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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. Our board and chairpersons are slated by the PTO's Nominating Committee. ​
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Questions? Please email our Nominating Chairs
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2024-2025 PTO Board & Chairpersons
Board Officers
Kitsy Smith
Amy Barker
Margaret Kelley
Alexa Snelleman
Kelley Curtin
Nicole Vanderstorm
Laura Terry
Laura Hornbach
Allison Lockard
GeeGee Hammel
Kristin Evans
Rachel Stephens
Jill Morrison
Allison Small
Julie Melihercik
Ashley Gray
Jacque Green
Nancy West
Marisa Stockwood
Jessica Turner Waugh
Divia Dayalji
HPMS President
MIS President-Elect
HPMS President-Elect
First VP Finance
First VP Finance-Elect
MIS Second VP BSSU
HPMS 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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Melissa Holland
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Mad for Plaid Liaison Chair
Brooke Messer
Raider Shop Chairs
Jacque Green
Nancy West
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Raider Shop Officers-Elect
Gabriela Menegazzo
Karina Lonsdale-Hands
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Laura Price
Brooke Garner
Raider Shop Finance Officer
Marisa Stockwood
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Raider Shop Finance
Officer-Elect
Mary Margaret Neff
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Raider Shop Wrap
Pack Chair
Amy Gale
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Raider Shop Wrap Pack-Elect
Pepper Bridges
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Raider Shop Apparel Chairs
Deanna Carell
Mary Chaney Spencer
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Raider Shop Apparel
Chairs-Elect
Jennifer Vaughn
Julie Mearns
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Raider Shop Agenda
Cover Chair
Amy Henry
Cafeteria
Julie Melihercik
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Cafeteria Finance Officer-Elect
Rochelle Mayfield
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Vanessa Renna
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Katherine Issel
Tracy Port Melech
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Volunteer Website (VSP)
Kara Smith
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Volunteer Website Elect
Hillary Sinclair
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Monday Day Captains
Cathy Amos
Reagan Pace
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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
Alexa Snelleman
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Friday Day Captain
Whitney Donaldson
Kelli Mueller
Sports Chairs
7th Grade Boys Sports
Allison Chandler
Emily Van Dorn
Kris Jefferies
Claudia Williams
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7th Grade Girls Sports
KC Strohbehn
Jacky Pincoffs
Abby Neblett
Marcy O'Connor
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8th Grade Boys Sports
Jessica Jones
Sara Friedman
Jenny Kearns
Marty Petet
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8th Grade Girls Sports
Beth Birdwell
Haley DeVault
Amy Kovac
Diana Sope
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HPMS Sports Finance Officer
Divia Dayalji
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Raider Sports Signage/Displays
Melanie Biggers
Party Chairs
5th Grade Party
Jessica Rugg
Sarita Francis
Meredith Baird
Nicole Somerville
6th Grade Party
Meredith Ferrell
Katie Head
Katie Roach
Amy Sherman​
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Parent Events and Communication
Communications Officer
Ashley Gray
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Communications Officer-Elect
Jessica Hoffman
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Publicity
Jessica Hoffman
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Cheryl Crosby
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Jennifer Garancis
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Safety Chairs
Emil Cerullo
Ken Witt
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Cathy Geiszler
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Graphic Design
Suzie Forsberg
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Brynn Tremper
Meredith Sarracino
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Katie Webb
Whitney Zapffe
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Parent Party - 5th Grade
Jessica Rugg
Sarita Francis
Meredith Baird
Nicole Somerville
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Parent Party - 6th Grade
Meredith Ferrell
Katie Head
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Berkeley Litton
Whitney Jodry
Stephanie Wilson
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Annie Cochran
Whitney Cameron
Katy Pyle
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Lisa Leet
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MIS Coffee Talks - 5th Grade
Carolyn Longino
Jenilee Ladd
Liza Raynor
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MIS Coffee Talks - 6th Grade
Meg Boyd
Emily Klein
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HPMS Coffee Talks - 7th Grade
Emily Abubakar
Carroll Gurganus
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HPMS Coffee Talks - 8th Grade
Haylie Crouch
Ashley Shull
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Staff Appreciation and Support
Brook Armstrong
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Treat Week
Jessica Rugg
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District-wide Appreciation
Sarah Taub
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Jae Carpenter
LeeAnn Wood
Lauren Heffelfinger
Emily Helm
Jennifer Vaughn
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Teacher and Staff
Appreciation-Elects
Claire Swope
Emily Boles
Carey Gardner
Amanda Hamilton
Kate Bryant
Leslie Singleton
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Other Chairpersons
MIS/HPMS Corresponding Secretaries
Susan Hastedt
Sara Sauder
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Karen Glassman
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Laura Terry
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Emil Cerullo
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Kara Smith
Hillary Sinclair (Elect)
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LauraNell Morrow
Kristi Harvey
Brett Crawford
Laura Boynton
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Grounds
Mindy Heft
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
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
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
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.