Join Shepton PTSA

Show your support for Shepton's students and staff by joining today!

Members have access to discounts and perks at https://www.txpta.org/member-perks

Staff Casserole Day

The Shepton PTSA needs your help in thanking our Teachers and Staff for a great year. If you would like to provide a casserole for a Shepton Teacher or Staff Member to take home on Casserole Day on Thursday, May 3rd during Teacher Appreciation Week, please use the following links:

2018 Staff Casserole Orders

https://sheptonptsa.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/36899

or access the "My Account" tab above.

The order deadline is Thursday, April 26^th.

Interested in volunteering to set-up or distribute casseroles to the teachers and staff? Please sign-up on the Casseroles Volunteer Form (here) or e-mail casseroles@sheptonptsa.org .

Please be sure you have a current, approved volunteer application on-file with the school. For those who still need to apply to become an approved volunteer, please use this link www.pisd.edu/volunteer and mark "Shepton" as your campus of choice.

Colorguard Auditions

Please attend all 3 clinics if possible. If you can't attend all 3, please come to as many as you can!

Contact David Herring (david.herring@pisd.edu) if you have any questions.

Volunteers neeeded for Spring STEP-OUT

It's Spring STEP-OUT time on Friday, April 27th. This is a fun event where local vendors bring lunch items to Shepton for students to purchase. Lunch will be served from 12:25 pm-2:25 pm.

Volunteers are needed to make this event a success!

Training will be provided and 3 shifts are available:

Shift 1-- 11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Shift 2-- 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

Shift 3-- 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Please contact Kesha at volunteers@sheptonptsa.org

Congratulations to Reflections Winner Krista McLeod!

Shepton freshman Krista McLeod received an Award of Excellence in the

PISD Council of PTAs Reflections Contest for her Visual Arts entry titled

"I'll Get There"

. The theme of the contest was "Within Reach." Congratulations, Krista!

Jostens-Shepton High School Alumni

Scholarship Application 2017-2018

Jostens is offering one $500 scholarship with Shepton PTSA in support of the higher education goals of graduating Plano ISD seniors who are two-year alumni of Shepton High School.

In order to be eligible for this scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following qualifications:

A senior who will graduate in June 2018 from a Plano ISD Senior High School or Plano ISD Academy Program School
An alumnus of Shepton High School who attended Shepton High School throughout ninth and tenth grades
Have a minimum 2.5 GPA at time of application
Will attend an accredited college or university or a technical institution in the summer or fall immediately following graduation, with attendance beginning on or before September 15, 2018.

For more information and to apply for the Jostens-Shepton High School Alumni Scholarship, please download and complete the Shepton PTSA Scholarship Application.

Applications must be received by Friday, May 4, 2018. Application may be dropped off or mailed to Shepton High School, Attn: Rhonda Snyder, Shepton PTSA President, 5505 Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75093. For questions, please contact Rhonda Snyder at president@sheptonptsa.org.

Vote to support Public Education

Make the PLEDGE to vote in the March primary and the November general election as an advocate for public education >>> https://goo.gl/Q2VDwM. The 5.4 million children in Texas public schools need your help in electing state leaders who understand the importance of a quality education for every child. Make the PLEDGE today >>>https://goo.gl/Q2VDwM. Remember that early voting starts Tuesday, February 20 and runs through March 2! Primary voting is on March 6. To find out what candidates are saying about public education, see their answers to Texas PTA's questionnaire HERE

Join the 2018-2019 Shepton PTSA Board

The Shepton PTSA has elected the following officers for the 2018-19 school year:

President: Rhonda Snyder

1^st Vice President/Programs: Kimberly DeWeese

2^nd Vice President/Volunteers: Kesha Banks

3^rd Vice President/Membership: Stella Heidman

4^th Vice President/Ways & Means: Brandi Stevens

Secretary: Julie Pascuzzi

Treasurer: Nancy Mills

Nominations for Chair positions will be accepted through Friday, March 9 and will be appointed in March or April by our newly elected officers. To learn more about the responsibilities of each board position, scroll down on the Board & Chairs page here.

If you have any questions, please contact Babette Murashige at parliamentarian@sheptonptsa.org.

Gift Cards for Positive Behavior Incentives

Taxparency Information

Click here for important information from PISD School Board President Missy Bender about public school funding. If you want your school tax dollars to stay in public education TAKE ACTION:

Call and/or email your State Elected Officials:

Tell your Legislators you feel they are not being transparent when they use their "savings" from property value growth to fund other state priorities, and that you expect your tax dollars, paid to your public school district, to remain in public education.
Hold them accountable for what they are and are not doing to fix it. Legislators say they don’t like Robin Hood. OK, what's the solution? What are they going to do to change it?
Share your personal experiences and the issues you see impacting your local school district to make the message more meaningful to legislators.
Stay connected with Taxparency Texas on Twitter and Facebook.
Learn more here.

Renew Your Volunteer Clearance with Plano ISD!

The system is open for school year 2017-18. Do not delay!

Click here:

Renewals must be done annually.

We love our volunteers!

Back to school information

For more back to school information, read the August 18, 2017 Shepton eNews here.

Construction Details

For details of the planned phases of construction, read last April's Shepton eNews here.

Note that the entrance to the school is temporarily on the East side of the school

(facing the park).

CONGRATULATIONS MR. MOORE!

PLANO ISD SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to our very own Shepton Teacher of the Year Mr. Kevin Moore who was announced as the Plano ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year at the Plano ISD Teacher of the Year Gala. The Gala was held this past Thursday, May 11th at the Plano Centre. To read more about the event, go to http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/pisd-crowns-two-new-teachers-of-the-year-eight-excellence/article_6986eb7e-374e-11e7-b6aa-6b727a8e9453.html.

We're so proud to have Mr. Moore representing Shepton High School and now Plano ISD!

Be A Shepton Volunteer

As our children get older in school, it seems that the school doesn’t need as much help as they used to. Actually they still need us, just in differing ways. Do you have an hour once a month, once every 3 or 4 months, once a year? We have volunteer opportunities that fit all of these needs and more. Sign up to help in a variety of ways by checking your preferences on our PTSA Toolkit or sign up to be “Ready to Help” when the opportunity arises. You may also contact volunteers@sheptonptsa.org with any questions.