Welcome to Fall!
October 2025 Newsletter
Laura Beretsky
10/4/20252 min read
· SHS College Fair: For students and families Thursday, October 9th 6:30-8:00, Somerville High School cafeteria
· The annual Metro-Boston Diaper Drive: Provides all donated diapers to the Somerville WIC office, which serves Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, Watertown, Lexington, Bedford, Lincoln and Belmont. The drive runs October 5 - 18. Visit mbdiapers.org to make a donation, or click directly on the links to the Amazon and Target registries.
· Mayoral and City Councilor at-large Candidate Debates: Hosted by Somerville Media Center and The Somerville Beacon. Mon, Oct 20, 2025, from 5:30 at the Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theater. Admission is free. Doors open at 5:30PM. The At Large debate, 6:00-7:00PM, The Mayoral debate, 7:30-8:30PM,
· Somerville Parks and Recreation Center Fall Programming: The Recreation Center has released their fall schedule, which includes classes, sports, and activities for children, teens, and adults. Link here: https://somervillema.myrec.com/info/activities/default.aspx
Time for pumpkin spice everything, cozier darker evenings and locking in.
Be sure to check out the PTSA’s website: https://shsptsa.org. You’ll be able to find out about upcoming PTSA events, SHS activities/events, and what the PTSA is doing this year. You can also sign up to join the PTSA at this site. Just click on the red “join now’ button on the top. Check it out!
The Somerville High School PTSA is excited to engage and collaborate with the SHS community to advocate for SHS students’ success.
Next PTSA General Meeting!
Thursday, October 9th 7:30pm
Somerville High School, Room C-205
An opportunity to meet the Board and other parents/guardians and learn about some of the PTSA’s plans. We’re still figuring them out, so please bring your ideas, for our brainstorming session. Light snacks provided. This is a hybrid meeting. Zoom option available here: https://mit.zoom.us/j/92535446654
Upcoming General Meeting
Volunteers needed for Grant Review Committee: The PTSA is piloting a teacher grant program. SHS teachers can ask for up to $750 to support a project or activity that enhances learning, improves the classroom environment, and/or supports an existing program. The request for proposals is open through October 20th. Application review will take place between late October and mid-November. If you’re interested in helping, email info@shsptsa.org
Request for Volunteers!
Help organize the SHS Boutique: We want to support the SFLC’s clothing drive. In addition to asking the community for gently used clothes, we need volunteers to help us organize an attractive fun space at SHS where the clothes will be on display and available for students to look at and try on. If you’re interested in helping, email info@shsptsa.org
