Jefferson High School PTSA

Welcome to the Jefferson High School PTSA

Welcome new families and staff and all of our returning Demos!

Please consider becoming a member of the PTSA. Everyone in the Jefferson community is welcome. PTSA stands for Parent, Teacher, Student Association which doesn’t fully describe who we are. Alumni, grandparents, caregivers, SEI, Latin Network, anyone who is part of the Jefferson community is enthusiastically invited.

Here are just some of things that we do:

• Run a weekly community food pantry

• Fund grants for staff projects and student group/club projects

• Provide scholarships for graduating seniors

• Host a Senior Celebration to honor our graduates in the spring

• Publish a monthly newsletter

• Hold community events

• Sell Jefferson gear (t-shirts, hoodies, etc)

• Fundraise to support all of the things we do!

We are here for you.  In addition to asking you what you can do for the PTSA and the school.  Your PTSA is here to support you. Our newsletter, emails and meetings keep you informed. You can reach out to us if you are looking for information and can’t find it.  You can meet other parents and community members at meetings and events.  We often have guest speakers at our monthly meetings on topics that directly relate to our community, like the Center for Black Student Excellence or how Covid Impacts Teens and their families.  The food pantry and clothing closet is here for anyone in need.  The PTSA is YOUR community organization.

Lastly, we want to acknowledge and honor the diversity in our school community.  As your PTSA, we are committed to breaking down barriers that our families and community members may experience that keep them from feeling welcome.  We want everyone to feel welcomed, valued and included. That doesn’t happen without commitment and work.  Together, we can do great things for the students of Jefferson High School and build a stronger community for everyone.

We love the Jefferson school community, the staff, the students, the families and alumni!  Looking forward to a year of connection and lots of opportunity to support Jefferson!

Together We Can!

PTSA meetings are the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:00pm.  Dinner is provided beginning at 6:00pm.  We meet in the Blazer/CommUnity Room, enter on N Commercial on the ground level of Jefferson.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the conversations that happen at PTSA; voting on motions is restricted to current members but joining is easy!

Standard membership dues are $14.00.  $11.50 of your dues goes to the state and national PTA and $2.50 stays in our local organization.  We don’t want dues to get in the way of you joining, so we have several options for you.

You can pay the standard membership dues in our online store (see the link on our home page) or in person, at a PTSA meeting.  There is also a sliding scale option, so you can pay what works best for you.  This is also an opportunity for those that might want to give a little extra.  We also offer full scholarships for membership dues.  Just contact anyone on the board with your request at board@demosptsa.org. Your request remains confidential.

You may also pay your membership dues at:  Oregon PTA.  But there is a small additional fee.

We are the parents, caregivers, students, teachers, staff, alumni and community members volunteering to support our Demo community with information sharing, fundraising, volunteer organizing, and community building.

Here are your PTSA Board Officers for the 2025-2026 school year:

President:  Georgie Honl

President Elect: Jameleh Hussary

C0-Vice Presidents:  Paula Vigil, Charity Williams

Secretary:  Amy Curtis

Treasurer:  Sondra Cozart

Student Officers:   Isaac Honl, Sylas Williams

To reach any of the board officers, please email:

board@demosptsa.org