Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year
The Highcrest PTO Objectives:
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To enrich our children’s educational environment at Highcrest Middle School and offer support to the School, its programs and activities and its personnel.
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To provide a communication link for the HMS community, including families with children in the School, the teachers at HMS, and the Wilmette District 39 staff.
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To cooperate with other parents and/or groups to enrich and support the children of Wilmette District 39.
2025-2026 Executive Board
President - Connie Moran president-elect@highcrestpto.org
President Elect - Deanna Salerno president-elect@highcrestpto.org
Secretary - Janet Cavanagh secretary@highcrestpto.org
Treasurer - Karin Ghai treasurer@highcrestpto.org
Assistant Treasurer - Dave Derrick assist-treasurer@highcrestpto.org
VP Legislation - Jocelyn Shook legislation@highcrestpto.org
VP Ways & Means - Summer Keys waysandmeans@highcrestpto.org
VP Enrichment - Mary Martin enrichment@highcrestpto.org
VP Special Events - Melissa Dahm specialevents@highcrestpto.org
VP Student Programs - Laura Butts studentprograms@highcrestpto.org
VP Communications - Janet Choy-Hubbard communications@highcrestpto.org
VP Hospitality - Sharon Hoffman hospitality@highcrestpto.org
General Board Committees
| GENERAL BOARD | ||
| Ways and Means | ||
| Birthday Books | Emily Beurger | birthdaybooks@highcrestpto.org |
| Book Fair Committee Chair | Megan Gemp | bookfair@highcrestpto.org |
| Book Fair Committee Co-Chair | Leslie Hinchcliffe | bookfair@highcrestpto.org |
| Hawk Hut Pop Up/School Store | Caira Tate | schoolstore@highcrestpto.org |
| School Supplies/Edukit Chair | Amanda Houde | schoolkits@highcrestpto.org |
| Spiritwear | Connie Moran | president@highcrestpto.org |
| Enrichment | ||
| Enrichment 5th Grade | Robin Mcshane | 5thGradeEnrichment@hightcrestpto.org |
| Enrichmen 6th Grade | Kathryn Schmidt | 6thGradeEnrichment@hightcrestpto.org |
| Environmental Awareness/Community Service | ||
| Outdoor Classroom Chair | outdoorclassroom@highcrestpto.org | |
| Outdoor Classroom Co-Chair | ||
| Special Events | ||
| Freaky Friday/Beach Bash Chair | FF: Deanna Salerno BB: Pabla Morris | freakyfriday@highcrestpto.org / beachbash@highcrestpto.org |
| Freaky Friday/Beach Bash Committee | Paloma Samotny, Nancy Fisher, Kathleen Holden, Melanie Steindler, Kelly Stack, Amy Layfer, Agnieszka Genc, Pabla Morris | |
| 6th Grade Social Dance | Haley, Melissa Dahm, Melissa Shane | |
| Mom's Night Out | Monica Grossnickel | |
| Communications | ||
| Headlines Editor | Melissa Stambor | headlines@highcrestpto.org |
| Webmaster | Vidya Narasimhan | webmaster@highcrestpto.org |
| Directory/membership | Catherine Tatlock | directory@highcrestpto.org |
| Hospitality | ||
| Hospitality (Newcomers) | President | newcomers@highcrestpto.org |
| Hospitality (5th Grade Orientation Coffee) | President | hospitality@highcrestpto.org |
| Teacher Appreciation Chair | Kate Shellgren | teacherappreciation@highcrestpto.org |
| Teacher Appreciation Co-Chair | Catherine Goel | teacherappreciation@highcrestpto.org |
| Student Programs | ||
| After School Clubs Liason | Erica Zuhr | afterschoolclubs@highcrestpto.org |
| Variety Show (Chair) | Dee Star | varietyshow@highcrestpto.org |
| Variety Show (Co-chair) | varietyshow@highcrestpto.org | |
| Yearbook Orders | yearbook@highcrestpto.org |
