Stephanie Purtell
Dana Katz            

Organizes activities and presentations which complement and enrich the school curriculum

Planning meeting, 1-2 hour commitment on day of events Full year

Back to School Staff Lunch

Gina Chaves          
Sheila Graham      

A welcome back luncheon for teacher and staff the first their first day back in September

Food  planning, 4 hours hosting day of event at school (first Tuesday of September)

Back to School Pizza Social

OPEN (2009)

Back to school social event for families with pizza and DJ entertainment

Plan,  distribute and collect sign-ups, 3 hours hosting day of event   
September

Book Fairs
(Fall & Spring)

Mark Bartner
Diane Gaughan       

Book Fair run by parent volunteers to benefit the High Plain library.

Planning meetings, various time slot commitments week of event, advertise
Fall and Spring

Box Tops &
Tyson Collections

Linda Ritchie         

Food label collection to be redeemed for cash refunds

Full year

Community Outreach

Christina Luconi 

A variety of community service activities throughout the year

Full Year

Community
Read-a-Long

Bonnie Sawyer      

Coordinated reading volunteers from the Andover community

Full Year

Decorations (Lobby)

Kerry Flynn           

Keeps High Plain looking festive through the seasons and holidays

Full Year

Environmental Learning for the Future (ELF)  Coordinators

Linda Barbaro
Deanna Blatman     

Nature training program designed to use parents as teachers to bring nature lessons to the classrooms

2 hour training and 1 hour teaching each session, cart preparation
3 Sessions

E-Mail Blasts

Ursula Nicholas     

Bimonthly distribution to give families timely information on events

Full Year

Family Bingo/ Game Night

Robin Lemons       
Diane Sonberg      

Social event held to bring families together for an evening of Bingo fun

Planning meeting,  distribute and collect sign-ups, 3 hours hosting day of event    Jan.

Family Directory Coordinators

Ursula Nicholas     
Debbie Muhlfelder

A directory of students’ names and family contact information as well as pertinent school contact information

Coordinate and publish the student/school directory
Sept.-Oct.

Father - Daughter Dance

Kate Jagger          
Sheri Martin         

Spring event designed to give fathers and daughters a special evening together with dancing and games

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect sign-ups, 2 hour set up & 3 hour hosting day of event    May

Fundraising: Panera Gift Certificates

Lisa Primes            

Limited Panera gift certificates sold at a discounted price

Distribute & collect
One time event

Fundraising:
Night of Giving

Audrey Mulkern    
Rosemary Manuel

Ticket- holder only admission to the Mall at Rockingham Park for after hours holiday shopping with special discounts

Distribute & collect
One time event

Grades 4/5 Social (Fun Fair)

Beth Pisacreta
Denise Nash

An afternoon of fun and fair type games for High Plain’s fourth and fifth grade students

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect sign-ups, set up & hosting day of event   April

Grade 5 Coordinators

Debra Christopher
Rosemary Halloran

Coordinates all fifth grade happenings, including yearbook, graduation, t-shirts, gifts and special activities

Full Year

Grant Writers

Dana Martin
Lisa Scott

Search for and write grants in an effort to secure funds for PTO sponsored lessons and activities

Full Year

Halloween Hoopla / Fall Event

Gina Chaves           
Pam Gorrasi             

Evening of Autumn fun, including a horse drawn wagon ride, games, snacks and pumpkin decorating

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect sign-ups, set up & hosting day of event   October

Ice Cream Social

Holli Roberts
Bonnie Sawyer      

Spring Ice Cream social to bring families together for a cool treat.  Ice Cream and toppings served by High Plain teachers

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect sign-ups, set up & hosting day of event   June

Landscaping

Rosemary Halloran

Keeping the exterior of High Plain beautiful

Full year

Math A Thon

Emily Allen                 

Math challenge designed to continue learning over the summer recess

Planning meeting,  distribute - June collect -September

Mother - Son Event

Vikki Gallagher        

Social event for mothers and sons to enjoy an afternoon together

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect set up & hosting day of event   TBD

Movie Night

Gina Chaves             

High Plain families come together to enjoy a movie and snacks

2-3 evenings per year

Newsletter

Heather Hart         

Published every other month to review past events and current news

Full year

Parent to Parent Liaison

Sloane Gugger

Keeps the High Plain community informed of upcoming P2P events

Full year

Parents’ Night Out

OPEN

A “Parents Only” social event

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect, set up & hosting day of event   TBD

Recycling
(Ink Cart., cells)

Judy Dlesk            

Collection of recyclables and their return to the manufacturer for rebates

Full year

Restaurant-
Dinner by Dish

Demetra Christopulos         

A portion of the restaurant proceeds given to the HPE PTO

Schedule,  advertise
One time event

Restaurant- Chateau & McD’s

Ann Aumais                 

A portion of the restaurant proceeds given to the HPE PTO

Schedule,  advertise
One time event

Roller Skating Afternoon

Karen Atkins             

An afternoon of roller skating fun and socializing

Plan,  distribute, collect sign-ups, set up & host day of event  Feb

Room Parent Coordinator

Debra Christopher     

Coordinate and train room parent volunteers each year

School Picnic (June)

OPEN

A fun picnic lunch for High Plain students

Planning meeting,  distribute, collect set up & hosting day of event   June

School Committee Liaison

Denise Nash               

Keeps the High Plain community informed of school committee  news

Full Year

School Photographer

Mark Bartner             

Photographs students enjoying various events

Full Year

School Scrapbooker

Emily Allen                  

Creatively organizes a school scrapbook page each month

Full Year

School Toolbox

Kate Jagger               

Coordinates and orders school supplies for the following year.  Supplies are packaged and ready for students in classroom

Plan,  collect orders
Spring
Distribute orders
Fall

Sports- Lockmonster

Stephanie Purtell

Coordinates ticket sales for group attendance of games

Plan,  collect orders
One time event

Sports-
Spinners Game

Jeffrey Clark 

Coordinates ticket sales for group attendance of games

Plan,  collect orders
One time event

Staff Luncheon-Appreciation

Paula Perry

A thank you luncheon for High Plain staff during Teacher Appreciation Wk

Planning,  set up & hosting day of event   May

Special Ed / PAC Liaison

Jeffrey Clark

Keeps the High Plain community informed of SEPAC news and events

Full Year

Spirit Wear

Deanna Blatman
Dawn Fisher

School Spiritwear items, including clothing and bags, for sale

Plan,  collect and distribute orders
One time event -Spring

Volunteer Coordinators

Judy Dlesk
Juliana H. Lee

Coordinates parent volunteers when needed for school events

Full Year

Town wide PTO Liaison

Denise Nash

Keeps the High Plain community informed of Town-wide PTO news

Full Year

Turkey Drive

Diane Sonberg

Coordinates food and donations to create full Thanksgiving dinners for neighbors in need

Plan,  distribute, collect donations, set up & run event November

Website Design

Jill Sergeant

Create and maintain High Plain PTO’s new website

Full Year

Welcoming Committee

Shay Wainwright

Contacts new families to welcome them and provide a resource packet

Full Year