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From YouTube: Parent Connection - December - with Host Teresa Tudor
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Teresa speaks with Sandy Vogel, a Volunteer at Arundel Middle and High School
A
Thank
you
for
joining
us
for
Parent
Connection.
Today,
our
guest
is
Sandy
Vogel
a
volunteer
at
a
rundal
middle
school.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
sandy.
Thank
you
for
having
me
well.
I
know
that
you're
really
an
active
volunteer.
You
were
actually
volunteer
of
the
month.
You
were
nominated
by
your
school
staff,
so
we
want
to
congratulate
you
on
that.
But
first
tell
us
a
little
bit
about.
B
A
B
I
started
volunteering
in
elementary
school
with
both
of
our
children
and
when
they
went
to
middle
school,
you
don't
get
a
lot
of
information
from
the
school
or
from
your
children.
For
that
matter.
Exactly
and
so
I
wanted
to
know
more
about
what
was
happening
at
the
school
and
so
I,
simply
emailed
my
children's
teachers
and
ask
them
if
there
was
anything
I
could
do
to
help
them.
B
A
I
think
you
said
an
important
thing:
you
don't
get
as
much
information
from
your
children
at
middle
school
they
tend
to,
then
they
think
you
know
they're,
mature
and
they're,
pulling
away
from
parents
a
little.
So
we
don't
get
all
the
information
and
you're
not
getting
as
many
things
sent
home
either
because
they
are
trying
to
get
them
to
be
a
little
bit
more
mature.
But
as
a
parent
I
think
the
schools
need
parent
volunteers
at
that
middle
school
level
and
lots
of
times.
Parents
feel
like
it's
a
time
that
they
should
step
back.
B
That's
true:
it's
not
accurate
the
teachers
there
are
overjoyed
to
have
volunteers
to
help
and
in
they
they
want
you
in
their
classrooms
and
they
want
you
helping
in
whatever
capacity
you
can
and
and
with
kids.
It
isn't
always
that
they
don't
want
you
to
know
the
information
I
think.
Sometimes
they
just
have
so
much
going
on.
That
they'll
forget.
C
B
A
B
A
B
B
The
folder
I
would
make
the
copies,
take
it
to
their
room,
and
then
they
had
their
copies
finished
for
the
whole
week.
So
with
that
said,
I
thought
well.
If
the
science
department
wanted
copies
done
on
a
weekly
basis,
maybe
there
are
other
teachers
who
would
want
copies
on
a
weekly
basis,
so
I
got
together
other
volunteers
and
we
had
volunteers
for
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday
Thursday
and
they
came
in
for
several
hours.
B
They
could
put
it
in
monday
or
tuesday,
then
that
person
would
come
in
get
those
make
the
copies,
take
him
to
the
teachers
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
but
not
only
did
we
copy
for
the
teachers
we
also
copied
for
the
staff
or
the
counseling
department,
back-to-school
night
items
all
of
those
kind
of
things
too,
and
so
it
worked
very
well.
We
didn't
actually
have
anybody
coming
in
on
fridays,
but
that
was
always
something
that
we
could
implement
later.
Mom.
A
B
A
That's
you
really
brought
up
an
important
part,
one
of
the
things
when
you're,
when
teachers
give
up
control
because,
as
an
educators,
just
naturally
tend
to
be
controlling
type
people.
When
we
give
up
that
control
to
someone
now
all
they
need
to
know
is
to
trust
that
it's
going
to
get
done,
because
if
they
need
the
copies
done
for
a
specific
lesson
and.
B
A
B
Well
and
I
did
have
a
very
reluctant
8th
grade
science
teacher
who
did
not
want
to.
Let
me
take
his
coffees
and
he
knows
who
he
is,
and
he
was
finally
told
by
one
of
his
other
eighth
grade
teachers
just
to
give
her
the
copies
already
because
they
were
spending
hours.
You
know
at
the
copying
machine
trying
to
make
all
these
guys
and
and
I
understand.
You
want
your
copies
done
correctly.
B
You
want
them
done
the
way
you
want
them
done
and
you
want
them
done
on
a
timely
fashion,
so
trusting
the
people
to
do
those
copies
can
be
difficult
to
give
that
over.
But
once
you,
you
know
he
saw
me
every
week
and
I
would
ask
him
every
week
if
he
had
copies
and
he
finally
decided
that
I
was
worthy
to
do
his
conscience
right.
A
And
I
think
that
it's
just
that
trust
once
they
see
that
it's
working
and
everyone
else
is
probably
you
know
praising
you
at
that
time
to
to
him
saying
how
great
it
is,
then,
when
they
know
they
can
rely
on
you,
then
it's
a
little
easier.
But
that
is
something
that
I
think
parents
to
as
we're
trying
to
get
volunteers
if
they
know
here's
what
you're
going
to
be
doing
when
you
come
in,
and
this
is
why
it's
so
important-
they
want
to
do
things
that
are
going
to
help
their
children's
teach
right
and
and.
B
C
B
So
they
know
exactly
what
to
expect.
Having
a
vague
description
of
some
volunteer
opportunity
is
usually
not
doesn't
work
very
well
because
they
want
to
know
how
much
time
is
going
to
be
involved.
What
is
the
commitment
level?
Because
if
they
work
outside
the
home,
they
may
have
to
take
off
work
or
come
in
on
their
day
off
or
right
or
whatever,
but
there
are
plenty
of
things
that
can
be
done
either
in
or
outside
of
the
school
and.
A
C
A
People
know
when
you're
going
to
be
there
and
know
that
okay,
the
machines
are
going
to
be
used
right,
but
I
think
that
actually
the
teachers
are
the
ones
who
told
us
how
great
it
was
I
mean
that's
why
they
nominated
you
and
I
think
that
if
other
schools
wanted
to
do
that,
that
would
be
a
great
thing
to
implement,
sometimes
they're.
Looking.
Sometimes
you
have
more
volunteers
than
you
need
and
you're
trying
to
think
of
what
you
would
do,
but
that's
something
that
is
a
service
that
I
know
all
of
our
teachers.
Appreciate.
B
Depends
upon
what
you
want
to
volunteer
for
like
the
copy
situation.
I
was
there
sometimes
up
to
five
hours,
but
I
was
doing
the
entire
science
department.
The
other
volunteers
did
not
have
as
much
because
they
hadn't
been
working
with
the
same
people
for
years
and
so
I'm
sure.
Eventually
it
could
be
built
up
that
we
could
use
more
volunteers
or
even
have
somebody
Monday
morning,
and
then
someone
else
there
in
the
afternoon
or
depending
upon
how
many
teacher
teachers
actually
utilize
it.
But
you
know
there's
many
things
that
can
be
done.
B
C
B
I
would
send
out
an
email
to
my
volunteers,
asking
if
anyone
had
a
few
hours
to
come
in
to
help
with
that
or
maybe
chaperones
for
a
dance
or
lunch
room
monitors
you
no
something
like
that.
We
also
last
year
no
year
before
last,
we
did
parents
that
would
come
into
the
classroom
and
help
the
teachers
themselves
with
supervision.
Specifically,
it
was
for
the
tech,
ed
class,
because
they're
using
equipment-
and
he
had
a
very,
very
large
class
and
for
safety
reasons
he
wanted
more
eyes
and.
C
B
B
Music
teacher
also
had
a
music
room
full
of
music
that
had
never
been
gone
through
for
probably
40
years,
and
she
was
overwhelmed
and
asked
for
just
a
couple
of
people
to
come
in
and
help
her
organize.
It
and
I
think
we
ended
up
with
four
or
five
people
who
were
willing
to
come
in
and
help
her
organize
her
music
room
and
she
was
just
overjoyed.
A
But
it's
it's
those
kinds
of
things
that
if
you
have
that
active
volunteer
base
that
you
can
come
up
with
what
really
needs
to
be
done,
and
you
know
the
music
teacher
may
not
have
had
those
dedicated
volunteers
in
the
past
that
were
there
and
they
could
count
on.
So
that's
important
too.
Now
at
your
school
do
all
the
volunteers
go
through
the
PTA
or
how
do
you
work
that
well.
B
Volunteers
can
can
go
through
the
PTA
and
the
PTA
has
plenty
of
their
own
activities
that
they
put
on
that
they
need
volunteers.
For,
but,
quite
honestly,
you
can
volunteer
separate
from
the
PTA
either
way
our
volunteer
program
ran
through
the
PTA,
and
I
gave
the
pta
the
information
for
updates
on
what
was
happening
in
the
volunteer
world
in
a
rundal
middle,
but
it
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
go
through
the
PTA.
B
I
recommend
people,
our
PTA
members,
but
if
people
are
not
PTA
members,
that
doesn't
mean
that
they
can't
volunteer
and
the
time
commitment
just
depends
upon
how
much
time
you
have
to
commit
you.
There
is
really
no
time
commitment
that
you
have
to
have
in
order
to
be
a
volunteer.
It's
all
about
how
much
you
want
to
volunteer
right.
A
And
we
want
our
volunteers
to.
We
would
like
all
parents
to
be
members
of
the
parent
group,
that's
at
the
school,
but
it's
not
dependent
on
you,
volunteering
being
men
right,
like
you
said,
if
you
just
want
to
volunteer-
and
you
want
to
give
two
hours
or
one
hour
a
week
or
one
hour
every
other
week,
then
the
school
will
come
up
with
something
that
matches
your
interests
right
and
so.
B
Part
of
part
of
figuring
out
what
activities
there
were
I
sent
out
an
email
to
all
of
the
teachers
telling
them
that
as
a
volunteer
coordinator,
I
could
find
them
volunteers
if
they
would
give
me
pertinent
information,
and
so
I
had
quite
a
few
teachers
like
the
tech
head
teacher.
That
time
who
would
send
me
information
and
then
I
would
relay
it
to
my
volunteers
and
and
they
would
step
up
to
the
plate
and
help
out
and.
A
That's
really
important,
I!
Think
of
all
the
other
classes.
You
know
you're
thinking
of
art,
with
all
of
the
work
that
you
know,
just
all
the
things
that
have
to
be
done
to
prepare
for
an
art,
lesson,
I'm
sure,
there's
lots
of
uses
they
could
have,
and
you
already
talked
about
the
music
classes,
but
I
think
that's
really
important
to
match
your
interest
with
what
you're
volunteering
him,
because,
if
you're
doing
something
that
you're
not
interested
in
right.
B
A
B
Can
do
a
task
that
might
take
time,
but
it
doesn't
take
a
lot
of
brain
power
to
do
that,
alleviates
the
teacher
from
having
do
that
and
they
can
focus
on
something
that's
more
important.
Now.
How
long
have
you
been?
Volunteering
well,
I
started
small
when
our
daughter
was
a
kindergartener
and
as
my
children
grew
and
both
became
students
in
elementary
then
I
volunteered
more
and
more
and
more
and
was
volunteer
coordinator
on
the
elementary
level
was
involved
in
the
PTA
and
held
several
offices
in
the
PTA,
and
that
was
just
my
life.
A
B
Well,
I,
going
to
make
you
make
sure
you
have
a
team
in
place.
Yes,
I
did
volunteer
at
the
high
school
level,
also,
which
again
sometimes
it's
hard
to
get
information.
However,
both
of
the
middle
school
and
the
high
school,
where
my
children
attend,
have
been
sending
out
weekly
emails
and
that
definitely
helps
to
keep
you
in
the
loop.
Yes,.
A
B
A
B
Yes,
absolutely
I,
even
though
I
don't
get
paid
to
be
a
volunteer
because
you
don't
I,
found
it
very
fulfilling
it
it.
It
didn't
bother
me
that
I
wasn't
getting
paid,
because
I
knew
that
I
was
helping
that
I
might
not
be
helping
my
child,
particularly
but
I
was
helping
all
of
the
children,
because
the
teachers
then
had
more
time
to
focus
on
the
kids,
and
that
was
really
my
goal
is
to
help
the
kids
and
the
teachers.
So
yes,
it's
very
fulfilling
and.
A
A
B
And
I've
noticed
with
my
own
children
because
of
my
volunteering.
They
then
started
volunteering
at
their
elementary
school
and
they
had
to
kind
of
quit
because
of
other
things,
but
they
for
over
almost
a
year
they
volunteered
at
their
old,
elementary
school
and
and
giving
back
to
to
the
school.
Besides,.
A
B
Really
enjoy
having
kind
of
an
inside
track
on
what's
happening
at
the
school
you
get
to
meet
the
the
principal
the
assistant
principals.
You
get
to
see
kind
of
the
feel
of
the
school,
because
every
school
kind
of
has
its
own
personality.
Exactly
and
you
get
to
know
the
teachers
you
get
to
know
their
teaching
methods
or
philosophies.
It
can
really
help
your
children
to
know
how
to
understand
a
teacher
and
whether
they're,
you
know
you
had
two
kids
always
say.
Teachers
are
mean,
and
you
can
then
explain.
A
I
think
just
getting
that,
like
you,
said
the
feel
of
the
school
and
getting
that
confidence,
because
a
lot
of
times
at
the
middle
school
level,
parents
already
have
a
little
anxiety,
their
children
are
leaving
elementary
school
and
they
feel
like
that's
such
a
protected
area
and
going
to
middle
school,
and
they
expect
more
of
them
and
they're
trying
to
get
them
to
start
thinking
more
like
adults
and
acting
like
they're
not
holding
their
hand.
I
guess
is
what
we.
B
B
B
Stories
because
that's
what
gets
the
attention,
but
both
of
my
children
had
wonderful
middle
school
experiences
and
middle
school
can
be
very
difficult
because
it
is
a
time
when
kids
are
becoming
more
independent
and
they
are
spreading
their
wings
so
to
speak,
and
you
know
maybe
aren't
making
the
best
choices
or
things
like
that,
and
so
it
can
be
a
very
difficult
place
for
kids
but
being
in
the
school.
I
think
definitely
helps
to
understand
what
your
kids
go
through.
A
I
know
I
remember
when
my
children
the
same
thing
when
they
went
to
middle
school
that
anxiety
and
that
just
thinking
they're
not
ready,
they're
too
small.
There,
then
you
know
they're
not
mature
enough,
but
we
had
the
exact
same
experience
at
different
schools.
They
totally
loved
their
middle
school
years.
They
loved
the
difference
in
going
from
class
to
class
and
feeling
like
they
were
more
mature,
and
it
was
great
overall
experience
that.
B
A
B
B
B
A
A
It
very
much
so
what
would
you
say
to
parents
who
are
listening
to
this
and
they
haven't
really
volunteered
before?
May
their
children
are
very
young
or
maybe
their
children
are
going
to
middle
school
and
they
never
did
the
volunteer
thing
during
the
elementary
school.
What
would
you
tell
them?
The
first
thing
they
should
do
and
how
to
start
getting
into
volunteering
I.
B
A
rundal
middle
school
has
a
volunteer
form
that
you
usually
get
at
back
to
school,
night
or
various
other
places,
because
there's
so
many
students
in
elementary
in
middle
school
and
high
school
generally,
you
don't
get
flyers
home,
like
you
did
when
they
were
in
elementary
school
and
because
there's
so
many
different
teachers,
and
so
usually
at
some
function
like
back-to-school
night,
there
will
be
a
volunteer
flyer
or
it
might
even
be
attached
to
the
PTA
form.
If
there
are
two
separate
entities,
you
might
have
two
separate
Flyers
fill
it
out.
B
Our
flyer
had
a
place
to
mark
what
they
were
interested
in,
whether
they
wanted
to
help
with
events,
whether
they
wanted
to
help
with
teacher
and
staff
or
whether
they
wanted
to
just
provide
food
for
hospitality.
Events
for
the
teachers.
Things
like
that
you
could
just
check
it
off
and
and
wait
for
somebody
to
send
you
an
email
about
what
the
next
event
was
and
whether
you'd
be
able
to
volunteer
it.
B
On
and
if
you
don't
hear
back
from
the
volunteer
coordinator
right
away,
you
can
email
your
teachers
individually,
your
child's
teachers
individually
and
just
say
that
you
would
like
to
do
something
the
you
know
tell
them.
You
know
when
you're
available,
whether
it's
in
school
or
out
of
school
things
and
just
see
what
is
there?
Sometimes
teachers
don't
think
about
it
until
somebody
asks
to
help.
That's.
A
True
and
the
other
thing
you've
mentioned
a
couple
times,
I
know
you're
the
volunteer
coordinator
at
that
school
and
we're
always
looking
for
parents
to
step
forward
and
be
the
volunteer
coordinator.
Could
you
tell
our
audience
a
little
bit
about
what
the
roles
and
responsibilities
of
the
volunteer
coordinator
are
I.
B
Don't
like
to
micromanage,
and
so
I
tried
not
to
make
it
a
lot
of
extra
work,
and
so
I
basically
kept
an
email
database
and
when
events
would
come
up
or
things
came
up
that
needed
help.
I
would
just
simply
click
and
paste
my
whole
list
of
emails
into
an
email
just
telling
them
the
specifics
about
the
job.
The
more
specifics
you
can
give
parents
the
better
they're
able
to
determine
whether
it's
something
that
they
can
do
or
not
and
and
then
I
would
always
have
a
point
of
contact
person
in
my
email.
A
B
That
person's
email,
saying,
if
you're
able
to
help
this
teacher,
please
email
them
directly.
They
know
their
schedule
better
than
I
would
know
their
schedules.
True,
and
so
just
getting
the
word
out
to
the
volunteers,
then
they
could
email
that
person
directly,
and
so
it
didn't
really
take
that
much
time
you
calculate.
B
A
Really
important
I,
don't
think
lots
of
times.
Volunteers,
don't
necessarily
always
say
that
they're
there
to
volunteer
or
they
don't
are
there
thinking
I
don't
need
to
get
a
certificate,
but
the
important
part
and
I
try
to
really
stress
this,
because
we
oversee
that
up.
That
area
is
the
volunteer
hours
that
we
capture
for
the
whole
system.
When
we
write
grants
large
system-wide
grants
we
have
to
give
in
to
kind
services
where
and
our
in-kind
services
are
our
volunteer
hours.
A
One
of
the
things
we're
always
looking
for
volunteer
coordinators
to
help
us
do
that,
and
we
truly
appreciate
that
you're
doing
that
at
your
school.
Thank
you
thank
you,
and
we
appreciate
everything
else
that
you're
doing
at
Arundel,
middle
school
and
I
know
they
appreciate
you
as
well.
We're
really
happy
that
you
could
join
us
today
and
share
some
of
those
things
with
our
audience.
Thank
you.
It's
nice
to
be
here
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
Parent
Connection.
Until
next
time,.
C
Hi
I'm
Jodie
Russi,
the
supervisor
of
food
and
nutrition
services
in
the
host
of
food
for
thought.
Today,
I
come
to
you
with
exciting
news
about
school
meals.
School
meals
offer
students
a
healthy
school
breakfast
and
lunch
this
year
we
will
continue
to
meet
and
exceed
federal
and
state
nutrition
standards
for
school
meals.
Ensuring
that
all
meals
are
well-balanced,
provides
students
with
the
nutrition
they
need
for
academic
success.
Every
day,
students
are
offered
unlimited
choices
of
fruits
and
vegetables.
C
Students
are
encouraged
to
select
up
to
two
cups
of
fresh
produce
each
day
from
one
of
our
unique
salad
bars
in
Anne,
Arundel
County.
You
may
also
monitor
your
child's
school
meals
account
online
at
my
payments
plus,
this
is
a
convenient
tool
that
Anne
Arundel
County
Public
Schools
offers
all
parents
to
make
managing
school
meal
accounts
a
simple
process
for
you,
your
child
and
the
school
to
learn
more
about
my
payments
plus
simply
visit
my
payments
plus
com
or
call
877
2370
946
registration
is
free
and
quick,
so
get
started
today.
C
Each
year
families
have
the
ability
to
apply
for
free
or
reduced-price
meals.
The
application
to
apply
is
online
parents.
You
may
log
on
to
apply
for
meals,
a
acps
org.
The
process
is
fast,
easy,
convenient
and
it's
accessible
from
any
computer.
Remember
if
you
received
meal
benefits
last
year,
you
must
complete
a
new
application
each
school
year.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
application,
please
call
for
10
to
22
5900
and
we
will
assist
you
if
you
need
assistance
with
the
spanish
application.
Please
contact
the
bilingual
facilitator
from
your
school.
C
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
provide
you
the
valuable
information
pertaining
to
school
meals.
All
students
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
have
access
to
a
nutritious
breakfast
and
lunch
on
a
daily
basis.
These
meals
fuel,
their
brains
and
bodies
for
academic
excellence.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
healthy
school
meals
offered
in
Anne,
Arundel
County
Public
Schools,
please
contact
me
directly
at
410
to
to
5,900
thanks
again
and
continue
to
watch
a
a
CPS
TV
and
tune
in
to
the
next
segment
of
food
for
thought.