PTO & Volunteering
Welcome to Westside PTO! Each year we host activities and fundraisers to benefit Westside Elementary. The students look forward to activities such as Donuts with a Grown Up, Book Fair, Young Einstein STEM Day, and holiday class parties. We also hold several fundraisers. We organize restaurant night fundraisers each month and participate in Box Tops for Education. In addition, we hold a Fun Run each Spring which is always a big hit! We raised $17,000 that we were able to put towards our most recent project, a new playground, completed and installed in October 2025!
The best ways to make sure you are informed of what’s happening with the PTO throughout the school year are to:
Get involved – Attend PTO Meetings!!
Watch for the monthly PTO Newsletter
Read student planners and Week-At-A-Glance pages
PTO Meeting Schedule
Everyone is invited to our PTO Meetings!! Please come and offer your ideas, opinions, or help! Dates and times are posted on Facebook and in the school monthly newsletter
PTO Executive Board
Megan Stembridge
Kiery Wilson
Angie Bailey
Jen Gillespie
Please consider helping out with any of our activities. There are so many ways to contribute and be a part of Westside! If you are interested, join our Facebook group - Westside PTO - and/or attend our monthly meetings. Dates and times are posted on Facebook and in the school monthly newsletter.
Volunteering Opportunities:
F.A.M.E. (The Fine Arts Mini Experience) Program
Room Parents
Box-Top collection
Yearbook Photography
What are the rewards of volunteering?
What is it that makes it worthwhile to take time out of busy schedules to help out at school? Parents report the following benefits of volunteering:
Firsthand Knowledge about the School: Volunteering gives you the opportunity to meet teachers and observe what happens at school. You can then evaluate what your child says (and what other parents tell you) based on your own impressions.
A Sense of Belonging: Volunteering connects you to the place where your child spends many hours each day.
Social Opportunities: Volunteers meet other parents and make new friends. Sometimes it is difficult to get to know people in your neighborhood.
A Sense of Achievement:Volunteering can produce tangible rewards, such as watching a child you tutor grasp a math concept or seeing the new computer purchased with grocery receipts.
Appreciation from your child: Children like to see visible signs that you care. They enjoy seeing you relate to school staff members. It helps them link home and school.
Reinforcing the Importance of School: By spending time on school activities, you are letting students know that school is important – you want them to work hard and achieve success.