Hoover Notes will be sent out weekly to help you keep track of important school community news and events.  New items are bolded.  Links are blue.

1. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with outdoor recess.  Please consider signing up here for future Fridays.  We need to have at least 4 parentsper grade to cover any last-minute cancellations. Please call the main office at 301-968-3740 if there is inclement weather and notify Kimberly King at PresidentHooverPTA@gmail.com if your plans change the day of.
2. Thank you for making 250 Valentine's Day cards for our MLK Day National Day of Service project.  We are so grateful that you went way over our goal of 100!
3. International Night is coming to Hoover on 2/1 at 6-7:30 pm. Please join us in making this a success and sign up to represent your country with a table with items and foods representing your country and culture.  If you don't see your country listed, please sign up under "New Country" and put the country name and your information under the comments. Questions? Contact Golru Ghaffari at g3emdoc@gmail.com.
4. The HHMS NAACP Parents' Council is having their fourth meeting on 2/7 at 7 pm. The Parents’ Council is one of the vehicles created to empower African American and other minority parents to take a more proactive role in the education of their children. The purpose of the Parents’ Council is to provide a forum through which interested citizens may offer assistance, guidance, and support to African American parents and students of Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) to pursue the highest quality education possible through encouragement, information sharing, positive motivation, critical evaluation and advocacy.  Contact Lauren Oxner, HHMS NAACP Parents' Council Representative at HMSNAACPREP@gmail.com with any questions.  The Zoom link is:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88172164622?pwd=aB6ubvITdTJs9gO7rTCahaH5O1i88e.1. 
5. Mark your calendars for our fundraising Spirit Nights on 2/9 - Shake Shack (Cabin John) and 4/10 - Potomac Pizza (Potomac Village and Travilah). 
6. The Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA), of which the Hoover PTA is a member, has released its advocacy priorities for 2023-2024. If you have any questions about the advocacy priorities, please contact the Hoover delegates to MCCPTA, Martin Stuemer (martin.stuermer11@gmail.com) and Jennifer Nordin (hhmsdelegate1@gmail.com).
7. The Hoover Staff's Amazon Wishlist includes student prizes, and support for the health room, Mr. Calvert's Bay Buddies, the math department, and the Bridge Program.  Items should be delivered to the "Gift Registry Address" at 11208 River View Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
8. The PTA's Safety Committee is working with the MCDOT Safe Route to School to address concerns about the clogged roadways, poor driver visibility, inexperienced Churchill and St. Andrews drivers, and safe walkability for Hoover and Beverly Farms students. Learn more about the Committee's advocacy efforts here.
9. Join the PTA if you haven't already. We would love to get to 100% participation!
10. Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the Together in Education program to earn money for Hoover. Click here for more details.
11. Stay up-to-date with PTA activities when you join the Hoover PTA Facebook Page.

1. MCPS Things to Know Thursday January 25 includes information about what you think about the Community Engagement Officer (CEO) program, inclement weather make-up days, food menus, and get information about the student transfer application, HBCU fair and Summer RISE registrations, upcoming Girls' Summit, response to the latest OIG report, and news about our students and staff. 
2. Read the latest edition of MCPS QuickNotes, which includes a calendar of events and MCPS news and information.
3. Multiple elementary and middle schools in Maryland are among the best in the country, according to new rankings released by U.S. News & World. Montgomery County dominated the rankings with Herbert Hoover ranked #2 in the top 10 middle schools in Maryland!

Student Service Learning is a Maryland state graduation requirement. 75 SSL hours are required to graduate.  For more information and SSL opportunities, visit the MCPS SSL page, the Montgomery County Volunteer Center's website, and the PTA's SSL page.  If you have questions, email Hoover's SSL Coordinator, Amalia Triantis at Amalia_D_Triantis@mcpsmd.org.

SSL OPPORTUNITY:

The Beverly Farms Elementary School PTA is looking for student volunteers to help with Club Beverly Farms (CBF).  CBF is a party for elementary school students where they can dance, participate in games, crafts, and more.  We are seeking student volunteers to help run activities during the event. Students who participate will be eligible for SSL hours.

When: Saturday, February 10th from 5:30-8:30 pm

Where: Beverly Farms Elementary School (8501 Post Oak Road) 

If you are interested, please email John Russell at bfesprogram@gmail.com by Wednesday, February 7th.  

Herbert Hoover Middle School PTA

8810 Postoak Road

Potomac, MD 20854

hoovermspta.org