With the recent creation of the Point Loma High School (PLHS) Pointer Association, volunteer and fundraising efforts at PLHS are all now pointed in the same direction. The association, which was formed in June and combines multiple overlapping school-related groups, met for the first time Sept. 14. “Bringing together the alumni, the parents, the staff and students, it’s the best of all the community support that Point Loma High School has all in one place,” said Pointer Association executive director Kim Jessop. “We’re all looking forward in the same direction and we really are in a position to benefit Pointers past, present and future.” The association now combines two former PLHS groups — the Parent Teacher Student Association and the Foundation and Alumni Association that included alumni relations, long-term planning and booster clubs for various activities. Leslie Rose, president of the Pointer Association, said the groups had considered combining for years before finally deciding to do so over the summer. “It just got to the point last year where there were so many people not under one big umbrella trying to hit up the same businesses here in Point Loma and Ocean Beach that we just felt it was time to get together,” Rose said. “We’re all trying to do the same thing, which is to make the school and the students have as much as they can.” The Pointer Association combines 1,900 alumni, 72 PLHS staff members, 150 general members and members of various booster clubs. “We’re hoping that it benefits the students so that we can make sure every group that needs money is getting some help,” Rose said. “We’re aiming in this direction so that no one gets left out in the cold.” The Pointer Association hosted Kick-Off 2009 Sept. 12 as part of the Pointers’ football tripleheader, selling banners and working in the concessions stands. Their next big event is College Night on Oct. 22. “We’re looking to improve Point Loma High School to keep it a center of excellence in the community for future Pointers,” Jessop said. The Pointer Association is online at www.pointerassociation.org. For more information, visit the website or e-mail [email protected].