ST. JUDE PTO - ACTIVITIES AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

365 PROGRAM

This fundraiser was started to raise money to help offset the rise in tuition costs. 365 raffle cards are sold in November and December for the following calendar year. Every Sunday a winner is drawn with cash prizes of between $40 and $500. Winner’s names are re-entered in the drawing each week. Drawings for the entire month take place after 11:00 a.m. mass on the first Sunday of the month.

Chairperson: Kim Cole (574-8801, Kimberly.cole@53.com)

Christmas Carnival

The Christmas Carnival is a day filled with fun for the kids. There are games and prizes, photos with Santa, a pizza lunch, and craft vendors for the adults. The Carnival is usually held the first Saturday in December. Volunteers are needed in a variety of ways.

Chairperson: Shellie Vornhagen (598-9823)

COSI or Other Science Program

This event involves all the students in Grades 1 through 6 and is a hands-on learning science program. Volunteers can help with the set-up, presentation, or clean up. The set-up occurs the day before the program is scheduled and consists of setting up tables in the gym and unloading the COSI truck. Presentation involves sitting at a station to show displays and discussing them with groups of students (information is provided to the volunteers). Clean up occurs the day of the program and consists of taking down displays and loading the COSI truck.

Chairperson: Nancy Witschger (574-4313, mwitschger@zoomtown.com).

EveryBody Counts

Everybody Counts is a program designed to teach children about various disabilities and how these children cope with these challenges. Each grade has its own disability or condition for which they get an informational lecture and then a follow-up speaker on this particular topic. Parents who know someone with a disability and/or would like to help with this program should call Lisa Seiler.

Chairpersons: Becki Wessel (574-1801, wesselb@cintas.com); Stefanie Godbey

Field Day

Field Day is a “fun” day where students participate in various field events. The students dress in their assigned team color for the day. PTO provides lunch for all students, teachers, staff, and volunteers. Parent volunteers assist in setting up events, scoring and running field events, serving lunch and dessert, and clean up.

Chairpersons: Micki Deutenberg (941-4015, tdeutenberg@fuse.net) and Chris Hoferer (941-2149, tomhof@fuse.net).

Grandparents' Day

This special day is held usually in March or April to honor the students’ grandparents or other special family members or friends. The day begins with an all-school Mass with students and guests and then a breakfast is served consisting of doughnuts, bagels, coffee, juice, and milk. After breakfast, the honored guests are invited back to the classrooms of their family members. They can view the students’ work and talk to their teachers. St. Jude School is one of the only schools in the area that still includes the whole student body in this special day. It truly is an awesome sight to see the two different generations brought together at Mass. Volunteers are needed to help set-up the day before the event and are needed to help serve our special guests.

Chairpersons: Maureen Heckmuller (598-6112, heckmuller@current.net), Holly Hoeting (467-1855, John.Hoeting@53.com) and Debbie Meyer (574-1829, meyfam@roadrunner.com).

Hot Lunch Program

The PTO offers two lunch programs. The Hot Lunch program is offered Monday through Thursdays. The meals are prepared off-site by a vendor and are served by St. Jude School cafeteria volunteers. The meals usually include an entree, fruit, vegetable, and a snack. The cost for an entire meal generally runs between $2.50-$3.00. Entrée only can also be purchased. The PTO also offers Friday Restaurant Lunch Program. Each Friday orders are placed with different restaurants including: LaRosa’s, Arby’s, Skyline, Wendy’s and Trotta’s, among others. Orders for both the Hot Lunch Program and the Friday Restaurant Lunch Program are submitted online at www.stjudelunchprogram.org. You must register at the website before placing an order. Payments are either made through check or PayPal. Volunteers are needed to serve the meals in the cafeteria.

Chairpersons: Hot Lunch Program - Tina Gutekunst (910-3226, tinagute@cinci.rr.com); Friday Restaurant Lunch Program – Kathy Reid (598-9753, rreid1@cinci.rr.com).

 

Lenten Penny Race

This fundraiser kicks off each year on Ash Wednesday and continues throughout Lent. Each homeroom is encouraged to collect loose change and donations towards a charitable organization. Past recipients have included building a home in Haiti, Children’s Hospital Brain Cancer Research, and St. Jude families who have experienced personal tragedies.

Chairperson: Shelly Freking (598-6885, sfreking@cinci.rr.com).

Room Parents

Room Parents are responsible for organizing and working the Christmas and any end-of-year parties. Any other parties are at the request of the teacher. The different PTO organizations may also contact the Room Parents to help with phone chains or miscellaneous all-school parties throughout the year.

Chairperson: Jamie Singler,(598-8313,jsingler@cinci.rr.com)

School Supplies

PTO offers the parents the chance to order prepackaged supplies for the upcoming school year. Orders are taken at the end of the current school year. Packages include most of the items that the teachers in each grade requests on the school supply list found in the end-of-year registration folder. The supplies are then prepackaged during the summer and are available for pick up after the Church Masses on a designated weekend. If the supplies are not picked up after Mass, the package is placed on the student’s desk on the first day of school.

Chairpersons: Sally Tressler (574-8145, ttressler@cinci.rr.com) and Katy Samuels (574-2587, ksamuels@fuse.net)

"Souper" Bowl Event

This event takes place during the week of the Super Bowl. Kids bring in canned good donations for a local food bank. Kids place cans in the team’s box that they want to win the Super Bowl. Kids earn an out of uniform day for participating. Everyone is a winner!

Chairpersons: Kim Cole (574-8801, Kimberly.cole@53.com) and Chris Hoferer (941-2149, tomhof@fuse.net).

Trunk or Trest

This event is a fun way for the children of St. Jude to show off their Halloween costumes and “trick or treat” with their fellow St. Jude friends. Families bring candy to pass out and decorate their cars. Prizes are given for best costume, scariest costume and funniest costume, as well as, best decorated car. A parade of costumes is followed by “trick or treating” from car to car. The event is usually held on a Sunday in October.

Chairperson: Tina Gutekunst (910-3226, tinagute@cinci.rr.com)