PTA Newsletter – School’s Out for Summer Edition!

By selmamontclairpta | July 5, 2024

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In This Edition:

Week of 6/17 – Last week of School!

  • New and Outgoing PTA Executive Board Members, Recap of PTA events
  • In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Project Graduation Events, MHS Summer Staffing, Freshman Orientation

The Amphitheater is getting ready for all those 2024 graduates!
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PTA Announcements:

PTA Executive Board Elections:

Congratulations to our newly elected Exec Board members for 2024-25:

  • John Sullivan – Co-President
  • Jodi Holmes – VP  Events
  • Lewis B Jenkins III – VP-at-Large
  • Susan Gardner Zartman – VP Communications
  • Stella Psaroudakis – VP Class of 2026
  • Marci Clark – VP Class of 2028

Thank you to our continuing Board members who will be entering the 2nd year of their terms:

  • Kimberly Latortue – Co-President
  • Kimberly Mays – VP Class of 2025
  • Imke Oster – VP Class of 2027
  • Rick Muller – Treasurer
  • Selma Avdicevic – Secretary

And finally, thank you to our outgoing Board members for their many years of service to the PTA:

  • Amy Uhlfelder – Co-President
  • Mary Sue Youn – VP Communications
  • Quynh Mai – VP Fundraising
  • Donna Mantague – VP Class of 2024
  • Marci Kokalas – VP Class of 2026

A warm thanks to:

  • our Freshman/Sophomore Spring Fling decorating committee, led by Jodi Holmes
  • the many volunteers who stepped up throughout the year, whether for a single event or an ongoing commitment. There is always room on the PTA for more volunteers, and we couldn’t run our programming without YOU!

Our PTA-supported events this year:

  • Teacher Welcome Back Breakfast
  • Homecoming Dance and Events
  • Fun Friday events for students
  • Freshman Movie Night
  • Sophomore Movie Night
  • Holiday Fundraiser at The General Store at Cornerstone Montclair
  • Funding support for teacher grants and student events
  • Casino Night Fundraiser
  • Teacher Appreciation Brunch
  • Clean Up/Dream Up Campus Beautification Day
  • College Essay Writing Workshop
  • Freshman/Sophomore Spring Fling Dance
  • And so much more!

In Case You Missed It! (ICYMI)

  • Early Dismissal Days
    • The final two days of school will be early dismissal days (1:07 pm) with a E schedule. Final report cards will be released at the end of the week.
  • Senior Events – SO MANY SENIOR EVENTS!!!:
    • Congratulation to the Seniors and families recognized at Awards Night last Thursday. If your 9th-11th grader earned a Service Award, they can be picked up the main office this week. 
    • Graduation will be held on Thursday, June 20th at 6 pm in the Amphitheater, with the Project Graduation trip happening directly after the ceremony.
    • EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE A SENIOR – Come cheer for the Montclair Project Graduation Bus Parade, a very special Montclair tradition. The buses tend to take off around 9 pm. The bus route is below.
  • Summer staffing at MHS – The main office administration and team (school counseling) offices remain open over the summer during normal school hours, although staff members do take well-deserved vacation time. Please call the main office if you need summer assistance.
  • Freshman Orientation for our new entering 9th grade class will be held on the mornings of Tuesday August 27 (first half of the alphabet) or Wednesday August 28 (latter half of the alphabet). We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2028 at that time!
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Join the PTA! We would love to have you join us — parents, teachers/staff, students, and community members are all welcome! There will be lots of opportunities for events, volunteer work, and service to our community. Have ideas? Feel free to email us at ptapres@mhs-pta.org and click the link at the bottom of this page to donate to our events and pay a small annual membership fee.

Remember that all donations to the MHS PTA are tax-deductible. Please consider us for your year-end giving.

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!
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