Home and School Association

Home and School exists to promote cooperation and communication between parents, teachers and administration. Home & School sponsors many activities that are intended to enhance the spiritual, social and academic experiences of the Saint John Vianney school community. Home & School works closely with the Principal to achieve its goals.

Home and School is also the primary fundraising body for the school. There are three major fundraising programs sponsored by Home & School. In addition to funding the various curriculum enriching programs, the funds raised by Home and School have also been used to finance numerous projects and equipment throughout the school.

Home & School Association Guidelines

• Membership
• Function
• Committees
• Meetings
• Minutes

• Membership in Home & School is accorded to each school family upon payment of a small membership fee (currently $20). All members are entitled to vote. The Executive Board is comprised of a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. The Vice Chairperson serves a one-year term and then succeeds to Chairperson the following year effective in the first day of the new fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
  Elizabeth Matzke – Chairperson
  Courtney Houfek – Vice Chairperson
  Elizabeth Prudlow – Treasurer
  Megon Fenlon – Secretary

• Main Activities

  • Back to School Bash
  • BIDS for Kids Auction
  • Book Fair
  • Health Room Coordinator
  • High Interest Day
  • New Family Mentors
  • School Assemblies
  • Secret Santa
  • Spirit Wear
  • Teacher Luncheons
  • Trivia Night
  • Orientation Day

  Fundraising Enhancements

  In addition to funding the various curriculum enriching programs, the fundsraised by Home and School have also been used to finance things such as:

  • Building Improvements
  • Textbooks
  • Contributions to the operating budget (to offset tuition increases)
  • Playground Equipment
  • Community outreach
  • Technology (including new computers for the lab and library)

• There is always room on some committee for you to get involved. Committees are organized into six (6) main categories:

  1. Communications
  2. Enrichment
  3. Resource
  4. Social
  5. Spiritual
  6. Ways and Means

  Communications

  Birthday Board – Monica O’Brien
  New Family Mentors – Maggie Enlund, Elizabeth Matzke
  Orientation Day – Jennie Minessale
  Room Parents – Shannon Wessing

  Enrichment

  Battle of the Books – Carol Lyles-Schwarz, Kelly Mangan
  Band Supporters – Abby Schroeder
  Fine Arts- Laura Russell
  High Interest Day – Megan Fenlon, Kelli Melzer, Jen Schultz
  Literary Parent Helpers – Marya Melby
  Orchestra Supporters – Toni Genske, Lara Park
  Playground Supply – Kate McRae
  Robotics Club – Shannon Wessing
  Veteran’s Day – Jen Van Kirk

  Resource

  Health Room Coordinator – Janelle Peterson
  Lost & Found – Kate McRae
  Scholastic Book Fair – Carissa Krause, Julie Laur
  School Supplies – AnnMarie Hoyme
  Secret Santa Shoppe – Allison Rusch
  Spirit Wear  – Allison Rusch
  Uniform Resale – Kate McRae, Molly Nelson

  Social

  Back to School Social – Heather Ferber, Samantha Erkes
  Breakfast with Santa  – Laura Russell
  Grandparents Day – Megan Fenlon, Elizabeth Matzke, Monica O’Brien, Ann Stith
  Teacher/Staff Luncheons – Amy Mineau
  Trivia Night – OPEN

  Spiritual

  Catholic Schools Week – Colleen Gilbert, Stacey Krahn
  CSW Carnival – Anne Zitzer
  Sunshine – Genny Jones
  Teacher Appreciation Week – OPEN

  Ways and Means

  Bids for Kids Auction 2021 – John & Amy Sloane
  Dine Out with SJV – Maggie Enlund
  General Mills Box Tops – Julie Laur
  SCRIP – Tanya Baynes, Janet Fisher, Maria Schloemer

• • • Meetings are generally monthly (August through May)
    • Check the school calendar on the Home Page or the Shamrock Weekly to locate meeting place, time and agenda
    • Minutes for the meetings are posted shortly after the meeting
    • Meetings will be held in room P205 on the following dates (subject to change):

• May 2022
  March 2022
  January 2022
  
  December 2021
  November 2021
  October 2021
  March 2021
  January 2021
  November 2020
  September 2020
  January 2020
  
  May 2019
  March 2019
  February 2019
  
  November 2018
  September 2018
  May 2018
  March 2018
  January 2018