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PTSA

Building Community Unity

The John F. Kennedy High School PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) is a vibrant and hard-working organization that provides support to over 1900 students and nearly 300 staff members throughout the year. All parents, guardians, students, staff members, and even business and community members are invited to join the PTSA. Your active involvement is vital to our success as we endeavor to support every student, teacher, and staff member at John F. Kennedy High School. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month, during which we offer valuable information about school operating issues, fundraising, staff appreciation, and much more. The Kennedy PTSA is committed to helping all students succeed by bringing resources and programming to enhance the regular curriculum and by supporting teachers as they bring creativity and innovation to their classrooms. Kennedy High School has a tremendous leadership team, great staff, and amazing students and families. We hope that you will embrace this wonderful community and that you will share your time and talents with our students, teachers, and staff. We guarantee you that your assistance will have huge rewards for the students and that you will find tremendous satisfaction in helping at Kennedy. Go Cavs!

MemberHub

Our PTSA has started using an online communication tool called MemberHub. The Kennedy PTSA uses MemberHub to bring you into our school community and keep you informed and engaged with what is happening. Within our MemberHub site, we hope to have our e-store, newsletters, sign-up sheets, shared calendar events, files, photos, reminders, and much more, all in one place!

With MemberHub you can:

Join the PTSA, shop Givebacks offers, and buy other items online
Sign up for volunteer time slots or needed items and receive reminders
Receive emails and/or texts with communications from all levels of our PTSA
Share files and photos in a secure environment
Utilize the calendar and receive event reminders
Access a private online school directory
Install the MemberHub app on your smartphone for info on the go

Please go to our MemberHub website to learn more!

Help Raise Money for the Kennedy High School PTSA

eScrip Stores (including Safeway)

Register your store cards, credit/debit cards, or buy digital gift cards. Then shop, dine out, or even take a cruise to earn easily and automatically when you shop with merchants that give back. Be sure to register "John F Kennedy High School PTSA" at https://www.escrip.com.

Post Prom

POST PROM COORDINATORS ARE NEEDED! One of the most important tasks of the PTSA is the planning and execution of the annual Post Prom Party. The Post Prom Party is a fun drug-free and alcohol-free party at a safe location immediately following the Kennedy Prom. The Post Prom is for all Kennedy seniors and their dates—all seniors are welcome regardless of whether or not they attend Prom. Activities include game tables, tattoo artists, a photo booth, tables of food, and much more. This event can only be held with the financial support of Kennedy parents and friends. Help the PTSA keep our students safe after the prom—help plan or make a donation! For more information about how to get involved, contact Kristen Walker Painemilla.

2023-24 Executive Board

Please see below for the full calendar of meeting dates and presentations.

POSITION	VOLUNTEER
President	Kristen Walker Painemilla
Past President	Amie Wohlfarth
Vice President	Ricky Ribeiro Marilee Davenport
Treasurer	Bonnie Bender
Secretary	Kirsten Murray
NAACP Representation	Allyn Raphael
Digital PR/Communication	OPEN
Membership Chairs	OPEN
Staff Appreciation Chair	OPEN
MCCPTA Representation	Sharon Atterbury Rebecca Pikofsky
Clubs Liaison	Carol Christensen
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	OPEN
Post Prom Chair(s)	OPEN
Fundraising Chair	OPEN
Senior Parent Rep	Yancy Murillo

2022-23 Meeting Dates

PTSA meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. This year's meetings will be held on the following dates:

September 20, 2022
October 18, 2022
November 15, 2022
December 20, 2022
January 17, 2023
February 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
April 18, 2023
May 16, 2023

Please check back regularly for current information. These dates were posted here as of September 2021.

PTSA Presentations in Review

Want to know some of the topics the PTSA covers?

We bring you information about:

ParentVUE
College and career readiness
School safety and security
Parent information for the senior class
Projects sponsored by LTI
Details on SAT Day

We sponsor:

Assemblies on student safety, like awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving
Post Prom
Community outreach with the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad, including a car wash fundraiser and the annual Christmas tree sales
Staff appreciation throughout the year

We participate in:

Back to School Night
Family Night Out events
Board of Education meetings
MCCPTA meetings

PTSA Meeting Minutes Archive

JFK NAACP Rep

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the JFK NAACP Rep, Ricky Ribeiro.

Why Join the PTSA?

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What is PTA? Why join PTA? The number one reason to join the Parent Teacher Student Association is to benefit your child. In doing so, you also help your school. But there are many more PTSA advantages:

Get Connected. There’s no better way to know what’s happening in your school. Each PTSA meeting starts with reports from the Principal and PTSA President. The PTSA meeting features speakers and discussions of great importance to the school community.
Discover Great Resources. The PTA offers a variety of programs to strengthen the school community and support the staff, parents, guardians and students.
Tap into a Network. PTA functions are opportunities to meet other parents and teachers, building rapport and discussing issues that are on your mind. You can share ideas, concerns, and experiences.
Watch Yourself Grow. By volunteering with your PTA, you put your skills and hobbies to use for a noble cause—your child and all children in the community.
Speak Up. PTA can be a way for you to more effectively suggest change at your child’s school.
Witness Improvement. By getting involved at your child’s school you’ll be part of the solution, helping make positive changes. Local PTAs play an important role by supporting building improvements through advocacy and play an important role in fundraising for curriculum based programs and social events.
Be a Role Model. By becoming a PTA member, you’ll be demonstrating to your child the importance you place on education.
Enjoy Substantial Benefits. Individuals and local units can take advantage of a host of benefits from PTA membership including discounts and offers from member benefits providers and sponsors, magazine subscriptions, leadership training, e-newsletters and much more.