Category: Events

Thank you to Richmond parent Jennifer Gingrich for attending the SACET meeting on 11/4/14 and reporting back to our community; her meeting summary is below.  You can read the PTA’s response to the SACET recommendations here. Meeting Summary: The superintendent was very pleased with the Report and the work of the SACET.  She commended the …

Update – Enrollment & Transfer Policy News Concerned Richmond families, Thank you to everyone who attended Monday night’s community meeting regarding enrollment & transfer policy changes being recommended next week to PPS Board of Directors. There was fantastic Richmond representation at the meeting and our concern was evident. The committee charged with evaluating enrollment and …

Every year, the PTA hosts potluck lunches and dinners for our amazing Richmond teachers and staff who work extra hours at our school during Parent-Teacher Conferences. Our fabulous parent cooks have made this annual event a favorite with teachers. This year, we will be serving both lunch and dinner on Wednesday, October 29th, and Thursday, October 30th. Please …

Fall is fast upon us and soon it will be time for the PTA Harvest Festival—featuring this year the Halloween Parade.  Join us on October 18 from 11 am to 3 pm for crafts, games, a bike rodeo, bake sale and Halloween fun, including the traditional parade.  Halloween is not a school day this year for PPS, so we’re …

Did you know there’s a huge clothing center inside Marshall High, providing free clothing to our public school kids? This PTA-sponsored clothing center provides warm winter coats, new socks and underwear, jeans, and much more for PPS kids in need. Currently, the Center is serving 35-50 PPS students daily. Every Monday and Thursday morning the clothing center lobby fills …

Richmond PTA’s Super Green Team is hosting another garden breakfast on Saturday, October 11th.  Join us any time between 9AM and noon for coffee drinking, pastry eating, weed pulling, bark chip spreading, and other fun activities. We’ll have some new signs to help you identify plants along the nature walk… come and help us figure out what’s what! …

The PTA General Meeting will be held on October 9, from 6:30-8:00 pm, in the school cafeteria.  Join us for cupcakes and meet new Richmond staff, learn about the 5th grade technology pilot and have a say in how your PTA dollars will be put to work this year.  The program includes: Principal’s Address:  Bev Pruitt – …

International Walk and Bike to school day is Wednesday, October 8 and Richmond is participating with Stop Walk Bike. How: Richmond students can participate in any of the following ways: Stop Walk for families that travel by car or bus. Park a few blocks away from school or your bus stop and use foot-power the …