2025-26 Ann Simpson Davis Middle School PTO

During the Holidays, take a break from the traditional holiday turkey and go have a burrito.  The DSHS Men’s Soccer team has arranged a fund raising effort with Chipotle, at 6590 Sawmill Rd., on Wednesday, December 30th., from 5:00 – 9:00.  This year, more than ever before, were counting on everyone to help support the needs of both the Jr. Varsity and Varsity soccer programs.  We expect all of you, including your family, extended family and neighborhood to attend!  Everyone likes burritos!!  When paying don’t forget to show the attached flyer on your device or mobile phone so the team gets credit for your purchase.

The fundraiser is on Wednesday between Christmas and the New Year and only goes from 5:00pm to 9:00 pm, and applies to meals eaten there or take home.  So, with that thought in mind, copy and forward the flier (or forward this email and send it to your friends and family……their welcome too) and take it to Chipotle’s.  If you don’t want to do all of the copying, just take your tablet or smart phone to the restaurant and bring up the flyer on your device; they’ll honor that as well.  So, mark your calendars now for Chipotle, December 30th., from 5:00 to 9:00.  Above all, go the the restaurant hungry and don’t forget to give the completed attachment or show you flyer to the waiter on your device when paying for your meal.

Chipotle flyer 12.15.pdf

Greetings everyone,

We only have a few notes to share with you as we approach the end of the calendar year…

First of all, we are going to cancel our December PTO meeting, so no meeting on Wednesday December 16.  We will resume our monthly PTO meetings on Wednesday January 20, where we plan to meet in the library to hear about the plans for expansion of the media center and other exciting changes coming to this fantastic shared learning space.

Second, as a FINAL reminder, PTO emails will be ending!  We host all of our PTO content on this blog – www.dmspto.org, and if you are interested in continuing to receive PTO updates, please visit sign up to “follow” the blog.

Third, we are happy to report that last weekend was our most successful spaghetti dinner with over 1565 dinner tickets sold, an incredible silent auction, outstanding performances by our musicians, and a tasty bake sale!  The spaghetti dinner is about more than raising money.  This event is a wonderful display of community involvement and support for Davis Middle School. We take pride in the number of families who come and stay for a while, reconnecting with friends and Davis staff.  Thank you for your support of the dinner, and choosing to be involved in Davis!

Finally, please let us know if you have any questions – we are always available to help if you need to know anything about the PTO.

We hope you have a wonderful winter break and wish you a happy and healthy new year!

– Daniel Zupnick and Mindy Yocum, Davis PTO Co-Presidents
(daniel.zupnick@gmail.com) (mindyyocum@msn.com)

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Upcoming Events

Monday December 21 – Friday January 1

Below are the unofficial meeting minutes from our November PTO Meeting.  These minutes will be brought to the next meeting for formal approval.

November 18,2015 PTO Meeting Minutes

Members Present

Daniel Zupnick, Satish Pattisam, Noreen Marando, Melissa Smilonich, Teri Absher, Leanne Evans, Tamie Snyder

Staff Present

Jason Snyder (Asst Principal), Elizabeth Stutz (Guidance)

Meeting Began at 12:00 noon

Principal’s Report – Jason Snyder

• Community outreach events have had a great turnout. Next one is December 8^th 12:00 noon at Bruegger’s Bagels (161 / Riverside).
• Davis Give Back Week is going on right now. Collecting toiletries for families as a school and other events going on as well. The building hopes to have another week later in the school year.
• Winter decoration of the courtyard is taking place this Sunday from 11 – 1. Decoration donations (lights etc.) are welcome.

Treasurer’s report – Satish Pattisam

• Chocolate sale is complete
  • Net earnings $30,073 (excluding prizes). We have some additional chocolate estimated at $1800 that will be sold at school events.
  • The event organizers worked with the company to offset chocolate taken home but not returned or money recouped.
  • $14K of proceeds will go to Athletics in addition to any additional chocolate sales going forward (above).
• Spanish books – Need to make a note to look at this process for next year – potentially having parents purchase this directly online or have the staff process the ordering (this is how other PTOs handle it).
• Grants
  • Grant for Chrome books was placed (this expense was reviewed / approved last year).
  • Next Grant review process will take place in February.
• $2100 for BrainPop was paid. Going forward we will not have this expense per T. Deagle.
• Band Shirts
  • The Band/Music director organizes this effort. Satish and Daniel will be following up on current needs as well as open issues / process going forward.
• Teri Absher made a motion to approve the Variance Report, Leanne Evans seconded. All were in favor.

Secretary’s report – Noreen Marando

• Review of October meeting minutes.
• Melissa Smilonich made a motion to approve the October minutes, Teri Absher seconded. All were in favor.

Committee Reports – Daniel Zupnick, Committee Leaders

• School Store (Tamie Snyder) – we are down to having the store open 1 day a week. Selling mainly pencils and erasers.
• Staff Appreciation (Melissa Smilonich) – Report on conference night dinner – it was greatly appreciated by the staff. A busy night of activities kept volunteers for cleanup low.
• Daniel presented Mindy Yocum as Co-President for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year and next school. Teri Absher made a motion to approve this recommendation. Leanne Evans seconded the motion. All were in favor, none opposed.
• We are looking for a Treasurer to begin learning the process now as Satish will not being doing the position next year.
• We are still looking for someone to run Walk-a-thon this school year (event is in April/May – exact date tbd). Guidance coordinates this event with PTO. Elizabeth Stutz volunteered to communicate with anyone interested. It is a very small time commitment.

President’s Report – Daniel Zupnick

• The group had a conversation surrounding PTO Communications (emails, pto blog etc.). Daniel is going to investigate how many people are actually looking at the emails being sent. We have roughly 175 people actively subscribed to the PTO blog.
• District has posted a 5 year financial forecast on the website. There is an excellent presentation out there for review. The current financial plan allows us to stretch the last levy out 6 years (instead of the originally thought 3 years!!)!
• Upcoming events
  • Thanksgiving Break – Wednesday November 25 – Friday November 27
  • Spaghetti Dinner – Friday December 4
  • PTO Meeting – Wednesday December 16
  • Winter Break – Monday December 21 – Friday January 1

Meeting completed at 1:00 pm

It’s time for the annual Davis Spaghetti Dinner

on Friday, December 4th!

Your help would be very much appreciated as many volunteers are needed to ensure this event is successful. The Spaghetti Dinner is one of the biggest fundraisers for Davis Athletics and a great community event for our families!

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Greetings everyone!

I am soliciting for some additional help for the upcoming parent/teacher conference night, especially with setup, serving and cleanup.

The PTO will be providing a light dinner for the teachers/staff on Thursday, November 12th beginning at 3:00 in the teacher’s lounge before conferences begin for the evening.

We are looking for contributions/donations of homemade or purchased items to go along with a soup and salad theme.

Please click this link to help/donate:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4ea5a62ea31-teacherstaff1/

If you are able to contribute, please sign up.  Donations should be labeled “Conference Dinner“.  Any items that can sit out, can be dropped off to the Davis office beginning November 9th.  If you have perishable items, please bring to school no later than 2:00 on Thursday, November 12th.

Our teachers/staff very much appreciate this meal, as they have an entire evening of conferences.  Thanks so much for contributing items and/or time to make this a success!  Please contact Melissa Smilonich (614.425.5031) if you have any questions.

– Daniel Zupnick, Davis PTO President
( daniel.zupnick@gmail.com )

The PTO will be providing a light dinner for the teachers/staff on Thursday, November 12th beginning at 3:00 in the teacher’s lounge before conferences begin for the evening.

We are looking for contributions/donations of homemade or purchased items to go along with a soup and salad theme.

Please click HERE TO DONATE.

If you are able to contribute, please sign up.  Donations should be labeled “Conference Dinner“.  Any items that can sit out, can be dropped off to the Davis office beginning November 9th.  If you have perishable items, please bring to school no later than 2:00 on Thursday, November 12th.

Our teachers/staff very much appreciate this meal, as they have an entire evening of conferences.  Thanks so much for contributing items and/or time to make this a success!  Please let me know if you have any questions.

With appreciation,

Melissa Smilonich (614.425.5031)

Did you know that you can earn money for the Davis Middle School PTO just by buying your groceries?  If you shop at Kroger, you can enroll your Kroger Plus card in Community Rewards and a portion of your spending is donated to Davis Middle School!!

You can register online at:

www.kroger.com/communityrewards

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Choose Davis Middle School PTO as your Organization,

Organization Number: 80738
Please sign up today!

Keep in mind that you have to renew your enrollment each spring!

Need help? Have questions? Email Mindy Yocum at mindyyocum@msn.com.