Parent Teacher Associations
From Central Park Historical Society Encyclopedia
| Accomplishments and Activities of the Bethpage PTA | |
|---|---|
| Date | Information |
| 1922 | Charter |
| 1924 | Words and music to "Central Park PTA" composed by Henry Ebisch |
| About 1930 | School lunch program financed with our state aid. Hot lunches served at 5 cents per person. Needy children free. Only one paid cook. All the rest volunteer help.
Purchase of equipment for kindergarten. |
| 1934 | Purchase of backdrop for stage in Powell Ave. School to improve acoustics.
Purchase of radio-phonograph for the school. Purchase of velvet curtains for stage. Book awards started to classes having highest attendance of parents at PTA meetings. |
| 1937-45 | Purchase of outdoor play equipment.
Purchase of movie projector. Insurance on it paid by PTA |
| 1940 | Purchase of books for Powell Ave. School. |
| 1944-47 | Purchase of two pictures for each classroom.
Award of two effort prizes each year for 8th grade graduation. Purchase of victrola records for school. |
| 1948-50 | Monthly teenage dances. |
| 1950 | Purchase of musical instrument for school use. |
| 1951 | Purchase of lectern for Broadway School. |
| 1952 | Purchase of picture library for Powell Ave. School. |
| 1953 | Establishment of the Bethpage PTA Scholarship Fund with a contribution of $100. |
| History of Bethpage Parent-Teacher Associations | |
|---|---|
| Name | Date Found |
| Central Park PTA | 1926 |
| Bethpage PTA | 1936 |
| Bethpage PTA's Scholarship Fund | June 1953 |
| Bethpage H.S. PTA | June 10, 1954 |
| Bethpage Elementary PTA became | 1954 |
| Powell Avenue PTA | 1955 |
| Pine Ave. PTA | June 1955 |
| Central Blvd. PTA | Dec. 1955 |
| Kramer Lane PTA | June 1957 |
| Bethpage Council of PTA's | 1957 |
| Junior High School PTA | 1959 |
| Bloomingdale PTA | June 1959 |
