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 Kay Zeren, If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any board member.

Executive Board School year 2019/20

• President: Maya Bronicki 
• Executive Vice President: Dawn Ying
• VP Communications: Judy Cooks
• Treasurer: Cristina Milesi
• Membership - VP: Harita Menon
• Parliamentarian: Vicki Nahrung
• Recording Secretary: Vinutha Shettigar 
• Principal: Greg Giglio, 408-522-2501
• Auditor: Madhavi Vedula 
• Historian & Volunteer Coordinator: Kay Zeren

Nomination committee proposed Board slate for School year 2020/21

• President: Maya Bronicki 
• Executive Vice President: Vicki Nahrung
• VP Communications: Judy Cooks
• Treasurer: Cristina Milesi
• Financial secretary- Mike Ferris
• Membership - VP: Harita Menon
• Parliamentarian: Agnes Lang
• Secretary: Vinutha Shettigar 
• Principal: Greg Giglio, 408-522-2501
• Auditor: Madhavi Vedula 
• Historian & Volunteer Coordinator: Roopa Krishnan

PTSA committees for School year 2020/21 - looking for volunteers

• Grad night party
• Job Shadow
• Hospitality
• SAT/ACT coordinator
• Reflections
• Graduation events - Baccalaureate, Leis, Water

See description of all the committee roles HERE

Support your students’ educational journey
Donate to the Direct Appeal & Join the Homestead HS PTSA (Parent, Teacher, Student Association)  

Join our Homestead HS community as we support our students by providing additional resources to academic classes and extracurricular activities. Your contributions stay on HHS campus, and directly supports our students and teachers by ensuring enrichment of programs and development of new opportunities at Homestead, to allow your students to experience, experiment, and thrive.  YOUR voice and YOUR donations matter, please consider getting involved and making a contribution.

Your donations help to provide support to the school where state funding may not be adequate.   

• Programs that were funded by your generous donations to the PTSA Direct Appeal Campaign:

• Chrome carts 

• Educational speaker series 

• Professional literature for classrooms and the College & Career Center

• AP review books

• Science lab equipment

• Professional development for teachers

• GRANTS to:

  • Students:  Clubs, Athletics, Music
  • Teacher and  Department grants
  • Arts:  Ceramics and Drama 

  • Annual grant to the library

• Every 15 Minutes: program targeted at preventing drinking/texting while driving 

• Student Scholarships and Awards

• Honorary Service Awards

• Reflections PTSA student art program

• Student Challenge Day: influencing school connectedness, empathy & inclusivity 

• HOP & POP (Freshman Students and Parents Orientation.

YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT REACHES EVERY STUDENT AT HHS!  

Please consider donating $250 to support our students in SY 2019/20 

Our goal is to raise $65,000 to grow our support for the students & increase our overall impact. All parents and students are encouraged to join the PTSA. 

Donate and become a PTSA member;

• Donate online(tinyurl.com/HHSPTSA19-20) & join the PTSA (tinyurl.com/PTSAmember19-20) 

• OR make a 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 HHS PTSA, Homestead High School, 21370 Homestead Road, Cupertino, CA 95014.

Please apply for matching employer donation if your workplace offers this option. Last year 20% of our income came from corporate matching! Additionally, contact your tax advisor to determine if your donation is tax deductible.  Questions? please contact Cristina Milesi, HHS PTSA Treasurer.

Become a PTSA Member!    Donate and support

• Membership form
• PTSA grant application 
• Reimbursement form

The Homestead HS Class of 2020 Grad Night Party

When? Approximately 7:30 p.m. June 4, 2020 to 5 a.m. June 5, 2020

Homestead’s Grad Night Party is patterned after a nation-wide movement established by MADD (Mother’s Against Drunk Driving). Known as “Project Graduation”, parents come together to host an all-night celebration free from alcohol/drugs. The elimination of separate graduation parties keeps our community safe at a time when our grads are most at risk of becoming drunk/impaired driving victims.

What does it include? Transportation to a fun-filled and memorable night with classmates including: activities, games, prizes, entertainment, dinner and treats — the perfect send-off after 13 years of hard work. Please note that ALL students must ride the bus to and from the party.  

For tickets

Register Online at Class of 2020 - Grad Night Party

OR

Download the 2020 waiver forms  - return completed forms and check (made out to HHS PTSA with GNP in the memo) to GNP box at the Homestead HS front desk.

The class of 2020 will have the party at an exciting, new location. 

Where: It's a secret! We meet at the Homestead Cafeteria and go with buses from there.

At the end pf the event the students will return to HHS by buses and parents should come at 5 a.m. to pick them up.

Want to know who else is coming? CHECK HERE

Hello Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman Parents,

The GNP 2020 Planning Committee invites you to join us! Run by parent volunteers, the Grad Night Party (GNP) is completely dependent on your participation. This is our graduating seniors’ party, funded by our money and we need your input and help to make this a success! Everyone is welcome. Even if your student is not a Senior, come to shadow us and see what the project is all about.

CLASS OF 2020 GRAD NIGHT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES (Contact Chairs)

Please take a look at the projects below and let us know which you’d like to help us with. Even if a project has a name next to it already, we welcome additional volunteers. If you know someone who’d be perfect for a job, forward their info to us.

• Publicity
  • Blast/Daily Bulletin/Flyers –
• Webmaster –
• Tickets –
• Volunteer Coordinator –
• Fundraising Coordinator(s) –
  • E Waste Event(s) –
• Memory Wall –
• HHS Check In/Check Out – 
• Transportation – 
• Venue Check In/Check Out –
• Decorations  – 
  • Signs –  
  • Map/Passports –
  • Balloons –   
• Entertainment (activities etc.) –
• Prizes/Goodie Bags –
• Raffles –
• HHS  Breakfast –
• Memory DVD (optional) –
• Venue Photographer – 
• Elementary School Yearbook Page for Seniors coordinator –

                  Representative for:

                  Cherry Chase –

                  Cumberland –

                  Faria –

                  Garden Gate –

                  McAuliffe -

                  Montclaire –

                  Nimitz-

                  Stevens Creek –

                  Stocklmeir –

                  Vargas –

                  West Valley –

• Graduation Ceremony Bottled Water Sales (money earned benefits the Class of 2021 GNP) –
• Graduation Ceremony Flowers/Leis Sales (money earned benefits the Class of 2021 GNP) –

Please check again at Spring 2020! 

The PTSA partners with outside vendors to bring courses, mock events, and discounts to Homestead HS students.

Sign up NOW for the January SAT class  - on HHS campus with The Princeton Review

Or sign up for SAT Mock or ACT Mock with Revolution Prep on HHS Campus

Questions? Please contact PTSA Coordinator.

Check back in late spring

The next Job Shadow day will be Oct. 12th 2019. We are looking for hosts and also for more members to join the organizing team - please Contact Us

PTA Reflections Program "Look Within"

Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Then join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year’s theme, “Look Within,” calls for your own unique interpretation through the arts. Get the submission guidelines and an entry form by contacting Dawn Ying and return by OCTOBER 15 . 

For inspiration, visit the Reflections virtual art gallery and learn more about prizes and scholarships atPTA.org/Reflections/Awards.