Who We Are What We Do
The Friends of SJHS is our school Parent Association. All parents automatically become members of the SJHS Friends once their children are enrolled in the school.The mission of Friends is to welcome and help new parents settle into the school and Milan and to help create a sense of community between parents, teachers, governors and pupils and staff through our social events. Some of these events are fundraisers.
The Friends Committee is our main organizational body and is composed of approximately six to eight volunteer parents, teachers and the School Principal and Treasurer who meet about once a month. There is a network of class/year contacts with one or two parents representing each class/year as well as numerous volunteers who work on our events. Other groups, such as the Video Club, the Lunch Group and the Welcome Group provide services to the school, students and parents on a volunteer basis.
FUNDS raised at our events are allocated approximately once a year on items which are not strictly academically necessary but which improve and enhance the school environment. Some of the items which have been purchased by proceeds from Friends events over the last two or three years:
- TV video equipment for sport department
- Large computer screen for the ITC suite
- Improvements to the drama stage – (Purpose built moveable stage blocks)
- Sewing machine for the Art department
- New stage curtains in the School Hall
- A portion of the cost of the notice board in L/S playground
- A contribution to the lunch group’s fresh orange juice machine
- A vertical piano and four portable stereos
- Friendship bench and jungle gym for L/S playground
- Water fountain for Upper School Hall and for the Music Department
VOLUNTEERS. Are always needed and appreciated. If you would like to become involved or just want to help on a specific event, get in touch with your class/year contact or any committee member. If you are new to the school, this is a great way to meet other parents and there are many tasks to do both behind the scenes, and at events. You can contribute as much or as little time as you wish.