Hamden Hall Country Day School
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
Educating Students in PreSchool through Grade 12
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Parents' Association
Welcome Back to Campus!
Message from the Hamden Hall Parents’ Association
September 2025
Dear Hamden Hall Families,
On behalf of the Hamden Hall Parents’ Association, we welcome you to the 2025-2026 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 10th at 7 pm in the Swain Library. Come 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 9th at 6 pm 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 our website hamdenhall.org/parents for more information and to sign up.
Your support and participation in our events are what make 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,
Tammey Emerling Co-President
tammeygee@snet.net
Nicole Danishevsky Co-President
ndanishevsky@comcast.net
Dear Hamden Hall Families,
On behalf of the Hamden Hall Parents’ Association, we welcome you to the 2025-2026 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 10th at 7 pm in the Swain Library. Come 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 9th at 6 pm 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 our website hamdenhall.org/parents for more information and to sign up.
Your support and participation in our events are what make 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,
Tammey Emerling Co-President
tammeygee@snet.net
Nicole Danishevsky Co-President
ndanishevsky@comcast.net
If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about the Hamden Hall Parents' Association, please click here.
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.
HHPA News
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Parents' Association's Upcoming Events
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.HHPA Open Meetings: Swain Library 7 p.m.November 12
February 11
May 13
Welcome Back Social
We invite all Hamden Hall families to attend our Welcome Back Social on October 9 at 6 p.m. on our new terrace in front of the cafeteria. It's a wonderful way for parents to socialize and reconnect and meet other parents while enjoying lite bites and refreshments under the pines. We look forward to seeing you there. Please fill out the form below if you are able to attend.
RSVP here.
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HAMDEN HALL PARENTS' ASSOCIATION
2025-2026Co-President: Tammey Emerling
Co-President: Nicole Danishevsky
Past President/Advisor: Kristen Wallis
Co-President: Nicole Danishevsky
Past President/Advisor: Kristen Wallis
Treasurer: Karli Doheny
Secretary: Cindy Nezames
Admissions Liaison - Chair : Nicole Rossi
Admissions Liaison: Mihaela Aslan
Admissions Liaison: Frank Winters
Admissions Liaison: Frank Winters
Concessions: Diana Lawrence
Concessions: Nicole Park
Concessions: John Walker
Concessions: John Walker
Hospitality-Co-Chairs: Angelica Demers / Ashley Morgan
Hospitality: Shiri Goren
Hospitality: Victoria DeCristofaro
Hospitality: Myra Harris
Hospitality: Kym Ward
Hospitality: Myra Harris
Hospitality: Kym Ward
Ways and Means Co-Chairs: Irena Smith / Deanna Lujic
Ways and Means: Kathy Beck
Ways and Means: Kathy Beck
Ways and Means: Renee Huang
Ways and Means: Kara Rabinowitz
Ways and Means: Aileen Sokol
Ways and Means: Carole Hirsch
Advancement Liaison: Carissa Civitello
Ways and Means: Kara Rabinowitz
Ways and Means: Aileen Sokol
Ways and Means: Carole Hirsch
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 2025-2026 EVENTS
HHPA Meetings: Swain Library 7 p.m.
September 10
November 12
February 11
May 13
November 12
February 11
May 13
Hamden Hall Picture Days
September 30 & October 1
Orders can be placed online using the link below.
Please place one order per child.
Please place one order per child.
www.impressionsstudio.com/prepay
Lower School password: HHL
Middle & Upper School password: HHMU
Orders must be placed by midnight on Photo Day.
Lower School password: HHL
Middle & Upper School password: HHMU
Orders must be placed by midnight on Photo Day.
Welcome Back Social
October 9
RSVP here.
Pie & Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Fundraiser Starts: September 22
Orders Due: October 17
Delivery/Pick Up: November 20
Click here to start fundraising.
Fundraiser Starts: September 22
Orders Due: October 17
Delivery/Pick Up: November 20
Click here to start fundraising.
HHPA Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
May 5
May 5
Spring Plant Sale
May 7 & 8
May 7 & 8
Hamden Hall Graduation HHPA Reception
June 5
June 5
HH Home Football Games
September 12
September 20
October 11
October 25
November 15
September 12
September 20
October 11
October 25
November 15
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
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.
