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Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating students in PreSchool through Grade 12
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Parents' Association

Welcome Back to Campus!

Message from the Hamden Hall Parents’ Association

Dear Hamden Hall Families,
 
On behalf of the Hamden Hall Parents’ Association, we welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year! We look forward to reconnecting with returning families and would like to welcome all of the new families to our community.
 
The goal of the Parents’ Association is to connect our parent community, foster an inclusive and positive school spirit, and build relationships through our events and fundraisers. Throughout the school year we host a variety of traditional fundraising events which include Picture Day, a Thanksgiving Pie Sale, and a Mother’s Day Plant Sale.  These fundraisers help support the Back to School Night receptions as well as the Friday assemblies for our lower, middle, and upper school children throughout the year.  We are also at the home football games at the concession stand helping raise money for different initiatives at our school. We support and show our appreciation to the committed faculty and staff by hosting a breakfast during staff appreciation week. We also host a reception at our Hamden Hall graduation for our seniors and their families.  
 
We welcome all of you to attend our first Parents’ Association Meeting of the year which will be held on September 11 at 7 p.m. in the Swain Library.  Come and hear about everything going on across the three divisions at Hamden Hall, and how you can get involved.  We will also be hosting our annual complimentary Welcome Back Parent Social for all of our parents on October 10 at 6 p.m. on our Hamden Hall terrace in front of the cafeteria, which is a wonderful way for parents to socialize, reconnect and meet other parents. We hope to see you all there!  Please visit the links below to sign up for our upcoming events.

Your support and participation in our events is what makes all of this possible, and is the reason why our Parent Community is so special.  We wish you all a wonderful start to the new school year and are looking forward to connecting with you soon!

Warm regards,

Kristen Wallis                                                    Tammey Emerling
Co-President                                                    Co-President    
kswallis@gmail.com                                         tammeygee@snet.net

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Mission of the Hamden Hall Parents' Association


  • To build positive school spirit and nurture parent-to-parent and school-to-parent communication. 
  • To provide an avenue through which parents may be of service to the school. 
  • To provide an avenue through which the needs and desires of the parents may be known to the Board of Trustees and Head of School. 
  • To raise funds in conjunction with school-wide development policies and programs.

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  • Parents' Association to Host Upcoming Events

    Upcoming Open Parents' Association Meetings

    Please join us for our upcoming open meetings. Meet other parents and learn how to get involved in our Hamden Hall community.  We look forward to seeing you there.

    Feb. 5, 2025
    Sign up for the Feb. 5 meeting here.

    April 30, 2025
    Sign up for the April 30 meeting here.



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HAMDEN HALL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION
2024-2025

Co-President: Kristen Wallis
Co-President: Tammey Emerling
Past President/Advisor: Sandy Kaliszewski
Treasurer: Gina Criscuolo
Assistant Treasurer: Karli Doheny
Secretary: Nicole Danishevsky
Admissions Liaison - Chair : Nicole Rossi
Admissions Liaison: Mihaela Aslan
Admissions Liaison: Frank Winters
Admissions Liaison: Dan Earle
Concessions - Chair: Mark McEachern
Concessions: Will Doheny
Concessions: Dianna Lawrence
Concessions: Nicole Park
Concessions: John Walker
Hospitality - Chair:  Dawn Thomas
Hospitality: Shiri Goren
Hospitality: Victoria DeCristofaro
Hospitality: Myra Harris
Ways and Means Chair: Irena Smith
Ways and Means Co-Chair: Deanna Lujic
Ways and Means: Kathy Beck
Ways and Means: Dajana Delmic
Ways and Means: Cindy Proskin
Ways and Means: Renee Huang
Ways and Means: Kara Rabinowitz
Ways and Means: Patty Hart 
Ways and Means advisor: Aileen Sokol
Advancement Liaison: Carissa Civitello
Director of Facilities: Jim Hunter
Director of Lower School: Lorri Carroll         
Ex-Officio: Robert Izzo, Head of School
Faculty Liaison: Andrea Calandrelli
Past Parent Liaison: Laurie Vingiano
 
 

HHPA 2024-2025 EVENTS

HHPA Open Meetings: Swain Library 7 p.m.
September 11  
November 6
February 5
April 30

Welcome Back Social
October 10, 2024 
6 p.m – 8 p.m

Hamden Hall Picture Days
Sept. 24 and 25

Pie Orders Due Oct. 18
Order Here.
Pie Distribution Day
November 21

HHPA Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
May 6

Spring Plant Sale
May 8 and 9

Spring Social 
May 15
More information to come.

Hamden Hall Graduation HHPA Reception
June 6

HH Home Football Games:
TBA 
 

Hamden Hall Country Day School

About Us

Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.