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What is the MCHS Association?

The Association is the primary parent organization here at Maria Carrillo High School. It is organized to give support to student directed programs, staff support, to encourage parent involvement and to develop the school community. It essentially functions like a PTA without the affiliation of a national organization.

We are a non-profit, tax exempt organization. Tax ID #68-0385019

Meet the Association Board here.

 

Position Name Email Address
President Mousa Abbasi mousa@transpediaone.com
Vice President B.J. Blanchard bj@mabco.com
Treasurer Kris Wright krisawright@sbcglobal.net
Secretary Beth Ackerman backerman@rvusd.org
Membership Theresa Martinez martineztheresa@comcast.net
Hospitality Kristi Herrold akristih@aol.com
Volunteer Coordinator Robin Estes mchsfreshvolunteer@sonic.net
Band Boosters Liaison Paula Shuhert pshuhert@mac.com
Fine Arts Committee Liaison Malia Yang malia.yang@gmail.com
Puma Athletic Committee Liaison Vacant  
Puma Newsletter Liaison Kay Woodson kwoddson@sonic.net
eScrip Coordinator Diane Clark dianerosen@hotmail.com
Administrative Liaison Rand K Van Dyke rvandyke@srcs.k12.ca.us

Association goals:

  • To provide financial support for student activities and supplement academic classroom needs so that specific academic and extracurricular goals can be met. Requests are made by student organizations, administrative staff and teachers, and other umbrella organizations at the high school.
  • To provide parent volunteers to support programs and activities at Maria Carrillo High School.

Membership and Fundraising:

Association activities and events funded (a sampling):

  • Scholarship for the 2011-2012 School Year (Here is the application.)
  • Sponsor senior poetry website and guest poets for senior English curriculum
  • Purchase freshman planners and sponsor orientation bar-b-que
  • Contribute financially to Puma Prensa and Yearbook;
  • Provide $1800 for STAR testing snacks and parent volunteers for 3 weeks to distribute snacks
  • Fund requests from classes and clubs for books, buses and registration money for events
  • Fund educational websites for students: CulturalGrams, CountryWatch, HotMath, TurnitIn and eLibrary

Volunteers Wanted!

In addition to your financial support, your time is very valuable to the school community. Here are ways parents can be involved:

  • Serve on the board
  • Chaperone and donate food for dances and class trips
  • Assist in the library at lunch time;
  • Mail Puma Print
  • Available to organize fundraisers if/when needed

 Download the Volunteer Form here.

Other opportunities arise during the year so please read emails from the Association, fill out the volunteer form, and sign up at the school website at "eNotify" to receive Association updates

Meetings:

The Association holds 7-8 meetings during the school year on the 2nd Monday of the month starting at 7:00 pm in the library where interesting speakers come share their knowledge on topics relevant to high school parents (college advising, communication with high schoolers, job and volunteer opportunities for youth, etc). The principal and ASB President join us to share the latest news from their perspective of Carrillo happenings.

  • Tentative meeting dates and topics are:
  • September 12, 2011-Welcome Back: Rand K Van Dyke, Principal and Lighting the Motivational Fire, Jim Rogers.
    Click here for the presentation in PowerPoint. Click here for the presentation in PDF.
  • October 10, 2011-Preparing for College Admissions: Sharon Baer.
  • November 14, 2011-SAT, ACT, XYZ: Jessica Carr, M.S., Carr Tutoring.
  • January 9, 2012-Internet Safery-A Parents' Guide to Cyber Safety: Thomas Schwedhelm, Santa Rosa Police Chief.
  • January 18, 2012-The PSAT and Beyond: What You Need to Know (Documents from the presentation.)
  • March 12, 2012-Parenting Teens-Is it just me, or is my teen totally whacho?: Christopher Doyle, LMFT, and Registered Drama Therapist
  • April 16, 2012-Heading for SRJC: TBD Admissions Representative from SRJC
  • May 14, 2012-Learning Styles-Visual, Auditory, Tactile: Diane Shafer, Director, Hunington Learning Center, Santa Rosa
  • Other meeting opportunities--Gifted Symposium, November 12th