THE PTO PRESS
November/December 2021
The SWPTO has been working hard since the start of the school year to provide SWSD students additional resources to further enrich classrooms and school buildings this year. Proceeds from the Fall Book Fairs provided classrooms numerous books and resources for student use throughout the district, new books to update the Walter Hill library/media center, and supplemented the Clifford and Stratton libraries. Walter Hill students were given the opportunity to raise their individual student activity and class trip fees for this school year through two fundraising sales. $6728 was earned for these fees by those that participated to alleviate their costs. Finally, we are ecstatic to announce that we raised $52,671 through the Boosterthon Character and Fun Run Program sponsored at Clifford, Stratton and Harker schools. This is an outstanding achievement as it was our most profitable single fundraising effort in our history! Clifford students will now have additional iPads in their classrooms. Stratton students will learn using new iPads, participate in school-wide assemblies, and be able to use the outdoor basketball net once again. Harker students will undoubtedly have a blast on their new playground equipment. THANK YOU for the amazing generosity demonstrated to help us achieve our goal. SWSD students, families, friends, volunteers, staff and Booster Program Leaders worked together with enthusiasm to make this magic happen. The PTO is incredibly proud to provide these significant donations to our school community. We are grateful to all of our volunteers helping to make PTO sponsored events successful -- you are all greatly appreciated! Enjoy this holiday season with friends and family - we are truly thankful for ours.
~Helene Santillo, PTO President
PTO Event Calendar
November 18: Walter Hill Devour Desserts Curbside Pick Up ~ 3:30p-6:30p
November 29: PTO Board Meeting ~ 7pm, Stratton Library
December 3, 6, 7: Stratton Holiday Shop
December 6-10: Harker Holiday Shop
December 8, 9: Clifford Holiday Shop
December 13: PTO Board Meeting ~ 7pm, Stratton Library
December 14, 15: Walter Hill Holiday Shop
December 20: Santa Visits Clifford & Stratton students
December 30: Disney On Ice Show ~ 11am, Wells Fargo Center
ENJOY THE DISNEY ON ICE SHOW!!
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2021-2022 PTO Board Members
Helene Santillo, President
Amy DeYoung, Treasurer
Karen Grote, VP Clifford
Kenyetta DiSandro, VP Stratton
Liz Rodier, Co-VP Harker
Kristin DeAngelis, Co-VP Harker
Lindsay Molter, VP Hill
Jessica Gilbert, Corresponding Secretary
Elaine Luoma, Recording Secretary