PTA Newsletter Week of December 16

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UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2 – January 2: MHS Future Educators Book Drive

December 17-December 21: Class of 2025 Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser – order now!
December 24 – January 1: Winter Recess, schools closed
December 30: One-on-One College Essay Reviews, 3:00-5:00pm, Montclair Public Library, First Floor Teen Room

January 4: Class of 2026 Winter Closet Cleanup Fundraiser, 9:00am-1:00pm @ Main Circle in front of MHS
January 8: Superintendent Search – Community Input Session,
6:30pm – 7:30pmGlenfield Middle School Auditorium

January 8: Class of 2027 Chipotle Fundraiser, 5:00-9:00pm, West Orange location

January 16: MHS Winter Concert Series, 6:00-7:30pm, MHS Main Auditorium

MHS TEACHER/STAFF COOKIE BANQUET

On Monday, December 16, MHS PTA hosted a cookie banquet and distributed Paper Plane gift cards to each teacher and staff.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our MHS parents and caregivers who provided cookies and other sweet treats for our amazing MHS teachers and staff!

We also want to recognize those parents who volunteered for coordination and banquet set up and clean up – Isabella Breslin, Michele Chiles-Hickman, Behnaz Ashtari, Jodi Holmes, Kimberly Mays, John Sullivan, Kim Latortue, Susan Gardner Zartman, Rick Muller and Imke Oster. Thank you for your efforts to make the banquet and gift distribution a huge success!

MHS FUTURE EDUCATORS / BOOK DRIVE

DECEMBER 2 THROUGH JANUARY 2

Please donate new or gently used children’s books (all age levels) to the MHS Future Educators Book Drive. The book drive will run from December  2nd through January 2nd.

Well-marked containers will be placed in the offices of the main building and the freshman annex for book deposit. All books will be donated to local organizations. Thank you!

MHS FUNDRAISERS!

  • The Senior Class is hosting a Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser! Order your popcorn today to support your graduating students! The fundraiser will run from December 17 at 5:00pm until December 21 at 5:00pm.
  • MHS Band/Chamber Ensemble & Concert Band are fundraising to raise $40,000 to replace broken instruments that are over 40-60 year old. Please make your donation via Venmo (@mhsinstrumental).
  • Support the MHS Bowling Team by purchasing some team merchandise! Orders must be placed by December 27th. Please select PICK UP and not shipping.
  • Montclair has a talented, energetic group of 35 young musicians who are taking the Mighty Mounties Marching Band back to the field! These students are working hard at practice and performances multiple days per week, but they need new uniforms, instruments, instrument repair, field equipment, and music. In the future, they’d love to extend from football into basketball season as a pep band, perform at spring competitions, and potentially build out a color guard. Help the Mighty Mounties Marching Band build community and make music. Donate today!

MHS PTA / JOIN TODAY!

We made it to 92 members! Thank you to everyone who has joined! For those of you who haven’t, join and help us reach a goal of 100+ members!

All parents, caregivers, teachers/staff, students, alumni and community members are all welcome to join the PTA! Sign up to join the MHS PTA through the PTA Givebacks Store (formerly known as MemberHub):

  • $5 for students, teachers and staff
  • $10 for Individuals (parents, guardians, community members or MHS alumni)
  • $25 for Families (includes 4 MHS PTA memberships)

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.