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.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who has bought Amazon gift cards. We still need 65 cards to meet our goal to give cards to all Hoover staff. Please purchase physical gift cards from the Hoover Staff's Amazon Wishlist and have them delivered to the "Gift Registry Address" at 11208 River View Drive, Potomac, MD 20854 by this weekend.
The last fundraising PTA Spirit Night is at Chipotle on 6/5. Click on the link for details.
Sign up here for the parent sponsored Grade 8 Graduation Pool Party on 6/13 at Potomac Swim and Tennis. Please RSVP by 6/7.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with outdoor recess. Please consider signing up here for the last Friday. We need to have at least 3 parents per grade or recess will not happen. Be sure to call the main office at 301-968-3740 before going to the school to confirm that recess has not been cancelled because of staffing shortages and/or weather.
Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the Together in Education program to earn money for Hoover. Click here for more details.
The Winston Churchill Incoming Ninth Grade Orientation is on 6/13 from 7:45-11:40 am. Click here for more information.
Yearbooks are still available but selling fast. Order here.
Hoover's Music Department is holding a Krispy Kreme donuts fundraiser. You can donate here. Donors will receive an e-certificate for Krispy Kreme donuts. This link will be open until 6/13.
Please use turn signals when entering and exiting the Hoover parking lot at drop off and dismissal. This will help Hoover's Security Staff better direct the flow of traffic.
MCPS Community News
Hereis this week's Things to Know newsletter. Get information about graduation ceremonies underway, deadlines for summer school registration and to turn in SSL forms, Pride Community day, this summer's back-to-school fair and how you can support students during the GIVE Backpack campaign.
Read the latest edition of MCPS QuickNotes, which includes a calendar of events and MCPS news and information.
Churchill HS is offering two WCHS Local Summer and Prep Program opportunities for rising 9th graders. Click here for more information.
Student Service Learning (SSL)
Student Service Learning is a Maryland state graduation requirement. 75 SSL hours are required to graduate. All SSL forms for any service completed after June 1, 2023, must be submitted to a student’s SSL middle school coordinator or high school coordinator by the systemwide deadline of Friday, May 31. After May 31, SSL forms will no longer be accepted for service completed during the 2023–2024 school year or the summer prior. Learn more about the required SSL documentation and find opportunities ahead of the summer months. If you have questions, email Hoover's SSL Coordinator, Amalia Triantis at Amalia_D_Triantis@mcpsmd.org.
Week of June 3, 2024
6/5 Last PTA fundraising Spirit Night at Chipotle (River Road location), 5-9 pm
6/7 LastFriday Outdoor Recess (sign up to volunteer here)
