Seeking Next Year's PTSA Leaders!
The McLean PTSA needs volunteers to serve on our Nominating Committee to recruit leaders for next school year. If you can help with this vital task, please contact Karen Leiser at presidentelect@mcleanptsa.org.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation
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. Please click on the link to donate a breakfast item from February sign up list. Thank you in advance!
Friday's February Dates: 02/23
Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA4A822A7FEC07-202402
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PTSA Appreciates MHS Security Team!
Last week, the PTSA honored McLean High School's Security Resource Officer and Security Team during their Appreciation Week by treating them to lunch. The PTSA, through the Hospitality Committee, supports staff throughout the year by planning appreciation events such as these lunches. Thank you to the School Security Team of McLean HS for all that you do for our school!
Fundraising
PTSA Spring Auction -
Volunteers and Auction Item Donations Needed
Dear McLean Community,
Once again, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support of McLean High School PTSA's fundraising efforts thus far.
To help us get closer to our fundraising goal, we are excited to announce our upcoming Spring Auction, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 6th, 2024.
- We are in need of volunteers to help solicit auction items (15 volunteers) and organize the onsite auction event (5 volunteers). If you're interested in volunteering for the Spring Auction event, please sign up here.
- We welcome auction item donations such as game tickets, homemade meal deliveries, artwork, or anything else that might interest potential bidders! Please use the link to donate your auction items.
- We encourage you to continue donating funds to PTSA.
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Exciting news for our on-site auction event attendees!
Thanks to the generous corporate sponsor Boone and Sons Jewelers, the raffle winner will receive a stunning prize from Boone and Sons -- a captivating 14kt Gold & Diamonds-By-The-Yard style necklace, adorned with 10 Round Brilliant Diamonds totaling .48 carats (half a carat). This exquisite piece has a retail value of $2,150. Stay tuned for more details.
Please contact Xian Sun at fundraising@mcleanptsa.org with any questions.
Thank you for supporting PTSA!
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"Glass Goat Recycling" -
Helping the Environment and Raising Fund
Lighthouse Schools Parent Meeting - 3/13 & 3/14
We are excited to share that McLean High School has been selected as a Lighthouse School in FCPS. As one of seven FCPS secondary schools, this designation gives us the opportunity to reimagine the school experience for our students and community at large. As such, we are looking for input from our families to gain insight into the current experience of our community and solicit ideas for innovative improvements. Therefore, we cordially invite our families to attend a town hall on this topic. We will host a parent coffee on March 13th from 8:30-9:30a.m. and an evening meeting on March 14th PTSA meeting from 6:30-7:30p.m. We’d love to see you at either of these meeting options to discuss your feedback and ideas. Questions to be discussed include:
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What do you expect a public education should provide your child?
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How is our school system currently serving you and your family?
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What needs does our district currently fail to meet that you believe it should be meeting?
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What resources do you believe could be reallocated for other purposes?
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If you could re-envision your child’s school experience, what elements would you like to see incorporated?
Thank you in advance for being part of this process; your feedback and insights are invaluable to the success of this initiative.
Community News
Call For Youth Candidates (Video)
Annual Extraordinary Teen Awards Nominations
Arlington Magazine is accepting nominations for our Annual Extraordinary Teen Awards. To be eligible, candidates must be a senior in high school (public, private or homeschool) and must be a resident of Arlington, Falls Church or McLean. We are looking for teens who excel in academics, extracurriculars or service, as well as individuals who have overcome significant life obstacles. The deadline is February 23, 2024.
https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/extraordinary-teen-award-nominations-2024/
Volunteer Opportunity - Class of 2024
All Night Graduation Party
Greetings families!! We are currently preparing for the Class of 2024 All Night Graduation Party (ANGP). The ANGP provides a safe, alcohol-free and drug-free evening for our Seniors to celebrate after their high school graduation. Every year our students look forward to the ANGP, which is an amazing, fun-filled event where they can spend one last time making memories with their classmates and enjoy a variety of entertainment, games, great food, prizes, and much more.
We are currently starting the planning for the Class of 2024 ANGP and are looking for parent volunteers to serve on the steering committee and party sub-committees.
The roles we are looking for include the following:
If you are a McLean parent/guardian interested in learning more about the ANGP, or would like to volunteer for one of these positions on the ANGP Committee, please email Pam Williams at pwilliams@mcleanptsa.org.
PTSA Volunteer Opportunities
PTSA Checklist
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Important Upcoming Dates
February 22 - School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
March 5 - Student Holiday
March 10 - Daylight Saving Begins - Spring Forward
March 13 - Lighthouse Schools Parent Coffee
March 14 - PTSA General Meeting
March 25-29 - Spring Break - MHS offices will be closed
Helpful Links
Attendance Bell Schedule Red/Silver Calendar Office and Support Staff
Student Services Student Activities Special Education Resources
Teacher Office Hours Substance Abuse Prevention
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