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Category: PTA News
This category contains all news and announcements related to the Truman High School Parent-Teacher Association.
It’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM)
What is TDVAM? TDVAM is a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about teen dating abuse. Every February, RAPP invites the Truman community to join young people across the country for a national effort to raise awareness about the issue of teen dating violence This annual, month-long campaign allows us to focus…
RAPP Winter Break Watch Party
Hope y’all are enjoying your winter break. Surely, it’s been impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with social distance becoming a way of life (for now). But social distancing doesn’t mean isolation. Join RAPP for a watch party Wednesday December 30th at noon. Registration required.
RAPPy Holidays ~ Hotlines for Support
In this most unprecedented time of our lives, the Holiday Season is upon us. For some, it is a cause to celebrate. For others, it may be more complicated finding the holiday spirit while in a pandemic. This is a reminder for folx to be gentle with yourself, and with…
RAPP Watch Party Tonight!
Last night, RAPP hosted a virtual movie night where we watched Love, Simon, and discussed the relationship and identity themes portrayed. Tonight, we’ll continue with a watch party of Love, Victor – a Hulu series spin-off of the film. Join us at 5 pm. Bring your friends and family along.…
Join RAPP for a virtual movie night! Tuesday December 8th at 5 pm.
We’ll watch Love, Simon, a teen fave that addresses navigating teen relationships. The RAPP Peer Leaders will then engage in a Q&A afterwards. Registration link below – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc-2trT4tH9xJ1DsZDJ7K0OrEbhmx8HvG
Hey Parents, Families, Guardians – Let’s Talk About Teens & Dating
Hey there Families! Your RAPP Coordinator, Erika Miller, is going live on Instagram tomorrow evening for an informal meet & greet, Q&A. We hope you’ll join in @trumanRAPP where you can submit questions and comments. Tuesday November17th at 6 PM.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we would like to share information about the prevalence of relationship abuse amongst teens, statistics on parent-child communication, and the relationship spectrum. Domestic Violence Awareness Month gives us an opportunity to mourn lives lost to family violence, to celebrate survival stories, and to…
NO MORE Week 3/6 – 3/12/16
No more violence. No more abuse. No more excuses! March 6 – 12 is NO MORE week! RAPP would like to invite the Truman community (staff, students, parents) to contribute to the “No More” campaign. We got off to an excellent (and early) start with a presentation at the March…
November 13th is World Kindness Day!
Tomorrow, we will participating in World Kindness Day, a global 24-hour celebration dedicated to paying-it-forward and focusing on the good. It is a day we look beyond ourselves, beyond the boundaries of our country, beyond our culture, our race, our religion, and realize we are citizens of the world. We have a…
#SpiritDay is Thursday October 15th
Millions go purple on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. Observed annually since 2010, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, and public figures wear purple, which symbolizes ‘spirit‘ on the rainbow flag. Go purple on October 15, 2015…
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2015
Presidential Proclamation — National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2015 NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Domestic violence impacts women, men, and children of every age, background, and belief. Nearly 1 in 4…
NYC Brides March ~ This Saturday, September 26th
The mission of the New York Latinas Against Domestic Violence is to raise awareness of domestic violence and its consequences, particularly in the Latino community in New York City. Goals To pay tribute to Gladys Ricart and to all of the battered women and other victims who have died…
6th Annual Father’s Day Pledge
STEPS and RAPP are proud to co-sponsor NYC’s 6th Annual Father’s Day Pledge – just 5 days away! June 10th at 4pm on the steps of NYC City Hall! This year Hon. David Dinkins is joining the movement of men committed to change, preventing and ending violence in our home,…
Denim Day ~ An International Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign ~ 4/29/15
Make a social statement with your fashion statement. Wear jeans with a purpose! In 1999, an Italian Supreme Court Justice overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing skinny jeans at the time of the attack. The Chief Judge argued “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans,…