Freshmen Class officers and Ms. Erin Patterson and Ms. Sophie Kulas (faculty advisors)
Click to download Principal Anthony Parkers’s presentation the Freshman Class.
In case you missed the WHS 411 PTO presentation here is a link to the video.
posted 4/4/18
Freshman Talent Show
The students are invited to participate in a talent show on Friday, April 27thin the early evening.
Submissions must be completed by Wednesday, April 11th for approval.
Freshman Semi-Formal
Saturday, June 9th 7:00-11:00pm at The Verve
Please purchase tickets online $65 if purchased early:
posted 3/2/18
Dear Class of 2021 Parents,
Class Updates
Pillows for Boston Children’s Hospital
Wednesday, April 4 after early release
We have a class twitter account! Please follow us at @Weston2021
Thank you to everyone who donated and volunteered for pizza tailgate and pillow making supplies!
Best,
Wendy Fox & Jana Hinton
Class of 2021 Parent Advisors
posted 2/26/18
Dear Class of 2021 Parents & Guardians,
We have a twitter account for quick updates! Follow @weston2021
Thank you to everyone who donated cash, gift cards and water to the pizza tailgate. We sold $875 over the two basketball games.
This was a great fundraising start but keep in mind we are trying to raise $10,000 a year ($55 per student) for the class fund in addition to the money we raise for civic projects and charities.
Pillows for Boston Children’s Hospital
*Wednesday, March 7th
After early dismissal
We are still in need of 20 pounds of pillow stuffing and a few parent volunteers!
March Madness Tournament
The class officers are organizing a tournament to raise money for civic projects! Look for bracket sheets on sale after break.
If you have season tickets for the Celtics you are willing to donate as a prize, please let us know.
St. Patrick’s Day Candy Grams
Class officers will be selling candy grams for the high school!
Semi-Formal…Save the date!
Freshman Semi-Formal “Under the Stars” will be held:
Saturday, June 9th beginning 7pm
The Verve in Natick
More details soon as well as a link to purchase tickets.
Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions, concerns or can volunteer.
Warm Regards,
Wendy Fox and Jana Hinton
Class of 2021 Parent Advisors
Leadership
| Class of 2021 Officers
President: Alton Jenkins Vice President: Allison Kirk Secretary: Sarah Augustine Treasurer: Zach Meyers SAC: Dellena Bereket
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Class of 2021 Faculty Advisors Sophie Kulas Erin Patterson Class of 2021 Parent Advisors Wendy Fox Jana Hinton |
First Quarter Minutes
| Meeting Date | Minutes |
| 10/11/17 | Attendance: Ally Kirk, Zach Meyers, Sarah Augustine, Dellena Bereket Meeting time: 22:15 Post On Google Classroom and Facebook about Pumpkin Fest Student Breakfast- October 20th (Post on GC and Facebook when it gets closer) Start advertising for Haunted House Idea for posting on Facebook: Try to post multiple pictures a day so students are trained to go on and check it everyday. Announcement in future : Halloween dress-up Bonding Event Ideas: Vote on social media/GC? Tubing, Bowling, Movie night, Sledding on Town Green, Cross Country Skiing Holidays: Secret Santa, Candy Grams Charitable Fund Ideas: Cradles for Crayon, Environment? |
| 10/18/17 |
Attendance:Zach Meyers, Ally Kirk, Sarah Augustine, Eduard Wu, Alton Jenkins, Dellena Bereket Poll on GC for thoughts on Boat Cruise for semi-formal (Boat, Town Hall, Regis, Other) Announce about breakfast on Facebook (donate gift cards) Begin to post on Facebook to engage students Make an instagram too? This Saturday: Recruit people to help clean up after haunted house (sign up sheet) Fundraising Options: Weston Hats/Visors Charity to sponsor: castle marina (abusive relationships) Halloween assembly Dress up: start advertising now Make a contest to engage students more |
| 10/25/17 | Attendance: Mia Lambert, Ally Kirk, Sarah Augustine, Zach Meyers, Alton Jenkins, Dellena Bereket Meeting time: 7:05 am, 22:50 minutes Things to change about the Haunted House for our year: stay professional (no laughing etc.), Make a room for elementary kids (less scary) Majority poll results: Boat cruise (83% voted), ½ want boat Breakfast:success, great advertising (snapchat), gift cards were very helpful Winter: tailgate at basketball game; charge for chic-fil-a and raise a bit of money for grade funding School Store: decent shape, could use some paint, ask an artist (Jackie Liu?) to paint a wildcat on the glass? Need permission Candy Grams: talk to Mr. Pezzote and ask if Valentine’s Day is claimed Main Charity Ideas: Ron Bretton Training Village (problem is only boys), Team Impact |
| 11/1/17 |
Attendance: Allison Kirk, Sarah Augustine, Connor Lehman, Zach Meyers, Alton Jenkins, Dellena Bereket Meeting time: 7:05 am, 23 minutes Permission to bring plus one Charity of Choice: Pastor Park, Castle Marina: do research on what we can do to help, Children’s Hospital, Cradles to Crayons (winter clothing?) – Alton will contact, Summer camp for children with disabilities (Dellena will find name), Funds to org- donate shoes to be sent to Uganda Could choose a new charity each quarter Painting the store? Jackie Liu |
Second Quarter Minutes
| Meeting Date | Minutes |
| 11/8 |
Cruise: Quotes from cruise companies are in. Possible date May 12th, May 19 does not work because of the prom (chaperon issue) Create a calendar/sign up list for the gardening pastor park and courtyard Charities: Cradles to Crayons. Put out boxes for donations- most likely winter clothing, but will take anything Need boys clothes Locations at the front door, library? Rec. center? Steps for Painting Store: Talk to Mr.Guerra, sell food after sports (energy bars, etc) Needs to be approved by M/ Guerra and the administration (forms for each time) What is the charge for custom printing on clothes? Make signs to advertise- board in main hall-claim? Decorate, post announcement for the Cradle to crayons collection and yard work |
| 11/22/17 | Attendance: Sarah Augustine, Charlie Marchiony, Zach Meyers, Mia Lambert, Ally Kirk, Dellena Bereket, S. Kulas Candy Grams: ask Mr.Pezzote if christmas is taken- if it is, St.Patrick’s Day is available, January because not much during this month Cruise: Urgent: Boxes for Cradles to Crayons- Ally emailed them Garden and Courtyard: wait until spring Basketball tailgate: decide a date, needs to be cleared with coach or Mr. MgGrath Spoon game: ideas? Plan another morning breakfast: during winter time, valentine’s day breakfast? Large split since racial events- need to emphasize positive aspects, remember to be kind to one another Decorate board and make a motto |
| 11/29/17 |
Ally Kirk will put message on board about our winter drive for Cradles to Crayons Ally is going to take pictures of Pastor Park (we are going to create before and after pictures) St Patrick’s day candy grams dates: start selling them Monday March 5th- Tuesday 13th; 14th come together and build them Create a discount to encourage people to buy Cruise date: June 9th Tix are $95, we need to fundraise Fundraising ideas: sleepovers, watch a game in the media center- March Madness: pay $ to submit a bracket- Have a prize donated. 50/50 raffle tix, spoon game We need to talk to people about the price 3 buses takes us into boston from pictures at town green Bball Tailgate: chic-fil-a for the first game Agenda needs to be published the day before by Alton Jenkins Drive for the grade should be approved. Has the food drive posted on FB been approved? |
| 12/6/17 |
Cruise-ask what sophomores did for boat this year (s. Kulas) We have St. Patrick’s Day candy grams! Allison Kirk made a poster for Cradles to Crayons- we need to explain what we are doing with Cradles to Crayons on board Alton Jenkins needs to give us dates we can go to Cradles to Crayons Zach Meyers will make a post on Facebook post Tuesday, December 12th Chic-fil-a Tailgate: Alton Jenkins made a flyer ($10/meal) Put them in public visible places Start selling the food at 4:30, 24:02 minutes How much should we buy for? Get estimate for amount of people we think will show up |
| 12/13/17 |
Take Cradles to Crayons boxes next week- continue to announce the Cradles to Crayons boxes in order to get as many clothing items as possible! Board ideas: put up a calendar, put pictures of classmates, use wrapping paper Find a day we can all go to Mr.Pezzote during lunch or afterschool to refresh summaries of our jobs Zach Meyers put up poll- check data later in the week and repost the poll b/c it is now lower down and not as much attention on it. Put the same poll on GC We need to fundraise- get clearance from Mr.Pezzote for selling pizza at bball games against Belmont and Wayland in February Ms.Fox has the idea of sewing pillows and donating to hospitals- it would be a bonding experience for grade that is for a good cause; spread it out throughout 3ish days so more people are able to go Asking Ms.Gilli b/c of her relationship w/ children’s hospital Car wash during spring? Ask Mr.Pezzote if it has been claimed already Scavenger hunt idea: pay $20 to be part of it, create a team but two teams are put together-people would be more willing to do it but would mix groups of people, be given a list |
| 12/20 | Ms. Gilli said the pillows is a great idea, and Ally will stay in contact with her. We need to pick a date.
Boxes of coats are overflowing, Wendy Fox will take up the coats on Friday. Ally and Sarah will help her load the car. Polls on Semi: seen by 78 students, majority of people said they wanted the spirit of boston $90 option Have the master list and during activity block, get everyone to come and vote Start to advertise on the board about the tailgates on February Friday the 9th, and Tuesday the 13th. Wear pink the get in spirit during that week for Valentine’s Day and to get everyone excited. People could claim the board just like the rock Start to think about the movie night idea and the March Madness night in media center. Ice skating night either on the Town Green, Rivers, or Veteran’s skating rink in Waltham ($3). |
| 1/3/18 |
We decided with the cheaper boat option Alton: Email Troy from Cradles to Crayons specific weekends to go- 2/2/18, 2/3/18, 2/10/18- pass the message if any of these dates work for him and the time (ideally mid-day) Make sign up sheet for the board Alton: Make an agenda for the next class meeting February 1st- we need to be more organized for it If we have no school friday, then maybe have an impromptu sledding day We need to meet with Mr. Pezzote, most likely the next activity block or the next wednesday meeting if he is available Wendy Fox picked up the Cradles for Crayons winter drive We could donate the old Weston tshirts that are outdated |
| 1/10 |
May 11th option- boarding the bus at 5:00 pm ($44) with bus a bit more than that Announce at the next class meeting on February 1st (do not spread until then) Thursday (tomorrow) during activity block is the meeting with Mr. Pezzote The two dates suggested for going to Cradles to Crayons do not work We need to pick a date for the pillow drive for Boston Children’s Hospital- February 10th? Then come up with a date to drop them off Bonding events: movie night, march madness- try to do a 4:00 pm game so it is straight after school and order pizza |
could donate the old Weston tshirts that are outdated
Third Quarter Minutes
January 17, 2018
-Wednesday, February 7th (early release day) for the pillow drive
Collect supplies/do the drive until February 2nd
Felt tie-up pillows
Invite other grades
Put something on the board and pictures of what we have in mind for the pillow drive, and the date; also make posters to put around the school to publicize
Put a box of supplies in Ms. Patterson’s room to decorate the board
Have pictures of the Cradles to Crayons employees from when donating the winter clothing collected; print and put up on board
Check to see if we can donate snack bags with the pillows
Have snacks for the volunteers doing the drive; make a list for Wendy Fox to go buy snacks
Ice skating rink in Newton, Daily Rink; Frog Pond is also an option
1/24/18
Meeting in Black Box with Class is February 1st- Alton Jenkins make the agenda
Put information about the pillow drive Wednesday, February 7th
Put information about selling the pizza Friday, February 9th (playing Bedford) and Tuesday 13th (playing Wayland)
Each student gov’t member target to announce to one class about the pillow drive and how we need supplies donations- stuffing, fabric, needle, thread, scissors; if do not want to bring supplies, mention gift cards/money work as well
1/31/18
Attendance: Lena Bartolotti, Allison Kirk, Zach Meyers, Sarah Augustine, Alton Jenkins, Dellena Bereket, Sam Ross, S.Kulas, Wendy Fox
The Verve June 2nd or 9th- Saturday the 9th would be a safer option with possible snow days pushing it towards exam time
Check prices for DJ options- Alton’s family friend- many options
Cruise: October 6th
Freshman get Dunkin Donuts card for bristol lodge donations- we should do a breakfast
Schedule a meeting for after school some time with Ms. Hinton- never have a meeting with everyone- does not have to be long
Got 2 gift cards in the mail for pillow supplies; opening up to collecting supplies from all grades
Make a sign up and each officer get 5 friends to commit, and during class meeting
Make the donation in Christina’s name
Comellas for pizza at Basketball Games- cheap option which most people like
We need to retake the officer picture- most likely is lost
Have the highest amount of volunteers for the Special Olympics!!
2/7/18
Attendance: Allison Kirk, Sarah Augustine, Zach Meyers, Dellena Bereket, Charlie Marchiony, Eduard Wu, Mr.Pezzote, S.Kulas, Ms.Pattersons
From now on, we need a microphone for class meetings to manage the crowd (SK)
Contact DJ if you have one you trust, get a quote, we will compare and decide who is the best option (AK, AJ, DB)
Most likely we will reschedule the pillows for the next first half WednesdayPut a signup sheet on Google Classroom (SK)
Possibly have a get together on the town green today (2/7/18) due to the early release and no after-school activities
When dates get closer, plan out a date to watch a March Madness game in the media center after school- charge a bit for submitting a bracket and have a prize for the most accurate one. Open to all grades. Submit brackets March 1st
Candy Grams- March 5th- 14th (SK ask custodian for table)
Have a meeting with both parents the week after vacation- Wednesday the 28th (SK sent message)
Dunkin Donuts breakfast- we have the gift cards for it; do it after break- Friday, March 16th
2/14/18
We have to make new flyers for the pillow making with date March 7th (Ally)- try to get Cafeteria, but we will do it in GEC if not possible
Sell during the spring by the lacrosse field since no one else sells during the spring
Theme for Semi ideas: Starry Night/ Under the Stars, Under the Sea, Riverdale- Blast from the past
Design a poster for theme- prize is tix to semi
Alton’s dad donated a DJ- all paid for!
March Madness- bracket money goes to Children’s Hospital/ pillow-making
Need to make flyers for Candy Grams
2/28/18
Financial statement: Zach will ask Mrs Poller
We are going to make a list for who is going to be selling the candy grams at lunch starting march 8th (Zach Meyers) until 3:15, in HR mail boxes after school 3/15
Table cloth for the table (Ms Kulas)
Agenda class meeting:
Alton: The verve (ask parent advisors today for the details)
Zach: March madness (Wendy Fox needs to print brackets on cardstock)
Dellena: 2/16/18 Dunkin Donut breakfast in the cafeteria- we need more gift cards
Allison: Candy Grams
Sarah: Pillow drive March 7th in the GEC and spring fling April 28th- Camp No Limits
Organize a date with the parents this afternoon that works to drop off the pillows
Allison’s Idea: Make a freshman talent show to fundraise. Also a bonding experience
3/7/18
Attendance: Sarah Augustine, Zach Meyers, Allison Kirk, Connor Lehman, Alton Jenkins, Dellena Bereket, S.Kulas, Wendy Fox
Meeting time: 7:03 am, 21 minutes
Allison and Zach will split up the brackets and keep track of them
Goal: sell 50 brackets
Selling candy grams with the brackets
Goal: sell 70 candy grams
Alton is going to make a facebook announcement after the pillow drive about brackets and candy grams
Sarah will make a poster saying where to go for pillow-making today
Alton will bring all of the pillow supplies to the GEC
Next Friday Dunkin Donuts breakfast in Cafe; replace the pillow flyers after today with Dunkin breakfast flyers
For semi, we are going to get decorations after the prom and reuse them
3/28/18
Attendance: Zach Meyers, Sarah Augustine, Allison Kirk, S.Kulas, Wendy Fox, Dellena Bereket, Alton Jenkins
Meeting Time: 7:01 am, 25 minutes
Allison and Ms.Patterson decorated the board!
S.Kulas posted again on Google Classroom regarding the pillow drive information in the Cafeteria starting at 3:00
Sarah and S.Kulas will bring speakers
Lena Bartolotti suggested to partner with the elementary school for a Kids Night Out in honor of Cradles to Crayons (May 25th suggested date, but this is memorial day weekend so most likely will have to be changed)
Ms. Fox and Ms. Hinton need to put in their finances since September in the spreadsheet
Allison made Talent Show flyers
Dellena- Make a google sheet regarding who is signed up for the Talent Show
We could sell the Candy Grams not sold at the Talent Show with water
Three people are still in the running with their brackets
The Dunkin Donuts breakfast costed us $154
We need to start utilizing the parent twitter because there are very little parent donations
Sarah will check with Mr. Pezzote about if a car wash date is possible
Play the Spoon Game after the seniors leave
Allison and Zach reached out to Jackie to make the dance invitation
Could have a competition for the invitation
Should make the deadline April 13th, right before break
