PTSO General Membership Meeting
April 14, 2015 – 7:10pm
In Attendance: Linda Russ, Judy Schmid, Helen Chang-Lin, Missy Hooper, Lexi Swinimer, Anisha Mathur, Pam Stone, D’Andrea Abdullah, Kristy Brewer, Mr. Jim Person (10)
D’Andrea Abdullah motioned to approve March 2015 minutes. Linda Russ Seconded. All in Favor. March 2015 Minutes approved.
Principal Report – Mr. Jim Person (Interim Principal) Reporting
· It’s a real treat to be here at PFHS – it’s a wonderful place: great administrative team, committed staff, students, parents, athletic boosters; all very welcoming. I’ve been in Loudoun a long time and retired last year. It’s been a luxury this year to fill in at three schools. We all deal with the same type of issues.
· Dr. Noto has been gracious and supportive making my life easier
· We are hosting international students for the International Student Summit this week. (4 students from China)
· PFHS has strong supportive parents. More parental involvement helps administration stay balanced. Parents need to stay involved in the life of high school
· PFHS’s Band earned the VA Honor Band designation for the 2014-2015 school year, the school musical Carousel is this weekend, and numerous Sporting Events are going on.
· Survey for Waste and Nutrition will be conducted tomorrow (Breakfast and Lunch)
· Survey for randomly selected students on Exams. Don’t know where that’s headed yet.
· Report Cards going out tomorrow. Prelim to testing season. April is the time to not slack off and stay focused
· Thank you for letting me be a part of the rich fabric of Potomac Falls
· Thanks to PTSO hospitality
SCA Community Outreach Liaison: Anisha Mathur
· International Students came Saturday and went to DC on Sunday. There was a Q&A period on Monday. They had lunch today from 5 guys. PFHS will host a luncheon on Thursday then everyone is leaving this Saturday
· SCA Elections are coming up. Candidates will film an informative clip to show to students tomorrow during Flex. Voting will be on Friday
· Dodge Ball Tournament is this Saturday. It is a fundraising event to support the Nicole Megaulidis Foundation
· We will be having a Pep Rally on May 1st. The Prom is May 2
· We will be supporting Secretary Appreciation Day
Teacher’s Report –Lexi Swinimer
· FCCLA is headed to VA Beach this weekend (the PTSO supported this event with grant money) – they are working downstairs as we speak. Four projects are going to the State Competition. They will compete on Friday and find out results on Sunday.
· DECA will be headed to Disney World for their competition soon (the PTSO also supported this event with grant money)
· Academic Challenge Teacher Student during PROAR
· The musical Carousel is coming up this weekend
· The junior class sponsors are looking for coat check volunteers for Prom.
· Seniors voted during English classes for their graduation speaker. The top three candidates were Mr. White, Ms. Hoilman and Mr. K. Mr. K. will be the speaker.
· Battle of the Books is headed to Regional Competition April 22nd
· Prom is May 2
· The 8th grade Expo was a rainy Day but big success. We wanted to change it to the afternoon but fortunately the weather cleared. It ran a little behind schedule but the 8th graders had a good time. They connected with clubs and sports teams. HS speakers did a great job. 8th graders got to eat lunch here.
· Park View versus Potomac Falls basketball: we won! We received a trophy that’s currently located in the front office. We made about $50. Next year the event will be hosted at Potomac Falls and any proceeds earned at Potomac Falls HS will be PF’s profit
Parent Liaison – Sylvia Borda (Not in attendance)
Treasurer’s Report: Linda Russ
· Nothing much changed from last month
· Next month will be a big crunch scholarships go out
· Made money on Kaplan. Test Prep was a go.
MSAAC: Jamie Johnson (Vice Chair) Missy Hooper reporting
· Fair on Saturday at Tuscarora from 11-3. Mr. Fritz, AP from River Bend will be speaking.
SEAC: D’Andrea Abdullah
· Met last week. Technology in the classroom. Effective April 6th, Office 365 is now available for all LCPS students. Some schools have the information on their websites. If not, it is on the LCPS website. Read and Write Gold is another free LCPS software. Students can access it from the assistive tech link or Spec Ed page. Search for assistive tech Link, Home Supports. First thing on top: Read Write Go. Helps with reading and writing. Speech to text and text to speech. Can use it on 11th grade SOL in English. Some textbooks are available as well.
Programs: Helen Chang-Lin
· SAT Test Prep: 14 students signed up which created a profit for this session.
· Kaplan SAT ACT Practice test: we made $900 on the last Saturday of spring break
· No more programs for the rest of the year
LEAP – Kathy Baker (not in attendance) Minutes available on table
Old Business
· Gave away three early bird prizes for Project Graduation: 6 Graduation Tickets went to Luke Borman, the $100 gift card went to Mariana Brazao and the TV went to Aman Zulfikar
· Next Wednesday is Secretary Appreciation Day. The SCA is doing a brunch in the career center so we will do a gift.
· Teacher appreciation week: Awards and luncheon May 1st: Kentucky Derby theme. Looking for horse decorations.
· Nominations: No one came forward.
New Business:
· PG Panera night May 5 (Must present paper flyer)
· Sending two $50 gift cards to Natalie Mogensen’s family
· Meeting Adjourned at 8:10. The next meeting is scheduled for May 12th at 7:00 PM.