Committee
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Chairperson(s)
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Description
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Art Goes to School
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Joan Seoni/Janie Atlas
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A program to educate the children on artwork and famous artists.
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Assembly Programs
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Shannon Guy/Janice Earley
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Seeks, selects and coordinates cultural, art-based, educational school programs to be presented to students during school hours.
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Book Fair
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Liz Miller/Amy Scobell /Marnie Unruh
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A sale of books, posters and school supplies, is held twice a year – during conference times – in the school library.
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Box Tops
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Noreen Sibley/Susan Robb
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Box Tops are collected throughout the school year and mailed in to earn cash for Fern Hill. Classrooms compete for a pretzel party for collecting the most.
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Directory
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Cheryl Monturo / OPEN
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Gathers the contact information for students and parents, and orders and distributes the Fern Hill Elementary School Student Directory.
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Donuts With Dad/Favorite Dude
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Sharon Mascetti
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An event held in early November – the children bring their dad, or favorite dude into school to enjoy breakfast with him from 8:15 – 9:00.
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Fall Fundraising
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Teresa Cannata
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Responsible for planning and organizing the fall fundraiser for students, which starts the second week of school (Sally Foster wrapping paper and gifts
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Fifth Grade Breakfast & Graduation
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Allison Stewart /Jen Shur
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Planning, organizing and implementing the 5th grade party event(s) associated with the students’ graduation from elementary school.
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French Language Program
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Patricia Rauch/Karen Brutshe
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Organizes a before-school class, twice a year (fall and spring) to learn the very basics of the French language.
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Holiday Shop
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Kathleen Penney/Renee Cieslukowski
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An event for the children to shop for presents for friends and family members - held the first Saturday in December.
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Homeroom Parents
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Beth Smith/ Maureen Franco
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Organizes and distributes the duties of the homeroom parents for each class.
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Hospitality
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Erica Griste/Cheryl Voronko/Jen Drap/Beth Dougherty
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Provides food and drinks for various administrative and student events throughout the year.
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Laminator
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Jeannie Williams
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Comes into the teacher’s workroom once a week to laminate all of the teacher projects collected for that week.
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Market Day
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Liz Miller/Jen McTiernan
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Handles the sale and distribution of Market Day food items once a month.
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Mom's Pizza
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Renee Cieslukowski
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Organizes the Mom's Pizza sale twice a year.
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Muffins With Mom
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Lisa Carozza
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An event for Fern Hill moms to enjoy breakfast with their kids, held in May.
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PA Day
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Maria Dychala /Marie Weaverling/ Shannon Guy
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4th grade field trip held at Fern Hill, based around the history of Pennsylvania. This committee organizes all aspects of the fun for the fourth graders.
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Philanthropy
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Lynda Strommer/Holly Prestileo
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Works with the school social worker to help the families in need at Fern Hill.
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Phone Chain
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Beth Smith/Maureen Franco
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Organizes the 2-3 volunteers per classroom needed to notify parents in case of early school closings and other emergencies.
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PTO Boy Scout Liason
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Jen Shur
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Helps find a boy scout troop to do any number of small projects the PTO or administrators need done around the school.
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PTO Membership
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Maria Dychala
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Gets parents to sign up for the PTO. Membership includes a student directory
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PTOC (District PTO)
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Beth Smiley/Marie Weaverling
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This person, along with a representative from each school in the district attends monthly meetings at the administration building to hear about what is going on with all of the schools. The administrators also attend these meetings.
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PTO News (Newsletter) & Website
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Terry McAlonie
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Gathers and publishes information from the PTO to distribute in a newsletter to all families several times a year.
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Publishing Center
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Beth Hobman/Cheryl Voronko
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Works with each teacher in the school to encourage their class to write and illustrate books, and the Publishing Center makes them into bound books
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Refunds Program
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Marie Weaverling
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Notifies parents to sign up to collect Genuardis Script, Target Red Card and other refunds for shopping at local stores.
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School Beautification
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Wendy Wallace
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Works with different groups in the school to keep the school grounds and flower beds looking their best.
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School Store
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Bethanne Muth/Maria Schorn
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Seek, select, purchase and sell products for the school store.
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Sign Master
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Susan Robb
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Updates the Fern Hill sign regularly, as needed.
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Social Committee
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Allison Stewart/Jen Shur
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Organizes several fun events throughout the year for children, parents and administrators. They also organize fundraising nights at local restaurants, like the Stadium Grill.
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Spiritwear
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Cammie Sanders
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Usually held in December. They sell Fern Hill logoed clothing for the kids, used as at PTO fundraiser.
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Spring Fair
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Marnie Unruh
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A fun day for the children, with games, activities, entertainment, food, raffles and sometimes auction items. This committee takes care of all aspects of organizing this springtime event.
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Volunteers
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Holly Jackson
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Organizes a master list of parents who would like to volunteer their time to any of these PTO Committees.
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Welcome Committee
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Beth Smith/Maureen Franco
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Puts together a Newcomers Breakfast for all new families to Fern Hill. They gather school information to hand out at this breakfast
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Yearbook
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Lisa Finnegan/Sharon Mascetti/Maria Dychala/Terry McAlonie
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Gathers photos and does all of the layout and design for the Yearbook – distributed the last week of school.
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