PTSA Reflections Program Update
Thank you to all the 2006 PTSA Reflections Program participants.  The program returned to Aviara Oaks Middle School with a bang, attracting 91 amazing entries in the fields of literature, visual arts, music, photography, film/video, and dance.  Special thanks to Ms. Rodak for her help promoting the program, and Mrs. Hauck-Wood and Mrs. Browne for their help judging.  The following students' work was selected to move on the the next level of competition at the North Coastal Council PTA.  Congratulations to all of you!

Literature:  Allison Gordon, Angela Qian, Janine Chow, Chelsea Price, Alyssa Bright
Visual Arts:  Kyle Gros, Joe Mallory, Teresa Rodriguez, Reece Allen, Cody Farah, Sarah Means, Martha Mallory, Mingxi Zheng
Music:  Chase Heck, Mitch Guerin
Photography:  Nirav Mehta, Emily Jones, Sierra Carney
Film/Video:  Drew Ingersoll, Emily Oetting

AOMS Spring Musical
Tickets are now on sale for the AOMS Drama Department presentation of "Annie Jr., at the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center located next to Carlsbad High School. There will be 3 shows only: Thursday, March 1st, 2007 at 7 pm; Friday, March 2nd, 2007 at 7 pm, and Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at 2 pm. You may pre-order your tickets through the AOMS Drama Boosters now through Friday, February 23, 2007. Ticket Pre-order forms are available in the AOMS office or online here.  All pre-ordered tickets will be held in "Will Call" at the ticket office for pick up on the performance date you select. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the box office prior to each performance.

New High School Task Force Preliminary Recommendation
The Carlsbad Unified School District is seeking your input on the preliminary recommendation of the New High School Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of parents, teachers, support staff and administrators who have met over a five month period and considered information on exemplary highs schools, visited high schools with curricular specializations and other unique features, reviewed parent perspectives via web and phone surveys, and reviewed student perspectives from essays.  Please visit the District Website to read the recommendation here and provide feedback to The Task Force by January 31st.

Internet Safety Speaker for PTSA General Meeting
Do you know what sites your students are visiting on the Internet?  Do you "get" how sites such as MySpace operate?  During this lively presentation, hosted by the PTSA, speaker Jon Moffat will introduce you to the "in" websites used by teens, and how you can help them be safe on these sites.  Other topics include how a My Space profile can lead a predator to a victim, and how to recognize cyber bullying and how to prevent it. The power of  this presentation is that it is very localized to the Carlsbad Community.  Please join us Thursday morning, January 25th, 2007 from 9:00 - 11:00 in Aviara Oaks Elementary's Auditorium.  The PTSA General Assembly meeting will be before the presentation.

CYB Baseball Registration and Tryouts
Carlsbad Youth Baseball will begin its spring season soon, and time is running out to sign up. Registration forms can be downloaded from the CYB website, www.carlsbadyouthbaseball.org. Tryouts for the spring season will be held on January 13th and 20th. For locations and times, see the website.

Help Wanted! KAWAM Liason Needed
AOMS needs a Kids are Worth A Million Liason to attend meetings with the Carlsbad Educational Foundation as they plan this year's telethon on March 22, 2007 at Carlsbad High School from 6-9pm. There will be four meetings all held at the Carlsbad Educational Foundation from 8:30-10am.  The first meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 16th with 1 meeting following in February and 2 meetings in March (dates TBA).  The liason is responsible for bringing telethon  information back to the school for the students, staff and parents.  Liaisons will be given flyers and posters at the meetings.  We also encourage a fundraiser at each school with funds donated to the Telethon, earmarked for the school.  Ideas for fundraisers will be discussed at the meetings.  Our motto is "why reinvent the wheel!"  Liaisons will also work with the teacher of the group that is performing at the Telethon (permission slips, transportation, etc.).  This is a lot of fun and something that two people can easily do together.  If you are interested, please contact Wendy Johnson at johnsonfam05@hotmail.com.

GOT GAME??
YMCA Playground Partners Needs YOU! Come help the kids enjoy their time on the playground. We meet from 11:00-1:00PM Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is a great way to be with your kids as well as stay fit.  Come out once a month or twice a week! Free YMCA Membership with volunteering! More info: Contact Megan Nelson 760 942 9622 ext 1428 or mnelson@ymca.org.