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Randall Middle School PTSA | 16510 Fishhawk Blvd, Lithia, FL 33547 | [email protected] | 813.740.3900 | www.randallptsa.org

H ello, and welcome back

to another school year!

My name is Terri, and I

am your Randall PTSA President

for the 2016-17 school year. I

have served on the Randall

PTSA Executive Committee for

the last 2 years as VP of

Membership and VP of

Activities, and held PTA Board

positions at Bevis Elementary. I

have a 6th grader, Mason, and

an 8th grader, Drew. I am

honored to be Randall’s PTSA

President and, with your

support, will work to provide

our students and staff with what

they need to make this a

successful year.

We have several volunteer

opportunities coming up in

September. Our amazing staff

appreciation team will be

putting together dinner for the

teachers on conference night on

September 8th. Picture day is

on September 15th and the

school will need lots of help to

make sure the kids are ready to

smile for the camera. Book Fair

starts on the 19th and PTSA will

need help with set-up and

during the event. If you are

interested in volunteering

please be sure to fill out your

SERVE form online through the

Hillsborough County Schools

website, and sign up at

www.randallptsa.org to let us

know you are interested in

volunteer opportunities.

On October 5th we will kick off

our PTSA fundraiser so check

with your child to see if they

received their fundraising

packet. We will have many

great choices this year including

cookie dough and other frozen

favorites, giftwrap, and kitchen

gadgets.

I’m looking forward to working

with the PTSA board, Randall

families, and the Randall

Administration and teachers to

help make

sure every

child’s

potential

is a reality.

Terri Fischer PTSA President

President’s Pen Terri Fischer

C alling all Hawk families! Our

Cash Donation Drive needs

you! Our Drive ends on

October 20th. Your donation will

enable us to provide much needed

programs and services for our

children and faculty that simply will

not happen without your support.

100% of your contributions goes

directly back to our students’

academic experience and that is

why it is critical that we receive

your support.

If you haven’t already done so, we

hope you will help us reach our

goal—every dollar makes a

difference! And if you know of a

business, corporation or

organization that would like to

partner with our Hawk family,

please contact Colleen Horan-

Green at 516.695.3647 or by email

at [email protected]. We will

work with all of our corporate

supporters to maximize their brand

visibility within our Hawk

community.

Thanks to all who have already

become Hawk supporters and

thanks in advance for all who will

help us reach our goal for our

students and faculty to make our

2016-2017 academic year

successful.

To make your contribution, please

visit our PTSA website.

Donation Drive Colleen Horan-Green

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.randallptsa.org/

https://community.sdhc.k12.fl.us/wps/portal/community/sdhc.home/sdhc.volunteer/sdhc.applyvolunteer/#/Volunteer

https://community.sdhc.k12.fl.us/wps/portal/community/sdhc.home/sdhc.volunteer/sdhc.applyvolunteer/#/Volunteer

http://www.randallptsa.org


http://www.randallptsa.org/fundraising/donation-drive/


I t’s Time to Join FBLA!

Future Business Leaders

of America, FBLA, is now

accepting applications! Any

student that is in a Business

Technology class - Mrs.

Brown or Ms. Delgado, are

welcome to join, as well as

students that were in FBLA

last year!

FBLA dues are $50 to join.

Pick up your registration

packet from Mrs. Brown or

Ms. Delgado today! First

meeting is on September

12th and the application

deadline is October 1st.

It’s Time to Join FBLA! Tanya Delgado

Media Center News Cynde Hardy

G reetings from the Media Center! It

have been such a busy month. We

just finished up orientation where

we met with over 1400 students. The

stations were information packed! Students

learned about SLAM (formerly known as

Battle of the Books)! They met Mrs. Hardy

and Mrs. Hutchins, the new media specialist

and the Literacy Coach. They had a

refresher on how to use Cybercat which is a

tool used to find books, AND students got

to run through a library scavenger hunt! It

definitely was a quick, fun-packed day!

We have also

been getting the

computers ready

for the

students. From

FAIR to teachers

teaching lessons

in the media

center, we are

ready for some

technology

packed days!

Mrs. Hardy is

planning on making some changes. From

some new furniture to a Lego wall, the

media center will be getting some updates!

Do your children like to read on their

devices? Check out the app. Axis 360. It is

free for Hillsborough County students. Just

pick the library, HCPS Randall and the

student login is their lunch number. Great

books and audio books to choose from!!

Thanks for always supporting literacy!

T here is still time to join

the PTSA! You can sign

up online

@ www.randallptsa.org. You

can also send in your

membership dues in an

envelope to the front office.

Please write PTSA

Membership on the envelope.

Include your name, student's

name, homeroom number

and type of membership. All

checks are made payable to

Randall PTSA.

We have memberships for

parents, students, family

members as well as

businesses. Memberships are

only $6 for individuals/ $25

for businesses. Business

members will be listed on

our PTSA web page and

recognized in our monthly

newsletters. It's a great way

to support our school and

promote your business.

Make sure to check out the

Dual Membership Package

for only $12. It includes a

parent & a student

membership. Your student

will also receive a RMS ear

bud winder as a little gift

from us. In addition, your

student will receive treats

throughout the year during

their lunchtime. Our 1st treat

will be passed out in the

months of Sept. Thanks in

advance for your

participation! Go Hawks!

Join Us! Danielle Triplett





T he students in Randall’s AVID classes are

determined to advance via their own individual

determination. They are learning to believe they

are responsible for their choices and success. They are

destined to succeed.

Even as 7th and 8th graders their passions and dreams

of becoming pediatric surgeons, major league baseball

players, NASA engineers and dancers with the Royal

Ballet, burn brightly behind their middle school

insecurities and awkwardness.

Our mission is to create an opportunity that will serve

as the ember to further ignite their passions in order

that they recognize the potential within and the

possibilities that are ahead.

Our Project

The goal of this project is to help each individual

student recognize the potential that lies within.

Through advancement via individual determination

each student should come to understand that potential

+ passion + perseverance = possibilities. The dreams

they dream can be the future they find. Middle school

is the perfect time to build the foundational blocks that

will pave the way to the destiny of their own creation.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens readings and

exercises will help these students overcome the

awkwardness of the middle school years and empower

them recognize their own uniqueness and potential

with confidence.

Each of the 7 Habits will be used to augment the

existing AVID curriculum to help my students define

their personal, academic and professional visions

throughout the school year.

Throughout the school year, the students will be

sharing and modeling what they have learned in the

classroom about the 7 Habits in hopes to create a blue

print for success that will permeate our Randall’s entire

student population.

Within one week, we have been able to raise almost

$800 toward our goal of $954.48. In addition, the Bill

and Linda Gates Foundation picked our project and are

willing to match continuing donations until our goal is

met. We have $1 68.00 left to make our goal for the

materials necessary to sustain this project. We thank

everyone who has currently donated and are asking

others to please pass the word regarding this worthy

project. Please log into donorschoose.org to see the

details of our project or contact Lori Bradner

([email protected]) if you have questions.

AVID’s donorschoose.org Project Lori Bradner

Randall PTSA thanks the following business members for their generous support.

Abdoney Pediatric Dentistry

AZ Massage Bodywork

Bayshore Automotive

CamdenElizabeth.com

Clark Air Services

Contact Media

Craft Promos

Formaggio’s Pizza

Foundation Title

Laura Muldoon, Realtor

Osprey Observer

Valrico Animal Clinic

We Care Pediatrics

the PTSA





T he arts—and National PTA®

Reflections—support

student success and serve as

a valuable tool for engaging

families and building strong

partnerships in the school

community.

Founded in 1969,

Reflections

engages nearly

300,000 students

and their families in arts education

activities each year by encouraging

students to explore the arts for fun

and recognition.

Students of all abilities are

encouraged to reflect on this year’s

theme, “What’s Your Story?”, and

submit works of art in up to 6 areas

including:

Dance Choreography

Film Production

Literature

Photography

Musical Composition

Visual Arts

Entries must be submitted with

completed Student Entry and

Parental Consent forms by October

6, 2015 in the Randall Cafeteria.

For rules and entry forms, visit

www.randallptsa.org and select the

Reflections link. You may also

email Michele Clor and Christine

King at

[email protected] with

further questions.

Reflections Michele Clor

STEM Club is getting ready to begin

our third year. We are excited to offer

more courses during the Monday after

school program. September 2 was the

last day to sign up for STEM Club this

semester, but we will be inviting new

members in January.

Remember Monday Club meets from

3:20-4:20 PM and pick-up is at the bus

ramp.

Club will begin on September 12 and

also meet on September 19.

Remember we only meet the first

three Mondays of the month. NO

MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 26.

Assignments for Monday sessions will

be posted after Labor Day in the 100

Hallway by the STEM Bulletin Board. If

you have questions, see Dr. Sanders in

Room 110.

3-D PRINTER CLUB

Our 3-D Printer Club will meet for the

first time on Monday, September 12 at

8:00 in Mr. Bock’s room. Members will

receive a letter with a pass to get into

school early.

MATH LEAGUE

Math League will begin on

Wednesday, September 7 at 8:00 AM.

Any student who is taking honors sixth

grade math or honors seventh grade

math or honors Algebra are invited to

attend. Meet Dr. Sanders at the front

gate at 8:00. You will receive a pass

during the first meeting. Students will

work in groups of four to solve math

problems and learn many strategies.

ROBOTICS CLUB

Our Robotics Club is ready to begin its

third year in FLL competition. All

members will receive a letter with their

pass enclosed. The first meeting will

take place on Thursday, September 8

at 8:00 AM in Mr. Bock’s room. Dr.

Sanders will meet you at the gate at

8:00 AM.

BRIDGE BUILDING CLUB

Bridge Building Club will meet for the

first time on Friday, September 9 in

Mrs. Long’s room (108). Members will

receive a letter with their pass. Please

meet Dr. Sanders at the gate at 8:00

AM. This will be our fourth year of

bridge building competition.

Patricia Sanders

DATES

September 7—Math League

begins 8:00 AM (Continues every

Wednesday)

September 8—Robotics Club


Thursday)

September 9—Bridge Building


Friday)

September 12—3-D Printing


Monday)

September 12—FIRST MONDAY

STEM MEETING (Next Meeting

September 19)






Don't miss out on

this year's Spirit

Shirt. The

deadline to order

a Spirit Shirt

is Wed Sept 14.

Please visit the

PTSA website to

order one today!

W elcome to a new

school year!! For those

of you who do not

know what Spirit Nights are, please

let me enlighten you. They are an

evening of NO cooking and

getting a chance to eat at one of

our local restaurants. The local

restaurant is gracious enough to

donate a portion of our sales to

our PTSA. This means that when

you go, please remember to

mention that you are representing

Randall Middle School. We are

very grateful for the local

businesses that support and work

with our schools, so please support

their business by attending the

monthly spirit nights.

Our first spirit night in August at

Jake's Wayback was very

successful. Thanks to all the

families that attended and

supported this event. The Randall

PTSA earned $150.00 from this

event. Great job Hawks!!!

Mark your calendar for the

next Spirit Night!

Thursday, September 8th

Cherry's (Park Square)

11am - 10pm

Randall Spirit Nights! Patty Fry





H ere is the important

information for you to be

aware of in September:

1. Welcome back to the new school

year! Please be sure you’re regularly

checking both the student’s Edsby

account as well as the parent’s

account because there is different

information on each of them. Keep in

touch with teachers via email in order

to ensure your children are doing

well. More information can be found

at mySPOT at myspot.sdhc.k12.fl.us

2. Progress reports will be going home

Wednesday 9/7.

3. Conference night is Thursday 9/8

from 5:00 to 7:00 pm so please drop

in on teachers where your children

may be having difficulties.

4. The 1st quarter goes from 8/10 to

10/7. Semester grades are calculated

by a combination of 1st quarter, 2nd

quarter and the semester exam.

5. The last day to order the delicious

popcorn for our fundraiser has been

moved back to 9/13. For more

information, please contact Ms.

Palmer, 6th grade AP.

6. Randall is following the GRIT

philosophy this year which stands for:

1. Give it your all. 2. Redo if

necessary. 3. Ignore giving up. 4.

Take time to do it right. In other

words, Grit is the stubborn refusal to

quit!

7. We are the Randall Hawks and this

year, Hawks stands for Help, Activity,

Walk, Know, and Speak. Ask your

child to explain that to you in detail.

8. You can keep up on the happenings

at Randall through parent links that

are sent out at least weekly by Ms.

Mawhinney, the principal, but you

need to have an email address in our

computer system. You can also get

lots of information through this

newsletter and through Edsby and

through our school’s website at

randall.mysdhc.org and on our

electronic marquee in the front of the

school.

9. Ms. Miller is the 7th grade counselor

and can be reached at

[email protected] or at

740-3900 x255. Ms. Roberts is the 8th

grade counselor and can be reached

at [email protected] or at

740-3900 x233. Ms. Richards is the

6th grade counselor and can be

reached at


740-3900 x231. Email is probably the

easiest way to reach the counselors

since they are in and out of their

offices frequently. In the guidance

office we also have Ms. McKenna who

is the Student Success Coach and she

can be reached at


740-3900 x235. Also, there is Ms.

Hutchings, the Reading Coach, and

she can be reached at

[email protected] or at 740-3900

x234. Our psychologist is Ms. Sullivan,

and she’s at Randall on Mondays,

Fridays and every other Wednesday.

She can be reached at


740-3900 x236. Our social worker is

Dr. Randall, and she’s at Randall on

Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She can

be reached at

[email protected]. We’

re all here to help students succeed

any way we can!

Counselor’s Corner Melissa Miller

Help Support the Randall Art Program!

Purchase a Randall PE bag for $10

Conference night outside in the courtyard!




PTSA Mission

A powerful voice for children A relevant source for families and

communities A strong advocate for the education and

well being of every child The Hawk Herald is a publication produced by Randall Middle School’s PTSA. It is designed to keep our families informed on current events and happenings at our school.

The Hawk Herald is published on the first Wednesday of each month. The deadline for submissions is the Friday prior to the online publication date, which is the first Wednesday of the month. Submissions for consideration should be emailed to Candace Glading: [email protected].

2016-2017 RANDALL PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD

President Terri Fischer

Vice President of Ways and Means Colleen Horan-Green

Vice President of Membership Danielle Triplett

Vice President of Activities Anne Morris

Vice President of Communications Liza Grimm

Treasurer Mary Spencer

Recording Secretary Kathi Hayes

CHAIR POSITIONS

Book Fair Kathy McAdam

Box Tops Shona Husbands

Business membership Jennifer Keipper

County Council Maria Mendez

Cultural Arts Night Bonnie Grouse

Faculty Reps Sarah McKenna & Michael Oliver

Hawking Susanne Wallace

Newsletter Candace Glading

Reflections Michele Clor & Christine King

Reindeer Grams Laura Muldoon

Restaurant Nights Patty Fry

School Principal Claire Mawhinney

Staff Appreciation Jennifer Abdoney

Student Recognition Karyna Boettger

T-shirts/Magnets Jeanne Stratis & Laurie Bumberg

Volunteers Jen Abrenica

Website Liza Grimm

Hillsborough County School Board 2016-2016

Jeff Eakins

Superintendent of Schools

April Griffin Chair, County School Board

Cindy Stuart

Vice Chair, County School Board

Doretha W. Edgecomb County School Board

Sally Harris

County School Board

Carol Kurdell County School Board

Melissa Snively

County School Board

Susan L. Valdes County School Board




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