Hillside PTA Meeting
June 21, 2022
10am
(Zoom Meeting)
- Welcome
- Approval of minutes from May 13, 2022 meeting
- President’s Report
- Commemorative T-Shirts have been ordered – 2nd order placed for 38 shirts
- Field Day 6/10
- Fireball moved to Friday 6/24 @Pineapple Express @ 7-10pm. A few tickets are available
- 5th Grade events – Celebration 6/21, Moving up Ceremony 6/23
- May events – International Night 5/19, Car wash 5/21, Nish/Hillside picnic 5/25
- End of year activities: Chromebook collection help, Year End gift giving
- Nominating Committee update
- Slate for PTA Exec Board 2022-2023 presentation and vote
- PTA Treasurer’s Report
- Principal’s Report and Q/A
- SATp Updates
- THANK YOU
- 2021-2022 Exec Board – Shaviece Osborne (VP Comm), Amber Reed (Recording Secretary), Dana Rizzo and Jacqueline Ahern (Treasurers), Nakeisha Haley (VP Events, resigned)
- SATp team – Dee Thompson, Stacie Hawes, Jenn DiLulo
- SEPAC team – Caitlyn Cade, LaNa Jules, Allison Silverstein & Samantha Chipetz
- Spirit Wear team – Jenn Herman and Dana Rizzo
- Commemorative T-Shirts team – Ishan Muhammed, Mrs Y, Amy Barriele (graphic designer) and our Hillside Students
- Beautification Team – Christina Robinson, Itai Dinor, Bridget Placek, Helen Miller, Laura Linn
- Flower pots in front of door K – donated and planted by Helen Miller
- Explorers Team – Kristen Rockmaker, Deirdre Birmingham and Dana Rizzo
- Facebook Team – Shaviece Osborne, Stacie Hawes, Mohini Jaiswal, Dee Thompson
- Election Day Bake Sale (Nov) – Nakeisha Haley, Tenzing Jangey and Veronica Harris
- Trunk or Treat – Managed by Shaviece Osborne
- Fall and Spring Car Wash – all the parents and students who worked so hard and raised us over $1200!
- Fall Book Fair – Diane Terhanian, Jen Herman & Josie Williams – and all the parent volunteers
- Fall Movie Night – Obie and Dwayne Woodley, Bella Veksler, Jen Herman, Dana Rizzo, Susan Zartman and Nish team, our Custodian Wayne Luhr and the many parent volunteers that helped sell food and kept an eye on the perimeter
- Fireball planning committee – Shaviece Harmon, Justin Taylor and Nish team (Susan Zartman, Anita Willis)
- Smashburger Dinner – Nakeisha Haley
- Virtual Concert (winter) – Jason Didner – performer and donator
- Talent Show team – Katherine and Sal Mallimo, LaNa Jules, & Dee Thompson
- 5th grade activities:
- Yearbook – Susan Zartman, Mrs Hart, Mrs DesLonde
- T-shirts and towels – Daniel Jacobsen
- Celebration committee – Shaviece Osborne, Marlaina Powell, Nicole Chalfoun, Allison Pedrosa, Alexis Wolf, Sarah Meyer & DJ Dan Loew
- Middle School 101 Forum, Kids Edition – moderator Jon Fortt and middle school panelists
- Grant writer and Science Day – Patty Barchoz and Susan Bartol
- Bingo games – we worked with Nish to make this so fun for kids. Thank you Susan Zartman
- Holiday and Year-End gift giving managed by our treasurers – Dana Rizzo and Jaqueline Ahern
- Jennene Tierney for the Dodge Foundation Grant
- Papasikos for sponsoring 100% of our yearbook and Fireball
- Teacher holiday luncheon sponsor – Anonymous Donor who paid for it in full
- Dance Studio clothes clean up – Katherine Mallimo & Karen Andes
- Spring Cleaning – Lost and Found bins sorting and organizing – Justine Walsh, Andrea Antonelli, Kate Estler
- School tours – Karen Andes, Jilian Reich
- International Night – Bonni Hendrix, Mrs. Li and Senora Scott and an army of volunteers who prepared and served the delicious dishes and desserts
- Webmaster – Justin Taylor
- 1st Day School Supplies – Amira Willams
- Field Day – Mrs Lever and AMAZING PARENTS for donating watermelons, water and your time to help during the day!
- Class Liaison Leader – Christina Robinson and all of the amazing CLs supporting the teachers and classes
- PTA Council and BOE updates – Brian Fleisher &Allison Silverstein
- We thank ALL our teachers and paraprofessionals for helping our children transition back into the classroom, and for an amazing school year! We thank our nurse, Rosemarie Boyle, you are a rockstar. We thank Ms Scott and all our wonderful school staff who support our children in more ways than we can count. We thank Stacey Best and Mara Mazur, nothing gets done without you both, you are indispensable! We thank our head custodian Wayne who helps us with EVERY event held on school grounds.
Last but not least, we thank Dr. Anglin and Mr. Adamo for their Partnership and Support throughout the year.