These are the various committees and groups working to make our school all that we love about it! Take a moment to look over this list and find those opportunities that interest you and are compatible with your family’s abilities. Dive in, and have fun!
Annual Family Giving conducts the annual campaign. This team needs writers, graphic artists, organizational help, and people with pledge drive experience.
Contact: Ellen Barnett, emfaustine@yahoo.com
Winter Faire organizes the faire, with different parents heading up each area, including Bake Sale, Bazaar, Crafts, Decorations, Evergreen Trees, Food, Green Team, Marketing, Music, and Snow Fairy Market. Many hands needed to make this a great event.
Contact: Margarita Smith margaritasmith122@gmail.com , Nadine Leonova nadinemaren@gmail.com
Spring Faire organizes the faire, with different parents heading up Bake Sale, Class Performances, Decorations, Games, Green Team, Ice Cream, Maypole, and Potluck. Many hands needed to make this a great event.
Contact: Thiele Robinson thielerobinson@mac.com
Silent Auction organizes the yearly event, including donations, party planning, organizing, and managing the auction. Many volunteers are needed at different times from August through March.
Contact: Luciana Breitenstein, luescudero@yahoo.com, November McIlhargey, novyjune@sbcglobal.net, Stephanie Binder stephdipretebinder@gmail.com , Bridget Dome, bridget.dome@gmail.com,
Crafters Circle creates curricular items for students, and other items to sell at faires, auctions, and the school store for fundraising. Crafters meet every Wednesday morning after drop off in DR room 22.
Contact: Abigail Cottrell, abicottrell@att.net
Room Reps help the classroom teachers with parent communications and organize class responsibilities for school events
General Contact: Your teacher
Room Rep Coordinator: Lauren Hall, laurenjanehall@gmail.com
Teacher/Classroom Assistants help with math, reading, painting, or other areas.
General Contact: Your teacher and Room Rep
Fundraisers
Book Faire organizes the fall book faires at Del rey and Westchester campuses
Contact: Leslie Linville, tinkerl@earthlink.net, Jessica Martin, jessica@growingeducators.com
Knight of the Bedtime Stories, an evening community event and fundraiser.
Contact: Leslie Linville, tinkerl@earthlink.net
School Store sells OCS Spirt-wear, crayons, beeswax, a range of craft materials and other items at selected school events.
Contact: Rachel Miller, rachelmiller615@gmail.com
Yearbook coordinates all materials needed for and publication of yearbook. Yearbook needs many volunteers; graphic design, layout and photography experience helpful but not required.
Contact: Jocelyn Miller, jm@jocelynmiller.net
Fundraiser Dinners return 20% of the evening’s proceeds to OCS.
position currently open Contact: Jennifer Jacobus, jenjacmac@yahoo.com
Reef Café hosts each campus’ Friday morning social gathering & fundraiser.
WC Contact: Caroline Kass, carolinekass@yahoo.com
Del Rey Contact: Tanya Wierzba, nictric2@hotmail.com, Miriam Burke, miriamb@me.com
Reef Café Special Events provide snacks and beverages at school events
position currently open Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com
Other Ideas? If you have a fundraising idea, please contact Laura Stoland at lstoland@gmail.com. Most
event ideas are offerred through our annual Silent Auction in spring, even if they occur throughout the year. We encourage anyone with a creative event idea to consider sharing it through the Silent Auction. An example would be offering a dinner party for a group of OCS families.
Alumni Night invite alumni parents and students to talk about their OCS experience and the process for finding the high school that is right for you. Coordinate food and drinks for guest alumni.
position currently open Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com
Ice Cream Social welcomes new and returning families each August before school starts.
position currently open Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com
Parent Education organizes parent education and outside speakers.
Contact: ACG Governors and Administration
Volunteer Coordinator works with ACG Gov’s and Volunteer Committee Heads to coordinate volunteer needs and helps match the right person to the right job.
Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com, Janee Gerard, negerard@gmail.com
Welcoming New Families organizes events and makes connections to welcome new families.
Del Rey Contact: position available, Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com
Westchester Contact: Colette Fowler, colettefowler@yahoo.com
Elections Chair works with ACG Gov’s, OCS Board and admin to organize yearly election.
Contact: position currently open, contact November Mcilhargey, novyjune@sbcglobal.net
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT (Board of Trustees’ Committees)
Development and Grants Task Force is creating a development plan to guide OCS’ future fundraising, grant writing, and campaigns. Many volunteers are needed for work in the near future.
Contact: Melodie Metzger, melodie.metzger@gmail.com
Diversity Committee recruit and welcome diverse families to OCS
Contact: Dominique DjeDje, sunshynelady@gmail.com, Jessica Martin, jessica@growingeducators.com
Governance Committee is Board appointed. Meeting once a month, working closely with OCS Admin to draft new policy and review and revise existing policy.
Contact: Jason Haas, jason.haas@stanfordalumni.org
Finance Committee – Contact: Sue Ingles, sueanningles@gmail.com
Ombudsman works with community members to address complaints and resolve problems.
Contact: Deborah Fryman, dfryman@keepinc.us
Capital Campaign Committee – Contact: Melodie Metzger, melodie.metzger@gmail.com
Technology Support & Website helps support website and other technical needs.
Contact: Ms. Jenny, msjenny@oceancs.org, support positions currently open for content designers.
Green Thumb Collective organizes all sustainability, greening and gardening with weekend work days. Helps organize weekly chores and maintenence of shared garden and playground spaces.
WC Contact: Jill Pittelli, potatopittelli@yahoo.com,
DR Contact: Anaswara Wasserman, anaswara333@gmail.com, Carla Davey, carla@daveykids.com
DR Grades Garden: Help maintain the beautiful garden space behind the classrooms at the Del rey campus. Contact: Carla Davey, carla@daveykids.com
Safety & Repairs helps with fix it jobs, small construction projects and site improvements.
position currently open Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com
OCS Librarian maintains collection, organizes classroom volunteers, serves as point person for teachers and administration cultivates the library’s presence on both campuses
Del Rey Contact: Katherine Durrin, kdurrin@hotmail.com
WC Contact: Holly Willis, hwillis@cinema.usc.edu
Costumes & Set Coordinator organizes costume closet and works with teachers and parent volunteers to catalogue and check-out costumes and set pieces for class plays.
position currently open Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com
Traffic and Valet help staff with morning drop-off, afternoon pick-up and special events.
WC Contact: Ms Jenny, msjenny@oceancs.org
Childcare Coordinator coordinate with admin to organize childcare for OCS events
position currently open Contact: Crystal Hays, hays.crystal@gmail.com