February Meeting
Our next meeting is February 13 at 7pm in the media center. We are alternating morning and evening meetings to accommodate busy schedules. All parents are invited to attend. Bring thoughts, concerns and suggestions. (And you may come and go as you please!)
NC Symphony Discounted Tix for NCPTA
Discounted tickets are available for Firebird. Performances are Thur, Feb. 9, 8 p.m., Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines and Fri/Sat, Feb. 10-11, 8 p.m. Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh. The cost is $30 in Southern Pines (Regularly $42) and $33 in Raleigh (Regularly $48). Use Special Code: NCPTA. Get Tickets
Non-Traditional Book Recommendations
(Currently on Amazon)

Blacklisted from the PTA
By Lela Davidson
...an irreverent look at motherhood and the modern family. From the high chair to a vinyl restaurant booth on date night, Lela Davidson has captured life on the cul-de-sac with a husband, two kids...
I Murdered the PTA
By Wendy Dager
Daphne Lee ... is a rock-and-roll mom caught in the middle of an explosion that shakes her straitlaced hometown’s rigid foundations—and blows up the local PTA. She knows she didn’t kill the ladies...
USDA Announces New Standards for School Meals
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently unveiled the new standards for school meals...Read NC PTA's Latest News.