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Monthly Newsletter of the Parents’ Guild ISSUE 09 Summer 2015

 

IN THIS ISSUE

Parents’ Guild President's Message Farewell Message from Mrs. Michel

GUILD SPONSORED EVENTS

Campus Store Special Order Form Class of 2017 Ring Day Save the Date Mother-Daughter Tea Save the Date Senior Memories Fathers’ Club and Volunteering

GUILD UPDATES

Parents’ Guild Treasurer’s Report Get Connected to Villa via Social Media Upcoming Events

2015-2016 PARENTS’ GUILD PRESIDENT Time, I can’t believe how quickly time passes.

A remarkable young woman began her Valedictorian speech with the single word “Time.” Danielle Rigau (Class of 2015) spoke to her 86 Villa sisters about their time together here at Villa and their bond of sisterhood. I often think about her speech and how the word “Time” affects us all.

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Parents’ Guild Executive Board Officers Lisa Pfiester

President

Alison Cacchio

Past President

Margie McKevitt

I remember it mentioned during the Parent Freshman Orientation not to blink because before we knew our daughter’s high school career would be over. It is with mixed emotions I send my eldest JEM off to college and prepare my second for the same journey next year. Thankfully, my youngest JEM is a freshman so I have a few years left before my nest is empty.   I am Lisa Pfiester and not only am I a parent of three Villa JEMS, an

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1st Vice President Susan Bratspis

2nd Vice President Anita Wagner

Treasurer

Jacqueline Persechino

Assistant Treasurer Krina Amspacher

Recording Secretary Mary Copperthwaite

Corresponding Secretary

VJM PARENTS’ GUILD

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become the President of the Parents’ Guild. Everyone reading this newsletter is a member of the Parents’ Guild and I encourage you all to become active in our Guild to not only enrich our daughter’s education but to also be part of their journey.

Purpose and Mission PURPOSE: The Parents' Guild of Villa Joseph Marie High School exists to foster,

Within a year the Guild sponsors the following events:  Back-to-School Night (Assist Administration)

promote, and encourage the social, financial and educational activities of VJM and to foster communication

 Fall Spirit Day (Assist Student Council)

between the school and parents.

 Fall Open House (Assist Administration)

MISSION:

 Ring Day

Our goal is to engage the parent

 Mother-Daughter Tea Annual Fundraiser

community in becoming involved in

 Class of 2015 Yearbook Party

Parents’ Guild sponsored initiatives

 It’s A Villa Christmas

and events to enrich and enhance

 Guild Service Project Collection

the

 Faculty Luncheon/Faculty Christmas Fund

school

social

 100 Days to Graduation Celebration

environment

activities

and

through

fundraising

events that promote school spirit.

 Father-Daughter Dance Senior Frames

General Meetings

 Easter Cupcakes  Vespers Food Donation

All meetings are held in the VJM

 Junior/Senior Prom (Assist Student Council)

gymnasium at 7:30

 Spring Open House (Assist Administration)

P.M.

on the first

Wednesday of the month unless

 Golf Outing Annual Fundraiser

otherwise indicated below with an

 New Student Prayer Service (Assist Administration)

asterisk. The meeting schedule for

 Spring Spirit Day (Assist Student Council)

the 2015-2016 school year is listed below:

 Baccalaureate Dinner  Graduation (Assist Administration)

October 7, 2015*

As you can see the Parents’ Guild is very active in our daughter’s experiences here at Villa. Please consider volunteering your time, talents, or service. We need you to continue Mother Maria’s mission of Always More, Always Better, and Always with Love.

Villa Fair/Financial Aid Planning Please note 7:00 P.M. start November 4, 2015 December 9, 2015* Christmas Social

Speaking from experience, the time truly does pass by quickly!

Please note 7:00 P.M. start February 3, 2016*

Always Villa,

Course Selection/College Planning

Lisa Pfiester

Please note 7:00 P.M. start March 2, 2016

VJM Parents’ Guild President

May 4, 2016* Senior/Alum Tribute Please note 7:00 P.M. start 2 

   

   

 

FAREWELL MESSAGE   Dear Villa Family, Love and blessings for a relaxing fun and safe summer! Hopefully everyone in our school family will “take”/“make” the time to enjoy “the gift of family” and together make new memories for a lifetime and beyond. There are simply no words to adequately express my gratitude to each and every person in our community for making my 22 years at Villa so wonderful and amazing. The support, trust and partnership with the Sisters, the Board of Directors, Parents’ Guild, Families, Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration have been such blessings in my life – know that each individual/person has touched and impacted my life; in unique and positive ways that have inspired, motivated and humbled me. My Villa family remains in my heart and prayers… Happy Summer! Always with love, Terri Michel

 

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Campus Store  Fall 2015 Special Order Form   

Orders due Wednesday, September 9, 2015   

1180 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966 | Website: www.vjmhs.org

  

Please return completed order form and payment in an envelope marked   “Special Order ‐ Campus Store” to the VJM Main Office by Wednesday, September 9, 2015.   Forms of payment: Cash and Checks payable to the Villa Joseph Marie Parents’ Guild.   Orders will be available for pick up at the October 7, 2015 Parents’ Guild meeting.  

Family Name: 

 

Email Address: 

 

Telephone #: 

 

Student Name: 

 

Homeroom #: 

 

SPECIAL ORDER ITEMS 

Size 

Color 

For Incoming Freshmen 

XS 

S 

M 

L 

XL 

XXL 

Price 

Qty 

Villa 2019 Tie-Dye Tee with Villa logo and graduation year in White on a swirl tee. Preshrunk 100%

 

Gold 

* 

 

heavyweight cotton.

Jems Class of 2019” down the left leg. Available in Navy with Gold

 

 

 

 

 

  $20.00 

$ 

 

Villa 2019 Sweat Pants with an elastic waist and bottom with “Villa

Total 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navy with Gold

$25.00 

NA 

$ 

lettering 

lettering or Oxford Grey with Navy lettering. Easy-care Jerzees NuBlend pill-resistant fleece sweatpants. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Grey with

$25.00 

NA 

Navy

$ 

lettering 

Dark blue lanyard with block

 

“Villa Joseph Marie Class of 2019” in Gold lettering.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5.00 

$ 

 

Sub-total (please add sub-total to page 2) 

$ 

*Indicates XS is youth large size   

 

SPECIAL ORDER ITEMS  For ALL Students, Parents, & Faculty  Sport Lace Hooded Fleece with

Size 

Color 

XS 

S 

M 

L 

XL 

XXL 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price 

Qty 

Total 

Navy with White 

contrasting white and gold laces.

 

80% ring-spun cotton/20% polyester.

NA 

White logo on left upper sleeve.

 

 

$35.00 

 

$ 

$25.00 

 

$ 

ONE SIZE 

$20.00 

 

$ 

ONE SIZE 

$25.00 

 

$ 

 

Sport-Tek Ladies Cadence Sport wicking

Maroon/Black/White 

polyester, breathable mesh side panels, and contoured piping for increased range of motion. White logo on left thigh of VJM Jem. Experience tells us to order one size up for a good fit.

 

Black/Royal/White   

Purple/Black/White 

 

Solid low profile pigment dyed Twill Cap

 

in washed Navy with Gold logo.

 

Ultra Club Extra Large Book Tote.

Natural with royal 

100% cotton, logo in Royal on pocket. Dimensions 18 ½”w x 11 ½"h x 5 ½"d  

Baseball shirt with ¾ length sleeve and

Grey with Navy

Villa script logo. Polyester/combed ring

sleeves & Navy logo  NA 

spun cotton/rayon with raglan sleeves.

 

Adidas Climate Lite zip-up jacket. 100% moisture-wicking polyester French

 

 

 

 

 

$20.00 

 

$ 

 

 

 

 

 

$55.00 

 

$ 

$5.00 

 

$ 

 

Navy Blue with  White lettering 

Terry. Monogram logo embroidered in

NA 

White on left chest.  

Rally wear headgear Blue with Gold Villa script logo. Polyester microfiber. Use as Bandana, Head Wrap, Scarf, Face Mask,

Blue with Gold  Villa Script 

 

 

ONE SIZE 

Skull Cap, Hair Band, and Rally Towel.

ORDER TOTAL 

$   

Please note that special order items are not available in the Campus Store on a regular basis. Should you have any questions, please contact the Campus Store representatives: Ellen Mullarkey [email protected], Leticia Brzezicki [email protected], Colleen Lampone [email protected] Suzy Wittman [email protected]

 

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Mother-Daughter Tea The planning is in full swing for the Parents’ Guild annual Fall fundraiser, the 2015 Mother-Daughter Tea. This event, a wonderful tradition for our Villa Family, is hosted by the Sophomore class. The day includes a tribute to our Senior Moms presented by their daughters and a fashion show featuring formal attire modeled by our Sophomores.

Save the Date

Sunday, October 18, 2015 | 11:00 am to 4:00 pm The Crystal Tea Room 100 East Penn Square | Philadelphia, PA 19107 Invitations will be mailed late August/early September. Included in your invitation will be tickets to pre-purchase chances for our top three grand prize raffle items. Your prompt response will be truly appreciated. Donations Needed: We would be most grateful for your support in the way of donations during the summer months. For your convenience, there will be a donation box located at the school office between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., throughout the summer. Please remember that this is the largest fundraising event of the Parents’ Guild and all proceeds directly benefit our most precious “JEMS”, our daughters. Suggested items to donate include gift cards, concert tickets, theatre or movie tickets, tickets to sporting events, Kipling backpack, Vera Bradley, Pandora and Alex and Ani. Please feel free to be creative especially if you have a service or item you believe would be beneficial to this event. As always, we are most grateful for your extraordinary generosity. It is only through the kindness of our families that we are able to achieve success in our fundraising efforts for the school. For further information or questions about the event or donations, please contact the 2015 Tea Co-Chairs: Roseanna Chingas [email protected]

Special Note To Sophomore Parents: Please know that in order for a Sophomore student to model in the 2015 Tea, their parent or guardian must have attended 4 out of the 6 Parents’ Guild meetings during the 2014-2015 school year and be an active member of a Tea Committee.

Lisa Eisler [email protected]

 

Lisa Obringer [email protected]

Special Note To Freshman Parents: Please note in order for a Sophomore student to model in the 2016 Tea Fashion Show, a parent or guardian must attend 4 out of 6 Parents’ Guild meetings during the 2015-2016 school year and become an active member of a Tea committee. Please remember to sign in at each Parents’ Guild meeting you attend so that your participation is appropriately recorded.

 

Senior Memories… 2015 Spirit Day

                                           

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Senior Memories… 2015 Spirit Day

                         

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Senior Memories… Baccalaureate Dinner & Class Day

                                               

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Graduation Memories  

 

 

 

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  Calling All Dads… Join the Villa Fathers’ Club! The members of Villa Joseph Marie’s Fathers’ Club work in distinctive ways to support their daughters’ education and social development, and to provide assistance for projects in and around the school. The Fathers’ Club is always interested in new members and in new ideas.

It’s a great way

to make new friends and to build lasting memories of your daughter’s time here at Villa. For more information, please contact Fathers’ Club Representatives, Rob Boyce or Billy Eisler, at [email protected].

     

Are you new or a veteran to Villa? Do you have time, talent, and energy to put toward worthwhile efforts? Are you resourceful, imaginative, and service-minded? Then we need you! Please visit the Parents’ Guild page of the Villa website and click on the “Volunteer” tab. There you will find many opportunities to become involved with Guild activities held during the school year. If you have any questions about becoming involved, please contact one of our Executive Board members at [email protected].

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2015-16 Parents’ Guild Executive Board Officers President

Lisa Pfiester

Past President

Alison Cacchio

1st Vice President

Beginning Balance as of June 1, 2015

Treasurer

Anita Wagner Jacqueline Persechino

Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary

$98,540

Total Revenue

191

Total Expenses

26,537

Ending Balance as of June 30, 2015

Susan Bratspis

Assistant Treasurer

The following is an un-audited summary of the Parents’ Guild Fund for the month ended June 30, 2015:

Margie McKevitt

2nd Vice President

$72,194

Krina Amspacher Mary Copperthwaite

Committees Campus Store

Leticia Brzezicki Colleen Lampone Ellen Mullarkey Suzy Wittman

Fathers’ Club/Golf Outing

Rob Boyce Billy Eisler

Hospitality

The major source of Guild revenue for the month of June 2015 included Baccalaureate Dinner reservations ($105). Major expenses included a donation to the Angel Fund ($13,000), final payment to the venue for the 2015 Baccalaureate Dinner ($8,187) and payment for the school’s annual graduation advertisement ($3,410), which acknowledges our recent graduates. Proceeds in excess of $16,000 from the 2014 Golf Outing remain in the ending balance pending their use by School Administration for facilities projects. In addition, proceeds in excess of $33,000 remain in the ending balance from the 2014 MotherDaughter Tea and have been reserved for funding Campus Ministry service opportunities and the renovation of our Chemistry Lab.

Christa Musial Chrissy Schwartzott

Mother-Daughter Tea Co-Chairs

Roseanna Chingas Lisa Eisler Lisa Obringer

Newsletter Ways & Means

Susan Schramm Lori Davne Dawn Wyatt

Class Representatives

Freshman Representatives

Ann Borell Kathy Lawler Kathy McDonald Joy Tulskie

Sophomore Representatives

Alice Braun Karen Colbert Nicole Hess

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Miletto

Jennifer McDonald

Junior Representatives

VJM Parents’ Guild Treasurer

Mary Rose Brady Theresa Kern Susan Mazzitelli Jody Travagline

Senior Representatives

Penny Ettinger Karen Gouger Amy Karch Maureen Menarde

Alumni Representatives  

Laura Durnin Jennifer McDonald Denise Monaghan Mary Rigau

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VJM Email Use for Information

Receive VJM Calendar Alerts

Email communications are becoming the common

The website calendar is equipped with a Site Alerts

means

and

section that will enable you to sign up to receive Alert

reminders regarding Villa Joseph Marie High School and

Notifications via email. When you register, you can

the Parents’ Guild. The email address linked to your

receive News Alert Updates and Calendar Event

family in the Student Directory is the primary email

Reminders. This is a great way to keep up to date on

where these notices are sent.

the various events occurring at Villa Joseph Marie every

to

communicate

events,

information,

day.

In order to make certain you are receiving information sent via email, please be sure to add the following email

To register and get started, click the button at the top of

address to your contacts within your email account:

the calendar page that looks like this:

[email protected] Many personal email services will spam bulk emails with

Contact the Parents’ Guild

no notice to the recipient.

Do you have a suggestion for the Parents’ Guild?

Do

you want to become a board member for the

Email Address Changed?

upcoming year? Do you want to volunteer to work on a

Changes to your email information can be submitted

committee for one of our fundraising

online using the Update Contact Info page on the VJM

events? The Parents’ Guild can be

website.

c o n t a c t e d

v i a

e m a i l

a t

[email protected].

This Week at Villa is a new email communication, delivered on Thursday’s, to give parents a summary of the school week ahead. Information in This Week at Villa includes details about club meetings, college visits, school assemblies, community service opportunities, various deadlines, and more, as well as messages of thanks and congratulations.

If you have not been receiving This Week at Villa, please notify Melissa Morley Amour ‘90,

Director of Communications & Alumnae Relations, at [email protected] to be added to the mailing list.

VJMHS has a Tumblr account. This is mainly a

VJMHS has a Twitter account and it will be used to

announce

(in

conjunction

with

student campus ministry/service blog account

Grade

which is administered by our Campus Minister.

Connect) school closings, schedule changes,

This is used by the students in detailing and

activity changes, activity announcements, etc.

documenting

Please follow us at:

their

campus

ministry

service

activities. Any student with a Tumblr account can follow us at:

VillaJosephMarieHS

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Event

Date

Time

New Student Orientation

September 1- 3

8 am - 12:30 pm

First Day of School

September 8

Picture Day

September 8

Back to School Dance

September 11

7 pm

Commissioning Mass

September 15

10:15 am

World Meeting of Families [No School]

September 23 - 25

Back to School Night

September 30

7 pm - 9:30 pm

Spirit Day

October 2

12:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Open House

October 4

1 pm - 3 pm

Parents’ Guild General Meeting

October 7

7 pm - 9:30 pm

Ring Day

October 9

8 am - 10:30 am

Mother-Daughter Tea

October 18

11 am - 4:00 pm

Harvest Dance

October 30

7 pm

Questions or Suggestions for the Parents’ Guild? Please feel free to contact a Parents’ Guild member with any questions or suggestions regarding Guild functions that may enhance their ability to help the school provide an excellent high school experience for our daughters. Suggestions are always welcome! Please send us a note either through school or via email at:

[email protected].

Did you know? Absences and lateness can be emailed to [email protected] This information is also listed for   your convenience on the

calendar magnet distributed at Back to School Night.

Villa Joseph Marie High School Parents’ Guild 1180 Holland Road Holland, PA 18966-5135 215.357.8810 www.vjmhs.org