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About Us
The MIS/HPMS PTO coordinates important educational programming for students and parents, including general membership meetings and coffee talk meetings each year. The MIS/HPMS PTO also hosts monthly faculty/staff appreciation events and provides volunteer and financial support for over thirty school-related activities.
Why We Fundraise
The state of Texas takes nearly 70% of HPISD tax dollars and redistributes them to other school districts in accordance with the state's “recapture” or “Robin Hood” legislation. Because of this, without private fundraising we would have far less to spend per student than many neighboring districts, which would impact everything from our teacher pay and recruitment to programs offered. Fundraising organizations across HPISD fill an estimated $6 million annual budget gap so that our district can provide an outstanding education for our students and pay our teachers a competitive wage.
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For more information about our fundraising efforts and where the money goes, please see our Raider Challenge page.
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Why We Volunteer
Volunteers offer much-needed support to our staff and supplemental programs and services for our students. Volunteers also save the district money so they can better provide for essentials like competitive teacher salaries. Did you know that cafeteria volunteers save the district $400,000 per year?!​ Volunteering is also a great opportunity to connect and build relationships with parents, community members, and staff while modeling the service mindset we aim to teach our students... "Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve."
You may even get to see your kids at school! Checkout ways to get involved on our Volunteer page.
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Join the PTO
PTO dues are $45 per family and directly fund essential student and faculty support that would not otherwise possible. Join the PTO during Back-to-School Signup (BSSU) or online.
Email the MIS President or HPMS President with questions
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Serve on the PTO!
Parent involvement and leadership are critical to the success of our school. We have more than 75 roles so there's something for everyone! You will meet other parents who are committed to serving our students, teachers and staff, have opportunities to interact with school staff and teachers, and have FUN!
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Learn more about these volunteer leadership positions. The PTO's Nominating Committee identifies, evaluates and recommends members for its key leadership positions.
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Questions? Please email our Nominating Chairs
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2025-2026 PTO Board & Chairpersons
Board Officers
Margaret Kelley
Alexa Snelleman
Brooke Garner
Jacky Pincoffs
Nicole Vanderstorm
Rebecca Bell
Karen Glassman
GeeGee Hammel
Megan Anderson
Kristin Evans​
Rachel Stephens
Jill Morrison
Allison Small
Rochelle Mayfield
Jessica Hoffmann
Elizabeth Rafael​
Karina Lonsdale-Hands​
Mary Margaret Neff
Kitsy Smith​
Divia Dayalji
HPMS President
MIS President-Elect
HPMS President-Elect
First VP Finance
First VP Finance-Elect
Second VP BSSU
MIS/HPMS Treasurer
MIS/HPMS Treasurer-Elect
Fundraising Officer
Fundraising Officer
Cafeteria Finance Officer
Communications Officer
Raider Shop Officer
Fundraising Officer
Raider Shop Finance Officer
Secretary
HPMS Sports Finance Officer
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Raider Challenge Team
Kristin Evans
Rachel Stephens
Jill Morrison
Allison Small
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Raider Challenge
4th Grade Liaison
TBA
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Janet Bennett
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Kristi Owens
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Mad for Plaid Liaison Chair
Brooke Messer
Raider Shop Chairs
Elizabeth Rafael
Karina Lonsdale-Hands
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Raider Shop Officers-Elect
Megan Morrow
Becca Conner
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Tristan Beard
Lauren Boan
Raider Shop Finance Officer
Mary Margaret Neff
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Raider Shop Finance
Officer-Elect
Maury Nierling
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Raider Shop Wrap
Pack Chair
Pepper Bridges
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Raider Shop Wrap Pack-Elect
Whitney Donaldson
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Raider Shop Apparel Chairs
Jennifer Vaughn
Julie Mearns
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Raider Shop Apparel
Chairs-Elect
Nina Toups
Annie Cochran
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Raider Shop Agenda
Cover Chair
Amy Henry
Cafeteria
Rochelle Mayfield
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Cafeteria Finance Officer-Elect
Emily Abubakar
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Vanessa Renna
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Katherine Issel
Tracy Port Melech
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Volunteer Website (VSP)
Tracy Port Melech
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Volunteer Website Elect
TBD​
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Monday Day Captains
Cathy Amos
Kelli Mueller​
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Tuesday Day Captains
Brook Armstrong
Danielle Mullen
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Wednesday Day Captains
Lyndel Greth
Jill Morrison
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Thursday Day Captains
Barbie Kohl
Kitsy Smith
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Friday Day Captain
Whitney Donaldson
Marcella Santos
Sports Chairs
7th Grade Boys Sports
Meg Boyd
Emily Klein
Stephanie Wilson
Kacy Ellis
Amy Tremper
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7th Grade Girls Sports
Marty Petit
Harlan Hrncir
Lindsey Dyer
Carrie Heckler​
8th Grade Boys Sports
Allison Chandler
Emily Van Dorn
Kris Jefferies
Claudia Williams
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8th Grade Girls Sports
KC Strohbehn
Jacky Pincoffs
Abby Neblett
Marcy O'Connor
Rachel Stephens​
HPMS Sports Finance Officer
Divia Dayalji
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Raider Sports Signage/Displays
TBD
Grade Level Activities Chairs
7th Grade Student Party Chairs
Virginia Talley
Paige Roby
Joanna Illiff
Kristy Ferguson
Elizabeth Cooksey
8th Grade Activities Chairs
Kelley Ledford
Jen Sowders
Christine Mora Park
Claudia Williams
Kristine McCallum
Marisa Stockwood
Parent Events and Communication
Communications Officer
Jessica Hoffmann
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Communications Officer-Elect
Unmi Lee​
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Publicity
TBD
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Marjon Henderson
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Laura Terry
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Safety Chairs
Emil Cerullo
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Katie Jones
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Graphic Design
TBD
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Tracy Venable
Julie Gonzales
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Meredith Sarracino
Melissa Johnston
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Parent Party - 5th Grade
Tara Oneacre
Holly Price
Kelli Park
Samantha Allen
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Parent Party - 6th Grade
Jessica Rugg
Meredith Baird
Sarita Francis
Nicole Somerville
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Ansley Crain
Emily Helm
Caryn Bramhall
Tory Cardone
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Jene Rockwood
Megan Beckner
Laura Price
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Whitney Cameron
Angie Shank
Jessica Lantos
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MIS Coffee Talks - 5th Grade
Laura McCallan
Jane Wallingford
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MIS Coffee Talks - 6th Grade
Carolyn Longino
Jenilee Ladd
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HPMS Coffee Talks - 7th Grade
Julie Gasch
Lynda Evanson
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HPMS Coffee Talks - 8th Grade
Carroll Gurganus
Claire Swope
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Staff Appreciation and Support
Tracy Walder
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Treat Week
LeeAnn Wood
Sarah Hall
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District-Wide Appreciation
Sari McCoy
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Anne Evans
Claire Swope
Emily Boles
Amanda Hamilton
Leslie Singleton
Kate Bryant
Carey Gardner
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Teacher and Staff
Appreciation-Elects
Jamie O'Boyle
Audra Hopper
Lauren Henderson
Caroline Patterson
Allison Turpin
Jen Roslund
Julie Erman
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Library and Book Fair Volunteers
Heidi McKinely Florez
Other Chairpersons
MIS/HPMS Corresponding Secretaries
Susan Hastedt
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The History of the PTAs in HPISD
Originally, Armstrong was the only school in the district… a yellow brick building housing all students. The John S. Armstrong Parent-Teacher Association of Highland Park was founded on November 19, 1914 and elected Mrs. Frank M. Gray Sr. as its first president.
A pattern of service to the school was set by the early leaders. PTA minutes report gifts to the library, playground, and landscaping of the campus. Supervising and staffing the school cafeteria began in January 1921 when the Armstrong lunchroom was established.
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Over the years, the PTA has undergone name changes and multiplied into seven units, one for each HPISD campus. In 2022, the intermediate/middle school group also changed from a PTA to a PTO (Parent Teacher Organization), but the purpose for “the welfare of the child,” has remained the same.
Past Presidents
McCulloch Intermediate School & Highland Park Middle School PTO
MIS HPMS
2024-25
2023-24
2022-23​
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
Kitsy Smith
Courtney Gerstenhaber
Jessica Turner Waugh
Missy Finger
Tricia Perhirin
Paige Andrews
Rebecca Black
Maryann Denton
Nicole Richter
Meredith McBee
Lynn Stocker
Leslie Kibby
Carol Robertson
Laua Walsh
Susan McSherry
Amy Barker
Gretel Shipley
Libby Johnson
Amy McNulty
Kyle Huckaby
Elizabeth Speicher
Marcy Simmons
Meredith Clark
Kay Herring
Gretchen Groves
Sue Humphrey
Natalie Thomas
Nancy Monning
Christi Nelson
Cynthia Looney
MIS HPMS
2009-10
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06
2004-05
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2000-01
1999-00
1998-99
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
Anne McPherson
Mary Meier
Melissa Utley
Sheila Holmes
Marty Washington
Tricia Stewart
Mary Taylor
Paula Burford
Jayne Bass
Ann Shaw
Mary Lou Gibbons
Rita Duncan
Cindy Harding
Ginger Sager
Amy Meindl
Amy Davis
Carol Dalton
Beth Felvey
Lee Michaels
Julie Livingston
Pam Brock
Kathy Jenevein
Beth Clark
Kathleen Cheney
Karen Bedell
Judy Sillers
Gail Knapp
Leslie Conant
Susan Hall
Cordelia Boone
Arch H. McCulloch Middle School PTA
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
Laurie Aldredge
Ann Swope
Brownie Watkins
Barbara Cervin
Marla Boone
Cappie Addison
Bettye Slaven
1987-88
1986-87
1985-86
1984-85
1983-84
1982-83
1981-82
1980-81
Carol Diehl
Susan Kull
Judy Gibbs
Sondra Carter
Dorothy Kennington
Lee Mahood
Becky Bright
Sybil Taylor
1979-80
1978-79
1977-78
1976-77
1975-76
1974-75
1973-74
Joan Stanbury
Zoe Chantillis
Kitty Snelling
Beverly Lightbourn
Carolyn Rodgers
Ann Smith
Joann Goff
Highland Park Middle School PTA
1972-73
Mrs. Carlton Cranor
1971-72
1970-71
Mrs. Marvin S. Sloman
Mrs. S. G. Shaffer Jr.
1969-70
Mrs. William H. Hitzleberger Jr.
Highland Park Junior High PTA
each school began its own PTA
1968-69
1967-68
1966-67
1965-66
1964-65
1963-64
1962-63
1961-62
1960-61
1959-60
1958-59
1957-58
Mrs. James T. Pryor
Mrs. E. D. Peters
Mrs. William B. Stallcup Jr.
Mrs. Jack E. Eades
Mrs. Jesse E. Thompson
Mrs. Curtis Horn
Mrs. John Graham
Mrs. James H. Merritt
Mrs. W. J. Dickey
Mrs. A. J. Kutner
Mrs. William Groth
Mrs. Willis Lea Jr.
1956-57
1955-56
1954-55
1953-54
1952-53
1951-52
1950-51
1949-50
1948-49
1947-48
1946-47
1945-46
Mrs. Vernon Coe
Mrs. John B. Bourland
Mrs. Luther Jordan Jr.
Mrs. Jack Brown
Mrs. Alfred Matthews
Mrs. John Rogers
Mrs. Robert Webb
Mrs. Lois E. Dolch
Mrs. J. D. Francis
Mrs. B. T. Geron
Mrs. Paul K. Cash
Mrs. B. C. Jefferson
1944-45
1942-44
1941-42
1940-41
1939-40
1938-39
1938-38
1937-38
1935-37
1933-35
1931-32
Mrs. Ernest Tutt
Mrs. Felix Butte
Mrs. R. E. Rettger
Mrs. Howard Dunham
Mrs. W. B. Ruggles
Mrs. Will C. Jones
Mrs. John R. Beall
Mrs. Bentley Young
Mrs. H. L. Pritchett
Mrs. A. V. Cockrell
Mrs. R. C. Dunlap
Highland Park PTA
name changed when high school was added
1929-31
Mrs. Luther Jordan
1927-29
1925-27
Mrs. Will R. Wilson Sr.
Mrs. E. H. Nolte
1922-25
Mrs. E. H. Morgan
John S. Armstrong PTA of Highland Park
original PTA of HPISD
1920-22
1919-20
Mrs. E. H. Morgan
Mrs. William Bacon
1917-19
1916-17
Mrs. C. M. Hudson
Mrs. J. R. Babcock
1915-16
1914-15
Mrs. W. I. Ford
Mrs. Frank M. Gray Sr.