Extra Curricular Activities: Multiple before and and after school activities at Helen Keller Middle School and several at Samuel Staples Elementary.
School Store: A great way to promote school spirit and student purchasing autonomy.
Spirit Wear: Custom designed clothing and gear with school branding to enhance a sense of community; includes gym clothes kits for grades 6-8.
Parent Education Talks: Bringing in experts to discuss topics that concern our community.
Sponsoring Diversity Day: An interactive experience for 4th-grade students complementing a K-5 diversity education initiative.
Spring Fling: A great “food & fun” event on budget election day, as part of our Get Out The Vote initiative.
Book Dedications: Bolsters our school library’s inventory through donations.
Room Parent Organization: Provides classroom volunteers to aid educators throughout the year.
Shelf Elf Program: Volunteer aids for the media center.
Ski Club: Our most popular student group activity! A great community-building series of trips.
Turkey Trot: Giving students the opportunity to donate, as a community, to local food pantries.
Go Green Fashion Show: A hands-on initiative to increase students’ environmental awareness.
In-house Field Trips: Interactive learning experiences on school grounds.
Outside Field Trips: Educational trips to places like Sturbridge Village and the Discovery Museum.
Second Grade Play: An engaging arts initiative, where each 2nd grader is given a chance to shine!
Book Fair: An immersive, hands-on book shopping experience for students.
Funding for Specials: Supplementing funding for new electronics, musical instruments and sports equipment.
Coding Class Program: After school class on computer coding for students grades 4-8.