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Dragon Fire Starts Nov. 1

Dragon Fire — Douglas Elementary PTA’s annual no-fuss fundraiser — runs this year from Nov. 1-30 and we’ve got our sights on raising $17,500! Your donations will go toward: maintaining our teacher grants, ongoing staff appreciation efforts, support for cultural arts programs, family nights, campus beautification, and new equipment and materials for our specials teachers.…
Oct. 23 Dragoneer Updates

Here’s a summary of what’s headed your way from the school — and the PTA! It’s Spirit Week! October marks Bullying Prevention Month. So far throughout October, Douglas has been not only raising awareness about bullying — but has also placed a strong emphasis on cultivating positive behaviors. In support of bully prevention, students can…
Halloween Storytime with ‘Artists in Schools’ Local Author

The following event is not sponsored by the PTA, however, we would like to support a future Douglas Magnet Elementary Artists in Schools author. Michael Beadle is a poet, author, and writer-in-residence living in Raleigh. Since 1999, he’s taught thousands of students in poetry and creative writing workshops and performed poetry at schools, churches, and festivals…
Douglas Dragons Treated to ‘Didgeridoo Down Under’

From Apex to Zebulon and everywhere in between, The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County (United Arts) partners with businesses, individuals, foundations, and government to reach over 1.2 million people across Wake County annually through its grants, programs, and events. United Arts, a nonprofit organization, has worked for more than 30 years to build a better community through the support…
Oct. 1 Dragoneer Updates

If you’ve been part of the Douglas family for a little while, you may remember our monthly enewsletter called The Dragoneer. Due to volunteer constraints and communication reorganization school-wide, we were discontinued that publication in the 2022-23 school year. Instead, we began to incorporate weekly announcements in Principal Faison-Bullock’s Sunday email as well as update…
PTA Membership, Budget and Positions

We’re entering the third week of the school 2023-34 calendar year and your PTA Board is rolling up our sleeves to: Action Item #1: Join the PTA First and foremost, if you haven’t already, please join the PTA! (There are no volunteer requirements of members. Membership simply shows your support, and keeps you in the…