Hello WIS Families!
March was Women’s History Month. There are so many amazing women who have impacted WIS not only in March, but all day every day. I’d like to thank a few of the amazing women who have had an impact on the PTO yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Laura Schlossberg, Philanthropy chair 2020 - 2021. She led the way for the picnic tables that are outside the cafeteria. She saw a need for expanded learning and dining space due to the covid pandemic and took positive action to make a hard situation more enjoyable. She was diligent in her research for products and pricing to stretch our PTO dollars as far as they would go.
Mindy Fierro, Grade Coordinator 2019 - 2021 and Vice President 2021-2022: Mindy found creative and thoughtful ways to celebrate our 5th grade class in the height of the covid pandemic. She created the 5th grade car parade, delivered t-shirts with a special packaging to make it not just another school t-shirt. Throughout 2020-2021 she went above and beyond to keep the school traditions alive for the classes.
Daniella Swetland, Vice President 2019 -10/ 2020, President 10/ 2020-2021and Past-President 2021 -2022: Daniella stepped in after the start of the school year. She led the PTO as we welcomed students back to in person learning and distance learning from home. Daniella led our team of volunteers focusing on programs that we could do within covid protocols and create new programs to fill the gap.
Monica Stromwall, President 2019-10/ 2020: Monica navigated the PTO through a partial regular school year focusing on programming and fundraising. When Covid shut down our schools and worlds, she managed to navigate uncharted waters keeping the PTO running smoothly. She had to make hard decisions, find new ways to celebrate our students and teachers, and build on past programs.
All of these amazing women and more than I have space to mention, have made my job so much easier. They showed patience, grace, and enthusiasm for volunteering for the PTO.
So go out and thank a PTO volunteer. They have a huge impact on our students school experience. Everything from picture day, family fun night, yearbook, teacher appreciation day and so much more.
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Debbie Carrothers
WIS PTO President 2021-2022