MHS PTSA eNews, October 19, 2022

THANK YOU!

On behalf of the Mclean Matters committee, we would like to thank the parents and teachers for their generous donations of backpacks, calculators, and school supplies for the McLean High School students-in-need. The Charity Wish List and Sign-Up are complete! The Fall 2022 Backpacks and Calculators Drive was overwhelmingly successful due to the generosity of the parent community and several local vendors. We collected donations of 100 backpacks and 70 graphing calculators, valued at approximately $11,000. We also want to thank our local Walmart, Target, BJ’s, and Costco for their donations of school supplies and toiletries, valued at approximately $1,000.

We were able to prepare 100 new backpacks, each stuffed with new school supplies, including 3-ring binders, looseleaf paper, dividers, spiral notebooks, index cards, pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, highlighters, and more. The McLean High School work study students (pictured below) were essential in organizing the finished backpacks to get them ready for the counselors to distribute to the students-in-need. Thank you to our generous community for all your efforts!

Local Restaurant Fundraiser

Honeygrow Tysons will donate 20% of your bill to the PTSA on Saturday 10/22,10:30am - 9:30pm.

Location: 8399 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182

Guidelines:

• In-store at the kiosk (enter Promo Code: GIVE127 at checkout)
• Honeygrow website (enter Promo Code: GIVE127 at checkout)
• Honeygrow Mobile App (enter Promo Code: GIVE127 at checkout)

DO NOT include 3rd-party delivery apps (Door Dash, Uber Eaters, etc).

***Stay tuned for Mexican Restaurant week from 10/24 to 10/27. A list of participating restaurants is coming soon!

Friday Breakfast Station

The PTSA organizes a weekly Friday Breakfast  Station during the year stocked with contributions by fellow McLean HS families. The Friday Breakfast Station is set up in the front office, and teachers & staff are grateful each week for your donations.  We still need donations for this Friday, October 21. Thank you in advance!

Mock SAT and ACT Tests

(November)

The McLean PTSA & EC Tutoring are partnering to offer the SAT and ACT practice tests. These tests are available to students at area schools for $20.

*** Please remember to identify yourself as an MHS student on the registration form to ensure that the PTSA receives credit; the fees support our programs.

Mock ACT Test - Register

November 5: 9:00am-1:00pm 

Reflection Art Competition

The Theme for the 2022-23 School Year is "Show Your Voice!"

Students can submit theme-based artwork in dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, or visual arts.  

Submission guidelines and entry forms can be found on Directions and Rules for Submission categories in English and Spanish. Please fill the form online and also submit a copy with your artwork by email. All submissions will be online – submissions are due by Friday, October 21th. If interested or have questions, please contact Reflections Chair, Jayita Basak at reflections@mcleanptsa.org

Watch the video on call for entries.

MHS Band Fruit Sale Fundraise

Please support the McLean High School Band programs by purchasing fresh fruit from Florida! Orders will be accepted through November 9^th at http://www.floridafruitstore.com/McLeanHSBand for pick-up on Saturday, December 10^th.

McLean MATH Kangaroo

Math Kangaroo USA is a national nonprofit organization with a mission of helping students love math. This year competition will be held on  Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:00PM online. Enrollment date is 9/24-12/15. There is $25 nonrefundable registration fee. Late enrollment is 12/16–12/31 and nonrefundable late registration fee is $35. Create an account if you are a new user.

Click HERE to register, enter McLean_MathKangaroo_2023@2023MK and student's information.

New School Year
PTSA Checklist

Welcome to the new school year! Here are some quick links to get you started:

• Visit our Website and subscribe to eNews 
• Join our PTSA (AtoZ Directory Account) (If a returning family, please verify your information)
• Make a Donation and check if your company offers Corporate Matching
• Find McLean PTSA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
• When Shopping, link your accounts and a portion of your sales will go to the PTSA