Volunteer
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How do I register to volunteer at school?
Register at school from 8am - 4pm
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Give one hour and learn how fun it can be to volunteer for children.
Let us know how you want to volunteer by filling out the Hilburn Academy Volunteer Data Form. That way PTA, or the school, can let you know when an event you like is coming up, or you can contact a coordinator shown below. |
Current Volunteer Sign-Ups
We use SignUpGenius.com for our sign-ups, no account needed.
We use SignUpGenius.com for our sign-ups, no account needed.
- Apr. 30: Garden Volunteers (during recess)
Volunteer Opportunities
Do you want to volunteer at Hilburn? Below are descriptions of many of the projects and events where volunteers are very much appreciated throughout the year. Jump to the Events page for a date ordered list with sign ups.
List sorted alphabetically
Art Room - Tracy Rayner, Art Teacher
Sign up directly with Mrs. Rayner. Volunteers help framing, labeling and hanging students' work.
Audit Committee (ongoing - monthly meetings) - Nissa Byrne, Shannon Ziemba, and Stephanie Gore
A minimum of three members to review the monthly financial records of the PTA. If you like quiet work in a small group, then this might be for you. We meet once per month and have a longer meeting in the summer for the annual review questionnaire. No accounting degree needed, but a love for detail helps.
Back to School Picnic - Karen Southern and Heather Huffine
We will organize an assortment of food truck vendors to provide a variety of offerings to please the palate of kids and parents. A great time to come out and make new friends.
Book Fairs (Winter and Spring) – Kristine Flora - December 4-8, 2017
Week long onsite book sale allowing students to explore and purchase for themselves and classrooms. Volunteers set up and decorate, help students select books, check out with cash register app, gather teacher wish lists, and pack up last day.
Coordinator(s) plan with school, schedule with vendor, gather sales volunteers, man the cash registers, and handle accounting. Students LOVE book fair and the school receives tons of books for the library and classrooms from the profits.
Box Tops for Education (Ongoing) – Krista Wright, reporting to VP of Fundraising
Volunteers help count and bundle Box Tops for shipment in mid October and mid February. The coordinator manages the programs to collect and submit Box Tops, My Coke Rewards, Campbell's Labels for Education and Tyson Project A+ labels which raise money or sports equipment for school programs. The coordinator also stays up-to-date with bonus opportunities, composes flyers to raise awareness, sorts and bundles labels, ships submissions meeting due dates, tracks tallies per homeroom, announces standings after the November 1 and March 1 submission dates.
Bulletin Boards (Ongoing) – Nissa Byrne
Organize displays which communicate events and happenings on the PTA Bulletin Boards. Heather Huffine has stepped up to help fill our new bulletin board near the Multipurpose Room to showcase event information.
Carnival (Spring) / Silent Auction – Karen Southern and Heather Huffine VPs of Family Involvement
and Kim Poirier and Stephanie Styons, VP's of Fundraising
Hilburn’s Carnival on campus. Volunteers are needed for set up, admission sales, directing arcade games, raffle ticket sales, chaperoning bounce houses, and clean up.
Clubs (Ongoing) – teacher lead - some clubs include parent volunteers
We are lucky at Hilburn to have teacher and parent volunteers organize different types of clubs for our students.
View club offerings listed on the school website Students > Clubs & Organizations.
Corporate Donations (Ongoing) – Kim Poirier and Stephanie Styons, VP's of Fundraising
Seek partners within national and local businesses to help raise funds for Hilburn Academy PTA to support our programs.
Coupon Book Sales (Fall) - Kim Poirier, VP of Fundraising
GoPlaySave - coordinate with school administration and vendor sales representative, assemble team of volunteers, label & stuff envelopes, distribute sales copies to classrooms, collect orders, document incoming payments, fulfill orders, and follow-up on outstanding sales copies.
Cultural Arts (Ongoing) – Valonda Calloway and Stephanie Pohlman, VP's of Student Enrichment
Coordinate visiting artists and musicians during the summer United Arts Council fair to provide students cultiral arts assemblies in keeping with the curriculum.
Dance Chaperone – Valonda Calloway and Stephanie Pohlman, VP's of Student Enrichment
(separate events for elementary and middle schools)
Middle School - Support Student Council to organize its own dance.
Eighth Grade Graduation (June) – Stephanie Pohlman, VP of Student Enrichment, Middle School
Work with the school to plan the ceremony/celebration for graduating students.
Fifth Grade Trip to DC – 5th Grade Parent Committee TBD
Work with the fifth grade teachers to organize fundraising and recruit chaperones for the annual fifth grade field trip.
Fun Run - Kim Poirier, VP of Fundraising
Hilburn’s fundraiser promoting fitness and character while raising funds!
Grounds and Gardens (Ongoing) – Jennifer Browndorf, Committee Chair & 5th Grade Teacher
Sprucing up and maintaining the campus grounds especially before major events. Areas include flower boxes at the entrance, front of school shrubbery, parking lot shrubbery, school sign shrubbery, and library exit to playground. Also help is needed to water the learning garden during school breaks.
Kids of Character Awards (Ongoing) – Valonda Calloway, VP Student Enrichment Elementary
Works with teachers and guidance counselors to recognize students for displaying outstanding character trait behavior.
Art Room - Tracy Rayner, Art Teacher
Sign up directly with Mrs. Rayner. Volunteers help framing, labeling and hanging students' work.
Audit Committee (ongoing - monthly meetings) - Nissa Byrne, Shannon Ziemba, and Stephanie Gore
A minimum of three members to review the monthly financial records of the PTA. If you like quiet work in a small group, then this might be for you. We meet once per month and have a longer meeting in the summer for the annual review questionnaire. No accounting degree needed, but a love for detail helps.
Back to School Picnic - Karen Southern and Heather Huffine
We will organize an assortment of food truck vendors to provide a variety of offerings to please the palate of kids and parents. A great time to come out and make new friends.
Book Fairs (Winter and Spring) – Kristine Flora - December 4-8, 2017
Week long onsite book sale allowing students to explore and purchase for themselves and classrooms. Volunteers set up and decorate, help students select books, check out with cash register app, gather teacher wish lists, and pack up last day.
Coordinator(s) plan with school, schedule with vendor, gather sales volunteers, man the cash registers, and handle accounting. Students LOVE book fair and the school receives tons of books for the library and classrooms from the profits.
Box Tops for Education (Ongoing) – Krista Wright, reporting to VP of Fundraising
Volunteers help count and bundle Box Tops for shipment in mid October and mid February. The coordinator manages the programs to collect and submit Box Tops, My Coke Rewards, Campbell's Labels for Education and Tyson Project A+ labels which raise money or sports equipment for school programs. The coordinator also stays up-to-date with bonus opportunities, composes flyers to raise awareness, sorts and bundles labels, ships submissions meeting due dates, tracks tallies per homeroom, announces standings after the November 1 and March 1 submission dates.
Bulletin Boards (Ongoing) – Nissa Byrne
Organize displays which communicate events and happenings on the PTA Bulletin Boards. Heather Huffine has stepped up to help fill our new bulletin board near the Multipurpose Room to showcase event information.
Carnival (Spring) / Silent Auction – Karen Southern and Heather Huffine VPs of Family Involvement
and Kim Poirier and Stephanie Styons, VP's of Fundraising
Hilburn’s Carnival on campus. Volunteers are needed for set up, admission sales, directing arcade games, raffle ticket sales, chaperoning bounce houses, and clean up.
Clubs (Ongoing) – teacher lead - some clubs include parent volunteers
We are lucky at Hilburn to have teacher and parent volunteers organize different types of clubs for our students.
View club offerings listed on the school website Students > Clubs & Organizations.
Corporate Donations (Ongoing) – Kim Poirier and Stephanie Styons, VP's of Fundraising
Seek partners within national and local businesses to help raise funds for Hilburn Academy PTA to support our programs.
Coupon Book Sales (Fall) - Kim Poirier, VP of Fundraising
GoPlaySave - coordinate with school administration and vendor sales representative, assemble team of volunteers, label & stuff envelopes, distribute sales copies to classrooms, collect orders, document incoming payments, fulfill orders, and follow-up on outstanding sales copies.
Cultural Arts (Ongoing) – Valonda Calloway and Stephanie Pohlman, VP's of Student Enrichment
Coordinate visiting artists and musicians during the summer United Arts Council fair to provide students cultiral arts assemblies in keeping with the curriculum.
Dance Chaperone – Valonda Calloway and Stephanie Pohlman, VP's of Student Enrichment
(separate events for elementary and middle schools)
Middle School - Support Student Council to organize its own dance.
Eighth Grade Graduation (June) – Stephanie Pohlman, VP of Student Enrichment, Middle School
Work with the school to plan the ceremony/celebration for graduating students.
Fifth Grade Trip to DC – 5th Grade Parent Committee TBD
Work with the fifth grade teachers to organize fundraising and recruit chaperones for the annual fifth grade field trip.
Fun Run - Kim Poirier, VP of Fundraising
Hilburn’s fundraiser promoting fitness and character while raising funds!
Grounds and Gardens (Ongoing) – Jennifer Browndorf, Committee Chair & 5th Grade Teacher
Sprucing up and maintaining the campus grounds especially before major events. Areas include flower boxes at the entrance, front of school shrubbery, parking lot shrubbery, school sign shrubbery, and library exit to playground. Also help is needed to water the learning garden during school breaks.
Kids of Character Awards (Ongoing) – Valonda Calloway, VP Student Enrichment Elementary
Works with teachers and guidance counselors to recognize students for displaying outstanding character trait behavior.
Leadership – SIP - School Improvement Plan – Dawn Vaughan, Secretary
The primary focus of the SIP is on student achievement in conjunction with instructional practices, staff and student demographics. Volunteer attends Quarterly Review Meetings.
The primary focus of the SIP is on student achievement in conjunction with instructional practices, staff and student demographics. Volunteer attends Quarterly Review Meetings.
Love the Bus - February - Sofia Lopez-Richert and Joy Wright, VP's of Staff Appreciation
Encourage bus riders to thank their drivers. Create and deliver token of appreciation for each bus driver. Hilburn has six bus runs named for character traits. Bus Routes >
Encourage bus riders to thank their drivers. Create and deliver token of appreciation for each bus driver. Hilburn has six bus runs named for character traits. Bus Routes >
Membership – PTA (Ongoing) – Astrid Flores, reporting to Dawn Vaughan, Secretary
Promotes PTA membership as well as records and maintains all members' records with NCPTA.
Promotes PTA membership as well as records and maintains all members' records with NCPTA.
Mini Grants – Jennifer Harris, President
Grants that provide funds to teachers who have applied to develop and implement instructional projects.
Grants that provide funds to teachers who have applied to develop and implement instructional projects.
Newsletter Hawk Talk (Ongoing) – Nissa Byrne, VP of Communications
Hilburn Academy PTA's newsletter. Gather, write and edit stories from various sources in coordination with our PTA Unit Board, Committee Chairs and Principal, and publish an electronic newsletter.
Hilburn Academy PTA's newsletter. Gather, write and edit stories from various sources in coordination with our PTA Unit Board, Committee Chairs and Principal, and publish an electronic newsletter.
Picture Day - Stephanie Pohlman, VP of Student Enrichment Middle School
Help students and teachers navigate school picture days in the fall and in the spring. Volunteers help keep students organized and ready during the photo sessions. 1-hour commitment
Help students and teachers navigate school picture days in the fall and in the spring. Volunteers help keep students organized and ready during the photo sessions. 1-hour commitment
Printer Ink & Toner Recycling
Super easy volunteer job! We use FundingFactory.com to recycle ink and toner cartridges raise funds for PTA programs. Involves clearing out a box of used printer cartridges and shipping them off to the Funding Factory from the Hilburn main office for reimbursement. Job is twice a year, once in November and again in May, and will take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete. If you would like to help, please email Kim Poirier.
Super easy volunteer job! We use FundingFactory.com to recycle ink and toner cartridges raise funds for PTA programs. Involves clearing out a box of used printer cartridges and shipping them off to the Funding Factory from the Hilburn main office for reimbursement. Job is twice a year, once in November and again in May, and will take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours to complete. If you would like to help, please email Kim Poirier.
Room Parent Program (Ongoing) - coordinator Dawn Vaughan, Secretary
Sign up with your child's teacher at the beginning of the school year. Share classroom, school and PTA information with your classroom families weekly via email. Work with the teacher to coordinate the needs of the classroom. Volunteer and/or help find volunteers for classroom learning experiences, crafts projects, and field trip chaperones.
Sign up with your child's teacher at the beginning of the school year. Share classroom, school and PTA information with your classroom families weekly via email. Work with the teacher to coordinate the needs of the classroom. Volunteer and/or help find volunteers for classroom learning experiences, crafts projects, and field trip chaperones.
School Board Liaison - Board Advisory Council - BAC - District 7 - (Ongoing), Amy Hood BAC Representative
PTA appointed representative who informs executive board of WCPSS and Board of Education topics or initiatives that could affect our school. Board Advisory Council meetings are made up of citizen members, school administrators and other staff to provide feedback and consultation to each board member by district.
Types of School Board Meetings and schedule page wcpss.net/schoolboard
PTA appointed representative who informs executive board of WCPSS and Board of Education topics or initiatives that could affect our school. Board Advisory Council meetings are made up of citizen members, school administrators and other staff to provide feedback and consultation to each board member by district.
Types of School Board Meetings and schedule page wcpss.net/schoolboard
School Store (Weekly - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.) – Join Stephanie Pohlman and Adrienne McGuire
Students practice important life skills using coins and $1 bills to buy fun school supplies.
School Store is VERY BUSY every Friday morning, so join Stephanie and Adrienne for the energizing sales rush.
View the 2017-2018 sign-up >
Students practice important life skills using coins and $1 bills to buy fun school supplies.
School Store is VERY BUSY every Friday morning, so join Stephanie and Adrienne for the energizing sales rush.
View the 2017-2018 sign-up >
Shopping Rewards (Ongoing) - Krista Wright, reporting to Kim Poirier, VP of Fundraising
Manages loyalty card rewards programs such as AmazonSmile, Harris Teeter Together in Education, Kroger Community Rewards, and Lowes Foods Fresh Rewards Cart to Class. Advertise card linking and bonus opportunities to families.
Manages loyalty card rewards programs such as AmazonSmile, Harris Teeter Together in Education, Kroger Community Rewards, and Lowes Foods Fresh Rewards Cart to Class. Advertise card linking and bonus opportunities to families.
Silent Auction – Stephanie Styons, VP of Fundraising
We gather items to auction for the benefit of the school from local businesses and crafts people. Gift cards, gift certificates, products, hand crafted items, etc.
We gather items to auction for the benefit of the school from local businesses and crafts people. Gift cards, gift certificates, products, hand crafted items, etc.
Spiritwear Online Sales - (Quarterly) - Jessica Theiss
Coordinate with spirit wear vendor to plan orders for t-shirts and magnets, and fulfill orders. See our Spiritwear page.
Spiritwear In School and Event Sales - Stephanie Styons, VP of Fundraising
Coordinate with spirit wear vendor to plan orders for t-shirts and magnets, and fulfill orders. See our Spiritwear page.
Spiritwear In School and Event Sales - Stephanie Styons, VP of Fundraising
Square 1 Art - Julie Rivera, reporting to VP of Fundraising
Coordinates with Mrs. Rayner, Hiburn's Art teacher, to collect student art, submit to Square 1 Art, and deliver purchases to classrooms.
Coordinates with Mrs. Rayner, Hiburn's Art teacher, to collect student art, submit to Square 1 Art, and deliver purchases to classrooms.
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week (First Full Week of May) – Sofia Lopez-Richert and Joy Wright, VP's of Staff Appreciation
A week-long event celebrating Hilburn staff in early May. Many volunteer opportunities, crafting themed snack packs, collecting lunch donations at car pool, teacher lounge decorations, etc. Planning starts in February.
A week-long event celebrating Hilburn staff in early May. Many volunteer opportunities, crafting themed snack packs, collecting lunch donations at car pool, teacher lounge decorations, etc. Planning starts in February.
Teacher/Staff Meetings and Special Occasions (Ongoing) – Sofia Lopez-Richert and Joy Wright, VP's of Staff Appreciation
Provides treats and snacks for monthly staff and teacher meetings and coordinates acknowledgements for special staff occasions including: Back to School, Thanksgiving, Open House, and Staff Spotlight.
Provides treats and snacks for monthly staff and teacher meetings and coordinates acknowledgements for special staff occasions including: Back to School, Thanksgiving, Open House, and Staff Spotlight.
Teacher/Staff Meeting Snack Coordinator - Sofia Lopez-Richert and Joy Wright, VP's of Staff Appreciation
Once a month commitment to bring snacks or a cake to the meeting room on a Wednesday afternoon, set-up by 3:30. It's often the first Wednesday of the month. The PTA provides the funds for this so it's just the time to shop and deliver the snacks. We do not stay or clean-up afterward.
Once a month commitment to bring snacks or a cake to the meeting room on a Wednesday afternoon, set-up by 3:30. It's often the first Wednesday of the month. The PTA provides the funds for this so it's just the time to shop and deliver the snacks. We do not stay or clean-up afterward.
Testing Proctor ACCESS for ELLs and EOG (End of Grade)
Train as a proctor and attend exams near the end of the school year to monitor exam administration. Half day commitment. PTA helps to advertise for volunteers to fill these positions. ACCESS testing is in winter and EOGs are at the end of the school year, usually May.
Train as a proctor and attend exams near the end of the school year to monitor exam administration. Half day commitment. PTA helps to advertise for volunteers to fill these positions. ACCESS testing is in winter and EOGs are at the end of the school year, usually May.
Website for PTA (Ongoing) - Nissa Byrne, VP of Communications
Maintains and updates PTA website and it’s collection of electronic document files.
Maintains and updates PTA website and it’s collection of electronic document files.
