UMS-Wright Parents’ Association
Volunteer Interest Survey
Plans are underway for the 2012-2013 Parents’ Association year. Listed below
are many of the volunteer opportunities available. If you are interested in
chairing any of these committees, please fill out this form and return it to me or
Pat Johnson – in the Columns Office. Please feel free to contact me if you have
questions or need additional information. Thank you for your support and
service to the school!
Sincerely,
Amy Pipes
President-Elect, Parents’ Association
E-mail: swp5@bellsouth.net
Home phone: 478-8604
Cell phone:
490-8604
Name__________________________________________________Tel. No.________________
Names & Grades of Children___________________________________________
_____Grade Representative –I would like to be considered for the position of Grade
Representative for the next school year. Please circle grade of preference:
K4, K5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (2 yrs.), 9 (2 yrs.), 11 (2 yrs.)
_____Academic Events Liaison- Informs the Parents’ Association of upcoming
events, awards, and school sponsored enrichment opportunities available to
students.
_____Athletic Liaison -Reports monthly at the Parents’ Association meeting about
upcoming sporting events and the results of recent events.
_____Holiday Beautification Chair-Coordinates and directs the decoration of the
campus at holiday time, just before/after Thanksgiving break, depending on holiday
calendar.
_____Outdoor Beautification Chair- Responsible for planting and maintaining outdoor
flower beds and garden containers around campus. (Especially important prior to
Homecoming, Open House and Graduation.)
_____Box Tops – Monthly collection of Lower School Box Tops for reimbursement.
_____Bulldog Run – Coordinates all aspects of the Bulldog Run held in the spring.
_____Faculty, Administration and Staff Appreciation Chair -Coordinates a luncheon at
school for teachers prior to the beginning of classes; coordinates volunteers who provide
snacks in the faculty lounge one time per month and during exams; purchases end of the
year appreciation gifts for the faculty. Please circle preference: lower, middle, upper
school.
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Fine Arts, Middle and Upper School Chairs _____Visual Art - Assists the Art teacher whenever requested.
_____Band - Assists the Band director whenever requested.
_____Chorus/Drama - Assists the Chorus/Drama teachers when requested.
_____Puttin’ on the Dawg Chair-Coordinates and oversees the spring fundraiser.
_____Puttin’ on the Dawg Committee-Various positions to help with POD.
_____Graduation Chair-Coordinates the decorations for Baccalaureate, Graduation, and
the Graduation reception; also responsible for coordinating the refreshments at the
Graduation reception.
_____Grandparents’ Day Chair- Coordinates the receptions following the Lower School
Grandparents’ Day musicals and art exhibits.
_____Historian-Takes pictures at major Parents’ Association events and maintains a
scrapbook.
_____Homecoming Chair-Coordinates and oversees volunteers who share
responsibilities for the events during Homecoming week.
_____Homecoming Committee-Assists Homecoming Chairman with events the week of
Homecoming.
_____Hospitality Chair - Coordinates food and decorations for all special events.
_____Lower School Book Fair- Coordinates and oversees volunteers who assist with
the Lower School Library Book Fair.
_____Lost and Found-Maintains the Lost and Found room.
_____New Student Liaison-Works with the administration to coordinate events to make
our new students feel welcome.
_____Open House - Coordinates volunteers, food and decorations at the annual UMSWright Open House, held on a Sunday in the fall.
_____Parents’ Association Room Manager – Oversees and organizes the proper storage
of items in the Parents’ Association Room.
_____Parents’ Association Tailgate-Coordinates the tailgate dinner sponsored by the
Parents’ Association prior to a home football game.
_____Program Chair – Responsible for the refreshments and “Thought for the Day” at
the Parents’ Association’s monthly meetings.
_____Publicity- Responsible for reporting Parents’ Association news in the monthly
newsletter, Bulldog Prints, and monthly placement of the meeting banners.
_____Used Uniform Sale Chair-Responsible for coordinating the Used Uniform Sale
held prior to the beginning of each school year; also responsible for maintaining the used
uniforms in the Parents’ Association Room.
_____Used Uniform Sale Co-Chair-(move-up position)Assists Used Uniform Sale Chair.
_____Website Manager-Responsible for the Parents' Association page on the website.
_____Environmental Liaison-Works with the UMS-Wright School to help develop and
facilitate the implementation of environmental and/or recycling policies to help our
campus “go green.”
_____School Directory Distributor- In charge of distributing the school directory upon
completion to the appropriate places.
_____Volunteer Survey Coordinator- Responsible for collecting volunteer survey forms
and coordinating man power for standing committee chairs.