Marston Middle School PTSA

Tomorrow is the last day to shop the Book Fair in person, but if you want more Book Fair... no problem! Keep the party going at our Book Fair online. All book purchases over $25 ship free! All online purchases benefit our school and earn 25% in Scholastic Dollars from March 17, 2025 through March 30, 2025.

Marston’s Annual Open House will be held the evening of Wednesday, March 19th at approximately 5:30 p.m. So many things to experience including live music, a scavenger hunt, games, robotics, art and P.E. demonstrations. Marston PTSA will be selling pizza, snacks and drinks in the lunch quad starting at 5:00pm. Come have dinner with us and support the many programs funded by the PTSA.

The Book Fair starts this Monday! March 17-21 in the library!
The Scholastic Book Fair is where your child's dreams are sparked. Their story starts here. Encourage your readers at our Scholastic Book Fair: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/marstonmiddleschool

Volunteers are still needed!

Thursday 3/13
11:00-12:00pm
- Help with a pizza party for the Jog-A-Thon winners.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AF2FA1F49-55569977-jogathon

Wednesday 3/19
5:00-5:45pm or 5:45-6:30pm
We need help selling pizza, snacks, and drinks at Open House.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AF2FA1F49-49164971-open

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Open House Pizza The PTSA will be selling pizza, snacks and drinks at Open House on Wednesday March 19th. Please help if you can, even a partial shift would be appreciated. Thank you!

Volunteers needed!

The PTSA has 2 upcoming events where volunteers are needed. This Thursday we need a few people to help with a pizza party for the Jog-A-Thon winners. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AF2FA1F49-55569977-jogathon

The following Wednesday is Open House and we need help selling pizza, snacks, and drinks. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AF2FA1F49-49164971-open

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Jogathon Pizza Party Please help us congratulate the jogaton winners with a lunch pizza party. This will take place Thursday March 13th. Thanks

Please join us for our last Marston PTSA Association Meeting of the 2024-2025 school year, Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:30pm in the Marston Auditorium. Email reminders will be sent to all 2024-2025 Marston PTSA Members who have joined prior to March 10th. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions? Reach out to PTSA President, Jennifer Mora via email at [email protected].

2025-2026 Marston PTSA Executive Board Slate
*to be voted in at the April association meeting

2025-2026 Nomination Slate for Marston Middle School PTSA
President - Molly Bacon
Executive Vice President - Lorena Romero
Treasurer - Linda Ford
Secretary - Tina Ellis
1st VP Membership - Lori Holland
1st VP Hospitality - Kristin Luck-Slay
1st VP Ways and Means - VACANT
Financial Secretary - Matt Bacon
Communications Coordinator - Kim Slaaf
Volunteer Coordinator - Desiree Kellough
Financial Reviewer - Nima Masroori
Historian - BreAnne Halecky
Parliamentarian - (to be appointed)
Book Fair Coordinator - Jackie Hysko
Student Representative - Emma Bacon

**We are still looking for a nominee for Ways and Means - Fundraising! PLEASE help out your school, teachers, parents and kiddos by self-nominating and volunteering for this very important position. Without fundraising, we cannot continue to financially support the programs currently in place or bring new ones to Marston. If you have any questions or want to learn more about the role of Ways and Means - Fundraising (time commitment, duties, etc), contact the PTSA. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Tomorrow, Friday, March 7th is a non-instructional day for SDUSD. For their current calendar, click this link.https://www.sandiegounified.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_27732394/File/Academics/Academic%20Calendars/Traditional/Final%20Revised%2012.14.22%20%202024-25%20Instructional%20Calendar.pdf

Today is early dismissal day. All students will be dismissed at 1:40pm. This dismissal time will occur every Wednesday for the remainder of the school year. Please make note of the early dismissal time in your calendar.

Marston will hold a school tour tomorrow, Wednesday, 3/5 at 9:15am. Meet in the Library off Ute Dr to get a guided tour of campus. Tours are great opportunities for parents of incoming or prospective Mariners.

Our Scholastic Book Fair starts on March 17th - now's the time to create your eWallet! Watch this short video to learn how it works. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html
Then visit our school's Book Fair homepage to set up your account: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/marstonmiddleschool

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for March 17-21 and get ready to empower your reader with book choice. Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/marstonmiddleschool

Today is the deadline!! It’s not too late to help us meet our Marston Jog-A-Thon fundraising goal of $10,000! You and family/friends can sponsor your child via PayPal, using this link below. Thank you!

Pay George Marston Middle School PTSA using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/MarstonMiddlePTSA and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

The Marston Jog-A-Thon was a lot of fun for the students today!
Thank you to all the Volunteers!
It’s not too late to help us meet our goal of $10,000.
Friday, 2/28, is the deadline for student and grade level prizes for fundraising!

Sponsor your child via PayPal or send cash/check with your child to school.

Pay George Marston Middle School PTSA using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/MarstonMiddlePTSA and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to fill a role on the 2025-26 PTSA Executive Board. We are so close to having a full board which is great news for our philanthropy work as well as the programs funded by PTSA fundraising.

If you are interested in joining the Board, we have the following positions still remaining:

Ways & Means Chair: Coordinates annual Fall Fundraiser with the Membership Chair/Membership Drive and supports all concession events to include New Parent Mixer, Anchors Aweigh, Back to School Night, Monster Madness, Winter Concert, Open House, and Spring Concert. Also plans and coordinates they Jogathon in the spring.

Communications Coordinator: Coordinates electronic communication to market PTSA activities, and manages social media communications via the direction of President and Commitee Chairs.

If you are interested or want to find out more information, please email [email protected] or fill out this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecFLo2p1a4RjvqR9lp-hYSZLRC_kyVcN9XuKblQsS_h6D-HA/viewform?usp=header

JOG-A-THON is Tomorrow/Tuesday!

So far we have raised $2,990
Please help us reach our goal of $10,000
Here is the link to Volunteer!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AF2FA1F49-48411802-jogathon #/
Sponsor your child via PayPal or send cash/check with your child to school.
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MarstonMiddlePTSA

Jog-A-Thon On Tuesday February 25th Marston will be having a Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for various projects. We need your help to make this a successful fundraiser. Pleas sign-up to volunteer or donate. Thank you for supporting our efforts.

Marston parents are invited to join Principal Jon Gollias in person or online on Friday, February 21st from approximately 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. In-person guests will sign-in in the Main Office and will be directed from there. Here’s the link for those who wish to join online: meet.google.com/bgg-vfon-uai At Coffee with the Principal meetings, the principal usually provides some updates and then opens it up for parent questions. If you plan on attending and have a specific topic you would like to discuss, please email Jon Gollias at [email protected] as soon as possible.

The Jog-A-Thon is coming up and we need lots of help to make it a successful event. Please sign-up to volunteer, donate or both! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EA9AF2FA1F49-48411802-jogathon
Thank you-
Kristin Slay
PTSA Volunteer Coordinator

Jog-A-Thon On Tuesday February 25th Marston will be having a Jog-A-Thon to raise funds for various projects. We need your help to make this a successful fundraiser. Pleas sign-up to volunteer or donate. Thank you for supporting our efforts.