PTA Committees

Creekside is a special place, a school that we can all be proud of. As Creekside continues to grown and to develop its own personality, parental involvement is more important than ever! This listing includes information on committees that are in the most need of parent volunteers as committee members and chairpersons. Please join the PTA in making this a successful school year! If you are interested in one of the opportunities below, or would like more information on volunteering through PTA in general, please contact Christy Esterling at christyesterling@nc.rr.com.


Currently Active Committees and Projects

Adopt-a-Teacher
Chairperson: Christy Esterling

This program pairs up a specialist or resource teacher and a parent volunteer throughout the year to complete routine and special projects (copying, filing, assembling packets, laminating). If you have an hour a week, please consider adopting a teacher to make a difference in the classroom! Contact Christy at christyesterling@nc.rr.com today!

Bookfair
Chairperson: Cheryl Schrader

Give our children the gift of reading! Two book fairs are held each year in the media center and feature a wide selection of children and adult books for purchase. The 2007 – 2008 book fairs are scheduled for late September/early October and late April/early May 2008. Please contact Ms. Schrader at Cheryl.Schrader@dpsnc.net to help prepare for these highly anticipated events!

Duke Concessions
Chairperson: Farzad Knoshnoodi

The concession stand operated during Duke’s home football and basketball games has been enormously successful for Creekside, earning over $10,000 last year! Volunteers are needed to help operate the stand during each game. Volunteer for as little as one game or for every game! The football schedule is as follows: 9/1 Connecticut, 10/6 Wake Forest, 10/13 Virginia Tech, 11/3 Clemson and 11/10 Georgia Tech. Volunteers will also be needed for basketball season and special events. Please consider helping out so that we can keep this vital source of funding up and running! Email Farzad at farzadk@att.net for details on how to volunteer!

Carnival
Chairperson: Shay Charles

Do you want to have some Springtime fun? Then join this committee to plan Creekside’s 3rd Annual Spring Carnival & Raffle anticipated to be held Sunday, May 4, 2008. This committee is active from December through May. Contact Shay at shaycharles@nc.rr.com for details on how to volunteer!

Fundraising
Chairpersons: Nicolle Mercer and Pam Kearsley

This committee is active during the fall fundraiser and the Spring Carnival and is vital to the success of our PTA! Committee members assist with packet preparation/delivery, order collection/distribution and securing business donations for the Spring raffle. This is a fun way to help out so please contact Nicolle Mercer or Pam Kearsley for details.

Grant Writing
Chairperson: Laura Gillom

While money isn’t everything, it goes a long way to ensure our students’ success. This committee will research funding opportunities from local, regional and national sources to fund projects at Creekside such as the addition of Specialist faculty in technology and science, school beautification and specific classroom/lesson plan related requests. This committee will be active year round. Please contact Laura at laura.gilliom@mindspring.com to help us secure what our students need!

Membership
Chairperson: Mark Herring

This committee is active during the first semester. The committee reaches out to parents to increase PTA membership, collects membership dues and distributes membership cards. Please contact Mark at tmherring@nc.rr.com to help out.

Multi-Cultural
Chairperson: Dessie Laxton

Be a part of creating a new tradition at Creekside and help plan our 1st International Night and provide other opportunities for our students to explore the world. This committee will be active during the fall. Please contact Dessie at dbauzon@unch.unc.edu to lend a hand.

Room Parents
Chairperson: Jodie Lee

These parents work to arrange special events such as fall and spring celebrations and to meet other needs for individual classrooms. Contact Jodie at Jodie_lee@earthlink.net to help out our great staff!

Science Week
Chairperson: Melanie Duhon

You don’t need to be science-minded to join this committee – only a desire to help our children discover science is needed! This committee organizes speakers for in-class presentations, Science Festival and the student science fair. The 4th Annual Science Week will be held in early March of 2008. The committee is active from December through April. Please contact Melanie at melanieduhon@hotmail.com for more information on volunteering for this committee!

School Spirit
Chairperson: Danielle Paul

Here is your chance to show your Creekside spirit! This committee will run the spirit store at selected school and PTA events, will coordinate t-shirt sales and will organize school-wide spirit days/weeks. This committee is active throughout the year. Please show your spirit and contact Danielle today at daniellehudson@mindspring.com!

Staff Appreciation
Chairperson: Sherry Kurtz

One of Creekside’s most precious assets is our staff! This committee is responsible for the planning of monthly events and the planning of the school’s weeklong celebration in May! Contact Sherry at sherrymkurtz@aol.com if you can help!

Student Recognition
Chairperson: Jodie Lee

The purpose of this committee is to recognize student academic and personal achievements. This group will work closely with school administration throughout the school year to prepare for quarterly awards assemblies and may develop new student recognition programs such as A/B Honor Roll Breakfast, EOG stress-busters, student spotlight, etc. This committee will be active throughout the year. Contact Jodie at Jodie_lee@earthlink.net to help recognize the special achievements of our students!

Legislative Issues
Chairperson: Lori Farley

Help the PTA stay informed on Durham County and State initiative that may impact the education and safety of our students. Current issues include proposed changes to traffic patterns near Creekside and the new home impact-fee. This committee will be active year round.

Our Wish List

The PTA has also identified several committee and project ideas that need the talents and enthusiasm of a willing parent to spearhead and develop. Please consider volunteering your time to one of these endeavors! If you are interested in something listed below, or if you have an idea of your own that would be beneficial to our school and children, please email the PTA’s President, Jennifer Bartnik or phone her at 572-0990.

Cutural Arts

Are you a creator yourself, or do you simply have an appreciation for the arts? Then share your enthusiasm with our students by arranging for special events, exhibitions, and presentations from various forms of media including dance, art, music, etc. The sky is your limit! This committee would be active year round.

Family Involvement

This committee is active all year and is dedicated to increasing family involvement at the school through various events and communication with families.

Hospitality

Everyone appreciates a warm welcome! Help us provide that to students, families, and staff who are new to our school community. You may develop such ideas such as a buddy program for new students, welcome packets for new families and assisting with Open Houses and other such events. This committee would be active year round, but particularly from March – September.

Physical Fitness and Wellness Events

Be active and be healthy! That’s the message that this committee would get out to our children. You would help to arrange school-wide events such as Field Day and perhaps speakers and exhibitions related to physical health. This committee may also develop ideas such as incentive programs and rewards for healthy habits! This committee will be active throughout the year.

Reading Incentives

Good reading skills are an important foundation for every student, and at Creekside we would like to provide our children with the support and encouragement they need to become successful, enthusiastic book lovers! This committee would be responsible for developing incentives and other programming so that each student can reach their full reading potential!

School Beautification

Calling all parents with a green thumb or an eye for ways that we can keep our school bright and beautiful! This committee would be responsible for improving the landscape, play areas, and general appearance of our school. Won’t you lend us a hand (or a shovel!)? This committee would be active year round.

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