Parents Association (PA)

Parents of all current HIES students are members of the HIES Parents’ Association (PA). The PA's events, programs, and operations are run by more than 80 parent volunteers who serve as officers and chairs. Hundreds of parent volunteers sign up to help with various activities from time to time. 

The PA is organized around three key areas: Fundraising events, Community Life programs and Division- and Grade-Level Representatives. 

What We Do 

The PA supports our school's academic programs, provides "extras" that enrich the lives of our students and parents, and promotes meaningful communication between our parents and administration. Our Communication, Fundraising and Community Life committees marshal the talents of hundreds of volunteers to make this happen.

Through our fundraising efforts, we funded special request projects in each school division that directly benefit HIES students, including these fun, engaging, and compelling additions: 

• PS playground equipment and seating; an explorers mural and reading nooks
• LS additional iPads and carts; ActiveFloor: an amazing interactive floor used for learning and games; house t-shirts
• Funding for the LS Reading Incentive
• Funding for new and improved MS recess equipment including new basketball goals and a sport court 
• Funding for US student trips as well as US programming
• MS & US Student Council funding in which they decide as a student body how the funds can be used and present their ideas to the PA Executive Committee
• Contribution to state-of-the-art central security monitoring site

The Parents’ Association is also proud to have funded the following:

• Collected & distributed record-high donations for the Holiday Teacher and Staff Gift Fund: $320 CASH gifts for full-time teachers/staff
• Hosted first annual Christmas Tree Lighting Event on the Owen Family Quad
• Purchased a pizza oven for the School to improve lunch offerings

The PA also contributed to the Annual Fund and Financial Aid programs. Other important functions of our PA include: 

• Welcoming new families to HIES
• Providing parent representation for each grade and division
• Hosting Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheons and Teacher Treats breakfasts
• Running the Bear WearHouse
• Offering Cotillion classes for 5th grade students
• Offering Parent Education Classes
• Providing daily fresh fruit for snacks in Middle and Upper Schools
• Communicating with monthly grade level newsletters, timely posts to our Facebook, Instagram and GroupMe page

Get Involved

To get involved or receive more information on volunteer opportunities, click here.

We welcome parents to get involved with us, join us at our PA General Meetings and volunteer with us in one or more of our PA activities and events this year!