Welcome from the Auten Road School Home & School Association (ARSHSA)

The Executive Board of the Auten Road School Home & School Association (ARSHSA) would like to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year at Auten Road Intermediate School (ARIS)!

ARSHSA is made up of ARIS parents, staff and administrators. The purpose of ARSHSA is to promote the general well-being of ARIS students, as well as to promote a closer relationship between the home and school so that parents and teachers may cooperate in the educational, social and recreational development of the students. 

In this cooperative spirit, ARSHSA provides funds and resources to ARIS to enhance educational opportunities available to each student. ARSHSA's annual budget averages $50,000. Each year, we raise funds to support school assemblies, special clubs like computer coding and drama, Scholastic magazines, classroom books, 5th grade tee shirts, staff appreciation events, staff grants, the STEM summit, various family fun events such as the Wizards Game, and end-of-year Carnival! 

Ways to Get Involved

We hope you’ll join and get involved in the ARIS experience this year. There are many meaningful ways for parents and guardians to contribute to ARSHSA. 

Step 1: Become a Member 

If you do not have a Community Pass account or prefer to send your completed membership form to school, please print and complete this one-page form and send it to school to your child’s Home Room Teacher or give it to the Administrative Office in an envelope marked “ARSHSA Membership” along with your payment in cash or cheque”

Membership order form that can be found on Community Pass. The membership fee is $15 annually.

Step 2:  Volunteer Your Time

Our success as an association can only be accomplished through the commitment of parent volunteers. ARSHSA helps to raise almost $50,000 annually with the help of committed parent volunteers. Various events like 5th Grade T-Shirt distribution, Snack Days, Book Fairs, STEM Summit, Teacher Appreciation Events, 6th Grade Trip, End-of-year Carnival are where we count on your support and time.

We invite all ARSHSA members to become involved as a committee member or volunteer. Please view the list of Committees and sign up based on your interest.

If you are interested in volunteering, you may also email us at executiveboard@autenroadhsa.org.”  

Step 3: Attend General Meetings 

Parent participation in ARSHSA meetings is invaluable. Parent insight and ideas allow the association to evolve and better serve the student population.  A Zoom link will be emailed to members at least 48 hours prior to meetings.

Step 4: Contribute Financially to Support Our Programming

If you do not have a Community Pass account, you may also and print and complete this one-page form and send it to school to your child’s Home Room Teacher or give it to the Administrative Office in an envelope marked “ARSHSA - Invest in your Child” along with your payment in cash or cheque. In addition to taking part in the various fundraisers throughout the year, you can participate in the Invest in Your Child program through Community Pass, and feel good knowing that 100% of the money supports ARSHSA and your ARIS student(s).  

This ARSHSA contribution is eligible for employer matching gift programs.

All of this information is also available in the ARSHSA membership form.pdf

We are anticipating a fantastic 2025-2026 school year. Please click the link below to view the list of ARSHSA 2025-2026 Executive Board members and their email addresses ARSHA Executive Board 2025-2026”. Please update ARSHA Executive Board 2025-2026 to point to the pdf doc “ARSHSA 2025-26 Executive Board”  that I have attached to the email.