Lake Youngs PTSA has several teams of people working all year long to make the magic happen! We are comprised of several yearlong committees as well as seasonal or special event committees. The Executive Committee is the elected body that governs and manages Lake Youngs PTSA as both community representatives and non-profit board members. Standing Committees meet, plan and operate our yearlong events and programs with the Executive Committee as our Board of Directors. We also support several Special Committees that plan and operate seasonal or special events and programs.
2024 - 2025 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Christy Stanton
Vice-President: Brad Kessler
Treasurer: Sam Byrd
Secretary: Chelsea Kaye
Cashier: Kristen Schmidt
Email: execboard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Trunk Or Treat
Reflections Contest
Grizzlies @ The Game
The Giving Tree
Holiday Grams
Holiday Bazaar
Read Across America Night
Science Night
Awards
Nominations
Family Prom
Student Showcase
Spaghetti Dinner
5th Grade Party
STANDING COMMITTEES
Art Docent
Book Fair
Courtyard
Family Fun
Fundraising
Grizzly Reader Club
Hospitality
Legislative
Membership
Spirit Wear
Staff Appreciation
Sunshine & Rain
Website
Art Docent is a wonderful, beloved PTSA supplemental program that brings Art Class back to school. Art Docents visit each classroom monthly to teach an art lesson and lead the kids in an art project. Docents are given step by step instructions from the Art Docent Chair for each art project at a monthly meeting. Ideally, there is a docent for each classroom. Supplies are provided by PTSA. You don't need to be a great artist to be a docent! At the end of the school year, the kids art is displayed at the Art Walk.
Chair: Angie Pellegrini and Kristen Schmidt
Email: artdocent@lakeyoungsptsa.org
BOOK FAIR
Lake Youngs partners with Scholastic Books to hold 2-3 fairs a year, delivering a book store directly to the school, selling to students and their families. As a benefit, Lake Youngs PTSA receives 50% credit of fair sales in the form of Scholastic Dollars. Scholastic dollars help purchase books for the LY Library & classrooms as well as books for our Grizzly Reader Program. The Chairperson(s) is responsible for planning advertising and holding the fair(s) as well as coordinating volunteers and submitting financial reports. Volunteers are responsible for helping set up and tear down the fair, as well as working sales shifts during school hours and events. Volunteers may help out as little or as much as they choose.
Chairs: Jessica Kessler and Julia Neal
Email: bookfair@lakeyoungsptsa.org
COURTYARD
Courtyard Committee keeps our shared outdoor spaces looking their best! They also improve these spaces through creative solutions and additions in the best interest of students and teachers!
Chair: Brandon Whitman
Email: courtyard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
FAMILY FUN
Family Fun Nights are fun-filled evenings provided by our PTSA to the children of Lake Youngs and their families. Family Fun Nights we’ve had include: Bingo Night, Trivia Night, Cosmic Bowling, Movie Night and more!
Chairs: Jessica Kessler and Nick Wood
Email: familyfun@lakeyoungsptsa.org
FUNDRAISING
There would be no PTSA without fundraising! From catalogs, vendors, homegrown programs to events both big and small… there are endless ways to fund our programming! Have some creative ideas? A skill for fundraising? We’d love more help managing and creating successful and FUN fundraisers!
Chairs: VACANT
Email: execboard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
Grizzly Reader encourages and rewards student and staff reading efforts. Chair duties include printing and distributing Grizzly Reader Club material, collecting student time sheets, documenting time sheets, giving out student reading certificates and rewards weekly during student lunch times, and assistance with the Grizzly Reader party at the completion of the program
Chairs: Anh Cao and Joan Relph
Email: grizzlyreader@lakeyoungsptsa.org
HOSPITALITY
Provides beverages and snacks for select events throughout the year including: Welcome Back event in September, Hi-Cap Orientation, and Kindergarten Round-up. Committee members will be asked to join in providing menu items and work the events.
Chair: VACANT
Email: execboard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
LEGISLATIVE
The legislative chairs responsibilities are to develop an effective advocacy team that communicates the PTSAs perspective on legislation and related issues to elected officials on the school board, in the State Legislature and in the United States Congress as well as keeping the general membership informed of legislative issues and developments. The Legislative Committee Chair requires as little as two hours per month, one hour attending the monthly board meeting and one hour staying informed, writing related articles for the monthly newsletter/website and making calls if necessary.
Chair: Kristin Roy
Email: legislation@lakeyoungsptsa.org
MEMBERSHIP
Committee members may be asked to assist with the following: communication to parents and community through flyers and newsletter articles, assembling and distributing membership packets, supplying a current membership roster for the general meetings and entering new members into the State PTA database. Time commitment for committee members varies.
Chair: VACANT
Email:execboard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
SPIRIT WEAR
Responsible for providing Lake Youngs Grizzlies apparel for purchase by Lake Youngs Elementary students and their families. Committee responsibilities include product design and selection, advertisement and website management.
Chairs: Danyl and Nichole Herman
Email: execboard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
STAFF APPRECIATION
The Staff Appreciation Committee sponsors monthly staff lunches for the Lake Youngs Staff throughout the school year. Volunteers will be asked to participate in theme planning as well as help provide food and drink for scheduled luncheons.
Chair: Sam Byrd, Crystal Shimizu, Renee Lute and Zach Lute
Email: staffappreciation@lakeyoungsptsa.org
SUNSHINE AND RAIN
The Sunshine and Rain chair purchases gifts/cards for staff and PTSA members who are dealing with lifes ups and downs. For example if someone has a baby or is getting married we send a sunshine gift, if someone is experiencing a hardship like an illness or death of a loved one. We also try to respond (when appropriate). We always hope for sunshine for our staff and members but want them to know PTSA cares when life brings rain.
Chair: VACANT
Email: execboard@lakeyoungsptsa.org
WEBSITE
Building, maintaining and updating our LYPTSA website keeping families informed and up to date!
Chairs: Keith and Courtney Burdette
Email: website@lakeyoungsptsa.org
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