05/08/2026
We’re wrapping up Staff Appreciation Week at Southwest Elementary the best way we know how—good food and even better people! 🎉
Today our amazing staff enjoyed Chicago’s pizza, breadsticks, fresh Caesar salad, and delicious brownies from Bonefish Grill 🍕🥗🍫
We are so grateful for everything our staff does each and every day for our students. Thank you for your dedication, heart, and all the ways you go above and beyond—you make Southwest such a special place! ❤️
And a big thank you to our wonderful community partners for helping us celebrate our staff all week long!
05/07/2026
Staff Appreciation Week at Southwest Elementary just keeps getting better and better!
A huge thank you to Olive Garden for treating our staff to delicious soup, salad, and breadsticks—comfort food at its finest! 🍲🥗🥖
And a special shoutout to Rachel Gildea with Mary Kay for bringing a little extra TLC to our day with a relaxing hand-washing station featuring Satin Hands. Our staff felt so pampered! ✨🧴
We are so grateful for the community support that helps us celebrate our amazing educators in such meaningful ways!
05/06/2026
Today our amazing staff was treated to farmers market–inspired goodie bags filled with fresh, fun treats, plus a refreshing lemonade bar from Raising Cane’s to keep everyone cool and smiling!
We’re so grateful for everything our staff does each and every day—this week is all about celebrating YOU! Stay tuned for more fun surprises! 🎉
05/05/2026
Feeling the love this Staff Appreciation week! ❤️
A big THANK YOU to City Barbeque for treating our amazing Southwest Elementary staff to a delicious lunch—pulled pork, chicken, mac & cheese, and green beans… yum! 🍗🧀
We’re so grateful for all you do for our students each and every day. Enjoy a well-deserved treat! 💛
05/04/2026
Staff Appreciation Week is off to a brew-tiful start! ☕️🧁🍓
Nothing says ‘thank you’ like muffins, fresh fruit, and COFFEE! A huge shoutout to Coffeehouse Five – Greenwood for fueling our amazing staff this morning. We appreciate you helping us celebrate the best team around!
05/04/2026
🎉 Walk-A-Thon Success! 🎉
Thanks to the incredible support of our families, we raised $5,800 during this year’s Walk-A-Thon! We are so grateful for your generosity and enthusiasm—it truly made this event a success. Your contributions help support our students and school in meaningful ways. Thank you for being such an amazing community!
Our top earners in each grade level had the opportunity to pick their LEGO prize!
K: Jackson Foster
1: Violet Ridenour
2: Quincy Kadinger
3: Lyndi Lantz
4: Aaliyah Willis
5: Isabella Tyler
The student's that raised $50 or more will have their lunch with Mrs. Henry next week on Wednesday!
04/06/2026
PTO Meeting tonight at 7 PM in the Library. 😊
03/02/2026
PTO Meeting tonight at 7 PM in the library.