Welcome to the Miller Middle School PTA
Miller’s 50th Year Anniversary Celebration a Big Success!
Hundreds of current and past Miller students, families, staff members, and friends gathered at the Miller campus on a warm Friday evening on August 21st to recognize and celebrate Miller’s 50th Year Anniversary. Great food, music performances, memorabilia, special guest speakers, and fun activities were enjoyed by all. A very special thanks to…. * 50 Year Celebration Committee for endless preparation throughout the summer: Shannon Breuckman, Jean Fujiki, Susan Hu, Jayashree Dorairaj, Steven Burrell, Sal Gumina & Lori Stafford * Nancy Moser for pulling together a fabulous Miller Alumni Band and performance….and to over 80 current and alumni students who dedicated the hours and effort it took to pull together this wonderful performance! * Anthony Arnold and his Miller Jazz Choir members for a special and memorable performance. * The Music for Community musicians from Lynbrook High School for entertaining the crowd. * Mr. Andy Garrido and Mr. Bob Hunter, very special past Miller staff members, for their enlightening speeches. * To the many alumni students, teachers, past administrators, and other special guests for joining us for this celebration. Your presence made the event so meaningful! If you wish to see a listing of alumni that attended, please refer to the PTA icon on the Miller website. * The Student Council, led by Jacob Headley and Ann Chen, for 50 Year t-shirt sales, and to all the other Miller staff and Clubs for their participation and support during the event. Also, to Emigdio Rodriquez for all of his extra custodial work behind the scenes. * To the close to 90 parent volunteers that assisted with all aspects of the event, including set- up, food service, monitoring games and memorabilia, cleaning up, etc. A special thank you to the many current and past Miller students who gave up their “fun time” to help at the event…you guys are the best! * To our community supporters, Armadillo Willy’s (Cupertino), Safeway (Bollinger Ave.), and Smart & Final (Prospect Rd.), A Balloon About Town.com, Marina Foods (Cupertino), and Lakshmi Bazaar (Moorpark Ave.).Back to Top
You're Invited...Free Parent Seminars
Below is a listing of parent seminars that are open to all parents in Cupertino-Fremont-Sunnyvale Council PTA schools (which include Miller Middle School). We hope that you will have the opportunity to attend some of these free parent educational offerings. Feel free to contact the host school for more information. ******************************* Sept. 16th & Oct. 7th, 7:30 p.m. Meyerholz PTA presents Dr. Helen Sung adjunct professor at Alliant International University and CUSD school psychologist Maximizing Success by Maximizing Emotional Intelligence followed by question and answer session Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 7:30 pm (following the 7 pm PTA meeting) and Supporting the Emotional Well-Being of Children followed by question and answer session Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:30 pm (also following the 7 pm PTA meeting) at the Meyerholz Elementary GLC ******************************* Oct. 12th, 7 p.m. Blue Hills PTA presents Sit Up Smart! Carrying heavy backpacks and doing repetitive tasks like typing are not a problem for billions of people – young and old – around the world. Teach your kids to "stack their blocks" and enjoy the numerous benefits of natural posture. We are wrong to tell our kids to "Sit up straight" - this just induces tension, a swayed back and back problems down the line. Come learn healthier guidelines that are positive and that actually work! Esther Gokhale, author of the Nautilus Gold Medal winning title 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back and founder of the Esther Gokhale Wellness Center in Palo Alto, brings wisdom from the Masai, the ancient Greeks and babies to help kids with the challenges of slouching, lifting and body image. A graduate of Princeton University and a licensed acupuncturist, Esther has dedicated her life to bringing people natural means to improve their lives. Zero Back Pain in America is her current mission. Students are welcome to come with their parents. Monday, October 12, 2009 7:00pm (immediately following PTA meeting) Blue Hills Elementary GLC 12300 De Sanka Ave. Saratoga, CA 95070 For more information contact Moe Walsh at moewalsh@pacbell.net or 408-930-5603.Back to Top
Announcing PTA Reflections 2009-2010
LET YOUR TALENT SHINE!!! This Year’s Theme: "Beauty is…" SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Friday, October 16, 2008 Is your student looking for a way to express themselves and show others their talent as a photographer, visual artist, writer, composer, choreographer, or film producer? Create an original piece of artwork in one of six categories: Musical Composition Dance Choreography Film/Video Production Literature Visual Arts Photography Program Rules and Entry Forms are available from the Miller Office. You can also download forms and see great examples of previous entries at: http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm Approximate timeline of student entries: October 16th – Student entries due to Miller Office November – Selected Miller entries move on to Council level December – Selected entries move on to District level January – Selected entries move on to State level Spring – Reflections Winners Awards and final return of entries to students All entries must be submitted to the Miller Office by October 16, 2008. QUESTIONS? Please refer to Miller's website under PTA –> Reflections or contact Anshu Bhatnagar (anshu00@yahoo.com).Back to Top
There are many activities that have happened at our school over the past month that make Miller a wonderful place for our children to learn, grow and have fun. These activities could not happen without the dedication and time of many people in our community. Many thanks to…. Diana Malone, Robin Hurwitz, Maureen Destin, Mandy Chang, Mei-Chien Lu, Jenny Zhang, Brenda Hatton, Karent Eckert, Praveen & Arun Narayan, Sadhana Jadhav, Tiffany Hsiao, Maritza Lew, Jean Fujiki, and Lisa Peterson for touring new parents around Miller at the New Parent Orientation on August 17th. Marsha Dyslin, Christine Sireci, Liza Hudepohl for coordinating the sales of P.E. uniforms and planners during the first week of school….and to the many parent volunteers that came to help you during the week. Magda Wong and Jean Fujiki for welcoming the staff with a wonderful breakfast treat on the first day of school. Wei Huang for creating our PTA volunteers lists from the returned volunteer forms. Gabriella Truckai and Lepa Galeb for organizing lunch and brunch helpers for the first few weeks of school.Back to Top
Volunteers Needed for 2009-2010
There are lots of ways to get involved at Miller! We will be looking for several volunteers to help lead or co-lead various “committees” in the next school year. Examples include eScrip and Membership. If you are interested in learning more about these and other volunteer opportunities, please contact Lori Stafford (lori.s@sbcglobal.net or 255-1445). Thank you!Back to Top
DONATIONS NEEDED...Staff/Student Needs
Below is a list of needs the Miller staff has sent to the PTA to post for parents. If you can help, please notify the contact listed. THANK YOU! =================== NEED: Board Games and Legos CONTACT: Amorette Lueck (school counselor), lueck_amorette@cupertino.k12.ca.us DATE POSTED: 02/04/09 The Miller Game Crew is a social skills group facilitated by the counselors in order to encourage positive interactions and develop friendships. We meet weekly during lunchtime to play games and allow students the opportunity to express themselves in a safe and welcoming environment. We would like to add to our supply of games and would appreciate any donations of age appropriate board games in good condition that don't require a lot of set up and can be used by a small groups of children rather than only 1 to 2 players. We would also love the addition of Legos to our activity box. Please drop off your donations in the school office. Any donations we receive would be greatly appreciated!Back to Top
Please take time to register your grocery cards with eScrip. Miller Middle School will get a percentage of your purchase total! This costs you nothing and it is VERY easy. Just go to www.escrip.com and register. The Miller Group ID# is 1432747. You can also register your credit cards for purchases at other stores that sponsor eScrip. Then whenever you use those grocery cards or use your credit cards at certain stores, money will automatically go to Miller. Easy as pie! And it is FREE! Everyone Read This!!! Safeway Reminder: Please renew your Safeway card with eScrip by November 1st. This needs to be done EVERY YEAR or your Safeway card will NOT produce donations for Miller. Go to the eScrip web site and click on Yes! Renew" to make sure that your purchases are being counted. Also, make sure that Miller is your designated School. Use Group ID#1432747. Go to www.escrip.com and register or renew today! Thank you for supporting our great middle school!Back to Top
Join the Miller PTA! The Miller PTA depends on your membership as our primary source of income to support programs and activities focused on making Miller a wonderful place for our children to learn and grow. You are not required to attend meetings or volunteer your time if you are a PTA member. We just don’t want you to miss out on being a part of this special community. Your “voice” means a great deal to us! Be a part of the “one voice” of our community, speaking for the improvement of education and the well- being of children and families, not only locally, but across California and this Nation. Your membership of $15 reaches a long way! So, if you haven’t already filled out the PTA Membership envelope mailed in the welcome back mailing and available in the Miller office, please consider taking that important step in being involved with your child’s education and success at school. Thank You!Back to Top
Elected 2009-2010 PTA Executive Board
The following officers were elected at the PTA Meeting on April 9th to represent you as the 2009- 2010 PTA Executive Board: President: Lori Stafford Vice President: Subha Rajana Treasurer: Wanda Schenck Secretary: Shannon Breuckman Auditor: Gabriella Truckai Historian: Tiffany Hsiao Parliamentarian: Praveen Narayan We thank these dedicated volunteers for being willing to serve the Miller community.Back to Top
Translation Services Available
The Parent Partner Program is a new initiative of the Miller PTA whose charge is to obtain increased bilingual parent participation in school life. This program works to inform bilingual parents about school culture, procedures, activities, as well as to facilitate communication between the school and bilingual families. Miller teachers or staff can request support in reaching out to bilingual families of various languages in our community. Parents can ask for support in navigating school procedures or communicating their concerns with the school or teachers. If you would like to request translation support, please contact Teresa Huang at huangtlc@gmail.comBack to Top
2008-2009 Miller PTA Year-end Report
Membership: 1,010 PTA members (including 58 staff members); total students at Miller = 1,221 Mission Statement The mission of the Miller PTA is to positively impact the lives of the children and families in our community by representing our members and “connecting” them to the school by empowering them with information, education, programs, tools, and recognition. Objectives ➢ Encourage a “connection” between parents, teachers, staff and administration. ➢ Provide effective communications and access to resources. ➢ Support school-wide and classroom needs. ➢ Coordinate and support school events and activities. ➢ Advocate with “one voice” to the State for needed resources and support for a quality education for our students. ➢ Show appreciation and support to Miller staff. ➢ Honor students, parents and staff. Priorities & Accomplishments ➢ PTA Membership Drive & School Directory: see above total members. Membership and direct donations drive brought in approximately $40K to PTA annual budget. ➢ New Parent Orientation: approximately 500 parents attended on August 18, 2008. ➢ W.E.B. Support: week of August 18th. ➢ Staff Appreciation: monthly ➢ Staff Wish List & Classroom Start-up: approximately $12K allocated to priority departmental and classroom needs. ➢ Parent Education Seminars: “Understanding & Strengthening the Parent-Teen Connection” held on February 12, 2009. ➢ PTA Website & Resources: updated regularly, also added Translation Services for parents and staff. ➢ Graduation & Grad Night: Ceremony & Party, June 12, 2009 ➢ Community Events: Fall Family Picnic, October 2, 2008 ➢ Honorary Service Awards: several HSAs, CSAs, and Above & Beyond awards to parents, staff, and community members. ➢ Reflections Program: Receive 50 Miller student entries in the PTA Reflections Contest this year. Seventeen of those entries were submitted to the PTA Council level. Eleven of those entries continued on to the PTA Sixth District level. Out of 1,460 total entries representing elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in all of Santa Clara County (PTA Sixth District), 116 entries received awards, 8 of those being Miller entries. Miller students won in the categories of Dance Choreography, Film/Video Production, Musical Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. ➢ eScrip for Technology: targeted purchases of Document Cameras for classrooms. ➢ School Beautification & Preservation: new quad remodel, additional picnic tables and umbrellas, and window blinds for the Library. ➢ Birthday Book Club: hundreds of books, in the name of our students, donated to the Miller Library. ➢ Support other Miller Activities & Events (e.g., magazine drive, dances, Corrals, etc.): over 9,000 total volunteer hours of Miller parents and community members.Back to Top
Alumni Who Signed in At the 50th Year Anniversary Celebration on Aug 21, 2009 Year First Name Last Name Accomplishments E-Mail 63 Jan La Porte Broman At Lynbrook jan_broman@fuhsd.org 63 Donna McCune Hulsker smart son rich.hulsker@gmail.com 64 Deborah Sesich I'm still @ Miller dsesich@att.net 66 Jamie McGuire McVey Married to Michael jamiecolleen@yahoo.com 66 Michael McVey Married to Jamie josecook@yahoo.com 68 Robin Hale Singer, Stage Mangr, World Traveler RHALE21@comcast.net 74 Cynthia Eggers Stormo Spiritfinder78@hotmail.com 72 Kristine Dudley sjgiantsfan@sbcglobal.net 74 Kathryn Magee Guy kaguy@stanford.edu 75 Linda Johnson Teagle teag48@aol.com 72 Bill Johnson billej2@comcast.net 68 Tim Kenworthy tdkenworthy24@comcast.net 77 Lisa Dersh lisa_1d@sbcglobal.net 70 Gary Frimann gfrimann@charter.net 72 Mike Zeigel mike@ziegel.us 75 Michael Koop koopm@koopm.best.vwh.net 75 Rick Copeland richandvic@att.net 75 Jay Silverstein DRJSILVERSTEIN@hotmail.com 79 Judi Silverstein silversteinjudi@yahoo.com 74 Kurt Euler kdeuler@gmail.com 75 John Worley jsworley64@gmail.com 77 Chris Cotterel CRC4@Cotterel.com 73 Scott Cotterel SCOTT@COTTEREL.COM 71 Valerie Camacho sungodess57@yahoo.com 73 Theresa (Terri) Gavenas gavenas@frys.com 77 Jeff Sasao jsasao@pacbell.net 76 Diana Ward Swimming dianham@yahoo.com 75 Joe Pele Survived apraetorian1@sbcglobal.net 75 Kiteley Ken Toyota Tech Magnussen's Toyota coachkn@yahoo.com in PA, Head coach Los Gatos High School Rec Ice Hockey Team Sharks Ice San Jose Head Coach 75 Terrie Edwards Rose Foster Parent terrierose@yahoo.com 8596 Blue Maden Way Elk Grove 95624 80 Chris Hersh Firefighter in Las Vegas 83 Brian Hersh hmmmm….. 84 Eric Hersh Still local kehersh@sbcglobal.net 88 Emily Nonnenberg In Sunnyvale, Mom of 3-Go Mustangs! ebergendahl@yahoo.com 86 Molly Nonnenberg College grad and employed molly@stanfordalumni.org 2004 Frances Jiang 2008 All State Band, attending UCSD flying.coookie@gmail.com 2004 Diane Wu UCBerkeley Regents Scholar chocomoo@gmail.com 2006 Ran Cheng level 80 Paladin in WOW, Lynbrook Senior 2006 Calvin Wang Key Club President calvin.lhskey@gmail.com 2004 Aditi Mishra UC Berkeley Leadership Scholar admishra@sbcglobal.net 2004 Ameeti Mishra UC Berkeley Student, Lynbrook Spanish ammishra@sbcglobal.net Club President 2002 Andrew Wong UC Irvine Student, started non-profit acwong77@gmail.com 2002 Chris Irby College student, Law Enforcement irbyc@sbcglobal.netBack to Top
Miller Middle School PTA 2009-2010 Budget (7/1/09 — 6/30/10) APPROVED - PTA Mtg on 9/8/09 Income Membership (est. 975 members) $14,625.00 Teacher/Dept Wish List $11,378.00 Extra Directory $225.00 Staff Appreciation $2,640.00 Graduation Direct Donation $5,965.00 Graduation (Student Council) $1,500.00 eScrip (for Technology) $6,883.00 50 Yr Celebration BBQ $8,511.00 Miller Enhancement Fund $5,681.00 Birthday Book Club $2,986.00 Company Matching Funds $500.00 Interest Income $15.00 Misc. $500.00 2008-09 General Carryover $6,859.19 Total Income $68,268.19 Expenses Admin St/Natl Membership Dues $3,800.00 Welcome Mailing $2,200.00 PTA Convention $1,000.00 Administrative $500.00 Income Tax Preparation $350.00 President's Discretionary $500.00 Directory $1,500.00 Insurance $200.00 Misc. - Bank Fees $100.00 Subtotal $10,150.00 Events Grad Night/Graduation $6,500.00 50 Yr Celebration BBQ $12,650.00 Subtotal $19,150.00 On-Going Programs Teacher/Dept Wish List $8,500.00 Staff Appreciation $2,640.00 Classroom "Start Up" $3,050.00 Birthday Book Club $2,853.00 Parent Educational Programs $2,300.00 Technology (e-Scrip) $6,883.00 Project Green $250.00 eScrip Promotion $200.00 Honorary Service Awards $850.00 Reflections Program $500.00 CEEF - Gala Basket $350.00 1st Year Staff $200.00 Hospitality $400.00 Miller Enhancement Projects $6,000.00 Subtotal $34,976.00 Non-dedicated $3,992.19 Total Expenses $68,268.19Back to Top
2009-2010 PTA Board & Committees
President: Lori Stafford, lori.s@sbcglobal.net Vice-President: Subha Rajana, suallu@gmail.com Treasurer: Wanda Schenck, wdschenck@yahoo.com Secretary: Shannon Breuckman, breuckman@comcast.net Auditor: Gabriella Truckai, gtruckai@comcast.net Historian: Tiffany Hsiao, thsiao@cadence.com Parlimentarian: Praveen Narayan, xpnarayan@gmail.com Principal: Sal Gumina, gumina_sal@cupertino.k12.ca.us Asst. Principal: Steve Burrell, burrell_steven@cupertino.k12.ca.us Teacher Rep: Jacob Headley, headley_jacob@cupertino.k12.ca.us Parent Education: Subha Rajana, suallu@gmail.com 50th Year Celebration BBQ: Shannon Breuckman, breuckman@comcast.net Directory: Denise Goldberg, ojibway@comcast.net Directory: Archana Girish, archana_girish@hotmail.com eScrip: Lisa Peterson, lmcpeterson@earthlink.net CEEF Liaison: Gabriella Truckai, gtruckai@comcast.net Reflections: Anshu Bhatnagar, anshu00@yahoo.com Reflections: Praveen Narayan, xpnarayan@gmail.com Reflections: Robin Hurwitz, travelmaven@gmail.com Birthday Book Club: Archana Girish, archana_girish@hotmail.com Birthday Book Club: Nita Somani, somani_nita@yahoo.com Lunch/Brunch Helpers: Gabriella Truckai, gtruckai@comcast.net Lunch/Brunch Helpers: Lepa Galeb, lgaleb@earthlink.net Magazine Drive: Margot Robison, margot@johnr.com Magazine Drive: Lisa Peterson, lmcpeterson@earthlink.net Membership: Parul Pandya, parulpandya@yahoo.com Membership: Kavita Aswani, kaviaswani@yahoo.com Office Help Coordination: Mei-Chien Lu, pkta@sbcglobal.net Dance Chaperone Coord.: Christine Sireci, sireci@pacbell.net Staff Appreciation: Magda Wong, msmwong@pacbell.net Staff Appreciation: Jean Fujiki, j.fujiki@juno.com Volunteer Coord.: Wei Huang, volunteerformiller@yahoo.com WEB Week-Aug 09: Liza Hudepohl, lizahudepohl@yahoo.com WEB Week-Aug 09: Christine Sireci, sireci@pacbell.net WEB Week-Aug 09: Marsha Dyslin, marsha-dyslin@pacbell.net Graduation 2010: Diana Malone, vikepride2010@yahoo.com Graduation 2010: Jean Fujiki, j.fujiki@juno.com Mustang Corral: Savitha Hiriyannaiah, savithahh@hotmail.com Mustang Corral: Jayashree Dorairaj, jayashree_dorairaj@yahoo.com Parent Partners/Translation: Teresa Huang, huangtlc@gmail.com Project Green Liaison: Supriya Makineni, thesupriya@yahoo.comBack to Top