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Dear Emerson Families,

At Emerson Community Charter Middle School, we are so fortunate to have an incredible principal, Dr. McNally, along with our talented teachers and dedicated staff. Their creativity, expertise, and commitment make Emerson an outstanding place for our students to learn and grow.

To strengthen and enrich our curriculum, teaching practices, and programs, they rely on the support of PACE (Partnership in Academics & Community at Emerson). Through fundraising, volunteering, and community-building, PACE helps ensure Emerson remains the vibrant, inspiring learning environment our children deserve.

This remarkable Emerson education is made possible in large part by you — our Emerson families. Many of the programs you might assume are funded by LAUSD are actually supported by your donations to PACE, including:

• Emerson’s INCREDIBLE Academies:  The Crown Jewels of Emerson are its Academies:  STEM, ESA, Arts & Adventure, and Leadership.  These Academies start each of our kids’ days with fellow students in their preferred area of focus… what a tremendous idea!!  PACE helps supplement the support we receive from LAUSD, for buses, admission fees, lunches and enrichment that each Academy provides.

• School Wide Events and Programs:  PACE also assists with dances, school and garden beautification, yearbook, PE equipment, tours, Pie Day, culmination and field days! Some field day examples from the past include 6^th Grade Greek Day,  7^th grade Carnival and the 8^th grade trip to Annenberg. These fun, student events are enhanced by PACE funds and volunteer support.

• Speech & Debate:  Emerson’s outstanding award-winning Speech & Debate Team has a case FULL of trophies at Emerson… but they would not have them without buses funded by PACE to get to their tournaments!

• Drama:  The fantastic productions put on by Emerson’s Drama team would not come to life without materials for the incredible sets they build and costumes they make, all paid for by PACE.

• Summer Bridge Program:  Incoming Emerson students have the opportunity to spend time on campus discovering the school and deciding which Academy to join. PACE supplements the LAUSD funding and provides parent volunteers to help facilitate the program’s events.

• After School Sports:  PACE funds and helps organize some of Emerson’s after school sports programs, such as flag football and the triatholon. Note, these programs vary year to year.

• Teacher & Staff Appreciation Luncheon:  It is so important to let the Emerson Staff & Teachers know how much we appreciate them, and PACE does that for you every year via our annual Appreciation Luncheon.

• Scholarships for Field Trips, Overnight Trips & Other Paid Extracurricular Activities: PACE offers scholarships – ensuring that all interested students are given the opportunity to participate and attend.

• Teacher Led Special Projects:  From materials to plant a garden, to everything needed to construct a homemade lava lamp, PACE funds teacher request for these fun and educational special projects throughout the school year.

This is just a glimpse of all that PACE makes possible. Simply put: PACE is essential to keeping Emerson the exceptional school it is and to giving our children the best public education experience possible. Without PACE, our Academies and enrichment programs simply wouldn’t exist — and without your support, there is no PACE.

Thank you for supporting Emerson, our students, and PACE! 

We ask each family to contribute $750 per child, per year, which covers the cost of PACE’s enrichment and programming. We know not every family can give at that level, so we ask that you give what you can — every donation, large or small, makes a meaningful difference.

PACE is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your gift may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes.

Please see below to make your once a year annual donation now!

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PACE’s Emerson Arts & Education Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Your donation may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes.
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