September Newsletter

📚 Welcome to the SHS PTSA 2025-26 School Year!

The Somerville High School PTSA is excited to engage and collaborate with the SHS community to advocate for SHS students’ success. Our newly elected board is excited to organize established PTSA annual activities including a teacher appreciation breakfast, the senior pre-prom party, and supporting student-led fundraisers. We’re also excited to launch new activities including teacher mini-grants, another spring fundraising party, and more, to be determined.

New PTSA Website!

The PTSA has a new 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!

PTSA News & Updates

We've Already Been Busy...

On August 20th the PTSA tabled at the Get Ready for School Fair followed by SHS’s Welcome to High School. We met several incoming SHS families and got a head start on our membership. Thanks to our volunteers who helped staff the table (pictured here).

🗓️ Upcoming Events

Sept 4 Ward 3 School Committee Candidates Forum

7:00 PM - SHS Lower Cafeteria

An opportunity to hear candidates' views about K-12 education and the future of Somerville schools in our rapidly changing community. Sponsored by the Ward 3 Democratic Committee.

Sept 5 Mayoral Candidates Forum

6:30 PM - East Somerville School (50 Cross Street)

Focused on libraries and schools; sponsored by the Somerville PTA Council

Oct 9 PTSA General Meeting

7:30 PM - SHS Room C-205

Meet your new Board members and learn about some of our plans for the new school year. Bring your ideas too!

🤝 Join Our PTSA Family Today!

Your membership fee goes directly toward student programs, teacher resources, and advocacy efforts. Every membership strengthens our voice and impact in the community.

Volunteers Needed!

Join a committee, help plan an event, sign up for a yearlong position or help with a one-off task -- we have volunteer opportunities to suit all interests and time commitments.