WELCOME TO THE 2024-2025 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.
2024-2025 Executive Board
President - Laurel Nelson president@highcrestpto.org
President Elect - Connie Moran president-elect@highcrestpto.org
Secretary - Melissa Dahm secretary@highcrestpto.org
Treasurer - Rekha Badlani treasurer@highcrestpto.org
Assistant Treasurer - Jenny Throm assist-treasurer@highcrestpto.org
VP Legislation - Jocelyn Shook legislation@highcrestpto.org
VP Ways & Means - Eliza Fisher waysandmeans@highcrestpto.org
VP Enrichment - Mary Martin enrichment@highcrestpto.org
VP Special Events - Noela Scarano specialevents@highcrestpto.org
VP Student Programs - Laura Butts studentprograms@highcrestpto.org
VP Communications - Janet Choy-Hubbard communications@highcrestpto.org
VP Hospitality - Katie Hilton hospitality@highcrestpto.org
General Board Committees
| GENERAL BOARD | ||
| Ways and Means | ||
| Birthday Books | Sarah Babaian | birthdaybooks@highcrestpto.org |
| Book Fair Committee Chair | Zelal Pinarci | bookfair@highcrestpto.org |
| Book Fair Committee Co-Chair | bookfair@highcrestpto.org | |
| Hawk Hut Pop Up/School Store | schoolstore@highcrestpto.org | |
| School Supplies/Edukit Chair | Nicole Botsman | schoolkits@highcrestpto.org |
| School Supplies/EduKit Co-Chair | schoolkits@highcrestpto.org | |
| Spiritwear | President | president@highcrestpto.org |
| Enrichment | ||
| Enrichment 5th Grade | Lynn Touras | 5thGradeEnrichment@hightcrestpto.org |
| Enrichmen 6th Grade | Rebecca Johnson / Robin McShane | 6thGradeEnrichment@hightcrestpto.org |
| Environmental Awareness/Community Service | ||
| Outdoor Classroom Chair | Noela Scarano | outdoorclassroom@highcrestpto.org |
| Outdoor Classroom Co-Chair | ||
| Special Events | ||
| 5th Grade Connections Chair | Jocelyn Shook | 5thgradeconnections@highcrestpto.org |
| 5th Grade Connections Co-Chair | Taelor Fisher | 5thgradeconnections@highcrestpto.org |
| Freaky Friday/Beach Bash Chair | Jen Curchin | freakyfriday@highcrestpto.org / beachbash@highcrestpto.org |
| Freaky Friday/Beach Bash Co-Chair | Melissa Dahm | freakyfriday@highcrestpto.org / beachbash@highcrestpto.org |
| Freaky Friday/Beach Bash Committee | Meghann Kohli, Katie McCarthy, Mandy Hartman, Laura Butts | |
| Communications | ||
| Headlines Editor | Melissa Stambor | headlines@highcrestpto.org |
| Webmaster | webmaster@highcrestpto.org | |
| Directory/membership | Ruth Chieng | directory@highcrestpto.org |
| Hospitality | ||
| Hospitality (Newcomers) | newcomers@highcrestpto.org | |
| Hospitality (5th Grade Orientation Coffee) | Katie McCarthy | hospitality@highcrestpto.org |
| Hospitality (Transition Meeting/6th Grade Popsicle) | Liz Fritz | hospitality@highcrestpto.org |
| Teacher Appreciation Chair | Kari Darmstadter | teacherappreciation@highcrestpto.org |
| Teacher Appreciation Co-Chair | teacherappreciation@highcrestpto.org | |
| Student Programs | ||
| After School Clubs Liason | Zelal Pinarci | afterschoolclubs@highcrestpto.org |
| Variety Show (Chair) | varietyshow@highcrestpto.org | |
| Variety Show (Co-chair) | varietyshow@highcrestpto.org | |
| Yearbook Orders | Laura Hess | yearbook@highcrestpto.org |
