Please join us for AGATE’s annual
End-of-Year Dinner
on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
in the upstairs gallery at Ayhan’s Fish Kebab
286 Main Street, Port Washington
$40 per person
RSVP to agatepw@gmail.com by July 1, 2009


This is a time when we get together to enjoy a fine meal and glass of wine, reflect on our goals and accomplishments, and thank those who have made a significant contribution to the education of our community. This year we want to give special thanks to Orange Girtz, who so ably and creatively led our Young Readers’ Book Club, and Rachel Fox, children's librarian at the Port Washington Public Library, who helped select the books and facilitated this project every step of the way.  Thank you, Orange and Rachel, for making this endeavor such a success.

RSVPs are a must! Payment will be collected at the door. Dinner will include appetizer, main course with salad and side dish, wine or beer, pastry, coffee, and gratuity. 


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Proposed 2009-2010 AGATE Executive Board

Co-President: Nomi Barasch
Co-President: Renee Karmel
Vice-President: Renee Laffer
Treasurer: Bea Helft
Recording Secretary: Wendy Milcetic
Corresponding Secretary: Melissa Kirgis
Liaison Coordinator: Cindy Moroney


The current board would like to thank Nominating Committee chair Anna Chacko and committee members Stacey Katz and Nanette Melkonian for their time and energy in putting together this very talented and enthusiastic slate.


We also are looking for chairs and volunteers for the following committees: Scholarship, Programming, Publicity, Membership, AGATE NYS Conference Support, and Legislative Advocate. If you are interested in becoming more involved with AGATE, these are great opportunities. Please contact us at agatepw@gmail.com with your area of interest.

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AGATE of Port Washington, a Home & School Association of the Port Washington Union Free School District, is a parent-based group working within the school district to support a curriculum geared to challenge all students to their fullest potential. Focusing on the education of high-ability children, we provide a conduit to the administration and the Board of Education as a way to express our concerns. AGATE also provides an opportunity for parents to be part of a group having similar interests.

 

For more information about gifted and talented education, please visit the AGATE New York State website at http://www.agateny.org.