Highland Elementary Hornets PTO

PTO may have officially taken a month off, but we couldn’t stay quiet for too long! 🐝

As we begin looking ahead to the new school year, we’re excited to share that our first big event will be our Highland Fall Festival taking place on Thursday, September 17th!

This year, we’re trading Boo Fest for something a little different…a classic fall festival filled with games, family fun, and plenty of opportunities to make memories together as a school community! We’re hoping to bring back the nostalgic feel of the fall festivals many of us remember growing up, while creating a fun new tradition for our Highland families.

But before we plan any other details, we need YOUR help! What games, activities, attractions, or ideas would you love to see at the Fall Festival? Drop your suggestions in the comments below! 👇

We’d also love to hear from anyone who may be willing to lend lawn games, carnival-style games, or other fun equipment for the event. If that’s you, send us a message!

Want to be part of the fun? We’re currently looking for volunteers to help with Fall Festival setup, along with several other PTO committees for the upcoming school year. If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to have you join us!

📋 Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044AAFA92AA1F58-64122687-20262027

At the end of the day, PTO is all about bringing our school community together, and we can’t wait to start planning an evening full of fun for our Highland families. 💙💛

And the best part about this date? There’s no school the next day! 😎 We already can’t wait to see you there!

💙🐝 As we conclude our Highland PTO Executive Board introductions for the upcoming school year, we’re excited to share that Tiffany Donahue will be returning for her 4th year serving as Treasurer, Beth Russell will be returning for her 2nd year serving as Vice President, and Kelsey Wolfe will be returning for her 2nd year serving as PTO President!

At this point, we probably don’t need any introductions because we’re sure you’re all used to seeing our faces already—but we are ALL incredibly excited to continue serving Highland and working together to strengthen our amazing school community!

This past year brought so many exciting moments, opportunities, and growth for our PTO, and we’re looking forward to building on that momentum in the upcoming year. From supporting our students and staff to creating meaningful family experiences and growing community involvement, we’re thankful for the opportunity to continue serving alongside such an incredible school community!

Thank you, Hornet families, for your continued support and willingness to jump in and help make Highland such a special place. We can’t wait to see what this next year brings! 💛

What a BUSY last month of school it has been! As we wrap up the year, Highland PTO is so proud of all we’ve been able to give back to our school community over these final weeks!

Because of the incredible support from our families, volunteers, staff, and community partners, PTO was happy to:

⭐ Cover the cost of the 5th grade field trip and student t-shirts
⭐ Donate toward snacks, refreshments, and the photo booth for 5th grade graduation
⭐ Provide drinks and supplies for today’s HES movie day
⭐ Host our final Read-a-Thon incentive celebration for our amazing donors and readers

At the end of the day, PTO is all about strengthening our school community and creating experiences that make Highland special for our students, staff, and families, and we truly feel this year was a success in reaching that goal 💙

Thank you for supporting Highland PTO and helping us make this such a memorable school year! 🐝

💙🐝 We’re excited to continue introducing the amazing parents serving on Highland PTO this upcoming year! Today we’re happy to introduce Shauna Hayes, who will be returning as our Fundraising Coordinator for the upcoming school year! Shauna shared this with the Highland community:

“Hi! I’m Shauna, and I’m excited to continue serving for my third year as Fundraising Coordinator this upcoming school year!!
My husband, Donny, and I have two daughters, Lenora and Madison. Lenora is currently at Highland and will be going into 4th grade.

I love working with businesses in our community to help raise money for all the fun and exciting things our PTO does throughout the year! I’m looking forward to another great year working together with our awesome PTO parents and amazing school community!!”

We’re so thankful Shauna is continuing to serve Highland PTO for another year! Her dedication to building community partnerships and helping support the many experiences, events, and opportunities provided through PTO has made such a positive impact on our school community. We know her enthusiasm and commitment will help make this upcoming year another exciting and successful one for our Hornets! 💙💛

💙☀️ That’s a wrap on Field Day 2026! ☀️💙

What a fun-filled day for our Hornets! From games and laughter to teamwork and smiles, today was such a great way to celebrate the end of an amazing school year! AND the Hornet himself making an appearance at the end of the day was the cherry on top! 🐝

A HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make today possible. We couldn’t pull off events like this without the support of our incredible Highland families and community. Your time, energy, and flexibility today meant so much!

📚 Yearbook Update:

Yearbooks were distributed today, but a few may have been held back so they wouldn’t get wet in backpacks from Water Day towels and gear. If you ordered a yearbook and it wasn’t in your child’s backpack today, don’t worry…it should be coming home tomorrow! 💙

🚨 FIELD DAY VOLUNTEER UPDATE 🚨

Due to Field Day being moved indoors because of weather, volunteer arrival times have shifted slightly.

☀️ Morning volunteers: Please arrive at 8:45 AM
☀️ Afternoon volunteers: Please arrive at 11:45 AM

Thank you so much for your flexibility and for helping us make Field Day fun for our Hornets — rain or shine! 💙💛

💙🐝 We’re excited to continue introducing the amazing parents serving on Highland PTO this upcoming year! Today we’re happy to introduce Sarah Ray, who will be returning as our Co-Volunteer Coordinator for the upcoming school year! Sarah shared this with the Highland community:

“My husband, Jonathan, and I have three kiddos — the oldest will be in first grade and our middle will be starting preschool this coming year. I’m thrilled to return for another year as Co-Volunteer Coordinator and get to work alongside some really amazing parents on our PTO! I’m excited to see many faces this coming year and help facilitate a great relationship between our wonderful teachers and amazing Highland families!”

We’re so thankful Sarah is returning to serve Highland PTO again this year! Her heart for helping others, welcoming families, and supporting both staff and volunteers has already made such a positive impact on our school community. We know she’s going to continue helping strengthen the connection between our amazing families and teachers throughout another wonderful year at Highland! 💙💛

A huge THANK YOU to all of our Highland families who came out to support our final Dine with the Hive event of the school year at Orange Leaf yesterday! We loved seeing so many Hornets enjoying a sweet treat with friends while helping support Highland PTO at the same time.

As we wrap up an amazing school year together, we’re excited to share a little sneak peek of this year’s Highland Yearbook cover! 👀📘

Yearbooks will be going home with students TOMORROW for everyone who placed an order, and we can’t wait for our students to flip through all the memories from this incredible year at Highland! 💙

💙🐝 We’re excited to continue introducing the amazing parents serving on Highland PTO this upcoming year! Today we’re happy to introduce Alex King, who will be serving as our new Events Coordinator for the upcoming school year! Alex shared this with the Highland community:

“Hi! I’m Alex King, mom to an incoming 1st grader and 3rd grader. I’ve spent the past several years involved in planning school and community events and genuinely enjoy the creative side of bringing people together. From organizing family events and fundraisers to coordinating volunteers and event details, I love creating experiences that people enjoy and remember. I’m excited to serve as Event Coordinator this year and look forward to helping make it a fun year for our school community!”

We’re so excited to have Alex serving on Highland PTO this year! Her experience planning events, coordinating volunteers, and creating meaningful experiences will be such an asset to our school community. We know her creativity, organization, and enthusiasm are going to help make this upcoming year full of memorable moments for our Hornets! 🎉💙💛

🍦🐝 LAST DINE WITH THE HIVE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! 🐝🍦

Join us TODAY at Orange Leaf on 54 from 2:30–5:30PM for one final sweet treat with your Highland friends before summer break! Please share that you’re there to support Highland when checking out with your yogurt!☀️

Come enjoy some frozen yogurt, catch up with school friends, and help support Highland PTO at the same time. We’d love to finish the year strong and see our Hornet families out one last time! 💙

📍 Orange Leaf on 54
⏰ 2:30–5:30PM TODAY

Share your Hornets enjoying their frozen yogurt in the comments below! 👇 📸

See you there, Hornets! 🍨