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The Randall Middle School PTSA Hawk Herald

Volume 16 Issue 9 May /June 2016

RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL

PTSA BOARD 2015-2016

Kathi Hayes - President

Ashley Basquill - V.P. Ways & Means

Terri Fischer - V.P. Membership

Anne Morris & Danielle Triplett - V.P. Activities

Liza Grimm - V.P. Communications

Doris Rainey and Mary Spencer - Treasurer

Sheila Green - Recording Secretary

CHAIR POSITIONS

Jennifer Heidt - Awards

Jen Hurst & Kathy McAdam - Book Fair

Shona Husbands - Box Tops

Jen Abrenica - Volunteers

Maria Mendez - County Council

Anne Morris & Danielle Triplett - Cultural Arts Night

Laura Muldoon - Hawking

Marcia Hollman - Magnets

Lucy Sankey - Newsletter

Michele Clor & Christine King - Reflections

Patty Fry - Restaurant Nights

Danielle Burke - Reindeer Grams

Jennifer Abdoney - Staff Appreciation

Silvia Walsh & Karyna Boettger - Student Recognition

Emily Carson & Janice Cox - T-Shirts

Melissa Canfield - Website

Sarah McKenna - Faculty Rep

16510 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia, FL 33547 | [email protected] | (813) 740-3900 | http://randall.mysdhc.org/PTSA

Hi Randall Families!

On behal f o f your R a n d a l l M i d d l e School’s PTSA, we have enjoyed our time s e r v i n g a s t h e 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 P T S A Board.

To the Volunteers…A million “Thank You’s” to those who volunteered at PTSA programs. Book Fair, Box Tops, T-shirts, Reindeer Grams, Hawking, Reflections, Restaurant Nights, Staff Appreciation, Student Recognitions, Snow Cones , Pho tog raphy Day, Newsletter and Website would not have been successful without your help and support! We know that your time is limited during the day while your kids are at school…but each day you volunteered, you gave from the heart. We couldn’t have done it without you!

To the PTSA Board Members…A HUGE “Thank you” for serving this year! It was a pleasure meeting many of you and working together on different programs. Thank you for the countless hours you have put into this year. “Volunteers are not paid - not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless!” Thank you for attending the monthly meetings, keeping a posit ive att i tude when surrounded by opinions, and working diligently by planning and executing such wonderful events/programs. We couldn’t have done it without you!

To the Executive Committee…A BIG HUG!!! Ashley Basquill, Terri Fischer, Anne Morris, Danielle Triplett, Liza Grimm, Doris Rainey, Mary Spencer and

Sheila Green...What an awesome group of ladies! We worked, played, worked, laughed, and worked some more! “I’m not telling you it is going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it!” Looking back at all of the events/programs…I couldn’t be more proud of all we have accomplished this year. WOW! Each one of you are such an incredible person to work with and the PTSA was so lucky to have such a dedicated Executive Committee. I couldn’t have done it without you!

To Mrs. Mawhinney, Administration, Teachers and Faculty…Thank you for your continued support throughout the year. It was really comforting to be greeted with smiling faces each time we stepped into the school. It was encouraging to have your positive feedback and communication as we ventured into new activities and improved existing programs. Thank you for your patience! I know I didn’t always make the right decisions but know they were best decisions at the time and always from the h e a r t ! H a v i n g y o u r s u p p o r t , encouragement, and gratitude makes it all much easier! We couldn’t have done it without you!

To the NEW Executive Committee…Good luck as you begin working hard to make next year another successful year!

Kathi HayesPTSA President

PRESIDENT’S PEN Kathi Hayes


PTSA RESTAURANT SPIRIT NIGHTS Patty Fry

A huge thanks to all the families who continue to support our spirit nights. Mark your calendar's for the last spirit nights of this school year. We have two at different places for your choice. You can attend both and let someone else do the cooking.

Our spirit night total for this year is $495. We are still waiting on the earnings of one restaurant so we have done a fantastic job raising money for our PTSA and programs we support. Thanks!!

BUSINESS MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Kathi Hayes

"Congratulations to Cherry's Bar and Grill FishHawk for being the Randall PTSA's Business of the Year! Thank you for all of your support!

A huge 'Thank you' for donating your time and paint to add a fresh new look to the Teacher's Lunchroom!!!! Elite Fishhawk Painting, Cliff Garrett, 813-476-8400 Sherwin Williams

2015-2016 PTSA OFFICERS

Kathi Hayes President

Ashley Basquill V.P. Ways and Means

Terri Fischer V.P. Membership

Anne Morris & Danielle Triplett V.P. Activities Liza Grimm

V.P. of Communications Doris Rainey and Mary Spencer

Treasurer Sheila Green

Recording Secretary Claire Mawhinney

Principal

PTSA Mission • A powerful voice for children • A relevant source for families and

communities • A strong advocate for the

education and well being of every child

The Hawk Herald is a publication produced by Randall Middle School’sPTSA. It is designed to keep our families informed on current events and happenings at our school.

The Hawk Herald is published monthly throughout the school year and the deadline for submission is the last Friday prior to the online publication date, which is the first Wednesday of the month. Submissions for consideration should be emailed to Lucy Sankey: [email protected]

Jeff Eakins Superintendent of Schools

April Griffin Chair, County School Board

Cindy Stuart Vice Chair, County School Board

Doretha W. Edgecomb County School Board

Sally Harris County School Board

Carol Kurdell County School Board

Melissa Snively County School Board

Susan L. Valdes County School Board


Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Randall PTSA Executive Board!

President - Terri Fischer

VP Ways & Means - Colleen Green

VP Membership - Danielle Triplett

VP Programs - Anne Morris

VP Communications- Liza Grimm

Treasurer - Mary Spencer

Secretary - Kathi Hayes

Thank you to the Nominating Committee for their hard work in selecting the slate of Executive Committee Members to present for the elections…Patty Fry, Sheila Green and Sarah McKenna! Best of luck and thank you for all you will accomplish in the next school year!


COUNSELOR’S CORNER Melissa Miller, 6th Grade Counselor

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Here is the important information for you to be aware of in May and June:1. Please be sure you’re regularly checking both

the student’s Edsby account as well as the parent’s account because there is different information on each of them. Keep in touch with teachers via email in order to ensure your children are doing well. More information can be found at mySPOT at myspot.sdhc.k12.fl.us

2. The FSA ELA tests will be given during 5/2-5/6. The EOC tests for Algebra will be given during 5/9-5/13. The Civics EOC tests will be given during 5/16-5/20. A more through schedule was sent to all parents through Edsby.

3. Awards Night is 5/3 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and invitations were sent home if you’ll be getting an award.

4. The 4th quarter goes from 4/4 to 6/10. We’re almost there so keep working hard until that last date!!

5. Ms. Miller will present the last child safety lesson to all 6th graders on 5/27. They’ve been learning about the 5 safety rules which are: a) Know What’s Up b) Spot Red Flags c) Make a Move d) Talk It Up e) No Blame No Shame. This last lesson will be dealing with anti-bullying strategies and online safety.

6. Teacher Appreciation Week is the week of 5/2, and everyone always appreciates all the nice things PTSA and parents do for our faculty!

7. Memorial Day is 5/30 so enjoy this last holiday of the school year!

8. Semester exams will be 6/6-6/9 so be sure to be here each of those days and study hard.

9. The last day of school is 6/10, and the 8th grade send-off will be held all day. More information was sent home in a parent link.

10. The accelerated math testing for incoming 6th graders will be held on 5/4 and 5/5 at 5:00 pm. A parent link was sent home, but if you have further questions, you can email Dr. Patricia Sanders.

11. James Bradley Hulett in Ms. Rawlins’ 6th grade reading class wrote the following very nice poem that sums up everyone’s feelings:

Why do kids have to test?

It’s not fun or for the best.

I’d rather play and not be stuck here.

Testing makes me drop a tear.

No more testing, not for me.

I’ll run away and be in glee.

I wish we could just be that way.

Instead we test every day!

12. Randall is following the “FISH” philosophy again this year which stands for: 1. Have fun. 2. Play. 3. Be there. 4. Choose your attitude. For the “fun” part, students can earn snow cones monthly when they show good behavior, and they will be given out again on Friday 5/27. Hopefully everyone will earn one by the end of the school year.

13. You can keep up on the happenings at Randall through parent links that are sent out at least weekly by Ms. Mawhinney, the principal, but you need to have an email address in our computer system. You can also get lots of information through this newsletter and through Edsby and through our school’s website at randall.mysdhc.org and on our new electronic marquee in the front of the school.

14. Ms. Miller is the 6th grade counselor and can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x255. Ms. Roberts is the 7th grade counselor and can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x233. Ms. Richards is the 8th grade counselor a n d c a n b e r e a c h e d a t [email protected] or at 740-3900 x231. Email is probably the easiest way to reach the counselors since they are in and out of their offices frequently. In the guidance office we also have Ms. McKenna who is the Student Success Coach and she can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x235. Also, there is Ms. Horner, the Reading Coach, and she can be reached at [email protected] or at 740-3900 x234. We’re all here to help students succeed any way we can!

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Pat Sanders, Ed.D

ROBOTICS The Randall Robo-Hawks will compete in the FLL State Championship at HCC Dale Mabry on May 7. GO Robo-Hawks!

Ethan Patrick, Neel Reddy, Nihal Reddy, N icco S imonet t i , N icho las Sherwin , Benjamin Sherwin, Jack Crespo, and Devin Jones

3D PRINTER Our 3D Printer is running full speed as the team prepares designs for Award’s Night. Members are: Daniel Py, Owen Baylor, Luke Melovich, Katie Murphy, Anika Shah, Jasmine Haroun, Ian Wells, Jake Sherwin, Will Bean, and Jeffrey Farmer.

S.T.E.M Girls Get ITCongratulations to Katie Murphy who competed in the state finals of “S.T.E.M Girls Get IT.” Katie’s presentation was a revision of her state winning science project on better materials for screened porches. She finished first in the competition which was held at the NASA Space Center on April 9.


Pat Sanders, Ed.D

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MATH LEAGUE Our Math League teams are preparing for competition on Wednesday, May 25 at the State Fair Grounds. Teams will be named the first week in May.

MAY MEETING DATES S.T.E.M. Club will the first, second, and third Mondays in May. The dates are May 2, 9, and 16. May 16 will be our last meeting for this year.

SUCCESSFUL YEAR STEM Club membership for the year was 195. Students participated in many events including Monday meetings where they had the choice to participate in Architecture I and II, Coding, Computer Game Design, Rocket Building, Cars, Mouse Trap Cars, Leggo City Design, K’Nex Amusement Park Design, Food Science, Science Olympiad, and CSI. Students also participated in competitive teams: Math League, Science Olympiad, Science Fair, Water Tower, Robotics, and Bridge Building. Teams did a wonderful job with many medals being won and Robotics and Science Olympiad represented Randall at state competitions.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES Be sure to check out summer camps on the STEM Website: http://randallstemclubfl.weebly.com

NEXT YEAR Be sure to look for STEM information at the Open House in August. Also a parent meeting will be held on August 15 in the Randall Cafeteria at 6:00.

http://randallstemclubfl.weebly.com

http://randallstemclubfl.weebly.com


STUDENT OF THE MONTH Silvia Walsh & Karyna Boettger

Congratulations to the following students who were selected as Student of the Month for April.

6th Grade

Ala ina Chacko, Corb in Crews, Ky lea Duh ig , John Gi l l , Kristopher Glazewski, Victoria Graham, Sophia Horn, William Kahrl, Cassidy Kalman, Ashley Lewis, Mallory Lewis, Jordan McKenzie, Rachelle Santiago, Devyn Silvestri, Emma Stull, Adam Szucs, Reilly Weicht, Keller Wills, Aaron Wu

7th Grade

Josh Allen, Owen Baylor, Paul Christiansen, Carson Cornock, Grace Frerking, Gabe Garrett, James Gravlee, Katie Hall, Hayley Hardy, Jordan Heidt, Aimee Lopas, Erin Morrissey, Hersal Pickert, John Prokopowicz, Nicholas Reid, Eden Rickmers, Josiah Rivas, Edith Somrah, Alyssa Thomassy

8th Grade

Genevieve Allen, Laura Bober, Hannah Burnett, Ryan Carson, Maggie Coonfare, Bradley Freathy, Caitlin Glazewski, Jake Grossman, J o r d a n H a y n e s , H u n t e r H o l l m a n , A u s t i n H u f f m a n , Jordan Huyn-Luetkemeyer, Luke Laliberte, Avery Lenoir, Hannah Lewis, Trace McWatters, Sylvia “Katie” Murphy, Neel Reddy, Emma Rios, Alyssa Rivera, Aaron Serre, Caleb Sisco

A BIG "Thank You" to Winn Dixie! They are always so kind and willing to work with our PTA, and give us a 50% discount on the cupcakes every

month for student of the month.


BEST BUDDIES Aimee Eftink

Randall Best Buddies would like to extend a thank you to Formaggio's and Chick-Fil-A (Lumsden) for donating lunch for our Best Buddies party on April 22. We appreciate your support. The food was delicious!

On April 16, many of our Best Buddies members attended the Best Buddies Friendship walk that was held at Cotanchobee Park in Tampa. Our club was the top fundraising middle school club in the county, and one of the top schools overall in the county. Our team raised $2025! Way to go Randall!!!!

Tampa Bay Best Buddies would like to send a special shout out to Samantha Robbins! She was able to get 4,000 Gatorade's donated for the walk! Thank you Samantha!


CUTLER’S KIDS COFFEE CAFE Kimberly Cutler

Earlier in the year Mrs. Cutler's Class started a class coffee cafe called Cutler's Kids Coffee Cafe. We sell muffins, hot coffee and sweet ice coffee. We are thankful for Mr. Shawn Roberts at the FishHawk McDonalds for donating supplies that we needed for our coffee cafe. They helped us start the coffee cafe

with no start up costs! On April 26 Mr. Roberts visited our class and we presented him with a poster and a certificate of appreciation which is hanging up in the restaurant. The money earned through the coffee cafe has helped us attend various community trips and recently we were able to purchase 2 "ball chairs" for our classroom.

The Hillsborough County FFA Federation held their meeting where they selected officers for next school year. Mrs. Andrews and myself are very excited to say that Gabby Weinstein was elected to the office of Historian for the Federation Chapter. This is a great accomplishment for her because she was running against students from both middle and high schools from all over the county. She is the

first student to be elected to be a Federation officer while attending Randall. If you happen to see her be sure to congratulate her.

FFA Daniel Cornelius

LIGHTNING STRIKES AT RANDALL Erin Haczynski


Last month, Randall’s sixth grade PE students were chosen to be a part of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s new street hockey initiative that supports the growth and development of hockey in the Sunshine State. The “Street Team,” which includes 2004 Stanley Cup winner Jassen Cullimore, visited Randall on April 6th to put on a street hockey clinic for each 6th grade PE class throughout the day. Students had an amazing time learning basic skills and rules, as well as participating in scrimmages. The Lightning organization also donated a full set of street hockey equipment to our school including: 40 sticks; 4 sets of goalie equipment; 2 nets; and a case of balls. In addition to learning a new game of which many students may not have had any prior knowledge, each student received his or her own hockey stick, ball, and voucher to a Lightning game. We are very grateful that our students were able to be a part of this wonderful experience and look forward to integrating street hockey into our physical education program.


MEMORIAL DAY DISPLAY Kristy Verdi and Ashley Caldwell

This year, the R.A.Y.S. Council will be joined by Mrs. Caldwell's 2nd period Civics class as the annual M e m o r i a l D a y d i s p l a y i s expanded. Mrs. Caldwell's class came up w i th t he i dea to recognize each military branch with a monument. In addition to the names of every Florida soldier

who has died during the War on Terror being posted in front of the school, the Civics students plan to educate the community about those we have lost in other conflicts and recognize each branch of the military. If you are interested in helping construct the monuments or have tools that can be used, please contact Mrs. Caldwell at [email protected]. The memorial will go up on Friday, May 22 and will remain in place for the community to enjoy over the holiday weekend.

R.A.Y.S. COUNCIL Kristy Verdi

R.A.Y.S. Council Information Meeting There will be a brief meeting on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 8:15-8:30 in room 236 for students interested in applying for the Randall Area Youth Service Council. Applications will be due by Thursday, May 12 at 4:00 P.M. in order to be considered. The R.A.Y.S. Council will be a group of dedicated service-minded student leaders that will seek to build a culture of service at Randall and lead school-wide service opportunities. Students must be available for a one-day summer training the week prior to teacher pre-planning and must be able to attend a weekly meeting on Thursdays. Those students who cannot attend the meeting can request an application by Edsby message (student's only!) to Mrs. Verdi.




SPANISH STORY TIME AND SUMMER DAC MEETING Maria Mendez


SEEDS OF HOPE Sarah McKenna


IMMUNIZATIONS Ancy Thomas


SUMMER READING LIST Jill Horner

FOLLOW RMS ON TWITTER Robert Windheuser


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HCPS MICROSOFT STUDENT ADVANTAGE: MICROSOFT OFFICE IS FREE FOR HCPS STUDENTS Robert Windheuser

For details, visit http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/1211

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BING IN THE CLASSROOM Leslie M. Windheuser DRT, Area 5 Technology Trainer


MAY / JUNE 2016 CALENDAR

MAY 2nd Early Release Day @3:15pm FBLA Mtg @8am STEM Club @3:20pm Social Studies Club Mtg @3:20pm 2nd-6th FSA ELA Testing Teacher Appreciation Week 3rd RMS Awards Night @6pm 4th Math League @8am Seeds of Hope Mtg @8am Accelerated Math Testing @5pm Volleyball Match vs Shields @6pm (Randall) 4th-20th Seeds of Hope Collection for A Kids Place 5th RAYS Council @8:15am Accelerated Math Testing @5pm 7th State Robotics Competition 9th Early Release Day @3:15pm STEM Club @3:20pm May 9th-13th - Algebra 1 EOC 10th SAC Mtg @4:30pm 11th Math League @8am Seeds of Hope Mtg @8am 12th PTSA Executive Board Mtg@9:15 PTSA Restaurant Spirit Night @Davenport Delights Applications Due Youth Service Council @4pm FFA End-of-Yr banquet @6pm 16th Early Release Day @3:15pm STEM Club @3:20pm Social Studies Club Mtg @3:20pm Band Concert @6:30pm May 16th-20th - Civics EOC

18th Math League @8am Seeds of Hope Mtg @8am PTSA Restaurant Spirit Night @Little Greek 22nd RMS Memorial Day Display 23rd Early Release Day @3:15pm 25th Math League @8am Seeds of Hope Mtg @8am Math League Competition (State Fairgrounds) 26th RAYS Council Mtg @8am 27th - 6th grade Child Safety Presentation Snow Cone Day 30th NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day Holiday

JUNE 1st Seeds of Hope Mtg @8am 6th Early Release Day @3:15pm 6th-9th Semester Exams 10th End of 4th Qtr Last Day of School - Early Release@1:45 8th Grade Send Off (all day)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS Aug 5th - RMS Open House (tentative) Aug 10th - First Day of School Aug 15th - STEM Parent Mtg @6pm

Thank you our wonderful craft vendors and Food Truck owners who shared their talents and supported the PTSA 2nd Annual Photography

Cultural Arts Day! We appreciate your support!

Bridge Bowtique- Christina Shreeve

FL Dachshund Rescue- Dennis Rooney

Handmade Tutus- Alex Gortot

LemonGrass Spa Products- Beatrice Parker Lola’s Jewelry & Gifts- Toni Stansfield

My Ellas Creations - Gloria Sanchez

Origami Owl- Cynde Hardy

Owen-Li Organics- Alicia Laing Pink Zebra Sassy Sprinkles- Jenny Creekmore & Tanya Thompson,

Preppy Pineapple Creations- Dawn Harvey

Rucki Bracelets- Leslie Pomrung Incarnation

Sawadee Thai Food Truck Scentsy- Elizabeth Flannery

The Rolling Gourmet Food Truck

Thirty-One Gifts- Jill Horner

Toffee Tradition- Geoff Rhodes Trades of Hope- Andrea Rochefort

Quill Ann’s- Ann Coats


RANDALL PHOTO CONTEST 2016 Anne Morris and Danielle Triplett

Randall Middle School PTSA Business Members

3FF Custom Embroidery Abdoney Pediatric Dentistry AZ Massage and Bodywork

Bayshore Automotive Chick Fil A Lake Brandon Village

Cherry’s Bar and Grill Clark Air Services Inc.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Down Syndrome Family Support Group George Shea, The George Shea Team

Hi-Tech Automotive Holland And Lamoureux P.A. Attorneys at Law

KidSenseABLE Therapy Law Offices of Leighton J. Hyde

Lisa White, Coldwell Banker/Residential Sales, military relocation specialist Shaunessy's Decor and More

Tara Pannone, Juice Plus+ We Care Pediatrics - Dr. Peter Kosoff


MANY THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR

CHILDREN, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY!

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