A.P. Giannini Middle School PTSA

Welcome to the A.P. Giannini PTSA Website! Please scroll down below for our calendar, events, newsletter, meetings, and photos. Read our Newsletters and Bulletins HERE. Check out our MENU for more details on Volunteering, Donating, becoming a Member, and more. Sign up for the PTSA Google Group to stay up-to-date on school community events. You may also EMAIL the PTSA Board with any questions you may have about our events, CLICK HERE.

WE APPRECIATE ALL DONATIONS TO OUR AWESOME, PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SUPPORT OF OUR 1,200 STUDENTS. VISIT OUR DONATION LINK HERE.

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11 Become a Member of our APG PTSA Become a Member of our APG PTSA August 11, 2025 Join our APG PTSA Becoming a member takes two minutes Visit: https://jointotem.com/ca/san-francisco/a-p-giannini-middle-school-ptsa Thank you! See Google Calendar PTSA Board Meeting PTSA Board Meeting August 11, 2025 See Google Calendar • •	12	13 6th Grade Orientation 6th Grade Orientation August 13, 2025 APG Orientation for 6th Graders 9a-11a At APG Middle School See Flier for Details See Google Calendar APG Gear for Sale In Person APG Gear for Sale In Person August 13, 2025 We will sell APG Gear in-person to all our new students/families on Weds August 13th, 9- 11am at APG's 6th Grade Orientation event. Find our Gear Booth after you enter the school. You may pay by CASH or CREDIT CARD, only. After the school year begins on 8/18, you may purchase gear online: https://apgsf.square.site/s/shop Orders get delivered to your student in advisory within 2 weeks of your online order. First set of deliveries will be August 29th. Thank you! See Google Calendar • •	14	15 APG Teachers Need Help Today! APG Teachers Need Help Today! August 15, 2025 Our APG Teachers need YOUR help today setting up classrooms, Friday, August 15th from 9a-4pm. Please add your name to the Sign Up at: https://signup.com/go/uroxHCL Thank you! See Google Calendar •	16	17
18 First Day of School First Day of School August 18, 2025 See SFUSD Calendar https://www.sfusd.edu/calendars Important Dates Holidays and more... See Google Calendar Welcome Coffee Welcome Coffee August 18, 2025 9:00 am - 10:00 am Welcome Coffee for APG Parents/Caregivers 9am - 10am APG Garden See Google Calendar APG Athletics Meeting APG Athletics Meeting August 18, 2025 4:05 pm - 4:50 pm A.P. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA Informational APG Athletics Meeting for Fall Sports Monday 8/18 4:05pm APG Gym Students interested in Baseball, Softball and Boys Soccer should come by the meeting at our school gym after the dismissal. Meet the Athletic Director and Coaches at 4:05pm in the Gym. APG ATHLETICS WEBPAGE https://www.sfusd.edu/school/ap-giannini-middle-school/students/athletics/tryouts If you have any questions regarding Giannini Athletics, please feel free to email APG Athletic Director Carlos Alfaro at alfaroii.c@nullsfusd.edu. See Google Calendar • • •	19 APG Athletics Tryouts Begin APG Athletics Tryouts Begin August 19, 2025 Students interested in Baseball, Softball and Boys Soccer will begin tryouts today! APG ATHLETICS WEBPAGE https://www.sfusd.edu/school/ap-giannini-middle-school/students/athletics/tryouts If you have any questions regarding Giannini Athletics, please feel free to email APG Athletic Director Carlos Alfaro at alfaroii.c@nullsfusd.edu. See Google Calendar •	20	21 Sports Basement Sale + APG Support Begins Sports Basement Sale + APG Support Begins August 21, 2025 See Google Calendar •	22	23 Second District PTA Training & Lunch Second District PTA Training & Lunch August 23, 2025 Event open to all APG Board officers and other PTA/PTSA Board Officers. See Google Calendar •	24
25 Become a Member of our APG PTSA Become a Member of our APG PTSA August 25, 2025 Join our APG PTSA Becoming a member takes two minutes Visit: https://jointotem.com/ca/san-francisco/a-p-giannini-middle-school-ptsa Thank you! See Google Calendar •	26 APG Picture Day (Lifetouch) APG Picture Day (Lifetouch) August 26, 2025 https://my.lifetouch.com/ Code: EVTFG9NGQ See Google Calendar •	27 PTSA General Meeting - all welcome PTSA General Meeting - all welcome August 27, 2025 All of our APG parents/caregivers and staff are welcome to attend our PTSA General Meeting + Principals Update on August 27th, from 6:00-7:00pm. This is a HYBRID meeting - you may join us in person at the APG Library OR join us online via Zoom (link shared via parentvue, newsletter and bulletin). See Google Calendar •	28	29	30	31

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PTSA General Meetings

General PTSA meetings are a great way for parents/caregivers, students, and staff to participate actively in our school community. We share info below about our five General Meetings, and through all our communication channels.

DATES OF OUR GENERAL MEETINGS IN 2025-26 – All parents/caregivers and teachers/staff are welcome to our meetings. Join us on:

Wednesday, August 27th, 6:00pm, Hybrid (in-person and Zoom; details and zoom link shared by email, bulletin and newsletter); See AGENDA Here. Read SLIDE DECK Here.

Wednesday, November 12th, 6:30pm, Zoom

Wednesday, January 28th, 6:30pm, Zoom

Wednesday, March 18th, 6:30pm, Zoom

Wednesday, April 15th, 6:30pm, Zoom

At each general PTSA meeting, we discuss recent and upcoming school initiatives, events, and activities, share our PTSA budget, and provide updates from our school admin. To be a voting participant at any of our budget or election meetings, you have to be an APG PTSA Member – click here to join for at least 30 days prior to each meeting. We are stronger together ~ the more of us who participate, the bigger the impact we have within our school community. Let’s do this, Jaguars!

ONGOING APG MS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

PTSA Board 2025-26

We’re excited to have fantastic Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) Board Officers and Coordinators/Chairs/Leads for the coming school year, 2025-26! You may Email us anytime if you’re interested in learning more about serving on our PTSA Board or have questions for us. Together, we can make a big difference in supporting our students and staff at APG!

Congrats to our new 2025-2026 Board Officers and Chairs! We’re excited to have a closely-full slate for our Board. We’re still looking for a Student-PTSA Liaison & an AAPAC Chair. Email us anytime if you’re interested in filling one of those open roles!

President	Emma Silvius
Executive Vice President	Erin Dickey
Treasurer	Katherine Burton
Secretary	Lindsay West
Historian	Leigh Meredith
Parliamentarian	Jonathan Crosby
Principal	Tai-Sun Schoeman
Teacher Liaison	Emma Petrelli
Fundraising Co-Vice Presidents	Holly Coombs, Missy Keadle, Molly Stein
Fundraising Passive Chair	Andrea Pollock
Membership Vice President	Bryan McDonald
Gear Co-Chairs	Carrie C Byun & Ashley Smith
Auditor & Teacher Grants	Sara R Norwick
Volunteer Coordinator	Beth Ryan
Hospitality Co-Coordinators	Karen Prince & Amanda MacDougall
Garden Co-Chairs/ Liaisons	Ruben Diaz, Annie Tahtinen, Cat Sommer
Fliers	Angela Chang
Spring Open House Lead	Damaris Soto
Student-PTSA Liaison	OPEN
6th Grade Event Leads	Mandy Whittington & Janis Greenspan
7th Grade Event Leads	Janet Wong & Jennifer Leung
8th Grade Event Lead	Daniela Fenili
Communications Chair + eNews; Social Media Manager/Website	Tina Paul Mulye
African American Parent Advisory Council (AAPAC) Lead	OPEN
Chinese WeChat Lead	Winki Wu