Originally delivered on 10/19/2025 11:01 am

SUBJECT: Meyerland PVA PTO Newsletter (October 19, 2025)

October 19, 2025

Dear Greyhound Families,

🎉 Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
Your response to the We Are MPVA fundraiser has been tremendous! We are so close to reaching our goal—can you help us get across the finish line?

👊 October is National Principal Appreciation Month!
Have you had a chance to thank Mr. Mitchell—or give him a well-deserved fist bump? We’ll be celebrating him with some goodies and treats on Thursday, October 23rd!

đŸŸ PTO Updates
A huge thank you to our volunteer committee members who provided Student Incentives for our Honor Roll students on Friday! On October 24th, we’ll launch our first Greyhound Store for students who’ve earned Greyhound Bucks. They’ll be able to trade in their bucks for treats and games. We need volunteers! Please visit the PTO MTK page to find Sign Up Genius links for volunteering or donating goodies. Your help makes a big difference!

đŸ« Calling All Volunteers!
Magnet season is here, and we need parents and supporters to assist with school tours beginning in November and running through February. A Sign Up Genius will be available this week. We’re also finalizing the date for volunteer tour training—keep an eye on our PTO and Community Facebook pages for updates!

Have questions or want to get involved? Reach out anytime: president@mpvapto.com

Thank you for being the heartbeat of our MPVA community—you make all this possible!

 

Warmly,
 

Naomi Doyle-Madrid

MPVA PTO President

 

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Upcoming Events
WE ARE MPVA

Now - October 31st

We’re almost at our goal at the end of week 2 for the WE ARE MPVA Fall Fundraiser! We’re ecstatic to get to reach for a stretch goal, and to keep providing opportunities for as many kids and families as possible to participate. Remember this is our PTOs BIG fundraiser for the PTO operating budget for the whole year so they can help support MPVA and close the gap between what HISD budget provides and what true support our programs need. 


💜At the end of week 2, almost at our goal of $30K!

💜Daily stories through PTO email, morning announcements, and PTO socials highlighting students, teachers, and staff. Be sure you’re following along! 

💜 100 lawn signs displayed on campus to represent 100+ donations $100+ (families will take lawn signs home in November)

💜150+ incentives delivered to students including lanyards, buttons, stickers, and hoodies. 

💜190 donuts purchased and Hall Passes issued for Donuts for Donations so far. (PTO will host this weekly for all new donations happening each week, you can absolutely donate more than once)

💜Cash collection days are the next two Wednesdays before school from 8-8:30am in the courtyard. Find the PTO and receive an immediate treat, incentive, and donut pass!

Click HERE to Donate today and support WE ARE MPVA!


How do I make a donation?

  • You can contribute online through the PTO website with a credit or debit card, click here to donate online.
  • You can write a check payable to Meyerland PVA Middle School PTO, put it in an envelope addressed to the PTO, and drop it off at the MPVA front desk. 
  • You are also able to donate via Zelle to treasurer@mpvapto.com, 
  • be sure to include your student’s name and homeroom with payment so they can receive incentives.
  • Bring cash to the PTO table on “cash” days at school, be sure to include your student’s name and homeroom with payment so they can receive incentives. Wed, 10/15 from 8:00 - 8:30am!


Tell me more about classroom and school-wide incentives
 We’ve got everything from lanyards and flair to personalized courtyard paw prints and hoodies! Plus donuts and other goodies as Friday treats for donations during WAM.

We Are MPVA Incentives:

$10-Sweet We Are MPVA lanyard!

$25-We are MPVA above an a button!

$50-We are MPVA all of the above plus a water bottle sticker!

$100 all of the above and a yard sign!

$250-all of the above and a customized paw print in the MPVA courtyard!

$500-all of the above plus enjoy a catered lunch with friends!

$750 all of the above an an exclusive We are MPVA hoodie!

$1000 all of the above and a parent social with MPVA admin!

*Incentives apply to all your families' currently enrolled MPVA students.

WE ARE MPVA STORIES

WE ARE MPVA is our main fall fundraiser, and we love that it gives us the opportunity to showcase all the goodness that is MPVA. There are thousands of people with an MPVA story, but over the course of our WE ARE MPVA campaign we will bring you 20 of them.

Mason, MPVA Dance
Lorelei, MPVA Broadcast Journalism

Click here to read her story! 


Alaina, Lucy, Michael, and Ethan, MPVA Athletes
Serena, MPVA Choir
MPVA Staff and their Greyhound Children
Greyhound Store

October 24th | 10:30am - 1:30pm

The Greyhound Store will be open during lunch for students to use their Greyhound bucks to purchase snacks & rewards.

Teachers and administrators give Greyhound Bucks to students as a reward for good behavior, academic achievement, and other positive actions. Students can use their Greyhound Bucks at the Greyhound Store to purchase a variety of snacks & rewards.

Sign up HERE to help at the Greyhound Store!

Sign up HERE to donate to the Greyhound Store - chips, candy, $10 gift cards to be raffled!

Panda Express Spirit Night

October 29th | 10:00am - 10:00pm

Enjoy Panda Express while supporting MPVA PTO!

@8705 West Loop South

Lankford's Spirit Day

November 10th | 11:00am - 8:00 pm

Enjoy Lankford's all day while supporting MPVA PTO! Mention MPVA at checkout and 15% of your sales will go to MPVA PTO!

@5208 Bissonnet St., Bellaire, TX 77401

Important Information
Magnet Program Support

Click on your student's magnet area to pay program support fees.

Art 

Band

Broadcast Journalism

Choir

Creative Writing

Dance

Guitar

Mariachi 

Orchestra

Piano

Theatre

The School Store is Open ONLINE

The school store is open online, you can order throughout the year and items will be delivered to your child's Homeroom class once a week on the last purple day of the week.  For questions, please contact orders@mpvapto.com

Buy Now
Class of 2026

8th Grade Parents, the wait is finally over!! 

8th Grade Packages are available for purchase. Don’t delay, pay today. Please note that you will be required to create a Membership Toolkit (MTK) account in order to purchase. Please put N/A for Homeroom Teacher until that information is provided. 

It’s going to be an exciting year for our Class of 2026 students! 

Click HERE to purchase your 8th Grade Package

~8th Grade Planning Committee

Schoolwide Free Dress Pass

Click HERE to purchase Free Dress Pass Bundle or Free Dress Single Day for the 25/26 school year! Available for all students.

2025-2026 Free Dress Days:

  • November 6th
  • December 5th
  • January 9th
  • February 6th
  • March 6th
  • April 2nd
  • May 1st
All sales will benefit Class of 2026!
*Students must adhere to the 2025-2026 MPVA Dress Code*
Yearbooks for Sale

6th & 7th Grade Families - Yearbooks are on sale NOW!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE! 

***8th Grade Families, remember the yearbook is included if you paid your 8th grade package fees!***

Volunteer Opportunities
Greyhound Store

October 24th | 10:30am - 1:30pm

The Greyhound Store will be open during lunch for students to use their Greyhound bucks to purchase snacks & rewards.

Sign up HERE to help at the Greyhound Store!

Sign up HERE to donate to the Greyhound Store - chips, candy, $10 gift cards to be raffled!

Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 19
WE ARE MPVA
Monday, October 20
WE ARE MPVA
Tuesday, October 21
WE ARE MPVA
Wednesday, October 22
WE ARE MPVA
Thursday, October 23
WE ARE MPVA
Corporate Sponsors

Welcome our newest 2025-2026 Corporate Sponsors:

BMW Law, Coffee Trend, Beam Orthodontics, Terry Cominsky - Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty, Maple Tree Learning, Boutros Orthodontics, Cafe Piquet, and Houston Catering Concepts!


Do you own a business, or do you know someone who does? Do you have a skill or service that could build up the MPVA community? Are you partial to helping support a certain type of event, want to underwrite an event, or would you like to just make a donation to be used as needed? We’d be glad to connect with you and make sure our community knows the people who raise their hand and give to make MPVA a truly wonderful school. Visit our website to check out Sponsorship Levels and email Luci Christian-Bell at fundraising@mpvapto.com to learn more. 

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