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Happy New Year!

December 2020

As we reflect back to the end of the first semester, we are thankful for our students, our school and staff, and our amazing teachers. We are grateful for their hard work and ingenuity. Ultimately, we are thankful for everything we accomplished together as a school community during these unprecedented (literally Dictionary.com 2020 "word of the year") times. We survived 2020! We are now thankful for the fresh start that a new year brings, and optimistic about our future return to our beloved school. Here's to 2021! Onward and upward!

Many volunteers assisted in delivering these winter goodies to homes to share Warm Winter Wishes for our December's Teacher & Staff Appreciation event. Thank you to everyone who purchased from our Wish List, & to those who drove & delivered the goodies!

Ms. Sears with her cute dog and student volunteer, Hannah Sidranski.

The Chromebook Swap, Holiday Food Drive and Winter Clothing Drive was a big success! The weather was lovely and lots of volunteers were on hand to handle the many food and winter clothing donations. Thank you to all who volunteered, and to all the parents and students who came out on a Saturday to pick up their new Chromebook!

2021 FRIENDS OF NORTHWEST PTO MEETING DATES

JANUARY 21, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

FEBRUARY 18, GENERAL MEETING

MARCH 18, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING

APRIL 15, GENERAL MEETING

MAY 20, END OF YEAR SOCIAL* (TBA)

EXECUTIVE MEETINGS ARE FOR BOARD MEMBERS ONLY. GENERAL MEETINGS ARE FOR EVERYONE, VIA ZOOM. TIMES AND ZOOM LINKS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE. ALL MEETINGS ARE VIRTUAL UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Friends of Northwest 2020-2021 PTO Board

Friends of Northwest PTO Board Pictured Above, top to bottom, left to right: Mishella Bastianson - President, Julia Kennedy-White - Vice-President, Kelly Picarsic - Treasurer, Rachel Busby - Secretary, Teri Miller - Hospitality Chair, Lakira Williams, Melinda Singleton, Fae Shaffer - Co-Fundraising Chair, Terrah McCarty, Imani Surratt, Jodi Sidranski, Elizabeth Kovacs - Co-Fundraising Chair, Ilona Silva, and Chrissy Premeaux.