PTA Newsletter - September 2025

---

President's Note

 

Hello Evans Parents, Staff and Students,

I am honored to be serving as this year’s PTA president, and I am looking forward to all that the board is planning for the upcoming school year.  We have an amazing group of volunteers on the PTA board this year that have already begun working hard to support the staff and students.  I have provided a list of your PTA board members below.  A reminder that being a ‘member’ of the PTA and paying dues in support of the PTA is different than volunteering to serve on the PTA as a board member.  We rely on membership dues to fund a variety of events for students and staff. If you would like the opportunity to become a board member or take a more active role, please reach out. We would love to have you!  

 

Emily Van Pelt

President

PTA, Mary Evans Elementary 

---

Executive Board and Chair Positions

 

Executive Board:

1^st VP, Ways and Means-Marriam Younis

2^nd VP, Membership-Claire Early

3^rd VP, Programs-Angie Woodley

4^th VP, Communications-Rashmi Vittal

Treasurer-Erin Tinsman

Secretary-Maggie Burleson

Parliamentarian-Gali Zeldin

 

Chair positions:

Book Fair- Hillary Muzykenwicz

Spirit Wear-Zulema Crowther

Spirit Night-Christi Palmertree

Sixth Grade Liaison-Kelly Khan

School Supplies-Christi Palmertree

Allen Counsel Delegate and Community Relations-Michele Willey

Staff Appreciation-OPEN

WatchDOGs and Youth Protection-Matt Willey

Community Engagement-Lakesha Goff

Healthy Lifestyle and Allen Eagle Run-Sonal Vaidya

Veteran’s Day-Rebecca Jones

Arts in Education-Alyssa Vincent

Volunteer Services-Angelica Ellis-Ross

Webmaster-Patrick Burleson

Room Parent Lead-Lauren Chambers

Copy Lead-Helen Cho

Social Media Communications-Jennifer White

 

---

---

Events 2025 - 2026

 

A quick snapshot of some of the exciting events for 2025/2026 are listed below (some events are subject to change).

2025:

Fundraiser starts-September 29^th.

Corkey’s cookout-October 23^rd.

Book Fair-November 10^th-14^th.

Veterans Day Celebration-November 11^th.

Holiday Partys-December 18^th.

2026:

Bingo Night-February 12^th.

Book Fair-March 9^th-12^th.

Allen Eagle Run-March 7^th.

Teacher appreciation week starts-May 4^th.

 

---

---

Get Involved and Stay Connected

 

Join the PTA

Be part of the Mary Evans PTA family! Sign up here.

 

Sign up for Volunteering Opportunities here.

 

Sync Your Calendar

Never miss a school event! Automatically add activities to your Google or iOS calendar:

1. Visit maryevanspta.org.
2. Click Subscribe to Auto-calendar.
3. Scroll to Mary Evans PTA Calendars and select Evans PTA Calendar.
4. Follow the prompts for your device.

 

📱 Follow Us on Social Media

Stay in the loop and connect with us:

• Facebook: Mary Evans PTA