Walking through the doors last week, you could feel it; the vibe feels fresh, the excitement feels new, it’s electric and infectious. This school year is going to be epic, and we are HERE for it! Our PTA President, Bette Brownfield, was elected towards the end of the school year in June and was welcomed enthusiastically. She hit the ground running and has been non-stop ever since. The list of accomplishments from her and the PTA Board are ever mounting, which we will cover further down in the blog. This list is nothing short of amazing! Sitting down with her to get a feel for her vision this year, I asked her what goal she hopes to attain. In typical Bette fashion, her immediate response was “a lot” but when prodded to narrow it down, her vision is simple, she wants to build a stronger community by Douglas families joining our PTA. Her intent is 200 families, as of today we are 126. Can you help her achieve her vision?
What does a PTA Membership look like?
The answer is simple. Whatever you want it to! The PTA Mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. To sum it up; PTA is for every one! If this means you are able to Volunteer once a week, once a month or to simply sign up as part of your child’s educational experience by joining in name only. We welcome you and embrace any and all contributions. There is no time commitment necessary!
Why Join the PTA?
- To connect and be informed of all school activities
- Strengthened family-school partnerships
- Show your child you are engaged and supportive in their education
- Advocate for students and staff with positive changes
- Support school activities and programs
- Create a strong sense of community that strengthens your school
- Have fun and meet new families!
Please consider joining today(Join Today)! Don’t forget to check out our Spirit Wear, a great way to display your dragon pride while supporting the PTA! Heads-up, pre-orders close September 6th for certain styles.
Your PTA has been busy, August Accomplishments:
- 100 yards of mulch delivered and spread by O’Brien’s Tree Service.
- Campus Beautification and clean-up headed by our committee chairs for grounds and garden, Erin Taylor and Casey Young. Countless volunteers and families came to spruce up the butterfly and learning garden and overall campus! We are beyond grateful for every one of you.
- A team of volunteers assisted our new Physical Education instructor Mr. Tommy Hagar in the gymnasium by cleaning and prepping the area for the new school year.
- New drum caps were purchased and installed in the Musical Playground. The cost to the PTA was $796.
- PTA commissioned artist Erika Edgerly to brighten our hallways with a large mural in the front of the school.
- PTA Volunteers painted and refreshed pillars in the Media Center.
- Nearly $6000 worth of library bound books was purchased for the Media Center using Scholastic money from the 2024 Book Fair.
- Purchased new musical instruments (Boomwackers and 3 Remo drums, 1 Remo Percussion set) for student exploration and learning
- Refreshed our Spirit Wear line to include more product offerings. Please keep a lookout for the Fall line dropping soon!
- Popsicles on the Playground to welcome our newest Families.
- Catered a Breakfast for the staff for back to school.
Usually there’s a big crew of Douglas kids who head over right after school for a sweet treat and a hangout by the amphitheater.
Take a treat to-go for your child’s teacher(s).
Mention Douglas at checkout!
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