 Parents of Amador Valley students became involved with student activities . In 1927 , Pleasanton mothers decided to start a school lunch program to provide students with a better environment for learning . Parents donated pots and pans , and a newly hired cook prepared lunches , to be eaten at new tables and benches . The tables and benches were constructed by the custodian and the music teacher from wood of horse stalls formerly on the campus . This project led to the formation of a Parent @-@ Teacher Association ( PTA ) chapter at Amador Valley in the late 1920s . 
