25-26 Volunteer Opportunities

THE PTO can only survive with the help of all our families. Your time is valuable and we appreciate any commitment level you can sign up for. The PTO is committed to communicating and supporting our volunteers.

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Administration
President - Board Member
The President serves as the PTO liaison with school administration to ensure tactics and budget are aligned with mutual priorities. With Board approval, the President helps ensure the budget and identified tactics for the year align and are executed. 3-4 hours/month. It is recommended, not required, that the President serve a two-year term.
President
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Jill Emig
full
President Elect- Board Member
Would serve as an aide to the President. The President-Elect shall serve a one-year term as President-Elect and then assume the office of President the following year, for a two-year combined term.
1 signed up.
Signed Up: Madeline Harris
Secretary- Board Member
Board Member. Attend monthly board meetings, take minutes, put agendas together, send meeting reminders, upload meeting minutes to OHE website for historical purposes. Time commitment is minimal- 2-3 hours a month.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Annie Stenger
full
Fundraising

Promotes Invest in OHE, seeks sponsors and oversees fundraising events- Hawk Walk/Run and Trivia Night. 

VP of Fundraising- Board Member
Board Member responsible for all sub committee teams, communication with the board and guiding all fundraising teams. This is a greater time commitment, but less when you have more volunteers. This position can also be co-chaired/shared.
3 out of 3 filled.
Signed Up: Carrie Dusenberry, Amy Free, Lisa Martin
full
Hawk Block Party - Committee Members
Organize fundraising element, food trucks, activities, etc.
1 out of 20 filled.
Signed Up: Libby Schaller
Trivia Night - Committee Members
Assist the chairs in getting silent auctions items, selecting the trivia questions and running the event.
9 out of 20 filled.
Signed Up: Christine Axthelm, Tai Downs, Carrie Dusenberry, Anna Knight, Katie Mackin, Brianna Moss, Cherish Nabil, Jody Rybacki, Libby Schaller
Spirit Nights Lead
Work with community partners to set up sponsor nights where OHE earns a portion of the sales. A couple of Spirit Nights can be a great boost financially.
2 out of 2 filled.
Signed Up: Meredith Bolin, Adrienne Wilson
full
Staff Enhancement

Plans treats for staff during conferences, teacher work days, and holidays. Coordinates teacher appreciation week activities. Seeks out donations from the community. 

VP of Staff Enhancement- Board Member
Plans treats for staff during conferences, teacher work days, and holidays. Coordinates teacher appreciation week activities. Seeks out donations from the community.
2 out of 2 filled.
Signed Up: Mindy Plost, Adrienne Wilson
full
Staff Enhancement Committee Members
Assist executing staff appreciation events, retirement parties, etc. for staff throughout the year.
12 out of 20 filled.
Signed Up: Meredith Bolin, Annie Crawford, Elizabeth Godfrey, Julie Mulvany, Cherish Nabil, Kathleen Russell, Jody Rybacki, Libby Schaller, Ashley Steyer, Jen Watson-Miller
Student Enhancement

Oversees spirit wear, room parent program, 5th-grade celebration and morning book club. 

VP of Student Enhancement- Board Member
The VP of Student Engagement manages and oversees OHE student events that are not associated with fundraising events. This includes managing room parents who manage the holiday parties, book fair committee, 5th grade celebration committee, field trip leads and movie night.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Jen Watson-Miller
full
Book Fair Chairs
Identify dates for book fair, reserve building with District, coordinate with book fair vendor and PTO communications team to facilitate a successful book fair. The book fair chairs also manage pre, during and post-event management utilizing committee members and volunteers.
3 out of 3 filled.
Signed Up: Meredith Bolin, Adrienne Wilson, Kate Zluticky
full
Book Fair Committee Member
Help manage and execute pre, during and post-fair activities under the direction of chairs associated with a successful book fair event.
17 out of 20 filled.
Signed Up: Lauren Avelichev, Sara Butler, Tai Downs, Megan Dumas, Carrie Dusenberry, Ashley Klinger, MyChi Le, Katie Mackin, Preety Mathema, Brianna Moss, Cherish Nabil, Kathleen Russell, Jody Rybacki, Libby Schaller, Shayla Stuart
Room Parent Coordinator
Room parent coordinator sends emails to all the room parents before parties with a draft of what the email could look like. Room parents can reach out to the person in this position with any questions they may have. Minimal time commitment- Under an hour.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Shawna Hake
full
5th Grade Celebration - Committee Members (4th grade parents)
Plan and execute the 5th-grade breakfast in May. This is for parents of 4th graders.
2 out of 3 filled.
Signed Up: Julie Mulvany, Mindy Plost
5th Grade Video (5th grade parent)
5th grade farewell video- communicates with 5th grade teachers, create a flyer to collect photos from parents, create a celebration video. This is a pretty large time commitment and having technology skills is a requirement for this position.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Shawna Hake
full
Sneakers & Sequins Committee Member
Help plan and execute an adult/student dance event at the school. We need a DJ, food, photo opportunity, etc. Planning time and being on-site totals 4-5 hours.
2 out of 5 filled.
Signed Up: Lisa Martin, Libby Schaller
OHE Movie on the Lawn Committee
Plan and execute OHE Movie on the Lawn Night including identifying the date, booking the school with District, confirming movie license and availability of movie vendor.
1 out of 2 filled.
Signed Up: Jen Watson-Miller
Field Trip Planning
Assist teachers in planning and executing field trips for the year. This team will connect with vendors to determine availability, cost, parameters, etc. and report back to the grade-level teachers for consideration.
4 out of 4 filled.
Signed Up: Preety Mathema, Brianna Moss, Mindy Plost, Lara Tenbarge
full
Community Relations

Oversees community service activities, family fun nights, healthy breakfast, and popsicle pop-in to meet teachers. Promotes PTO at kindergarten roundup and new family welcome events. 

VP of Community Relations - Board Member
Board Member who oversees the OHE scholarship opportunity, garden committee, and community service activities including the Red Bag Holiday Project.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Sarah Armbrecht
full
Garden Coordinator
Makes sure the rain garden is cared for and weeded
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Megan Dumas
full
Red Bag Coordinator
Coordinate all communication with Red Bag organization, work with committee to execute a successful gift drive.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Sarah Beth Webb
full
Red Bag Holiday Committee
Coordinates the annual Red Bag gift giving project for the holidays.
10 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Sara Butler, Annie Crawford, Carrie Dusenberry, Elizabeth Godfrey, Anna Knight, Preety Mathema, Tara McCall, Michelle Pulido, Laura Sherman, Ashley Steyer
full
Finance

Manages the PTO budget, writes checks, pays bills, works directly with OHE office staff coordinating payments and handles all deposits.

Treasurer
Board position - Manage and report against budget and provide updates to the Board regularly. Role includes writing checks, making deposits, submitting annual tax to accountant, etc.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Tara McCall
full
Assistant Treasurer- Board Member
Board position. This is a two-year commitment. The first year you will be assisting the treasures in their duties, the following year you will step into the treasurer board position. Time commitment is roughly 20 minutes a week.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Meredith Kirby
full
Operations

Oversees staff acquisitions (money the PTO gives staff for special projects), schedules school photos, oversees yearbook and school supply orders.

VP of Operations - Board Member
Board position that oversees yearbooks, acquisitions, school supplies, spirit wear and PTO-provided shirts. Time commitment is low consistently with a couple hours of time needed to manage school supplies, spirit wear and student/staff shirts.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Nate Harris
full
Yearbook Committee - Operations and Production
This team gathers manages the cover contest, gathers content, organizes pages, meets production requirements to ensure OHE students and staff receive their yearbook.
Operations and Production
5 out of 8 filled.
Signed Up: Julie Collett, Lauren Evans, Tara McCall, Kathleen Russell
Yearbook Committee - Photographer
Do you regularly attend school events and parties? Do you always have your phone/camera in your hand to document all the fun? Good news. We need people just like you to provide pictures of the activities that happen throughout the school year and upload pictures for the yearbook committee to leverage. 1.5 hours - 4-5 times a year
2 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Nate Harris, Lara Tenbarge
General Volunteers
We are always looking for a few good people to help execute various activities at the school. If your schedule doesn't necessarily allow for a dedicated role but you'd like to be called upon as needed - please put your name in as a general volunteers.
10 out of 100 filled.
Signed Up: Stephanie Hoobing, Kory Kirkegaard, Lauren Kirkegaard, Melanie LawRance, Brianna Moss, Julie Mulvany, Kathleen Russell, Shayla Stuart, Cory Tenbarge
Communications
VP of Communication- Board Member
Board member who maintains and updates PTO communications via the weekly newsletter, social media and website content.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Madeline Harris
full
Membership Toolkit (Website) Champion
The Membership Toolkit Champion helps ensure OHE's Web site is an engagement tool families can use to stay in-the-know and connected to the happenings at OHE.
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Cynthia York
full