Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year!

 

The Highcrest PTO Objectives:

  1. To enrich our children’s educational environment at Highcrest Middle School and offer support to the School, its programs and activities and its personnel.

  2. 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.

  3. To cooperate with other parents and/or groups to enrich and support the children of Wilmette District 39.

 

2023-2024 Executive Board

 

President - Jennifer Englehaupt president@highcrestpto.org

President Elect - Open president-elect@highcrestpto.org

Secretary - Ashley Gross secretary@highcrestpto.org

Treasurer - Jenny Throm treasurer@highcrestpto.org

Assistant Treasurer - Rekha Badlani assist-treasurer@highcrestpto.org

 

VP Legislation - Jocelyn Shook legislation@highcrestpto.org

VP Ways & Means - Eliza Fisher waysandmeans@highcrestpto.org

VP Enrichment - Kimberly Newman enrichment@highcrestpto.org

VP Volunteers & House Parents - Open volunteer@highcrestpto.org

VP Special Events - Stacy Cavin specialevents@highcrestpto.org

VP Student Programs - Amy Brown studentprograms@highcrestpto.org

VP Communications - Joey Toppenberg communications@highcrestpto.org

VP Community Services - Melissa Stambor communityservices@highcrestpto.org

VP Community Affairs - Open communityaffairs@highcrestpto.org

 

General Board Committees

 

Position Name Email
After School Clubs TBD afterschoolclubs@highcrestpto.org
Beach Bash Alexandra Eidenberg beachbash@highcrestpto.org
Freaky Friday Alexandra Eidenberg freakfriday@highcrestpto.org
Birthday Books Eliza Fisher birthdaybooks@highcrestpto.org
Book Fair Heather Metz
Katie Dunlop
Debbie Smith
Shelby Hu
bookfair@highcrestpto.org
Civics and Safety TBD safety@highcrestpto.org
Community Service Liaison TBD communityservice@highcrestpto.org
Directory/Membership Ruth Chieng directory@highcrestpto.org
Enrichment - 5th Grade Rebecca Johnson 5thGradeEnrichment@hightcrestpto.org
Enrichment - 6th Grade Christine Blum 6thGradeEnrichment@hightcrestpto.org
Environmental Awareness TBD EnvironmentalAwareness@highcrestpto.org
Fifth Grade Connections Courtney Cook
Jocelyn Shook
5thGradeConnections@highcrestpto.org
Headlines Editor Laurel Nelson headlines@highcrestpto.org
Hospitality (PTO 5th Grade Orientation Coffee) Anna Margaret Fazekas hospitality@highcrestpto.org
Hospitality (PTO Transition Meeting/6th grade) TBD hospitality@highcrestpto.org
Hospitality (PTO Transition Meeting/6th grade popsicle) TBD hospitality@highcrestpto.org
Hospitality (Newcomers) Aurora Cazares hopsitality@highcrestpto.org
Ignite TBD Ignite@highcrestpto.org
Ignite (Incoming 5th Grade) TBD Ignite@highcrestpto.org
Newcomer Welcome Amy Pawasarat
Mandy Breaker
newcomers@highcrestpto.org
Outdoor Classroom Lorilin Meyer
Lisa Grandstaff
outdoorclassroom@highcrestpto.org
Parent Connection - Chair TBD ParentConnection@highcrestpto.org
School Store Haley Ebeling store@highcrestpto.org
School Supplies Kate Kaes schoolkits@highcrestpto.org
Spirit Wear TBD spiritwear@highcrestpto.org
Teacher Appreciation - 5th Grade TBD hospitality@highcrestpto.org
Teacher Appreciation - 6th Grade TBD hospitality@highcrestpto.org
Webmaster Chris Beer webmaster@highcrestpto.org
Yearbook Orders TBD yearbook@highcrestpto.org
Community Review Committee (2) TBD communityreviewcommittee@highcrestpto.org
D39 Educational Foundation Liaison TBD d39edfoundation@highcrestpto.org
PTO Pass 39 Rep TBD pass39@highcrestpto.org
Variety Show TBD varietyshow@highcrestpto.org