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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Hello Wonderful Real Parents! I hope everyone is doing well and making mistakes and learning from them! That’s the only way we can learn!
We have soooo many wonderful things going on at our schools, and you parents are such an integral part of them. THANK YOU! Parental involvement is what makes Wyoming Schools so great.
Please read below for all the schools’ activities and learn how you can become involved. We need everyone’s time and talent to continue to make our schools great!!!
Enjoy this beautiful October and remember to enjoy your kids! They GROW up very FAST!
Margaret Brown
PSA President
(513) 374-5802
wpsa.president@gmail.com
PRIMARY MOMENTS
There’s been a lot of great and informative discussion as well as concerns voiced through our community recently. One method of communication we encourage you to use is your PAC reps :). Part of PAC’s role is to be a neutral conduit, sharing information between parents and the schools. If you have confidential concerns/thoughts, your privacy is paramount to our committee too. Feel free to reach out to any of your PAC reps, and/or the Primary PAC Chair. We are here to help.
Robin Klebanow and Meghan Remington (Elm PAC Reps)
Amy Susskind and Heather Yee (Hilltop PAC Reps)
Jenny Ranz and Raquel Bevington (Vermont PAC Reps)
Kelly Marty-Compton
Primary PAC Chair
klmarty2014@yahoo.com
MIDDLE SCHOOL MINUTES
It’s hard to believe it’s already October! Our magazine sale wrapped up last month. A big thank you to all the students who sold magazines and to our volunteers as well. The funds raised will help decrease the cost of the 6th grade Camp Kern trip and the 8th grade Philadelphia trip. We sold about $45,000 worth of magazines, resulting in about $22,000 in profits to PSA! And it’s not too late to order online – order anytime with code WB3027.
Parent volunteers are needed to help with the Middle School Book Booth at the October 7th Fall Festival. If you can help, please sign up today. Volunteers will commit to working a two hour shift in which you would greet customers and organize and sell books. It’s a great way to meet other Wyoming families.
Upcoming Events:
- Grades 7-12 Strings Concert | October 9th at 7:30 pm @ WHS Pendery Center
- WMS Picture Retake Day | October 13
Kate Nicholson
WMS PAC Chair
frontporchgirl@gmail.com
HIGH SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
SENIORS, CLASS OF 2018
First word of the month…HOMECOMING! The saws are buzzing, hammers pounding, and tissue paper “pomping!” Our kids have come a long way since the giant Sonic head of freshman year. We owe the Moore family a huge thank you for letting us take over their yard and garage for the last 4 years.
Remember to download the “Guide to Senior Year” for information on all of the year’s events.
Now time to cut to the chase, the next couple of months are very busy!
Upcoming Events:
- Homecoming Week: October 2-5
Supply donations and food may still be needed as we have a strict budget as part of the school homecoming rules. - Homecoming Parade: October 6, 6pm down the Pike
- Homecoming Dance: October 7 at WHS, 8-10pm
- College Application Help Session: October 26
- Final Payment Senior DC Trip: October 13
- Senior Trip Parent Meeting: November 1 @ 5:30 pm in WHS cafeteria
Senior Snacks:
November also brings another opportunity to help. Kim Stewart and Tara Abrams will be sending out more information as the month draws closer about the senior snack bags for the Washington D.C. trip.
Senior Slide Show:
Time to start looking for those awesome pictures for the senior celebration in May. Laura Bence is collecting photos (digital or print). Please see attached flyer for information. The deadline is January 31, 2018.
Communication:
We will be communicating through our class email. If you haven’t signed up, please contact the account and you will be added.
Questions? Concerns?
As PAC representatives, we are here to serve as your voice to the schools. Please email us.
Your Senior Class PAC Reps,
Karen Jordan and Brenda Pantalone
class2018whs@gmail.com
JUNIORS, CLASS OF 2019
We are kicking off October with the wrap up of another amazing Homecoming week! A big THANK YOU to Sami Weis and her family for hosting float building again this year.
Our prom committee is already hard at work with planning for the April 21 event. We are excited to announce the location for the 2018 Prom…The Mayerson JCC!
Frannie Rogers & Sandy Vanatsky
Junior Class Pac Reps
class2019whs@gmail.com
SOPHOMORES, CLASS OF 2020
A big THANK YOU to the Osha and Batsel families for hosting homecoming float build.
Also it’s not too late to be a Patron of the 2017-2018 Wyoming Student Directory! This main fundraiser for the sophomore class fuels their prom and graduation funds.
Mia Garnett & Melissa Kennedy
Sophomore Class PAC Reps
513.761.3605
jcmrkennedy@fuse.net
FRESHMAN, CLASS OF 2021
Food & Volunteers:
Sign up to provide food and drink to keep all the students energized while they work on the floats. This is also where we need chaperones and some building supervisors. There are a few spots still available. The cost to supply dinners to all of the students is a large and generous donation by some parents. We are suggesting a $3 donation each dinner session students are at the parade build to offset some of those costs. Please note that no student will be turned away if they don’t have a donation.
Gift Cards:
Gift cards to local restaurants like LaRosa’s or Little Caesar’s help with float building dinners. We have only the roughest guess of how many students will attend. Gift cards to Lowes or Menards will be used for float supplies. Cash works as well. If you can’t volunteer time, consider volunteering donations for float activity.
Float Supplies:
We are in dire need of supplies and they have a small budget to build. We’ve all seen these amazing floats and $300 doesn’t make that happen. No need to purchase supplies if you have them lying around in the garage – paint, wood, etc. The students have provided us with a list of needed items – please sign up if you can contribute.
Important Events:
Float Building
Monday, October 2 through Thursday, October 5 – Immediately after school through 10pm
Students may come and go as they please but must be working if on the build site.
Float Inspection
Friday, October 6 | 5:30pm
Float inspection followed by the parade starting at 6pm. That’s the extent of our knowledge but we will fill students in if there are any other particulars. Parade is followed by the football game.
Homecoming Dance
Saturday, October 7 | 8-10pm
Tickets ($10 each) are on sale now at lunch through most of next week. Want to be a chaperone at the dance? They are looking for help from 7:30-10:45. Please let your PAC Reps know ASAP if you are able to assist.
Food Allergies:
If you student has food allergies, be aware that none of the food falls into the general “safe foods” list as this isn’t an in-school sanctioned event. With that being said, please reach out so we can arrange snacks and meals if needed. We want everyone to be well fed and watered for all their efforts.
Thanks!
We can’t thank you enough for the support you are giving to the students whether you are volunteering or loaning hammers. We KNOW we have really tapped you a ton here and we appreciate your willingness to give. Besides getting some volunteer help doing concessions at basketball games, we promise this is the largest amount of needs we have…until next year. 😉
Go Cowboys!
Barb Lownsbury (513-313-6943) & Kay Heitfeld (513-258-3009)
Freshman Class Pac Reps
wyomingclassof2021@gmail.com
NOTES
Trivia Night
PSA is once again hosting Trivia Night, the fun way to show your smarts! The game night will be held on Saturday, January 6 at the Wyoming Fine Arts Center. The event will be held in 3 Rounds. Rounds 1 and 2 will feature teams of six answering trivia questions from a variety of categories. The winning teams from each round will advance to the Championship round. Prizes and bragging rights will be bestowed on the winners. People can register as a team of six, as a couple or as individuals to be grouped with others to form a team of six. Space at the Fine Arts Center is limited, so register early to make sure you get a spot for this challenging event!
Questions? Contact Alea Brown-Hoffmeister at or Diana Heyd.
Green Team
For the first time since 2009, our elementary schools have been recognized as “Recycling Schools” by Hamilton County Recycling & Solid Waste District! In September, primary students had a special assembly to learn about what can be recycled in classrooms and in the lunchroom. Our teachers are helping students learn what can and cannot be recycled–and the adults are learning too. Many items that adults regularly toss into the recycling (like yogurt cups) are not actually recyclable locally.
The primary schools will be hosting FOUR Zero Waste Lunches this year, in an effort to encourage our students to reduce packaging and food waste. The first primary Zero Waste Lunch Day will be October 13! More information will be sent home soon!
To help with this and other initiatives at all our schools, please join us for the next Green Team meeting, October 24, 7 PM at the Middle School’s Marty Family Alumni Conference Room. If you have questions or ideas for the Green Team, please email Sarah Stankorb Taylor.
Winter Enrichment Program – Save The Date
Planning for the 2018 WWEP program is underway. The program will include two 4-week sessions of Saturday morning classes (9:30-10:45) held at Vermont school. Session 1 will be on Saturday mornings between January 13 and February 3; Session 2 will be between February 10 and March 3. Participation is open to students in grades K-4. Registration will open in late November, after Thanksgiving.
WWEP will offer a variety of hands-on learning experiences. Past favorites have included: creative cupcakes, martial arts, hip hop dancing, ceramics, and computer programming. For 2018, we’re looking into adding circus, slime, jewelry, and yoga classes. If you have questions, please email Jackie Barnes.
PSA Membership
Thank you to all families who bought a PSA membership and student directory. The final touches are being put on the directory and we hope to have it back from the printer and distributed in mid October. Congratulations to Sarah Schaen, who submitted the winning cover artwork!
Wyoming Youth Services
The 17th Annual Wyoming Youth Services Howling Pooch Parade will be held on Sunday, October 22nd at 1pm at the Wyoming Civic Center. Register your pooch for this fun family-friendly event by 10/20. All proceeds benefit Wyoming Youth Services.
ODDS & ENDS
Dine & Donate 2017-18 Calendar
Print out this calendar and never miss another opportunity to eat for a good cause!
LaRosa’s Dine and Donate: Sunday, October 15th
Present this flyer and Wyoming City Schools PSA will receive 10% off any dine-in, carryout or delivery order.
Buffalo Wings and Rings (Finneytown) Dine and Donate:
Thursday, October 19th – Present our flyer and Wyoming City Schools PSA will receive 10% of all dine-in food sales made between 5pm and 8pm.
SAVE THE DATE! TELA Dine and Donate:
On Tuesday, November 14th, Mention Wyoming PSA and Tela will donate 15% of sales that day – even carry-out!
Wyoming PSA Kroger Community Rewards Program
It’s time once again to save big at Kroger AND support your school! Want to know how in TWO easy steps? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Easy instructions for a new enrollment or reenrollment can be found here.
Liz McLean
Odds & Ends Chair
wyomcleans@gmail.com
Wyoming PSA 