PTSA

It is very important for parents to continue to involve themselves in their children's education, especially when they are in high school. According to many studies, the number one factor in determining how well your child succeeds in high school is parental involvement and support.

The PTSA is one of the best ways to coordinate that involvement. The mission of the Homestead High School PTSA is to support and speak in the community on behalf of the youth at Homestead High School. Our HHS PTSA board is excited to help achieve this mission and to collaborate together to be a resource for our parents, teachers and students.

The PTSA supports HHS with an annual Direct Appeal, parent education speakers, student enrichment and support for graduation party/events. The PTSA coordinates SAT Prep Classes, provides the Reflections art program, awards student scholarships, and supports advocacy for continued school funding. Your PTSA membership dues and donations fund all these educational programs for our student and parent community. The HHS PTSA is part of the Cupertino Fremont Sunnyvale PTA Council and the California Sixth District PTA.

We can only be successful with your support and participation. We welcome and request your involvement. What's in it for you? Awareness of what's happening at the school and knowing that you can make a difference for the students at Homestead.

Parents, students and teachers are encouraged to become members.

Make the check payable to Homestead High School PTSA and drop it off at the PTSA box in the school office (or send with your student). You can also mail your check to PTSA Fundraising Chair, Homestead High School, 21370 Homestead Road, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Please print out the membership form and return to the school office with dues

You can also donate online. All donations are tax deductible and support Homestead HS. 

If you can volunteer for a HHS PTSA or school event, please contact PTSA Volunteer Coordinator Reid Meyers.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any board member.

Executive Board

• President: Kay Zeren, 408-306-2253
• Executive Vice President: Traci Oberman
• Treasurer: Andrea Decasper
• Membership - VP: Maya Bronicki 
• Parliamentarian: Dawn Ying
• Recording Secretary: Peggy Switchenko 
• Principal: Greg Giglio, 408-522-2501
• Auditor: Lisa Fourkas 
• Historian: Vinutha Shettigar 
• Volunteer Coordinator: Reid Meyers 

The Direct Appeal supports all students at Homestead. The amount of technology available in the classrooms has increased in large part from donations from the HHS PTSA. The PTSA has helped increase the technology offerings at HHS by over 300% since 2014, taking the total from 301 devices to 280 desktop computers and 884 Chromebooks at the start of the 2016-17 school year. We were at a ratio of about 1 device per 2 students, and this ratio just got better. The school has just ordered 2 more Chrome carts with the Direct Appeal money the PTSA has provided.

Other items that are funded by your generous donations to the PTSA Direct Appeal Campaign include:

• Department grants
• Educational speaker & documentary series
• Reflections PTSA student art program
• Student Challenge Day: Igniting a shift toward school connectedness, empathy & inclusivity
• HOP & POP (Student & Freshman Parent Orientation Days)
• Honorary Service Awards (Teacher/Student/Parent)
• Professional development for teachers
• Teacher grants (Math, Drama, Science, English and Art)
• Student Club, Music and Athletic Team grants
• Every 15 Minutes: Drinking/texting while driving experience without Real-life risks!
• Annual grant to the library
• Student Scholarships and Awards

The district has provided basic funding to support the school’s efforts, but with your help and support, we can enable the teachers, staff, and our children to accomplish so much more!

Our goal is $60,000 for the 2018-19 school year, and to do this we need your help!

A donation of $250 will help us to fund the above programs. Please print this form and make your check payable to HHS PTSA Direct Appeal. Checks may be left at the school office, or mailed to HHS PTSA, 21370 Homestead Ave., Cupertino CA 95014. Or donate online on the Homestead High School PTSA donation page.

Please contact PTSA Treasurer Andrea Decasper at andrea@decasper.net with any questions.

Become a PTSA Member!

• Membership form
• PTSA grant application for students
• PTSA grant application for teachers
• Reimbursement form

SAT and ACT practice test events with Princeton Review

Full-length SAT or ACT (you can only do one test on this date!) with Princeton review is offered on HHS campus! Sign up for this practice test event to see how prepared your student is and what to work on when preparing for the real event. 

The event will take place on April 6, 8:30 AM- 1:00 PM. Please come to the cafeteria for registration and classroom assignment. 

SIGN UP HERE

Questions? Please contact PTSA Coordinator.

Homestead High School PTSA is in the process of organizing Job Shadow Day on Oct. 14th, 2019.  We are looking for corporate and local businesses who are willing to host students for a few hours ( up to half a day ) and give them an opportunity to shadow professionals and employees in the workplace during a normal day on the job.  This experience will help students gain a better understanding of various occupations and , hopefully , make informed career choices.

Typically, companies will host three (or more) students for two to five hours. We encourage parents to participate by hosting students at their workplace. This is a great way to support our students. Moreover, if you are hosting, your student will get first priority when signing up to participate in the Job Shadow Day.

If you are interested in hosting students on Job Shadow Day, please take a moment to fill out a short HHS Job Shadow Host survey about your company: 

If you are not able to host this year, we would like to invite you to participate in the career fair day in January 2020. Moreover, if you can connect us with other businesses or workplaces that may be willing to host it would be greatly appreciated.

Last but not least, if you would like to help us organize this special day please fill the host survey or email us.

Looking forward to a meaningful experience for our students!

Maya Bronicki and Vinutha Shettigar

Homestead HS PTSA coordinators

Fall SAT and ACT courses will be offered on campus with Princeton Review starting immediately after Labor day. 

For the summer, Homestead students can take any Princeton Review course, in-person and online, and get a $250 discount using the code “HomesteadHS250”