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Please
note: Effective March 1, 2010 the price for a student
lunch at Mahar will be $2.50
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HELPFUL HINTS FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS
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Read the online
Mahar Daily School Announcements (the
link is located at the right
side of the Mahar web page) to keep up to
date with student activities, fundraisers,
club meetings, and other school and sporting
events.
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To check out
Mahar Sports Team Schedules visit
HighSchoolSports.net.
A great way to stay informed is to sign
up for email updates and/or text messages on
schedule changes and game cancellations.
There is also “The Bleachers”
section which features sports photos that
are available for purchase.
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There are Mahar
online links to the current
Mahar monthly Calendar
of Events and monthly
Mahar Newsletter.
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If you would like to be better informed about
important Mahar announcements, sign up
for the Mahar E-mail program.
Through this program you will receive email
and/or text communication about school closing
information, community service announcements,
and other important messages.
The program is used in conjunction with the
Connect-Ed program as another method of
notifying family members about school
cancellations, early dismissals, etc. The
link for the Email SMS Enrollment form is
located on the Mahar web page
at the top of the right column.
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The Parents for Mahar Students Group's current members
include:
Betsy Bergantino, Cindy Vescovi, Kim Emond, Cheryl
Calcari, and Terri McGrath.
What is the Parents for Mahar Students (PFMS) Group?
Our Parent’s Group is similar to a PTA or PTO and we hold monthly
meetings which are usually held on the second
Tuesday of each month from 6:00-7:00 P.M. in the Middle
School Teachers Room near the Middle School entrance.
Meeting dates and times are included on the monthly
school calendar.
We believe it is important for parents to be actively
involved in their child's school at the middle and high
school levels.
Our objective is to provide support to benefit Mahar students and
staff and to create opportunities where our community
can work together for the enrichment of Mahar
environment. We welcome all interested Mahar
parents, staff, and community members who would like to
become involved with our group.
Our Parents’ Group manages ongoing fundraisers further detailed
later on this page. Our past projects include
raising and donating funds to purchase a new set of
Encyclopedia Britannica for the School Library,
sponsoring the Connect-ED program for the first six
months, and providing scarves for the Mahar cheerleading
squad. We have provided shopping services for the Home
Economics Department and have built and operate a
portable school store. See below for more details.
2008-2009:
The Parents for Mahar
Students Group continued the successful
operation of our portable School Store. We
held our 2nd annual Scholastic Book Fair to
benefit the School Library and participated in the
annual Holiday Bazaar held by the class of 2010.
We were a sponsor for the “Survive the Drive” driver
safety presentation, we provided clothing for use in the
school nurse’s office, and provided funds for additional
programs not covered by the school budget.
2006-2007:
The Parents for Mahar Students Group had a busy
2006-2007 school year.
We completed and
mailed hundreds of
Student Directories
to participating families. Construction of the
Portable School Store was completed just in time for the
basketball season, The Parents’ Group web page and
eStore were launched with the help of Dr. Reza Namin.
This web page has been a valuable addition for our
Parents’ Group, offering us a new venue for informing
families about our programs and fundraisers.
2007-2008:
The Parents for Mahar
Students Group held its first Scholastic Book Fair
to benefit the School Library. We participated in
the Holiday Bazaar held by the class of 2010 and in a
Barnes and Noble Gift Wrapping Fundraiser for the
2008 Mahar 8th Grade class field trip to
Boston. We were pleased to be able to open the
School Store at more school events including fall
sports, basketball games, Spaghetti Suppers, school
lunch periods, and more.
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SCHOOL STORE:
Our group’s most visible function is running the
Mahar Portable School Store during sporting events and
other
school events including Spaghetti Suppers and school
lunch periods.
The store carries school spirit items such as Mahar
Senators t-shirts, shorts, hooded sweatshirts,
sweatpants, hats, shoe bags, and more. We also
sell sport team photos by local photographer Mike
Phillips. The proceeds from the store sales will
go to the Parents for Mahar Students Group to be used
for the benefit of students and staff at Mahar.
Please look for us at upcoming events.
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MAHAR BASEBALL SCOREBOARD FUNDRAISER*:
The Parents for Mahar Students Group sold refreshments
at Mahar home baseball games and boys track meets this
past 2009 season, in addition to selling items from the
portable school store. The Parents’ Group has made
a third $200.00 donation to the Mahar Baseball Program’s
scoreboard fundraiser.
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MAHAR BLEACHER FUND DONATION:
The Parents for Mahar Students Group made a $200.00
donation to the Mahar Bleacher fund in memory of Kyle
Flood from the proceeds of selling flowers to students
and staff on Valentine’s Day 2007.
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CONNECT ED:
The Parents for Mahar Students Group helped get Connect
Ed communication online by sponsoring the program for
the first six months. The Connect-Ed system
enables Mahar to communicate with parents, students, and
staff within a few moments. This program was meant
to be a link to information for parents and students
with Mahar and has proven to be most invaluable.
There are various fundraising programs available for
supporters of Mahar to participate in and assist in
raising funds for Mahar and our students. Join other
families in raising money for vital school programs.
All funds raised directly benefit Mahar and its students and staff
to provide enrichment to the school environment.
You can make a difference for your school with Box Tops!
Box Tops For Education
The Parents for Mahar Students
Group is collecting Box Tops for Education from
participating grocery products. You can send your
Box Tops in to the school office in an envelope
addressed to PFMS Group. You can also visit the
BoxTops4Education web site to sign up for
extra school bonuses and for access to coupons,
recipes, a list of participating products, and more.
Ink Cartridge/Cell Phone Recycling Program
The Parents for Mahar Students Group belongs to an ink
cartridge and cell phone recycling program. We
collect and return empty ink jet and laser printer
cartridges and used cell phones, and in turn receive
funds for our school. Your empty cartridges
and used cell phones may be dropped off at the
school office in a container addressed to the
Parents for Mahar Students
Group (PFMS).
     Help
us turn your empty ink cartridges and old cell
phones into cash for our school. Simply drop
them off at the school office addressed to PFMS
Group.*
??? Who do you GoodSearch for ???
Raise money for our school, while you search the
internet!
Use
www.GoodSearch.com
as your Internet search engine and help Mahar earn
extra funds. Search the Internet with
GoodSearch
just as you would with any search engine, except
when linked to Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District as
your charity of choice, every time you search the
Internet at
GoodSearch.com, you’ll be earning
money for Mahar. Search and Support Mahar
today at
www.GoodSearch.com!
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Mahar/GoodSearch Search Update: Mahar supporters have been using GoodSearch.com and have completed
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Use GoodSearch.com like any other search engine -
the site is powered by Yahoo! - but each time you do,
money is generated for Mahar. Here’s how it works:
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Go to
www.GoodSearch.com
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Type Mahar into the Who
Do You GoodSearch For? box and click on
Verify.
You should only be required to do this the first time.
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Search the Internet just like you would with any search engine.
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Since GoodSearch shares a portion of its advertising revenue
with charities and schools, every time you search the
Internet at GoodSearch.com, you’ll be earning
money for Mahar.
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GoodSearch
also has a toolbar you can download from their website
to make searching even easier.
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You can keep track of our estimated earnings by
clicking on
Amount Raised once you designate Mahar as
your organization of choice. The more people
who use the site, the more money we’ll earn, so
please spread the word to your family and friends!
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Raise money for Mahar, while you shop online!
GoodSearch.com
has recently expanded to include the new GoodShop
Program. You can raise money for Mahar every
time you make an online purchase through a participating
merchant link from the GoodShop site. No
enrollment is required. Simply link to Mahar as
your charity of choice in the “Who do you GoodSearch
for?” box. The partnering retailers will donate a
percentage of your total purchase to Mahar. The
more you shop, the more we earn!
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At no point are above fundraising programs as the
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