MHS PTSA eNews, March 6, 2024

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.


Join Us for the PTSA General Membership Meeting

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Dear Parents, Students and Teachers:

Please join us at the PTSA's third General Membership Meeting of the school year.

  • When: Thursday, March 14, 2024, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Where: McLean HS Lecture Hall
  • Main Topic: Lighthouse Schools Parent Meeting - see below for more details

Save the date for our next meeting: May 15.

We encourage you to attend the meeting in person to get the most of it.


Teacher & Staff Appreciation

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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 March Dates: 3/15, 3/22

Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA4A822A7FEC07-202403


Fundraising

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PTSA Spring Auction -

Auction Item Donations and Volunteers Needed

Dear McLean High School Community,

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support of McLean High School PTSA's fundraising efforts thus far.

To help us achieve our fundraising goal, we are excited to announce our upcoming Spring Auction, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 6th, 2024.

 

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Auction Item Donations Needed

We have already received generous donations such as a Caribbean B&B stay, double-sided panda embroidery, DC United soccer game tickets, coaching and mentoring sessions, handmade leather goods, photography sessions, and gift cards from local businesses among others. However, we can’t make this event a success without you! More donations of game tickets, gift cards, merchandise, homemade meal deliveries, artwork, etc. are appreciated. Please donate your auction items here: https://form.jotform.com/240306999659069.

 

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Auction Wine Wall Donations Needed

As we prepare for our upcoming Spring Auction event, we are seeking your contributions of wine bottles or cases to our wine wall. Please use the link below to donate to the wine wall:

https://form.jotform.com/240524562688059.

 

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Auction Event Volunteers Needed

We're 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, please sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/240306468583056.

 

Please contact Xian Sun at fundraising@mcleanptsa.org with any questions.

The McLean High School PTSA is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to the PTSA are tax deductible. For donations under $250, your payment confirmation will serve as your receipt for tax purposes. EIN # 54-1496759.


Support MHS PTSA by Dinning at South Block

  • When: Wednesday, March 13th / 4:00 - 7:00PM
  • Where: 6246 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101
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"Glass Goat Recycling" -

Helping the Environment and Raising Fund 

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McLean Band Mattress Fundraiser on Saturday, April 13th

The McLean High School Band Mattress Fundraiser will be Saturday, April 13th, from 10am - 5pm! There will be 30 different styles of beds on display for customers to try.  The beds are new, brand name, made to order, available in all sizes, and cost less than retail stores.  In addition to beds, there will also be premium pillows, luxury sheets, mattress protectors, adjustable power bases and even massage chairs! Please share this information with family and friends!  Check out THIS VIDEO to see how it works!

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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:

  • What do you expect a public education should provide your child? 

  • How is our school system currently serving you and your family?

  • What needs does our district currently fail to meet that you believe it should be meeting?

  • What resources do you believe could be reallocated for other purposes?

  • 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)

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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:  

  • ANGP Co-Chairs/Steering Committee Members (2-3)

  • ANGP Sub-Committee Chairs -

    • Fundraising/Ticket Sales
    • Food/Beverage
    • Prizes/Giveaways
    • Security Coordinator

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

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Important Upcoming Dates

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


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