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Originally delivered on 8/30/2024 1:01 pm

SUBJECT: Welcome Back - Week One Complete!

Welcome Back!

On behalf of the Home and School Association (HSA), we want to welcome all of our new students and welcome back our returning students and families! We hope you had a great first week and settling back into the school routine.


The HSA is an organization that supports our students, teachers, staff and the administration by promoting better communication between parents/guardians and the school and by contributing to a positive school community. We send out a regular newsletter to all families regarding updates on activities and upcoming events hosted by the HSA. We rely on our wonderful volunteers to help run our events and support all of our initiatives, so we welcome you to join us! Please scroll to the end on how you can keep updated on all of our activities through Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) We thank you for your support!

- Jenny Montague & Kristine Magargee ( Co-Chairs, 2024 - 2025)

Coffee and Breakfast!

The HSA provided coffee and breakfast items on Wednesday, August 28th as a Happy Hump Day treat and welcome back to a new school year!

Welcoming everyone back to SHMS!
BACK To School Night!

The 6th Grade Back-to-School Night will be held Monday, Sept. 9th at 7:00 p.m. We would love some volunteers from our 7th and 8th grade parents to help sell spirit wear on Monday. Conversely, we would love some volunteers from our 6th grade parents to help sell spirit wear on Tuesday, Sept. 10th for the 7th & 8th grade BTSN. Please sign up here! Thank you for your help!

1st HSA Meeting

Please join us on Monday, September 16th at 7 pm in the middle school library for our 1st Home and School Meeting of the year.  ALL are welcome to attend!  Dr. Matsanka will be there to give school updates and answer any questions and we will also hear updates from our grade reps and committee chairs.

Corporate Sponsors

Do you have a business or know someone who would like to become a sponsor helping fund all of the great activities that the Home and School support? This is a great opportunity to reach over 1,000 parents in the community.  

For $150 the sponsorship includes a banner ad featuring the sponsor's logo on our SHMS HSA home page.  This clickable logo will lead the reader to the respective business website. The ad will remain on our website for the entire 2023-2024 school year.  If you are interested, please click this link: https://shmshsa.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/210440


Please contact Angela Waltman with any questions (angela.waltman@verizon.net)

Setting up the Gaga Ball Pit for Recess

Thanks to our fundraising efforts last year, we were able to purchase this Gaga Ball Pit that students were eagerly waiting to use while we set it up for the new year! 

School Supplies & Spirit Wear

We still have a few 6th-grade school kits, calculators (T130XIIS) and earbuds for sale. Please go to our school store to make any purchases. Click here to shop our school store! 


Save the Date! September 22nd, 3-5 p.m.

The HSA will be hosting an event to welcome all new and returning parents/guardians to SHMS on Sept. 22nd, from 3-5 p.m. This is an informal gathering to welcome NEW parents to the district and answer any questions and get to know other SHMS parents.

Please join us at Ship Bottom Brewery in Swarthmore. BYO snacks and the HSA will provide non-alcoholic beverages. We kindly ask for your RSVP by September 16th, using this form so that Ship Bottom can staff the bar area appropriately. We hope to see you there!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSsHSFUXPWKCAfAi57SgyhU_IVIRgy5mToTiQiHnh4Y9tFbQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSsHSFUXPWKCAfAi57SgyhU_IVIRgy5mToTiQiHnh4Y9tFbQ/viewform

School Counselors

The HSA would also like to welcome our newest counselor.  Ms. Jessica Domsky. She will work with the 6th graders and stay with them until 9th grade. 


6th Grade: Ms. Jessica Domsky

jdomsky@wssd.org ext. 


7th Grade: Ms. Erica Laster 

elaster@wssd.org ext. 7106


8th Grade: Mr. Matthew Elliser

melliser@wssd.org ext. 7206


6th-8th: Ms. Mariah Powell  

  mpowell@wssd.org ext. 7107

HSA Executive Board and Officers

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions! 


Co-chairs: Jenny Montague & Kristine Magargee, shmshsa.chairs@gmail.com 

Secretary: Karen Kille, shmshsa.secretary@gmail.com

Disbursing treasurer: Allison Borden Collings, shmshsa.treasurer@gmail.com 

Receiving treasurer:  Stephanie Powers King, shmshsa.treasurer@gmail.com

 

6th Grade Parent Reps: 

Meghan Deaver, meghan.deaver@gmail.com

Jessica Riggleman, sleepgoblin@gmail.com

Lauren Shank,lshank2@comcast.net


7th Grade Parent Reps:

James Hayes, ironre1971@live.com

Mark Persson & Emily Perrson, docmpers@gmail.com

Sarah Baron-Samlin, sbaronsamlin@gmail.com


8th Grade Parent Reps:

Christine Greco, cgreco625@gmail.com

Katy Orlando,kathleenmorlando@yahoo.com

Kerry Moglionico, phipps.kerri@gmail.com


6th grade Supply Kits:  Katie Cleary, shmshsa.sales@gmail.com 

Book Fair: Jana Jordan,jana.jordan@hotmail.com & Sarah Rodowicz, sarah_rodowicz@yahoo.com 

Career Day:  Mary Uhrig, maryuhrig@gmail.com and Amy Brown, amy@redantelope.com,Ditte Lovatt,dittelovatt@gmail.com, and Katie Cleary,khope613@gmail.com

New Families Welcome:  co-chairs

Panther Pride Coordinator: TBA

Passive Fundraising:  Angela Waltman, angela.waltman@verizon.net 

Winter/Spring Concessions: Angela Waltman, angela.waltman@verizon.net

Social Media Rep:  Avi Putty, aputty@gmail.com and Shannon Elliott, shannondietzmannelliott@gmail.com

Spirit Wear Coordinator:  Meghan Deaver, shmshsa.sales@gmail.com

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Coordinator: VACANT

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon & Hot Chocolate Bar:  Meredith Spector, mspector23@verizon.net 

& Heather Emblem, heatheremblem@hotmail.com 

Website Managers:  Bobby Griffin,bobbygriffin@gmail.com & Jennifer Griffin, jensgriffin@gmail.com

Direct Donations


Every year, the SHMS HSA actively holds fundraisers to help support the many programs that benefit our children. In addition to supporting our annual budget where we provide treats for grade specific events, treats for our teachers and staff, we support some initiatives in the best interest of our students. Last year we implemented improvements to recess with the addition of a gaga ball pit, volleyball net, soccer goals and getting chalk and other items out for our 'Playground Project'. This year, we would like to continue those efforts, and also raise enough money to get additional water filling stations in the building. We are asking for a $25 or more direct donation from each family to be able to fund this year’s planned activities. To make an online donation, please click here Direct Donations

Cash or checks made payable to: "SHMS HSA"

can be dropped off in the front office or mailed to the middle school: 

200 S. Providence Rd. Wallingford P.A. 19086, Attn: Home and School Association. Please write “Direct Donation” in the notes. 

SHMS HSA Website, Student Directory, & Online Store

Please check out the HSA web page!  In addition to getting up-to-date information on activities, all families have FREE access to the online student directory (you must set up an account). The HSA offers the directory at no cost to our families thanks to our website sponsors. 


SHMS HSA website and directory*: https://shmshsa.membershiptoolkit.com


Online Store: https://shmshsa.membershiptoolkit.com/store


*For additional safety, you will need to create an account to access the directory.

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