Welcome to a new school year at St. Helen School! The 2025-2026 school year brings new friends and new faces to the Parent-Teacher Organization. We would like to introduce this year’s officers:
President                      Vicky Rauch
Vice-President             Mark George
Secretary                     Christy Shepherd
Treasurer                     Sara Slack
Have questions about how to get involved or looking for more information about the PTO?  Contact us at sthelenschoolpto@gmail.com or join us at our monthly meeting as we discuss how to support the activities, services, and funds that benefit every child in our school.  Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Smith Building.  Below are our meeting dates:
September 16
October 21
November 18
January 20
February 17
March 17
April 21
 
COMMITTEES AND ACTIVITIES
The PTO provides many wonderful activities, services and funds that benefit every child in our school. Being involved in the PTO allows you to participate and make a difference in your child’s education. It is a great way to meet other parents!
As you can imagine it takes quite a few people to make our programs run successfully.

• BUILDING COMMUNITY

These events are being reworked this school year to include community building activities at the school! We are aiming for 2-3 events throughout the school year that range from fundraising dinners at local restaurants to evening activities at the school. Volunteers are needed to help publicize, support and occasionally help with activities at the event.
 

• CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

The Christmas Bazaar provides a great shopping experience, Christmas joy, and an opportunity for our children to visit Santa the first Saturday of December. Volunteers are needed to help with the Bake Sale, raffle baskets, Santa stage organization, and set-up/clean up. This is the PTO’s main fundraiser, and we need MANY volunteers for its success.
 

• FATHER/DAUGHTER AND MOTHER/SON DANCE

This is a mid-Spring dance for 3rd through 6th grade students and their parent. We need a team to help organize and plan this wonderful event. Volunteers will also be needed to set up, host, and clean up.
 

• FIELD DAY

Field Day is a fun day of activities and games for Preschool-7th Grade. Field Day is held in late May, and volunteers are needed to help with the games, set up, water distribution, escort students to and from the various scheduled activities and clean up.
 

• GRANDPARENTS DAY

Grandparent’s Day has become a favored tradition at St. Helen over the years and is a wonderful way to celebrate our grandparents and those adults that are like grandparents to our children.  Volunteers are needed to help with set up, take photos, serve, and clean up.
 

• 7th/8th GRADE SOCIAL

This is a mid-Spring event for the 7th and 8th graders that allows the students to socialize with their peers at school one evening.  We need a team to come up with a social theme and help organize this fun event. Volunteers will also be needed for set-up and clean-up. 
 

• TEACHER APPRECIATION DAYS

Each trimester, the PTO provides a luncheon and/or treat for our faculty. A sign-up form for food donations and volunteers (assist with set-up and clean up) will be emailed to all parents a couple of weeks before each luncheon.
 

• TRUNK-OR-TREAT

The PTO partners with the Booster Club to host this fun event. Volunteers are encouraged to decorate their automobiles in Halloween style! Following the Trunk or Treat with weather permitting families enjoy a Bonfire on the Hill (soccer fields) with hot dogs and hot chocolate. The event is held on the Saturday closest to All Saints/All Souls Day.
 

• USED UNIFORM SALE

The Used Uniform Sale is held in the Fall and the Spring and is a way to purchase uniforms at a reduced price. Volunteers are needed to help set up, sort used uniforms as they are brought to the sale, and put the unsold uniforms away.
 
BYLAWS
Please see a copy of the St. Helen PTO Bylaws linked here.
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