PTA Board for 2026-2027

Leah DeWolf is this year’s President and Sonja Garvey is this year’s Secretary. We are seeking volunteers for the following positions. Please let us know at ldewolf@gmail.com if you can help with any of these positions. Let’s make this a great year for our students!

Treasurer:  The Treasurer is responsible for deposits and withdrawals from the bank account and maintaining the budget. This is a yearlong position, but the work doesn’t have to be during the workday.

Webmaster: We really need help with a webmaster to manage the accounts for the PTA.

Membership chair:  We need help recruiting new members, managing our membership list, keeping our storefront updated. This position is more short-term (if you have time now but not later in the year) and does not have to be during the workday.

Spiritwear chair: We need someone to work with the school to agree on a spiritwear design, choose a company to create a storefront, and publicize Spiritwear orders through Givebacks and the school’s newsletter. This position is more short-term (if you have time now but not later in the year) and does not have to be during the workday.

Hospitality Chair: We need help from someone to organize the teacher back-to-school breakfast in August, a holiday luncheon for teachers, and teacher appreciation week, plus the Faculty Fairy program. This is a year-long position with some need to be in the school during the workday.

Hospitality Committee: Help the hospitality chair plan and execute events.

Reflections Chair: Run the Reflections program for Luther Jackson this year. https://vapta.org/reflections/

Heritage Night: Work with the school to plan Heritage Night (or similar event in the spring) including . 

8th Grade Celebration: This is a school function and I think the 8th graders generally plan it, but it would be good for a PTA member to help the school however needed and help figure out what they need from the PTA.

PTA board for 2025-26 school year

Thank you to the Nominating Committee members, Olga, Molly, and Ricardo, for soliciting nominations of LJMS PTA officers for the next school year. The following officers were elected for the 2025-26 school year:

  • President: Karen Lee
  • Vice President: Olga Rozell
  • Treasurer: Alison Paddock
  • Secretary: Molly Huh

Join & Support the PTA

There are two ways to become a member or donate to the PTA:

Complete this form and mail it back to the school with a check:
English form
Spanish form

Join or donate online with a credit card
NOTE: you will be charged a credit card fee of 3.3% + 0.50 per transaction.

Please support your child and the student community at LJMS by joining the PTA and making a donation to support the PTA. This is the ONLY school wide fundraiser we hold during the year. Your donation here means that students do not have the task of going door to door to collect money or deliver goods. Your support is crucial in covering the cost of field trips, student planners, staff appreciation, after school clubs, registration for school teams at competitions and more.

Your time is equally important in supporting and enriching the learning experience at our school. Please visit our Volunteer Page for more information.

LJMS Magnets, T-shirts, and Hoodies

Would you like to purchase a LJMS magnet ($5), LJMS T-Shirt ($18), or LJMS Hoodie ($35) to help support the PTA?  Order by clicking here to visit our PTA store.  Please specify the size when you order. The current available sizes are Youth Small, Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large. Emails will be sent out when students can pick up their Jackson goodies from the front office.  Questions?  Contact spiritwear@jacksonmspta.org.

Support the LJMS Food Pantry

The PTA is excited to continue our work with the LJMS Administration as we work to expand the structure and outreach of our in-school food pantry. A number of our students and their families rely on the food support we are able to offer through this program. By working with Luther Jackson’s Family Liaison and Social Worker, we are uniquely positioned to eliminate hunger as an obstacle to learning.

PTA Fundraising through glass recycling

Glass Goat was launched by LJ alumni to help with glass no longer being accepted by Fairfax County in recyclables. They offer a curbside glass pickup service that makes it easy and simple to recycle your glass responsibly without hassle. They are owned and operated entirely by hard-working teens, give a free custom bin, and send timely text reminders the day before pickup!

LJMS PTA gets $20 for each sign-up, use code Tigers20.  https://glassgoatrecycling.com/