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September 8, 2025
PCD/HBS Family Association Tuesday September. 8, 2025 8:15am Chace Hall
- Welcome and President’s Report- Kathy O’Grady
- Welcome and thank you for coming to the first meeting of the year
- Should have gotten class coordinator email reminder, will post on Facebook to remind people
- Reminder that all PCD meeting notes will be posted on the school website if you’re unable to attend click here
- Quick intros of PCD family association board members and attendees
- Thanked all participants who attended/contributed to our first event of the year – Back to School BBQ
- The family association hosts or assists with the following events:
- Back to School BBQ (September) - host
- Chowder Day (October) - assists school
- Plant mums the week before
- crafts/face painting for the littles
- Serving food
- Family Association welcome table
- Chaperoning the bounce house
- Merchandise Table
- Holiday Shopping Stroll on Hope Street (beginning of December) - host
- Shops close to public
- Wine and cheese served as you shop
- A percent of sales goes back to the PCD FA
- Holiday Tea (December before break) - co-host
- Decorate Field House
- Make/donate desserts
- Clean up Field House
- Teacher Appreciation week (May) - host
- Sunday - Chalk the Walk
- Monday - Potted plants flowers
- Wednesday - wine
- Thursday - catered boxed lunch
- Friday - Coffee and donut breakfast with thank you Teacher wrapped cookie
- Play for PCD dinner event (May) - assists
- Yearly guest speaker (rolling) - host
- Discussed Holiday Tea
- Sign up sheet on the table or email Emily Howe ehowe830@gmail.com
- Don’t have to commit today but if you’re interested sign up
- We have the co-chairs already but need volunteers. Again, email Emily listed above.
- Holiday Tea is a community event – prek-12
- Concert to gather all the families before holiday break (Friday)
- The day is broken into 3 school levels (LS, MS, HS)
- 2 hr for each school level event
- Kids do a song for choral and a song for band
- Beverages and desserts are served
- 12 days of Christmas sung by the school administration
- Looking for interested family members who have an interest in being a PCD Family Association officer next year. It is a two year role. Positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
- Our next PCD Family Association meeting is October 7, 8:15 a.m. Chace Hall
- Welcome and thank you for coming to the first meeting of the year
- Head of School Report- Kevin Folan
- Each year we come up with a theme:
- Comradery
- Foster friendships with the students
- Learning will follow
- Great back to school event last week
- Will up the minimum bid
- Parent night next 3 Thursdays 5:30-6:40
- Learn more – talk to the teachers and advisors
- Downtown 5k
- 6th year doing it – great community event
- Chowder Day, Oct 18th, big homecoming
- Community wide event – come if you’re able
- Friday night newsletter goes out at 5pm
- One reliable source to get all the events
- Covers all the divisions
- Great summer, installed an AC in the cafeteria
- Upgraded all the phones
- Shadow resist film on the buildings – keeping kids safe
- Broken ground on the new arts center 12-month build – will open September 2026
- More families, 396 students
- Saturday November 1st will be the fall open house
- Foster friendships with the students
- Comradery
- Each year we come up with a theme:
- Development Update-Mark Mclaughlin and Jahdae Thomas
- John Parsons – new development associate
- Parent of a pre-k
- Very supportive of the team
- Does great events thanks to the board
- Development job is to build good will – greater providence and with the alumni
- Bring in the alumni support – strong community
- Secure resources
- Primary focus is on Annual Fund bridges the gap between tuition income and program expenses
- Different initiatives
- This is our checking account, helping with the financial aid and the growth of the school
- Participate at any level
- October challenge – parent challenge all about participation
- If we have 102 parents participate then there will be matching gift of $10,000 by the trustees
- Chowder Day Oct 17th-19th
- All weekend long and chowder day itself is on Saturday
- Activities for all ages and interests
- Chowder buffets up in the field house
- Starting at 9am-3pm will need volunteers
- Should have received email of the chowder day from class coordinator
- Sunday is hall of Fame day
- There will be a remembrance / celebration of life honoring Coach Dickerman on Sunday morning
- Help clean up, plant mums, serve chowder
- Link will be posted
- If you have a middle school or upper school student there are sport events for them to participate in
- Entire family is welcome
- Help clean up, plant mums, serve chowder
- Play for PCD event will be heard about at the second half of the year
- Dinner on Saturday and golf on Monday
- Event will be held in May
- All weekend long and chowder day itself is on Saturday
- Admissions Update – Melanie Parsons
- 2 major events
- Downtown 5k in providence
- Sign up codes are in the FRIDAY email
- There’s a 1k race
- And a race for 6-10 year olds
- Kids took 2 awards
- Special discount codes
- Did win the team races two years in a row
- 100 community members come out in support
- You can volunteer if you don’t want to run
- If you sign up today you can be entered for the swag bag and a t shirt designed saying ‘I run periodically”
- Open house starts 8:30, middle school is 9:30 and so is high school
- Word of mouth is the best way to spread the word
- Athletics Update – Marquis Harper
- Community theme being comradery
- Earlier this summer had a workshop for coaches
- Had a dynamic speaker
- About team culture
- Small things that translate to win
- Motto of PCD “play the game”
- This year challenge by the speaker –
- Boys’ lacrosse was their hardest year – they played the state championship and lost by 1 goal
- Their 1 goal is to get back to state champions
- Coach Clarkson sent Marquis a text “play up” to elevate the players and support – work it into the vernacular
- Off to a strong start
- Varsity field has a camera so we can watch the game if we can’t get to the field
- Will be back online by the end of the week
- NHSmnnetwork.com
- Go and create account
- All home games are streamed for free
- But if you stream an away game you will need to get a subscription
- Had a dynamic speaker
- Volunteers for Chowder Day – Jahdae Thomas
- Sing up genius has been sent around by the room parents and sign-up sheets were out at tables for people to sign
- Need new board members: springtime we decide the position and you can prepare
- Know sooner rather than later
- Looking to do an event in the spring to do a speaking event
- Author, leader
- Something / topic personally interested in
- Family Association dues will hit accounts in September instead of November - Michael Sandner
- Cover holiday tea, teacher appreciation week, spring trimester events
BOARD MEMBERS – 2025-2026
President: Kathy O’Grady - kathyogrady007@gmail.com
Vice President: Melissa Carden - melissa.carden@gmail.com
Vice President: Melissa Carden - melissa.carden@gmail.com
Treasurer: Kerri Stanzione – stanzione.kerri@gmail.com
Secretary: Emily Howe – ehowe830@gmail.com
Secretary: Emily Howe – ehowe830@gmail.com
*Please note board terms are 2 years* We are looking for new people to join our Family Association Committee
CLASS REPS:
Pre-K: Natalie and Brian Velasquez
K: Sherri Jeschke
1st Grade: Emily Howe
2nd Grade: Tricia and Charlie Klausen
3rd Grade: Zoe Niarchos Anetakis
4th Grade: Amal Simons
5th Grade: Jessica Uihlein
6th Grade: Celeste Richard
7th Grade: Jessica Trudeau
8th Grade: Sarah Bouvier
9th Grade: Alana Bibeau-Leveillee
10th Grade: Melissa Carden
11th Grade: Terri Fredericks
12th Grade: Jason and Chrystal Duclos.png){kind=logo}
