Week of December 31 - January 6, 2023

Here’s to a year full of joy, laughter, and unforgettable memories with a fantastic community! ~PTO

The PTO General Membership meeting is when all DES families are invited to come together and hear what the PTO has been working on, bring your opinions and questions to the table, and share your feedback.

Stay tuned for the agenda in next week's Blast.

South River High School students will provide free childcare for school-age children at next week's PTO meeting.

Check the PTO calendar for the dates of upcoming meetings.

See you all on Tuesday, 1/9!

Attention all Fifth Grade Parents! The Yearbook Committee needs your help to ensure your fifth-grade student is recognized in the DES Yearbook. For each fifth-grade student, please submit a baby picture and a 20-word sentiment of praise or encouragement to be published in the yearbook. Please keep your sentiment to 20 words so your message will fit in the available space. You may upload the baby picture and sentiment at the link below. When you upload your picture, please follow these instructions:

• Click here to upload your baby picture and select that you are uploading a candid photo.
• Upload your chosen photo, and when asked if you wish to upload more photos, select no.
• Enter your student's first and last name as the photo's Caption.
• Enter your sentiment of no more than 20 words in the Notes section of the photo.

The picture and sentiment are due no later than March 1, 2024. If you have questions or difficulty uploading your photos, please email desgatorsyearbook@gmail.com.

To get involved, please check out the General SignUp Genius for the current volunteering opportunities. Be sure to navigate through the tabs to see all the current options!

We have a bunch of new volunteer opportunities coming up! More information about each can be found by clicking the hyperlinks and reading the descriptions below the table.

Whole Kids Yoga will return for a winter Yoga Club.  Starting January 10, this club will meet on Wednesdays. Click here to register!

We are looking for someone to co-chair a spring running club. Please contact Brooke Zingler at vpvolunteers.pto.des@gmail.com if you want to hear more about this role. 

What are you waiting for?! 🤔

Thank you to all the families that have already paid their dues! In addition to supporting our students and staff, these families have access to our Family Directory and voting rights at our PTO General Membership meetings.

Click here to join the PTO and help support our mission.

Family membership forms can be accessed by going to 

"My Account">"My Forms/Paperwork">"PTO Membership 2023-24"

For any questions about updating your information, completing the membership form, or signing up for the blast, please email Sam Rhinehardt at vpcomms.pto.des@gmail.com.