26-27 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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Finance

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

Treasurer- Meredith Kirby

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: Sinh Vu
full
Student Enhancement

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

 

VP of Staff Enhancement- Jen Watson- Miller

Popsicle Pop In Volunteers
Help with passing out popsicles during pop-in, possible help needed for storing and acquiring popsicles.
Pop-In Volunteer
3 out of 4 filled.
Signed Up: Tracie Biggerstaff (1), Elizabeth Godfrey (1), Michelle Hoskins (1)
Hawk Block Party - Committee
Work with the fall fundraising chair to coordinate a community building fall event. This includes food truck, plan activities and things such as a raffle.
co chairs
1 out of 3 filled.
Signed Up: Tracie Biggerstaff (1)
committee members
4 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Elizabeth Godfrey, Meghan Mohler, Neil Rosenbaum, Jordan Stanton
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.
0 out of 2 filled.
Book Fair Committee
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.
2
3 out of 3 filled.
Signed Up: Lauren Avelichev, Preety Mathema, Kathleen Russell
full
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: Audrey E Novin
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: Tracie Biggerstaff, Shayla Stuart
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.
0 out of 1 filled.
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.
3 out of 5 filled.
Signed Up: Michelle Hoskins, Emily Rosenbaum, Neil Rosenbaum
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: Carrie Dusenberry, Brianna Moss, Annie Stenger, Lara Tenbarge
full
Chat N Chew book club committee
Help plan, and execute a lunch time book club for 3-5th graders. Current Chair: Cynthia York
3rd grade parent co chair
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Lara Tenbarge (1)
full
4th grade parent co chair
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Brianna Moss (1)
full
5th grade parent co chair
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Tracie Biggerstaff (1)
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: Sarah Armbrecht

Red Bag Coordinator: Sara Butler

Garden Coordinator
Makes sure the rain garden is cared for and weeded
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Elizabeth Godfrey
full
Red Bag Holiday Committee
Coordinates the annual Red Bag gift giving project for the holidays.
10 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Catelin Corn, Annie Crawford, Regan Ladron, Tara McCall, Mindy Plost, Michelle Pulido, Ashlee Quilty, Samantha RN, Laura Sherman, Jordan Stanton
full
Social Events
This person will help build community through social events. These events may include family events such as playdates or meet ups, after school clubs such as chess night or theater night for kids, or parent social events such as hobby nights—such as a mom craft night, DnD, a book club or mahjong, a walking group. This new position comes with a lot of flexibility and a great place to bring new ideas.
1 out of 4 filled.
Signed Up: Cherish Nabil (1)
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.
0 out of 3 filled.
Fall Fundraising Committee
This team will champion the fall peer to peer fundraiser. They will plan a fun run type of event at school, and work closely with the Hawk Block team to coordinate a fall fundraising celebration. Main duties will be creating fundraising fliers, images, communication materials, coordinating the incentives for the fundraising goals, and planning school assemblies for the kick off and final slimey celebration.
2 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Elizabeth Godfrey (1), Brianna Moss (1)
Spring Fundraiser - Committee
This team will champion our fundraising efforts in the Spring. Our Spring goals will depend on how well we do in the Fall. Ideas for Spring Fundraising can include a parent social fundraiser, such as a Trivia Night and/ or fundraisers such as the March Madness brackets
4 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Elizabeth Godfrey, Allie Long, Brianna Moss, Jody Rybacki
Community Outreach Fundraising
This person will lead the coordination of soliciting donations from companies big and small. Our goal will be to find sponsors within our community and someone to track all corporate requests and fill out forms. This position allows for flexible hours and requires no in-person volunteering. Generally, this includes sending emails, filling out online forms, etc.
chair
1 out of 1 filled.
Signed Up: Preety Mathema (1)
full
general committee member
1 out of 2 filled.
Signed Up: Preety Mathema (1)
Spirit night coordinators
0 out of 2 filled.
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: Adrienne Wilson and Jody Rybacki

Staff Enhancement Committee Members
Assist executing staff appreciation events, retirement recognition, etc. for staff throughout the year.
8 out of 8 filled.
Signed Up: Megan Donaldson, Alison Isom, Regan Ladron, Allie Long, Ashlee Quilty, Emily Rosenbaum, Kathleen Russell, Jordan Stanton
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.
0 out of 1 filled.
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
4 out of 5 filled.
Signed Up: Lauren Cassat, Tara McCall, Brianna Moss, 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
3 out of 10 filled.
Signed Up: Julie Collett, Alena Compton, Megan Donaldson
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.
27 out of 100 filled.
Signed Up: Lauren Buning, Katie Burr, Jessie Clements, Julie Collett, Catelin Corn, Haley Dennis, Carrie Dusenberry, Ryan Dusenberry, Stephanie Hoobing, Mehak Ijaz, Chelsea Johnson, Lauren Kirkegaard, Melanie LawRance, Katie Mackin, Kaitlyn Marrocco, Lindsay Michaelson, Amanda Munden, Sean O'Quinn, Ashley O’Quinn, Emily Rosenbaum, Kathleen Russell, Cheyenne Simon, Jordan Stanton, Brian Sullivan, Stephanie Sullivan, 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: Mehak Ijaz
full
Creative Genius
Helps create new graphics for the website, design digital flyers for social media and the website for various event and flyers to print and send home in backpacks
1 out of 2 filled.
Signed Up: Bethany Burton (1)