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Humboldt PTO Meeting Minutes January 5, 2009 Staff present: Mike Sodomka, Greg Moon, Alice Rhines Parents present: Cecelia Monn, Mary New, Jacqueline Giovanni, Debbie Luna, Arleen Schilling Students present: Forrest Lloyd, Briana Kearns, Katie Larocque, Ayanna Hicks Parent Fair is Saturday, January 10, 2009 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. It is at Roy Wilkins auditorium. Parents are encouraged to work at the Humboldt booth. Staff and students are scheduled for the booth and parents can choose to be there at anytime during the fair. This is the chance to encourage others to send their children to Humboldt. Various items will be given to those stopping at the booth. Humboldt Showcase is scheduled from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 27,2009. There will not be a formal program. Students and staff will escort prospective students and their parents around the building. The PTO will have a booth. Bags of candy will be given to those who stop at the booth. These will be labeled with general PTO information. Sno Daze coronation is Tuesday, February 10. The PTO has committed to making new thrones, a new cape for the King, and embroidered sashes for the winners. Jo Schlief had previously said that she has someone to work on the thrones. Carol Day picked up the old cape and is working on a new one. Another parent committed to the sashes at the previous meeting. Debbie Luna will checking with that parent. Mr. Sodomka reported that the school does have a embroidery machine but they aren’t sure how to use it. Discussion about either getting a manual for it or contacting other schools to see if there is someone who could explain how to use it. The next PTO meeting is scheduled on February 2. At that time we will check the status of the Sno Daze projects we have committed to and make sure that everything is done in time for the coronation. Alice Rhines was asked to let us know at that time if parent help is needed for decorating for the coronation. If it is needed the time commitment would be for Monday, February 9 at 5:45 pm in the gym. Prom is scheduled for April 25, 2009. Students will be voting on a theme on Tuesday, January 6. Senior Graduation Party Graduation overnight party is scheduled for Monday, June 1. Brief overview of the party was provided. The party begins after graduation ceremony and ends at 5 am. A variety of entertainment and activities are provided as well as lots of food. The following activities were discussed with the students: Hypnotist-- Students absolutely want. Human bowling Caricature artists Henna tattoos- Poker table Sumo wrestling- No DDR- Wii games- DJ – Movies on the wall with a projector- Big game of Twister- Board games-Clue, Pictionary, Catch Phrase, Charades, Apple to Apples Mary Kay cosmetics Tarot Card <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Readings Manicures, Pedicures Computer pictures/photo shop CD with pictures from the party Cake walk Swimming It was agreed that Senior Class Council would schedule a meeting and Arleen Schilling would bring various activity ideas to them for additional input. Slushies- Not necessary in lieu of other available food and drink Doughnuts- Not necessary in lieu of other available food and drink Food donations for last year included a taco bar, chicken wings, sweets, omelettes, peanut butter sandwiches, cake, frozen custard, pop, egg rolls etc… Mr. Moon said he would contact Wuollet Bakery about getting cakes for the party. These could be used in a cakewalk which the students said sounded good. Mr. Moon will be contacting, Rexam, Midwest Coca Cola Bottling, and the Building and Allied Craft Workers about possible donations. He will also check with Dairy Queen about possibly getting Dillybars for the party. Arleen Schilling will make contacts to see about tickets for a Twins game for all the seniors. Mr. Sodomka will look into adding a suggestion box on the website so that we can get additional input from students. Based on previous years parties it is anticipated that there will be approximately 70 students attending the party. Students were encouraged to talk about the party with other seniors to encourage participation. Finances are in place for this years party. It is important that we work on raising cash to ensure that next years party has adequate funds. We raised $585 with the November Herbergers Community Day. We will have another opportunity in May to raise additional funds through the Community Day. A prize incentive will be used to get students to participate in the Community Day coupon book sale. We need to communicate about the ability to raise funds by working at the Metrodome concessions in conjunction with athletics. We will need to have a student request donations from Ecolab for the party. They have consistently supported the party and we anticipate that they will again contribute. Letters need to be sent out seeking donations. A draft letter will be put together. In order to do this we need to identify who the contacts will be to accept the donations. We are looking for at least two people to take on this responsibility. We would like to include both a phone number and at least one email address where donors could contact us. This letter needs to be ready by the February meeting. Letters to parents will be done in coordination with the school. The District has the ability print, stuff , label and mail letters for us. We will need to pay the cost. Brief discussion on how to get those new to the PTO to come back to future meetings. In addition to email notices personal phone calls will be tried. The next meeting will be at 5:30 on February 2, 2009. Note: This is a time change from 5:45.
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