Committee Information
Standing Committees
Standing Committees are PTA committees that conduct official business for the entire school year. Chairpersons of the Standing Committees are also members of the PTA Board.
| Committee | Description | Chair/Phone |
| Cash for Trash | Coordinates collection and submission of Box Tops for education, Campbell's Soup labels, and similar fund raisers. | Melissa Rich 770-792-9203 melissarich5@yahoo.com |
| Community Outreach | Works with school social worker to identify and meet any needs of Cheatham Hill families. Supports and provides volunteers for a community clothes closet (The Giving Tree). Promotes and carries out various food and clothing drives. Coordinates the Champion Giving Tree in December. | Jody Vane 770-843-0681 nannyrus@bellsouth.net |
| Cultural Arts (Arts in Education) | Promotes educational events and activities to promote awareness of the arts and other cultures. Enlists and organizes all participants throughout the year. | Alison Bartlett 770-427-4461 alisonrick@bellsouth.net Cheryl Sutherland 770-420-9915 joecheryl5@gmail.com |
| Environmental Education | Plans for and carries out outdoor classroom improvements and maintenance. Volunteers may work in one or more area. | Leslie O'Neill 404-427-8019 lthornberg@yahoo.com |
| Family Nights | Coordinates monthly family night fundraisers with Chick-Fil-A and Mellow Mushroom. | Cindy Rosello 678-581-5225 acrosello1@bellsouth.net |
| Health/Safety | Promotes student health and safety through activities or improvements to the Cheatham Hill facility. | OPEN |
Hispanic Outreach | Programs are provided to better educate and inform the Spanish speaking population at CHES. Four educational seminars are planned for the year including information about report cards, conferences and CRCT. | Blanca Laguna |
| Hospitality | Coordinates and arranges refreshments at PTA functions when necessary. Plans two teacher luncheons - fall and spring. Volunteers to provide food items are welcome! | Vickie Pannell 770-590-7867 pannell@mindspring.com |
| Legislative | Informs Cheatham Hill PTA of legislation regarding education. Helps establish communication with school board members. | Dana McCarthy 770-794-0955 McCarthy@bellsouth.net |
| Membership | Promotes 100% PTA membership. The goal is to have an equal number of members as student enrollment. Volunteers distribute enlistment letters and membership cards and work at events to enlist members. FALL | Carolyn Rogers 678-290-0113 t.therogersfamily@comcast.net |
| Newsletter | Communicates PTA news to membership. Volunteers are needed to copy and distribute the newsletter bi-weekly. Additional writers welcome. | Michael Redd 770-428-0974 mtredd@earthlink.net |
| Reading Coaches | Individuals work one-on-one with a child in a structured reading program at least 2 thirty-minute sessions a week. Our instructional lead teacher trains volunteers. | Katie Talamini 770-514-8661 ktalamini@earthlink.net |
| Rocket Reader | A monthly reading program to encourage kids to read more, to reward them for doing so, and to hopefully instill in them a love of reading. Volunteers needed monthly to help process forms. | Kathy Graham 770-919-2243 gkathy@bellsouth.net Debbie Englestad 770-427-8451 engelnet@bellsouth.net |
| Room Parent Coordinator | Assists room parents with following proper procedures for class parties and gift solicitation. | Vicki White 678-337-7891 vixter40@aol.com |
| Spirit Store | Volunteers sell school supplies from 7:20-7:45 am on Tuesday mornings. Chairperson inventories and orders supplies. Recorders will also be available for purchase at the school store. | Lorena Elsey 678-852-5474 lorena.elsey@comcast.net April Pentecost 770-794-0508 aprlpent@aol.com |
| Spirit Wear | Volunteers sell and distribute Cheatham Hill T-shirts and sweatshirts and other Spirit Wear items. | Meredith Halliday 770-499-1190 bhallidy@bellsouth.net Michelle Vance 678-354-1515 msmvance@bellsouth.net |
Special Committees
Special Committees are PTA committees that conduct business for a special event. When the special event is completed, the committee does not continue official business for the rest of the school year and no longer operates.
| Committee | Description | Chair/Phone |
| Arts (Special Program) | Volunteers assist the art teacher with displaying artwork throughout the year. | Nicole Canter |
| Drama Club | A PTA sponsored arts and education program that teaches children theater production. Drama club will be producing a play and children will audition for parts. | David Attride 770-419-7626 d.attride@comcast.net Mary Gagliardi 770-424-8610 maryg770@aol.com |
| Exceptional Children | Coordinates activities during Exceptional Children Week. Develop support materials for parents. | Jody Vane |
| Fall Festival | A brand new event, with many opportunities for volunteers. Publicity, ticket sales, baking food items, games, etc. Committee members plan the fall festival and enlist and organize the volunteers. | Nikki Clotfelter |
| Jingle Jog (aka Fun Run) | Organizes a family oriented activity for running or walking. Designed to promote health and fitness. | Carolyn Donahoe |
| Gift Wrap | Our most successful fundraiser held at the beginning of the school year. Volunteers are needed to help process orders in September and distribute orders in October. | Veda Johnson |
| Jump Rope 4 Heart | Assists the PE Department with Jump Rope for Heart and Field Day and gives a helping hand throughout the year. | Dana Parker |
| Junior Achievement | Volunteers teach economic classes after being trained by Junior Achievement. (January-March) One hour sessions for 5 weeks. | Glenda Hicks |
| Music (Special Program) | Provides assistance to the music teacher throughout the school year. | Ellie Turner |
| Red Ribbon Week | Coordinates activities to discourage drug use. | Nancy Wilson |
| Reflections | Sponsored by the National PTA. Children can demonstrate talent in the areas of music, art, photography and literature. Volunteers distribute information, honor participants and send entries to the council level during the fall. | Jane Dunaway |
| Sock Hop | A popular winter event, which provides numerous avenues of involvement. Publicity, ticket sales, baking food items, decorating, etc. Committee members plan the sock hop and enlist and organize the volunteers. | Lynne Williams |
| Student Savings Account | Coordinates the students savings account program with Washington Mutual. | Spring Wright 770-218-3006 springwright@hotmail.com |
| Wee Deliver | Students build literacy skills through letter writing and reading. Volunteers work with student "postmen" to facilitate mail delivery before 7:50 AM. The delivery system runs for three 1-2 week sessions several times a year. | Lynne Williams 770-794-9654 toddlynne@bellsouth.net |
| Yearbook Production | Works to provides students with a record of their year at Cheatham Hill. Works with Student Yearbook Club. Volunteers needed to take pictures at PTA and school functions. | Tanya Wagner 770-792-2385 btwagner@mindspring.com |
| Yearbook Sales | Handles the payment process and distribution of the yearbooks. | Jody Vane 770-843-0681 nannyrus@bellsouth.net |
| Young Author | Schedules an author to attend school to raise children’s interest in reading and writing. | Cheryl Sutherland |
