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We are busy planning for the upcoming school year and we need to fill a few key positions! In addition to help with many of our activities, we are looking for committee chairs to lead the following activities. Support and training provided!

• Spirit Wear Sales — Help coordinate sale of existing inventory at back to school events. Brainstorm new offerings and an efficient way to manage sales/fundraising moving forward. Coordinate with the School Store Committee to sell relevant items.
• School Store — Help set up the school store for the year. Coordinate/train volunteers to staff the store (open at lunchtime generally once a week). The school store is a fundraiser for PTSA.
• Restaurant Nights — Organize restaurant nights to raise funds for PTSA throughout the area in Potomac and North Potomac. 
• Online Auction — As PTSA looks to increase its fundraising this year, we’re considering an online auction for the spring. We’re looking for volunteers to help organize and solicit donations. 
• Fundraising — As PTSA looks to increase its fundraising this year, we’re looking for some general fundraising help. Bring your creativity and skills! 
• Reflections Art Program — Each year National PTA sponsors the Reflections Program. We need a CJMS coordinator to collect and oversee entries that are submitted and may move on to county/state rounds. Coordinate distribution of recognition items.  
• Welcome Back Staff Breakfast — Each year PTSA provides a breakfast with parent-donated items and purchased catering. We need a volunteer to coordinate signup genius, order catering, and set up the breakfast. Held in August before school starts (exact date coming soon!)
• Staff Holiday Cookie Buffet — Each year PTSA provides a holiday cookie buffet with parent-donated baked goods and some purchased options. We need a volunteer to coordinate signup genius, order cookies, and set up. Held before winter break (exact date coming soon!)
• Staff Appreciation Week — Held May May 4-6, 2026 we’re looking for volunteers to organize ways to show our staff how much we appreciate them. Organize volunteer signups and order giveaways/food. Work with the PTSA board to manage budget and donations.
• NAACP Parent Council Representative — Each school needs a representative on this council! We’ve been lucky to have a staff person, Ms. Hardy, represent CJMS but we’re looking for parents to get involved and represent the needs of these students!
• MCCPTA Delegate (Churchill family) — Each school gets two delegates who can represent and vote within the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations. This group works CLOSELY with the school system to advocate for students and teachers. CJMS has one delegate that represents students moving to Wootton and one for those going to Churchill. Delegates attend a monthly virtual assembly. If your student will go to Churchill, consider getting involved to make sure CJMS has a voice!! There are BIG issues being discussed for high school programming and boundaries and we need representation. 

If you can help — either leading a committee or helping out — please fill out this form and we’d love to talk. We have a lot to accomplish this year and we really need every family to help! 

Join the PTSA for a meeting to vote on the officers for next year and the proposed budget, as well as learn more about how the PTA supported the school this year and share ideas for next year. This meeting is critical to ensuring the PTSA is positioned to support the school next year so please make time to attend.

The nominating committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates:

President — Debbie Fleischer
VP 1 — Heather Braswell-Ho
VP 2 —  Rachel Azoff
Treasurer – Denise Schainker
Secretary — Claire Andrews
MCCPTA Delegate (Churchill) — OPEN
MCCPTA Delegate (Wootton) — Priyanka Kamat

Volunteer Needed! Please note we are looking for a volunteer from the Churchill Cluster to represent CJMS PTSA as one of two delegates to the Montgomery County Council of PTAs. This requires attending a virtual monthly delegates assembly and reporting back relevant information to the board of directors and membership, as well as voting on resolutions and priority issues.

If you have any questions, please contact vp1.cjms@gmail.com regarding nominations, otherwise pres.cjms@gmail.com. 

Zoom details will be provided to PTSA membership via a message through AtoZ Connect to those in the directory.

This summer the PTSA will plan its calendar of activities and events. It’s a great time to get involved! If you could help to chair or volunteer with an event, please reach out! Don’t worry if you are new to these activities, help and support is available from the PTSA Board of Directors and other volunteers. We’re grateful for those of you who have volunteered! 

Open Roles for next year include:

• Membership Chair (sits on the CJMS PTSA Board of Directors)
• Fundraising Chair
• Spirit Wear & School Store
• NAACP Parent Council: Serve as CJMS representative on the Montgomery County NAACP Parent Council.
• Restaurant Fundraising Nights
• PTA Reflections Art Contest
• Staff Appreciation (additional volunteers needed)
• After School Activities (sits on the CJMS PTSA Board of Directors)

We’ll be launching a volunteer form soon, but in the meantime you can email debrafleischer@gmail.com. Thanks for your support! 

Get ready for Patriot Field Day on Saturday, May 31st, from 11am-2pm, at the Wootton High School Stadium and Aux Gym.

Patriot Field Day will include over 30 sports and games hosted by Wootton’s student-athletes and club members. Friends and families can enjoy concessions, Wootton gear, free Acai bowls, surprise performances, prizes, and more! This event is FREE for everyone! 

Come out and enjoy the beautiful weather from 11am-2pm on Saturday, May 31st. Please contact Mia Krawczel at Mia_Krawczel@mcpsmd.org for questions!

The WCHS JV Football Summer Passing League is open to all incoming 9th and 10th graders in the Churchill cluster who are interested in trying out this fall. There is no cost to join but sign-up is required.

This is a chance for all skill players (QBs, RBs, WRs, LBs and DBs) to begin working with our JV coaches and start learning our offensive and defensive concepts.

Practice(s) will start after Memorial Day with the exact schedule to be shared shortly. Sign up here, today! If you have any questions, please contact churchill.jvfootball@gmail.com and don’t forget to follow the team on Instagram at churchilldawgsjvfootball.