Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO)

The Parent, Teacher, Student Organization welcomes your family to the 2012-13 school year at Kestrel Heights! The objectives of the PTSO are to:

foster communication among the students, teachers, and parents; fund projects that promote educational opportunities for our students; and, engage and encourage parents' active involvement at school.

While individual grades, athletics and departments/clubs raise funds for their own use, the PTSO has the unique and honored position of serving the whole school community. We invite staff and parent input into how best to use raised money. We strive to equitably distribute funds to best fill in gaps and help when needs arise giving the best opportunities for all our students to shine and extend themselves.

In the 2012-2013 school year we provided: numerous staff appreciation events, student awards breakfasts, fund technology purchases, books and supplies for Reading Olympics, International Night, Fall Book Fair, hosted the Spring Fest school showcase and organized volunteers for setting up the Media Center.

We fund our giving primarily through our Hawks Helping Hands donation drive. We also seek grants and donations from the larger community and encourage involvement in give-back programs such as Box tops for Education and the Harris Teeter VIC Together in Education program (2705).

We welcome your active participation at Kestrel. There are many different ways you can serve your student and your school throughout the year. We send news and opportunities home via the weekly school e-newsletter, however the PTSO also has its own section of the school website and email list. We also post on the informal Kestrel Staff and Parents Facebook Page. Everyone is invited to attend Kestrel PTSO Board meetings the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m.

We invite you to join the PTSO by completing the Online PTSO Membership Form. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Chairpersons of Standing Committees
Sherry Kurtz, International Night and Grade Level Parents| Email
Jana Parks, Room Parents | Email
Denise Cullen, Art Show/Sale | Email
Marianne Massey, Book Fair | Email
Anne Marie Schneider, Directory | Email
Denise Culin, Charlie Cardin, Sha'Ronn Brown, Staff Appreciation | Email Denise | Email Charlie | Email Sha'Ronn