Southwest Elementary PTO

07/20/2026

Excited to say hello and welcome to our newest Coyote 🎉💚💛

Colleen Wegener is excited to join Southwest Elementary as the new art teacher. She spent over 25 years as a designer and art director before transitioning to education and has taught middle school art for the past five years.

A practicing artist, Colleen has exhibited mosaic work at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, earning Top 25 recognition in the 2D category. She enjoys helping students build creativity and confidence through art.

Outside the classroom, Colleen enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with family and friends. She looks forward to inspiring young artists at Southwest this year!

07/15/2026

Did you know that the Livingston daily beat of nominations are happening right now, and you can nominate Southwest Elementary as the best public school?!

Just click on the link, head to education, and in public school type out Southwest! 💚💛

Check it out now!

07/14/2026

Stop by Thursday and say hello to Mrs. Warren!!!

The Highlander Reading Express is back for another week of books, reading, and summer fun! Stop by to pick out a great book, visit with our volunteers, and enjoy a fun morning with the Reading Express!

Here's where you can find us this week:

📍 Tuesday, July 14
Ravines of Rolling Ridge Playground
🕥 10:30–11:30 a.m.
👋 Volunteers: Mr. Gould, Ms. Devine, and Ms. Barrett

📍 Wednesday, July 15
Amber Oaks Playground
🕥 10:30–11:30 a.m.
👋 Volunteer: Ms. Gill

📍 Thursday, July 16
Genoa Township Park
🕥 10:30–11:30 a.m.
👋 Volunteers: Mr. Starkey, Ms. Stolle, and Ms. Warren

A heartfelt thank you to this week's volunteers for sharing their time and helping foster a love of reading in our Highlanders. Your support helps make the Highlander Reading Express a summer tradition our students look forward to each week!

Check out the graphic below to see who's volunteering and where we'll be throughout the week. We hope to see you there!

06/21/2026

Katia is seriously incredible!!!! Continuing to set records and crush it. We are so proud 💚💛🏹

06/20/2026

Way to go Katia!!!! 💚💛🏹

Let’s cheer on our archers competing today at the World Championships! Both qualified for this event by hitting the podium at the National Championship!!!

06/15/2026

Take a look at who will be the special guests on the book bus this week!!! 💚💛

The Highlander Reading Express is back on the road this week!

Join us as we bring books, reading, and summer fun to neighborhoods across our community. Every stop is an opportunity for students to discover great books, keep their reading skills sharp, and connect with fellow Highlanders.

A special thank you to this week's volunteers who are generously sharing their time to help make the Highlander Reading Express possible.

Check out the graphic below to see where we'll be this week and who will be joining us at each stop!

📍 Ravines of Rolling Ridge Playground — Tuesday, June 16
📍 Amber Oaks Playground — Wednesday, June 17
📍 Genoa Township Park — Thursday, June 18

We hope to see you there!

05/30/2026

Happy last day Southwest 💚💛. We wanted to share a special video we sent to the staff from our favorite 90’s teacher.

Enjoy and class dismissed!

Connect with your favorite stars.

05/28/2026

Yesterday our top color run pledges enjoyed their field trip to Dairy Queen 🍦. We had an awesome time celebrating all their hard work 💚💛

05/26/2026

Don’t delay, get your Lost and Found items now!! With only three days left of school now is the time to do that final shopping before items are donated and put in our pantry 💚💛.