HAWTHORN PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
The mission of the PTO is to enhance the education of our children by promoting the connection between home, school, and the community.
All parents, administrators, teachers and staff of District 73 are members of the PTO. There are no dues required for membership.
The PTO Executive Board:
| President | Jenna Garcia |
| Executive Vice President | Jody Hicks |
| Aspen School Co-VPs | Emily Putz and Stephanie Vertucci |
| Elementary North Co-VPs | Becky Brown and Lauren Lenzini |
| Elementary South Co-VPs | Marissa Place and Kristel Gregario |
| Lincoln VP | Elise Williams |
| Middle School North VP | Jody Hicks |
| Middle School South VP | Emily Kim |
| School of Dual Language / Townline Building Co-VPs | Vinci Fiandaca and Rachel Silverstein |
| School for Young Learners C0-VPs | Rachel Shukla and Lauren Zajac |
| John Powers Center VP | Deisy Salgado |
| Secretary | OPEN – Email president@hawthornpto.org if interested! |
| Treasurer | Seema Lulla-Shah |
Volunteer with the PTO
Sign up for District-wide PTO Events here or get involved with the PTO programs at each school such as the Room Parent Program following that link.
Monthly PTO Meetings
Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly PTO meetings which run from 7:00-8:00 PM. All meetings are on Tuesday unless noted below.
***On-site, FREE childcare will be provided at each meeting, so feel free to bring your children.***
Please email president@hawthornpto.org or secretary@hawthornpto.org to request a link to the virtual meeting.
Below are the remaining meeting dates for the 2026-2027 school year:
- September 8, 2026 @ HSYL
- October 13, 2026 @ Elementary South
- November 10, 2026 @ Middle North
- December 2026 – No Meeting
- January 12, 2027 @ Elementary North
- February 9, 2027 @ Aspen
- Monday, March 8, 2027 @ Townline
- April 13, 2027 @ Dual Language
- Monday, May 10, 2027 @ Middle South