LOOK WHAT YOUR PTSA PROVIDED IN THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR!

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As this school year comes to a close, I want to thank all of you who joined our PTSA this year.

EVERY. SINGLE. STUDENT benefitted from your support. With record-setting membership numbers (with only 40% of our families participating), here is just a few highlights of what we were able to do:

• Install shade umbrellas at every outdoor table.

• With the support of a private donor, we were able to match our district’s contribution for a permanent shade structure for P.E. This is being installed in the Fall.

• We created budget line items for:

  • Student Support Services

  • Multi-Language Learner Hospitality

  • Electives Classes

• We purchased Basketball Jerseys for our Basketball Teams.

• PE got ALL new Pickleball nets, paddles, and balls.

• Our entire staff & student community participated in the Holocaust Remembrance PERMANENT Art Installation “The Butterfly Project.”

• With the help of another private donor, we created & furnished the “BEST ROOM EVER” – a private space for group meetings & hangouts for students first.

• We worked closely with ASB (Associated Student Body), investing in campus branding & beautification, with the purchase of our light up DÑO letters for community events & our fence décor that greets students, staff & visitors with our DIEGUEÑO school spirit.  

• Every single classroom got a MINI-GRANT for enriched curriculum, materials & supplies that goes beyond what public funding can provide.

• We purchased scripts & music books for Drama & Band.

• With our new Cougar Hall, we improved our ability to host performances there. We now have enhanced stage capabilities with student-run lighting, pipe & drape wings, digital backgrounds, and stage furniture.

• We have new powerful portable speakers for community events, as well as staff & student fun during the school day.

• Our Yearbook team has new refurbished cameras.

• We threw a few staff parties to celebrate all they do for our families. Staff Appreciation lunches, New Student meet & greets, Multi-Language Learner/ELAC gatherings, and small holiday celebrations.

• Our counseling center got supplies for group projects like friendship bracelets, gingerbread houses, and prizes.

• We provided anonymous field trip scholarships for students & families in need.

• We hosted a successful and engaging Red Ribbon Week.

• We provided healthy snacks for ALL students during CAASPP testing weeks.

• We partnered with two GENEROUS Diegueño families in their vision to host inaugural fundraising events for our school: Poker Night & 90s Night. Combined these events raised over $17,000!

• Finally, we put on 8th Grade Promotion with an upgrade in sound & décor, to create a more special feeling for this short ceremony that marks an important time in our kids’ lives. On to high school!

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This is ALL because of YOUR support. Our hope is that our students & staff always feel supported & included when they are here. We hope their two years at Diegueño are filled with feelings of belonging & purpose and we can carry these traditions on to future DÑO students.

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I know I also speak for your PTSA Executive Board when I say we are so proud & honored to have served this community and I personally can’t wait to do it again this year.

I hope those of you who are returning will join me in whatever capacity you can!

Staci Valdez

DÑO Parent (8th Grader)

PTSA President