MCHS Association

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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.
Download the MCHS Association By-laws here.

Membership and Fundraising:

Your membership is critical as it is our primary source of fund-raising. You show your support and commitment to your student and the school when you become a member of the Association. Your name is added to the list of donors which can be found here. Read the Association President's Message here.
Become a member today!
2011-2012 Fundraising Drive; $45,000. Click here to donate or mail a check to the school MCHS Associaition, c/o Maria Carrillo High School, 6975 Montecito Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Back-to-School Flier. Contains information about the Association, donating, meeting dates with topics, and volunteering.
Revolution Prep fundraiser for the Association. See the attached flyer here.
Other sources of money: Donations and e-Scrip

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