PTA EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
October 2024
10/11 Hoover "No Place For Hate" Committee
10/17 PTA Spirit Night Fundraiser, Potomac Pizza (Traville Village Center, Potomac Promenade) 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
10/18 No School (Professional Day)
10/25 Halloween Party @Herbert Hoover 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Entrance fee will cover 3 tickets for pizza, water, and snacks. Students will get an extra treat/prize if their families have already joined the PTA. Tickets will be sold during lunch and online
10/11 Hoover "No Place For Hate" Committee
10/17 PTA Spirit Night Fundraiser, Potomac Pizza (Traville Village Center, Potomac Promenade) 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
10/18 No School (Professional Day)
10/25 Halloween Party @Herbert Hoover 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Entrance fee will cover 3 tickets for pizza, water, and snacks. Students will get an extra treat/prize if their families have already joined the PTA. Tickets will be sold during lunch and online
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SPIRIT NIGHTS
The PTA offers Spirit Nights throughout the school year to raise funds for PTA activities and support local businesses. Special thanks to California Tortilla, Chipotle, Fire Wok, Ledo's Pizza, Potomac Pizza, and Shake Shack for participating throughout the year. We look forward to another successful year. HOOVER CLASSROOM WISH LISTS
Help Hoover teachers and Staff create and amazing experience for our Hoover students by purchasing items for their classroom using the HOOVER CLASSROOM WISH LISTS. Items are available for purchase from amazon and will be delivered to the classroom. Please use the Gift registry address as your shipping address to ensure proper delivery of your gift. ANNUAL READ-A-THON 2024-2025 This year we will continue to support Hoover students and staff in the 3rd annual Read-A-Thon challenge. Last year challengers read as much as they could in March and exceeded our fundraising goal of $6,000 by raising $6,655! Click on the "Read-A-Thon" tab above to find out last year's winners. SKATE NIGHT Details coming soon! Last year we had so many participants and we look forward to seeing new faces this year. Stay toon for more details. NATIONAL PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST
Click on the "Reflections Tab" above to see the creative submissions and the list of the winners that represented Hoover at the MCCPTA (County) and the Free State PTA (State) levels of the competition. See you in 2025! INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
We are fortunate to have such a diverse Hoover community. On February 1, 2024 families were able to take a tour around the world and "visit" 27 countries from Afghanistan to Vietnam. Stay tuned for details for the 2024-2025 international night! STAFF APPRECIATION DESERTS
Keep a look out for emails to make deserts, cookies and pies for Hoover staff. Details coming soon. HALLOWEEN PARTY
Our Halloween Party in October. Details coming soon! |
OUTDOOR RECESS is BACK for 2024-2025
We are thrilled to bring bac k last year's successfully advocated outdoor recess time at the end of lunch every Friday. Parents interested in volunteering to help staff during recess time Click here. SAFETY As of June 24, 2024 Proposed safety improvements include the installation of approximately 500 linear feet of sidewalk along the southern side of Tuckerman Lane. This new sidewalk will provide a pedestrian path leading to the Postoak Road intersection, where a school crossing guard is present for arrival and dismissal. The project will also add pedestrian refuse and a crosswalk at Tuckerman Lane and Postoak Road intersections and rebuild existing ramps to be ADA-compliant. The existing crossing across Tuckerman at Duryea Drive will remain, and new bump outs will be constructed at the eastern edge of the intersection. View the project plan at this link: Tuckerman – Herbert Hoover Concept Plan. The Committee is working with the MCDOT Safe Route to School (SRT) to address concerns about the clogged roadways, poor driver visibility, inexperienced Churchill and St. Andrews drivers, and safe walkability for Hoover and Beverly Farms students. The Committee's first meeting with the SRT Representative was on 12/11. The meeting was extremely productive. SRT plans to do the following: Short Term Plan
We will be provided details shortly. They do plan to address sidewalks the length of Tuckerman from Falls Road to Seven Locks. Additional Meeting between SRT and MC Police The SRT Team will be meeting with Sergeant Kerry Moore, from Montgomery County Police School Traffic Safety Office (Not Part of MCDOT) to discuss his team's observations/ recommendations to see if they should be incorporated into the short or long term plan. Those requests are as follows: Tuckerman is identified by county roads as a primary road, with high traffic volume. Both crosswalks on Tuckerman at Post Oak & Duryea are mid-block crosswalks, with a marked crosswalk but no pedestrian signal or traffic signal present. In the interest of public safety, we are requesting consideration of the following engineering enhancements in this area (studying any/all of these options):
SRT will be ordering a "Walkability Study" for all roadways within one mile of Beverly Farms and 1.4 miles from Hoover and Churchill. They will continue to involve the PTA in this process. Property Owners Notification & Feedback In early February 2024, MCDOT distributed flyers to neighborhood property owners outlining these changes and requesting feedback by 2/9/24. In person or virtual meetings will be held after that deadline to hear from residents about their safety concerns. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL OF PTAs (MCCPTA) MCCPTA, of which the Hoover PTA is a member, has released its advocacy priorities for 2023-2024. If you have any questions about the advocacy priorities, please contact the Hoover delegates to MCCPTA, Martin Stuemer ([email protected]) and Jennifer Nordin ([email protected]). BOOK FAIR & ART CONTEST
Last year's book fair saw record sales and a fantastically fun activity that will see a return this year. Students will draw their favorite character or scene from their favorite book and created a "turkey undercover" for the art contest. Details coming soon! |
Get involved and stay up to date on all things Hoover!
- Join the Hoover PTA here and the Hoover PTA Facebook Page.
- Read Hoover Notes (located under the "More" tab), the PTA's weekly e-newsletter that provides important PTA, Hoover, Cluster Schools and MCPS news and information. If you are not receiving Hoover Notes by email, please contact Ms. Laurenzi at [email protected].
- Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the Together in Education program to earn money for Hoover. Click here for more detail.
- If you would like to support Hoover's wonderful staff, please consider buying something from their Amazon Gift Registry. Donations should be delivered to the "Gift Registry Address".
- Hoover will email a monthly Principal's Message and a weekly Assignments Summary. If you are not receiving these emails, contact Sandra N. Nesbit, Administrative Secretary at [email protected].
- Check out the Hoover Website for up-to-date information from the staff and faculty.
2024-2025 PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD
The PTA's Nominating Committee is pleased that the following 2024-2025 Executive Board slate was approved at the PTA General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. In preparation for this vote, and in accordance with our bylaws, this list was shared with general membership and posted 10-days in advance of the meeting.
Board Position Nominee
President Marlan Laurenzi
Exec Vice President Shila Mashhadishafie
VP of Membership Cindy Chi
Treasurer Kun Xu
Recording Secretary Meaghan LeNard
Corresponding Secretary Karla Romero
MCCPTA Delegate Martin Stuermer
MCCPTA Delegate Soumya Sengupta
The PTA is still looking to fill committee and event positions. They include Halloween Party Chair, Read-A-Thon, and SGA Support. Interested parents should email Marlan Laurenzi at [email protected].
Board Position Nominee
President Marlan Laurenzi
Exec Vice President Shila Mashhadishafie
VP of Membership Cindy Chi
Treasurer Kun Xu
Recording Secretary Meaghan LeNard
Corresponding Secretary Karla Romero
MCCPTA Delegate Martin Stuermer
MCCPTA Delegate Soumya Sengupta
The PTA is still looking to fill committee and event positions. They include Halloween Party Chair, Read-A-Thon, and SGA Support. Interested parents should email Marlan Laurenzi at [email protected].
PTA SHOUT OUTS
A huge thank you to the families and staff who have already joined the PTA. There is still time to join if you haven't already!
MCPS Community News
- Here is the Things to Know for 08/08/2024. Welcome Back!
- Read the last edition of MCPS QuickNotes, which includes a calendar of events and MCPS news and information.
- Read the latest Board of Education update here.
- Read a statement about the increased class sizes here.
- Read the statement from the Montgomery County Board of Education President Karla Silvestre and Dr. Monique Felder, Interim Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools regarding the FY 2025 Operating Budget here.
- Multiple elementary and middle schools in Maryland are among the best in the country, according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World. Montgomery County dominated the rankings with Herbert Hoover ranked #2 in the top 10 middle schools in Maryland!
- Review the MCPS Parent Message on the Importance of Student Attendance here.
Hoover News
- Dr. Kim's Summer Letter available here.
- Full Bell schedule can be found here.
- Yearbooks will be available for purchase soon. Order here soon.
- Please use turn signals when entering and exiting the Hoover parking lot at drop off and dismissal. This will help Hoover's Security Staff better direct the flow of traffic.
- Helping in the Media Center, please send an email if you are interested in volunteering.
