NACA Parent Community

Our purpose as the NACA Parent Community (parents, staff, administration, community) is to support NACA’s Mission to inspire and enrich the lives of NACA students through support of varied academic, social, and cultural activities. We seek to promote wellness of mind, body, spirit, and community for each individual child and family.

Family Community Meetings will be held at the beginning of every month on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Sub-Committees will schedule meetings as necessary.

Parent Community Officers:

Tirzah Waconda, President tmarietoy@msn.com
Reyna Luz Juarez, Vice President reynaluz@comcast.net
Donna Orozco-Geist, Secretary/Treasurer jdgeist@nmia.com

Contact Information:

parentgroup@nacaschool.org

NACA Parent Community Group Facebook Page

NACA Parent Group Committees for School Year 2011-2012

General Activities

Support the administration, OST services, Family support services, NACA student council, and NACA staff
Volunteer in the classroom and during athletic events
Assist during annual NACA event and activities
Help with fundraising for uniforms, trips, celebrations, and any other needs the school may have

Sub Committees:

Orientation/Registration-This is a new committee for the fall 2011-2012 school year. Volunteers will be setting up a welcome table to introduce new parents/returning parents to the parent community group at NACA and what we do as a parent organization. The preparation is minimal and consists of about 5-6 hours at the school on day of event.

Booster Club-This group is formed to support our NACA athletes. The goal of the committee is to raise money to support the athletics at NACA. This is a year-round commitment as it supports fall, winter, and spring sports. The money raised will help with uniforms, traveling expenses, sport camps, etc. The amount of time needed varies per fundraiser.

Parent Classroom and School Volunteers-This is a new committee for families of children attending NACA who would like to volunteer in the classroom, help with lunch recess, out of school time, help by being on-site during start of school to help make the transition in the parking lot, etc. As parents we should be involved in our child’s education and this is a perfect opportunity. This is a year round commitment and the hours can vary according to your own schedule.

Men’s Group-This is another new group started with Mr. Sanchez. This group will need male volunteers to provide knowledge and guidance to some of NACA’s young men. The group will meet on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings to do projects like sheep shearing, butchering, gardening, etc. This is a year round group, and the hours vary from 2-6 per week.

Community Feast-This is an annual event that NACA has held since the opening of the school in 2006. As one of the largest school events at NACA, the event requires many parent volunteers. The feast feeds approximately 600 people, which means we need people to cook, serve food, clean up and set up. The event is held in October and planning for it starts in late August.

Staff Appreciation Dinner-This event is held in December for all NACA staff. The committee raises money to pay for the staff dinner, and is responsible for holiday decorating. The hours for this vary.

8^th Grade Washington D.C. Leadership Trip-This committee works on fundraising to send all eligible 8^th graders to Washington D.C. in June. The school pays a large amount for the trip but parents/families must contribute by helping fundraise. Although it is ideal for ALL 8^th grade parents to volunteer for this, it is not limited to just 8^th grade parents. The committee can start in the fall and the hours vary for the fundraising events.

Mr./Miss NACA Pageant-This is another NACA tradition– a pageant is held in May to recognize the talents of our NACA students. There is a Mr./Miss and a Jr. Mr./Jr. Miss. They represent the school from their time of title until the following May. The jobs in this group are to organize the pageant, decorate, provide judges, etc. This event is held in May, and the hours vary.

8^th Grade Transition Ceremony-For this committee you would be helping to organize the 8^th grade transition ceremony (reception). This event celebrates the 8^th graders finishing middle school and stepping into high school. The teachers recognize their 8^th graders and they are presented with certificates. The committee is responsible for finding a place to host the event, and working with staff to coordinate time, decorations, etc. Cake and punch are also served. This event is held in May.

NACA Powwow-This is an annual event held the last Saturday of May. For this committee parents are needed to help organize a feeding for all participants of the pow wow. Volunteers are needed to prepare food, serve food, set-up, and clean-up. This is a one day event with about 2-5 hours needed.