Back to School: District 97 PTO Information

Beye Elementary School

The Beye PTO sponsors assemblies, offers tutoring, funds field trips, provides after-school programs and delivers environmental and nutritional education.

Volunteer opportunities listed on the PTO website include:

• Fundraising: Art to Remember, Market Day, Book Fair, Flower Sale, School Supplies, Boxtops for Education, Manna, Beye-A-Brick, Fun Run
• Programs: Art Awareness, Junior Great Books, Beye After School Academy (BASA), Children's Enrichment, World Languages
• Special Events: Back to School/End of Year Picnic, C'mon Beye Potluck, Fall Harvest Festival, Talent Show, Olympic Day, Spelling Bee, Teacher Appreciation Lunches
• Parent Involvement: BeyePASS Tutoring, Family-Beye-Family, Picture Day, Room Parents
• Wellness: Green Team, Student Food Tastings, First Grade Garden, Beye Trekkers

Website: http://beyeschoolpto.org/
Questions? Contact Beye PTO here

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

About: The Brooks PTO is a tax-exempt organization that supports connections between parents, teachers, faculty, administration, staff and community.

Website: http://www.brooksparents.org/

Hatch Elementary School

The PTO pays for special assemblies, buses for field trips and classroom subscriptions, provides babysitting for conferences and meetings and is responsible for Hatch After Hours, an after-school enrichment program. The Hatch PTO also supports the Oak Park Educational Foundation, provides teachers with stipends for classroom materials and sponsors a student language program. 

Website: http://www.hatchpto.org/
Questions? Contact Hatch PTO here

Holmes Elementary School

About: According to the Holmes PTO website:
"You might be surprised to discover how many school programs are sponsored by the PTO. Generally speaking, however, we do five things:

1. Raise money to pay for things that the school district doesn’t, like instruments for music class, field trips, and certain classroom supplies (see where the money goes).
2. Help teachers, parents and children get to know each other better by sponsoring social events like the International Taste of Holmes and the annual Skating Party (see calendar).
3. Help our children learn more by sponsoring academic challenges like the spelling bee, special tutoring and after-school courses.
4. Promote healthy living and environmental responsibility with activities like the organic garden and extensive recycling programs.
5. Keep parents up to date with communications like the school directory and the weekly e-mail bulletins (see Holmes Headlines)."

Website: http://holmespto.org/
Questions? Contact Holmes PTO here

Irving Elementary School

About: According to the organization's website, the Irving PTO raises funds throughout the year to support extra-curricular activities and scholarships for school activities, such as standardized testing preparation, family reading and math nights, field trips, cultural enrichment programs and school grounds improvements via the Schoolyard Project. 

Volunteer opportunities listed on the PTO website include (Note: Some opportunities are from last year and may no longer apply): 

• Academic Fair
• Art Fest
• Book Fair
• Box Tops for Education
• Bulletin boards and Tuesday packets
• Can-Do Kid
• Cookie Crumble
• Craft fair
• Cultural enrichment
• Dancin' for Desserts
• Directory ad sales
• Directory and handbook
• Email communications
• Fifth grade send-off and beginning/end-of-year parties
• Fun Fair
• Fun Run
• Green Team
• Homework Helper
• Irving Garden
• Olympic Day
• Parent outreach and support
• Room parent coordinator
• Silent auction
• Sleepover
• Spirit store
• Spirit wear
• Staff appreciation luncheons
• Taste of Irving
• Volunteer coordinator
• Website liaison
• Wellness committee
• Winter lunchtime program
• World language
• WORM Club (Working on Reading in the Morning)
• Yearbook

For more information, go to the Volunteer section of the PTO website.

Website: http://irvingpto.com/
Questions? Find Irving PTO contact info here

Percy Julian Middle School

About: The Julian PTO helps fund school improvements, purchases equipment and supplies, pays for field trips, special programs and events and more. 

Volunteer opportunities listed on the Julian PTO website include: 

• PTO Board/Officer -- All Year
•  Orientation /Fee Day -- Late August
•  Back to School Picnic -- Late August
•  Back to School Picnic -- Late August
•  Staff Appreciation -- Spring
•  Teacher Dinners-Conference -- Fall/Winter
•  Spirit Wear Sales -- All year
•  Book Fair -- Fall/Winter
•  8th Grade Dance -- May
•  PTO Lunches All Year (Fridays)
•  Graduation -- Spring
•  Cap & Gown -- Fall/Spring
•  Ice Cream Sales --Fall/Spring
•  Mom’s Night Out Event -- Spring
•  Honor Roll Breakfast -- Winter/Spring
•  Misc. Fundraising -- All Year
•  Green Team -- All Year
•  Wellness Team -- All Year

Sign up to volunteer here.

Website: http://percyjulianpto.org/
Questions? Contact Julian PTO here

Lincoln Elementary School

Website: http://ptolincoln.org/

Longfellow Elementary School

About: The Longfellow PTO supports efforts including bake sales, author's night, after-school and reading programs, the school's book fair, Ethnic Fest and other major events, foreign language instruction, Market Day and more. For a full list of the Longfellow PTO activities, visit the organization's website here.

Volunteer opportunities are available in the following areas:

• E-fundraising
• Class photos
• Dining for Dollars
• End-of-year picnic
• Reading incentive program
• Fun Run planning
• Ethnic Fest
• Spring picnic planning
• Market Day
• Family Fun Night

Find out more about volunteer opportunities here.

Website: http://www.longfellowpto.org/
Questions? Email info@longfellowpto.org

Mann Elementary School

About: The Mann PTO sponsors school activities and events, including the New Family Potluck, Art Appreciation, spelling and geography bees, special assembly programs, the Fun Fair and Olympic Day. Monthly meetings alternate between mornings at 8:15 a.m. and evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Website: http://www.mannpto.org/
Questions? Find Mann PTO contacts here

Whittier Elementary School

About: The Whittier PTO spends about 75 percent of its annual budget supporting academic programs, such as author visits, Camp Edwards scholarships, after-school support and technical support. PTO-sponsored student and family events include the Fall Harvest dance, the Back to School picnic, the Turkey Trot and Olympic Day. Other fundraisers and projects include the Wildcat Run in December, Box Tops for Education, teacher appreciation dinners and luncheons, yearbook and birthday books. Take a look at the full list of PTO events and activities here.

The PTO is looking to fill the following leadership positions:

• Co-VP Human Resources
• Chair – End of Year Picnic
• Chair – Yearbook
• Chair – Service Day

Opportunities for parent involvement listed on the PTO website include:

• Back to school picnic
• Wildcat Run fundraiser
• Fall Harvest dance
• Fall book fair 
• Teacher appreciation dinners
• Gift card fundraiser
• Spaghetti dinner
• Spring book fair
• Fun Fair
• Spring auction
• Plant sale
• Service day
• Teacher luncheon
• End of year picnic
• Olympic Day
• Wildcat Walkers
• Greenleaf Newsletter
• Garden maintenance
• Thursday packets
• Green Team
• Homework help
• Birthday books
• Whittier Wear
• Yearbook
• WISE after school classes
• Fitness/nutrition

Forms to sign up to volunteer and a list of committee chair information are available here.

Website: http://whittierpto.org/
Questions? Email info@whittierpto.org

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