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| Back to School | Email | Coordinates pre-packed school supplies in spring, the "back to school" packet. They also deliver
these supplies to student's desks before school begins. Click the Link to the left to order. |
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| Mary Kating | Email | | Cindy Wascow | Email |
| B.E.A.R. | Email | (Be Excited About Reading) formerly known as WISH.
Coordinates reading volunteers for first and second graders.
This gives children additional one-on-one reading practice. |
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| Laurie Bulson | Email | | Deb Rudman | Email |
| Book Fair | Email | Coordinates one or two book fairs a year that are open to students and parents,
in order to provide children with books. The profits are donated to the resource center. |
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| Nancy Kaye | Email | | Julie Pope | Email | | Beth Anderson | Email | | Bernadette Konopka | Email |
| Birthday Book Club | Email | Coordinates donations of gift books to the resource center by parents to commemorate
their childÂ’s birthday. Children receive a birthday card, and their names are listed in the
book that was donated in their honor. |
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| Liz Roberts | Email | | Nancy Kaye | Email | | Julie Pope | Email |
| Cultural Arts | Email | Provides and plans cultural arts assemblies, workshops, and special programs to the students
at Marion Jordan and coordinate Art Parent visits to the classrooms. Click the link to the left to see the 2008-09 school assembly schedule. |
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| Melanie Carter | Email | | Rachel Oplt | Email |
| Dad's Committee | Email | Organize and host the Marion Jordan Pancake Breakfast as well as one Gym-Jamz Night for
students in each grade and a parent. |
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| Dave Hotchner | Email | | Jeff Perkins | Email |
| Directory | Email | Compiles and publishes the school directory of names, addresses, and phone numbers, which is
published in the fall and distributed to PTA member families. |
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| Ilona Kazmer | Email | | Sharon Snyder | Email |
| Environmental Awareness | Email | Informs and educates students and parents on environmental issues through various programs.
They also head up our school beautification projects. |
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| Josey Crescio | Email | | Robin Murauskis | Email |
| Family Events | Email | Promotes family and faculty involvement by sponsoring non-fundraising family gatherings such
as the Scarecrow Festival, Orbit Roller Skating and Family Picnic. |
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| Marlo Messner | Email | | Lyndy Morton-Clement | Email |
| Health and Safety | Email | Assists with school vision and hearing screening, District 15 blood drive, coat closets
and increasing health and safety awareness in our students. |
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| Susie Rogers | Email |
| Holiday Store | Email | This program makes it possible for our children to experience the excitement of chosing
their own special holiday gifts for family and friends. |
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| Mary Kay Aronson | Email |
| Hospitality | Email | Responsible for hosting and serving refreshments at a variety of special occasions
and PTA events. |
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| Carolynn Burk | Email | | Marti Heagney | Email | | Gina Stavrou | Email |
| Junior Great Books | Email | Provides opportunities for students to study classic books to acquire a greater
appreciation of literature; usually offered during lunch hours, one day a week, for six
weeks during the winter months. |
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| Cindy Payne | Email | | Alison Silver | Email |
| Kids Helping Kids | Email | Plan and host a charitable event with the MJ students, to raise money for and
awareness of a chosen cause. |
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| Open | Email |
| Kindergym | Email | Coordinates the physical education program for kindergarten children. |
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| Rose Tader | Email |
| Manna | Email | Our Manna program raises funds for our MJPTA through the sale of gift cards. |
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| Penny Zografos | Email |
| Market Day | Email | Coordinates co-op food sale fundraiser and manages "Pennies for Pies" and Food Pantry Drive for
designated charities. |
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| Liz Pusch | Email | | Stephanie Stanke | Email |
| Membership | Email | Promotes PTA membership among parents and school staff throughout the school year, but especially
in the fall; keeps a tally of our membership. |
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| Mary Kating | Email | | Doreen Dionne | Email |
| Mini Courses | Email | Coordinators offer students creative and educational "workshops" (led by volunteer parents)
as an alternative to outside recess during the winter months. |
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| Carla Rydberg | Email | | Reta Evenson | Email |
| Newsletter | Email | Produces a newsletter with school calendar and articles from PTA and staff. |
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| Donna Denniston | Email | | Beth Anderson | Email |
| Parent Education | Email | Promotes parental awareness and education; presents speakers and writes articles on topics of
concern to parents. Provides resources that are useful to parents. |
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| Open | Email |
| Publicity | Email | Promotes MJ School, its students and staff to the public in a positive way through the use of
local media, educational publications, etc., by publishing information on upcoming events and
activities. |
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| Ilona Kazmer | Email |
| Reflections | Email | Coordinates MJ student participation in the national PTA-themed contest to encourage students
in musical composition, literature, photography, and visual arts. |
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| Molly Plizga | Email |
| Resource Center | Email | Coordinates volunteers for the MJ resource center. |
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| Kelly Reynolds | Email |
| Scholarship | Email | Promotes academic excellence by assisting the principal, PTA co-presidents, and/or the teachers
in reviewing PTA academic grant applications for academic-related field trips, programs, competitions,
etc; helps support reading incentive programs for MJ students as needed. |
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| Renee Burnett | Email |
| Sixth Grade Committee | Email | Work with the sixth grade students to fundraise for and plan a graduation celebration, other fun activities and a school gift.
This committee is open to all sixth grade parents. |
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| Ann Glassgow | Email | | Min Goodwin | Email | | Mary Anderson | Email | | Sally Fedus | Email | | Mary Kating | Email | | Laurie Wood | Email |
| S.P.A.R.K. | Email | Special Education Parents Accessing Resources and Knowledge provides a means of educating parents, providing
resources and networking opportunities for families whose children learn differently or have special needs. |
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| Ani Erickson | Email |
| Volunteer Parents | Email | Recruits volunteers for room mothers and needs for various committees throughout the school year. |
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| Laurie Bulson | Email | | Deb Rudman | Email |
| Webmaster | Email | Creates and maintains a website for MJ PTA. |
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| Mark Evenson | Email |
| Welcome | Email | Helps to ease transition of new students and their families into Marion Jordan`s school environment by
hosting Newcomer`s Coffee and / or placing calls to new families. |
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| Donna Denniston | Email |
| Yearbook | Email | Assists photographer on picture day. Works with MJ student yearbook club and principal to coordinate photos,
layout, proofread, and distribute the final printed yearbook. |
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| Ginney Heinlein | Email | | Deb Johnson | Email |
| Young Authors | Email | Promotes opportunities for students to write, illustrate and publish their own stories
for display in the Resource Center. |
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| Open | Email |
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