Originally delivered on 10/26/2025 11:01 am

SUBJECT: Meyerland PVA PTO Newsletter (October 26, 2025)

October 26, 2025

Dear Greyhound Families,

 

As we wrap up another busy and exciting month of school, I want to extend heartfelt thanks for your continued support of our school and PTO. So many of you have stepped up to volunteer, donate, and cheer us on — and it shows! We truly have the best middle school community in HISD.

 

🎉 Campaign Success!

Our We Are MPVA campaign reached its goal! Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make it a success. A special shout-out to our VP of Fundraising, Luci Bell, and our WAM Chair, Amanda Sorena — these amazing women led the charge and truly rocked this event!

 

🛍️ Greyhound Store Volunteers

A huge thank-you to all the volunteers who supported our first Greyhound Store for students who earned Greyhound Bucks. Your time and energy make a real difference for our students — we couldn’t do it without you!

 

 Calling All Volunteers!

Magnet season is officially underway! We’ve already hosted two Coffees with Prospective Parents, complete with campus tours. Both were well attended and received great feedback. We’re excited to welcome more families as tour season begins on November 6, 2025. If you’d like to help, stay tuned for volunteer sign-ups!

 

🗓️ Mark Your Calendars

Our next General PTO Meeting will be Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
This will be our final General Meeting of the year — and we’re ending on a festive note with a holiday theme! Don’t miss it — plan to join us and celebrate another successful semester together.

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

 

Need this information in another language? Simply click the Translate button in the top right corner of this newsletter to select your preferred language. This feature allows you to read our updates in over 100 languages, making sure every family can stay informed about our school news!


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WE ARE MPVA

Now - October 31st

We’re thrilled to share that we’ve reached our fundraising goal! Thank you for your incredible generosity. Every additional gift will allow us to make an even greater impact — it’s not too late to give!

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 3, we have reached our goal of $30K! Let's keep going!

💜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. 

💜 Our last Donuts for Donations is this Friday (PTO will host this weekly for all new donations happening each week, you can absolutely donate more than once)

💜Cash collection last day is this 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.

Vivienne in the MPVA Theatre Department
MPVA Cheer Squad and Coach Jackson
Karol in MPVA Dual Language
The Austs
Aiden in Jazz Band
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

Free Dress Passes Being Sold During Lunch

November 4th | During All Lunches


Free Dress Day is coming up on Thursday, November 6th! Passes are available now for purchase online. If you’d like to pay with cash, in-person sales will take place on Tuesday, November 4th during all lunches. Don’t miss out on showing your style!

All sales will benefit Class of 2026!

*Students must adhere to the 2025-2026 MPVA Dress Code*

PTO General Meeting

November 12th | 6:30pm | MPVA Library


This will be our final General Meeting of the year — and we’re ending on a festive note with a holiday theme! Don’t miss it — plan to join us and celebrate another successful semester together.

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

November 14th | 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!

MPVA Magnet Tours Volunteer

November 6th - February 12th | 1:00 - 2:30pm

As we enter magnet tour season, MPVA is seeking enthusiastic parent volunteers to serve as campus ambassadors. Volunteers will assist with greeting prospective families, guiding tours, and helping visitors experience the vibrant culture of our school.


Your participation helps families see firsthand the strong sense of community that defines MPVA. Tours begin November 6, 2025, and volunteer shifts are flexible.


If you’re interested, please contact VP of Magnet Relations at magnetrelations@mpvapto.com or sign up HERE to help!

Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 26
WE ARE MPVA
Monday, October 27
WE ARE MPVA
Tuesday, October 28
WE ARE MPVA
Wednesday, October 29
WE ARE MPVA
10:00a Panda Express Spirit Night
Corporate Sponsors

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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