Chairs & Committees
2025-2026
Middle School Co-chairs: Fatima Ghailan & Henney Zavyalov
The Middle School PTA acts as a bridge between home and school. We welcome parents to take advantage of the many opportunities available to volunteer, whatever your interest. If you would like to help, please let us know!
We encourage all families to join the PTA. PTA dues directly support our programming, affording us the opportunity to present rich and varied complements to the curriculum, and enhance your child’s learning experience.
Communicating with parents is important to us – an email is sent every Sunday to the middle school community with pertinent info, reminders about upcoming events, and spotlighting particular activities.
- 6th Grade Parent Liaison
- 7th Grade Parent Liaison
- 8th Grade Parent Liaison
- Book Fair
- Hospitality
- Pizza Day
- School Pictures
- Wellness Committee
Each grade in middle school will have two parent liaisons. They are responsible for coordinating with the BPTA Middle School Co-chairs any 6th grade events. Duties may include organizing additional parent volunteers and logistical planning for events (i.e. reserving an ice cream truck).
2024 – 2025 Liaisons: Sara Zambreno & Ankita Gandhi
Each grade in middle school will have two parent liaisons. They are responsible for coordinating with the BPTA Middle School Co-chairs any 7th grade events. Duties may include organizing additional parent volunteers and logistical planning for events (i.e. reserving an ice cream truck).
2024-2025 Liaisons: Payal Dhruv, Arathi Shetty & Monique Forsea
Each grade in middle school will have two parent liaisons. They are responsible for coordinating with the BPTA Middle School Co-chairs any 8th grade events. Duties include planning the 8th grade post graduation celebration as well as organizing additional parent volunteers and logistical planning for additional events.
2024-2025 Liaisons: Cortnee Gentile & Julie Litrov
New for the 2023-2024, the BPTA will be holding a Scholastic Book Fair at the middle school. All proceeds will benefit the BPTA to help fund activities at the middle school such as field trips and assemblies. Committee members will help plan, advertise, set up, run, and break down the Book Fair.
Co-chairs: Emma Markham & Leah Kalm-Freeman
Organize food and beverage donations as well as help set up and clean up at meetings, parent teas, and receptions. Coordinate, decorate for and work at staff holiday breakfast and staff appreciation lunch.
Co-chairs: Cortnee Gentile & Johanna Pensyl
One Friday a month the BPTA sponsors Pizza Day – a popular event with the students as they get NY style pizza served by BPTA parent volunteers. On Pizza Day students may purchase slices of pizza, in addition to other snacks and drinks.
There will be no cafeteria lunch served on Pizza Days. If your child is not participating in Pizza Day, please send in a lunch.
For more information on Pizza Day for the 2025-2026 school year including dates, please click here.
Co-chairs: Jennifer Bellber, Eren Crampton, Karina Langurain, Hannah Levitz & Mira Yoon
School pictures are taken in the fall. The co-chair coordinates picture day with the photographer and middle school administration.
Co-chairs: Melody Hammer, Cristina Newman & Monique Forsea
Wellness Day is an annual event held every spring at the Middle School organized by the school administration and staff. The committee assists as needed.
Co-chairs: Neha Kachroo & Jen Rose
Quick Info
Contact
middleschool@briarcliffpta.org
Recent Communiciations
Please click the below links to access the latest BMS BPTA newsletters.
Pizza Day
We are excited to announce the Pizza Day dates for the 2025-2026 school year. Please click here for all the dates and more details.