger - $12.00
5x7 Personalized Picture Frame - $25.00
Keychain - $6.00
Metal Bookmark - $5.00
Mouse pad - $10.00
Links to other important news:
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Click a PTA name to enter a local unit of the B-W Council of PTA
Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA
e-news via e-mail
Sign up for e-mail updates from the
B-W Council of PTA President!
Send an e-mail to
Sandy Costantino at CstntnDave@aol.com
Because We Care FOOD DRIVEs
Do you want to help your neighbor???
You can help our fellow neighbors in need by making a donation of non-perishable items to the Because We Care Community Food Drive to help support our local Food Banks in the Baldwin-Whitehall communities.
Food Collections for 2012 will take place at these school events:
Harrison Musical March 4, 8, 9, 10th
Paynter PTA Family Bingo - March 23
BHS - BHS Spring Muscial Curtains, the only date for food donations is before the Sunday, April 22 , 2012 performance
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Successful food drives have helped to support the area food pantries since 2009!
We THANK YOU for your support!
This is a volunteer sponsored, created and maintained website. This site is separate from the
Baldwin-Whitehall School District website. Baldwin-Whitehall School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the links listed on this site.
Thank you for supporting the 2011 Spring
Sarris Candies Sale!
Pennsylvania adopted the Common Core State Standards on July 2, 2010.
The Parents’ Guides to Student Success were created by National PTA in partnership with experts on the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).
More than 40 states have adopted the Standards, which were created by teachers, parents, education experts and others from across the country. The Standards provide clear, consistent expectations for what students should be learning in each grade in order to be prepared for college and career.
PTA has been a leader on this work since 2009 when the work began in eight states to support the adoption and implementation of the standards.
This week, State and Local PTA Presidents in states that have adopted or provisionally adopted the standards will be receiving a set of the Guides.
There is a guide for each grade, K-8, and two guides for high school – one for English and one for math(11 total).
The Guides provide the following:
1. Key items that children should be learning in English and math in each grade, once the standards are fully implemented;
2. activities parents can do at home to support their child’s learning;
3. questions and topics parents can use to build stronger relationships with teachers;
4. and tips for college and career planning (high school only).
The Guides are available in English and Spanish online at www.pta.org/parentsguides
While many states have adopted the Standards already, we are still in the very early stages of the implementation process. This means that the standards are not yet in place at the district or school level.
As the Standards are implemented, PTAs can play a pivotal role in supporting their implementation at the state and district levels.
PTAs are encouraged to start having conversations with their State Departments of Education and their school district administrators about how PTA can partner with them on the implementation of the Standards. They can also start educating parents about their role in supporting CCSSI.
“By providing these one-of-a-kind guides to families, we’re fulfilling the legacy of PTA. We’re empowering parents to stay ahead of the curve and take action for their children’s success,”; said PTA President Chuck Saylors.
Some of the audio from the webinar on 02-28-2011 is provided below.
B-W Council Meeting
May 10, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Baldwin High School
Room 322
You will need to enter through the main entrance. Please sign in with the security guard
Hope to see !
B-W Council of PTA Nominating Committee is currently
seeking nominations for
Officer Positions
Maybe you have someone
you would like to nominate.
Please contact
Did you know???
•1 of every 20 children has an undetected vision problem.
•Amblyopia (lazy eye) affects 1 in 50 children. With early detection and treatment by age 3, a child can expect a 95% correction rate. However, if left untreated until age 7, the correction rate drops to a mere 5%.
•Color deficiency affects 4 of every 50 boys.
Timely treatment for vision problems
can prevent lifelong visual impairment
Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA
sponsors vision screening for preschools located in Baldwin and Whitehall, as well as at Kindergarten registrations at Paynter and McAnnulty Elementary Schools.
Volunteers are needed to continue this vital program.
To volunteer as a vision screener, please contact, Judy Hines at jahines@aol.com or 412-882-4645.
Free training is provided by
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh.
Vision screenings take place throughout the months of February through April. Screening sites include: St. Gabriel’s, St. Elizabeth’s, First Impressions, Little Hearts and Good Shepherd preschools.
GOT TIME to volunteer?
Choose to make a difference in your child’s school experience. We need your help to have our programs continue successfully. We greatly appreciate your assistance in making our schools a great environment for all of our children.
Please contact us if you would like to volunteer or have another parenting question. If we don’t know the answer we will help guide you in the right direction.
Thank you for all that
you do for our children!
PTA Officers
Click to watch the new
Invitation to the PTA Founders' Day Dinner is below. RSVP BY MARCH 2, 2012
Congratulations to the 2012 PLM Awardees for their outstanding contributions
Baldwin PTSA
Teacher, Ms. Allison Levy
Vice Principal, Ms. Janeen
HMS PTSA
Parent, Carrie Radacsi
Paynter PTA
Teacher, Ms. Rebecca Wolf
Teacher, Ms. Tram Vu
Parent, Mrs. Yolanda Solenday
B-W Council of PTA
Superintendent, Dr. Lawrence Korchnak
Parent, Mr. Fred Vella
The purpose of presenting Honorary State Life Memberships is to give units and councils an opportunity to recognize outstanding leadership in the PTA, service to children, or leadership in fields closely allied with the
PTA mission.
Please join us at the (Invitation)
44th Annual Baldwin-Whitehall Council of PTA
PTA Founders' Day Dinner
Friday, March 16, 2012
Cost $25.00
RSPV's are a MUST
Call B-W PTA Chairman, Sandy Costantino @ 412-881-4234 to
RSVP by March 2, 2012
Salvatore's located at 5001 Curry Road
Doors open at 5:30pm - Dinner served at 6:00pm
One high-light of the Founders’ Dinner is for PTA Units to present awards of the PENNSYLVANIA HONORARY STATE LIFE MEMBERSHIP (PLM). The purpose of presenting Honorary State Life Memberships is to give units and councils an opportunity to recognize outstanding leadership in the PTA, service to children, or leadership in fields closely allied with the PTA mission.
PTA Units will celebrate the founding of the PTA
$100 Teacher Grant
B-W Council of PTA is offering (2)two $100 grants to each
Paynter Elementary
Harrison Middle School
Baldwin High School
These grants will be awarded to help fund a program, project, or classroom item(s). The requests will be judged on working within the curriculum, the benefits to the students, and parental involvement.
April 20 - April 22, 2012
"You Can Count on PTA"
Crowne Plaza
Pittsburgh Int'l Airport
Coraopolis, PA
For complete list of workshops and registering go to the
Convention rates for a group of 3 or more members from the same PTA:
Register by February 17: $45
Student: $20
Register by March 17: $55
Student: $20
Register after March 17: $65
Student: $20
You must have your PTA membership card.
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Baldwin-Whitehall
School District
First day of School
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Last day of School
Friday, June 7, 2013
