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2026-2027 HIMS PTSA BOARD MEMBERS President: Franklyn Hu, president@hamiltonptsa.org Vice President: OPEN, vicepresident@hamiltonptsa.org Secretary: Anjali Shah, secretary@hamiltonptsa.org Treasurers: Chris Fitzhugh & Dave Evans, treasurer@hamiltonptsa.org Fundraising Chair: OPEN, fundraising@hamilton.org Communications Chairs: Amanda Methvin, Stephanie Moultrie, communications@hamiltonptsa.org Staff Appreciation Chair: Regina VanOverschelde, staffappreciation@hamiltonptsa.org Events & Volunteer Chairs: Tracey Graber, Heather Leneway, volunteercoordinator@hamiltonptsa.org Read more

Interested in robotics, engineering, coding, electrical, and more? Come visit the Robotics Club at Ballard High School on June 9th, from 6 to 8 pm in room NW205 for our prospective student night. There will be snacks, games, and robots! This club requires no experience and is open to any Read more

Still looking for summer activities? Get your student into steel drum with these great half-day camp opportunities.

Thank you for coming to the Spring General Meeting! We voted in the budget for 2025-26, we voted in some officers for next year, and our featured presentation on “Your Students & Technology” was an informative discussion with two high school students, Ms. Mac, Dr. Marshall and Katey McPherson, an expert Read more

Big thanks to Alisa Gutierrez-Vitello from the PTSA board, who has arranged for the Reign to set aside a section of seats for Hamilton families and friends on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11 at 5 pm with a portion of ticket sales going to the PTSA. Tickets are $33 each Read more

Thanks to all those who came to the winter PTSA meeting in January. The theme was advocacy, and our speakers addressed advocacy in our school, our district, our city, our state and nationwide on a variety of timely topics. Here are the presentations if you missed them. LINKS: https://www.youthcoachinginstitute.com/empowering-teens-why-self-advocacy-matters-how-adults-can-help/ https://www.milestones.org/map/browse-articles/self-advocacy-skill-building-for-teens Read more

By a HIMS Parent In honor of April as Autism Acceptance Month, I’d like to share a bit about myself and my family and what autism looks like for us, along with some perspective and resources. First, about us: There are no neuro-typical people in my household. Three people are Read more

The HIMS administration and PTSA are working together to plan 8th grade promotion,and we need a host of volunteers beforehand and day of. We are specifically lookingfor 6th and 7th grade parents and guardians to help, so that 8th grade parents can enjoythe day. Want to be in charge of Read more

January 21, 2024 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm Hamilton parents, we will be having our Open House for rising 6th grade families on Tuesday, January 21, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you have a child that will be attending Hamilton International Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year, please Read more

The PTSA’s Fall General Meeting is Thursday, Oct 24 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the school cafeteria – and we are talking school safety. The PTSA has three General Meetings a year with our Hawk community – in fall, winter and spring. Each one typically features a speaker or facilitated discussion Read more