The purpose of the Home & School Association is the
advancement of Catholic Education and the welfare of all the school children of
our parish. The Home & School Association promotes parent-school activities,
supplements school resources and provides interesting speakers at meetings to
speak on various topics of interest to parents and teachers.
This committee coordinates our social events, such as the Halloween party, Fun
Night and the Spring Social. They also arrange school assemblies, Career
Day, Catholic Schools Week events and assist with Field Day. They also
coordinate our organization's participation in parish events such as the
Christmas Bazaar and Monte Carlo Night. This committee is very busy and
appreciates help with planning, shopping, setting up, running games, cleaning up
and many other activities.
Membership
This committee
coordinates various aspects of the General Membership including the
collecting and recording of annual dues and establishing and updating
the membership files. They also coordinate our General Membership
meetings including arranging for guest speakers, sending out meeting
reminders, running the 50/50 drawing and the $100 tuitions drawing,
member sign-in and board elections. This committee appreciates
help with the various preparations for General Membership Meetings.
Homeroom Team
This committee
coordinates classroom teams. The teams assist with holiday
parties, crafts, class trips, teachers' birthdays and other classroom
events requiring volunteers. They also coordinate the very
important emergency/reminder phone chain. This committee is very
busy and can use your help.
Hospitality
This committee
coordinates all areas of food and refreshments served at our events,
including Hot Dog Day, Student Appreciation Day and luncheons.
This committee is very busy and appreciates help with preparing and
serving food and refreshments.
Ways
and Means
This committee
coordinates all aspects of fundraising including the annual fundraiser,
Walk-a-thons, pizza sales and the Thanksgiving pie sale. They also
sponsor programs such as Market Day, Cartridges and Cell Phones for
Kids, General Mills Box Tops, Campbell Soup Labels, Target Rebate,
Genuardi's Rebate and many others. They also sponsor Santa Secret
Workshop, a service event. The proceeds from these events support
the programs funded by Home and School. These programs include
painting of the school, desk and chair replacement, Art program, special
parties, socials, crafts, assemblies, Hot Dog Days, Field Day, lunch
tables for the students and teachers, technology upgrades, laminating
film, special classroom items, student awards, Catholic Schools Week
events, and many others. This committee always appreciates the
help of volunteers.