Welcome to J. R. Masterman Home & School Association

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Thank you to the Masterman Community for making the 2017 Spring Into Auction a huge success.
View pictures from the event @ https://mastermanhsa.schoolauction.net/auction2017

J. R. Masterman School, Philadelphia, PA

HSA Announcements

ANNUAL MASTERMAN LEGACY FUND DRIVE TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM AIR CONDITIONERS! We are once again kicking off our annual Legacy Fund drive as we approach the end of the year. The Legacy Fund, which is a Principal discretionary fund used for targeted needs of the school, allows us to maintain many of our academic programs by providing much needed resources that supplement our school’s operating budget. At the beginning of June, you received a letter and donation form in the mail, but you can also find it here. We hope to designate some of the funds to air conditioners. As you know, quality learning cannot take place in a space that heats up to 90 degrees in the spring. We were able to raise $3000 at the Auction towards this ...
Posted Jun 9, 2017, 4:45 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Masterman Home and School 2017 Elections: The Masterman Home and School Association Board is pleased to present the ballot for the 2017 HSA Officer elections. Our many thanks to all of the candidates who are willing to donate their time and effort to make Masterman an even better school for our students. There are six positions to be filled: President, Vice President 1, Vice President 2, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer. There is one candidate for the following positions: President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary and Treasurer. There are five candidates for the two Vice President positions. When voting, please select up to two candidates for Vice President. Ballots are available in the Masterman School office, and can also be downloaded from the Masterman Home and ...
Posted May 31, 2017, 3:54 PM by Mike Hoffberg
6th Annual Laps for Education Members of the Masterman community, including students, teachers, parents and alumni can run or walk laps (1/4 mile) around the school to raise money for Masterman Clubs, Activities and Athletics. Date: Friday, June 9, 2017 Rain date: Fri., June 16, 2017 Time: 8:30-2:38· Registration: Thursdays, May 25^th, June 1^st and June 8^th from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Masterman in the main hallway near the patio doors; $20 for all participants. A completed waiver form must be submitted at time of registration.· DAY OF REGISTRATION IS $25 so register early!· Participants seek pledges in advance, based ...
Posted May 9, 2017, 7:09 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Staff Luncheon - May 26th - Dear Masterman families, Our annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon will take place on May 26, 2017. This is a potluck event to thank our wonderful teachers and staff for going above and beyond every single day for our children. In order to provide food, raffle baskets and token gifts to the staff, we rely on help and generosity of our families. We are organizing this effort by using SignUp Genius. It will help us avoid overlapping efforts and unmet needs. You don't need to create an account in order to sign up, just your name and email address. Please go to this web link to sign up for anything you can contribute: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e48adaa2ca3f58-masterman1 If ...
Posted Apr 19, 2017, 5:51 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Rayshawn Johnson Story from Philadelphia Tribute: http://www.phillytrib.com/news/a-promise-made-to-mom/article_6f9badd5-f33b-5fcf-9520-a490c9daa981.html - Masterman student accepted into eight top U.S. collegesWhen Rayshawn Johnson would tour college campuses, he made his mother a promise that he would bring back a pennant from each school. College and university banners adorn the walls of his room, his mom Jessica said.“When he came back, the pennants had to go on the wall and we made a vision,” Jessica Johnson said. “Everyday (Rayshawn) woke up and had a vision of where he wanted to go. That was part of the process. Making a claim, never saying you can’t.”Now a graduating senior at Julia R. Masterman Middle ...
Posted Apr 14, 2017, 4:20 PM by Mike Hoffberg
Post Auction Items On-Line (and still available): Thank you to the Masterman Community for making the 2017 Spring Into Auction a huge success. Masterman Online Auction for our remaining and new items will start today at 7pm and last until 7pm on Monday, April 17^th. An invitation has been sent to the existing users in the system. Please use your existing email id or sign up to bid on the items. Sign up Page: https://mastermanhsa.schoolauction.net/auction2017 Online Catalog: https://mastermanhsa.schoolauction.net/auction2017/catalog/online
Posted Apr 8, 2017, 2:12 PM by Mike Hoffberg