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Powerhouse Parents and Guardians
Parents’ Association
• Added Residential Life representatives to the PA Executive Committee and held on-campus events for Residential Life families
• Directly supported teacher professional development with a financial contribution during the Semicentennial Gala
• Welcomed a record 485 grandparents and special friends to campus for Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day
• Held a Learning Village Book Fair in partnership with New Dominion Bookstore (local and alumna owned!)
• Hosted themed library hours after school, including one to celebrate a book written by our own Mr. Perry and another to highlight the Upper School musical!
• Delivered 528 bagels and 102 tubs of cream cheese/butter to faculty and staff
• Provided refreshments for the End of Year All-Staff Party
• Added logos to 230 polo shirts to sell through Saints’ Closet
• Held five days of Faculty/Staff Appreciation Week activities
• Sponsored a Wednesday Wellness parent/guardian enrichment event with the hosts of “The Puberty Podcast”
Arts Boosters
• Organized and sold concessions at the Middle and Upper School theater productions
• Underwrote the purchase of art frames for the Visual Arts Department, two iPad Pro devices for the US Orchestra and US Choir conductors, and LED lighting enhancements for campus theaters
• Sponsored guest performers for the Winter Concert and A Cappella Fest
• Supported funding for the Annual Wearables Arts Runway Show
• Organized an art activities station at Fall Family Festival
• Raised $6,812 during the April Annual Plant Sale
Saints Athletics Club
• Funds from the Saints Athletics Club memberships, concessions, and other sales will support a portion of the upgrades to the strength and conditioning improvements in the Conway Convocation Center (CCC)
• Staffed concessions for home football games through parent, guardian, and student volunteers
• Partnered with Upper School Student Life Committee on game themes and swag to increase school spirit
• Held retro uniform sale and raffle at Fall Family Festival
• Sponsored letterman jacket fittings, end-of-year team events, a DJ for the girls’ and boys’ basketball double header game, and record boards for swim & dive and track & field located in the CCC
• Supported three Athletics newsletters (fall, winter, and spring)