Welcome to the 2009-10 school year!

The Apollo Junior High School PTA is here to serve. Please accept my personal invitation for you to become a member of the Apollo PTA

We know that being a member of the PTA helps connect you to the school and all of its many activities.

What does the PTA do at Apollo?

• Apollo PTA volunteers host faculty and staff Hospitality Events throughout the year to show our appreciation for their hard work and effort.
• The Apollo PTA Website, managed by the PTA provides a wealth of information concerning PTA and school activites, programs and upcoming events.

Parents are encouraged to become members . The PTA sponsors the Reflections program for students. We also participate in the collection of donated books, videos, records, cds, and dvds for the annual RISD Council of PTAs Used Book Fair. The proceeds from this book fair benefit the Dr. J.J. Pearce Memorial Scholarship fund, awarded to RISD seniors every year. Click here to learn more.

Please tour our website and the wealth of information we have here at your fingertips and consider joining the Apollo PTA. (click here to download and print the membership form). Please make checks payable to Apollo PTA and return to the school in an envelope marked "Apollo PTA".

Looking forward to meeting you!

Cindy Carter
Apollo PTA President

The PTA Purpose

• To promote the welfare of the children and you in home, school, community and place of worship.
• To raise the standards of home life.
• To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.
• To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.
• To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as weill secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.

The PTA Mission

The mission of the PTA is three-fold:

• To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
• To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and
• To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.