Parent Committees

Green School Committee

Chairperson: Tina Wick | School Advisory | jtwick@ruraltel.net

Committee: Shirley Dinkel, Tyler Haas, Teresa Schrant and volunteer parents. 

Organization:  The committee consists of HFE faculty members and volunteer parents.  The committee reports to the School Advisory Executive Council.

Responsibilities: Implementing "green school" programs, environmental projects, recycling program, and educational activities and resources.  

Homecoming Float Committee

Co-Chairperson: Kim Simon | Faculty | ksimon@hfehays.org
Co-Chairperson: Ann Weber | Faculty | aweber@hfehays.org

Organization:  The committee consists of HFE faculty members and volunteer parents. 

Responsibilities:  The committee prepares the float for the TMP Homecoming Parade.  If you are interested in providing a pickup, trailer, labors, or monetary resources to assist in the project, please contact Karen Bieker.  Volunteers are welcome!

Mary's Baby Shower

Co-Chairperson: Kim Simon | Faculty | ksimon@hfehays.org
Co-Chairperson: Amadee Staab | Faculty | astaab@hfehays.org
Co-Chairperson: Jennifer Werth | Faculty | jwerth@hfehays.org

Organization:  The committee consists of HFE faculty members. 

Responsibilities:  Chairpersons prepare and send out invitation for Mary’s Baby Shower benefiting Birthright of Hays.  Coordinate cake, punch, decorations, and set-up the day of the shower.  Contact volunteers to serve at the shower, and oversee clean-up and delivery of gifts to Birthright.

Uniform / Dress Code Committee

Chairperson: Sandee Werth | Parent Volunteer | swerth@eaglecom.net

Organization: The committee consists of members of the School Advisory Council, Home and School Committee, HFE faculty members, and volunteer parents. 

Responsibilities:  TBD

Building Planning / Space Renovation

Chairperson: Gerald Pfeifer | geraldp@eaglecom.net

Committee: Members are appointed by Father Kevin Weber.

Organization: The committee consists of members with specialized skills in construction and building code.  This committee reports to the School Advisory Executive Council.

Responsibilities: The purpose of this sub-committee to is to plan and develop recommendations for future building expansion and renovation, (including the current IHM worship space). 

Playground Committee

Chairperson: Tina Wick  |Advisory Board | jtwick@ruraltel.net

Organization: The committee consists of volunteer parents. The committee reports to the School Advisory Executive Council.

Responsibilities: Ensure that the HFE/IHM playground facilities are up to code, oversee equipment inspections, recommend improvements, and assists in the handling of safety and security concerns related to the playground.   Members are contacted on an as needed basis.

School Funding Committees

Chili Supper

Co-Chairperson:  Deana Rupp | Home & School | rupps@media-net.net
Co-Chairperson:  Pam Mayers | Home & School | pmayers@haysmed.com

Organization: The committee consists of members of the School Advisory Council, Home and School Committee, HFE faculty members, and volunteer parents. 

Responsibilities:  The chairperson plans, coordinates, and oversees the annual Chili Supper.  In addition, they contact and coordinate volunteer support.  Volunteers help with the event, including baking desserts, preparing and serving the meal, and assisting with clean up, games, and other activities.   The Chili Supper is always scheduled on Sunday at the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. 

Race for Education

Co-Chairperson:  Kelly Schibi | Parent Volunteer | schibi@ruraltel.net
Co-Chairperson:  Tina Vitztum | Parent Volunteer | tina@vitztum.com

Organization: The committee consists of members of the volunteer parents.

Responsibilities:  Chairperson's coordinate all aspects of the spring fundraiser.  Volunteers assist in putting together family packets, completing and sending mailers, recording donations, help with race day. 

Red Wheel

Co-Chairperson:  Michelle DeWitt | Home & School | dewitts@eaglecom.net
Co-Chairperson:  Shawnda Werth | Parent Volunteer | swerth@ruraltel.net

Organization: The committee consists of members of the School Advisory Council, Home and School Committee, HFE faculty members, and volunteer parents. 

Responsibilities:  Coordinate all aspects of the fall fundraiser.  Assist in completing total of orders to Red Wheel. Assist on delivery day by bagging orders, totaling orders, and clean up.  

SWIPE Point-of-Sale Program

Chairperson: Galen & Cindy Romme | Parent Volunteer | romme@ruraltel.net

Responsibilities:  The SWIPE program is a credit card point-of-sale program that generates revenue for teacher bonuses.  This program is operated by Galen Romme. 

Communications Committee

Public Relations/Publicity

Co-Chairperson: Dana Schumacher | School Advisory  

Organization: The committee consists of members of the School Advisory Council and Home and School Committee.  The Co-Chairs work directly with the HFE Principal and office staff. 

Responsibilities:    This committee works in conjunction with all other school committees, administration, and office staff.  The committee’s priorities are to improve communication between the school and parents and the school and the community. Committee members assist with advertising, brochures, newsletters, newspaper advertisements, and organize information for Catholic Schools Week, Chili Supper, Red Wheel Pizza Sales and other special events for students.  All public communication must be approved by the School Principal.

School Yearbook

Chairperson: Jennifer Rack | Parent Volunteer | mgt@northwesternprinters.com

Organization: The committee consists of parent volunteers. 

Responsibilities:  The committee members will periodically take pictures of students in the classroom and at school sponsored events and field trips.  The committee will produce a school yearbook, and also work in conjunction with the website sub-committee in an effort to promote school events and activities.

Hospitality Committees

New Student Orientation Committee

Chairperson:  Melissa Romme | School Advisory

Organization: School Advisory and parent volunteers

Responsibilities:  This committee will consist of parent volunteers.  They will plan an orientation meeting focused on incoming Preschool children, Pre-K children, Kindergarten children and their parents in order to answer questions, go over yearly events, and provide support to make the transition into being actively involved in school.  Families with older children who are new to our school will also be invited.  This committee will be available to answer questions and provide assistance throughout the year.

Back-To-School-Bash

Co-Chairperson:  Stacey Lang   | Home & School | slangusd303@gbta.net
Co-Chairperson: Sarah Humphrey |School Advisory |miksar3@yahoo.com
Co-Chairperson: Candace Yost | Volunteer |gyelectric@ruraltel.net

Organization:  Home & School Executive Council and  parent volunteers. 

Responsibilities:  The committee consist of parent volunteers. The committee chairperson plans all aspects of the Back to School Bash, including setup, activities, foods, etc.  Committee volunteers assist the chairperson.

Family Support

Chairperson:  Pam Mayers | Home & School | pmayers@haysmed.com

Organization: The committee consists of parent volunteers. 

Responsibilities:  The committee consists of members of volunteer parents.  The committee chairperson is responsible for contacting and organizing support.  Committee members provide meals for families during times of joy and sorrow.       

Lunch Room Volunteers

Chairperson:  Melanie Heimerman | Volunteer |mlheimerman@fhsu.edu

Responsibilities:  The committee consists of parent volunteers.  The committee chairperson is responsible for contacting and organizing the lunch room volunteer schedule.  Committee members primary responsibility is to assist the lunchroom staff in serving meals.

Faculty & Staff Appreciation

Sub-Committee: Home & School - Appreciation / Recognition

Chairperson: Katie Loftus | Volunteer | katiel@ruraltel.net

Home & School Representative:  Michelle DeWitt  dewitts@eaglecom.net

Organization: Home & School Executive Council and  parent volunteers. 

Responsibilities:  The chairperson and committee coordinate

·          Teaching anniversary- 10, 20, 30 years etc.

·         National Teachers' Day

·         All staff appreciation - during Catholics schools week

·         Administrative Assistant Appreciation Day

·         National Day of Appreciation for Catholic School Principals

Sub-Committee: Catholic Schools Week Dinner

Co-Chairperson: Christy Schwartz cmschwartz@haysamerica.com

Co-Chairperson:   Tina Wick    jtwick@ruraltel.net

Organization: Home and School Executive Council/School Advisory Council

Responsibilities:  A representative of Home & School Executive Committee organizes and plans the annual Catholic Schools Week Dinner.  Members of the School Advisory Council and Home & School Executive Committee work together the day of event, including setup, cooking, and clean up.  Parent Volunteer also support the event by providing baked goods, etc.

Sub-Committee: Christmas Appreciation Dinner

Co-Chairperson: Craig Augustine | School Advisory | caugustine@mwenergy.com

Co-Chairperson:  Pam Mayers|  Home & School Executive Council

Organization: School Advisory Council and Home & School Executive Council 

Responsibilities:  A representative of School Advisory Council organizes and plans the annual Christmas Teacher Appreciation Dinner.  Members of the School Advisory Council and Home & School Executive Committee work together the day of event, including setup, cooking, and clean up.  Parent Volunteer also support the event by providing baked goods, etc.

Sub-Committee: Christmas Gift Fund

Chairperson: Michelle DeWitt | Home and School | dewitts@eaglecom.net

Organization: Home & School Executive Committee 

Responsibilities:  A representative of Home & School Executive Committee outlines the letter to parents to solicit funds for the annual faculty and staff Christmas Fund.  The Home & School Executive treasurer collects all proceeds, and the gifts are distributed by the School Administrator at the Christmas Appreciation Dinner. 

Snack / Bake Committee

Co-Chairperson: Sara Humphrey | School advisory| miksar3@yahoo.com

Co-Chairperson: Deana Rupp | Home & School | rupps@media-net.net

Responsibilities:  Committee members prepares snack foods or baked goods as needed for school events.  The committee chair is responsible for contacting sub-committee members, organizing appropriate snack food or baked goods for events, and making arrangement for delivery. i..e Parent & Teacher Conferences/Preschool Graduation, Desserts for Christmas Dinner, any other requests as needed)

Classroom Support Committees

Lead Parent Program/Helping Hands

Chairperson: Dana Schumacher | School Advisory | danaschumacher@hotmail.com

Lead Parent Program

Chairperson: Dana Schumacher | School Advisory | danaschumacher@hotmail.com

Responsibilities:  The primary purpose of a lead parents, is to act as a communication officer and organize parent volunteer support.  In particular, the lead parent will work closely with their respective classroom teacher to coordinate parent volunteer support for classroom activities, field trips, testing, etc.  The lead parent will have access to the classroom listserv, and be given a list of telephone numbers.  The following is the list of lead parents

Classroom Lead Parents (2011-2012)

Class	Teacher	Lead Parents	Email
PA	Bieker	Amber and Chris Stevens	Mom's Email: astevens@usd489.com Dad's Email: None
PB	Bieker	Joe and Tami Koeningsman	Mom's Email: joek@ruraltel.net Dad's Email: None
KA	Simon	Wade and Jaye Ditter	Mom's Email: huskersinkansas@yahoo.com Dad's Email: ditterw@ruraltel.net
KB	Staab	Chris and Dana Schumacher	Mom's Email: danaschumacher@hotmail.com Dad's Email: chris@forthaysautosales.com
KP	Washburn	Dan and Melissa Windholtz	Mom's Email: mlvehige@hotmail.com Dad's Email: None
1A	Werth	Josh and Erin Gibson	Mom's Email: jgibleis1@gmail.com Dad's Email: None
1B	Weber	Kent and Shawnda Werth	Mom's Email: swerth@ruraltel.net Dad's Email: None
2A	Beck	Greg and Christy Schwartz	Mom's Email: cmschwartz@haysamerica.com Dad's Email: gaschwartz@haysamerica.com
2B	Flax	Jeff and Kathleen Vahling	Mom's Email: kvahling@usd489.com Dad's Email: None
3A	Helget	Stacy and Jennifer Johnson	Mom's Email: jmjohnson@ruraltel.net Dad's Email: jmjohnson@ruraltel.net
3B	Fry	Chad and Jackie Ruder	Mom's Email: jruder@fhsu.edu Dad's Email: chad@ruderfamily.com
4A	Dinkel	Jay and Bobbi Pfeifer	Mom's Email: bobbi@ruraltel.net Dad's Email: barp@ruraltel.net
4B	Schrant	Tim and Susie Pfannenstiel	Mom's Email: smocha1@yahoo.com Dad's Email: cheftmp2000@yahoo.com
5A	Rohr	Craig and Lisa Karlin	Mom's Email: lkarlin@fhsu.edu Dad's Email: ckarlin@fhsu.edu
5B	Stoecklein	Troy and Mary Hickman	Mom's Email: maryh@media-net.net Dad's Email: None
6A	Dinkel	Darrell and Melissa Romme	Mom's Email: mromme@abbb.com Dad's Email: darrell@rommerealty.com
6B	Haas	Sandee and Tim Werth	Mom's Email: swerth@eagle.com Dad's Email: None
6C	North	Gary and Karen Aufdemberge	Mom's Email: thebergs@ruraltel.net Dad's Email: thebergs@ruraltel.net

Booster Club Committees

HFE Bucks / Box Tops and Labels

Co-Chairperson: Tawyna Rohr| Volunteer | tawny@ruraltel.net
Co-Chairperson: Lisa Karlin | Volunteer | lkarlin@fhsu.edu

Co-Chairperson:  Stacey Lang   Home & School Executive Committee   slangusd303@gbta.net

Organization: Home & School and  parent volunteers. 

Responsibilities:  Promote the collection of Box Tops for Education, Campbell’s product labels and Tyson Labels for Education. Maintain HFE Bucks (formerly SCRIP) inventory and promote sales.

Box Top and Labels

Holy Family Elementary collects Box Tops for Education, Campbell's product labels (bar codes) and Tyson Labels for Education.  All of these may be sent to school with a student or given directly to the school office.

HFE Bucks

HFE Bucks (formerly SCRIP) certificates are available through the school office.  If you are interested in purchasing HFE Bucks, please download and print the order Form.

Home & School Booster Funds

Chairperson: Michelle DeWitt | Home & School | dewitts@eaglecom.net

Organization: Home & School Executive Committee   

Responsibilities:  Manage all booster club funds raised by the Home & School Association.

Technology Committees

Computer and Network Support

Co-Chairperson: Spencer Casey | Parent Volunteer | scasey@caseydesigns.com
Co-Chairperson: Lori Flax | Faculty | lflax@hfehays.org

Responsibilities:  Provide technical support; including computer hardware and software, networking, e-mail, internet access, and security.              

E-mail Distribution System

Chairperson: Spencer Casey | Parent Volunteer | scasey@caseydesigns.com

Responsibilities:  Develop and maintain various e-mail distribution list; including school-wide, classroom, and sub-committee communication lists.

Web Development

Chairperson: Spencer Casey | Parent Volunteer | scasey@caseydesigns.com

Responsibilities:  Create and maintain the school website.  Review material and post approved information online.  Investigate new technologies and improve upon existing website.               

Health & Education Committees

General Education Intervention Team (GEIT)

Chairperson: Jana Simon | School Administrator | jsimon@hfehays.org

Committee: Ann Weber, Theresa Flax, and Karen Wasinger

Organization: The committee consists of the school administrator and appointed faculty members.

Responsibilities:  The committee’s purpose is to support and assist faculty in helping students overcome academic challenges they face in the classroom.  The committee works in conjunction and collaborates with faculty members in an effort to provide the best academic environment and opportunities for student learning.

Geography  & Spelling Bees

Geography Bee Chairperson: _________________ | TBA
Spelling Bee Chairperson: Teresa Schrant | Faculty | tschrant@hfehays.org

Organization:  The committee consists of HFE faculty members. 

Responsibilities:  Compiling the questions or word lists, and conducting the actual bees.

School Curriculum Mapping

Chairperson: _____________________ | TBA

Committee: Jennnie Helget, Ann Weber, Marcia Dinkel

Organization: The chairperson is appointed by the School Administrator.  The committee consists of HFE faculty members.

Responsibilities:  Establish educational goals for Holy Family Elementary, consistent with the requirements of the Salina Diocese, the law, and the statewide goals and standards established by the Board of Education.  Provide insight and advice on major adoptions or revisions of curriculum and textbooks.  Establish and periodically review educational goals for Holy Family Elementary.  Work to develop a comprehensive text book replacement plan and provide recommendations to the policy/bylaws committee on school curriculum policies.       

Nutrition & Wellness

Co-Chairperson: Joyce Ashmore | Food Service Director | jashmore@hfehays.org
Co-Chairperson: Matt Dumler | Physical Education Coordinator | mdumler@hfehays.org

Organization: The chairpersons are appointed by the School Administrator.  The committee consists of HFE faculty members.

Responsibilities:  Promote health education, physical education, nutrition services, and ensuring a healthy school environment.  Work in conjunction with the principal, food services, and physical education coordinator to ensure school health and wellness.  This would include adopting a school wellness policy, and promotion of programs to create a healthier school environment.     

NCA Steering Committee

Co-Chairperson: Jennie Helget | Faculty | jhelget@hfehays.org
Committee: Kim Simon, Janice Colins, Marcia Dinkel, Lori Flax

Organization: The chairperson is appointed by the School Administrator.  The committee consists of members of HFE faculty.

Responsibilities:  The committee finalized NCA Accreditation in 2008.  The committee will continue to review the accreditation criteria and recommend activities that should be undertaken.

Professional Development Council

Chairperson: Jana Simon | School Administrator | jsimon@hfehays.org

Committee: Ruth Ann Fry and Cindy Washburn

Organization: School Administrator and appointed faculty members.

Responsibilities: The Professional Development Committee reviews the professional development needs of the school faculty, recommends new initiatives, and monitors the ongoing local advancement opportunities.

Student Life Committees

Bully Prevention

Chairperson: Jana Simon | School Administrator | jsimon@hfehays.org

Current Committee: Paula Beck (Faculty), Theresa Flax (Faculty), Janice Collins (Faculty), and HFE Students.

Organization: The committee consists of HFE faculty members and students. 

Responsibilities:  The bully prevention program is a universal intervention for the reduction and prevention of school bullying problems. The main arena for the program is within the school, and school staff and upper grade have the task of implementing the program.

Catholic Schools Week

Chairperson: Lori Flax | Faculty | lflax@hfehays.org

Committee: Cindy Washburn, Brenda Stoecklein,  and Jana Simon.

Organization: The committee consists of HFE faculty members.

Responsibilities:  The committee is responsible for planning, promoting, and advertising catholic school week activities and special celebrations.

Dominic Savio Club

Co-Chairperson: Shirley Dinkel | Faculty | sdinkel@hfehays.org
Co-Chairperson: Tyler Haas | Faculty | thaas@hfehays.org

Organization:  The committee consists of students in the 6^th grade

Responsibilities:  Dominic Savio is a service/spiritual club designed to enhance the 6th grade religious education program.  Its members will operate a concession stand three times a month for the purpose of dispersing the profits to the poor and worthy organizations. Additionally, four additional fundraisers are conducted throughout the year. The 4^th week students will conduct a Savio meeting and do a service project such as visiting the elderly or helping with Tiger Tots. 

Liturgical Planning

Chairperson: Sherrill Ruda | Office Manager | sruda@hfehays.org

Responsibilities:  Prepares the class liturgical celebration schedule, and assists with the coordination of special celebrations, (i.e.: Thanksgiving, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Ash Wednesday, Father's and Mother's Mass). 

Red Ribbon / Drug Awareness

Committee: Chris Dinkel, Kim Simon, Jennifer Werth, and Amadee Staab

Organization:  The committee consists of HFE faculty members. 

Responsibilities:  Communities and Schools nationwide join together to raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse by wearing a red ribbon the week of October 23rd to 31st.  The committee focus on drug awareness and education.

Student Recognition - Trophy Case

Co-Chairperson: Ruth Ann Fry | Faculty | rafry@hfehays.org
Co-Chairperson: Teresa Schrant | Faculty | tschrant@hfehays.org

Organization:  The committee consists of HFE faculty members. 

Responsibilities:  This committee oversees the trophy case located in the school's main entrance stairwell.