Pearce-March 17

Pearce Excellence in Education Fund - Its Not Too Late to Give...

Academic excellence comes with a price. As funding for public schools has suffered, the academic programs that enrich our students’ education are in jeopardy. The J.J. Pearce Excellence in Education Fund was established to provide funds for programs and resources that will continue to distinguish J.J. Pearce High School graduates from their peers.

You can send a check made out to PEEF to: Pearce High School, 1600 N. Coit Rd. , Richardson, TX 75080 – Attn PEEF.

When you donate, don’t forget about matching funds- many companies provide a match for employee contributions to non-profit organizations. To date the fund has raised over $47,000...

Thank you to all our 2007-2008 donors... (see listing below)

Honor Society

$1000 -$2499

Sherri & Gregg Allen

Auerbach Albert & Gold

Doug Crosby

Tracey & Mark Humphreys

Dianne & James Pasant

Terri & Robert Pitts

Cristina & Blake Sellers

Beth & Jeff Siegel

Lisa & David Tatum

Helen Waks

Patti & David Whitehurst

Elizabeth & Mike Wilkinson

Scholar

$500 - $999

Lisa & Jim Albert

Barb & Arthur Altman

Donna & Mark Bailey

Trisse & Bo Brown

Teresa & Douglas Burlingame

Kathy & David Cook

Linda & David Fyffe

Tricia & Matt Gold

Lydia & John Jumonville

Robyn & Michael Kassab

Ellen & Jim Liston

Liz & Ira Matsil

Carol Ann & Rusty Miller

Deborah & Chip Nichols

Debbie & Paul Olschwanger

Babs & David Platten

Stephanie & Roger Reeves

Noriko & Takashi Soda

Lisa & James Rowland

Sterling Bank

Gina & Alan Tolmas

Cynthia Vogel

Gold Mustang

$250 - $499

Linda & Morgan Badgett

Vicki & Tom Barrett

Peggy & Louis Beil

V.L. Boots & Jim Breland

Tammy & David Cobbs

Lisa Faulkner-Dunne & Brian Dunne

Sue & Neil Earnest

Mary Eisenmann

Ann & Byron Garvey

Michele & Rick Krause

Leslie & Scott Kring

Felise & Harold Leidner

Terry & William Methenitis

Renetta & Mark Montgomery

Liz & Scott Morse

Margo & Robert Murphy

Debbie & Mike O'Reilly

Prairie Creek Elementary PTA

Bruce W. Rachel

Becca & Bill Rivers

Jennifer & Mark Robertson

Paula & Phil Shea

Lecie & Thom Shelton

Patricia Simonette

Diana & Sol Stein

Renee & Rob Stone

Siroos Teherani

Lori & Ross Thiedeman

Beverly & Dewey Thoes

Cheri & Bob Thompson

Shari & Jay Tobin

Kim & Jim Watson

Nancee & Brian Wenning

Silver Mustang

$100 - $249

Traci & Greg Anderson

Judy & Rex Baker

Diane & Palmore Baxter

Pat & Nelson Bivins

Rhonda & Chuck Bristow

Nancy & William Bryan

Elizabeth & Eddie Bull

Donna & Russell Burton

Robyn Bush

Jill & Rick Button

Sally Field & Jerry Carlton

Dana & Dale Christian

Rita & Steve Cole

Marty & David Colley

Mary & David Darelius

Nancy & Jeremy Devine

Ann & Jack Falloure

Kim & Randy Ford

Lee Ann & David Frank

Susan & John Freasier

Patrick Ginty

Camille & Homer Glascock

Cynthia & Kevin Green

Jane & Brad Greer

Suzy & Andy Harmon

Tina & Alan Harrington

Susan & Scott Heimbuch

Gennifer & Craig Horan

Frances & Richard Hutchins

Sammie & Morris Johnston

Susan & Ed Jones

Ginger Kaiser

Galen & Beryl Kannarr

Marci & Mark Kellner

Anne & Doug Koval

Tina & Hans Larson

Mr. & Mrs. Leask

Betsy & Michael Massey

Tricia & Joseph Mills

Sandra & Asghar Mohkamkar

Marilyn Moore

Tomi & Byron Morriss

Karen & Randall McCleskey

D'Lane Mueller

Margaret & Van Neinast

Ivy & Bob Opdyke

Lori & Trace Ordiway

Tracy & Robin Owens

Susan & Steve Parker

Denise & Bruce Patti

Connie & Ken Presley

Kim & Joe Quirk

Susan & David Retzsch

Kim & Rich Roberts

Kathy & Mark Rogers

Melissa & David Rossato

Pam & Mike Saks

Nancy & Mark Sanders

Michael Schnitzer

Lyn Sekiguchi

Kathy & Dean Semon

Laurie & Barry Skolnick

Debbie & Tom Smelko

Marcel & Bernie Solman

Susan & Robert Sugerman

Gail & Dan Stevenson

Wendy & Phil Swim

Linda & Jack Thibodeau

Linda & Bill Thoreson

Patti Wade

Debbie & Ronnie Webb

Cheryl & Lane Weitz

Anne Westphal

Marissa & John Williams

Cathy & Jim Wills

Ann & Terry Yamada

Brooke and Bob Ziegler

Red Mustang

Up to $50

Anonymous

Jane Aitchison & Joe Olguin

Roni & Don Briggs

Diane & Mark Fleschler

Ivy Gold

Carol & Rob Hewitt

Donna Robinson-Hunt & Stewart Hunt

Beverly & Mike Jenson

Andy & Steve Johns

Theresa & Jim Jones

Martha & Dave Lammers

Karen Lanier

Charlotte Lee

Gilit & Israel Mandelbaum

Lorence Miller

Gwen & Curtis Moore

Marcia Mueller

Donna Mullins

Katherine & Gregory Nikolas

Lenore & Joshua Parens

Jana & Marlon Pink

Kim & Fernando Ramirez

Holly Reeves

Harriet Reisman

Harry E. Robinson

Felicia & Robert Rubin

Susan & Michael Rumsey

Marcia & Jim Schutza

Steven Schwartz

Julie & Rob Shrell

Sherry & Bill Silverman

Becky & Norman Slakman

Stacy Stout

Rebecca & Charles Supan

Wendy & Hans Weber

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY SENIORS!!

All service hours are due by APRIL 7TH !!! Do not delay in getting these turned in!! See Ms. Lewis in Room A209, or email her with any questions.

Good Night Sleep Tight Pajama & Book Drive

TAFE (the Texas Association for Future Educators, a club open to Elementary Teaching Internship students) will be collecting NEW pajamas and books for ages infant to 17 years old. TAFE's mission for our service project is to promote literacy and encourage a bedtime routine that involves reading. The drive runs until March 28. Drop off boxes will be at the Kiosk, in the Band Hall, Room B106 and C205. All collected items will benefit Dallas Casa, a program for abused and neglected children in protective care.

college opportunities for juniors

Attention Juniors interested in attending the University of Oklahoma Junior Day 2008 on April 19^th. Registration is VERY limited. Check for registration website in the counseling office, B109.

Kansas State University will be having Junior Days in April and May. They will be on multiple dates. Registration form is available in the in the counseling office room B109.

scholarship opportunities for seniors

council of ptas

The RISD Council of PTAs is proud to announce plans to award 23 student scholarships and 6 teacher scholarships for the 2007-2008 school year. The scholarship committee will award 12 Dr. J.J. Pearce Memorial scholarships to graduating seniors in RISD (3 per high school) in the amount of $2,500 each. The committee will also award eight 8 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of North Texas Excellence in Education scholarships (2 per high school) in the amount of $2,500 each. The scholarships are applicable to four-year colleges or universities.

In addition, 3 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded to three RISD graduating seniors who plan to attend a junior college, community college or vocational school.

All scholarship awards will be based on scholastic record, character, extra-curricular activities and financial need.

Application forms for scholarships will be available in the Counselor’s office or on the website www.risdcouncilptas.org. The deadline for submitting applications is March 25, 2008. Recipients will be notified on or before May 2. All scholarship recipients will be presented at the RISD Council of PTAs Awards Luncheon to be held on May 22, 2008

Pearce PTA/Cathy Scheurer Memorial Scholarship

Applications now available in the Counselor’s Office. Two $500 Scholarships to be Awarded

This scholarship is given in memory of Cathy Scheurer who was a dynamic leader, innovator, tireless volunteer in our community and served as Pearce PTA President. This scholarship is awarded to a student who works to make a difference at Pearce High School or in their community.

Due Date: May 2, 2008