Minutes of MHS PTSO Meeting
Pending Approval
May 13, 2015
In Attendance: Martha Lewis, Suzanne Monkemeier, Kathleen Fowler, Brian Kraska, Carla Kopenski, Denise Timmons, Kaitlin Hanley, Patricia Saltarelli, Debra Wahle, Margie Ticknor, John Connelly, Greg Robertson, Christine Muggeo, Chris Colby.
Christine Muggeo called the meeting to order at 7:05pm and asked everyone to introduce themselves.
Christine Muggeo announced that the PTSO has donated to benches to be placed outside the High School. The benches should arrive shortly and be installed in the next few weeks.
Principal Report: Mr. Robertson reported that there’s a lot going on at this time of year including hiring, teacher evaluations, etc. He was happy to report that a committee has worked all year to create a standard end of the year/course exit survey. The survey will exist on Google docs and each teacher will give it to each of the students in their class. There are 13 questions on teaching styles, etc. The students responses will be anonymous. The teachers will have the ability to add and addition 7 questions. Many teachers already have their own exit surveys but this will standardize the questions and allow for great departmental discussion.
Student Council: The first ever “Faculty Night Live” was heald on April 16. The night was a success. There was a profit of $525. The Student Council kept $125 and then gave the 4 classes $100 each. Next year, the event will be held on April 28, 2016.
Saturday, May 16, the SC will partner with PGC in the gym for a garage sale. All proceeds will go to the Madison family who lost a son last summer. A bake sale will be held the following week and the money raised will go to the Madison Life Squad for equipment purchase.
Class of 2018: No new news. It was a great year and the class exceeded expectations with their fundraising. They are coming up with new and exciting ideas for next year.
Class of 2017: The class is doing well. Their long sleeved t-shirt sale raised a lot of money. They are currently selling Lady Dodger shorts to all Madison schools. On may 26 they will run a kickball tournament open to the school.
Class of 2016: The class had a Yankee Candle sale and a 3x3 basketball tournament. They made a total of $1020. They are going to hold a Junior Class picnic on the last Thursday before the end of school. They are looking for donations for Baccalaureate. They are working on a Powder Puff game that will be the Junior girls vs the Senior girls. Most of the money raised will go to the Senior Class but some will go to the Junior Class. They are looking at prom venues and elections are upcoming.
Class of 2015: No report.
Assistant Principal Report: Mr. Connolly reported that the next four weeks are very busy! They include: bake sales, concerts, tournaments, powder puff, elections, Day of Service, field trips, Senior events, and many other events (more details on the MHS website).
Exams will be held on June 15 – June 17. There will be 2 exams a day and they will be by department (this is new this year).
June 15 – English then History
June 16 – Math then Science
June 17 – World Language then make-up session
Also, the cafeteria will not be available for study during finals as it is needed for tests. The gym will be the supervised study area.
*A detailed schedule with location for each test will be online shortly.
June 18 and 19 – 12:05 dismissal.
Treasurers Report: Nothing new to report.
Vice Presidents Report: Chris reported the tentative schedule for next years PTSO meetings. The dates are: October 14, 2015, November 11, 2015, January 13, 2016, March 9, 2016, and May 11, 2016. The PTSO will raise funds with dues and Breakaway Prep – an SAT/ACT prep.
The PTSO Executive Committee for 2015-2016 will be:
President – Chris Colby
Vice President – TBT, Christine Muggeo until new VP is found
Treasurer – Kathleen Fowler
Secretary – Rene Hipple
MMA: This Saturday, May 16, will be the first ever Mega Musicpalooza at MHS. Held from 12-4, the free event will feature all ensembles of the district in performances. Given the weather forecast for the weekend, a weather call will be made Friday by 3pm.
Marching Dodgers will have a fundraiser at Poor Herbie’s tomorrow evening.
Ryan Mak was selected for All-State Orchestra and was also selected as Student of the Month at MAYO in Morristown.
Two MHS students were selected for NJ All State Mixed Chorus. Junior Morgan Sanchez and Freshman Molly McCarthy placed within the top 26 sopranos in the state. They will be performing in Atlantic City and the NJPAC November 2015.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted by
Martha Lewis
MHS PTSO Secretary