Fairview Park Middle School/ High School PTA TeePee Talk January 2015 Contents 2 President s Report 3 Treasury Report 4 Music Association 4 Nominating Committee 5 Night @ The Races 6 Box Tops 6 Apples to Apples 7 Healthcare Openhouse 8 Cheerleader Mini Camp 9/10 Library Programs 11 District Report 12 PTA Membership Form Upcoming Events! 1/26/15- After Prom@Chipotle! 1/27/15- PTA Council Meeting! 1/31/15- Winter Formal! 2/7/15- Free Council Training, 9:30-12:30 Garfield Hts Library! 2/11/15- MS Author Visit, Cinda Williams Chima! 2/18/15- Reflections Awards! 4/24-4/26- Ohio PTA Convention in Columbus This Month s Highlights! FHS Winterformal-January 31! AfterProm Fundraiser @ Chipotle, January, 26! PTA Council Meeting-Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7 pm! Free PTA Council Training, February 7, 9:30-12:30 Garfield Heights Library! MS Author Visit, Cinda Williams Chima, February 11! Reflections Awards Ceremony, February 18, 7:00pm! 6/5/15- Sports Physicals, 9am- 1pm! 7/9-7/12- Fairview Park Summerfest 1
President Sue Dunn Happy New Year! It s as if we turn a corner in January, 3 rd quarter begins and graduation is less that 6 months away, the school year is half over. In PTA, it is time for the nominating committee to select the board for next year. If you would like to serve, please contact Kathy Reilley at thereilleyfamily@sbcglobal.net. The After Prom committee is in full swing with work nights and plans for a raffle calendar in March and NIGHT AT THE RACES scheduled for February 28 th. Tickets, advertisements, race sponsorships and horses are available. See attached form. Also, visit Chipolte on Monday, Jan 26 to support After Prom. PTA s major fundraiser continues with the Boys Basketball schedule. We are in need of volunteers for the evenings of 1/23, 2/10, 2/13, 2/14 and 2/17. Please consider pitching in for a few hours one evening. Visit sign up genius to sign up for a shift at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e48aea72ba7f85-boys The next meeting for MS/HS PTA is Feb 10 at 7 pm in the Warrior Room. All are welcome! Sue Dunn MS/HS President High School Vice President Cathy Collings Hi! I hope everyone is staying warm this winter! This year's Winter Formal Dance is Saturday, January 31st. PTA is helping this year with the coat room, refreshments and photo booth. We are still looking for some volunteers to help with this fun night! If you would like to help please email me at c_collings@att.net or call me at 440-356- 4768. Thank you! Cathy Collings, HS VP Save Your Caps!!! The High School Girl Scout Troop is collecting bottle caps for a service project at the Early Childhood Center. The girls are making a bottle cap mural for the library and they need a couple thousand caps! If you could please save plastic caps and lids from beverage containers and food jars it would really help them meet their goal! You can bring them to the next PTA meeting or give them to one of the Girl Scouts! You can also email Lisa Large at Lisa_Large@KeyBank.com or Cathy Collings at c_collings@att.net and we can arrange to pick them up too! Thank you! JOIN PTA TODAY BY COMPLETING THE ENCLOSED FORM!! 2
Treasurer Report Fairview MS/HS PTA January 2015 Balance On Hand as of 11/11/2014 $6,649.47 Income Basket Ball Concession $1,556.60 Membership $110.00 Winterfest $124.00 Total Income $1,790.60 $8,440.07 Expenditures Cool Cat $750.00 Winterfest Cash Box $100.00 Staff Appreciation $216.53 Basket Ball Concession Cash Box $300.00 Basket Ball Concession Supplies $425.85 Winterfest Profit to Council $24.00 President's Pin $50.00 Aim Bonding Insurance $185.00 Ohio PTA Membership $68.00 MS Activities $3.58 Campus Programs $19.34 Total Expenditures $2,142.30 Balance On Hand as of 1/13/2015 $6,297.77 Respectfully Prepared and Submitted by Christy George 3
Fairview Park Music Association Fairview Park Music Association (FPMA) 101: The FPMA is an organization of parents and teachers who love music and love the Fairview Park City Schools Music Program. Please consider getting involved! We are now totally social media savvy and anything and everything you wanted to know about the music programs and FPMA (concert dates, fundraising efforts, meeting dates, minutes, FPMA contacts, etc.) can be checked out through: Our Website: https://sites.google.com/site/musicassociationfhs/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fpmusicassoc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fpmusicassoc Need more info? Check out our Top Ten List - - Reason s to Join/Support FPMA on our website we bet you will find a thing or two you did not know about us! Please consider supporting music in the Fairview Park Schools - - attached to this newsletter is our membership form. Thank you and looking forward to meeting YOU! Nominating Committee Our PTA nominating committee will be meeting this month to come up with a MS/HS PTA slate to elect as the board for the 2015-2016 school year. We will be filling these positions: President, Vice President of the High School, Vice President for the Middle School, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Nominating Delegate, Reflections Delegate, and Ways and Means Delegate. If you would like to be more involved with the PTA and would like to be considered for one of these positions please drop me an email this month or let one of our committee members know that you are interested. We will be presenting the new slate at the next MS/HS PTA meeting being held on Feb.10 in the Warrior room at the HS. Come join us. Kathy Reilley Nominating Delegate thereilleyfamily@sbcglobal.net Nominating Committee: Mary Mitchem Gina Donofrio Cathy Collings Heidi Miller Alternate: Marie Chambers 4
A NIGHT AT THE RACES Benefiting the Fairview High School Class of 2015 After Prom Saturday, February 28, 2015 Doors Open at 6:00 PM Dinner at 6:30 PM Post Time 7:30 PM Fairview Park Gemini Center 10 Races**Auction Race**Side Boards**50/50 and More Food** Beverages For more information contact: Sue Dunn at 440-734-2053 dunn6442@sbcglobal.net _ ORDER FORM (MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 15, 2015) NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: Donation Quantity Total Buy and Name Horse $15.00 Full Page Program Ad $50.00 Half Page Program Ad $30.00 Business Card Program Ad $15.00 Race Sponsor $60.00 Tickets per Table of 8 $175.00 Tickets per Person $25.00 Total Make checks payable to: FHS AFTER PROM Return order forms to: FHS AFTER PROM PO Box 26404 Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 NAME YOUR HORSE (PLEASE PRINT) OWNER: HORSE: OWNER: HORSE: 5
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Box Tops contest: If you didn't get a chance to turn in your Box Tops during the last contest, here is your chance!! The next contest begins now and runs until Friday, February 20th. Don't forget to put your child's name on baggies or envelopes so they get credit for the prize. Turn them in to either the Middle or High School offices. Also, Box Tops for Education is different than Campells Labels for Education. The labels we collect look like the one below. Robin Filkill Box Tops Coordinator APPLES TO APPLES Enroll your Giant Eagle Advantage Card and earn points for FREE educational awards with every shopping trip. Visit: www.gianteagle.com/save/supporting-our-schools/ Or call 1-800-474-4777 Our School ID #2472 6
Healthcare Open House You are invited to attend O Neill Healthcare Fairview Park Grand Opening Open House January 25 12 noon to 4:00 pm All are welcome (Light refreshments will be served) 7
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FAIRVIEW MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL PTA We are proud that our schools have a viable PTA with a supporting membership. Our PTA is an active organization working to secure the best possible educational experience for our children. Due to the changes implemented by the district in the way money is handled through the school, membership dues will be collected in the following ways: 1. Mail form with cash/check to Christy George, PTA Treasurer 22510 Haber, Fairview Park, OH 44126 2. Form with cash or check brought on scheduled evening events at the schools: i.e. open house/meet the teacher 3. Form with cash or check to any PTA meeting. Meetings will be 2 nd Tuesday of the month 7:00 pm in the Warrior room. We thank you for your generosity in the past and hope that you may consider donating again this year so that we can focus on programs for our students and not fundraising. Your donations help to support programs, scholarships, receptions, staff appreciation, reflections, and leadership training. Feel free to contact Laurie Weaver, VP Middle School at (440) 552 2450 or Cathy Collings, VP High School (440) 356 4768 if you have any questions. We email a monthly newsletter, the TEEPEE TALK, which has news from our principals and any boosters and clubs who contact us with their information. This year s contact is Sue Dunn at dunn6442@sbcglobal.net. We are following with the district s plan to go paperless. Your email address is crucial to receive our newsletter and will be used strictly for this purpose. We look forward to your membership and support to help us accomplish things we have planned for this school year 2014-15. Make checks payable to: Fairview Middle School/High School PTA NAME(S) PHONE E-MAIL ADDRESS ADDRESS STUDENT(S) GRADE(S) Number of Memberships @ $10.00 per person Ways and Means Donation Total $ $ $ Please check one I can help in the evening time. I can help in the daytime I can bake or donate baked goods Contact: Eileen Lufkin, Membership Chair 440 827 6005; Lufkin.eileen@gmail.com PTA s motto: everychild,onevoice 12
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