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PTA President's Note - 4/3/2022

Our Spring Social on Friday was a lot of fun!  We had 400+ students in attendance, a great turnout!  The DJ from Party Time Texas, the photo booth from Marky Booth, and the Mister Softee ice cream truck were all huge hits with the students!  Thank you to all the wonderful parent volunteers, administrators and staff -- Ms. Kinnard, Ms. Goodwin, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Wahl, Mr. Schlosser, Ms. Zhang, Ms. Cano, Officer Chris -- and custodial staff who helped with planning, selling tickets, manning the bathroom hallway and concession stand, helping with the ice cream truck line (Ms. Kinnard & Ms. Cano -- it was quite the crush!), general crowd control, and cleanup.  We were thrilled to be able to finally have this social event for our Schimelpfenig students and hope that everyone had a wonderful time.

 

This past Wednesday, we had a watch party in the library.  A few of us gathered with Ms. Kinnard and two of our Schimelpfenig counselors, Ms. Klena and Mr. Schlosser, to watch and discuss the program Straight Talk About Youth Mental Health and Parenting.  The speaker from Grant Halliburton Foundation shared helpful information about youth mental health issues, including recognizing signs of depression and suicidal thoughts in our pre-teens and teenagers.  Further information and resources are available on the Grant Halliburton website at:  Grant Halliburton Foundation

 

Some important telephone numbers for parents, students, educators, and others to know about are:

  • The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free, confidential, 24/7 emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. 1.800.273.8255
  • Crisis Text Line is a free, 24/7 texting service for those in crisis. Every texter is connected with a crisis counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. The text line is available from anywhere in the U.S.  Text HOME to 741741
  • Suicide & Crisis Center of North Texas.  Free and confidential 24-hour Crisis Line.  To speak to a Suicide and Crisis Center volunteer, call (214) 828-1000
  • The Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line, developed by Grant Halliburton Foundation, is a free helpline, available M-F, 10-6:  972.525.8181
  • The Family Place is the largest family violence service provider in North Texas.  If you need to escape an abusive relationship, call The Family Place at 214.941.1991. If you’re in immediate danger, call 911.

 

Wednesday, April 20th is the next PTA General Membership Meeting and our Officer Elections.  At the meeting, we will be voting for PTA officers for the 2022-2023 school year.  The SMS PTA Nominating Committee has slated the following individuals to be considered for election for the 2022-2023 school year:

  • President - Nupoor Dave
  • VP Programs - Snehal Gudadhe  
  • VP Membership -  Ioana Radulescu
  • VP Volunteers - Abbie Furrow
  • VP Communications - Teri Ellis
  • Treasurer - Kelly Jo Wilson-Day
  • Secretary - Nickol Gallovich

Please plan to join us on April 20th at 6:00 p.m. in the Schimelpfenig Middle School library for the election, meeting, and volunteer appreciation treat from the administration!  A signup will go out in advance.

 

 

Michele Rohleder

SMS PTA President

     
      

 

 

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