ST. MARY'S PARENTS

At St. Mary's High School, we recognize the importance of parental involvement in our students' activities. Our parents are an energetic, vibrant part of our family who wholeheartedly support the students, faculty, and staff at St. Mary’s. All of our students benefit from our parents' time, knowledge, and experience. Our students' successes are a testament to the extraordinary talent and commitment of our teachers, staff, parents, and countless others who support Catholic schools and help St. Mary’s accomplish our mission to be an excellent Catholic high school.

PIRATE PARENT CREW

When your student joins our Pirate family, so do you! Parents support St. Mary's by getting involved in our Pirate Parent Crew (PPC). The Pirate Parent Crew, our version of a PTO, meets on the second Tuesday of the month. The meetings begin at 6 pm in the Cove. Please check the school calendar for exact dates and times.

NEXT MEETING:

May 14th 6pm in the COVE

Calendar (also located on the MENU)

Below, you will find more information and links to help YOU, as a Pirate Parent, to jump in and be more involved in our Pirate family.

PIRATE PARENT CREW (PPC):

Lunch Menu (subject to change)

Monday (4/22) Spaghetti, salad and bread
Tuesday (4/23) Wings and Fries
Wednesday (4/24) Tacos
Thursday (4/25) Pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans and pasta salad
Friday (4/26) Pizza

Upcoming PPC events:

April 30th Future Pirate Night

May 2nd Senior College Parade and Awards Ceremony- Senior families please join us this day as your senior walks down the "green carpet" as the crowd cheers at the announcement of what life holds next!

May 6th-10th Teacher Appreciation Week- More information to come including a sign up genius but help us celebrate our amazing selfless teachers this week for the incredible job they do.

Two years ago I became PPC President. There was no established PPC prior to this. It was a steep learning curve to figure out how we could best serve the school and students. In the last two years, I feel we have continued some great traditions and added a couple of our own. We got the COVE up and running again. The Pirate Store was established. Booster Club was re-started. We continued the tradition of senior sunrise and added parent picnic to senior sunset. We started the college parade. We worked with house council to assist with dances and needs. What we learned is we need more help. Below you will see the positions that came from the PPC president role. I am asking that you carefully consider and pray if you could fill one of these roles. It truly takes a village and our hope is by breaking down this role it becomes manageable. I have enjoyed my time as PPC president and really enjoyed getting to know you and your student. There are so many volunteers that selflessly give of themselves and their time and treasures I wish I could name them all but know that we see you and appreciate you. If you have any questions about what the below positions entail please reach out. The most time consuming positions are booster club and Cove. The other ones will be busy at times but overall not require much time.

PPC President: Collaborates with school administration and house council to coordinate upcoming events and needs. Brings issues that parents, as a collective whole, are concerned about to administration. Will oversee the other positions. (Average 1.5 hr a week)

Booster Club- Works with AD and booster club representatives from each sport to ensure coverage of gate and concessions for home games. Will work with pirate store and photographer to ensure team wear meets established branding guidelines. Work with Cove to order inventory. (Average 2 hrs a week)

Pirate Store- Collaborates with branding committee for new spirit wear. Keeps pirate store stocked and organized. Works with booster club to order team wear. (Average 1 hr a week)

Hospitality- Arranges sign-up genius to help coordinate events such as dances, teacher appreciation, senior picnic etc. (Average less than 1 hr a week will be more during certain weeks like teacher appreciation)

Cove- Collaborates with chef for menu. Manages schedule and orders inventory. Keeps track of purchases and sales. (Average 4 hrs a week)

Volunteer Coordinator- Maintains a list of volunteers and what they are interested in helping with and when. Contacts volunteers when events come up that need help. (Average 1 hr a week)

Below is a form if interested in a position or even interested in learning more about position

PPC Positions Interest Form

Update (4/19) I have had some parents that are interested in different roles but would like to share the position. If you would be interested in sharing a position please indicate on the form above. We have only had a couple responses so I ask again, prayerfully considered volunteering for one of these roles that support our students, staff and school

Thanks

Tara Cuccinelli

Volunteering at the gate or concession stand is an easy way to fundraise for your team or club. See link below to sign up.

Booster Club Spring Sport Sign-Up

We have an ongoing need for more volunteers in the COVE to help serve lunch. You can volunteer once a week, once a month, or be on our call-when-short list. Please see link below to sign up or reach out to Tara Cuccinelli at paytonth@aol.com if interested.
Cove Volunteers

Volunteer Drivers Form

Contact:
Tara Cuccinelli, PPC President
OR
call the school at 719.635.7540

LINKS & FORMS

CALENDAR:

Academic Calendar 2023-2024 (PDF)

Academic Calendar for 2024-2025 (PDF)

Subscribe to St. Mary's Calendar

FORMS & INFORMATION:

Host an International Student

Transportation Contract (Monument)

MEDICAL FORMS:
Allergy Self-Carry Contract

Asthma Self-Carry Contract

Over-the-Counter Medication Self-Carry Contract

Permission for Medication Administration at School

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan & Medication Order

Asthma Care Plan & Medication Order

Seizure Emergency Care Plan & Medication Order

PHONE APPS (for parents)

MOBILE SERVE APP:

St. Mary’s tracks parent volunteer hours in recognition of the importance of parent involvement in our school community. Families are expected to volunteer a minimum of 30 hours each school year (June 1-May 31) in activities that directly support St. Mary's High School, including SMHS Bingo.

NOTE: Parents may opt out of volunteering by paying a $450 annual fee at the time of enrollment or re-enrollment.

Use the Mobile Serve app to track parent hours. You can set up an individual account for each parent, or you can set up one account for both parents to enter volunteer hours.

TO SETUP YOUR ACCOUNT:

Download the Mobile Serve app onto your phone or log into https://mobileserve.com on a computer.
Click on "Sign Up".
Enter your first and last name and your date of birth.
Type "St. Mary's High School" for the School.
Enter your email address and create a password. Then click "Next".
Type our organization's 6-character code AD5EAE then press Enter (BUT DO NOT PRESS THE BLUE BOX labeled "Skip This").
You should see "SMHSCS: Parents". Click "JOIN".
You can add a photo of yourself or you can Skip This.
Lastly, click "Get Started".

TO ENTER YOUR HOURS:

Click on the blue button "Log Hours".
Go to the blue box at the top and enter the Date that you volunteered.
Enter the Hours that you volunteered (for example, worked Gate at a game = 1.0 hours).
Type the Service Organization. MOST OF THE TIME, PARENTS WILL BE VOLUNTEERING WITH ST. MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL. This includes SMHS Bingo.
Select SCHOOL for the service category (for St. Mary's High School). This is a required field.
Briefly describe what you did.
On the next screen, enter the Supervisor's name.
Enter the Supervisor's email. An email is sent to this person to verify your service.
Click on the blue button "Submit Hours".

For questions or problems with Mobile Serve, please contact Jeanne Cichon at jcichon@smhscs.org.

Thank you for your support of St. Mary's High School!