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*Restaurant Night at MOD Pizza: This Thursday, May 13!*
Upcoming Events
May 12: Debut of the HPS Talent Show Video
May 13 from 11am to 9pm: HPS Restaurant Night at MOD Pizza
May 21 at 8:30 am: HPS Athletics Boosters Club General Meeting & Elections
May 27: Last day of school for students
HPS Cafeteria Transformed into Floral Garden of Eden for Teachers & Staff: Thank You for the Donations!
In true HPS fashion, you knocked it out of the park in showering our teachers and staff with love during Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week. Your generous donations of flowers and vases provided enough blooms for a team of volunteers to assemble over 70 bouquets! All teachers and staff were able to take their pick of a beautiful floral arrangement. Thank you for your support in showing love for our HPS Teachers & Staff!
HPS Restaurant Night: MOD Pizza, This Thursday, May 13 from 11 am to 9pm!
The next HPS Restaurant Night is set for this Thursday, May 13 from 11am to 9pm at MOD Pizza in Oakley at 3208 Vandercar Way! MOD Pizza will generously donate 20% of all proceeds, so make Thursday Pizza Night!
You can participate in this fundraiser by take out, delivery, or pick up, and MOD Pizza will accept your in the following ways to count toward the fundraiser:
  • By phone (513.351.0064): Mention that you're with the Hyde Park School PTO before placing your order
  • MOD Pizza Website (https://modpizza.com/locations/oakley/): Use promo code GR187352H
HPS PTO Board Welcomes New Officers for the 2021-2022 School Year
The HPS PTO Board held elections at last week's May 6 General Meeting and is pleased to welcome its officers for the 2021-2022 school year:
President: Jacquie Purcell
Vice President: Ashley Hammond
Treasurer: Page Lee
Vice Treasurer: Matt Sample
Secretary: Michele Godsey
LSDMC Representatives: Kate Loveland and Ef Paff
HPS Athletics Boosters Club General Meeting & Elections: Friday, May 21 at 8:30 am
The next HPS Athletics Boosters Club General Meeting will take place on May 21 at 8:30 am, and during this meeting elections will he held. The Board is currently accepting Officer nominations for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year, which runs from July 1 – June 30. Nominations will be accepted until Friday May 14 at 5:00 pm and can be submitted to hps.athletics@outlook.com. At that time, the nominees will be presented to the Members via e-mail for review.

Here are some considerations about holding office:
Eligibility: You must be a Hyde Park School Athletics Booster Club Member to be nominated.
Terms of Office: Officers are elected for one (1) year terms. One person may hold only one office at one time. Each term will begin at the start of the fiscal year and will end on the last day of that fiscal year.
 
Current 2021-2022 Nominees*
President: Bob Welch
Vice President: Jeff McPeek
Secretary: Geoff Gloeckler
Treasurer: Brandon Hunter
Director of Membership: Kristin Hunter
Director of Fundraising: Bob Beattie
*Descriptions and responsibilities of each Officer position are detailed on Pages 2-4 of the Corporate Bylaws which can be found by clicking here.

For questions or additional information about Hyde Park School Athletics or the HPS Athletics Booster Club 2021-2022 Officer Elections, please contact Mike Brugh (Athletic Director) at hps.athletics@outlook.com or 513-403-0734.
Cincinnati Spanish Academy is Offering In-Person & Virtual Summer Camps; Registration is Open
The Cincinnati Spanish Academy is offering both in-person and virtual summer camps and Saturday classes for children ages 2 to 12. The in-person camps take place at the Cincinnati Spanish Academy's Mt. Lookout location on Delta Ave. Follow this link for more information and to register.
1st Day School Supply Kits for the 2021-2022 School Year are On Sale Now!
Have you visited 1stdayschoolsupplies.com yet to purchase your child’s back-to-school kit? This year get all your school supplies hassle-free from the comfort of your own home. Shop online with confidence knowing you are getting the exact supplies our teachers requested, just click here: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=81412
Seeking Clorox Disinfecting Wipes
The teachers & staff ever-diligent with the COVID-19 health and safety protocol, HPS is close to exhausting its supply of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes! If you're out and about and are in the position to buy some extra, the HPS staff would greatly appreciate your donation, which you can drop off to the Main Office or in the car rider line in the mornings. Thank you for your support!
You Lost it, We Found it: Claim Your Lost Items (Pictures of Lost Items Included)
A collection of Lost & Found items are ready to be claimed! Email Ann Salzbrun at salzbra@cpsboe.k12.oh.us or call the Main Office at 513-363-2800 to retrieve your items. Pictures of all items can be found here at this link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MXsuY2TC3Pgn7giG6
HPS Student Council Seeking to Borrow Video Cameras
Ms. Fischer and the HPS Student Council are seeking to borrow two video cameras to film some PSA announcements about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. These cameras will be used through the end of the school year. If you happen to have one to spare for these last four weeks of school, you can drop it off in the Main Office. Thank you!
Give Tennis a Swing this Summer with the Cincinnati Tennis Academy
The Cincinnati Tennis Academy is hosting kids' tennis lessons this Summer at Withrow High School on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 pm and Fridays from 9:30-10:30 am. To see if this might be a good fit for your child, don't miss the Introductory Clinic on May 23 with times by grade level. Please scan the QR Codes below to Register and for details about the Introductory Clinic & Summer Lessons.
HPS Athletics: Weekend Highlights!
This weekend Channel TEN featured our HPS volleyball teams. Click here to view videos of our featured HPS Athletic events LIVE or at our Channel 10 archives. To all our student athletes and crew members, way to make us proud this weekend! Go Eagles!
Glow Golf is Back on September 17: Space is Limited & Registration is Open
Registration for Glow Golf 2021 is now OPEN! Space is limited, so don't wait. Register as a twosome, play as a sixsome, have a ton of fun! This event is on September 17th @ 8:00 PM at Reeves Par 3 Golf Course. There is nothing like drinking adult beverages, playing golf in the dark, and watching lit up balls fly through the air, all in the name of HPS Athletics! See below for more details. Click here to Register.
Kindergarten Info Night Follow-up: Links for Registration & More
With Hyde Park School (and all Cincinnati Public Schools) having announced its return to 5-day in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year, with the option for 5-day distance learning, now is the time to enroll for Kindergarten. For more information about CPS's plans for the return to 5-Day In-Person Learning for the 2021-22 School year, please click here.

Here are four additional follow-up links from Kindergarten Information Night:
2) Find the documents shared about a Day in the Life of a HPS Kindergartener here.
3) If you're in the incoming Kindergarten Community, please join the Incoming Kindergarten Facebook Group here.
4) Finally, please take a moment to fill out the Future Enrollment Survey here!
Vintage HPS Spirit Wear is Calling Your Name!
Vintage HPS Spirit Wear by our spirit wear partner, Koch Sporting Goods, is on sale, and it's calling your name!
Click here to find the limited sizes and styles, still available now but not for long! Local orders from the vintage catalogue will be delivered to your porch free of charge.
And while you're at it, check out the expanded assortment of high-quality HPS Spirit Wear, shoppable year-round. Purchases outside official spirit wear sale windows can always be shipped directly to your home or picked up at Koch's for no charge. A portion of all sales directly benefits HPS PTO. Please contact Leah Wyrabkiewicz (leahnally@yahoo.com) with any questions.
CPS Launches Possip Surveys Asking for Parent Feedback
Cincinnati Public Schools has launched a new program that will give parents a chance to submit feedback regarding their child's school on a weekly basis. It is their hope that the use of this program will further support student learning across the district. Please be on the lookout for emails referencing a Possip survey. You can follow this link and get a preview of what Possip is all about: https://possip.com/welcome-cps-families/
Future Enrollment Survey
We are collecting data for future Kindergarten enrollment at Hyde Park School. Please fill out this Google form if you are planning to send your child/children to HPS in the coming years. This includes families who already have children enrolled but will have additional siblings entering the school soon. Please help us spread the word!
Join the Hyde Park Athletics Boosters and get your very own, highly-coveted, blue foam finger! Then, there's more! With foam finger in hand, remove the foam finger from your hand every Friday and place it in a window of your house for Foam Finger Friday. Every Friday, neighborhood drive-throughs will take place noting addresses where Hyde Park Athletic Foam Fingers have been spotted. All those addresses will be eligible for a weekly prize drawing.

By becoming a Booster Club member, you are directly contributing to the support and growth of the HPS athletic programs. Hyde Park Athletics are privately funded, and your annual membership will be used to reduce the overall registration cost of these programs, fund new programs not currently available, and ensure that our student athletes have the appropriate equipment and facilities to compete effectively.

Please visit the Hyde Park Athletics website for more information or contact Mike Brugh at michaelbrugh@outlook.com with any questions.
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Hyde Park School every time you shop at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to HPS. Please choose Hyde Park School PTO Inc. as your recipient.

AmazonSmile customers can now support Hyde Park School PTO in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.

  1. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
  2. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
  3. Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
Kroger Community Rewards
Earn 4% of your purchase for Hyde Park School. Don't worry...you still keep all of your points. Register online at www.krogercommunityrewards.com and select “Hyde Park School PTO Inc” from the list.
Box Tops for Education
Many people don't even realize just how easy the Box Tops for Education Program is now that it has gone virtual. No more clipping and collecting a pile of Box Tops. Just download the Box Tops App, scan your grocery receipt, instantly identify Box Tops products, and automatically add cash to our school’s earnings online. You can also email your online receipts to earn credit. Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for your school. This may not sound like much, but it adds up to hundreds of dollars!
Remke Rewards Caring Neighbor
With Remke’s Caring Neighbor program, sign-up and they will donate up to 2% to Hyde Park School for every purchase made when you use your Remke Rewards card. Register online at www.remkes.com and select “Hyde Park School PTO”.
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