Staff Appreciation Week is this week, May 6th-10th, and we are so excited to help make this an "Eras" week to remember for our dedicated staff!

LAST CHANCE! Show some love by SIGNING UP to either make or buy a treat for our staff. 

Since Middle School doesn't have Room Parents, HVPTO has you covered with our Middle School Class Fund. Your generous donations to the Fund this year will be used to get all of our Middle School staff gifts during Staff Appreciation Week. Still need to donate? Visit the HVPTO Store. Want to check if you have donated? Ask store@hvpto.com.

Thank you so much to our supporters for sponsoring Staff Appreciation Week!

HBEF is providing breakfast to all of our staff on Tuesday. We are so grateful for their support and everything they do to help our community.

STAR Education is providing Porto's breakfast to all staff on Thursday. Thank you STAR! The Award-winning STAR Education Program offers before/after school childcare and enrichment classes. Learn about their offerings & partnership with HBCSD HERE.

HVPTO's first-ever Hermosapalooza is coming Wednesday, May 15th! We have an amazing lineup of student and parent bands that will rock the house at Patrick Molloy's.

Coast Music has generously dedicated their talents to present the following lineup of 16 bands: Family Affair, Preppy Psychos, High and Dry, Smart Idea, I Smell Pennies, The Flowers, Blackout, Breakdown, Cruel Diamond, Americana, Imagine Bununuz, Broken Record, Dirty Eggs, Loud Noises, Circus Disco and Country Thunder!

The first band is expected to go on at 4:45 pm, and the show should wrap up by 9 pm.

Raffle tickets will be sold for $10 each at the event for $3,000 in donated prizes, including a Mitchell acoustic guitar from Guitar Center, a 1-night stay at Hotel Hermosa, tickets to the Gil Cates Theater. Prizes also include other musical equipment, music/dance lessons and restaurant gift certificates too numerous to list.

Any remaining Hermosapalooza merchandise will be available at the event.

Does it feel like this year is flying by? Believe it or not, it's time to start prepping for next year. Order your Back-to-School Supplies Kits by Sunday, June 30th, and it will be delivered to your student's classroom and on their desk for the 1st Day of School! We've partnered again this year with 1st Day School Supplies to save up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and Amazon. Plus, HVPTO gets $5 back for each kit purchased! Kits are offered for grades TK-5th.

Click on your child's school below to order:

• VIEW
• VISTA
• VALLEY (5th Grade only)

HVPTO is partnering again with The Commencement Group to provide 8th Grade parents an opportunity to purchase bouquets and leis for their students for 8th Grade Promotion! PREORDER ahead of time for easy pick up at the event. Preorders will be accepted until Monday, June 10th at 12pm. HVPTO will get back 25% on all preorders and 15% on day of sales!

Can you help us for TWO HOURS? The Memorial Day Parking Lot fundraiser is in need of volunteers! Help raise an easy $12,000 for our schools! During each two hour shift, you will collect money and direct cars to open spots in the Valley School parking lots. Middle school students who volunteer with a parent for 2 hours will earn 4 service points. SIGN-UP HERE! 

Also, we are in need of one Day Chair to oversee one day of the weekend. The Day Chair's responsibilities are to set up signage at the beginning of the day, ensure a smooth transition between each shift, count all cash at the end of the day and put away signage. The Day Chair does not need to be there during shifts since the shift volunteers handle the parking. It's an easy job and no previous parking lot experience is necessary. Can you help out so that we don't have to close the parking lot one day and lose out on $4,000? Reach out to Jo and Carrie at volunteers@hvpto.com to learn more.

Join HBCSD in recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month by celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week from May 6th-10th. HVS students and staff will recognize the importance of mental health through daily themes, activities, and discussions to support their mental health. See the Mental Health Awareness Week Flyer for the spirit day activities planned at HVS

The Hermosa Beach City School District is holding its monthly School Board meeting on Wednesday, May 8th at 6:00pm (closed Session starts at 5pm).

Meetings are held at Hermosa Beach City Council Chambers, located at 1315 Valley Drive, but are subject to change. These meetings are open and the public is welcome to attend.

School board meetings are broadcast live on Spectrum Cable Channel 8 and on Frontier Channel 31, as well as the District’s YouTube channel. You can find meeting agendas and minutes and also view past and present school board meetings online on the City of Hermosa Beach’s website.

HVPTO's Annual Dolphin Dash at View, Vista and Valley was an amazing success! It was great to see all of our students enjoying the Dash while being cheered on by parents and staff! The final number is still being tabulated, but we know we raised over $108,000! Thank you to all those that registered and donated to support our students' school experience! Raffle prizes will be announced, and incentives delivered by the end of this week. Stay tuned!

We were lucky to have amazing sponsors to help us put on the event this year! THANK YOU to...

CBE Law Group @cbe_law_group

B2 Insurance Services @b2insuranceservices

Coast Music @coastmusic

Concierge Mobile Animal Hospital @concierge_mobile_animal_hospital

Creamy Boys Ice Cream @creamyboysicecream 

Deni Design @deni.design

The Dunbabin Family

Fresh Brothers Pizza @freshbrothers

Frost Law Firm, PC

Fulbright Cosmetic & Reconstructive Dentistry @fulbrightdental

Fusion Academy @fusionsouthbay

Gum Tree Shop + Cafe @gumtree_la

Hermosa Cyclery @hermosa_cyclery

Jen Caskey Group @jencaskeygroup

Karabell Dentistry @insta_dentist

Lombardi Construction @lombardiconstruction

Lorena Pulichino Design @lorenapulichinodesign

Marine Wealth Advisors

Miles DiGiannantonio Fighting Spirit Memorial Fund

Odoya Design @odoya_design

PACIFICA Properties Group @pacificapropertiesgroup

Paul Baboolal of Northwestern Mutual 

Pedal Ace @pedal_ace

Permanent Glow @permanent_glow

Shake Shack @shakeshack

Star Education @stareducationla

Sylvan Learning of Hermosa Beach @sylvanlearninghermosa

Tomaro @Tomaroarchitecture

zenWTR @drinkzenwtr

It took a village and then some to put on the Dolphin Dash. We would like to give a SPECIAL THANK YOU to all the VOLUNTEERS that helped make it such a fun day. The Dolphin Dash Committee, led by our super duo Katie Ball and Lindsay Jaime at View & Vista put in a HUGE effort! Many thanks to Wendy Zachary, Katiana Bozzi, and Denise Donahoe our Valley event Chairs. Thank you to their team of Nicole Ellison, Jenn Massey, Laura Harris, Deni Lampe Mileski, Kate Mosier, Beth Tonne, Meegan Kenney, Tommy Ball, Jani Lange, Michelle Smith, Spencer Hill, Kathryn Davis

and Jo Fish. Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to support the day of the event...we could not have done it without you!

Lastly, thank you to Principal Overbeck and Vice Principal Montoya for getting pied in the face 3x each by our highest fundraisers in each grade at View & Vista!

Has the Pickleball craze recently come to your Vista student? If so, that's because HVPTO recently purchased Pickleball nets, paddles, balls and a storage cart for students to use during P.E. and recess! Not only is Pickleball fun, it develops motor skills and movement patterns that are part of Elementary School Physical Education standards. So if your child comes home and challenges you to a game of Pickleball, you've been warned.

#PoweredByHVPTO

Join Girl Scout Troop 2633 for a Community Service Project at our local Farmers Market on Friday, May 10th at 3:45pm. 

The troop will lead a clean-up of leftover trash and litter around Clark Field after the Farmers Market. The girls will provide gloves and trash bags to anyone who wants to pitch in and help. Let’s keep Hermosa hermosa! 

Contact: Jo Anderson | 646-812-0754

Want to get involved, but now sure how? Here is a list of upcoming Volunteer opportunities and sign-ups.

Staff Appreciation Week

Memorial Day Fundraiser

8th Grade / 3rd Grade Book Exchange

8th Grade Promotion - Bag Stuffing

8th Grade Promotion Rehearsal Breakfast

8th Grade Promotion

8th Grade Dance

Watch D.O.G.S. at View

Watch D.O.G.S. at Vista

Watch D.O.G.S. at Valley

View and Vista Valet Lines

HVPTO Event & Fundraiser Chairs

Contact volunteers@hvpto.com to learn about other HVPTO volunteer opportunities.