The Wildchat: 4/09/2025
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
What's Happening This Month:
- 4/14 – 18: NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)
- 4/23 – Paws of Whittier Photo Submissions Due
- 4/23 – April School Board Meeting
- 4/24 – Staff Appreciation (Hosted by Kinder and 1st Grade Families)
- 4/25 – Wildcats Wonder
- 4/25 – Whittier Wildcats Evening at the Ballpark
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Tickets for Spring Fling Are On Sale Now!
Are you ready to cruise for a cause? Remember to buy your tickets to Whittier’s Spring Fling Block Party and Fundraiser! Our final fundraiser of the year, this annual tradition includes Class Art and Bucket auctions, tickets for staff and community hosted parties, and more to raise $75,000 to support essential staff and services at Whittier Elementary.
Details:
Date: Saturday, May 31 – 5:00-9:00pm
Location: Whittier Elementary Block Party (13th Ave NW)
Theme: Cruise for a Cause!
Dress: Come as you are (and feel free to wear your favorite boating hat/shoes/whatever!)
What to expect: alcohol and alcohol free beverages, food trucks, music, dancing, community and fun!
Reminder: This is a kid-free event, so get your babysitter booked!
Check out the Spring Fling website to buy tickets and for more information about the event and how you can help: https://whittierptaseattle.org/spring-fling-2025/
Snap a Pic of Your Pet!
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Have a 2025-2026 event you’d like to see included in this calendar? Contact us!
Seeking Golden Acorn Nominees!
A Golden Acorn Award is presented by a local PTA to a school or community volunteer in recognition of her or his dedication and service to children and youth. Since the beginning of this program in the 1930s, more than 54,000 Golden Acorn Awards have been presented to volunteers throughout Washington state.
Can you think of someone in the Whittier community who has gone above and beyond in their service to our school? If so, please send in a nomination including that individual’s name, along with why you are nominating them.
Send nominations to vp@whittierptaseattle.org. All nominations due by April 30th.
Join the Whittier PTA: Make a Lasting Impact on Our Children's Education
Are you looking for a meaningful way to make a difference in the Whittier community?
The PTA is seeking passionate individuals like you to get involved and support our school. Your contributions can have a lasting impact on the educational experience of our children.
Join us in shaping the future — the PTA needs your support!
These positions are a great way to get to know other caregivers and help influence the activities our PTA focuses on.
The majority of our volunteers are working full-time and each role is truly what you can make of it, in the constraints of your time. PTA meetings are typically one evening per month.
Looking ahead to the 2025-26 school year, there are a number of open volunteer roles on the PTA.
Please see the following list and feel free to message vp@whittierptaseattle.org with any questions or if you are interested in taking on a particular role.
Co-President – Oversee and manage the Whittier PTA
Communications Chair – Oversee PTA communications
Events Chair – Facilitate PTA presence at school events, support individual event chairs, plan grade level happy hours
Membership Chair – Manage PTA membership, mainly consists of data entry and one big Fall membership drive
Volunteer Coordinator – Organize volunteer data and engage volunteers as needed
Programs Co-Chair – Coordinate after school programs at Whittier
Tech Co-Chair – Maintain and help with PTA software applications
Wildchat Editor – Compile weekly care-giver communication about the happenings at Whittier
Yearbook Editor – Work with students and office staff to create yearbook
Student Directory Editor – Consists of compiling caregiver contact information per classroom and putting that into a directory format
We are also looking for leads for the following events next year.
Back to Business (typically held the week school starts)
Fall Festival (held around Halloween)
Book Fair (held around Thanksgiving)
Move-a-Thon (held in April)
Spring Fling (held in May)
Thank you in advance for considering taking on one of these important roles. Your school community thanks you!
Download the 2024-25 Whittier Student Directory
The 2024-25 Whittier Student Directory is now available for download! Many thanks to all the families and Wildcat artists who participated. We recommend bookmarking this link to access the most current version, as the PTA makes updates throughout the year.
To protect families’ privacy, we will only share the directory through internal channels (i.e. Konstella).
The PTA compiles the student directory each school year in coordination with families who wish to opt in. Families can use the directory to plan playdates, birthdays, and other fun! Opting in is voluntary. We only share the information you provide.
If you need to add or update your student’s contact info, it’s not too late! Please contact elzingg@gmail.com.
Submit Your Photos to Whittier's Yearbook Committee
We’re looking for high-resolution photos that capture our community learning and having fun together!
Submit photos for Whittier’s 2024-2025 yearbook to yearbook@whittierptaseattle.org.