By Hanna El-Amrawi
In Schutz American School, the parents have always played a very significant role in the community. They not only support the students and care for their school, but they are also looked upon as the foundation of our Schutz society. However, lately those parents that we considered to be our base are not always there for support. Parents are not as actively involved in our Schutz community as we would like them to be.
For instance the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), which is one of the leading organizations in our school, is in need for more active members. Before, there used to be many parents involved in the PTA, all running for various positions. They planned and advertised their events to the rest of the school and were extremely involved with the Lower School. They organized numerous events such as the Christmas Play Day and Bingo Night. Lately, however, their participation in their children’s school events has declined dramatically. Bingo Night; which is one of the PTA’s most famous events, was not as successful this year. Bingo Night was always the night where teachers, students and their parents could all come together in order to try their luck. However, this year there was a missing factor in this formula. The teachers were present, the students were there, but what happened to the parents? What happened to the rest of the PTA members? Everyone could tell that something was just missing.
While most parents are not showing support, there are still the few parents that continue to give us their support and are trying to keep our community nurtured. For example, those are the parents that send in food on such days as Teacher Appreciation Lunch, and for that we would like to thank them. Another successful event this year included the Christmas PlayDay, sponsored by the PTA, which brought smiles to the children’s faces, as they were singing and decorating with family members.
Therefore, as a member of the Schutz community, I encourage the parents to show their support and bring back that enthusiasm that was once embraced in our community. The parents are a big part of Schutz, and without them, we just feel that there is something missing. The parents’ presence in our events and in our school affairs really affects our school. Now that more parents choose not to attend our events, we truly begin to feel affected. So how about some more support? How about some more enthusiasm? Let us bring back that spirit that Schutz has always been known for and make our Schutz formula complete.
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