The PAC is a collaboration of parents and guardians working with and in support of school staff to enhance our children’s educational experience.
This page is ran by the Hawthorne PAC parents.
WE DID IT. Thank you to every family, donor, sponsor, volunteer, teacher, and child who made last night possible. You helped us raise our goal for arts education at Hawthorne. We are so proud of this community.
05/07/2026
TODAY IS THE DAY! Join us tonight for Hawthorne’s Celebration of Children & the Arts. Student art, live auction, dunk tank, food, face painting, and an entire community coming together. See you there! 4:00
05/06/2026
A huge thank you to our Van Gogh Sponsors for supporting Hawthorne’s Celebration of Children and the Arts! 🎨
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Your generosity helps fund the art experiences that make Hawthorne such a creative and vibrant place for students, including artist residencies, classroom art supplies, workshops, field trips, and more.
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We are so grateful for your support of our young artists!
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05/06/2026
🎨✨ TOMORROW. IS. THE. DAY. ✨🎨
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35 years of Hawthorne magic — and THIS is the year we go big.
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Tomorrow night we have:
🖼️ A LIVE AUCTION with jaw-dropping student masterpieces — and a cheer squad to get you FIRED UP to bid
🪣 The Dunk Tank is BACK to bid on (you know what to do)
🧺 Silent Auction baskets closing TOMORROW NIGHT
🎪 Carnival games + face painting for the kids
👕 Spirit Wear table — first time EVER
🎁 Hedgehog Gift Shop — kid-run, kid-loved
👶 FREE childcare by State of Play 4:30–6:30 (must pre-register!)
🍕 Pizza, snacks & treats in the cafeteria
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📍 405 E Mendenhall St · Doors open at 4 PM
💳 Cash or credit card · (Sorry, no Apple Pay!)
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The live auction starts at 5:30. Show up ready. Our kids worked all year on these pieces and they deserve a ROOM FULL OF ENERGY. Bring your friends. Bring your family. Bring your bidding paddle. 🎉
05/05/2026
2 DAYS. Have you bid yet? Have you told every parent and grandparent you know? May 7th is going to be one for the books — we can feel it. Let’s make it happen for our kids.
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Check out the map so you can plan.
Choir performances at 3:45
Everything else begins at 4:00.
Pro tip: give your kids a little cash so they can hit the gift shop while you head to the silent auction 🎨🖼️🦔
05/04/2026
Don’t forget tomorrow 5/5 is hedgehog spirit day 🦔
Wear your most fly spirit wear! And if you don’t have something hedging specific, grab your most SLAMMIN’ trap and grey outfit and add some bling too!
PSA for Hawthorne teachers: we see you. We respect you. And we are absolutely going to dunk you. The dunk tank bid are open as part of our silent auction. Kids, it’s time to strategize.
THE SILENT AUCTION IS NOW LIVE! Bid on gorgeous classroom baskets, student artwork, and YES — the dunk tank. Every dollar goes directly to Hawthorne’s arts education. Link in bio. GO GO GO!
05/03/2026
🔔 FOR PARENTS:
It’s giving all that and a bag of chips 🎉 Staff Appreciation Week is HERE, Hedgehogs, and we are going ALL OUT — 90s style! May 4–8, your incredible teachers and staff are getting the appreciation they deserve all week long.
Here’s the lineup:
📅 Mon 5/4 — MoBowls MONDO lunch in the parking lot
👟 Tue 5/5 — Hedgehog Spirit Day (teal, grey & BLING!)
🛒 Wed 5/6 — Snack Cart Day (CHA-CHING!)
🪧 Thu 5/7 — Sign Gypsies showing up for our teachers
☕ Fri 5/8 — Hand-delivered coffee from Cafe M.
Our Hawthorne staff shows up every single day for our kids. This week, we show up for them. 🤍
Thank you to our PAC volunteers who make this magic happen every year!
05/02/2026
A huge thank you to our DaVinci Sponsors for supporting Hawthorne’s 35th Annual Celebration of Children and the Arts! 🎨
We are so grateful to Field Studio, Design 5 Architecture, Sharbert Enterprises, and State of Play for investing in our students and helping make this special event possible.
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Your support helps fund artist residencies, art supplies, creative classroom experiences, art-focused field trips, and opportunities for Hawthorne students to explore and celebrate the arts.
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Thank you for helping keep the arts thriving at Hawthorne! ✨