You can make a
contribution to the PTA or to the Friends of BHSEC.
Many parents choose to give to both and we hope that more of us will
do so. It is up to you to determine what amount you would like to
donate to the PTA and/or the Friends of BHSEC, but each donation must
be made separately. Click your back button to return to this page if
you wish to make
another donation.
The PTA's fundraising goal for the 2009-2010 school
year is $120,000.
This is an increase of 20% over last year's goal and over actual
funds raised in 2008-2009.
PTA donations go towards:
- textbooks, and supplies
- all expenses associated with the College
Transfer Office (excluding staff) & SAT
subsidies
- student programs such as clubs,
graduation activities, athletics, the
student newspaper, theater productions and other enrichment programs
- library materials and online resources
- student travel programs and
infrastructure improvements
(lighting, cafeteria, etc)
- the Third Street Music program
The Friends of BHSEC's fundraising goal for the 2009-2010 academic year is to raise $150,000 from individual gifts.
This represents a 42% increase over
funds raised last year.
Friends of BHSEC donations go towards:
- current funding needs including those
that cannot be paid for
by the PTA such as additional faculty (Friends of BHSEC and other non
DOE sources fund 5.5 full time and all adjunct faculty in art,
economics, psychology, ethics, Spanish, creative writing, and dance)
- support staff including the Admissions,
College Transfer,
Learning Center, and Student Activities professionals
- The Friends of BHSEC Endowment Fund: in most instances 50%
of all contributions
to the Friends of BHSEC are added to the BHSEC endowment fund, the
interest from which is currently sufficient to support one adjunct
faculty position. It is crucial that this fund continue to grow in
order to underwrite the additional hiring of faculty in the future.
