Show Your RESMS Spirit!
Spirit wear will be on sale September 21- October 5.
Looking for a new t-shirt? Need another sweatshirt as the weather starts to get cold?
Next week will be your chance to purchase Eagle Staff spirit wear from the online store. The link will go live on Tuesday, September 21st and you will have 2 weeks to make your purchases. Gear can be shipped to your home (for an additional cost) or delivered to school.
Thank you to Verity Credit Union for being our September sponsor for the RESMS Care Closet. Their $300 donation will go to support family support efforts organized by the PTSA and social work team.
Verity will also be supporting the program by hosting a supply drive at their Greenwood location, during which they will be collecting our most-needed fall items, including:
We could also always use:
Families who can, please consider contributing by dropping off these items at the Verity Greenwood branch or the RESMS Main Office during school hours. A link for making financial donations and ways to order items on Amazon is coming soon!
Join us in welcoming our new PTSA Board members for the 2021-2022 school year!
President: Cynthia Kemp
I’m excited to take on the president role at Robert Eagle Staff. I have been the volunteer coordinator for the past year and a half. My son is a graduating 8th grader and my daughter is in 6th grade. I taught Social Studies at Ballard High School for almost 20 years, leaving the classroom in June 2019.
Co-president (VP): Christi Steinberg
Co-secretary: Brooke Van Eyck
Brooke Van Eyk is originally from Atlanta and lived in Boston for a few years before moving to Seattle over a decade ago. She is currently a full-time grad student pursuing a Master’s of Library & Information Science. Brooke lives in Greenwood and is mom to Daphne (incoming RESMS 6th grader) and Thad (rising 3rd grader). The Van Eyk’s also have has a small dog with a big bark and a one-eyed pirate cat.
Co-secretary: Anne Heskel
Annie is originally from Florida and lived in Boston, Philadelphia, and NYC before moving to Seattle in 2017. She is a small animal veterinarian at Maple Leaf Veterinary Care Center. Anne and her husband, Gordon, are parents to Charlotte (6th grade) and Caroline (3rd grade) as well as two socially inept cats and one adorable beagle-mix.
Co-treasurer: Ruchita Tulsyan
Ruchita has two wonderful children: a rising 8th grader at Eagle Staff and a rising 5th grader at John Stanford International. Professionally, Ruchita works part-time as an HR Manager and spends her afternoon teaching mechanical engineering concepts using Legos to students in various elementary schools in Seattle in a fun and entertaining environment through Seattle Young Engineers. She was born and raised in India and cherishes Indian traditions, festivals and food.
Co-treasurer: Catherine Muth
Membership Chair: Maggie Skinner
Maggie is the Executive Director of Goodwin Connections, a nonprofit that makes childcare and preschool more affordable for parents which allows them to work full-time towards their first college degree. Her background is in marketing, communications, and fundraising for nonprofits related to education, health, and the arts. She lives in the Broadview neighborhood with her family. In fall 2021, her daughter, Greta, will attend Robert Eagle Staff as a 6th grader, and her son, Theo, will enter 3rd grade at Daniel Bagley.
Communications Chair: Michelle Peters
I’m happy to be more involved with the Eagle Staff PTSA next year as the Communications Chair. We have three kids, two at Eagle Staff (Jack, 8th, and Henry, 6th) and one at Greenwood Elementary (Katie, 4th). I have long served on the Greenwood Elementary board, leading various committees, working as the communications chair and newsletter editor for all of my years there, and, finally, president the last two years. This past year, I served on the Eagle Staff PTSA board as co-chair of the Community Engagement team. In my “spare” time, I own a freelance editorial business, through which I provide copywriting services for travel companies all over the world. I’m an avid reader, hiker, biker and runner who originally hails from Vermont, but adores my adopted PNW.
Volunteer Coordinator: Julie Kennedy
Community Engagement: Donna Hale-Wolcott
While the school is closed this year, the Health Center at RESMS is OPEN!
We are seeing students in person and doing telehealth calls. We are providing flu shots, vaccines, sports physicals, well child checks, and mental health services. All our services are completely free, regardless of insurance status. We can function in addition to any primary care children already have as a resource that may be more convenient for parents once children return to school.
Students must register before receiving services. Just complete our online registration packet:
For more information about our clinic, services, and COVID precautions click here.
For up-to-date information and resources to help families navigate remote learning, including technology tools and meal plans, visit the Seattle School District website here.