LOOK WHAT YOUR PTSA PROVIDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS!​​

As we are wrapping up another awesome school year, I want to thank all of you who joined our PTSA.  EVERY. SINGLE. STUDENT benefited from your support. 

Here are just a few highlights of what we were able to do:

• Purchased 3 high quality, branded pop-up shade tents for campus.

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

• We created a budget line item & appointed an Executive Board member for our Band Boosters, enabling our Music Department to qualify for future grants.

• We provided funding for the Spelling Bee & The National Scholastic Challenge, in which ALL 25 of our students scored higher than the national average AND our own 8th grade student earned the top score in the state of California!

• We handled submissions for the PTA Art Reflections Contest, where our students received the Ninth District PTA Awards and even moved on to the State and National levels.

• We purchased bookcases for The Learning Commons.

• We ran an LA Fire Donation Drive.

• We created Diegueño's inaugural World Culture Day.

• Our Art Department received new display panels & mat boards to host ART NIGHT.

• ASB got their long-awaited e-message board. Students now have a visual reminder – in multiple languages – of the events happening on campus.

• We replaced and upgraded our only laminating machine.

• Our Science Department received new classroom supplies.

• PE received new, portable, outdoor speakers and bulletin boards, and we’re in the process of upgrading our Mile Record Board for our new locker rooms. Worthy note: In a recent year, 8th Grader Henry Beierschmitt ran a 5:31 mile, making it onto the record board for all-time Diegueño legends!

• We purchased an outdoor sound system for Family Nights, ASB, and Performances.

• We continued our tradition of warm, welcoming, high energy campus events like: Cougar Camp, Mosey Monday, New Family Orientation, Back to School Night, Fall Family Night, etc. with fun music, food & local businesses, and information booths.

• Students participated in our annual Holocaust Remembrance PERMANENT Art Installation “The Butterfly Project.” The commemorative plaque was installed in 2026.

• Every single classroom received MINI-GRANTS for enriched curriculum, materials & supplies that go beyond what public funding can provide.  

• We purchased new Band instruments, while repairing instruments we already own.

• We continued to improve our ability to host performances in Cougar Hall with enhanced stage capabilities focused on student-run lighting & sound and high quality stage microphones.

• 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 entire staff gets custom Diegueño shirts on their first day returning to school.

• Our counseling center gets supplies for group projects like gingerbread houses and prizes.

• We coordinated anonymous Community Giving campaigns for DÑO families to help fellow DÑO families in need.  

• We provided anonymous scholarships.

• Our unhoused 8th grade students will receive Yearbooks, free of charge.

• We provided Student Agenda Planners for any student who needed one.

• We sent our ASB & Journalism students on a field trip to the U.S.S. Midway.

• We hosted successful and engaging wellness weeks: Red Ribbon, Yellow Ribbon, No Place for Hate, and One Diegueño.

• We provided inflatable costumes for ASB to host a Teacher vs. Teacher Race. 

• PTSA Volunteer “cheerleaders” provided healthy snacks & encouraging posters for ALL students during CAASPP testing weeks.

• We partnered with GENEROUS Diegueño families to host our annual Poker Classic fundraiser.

• Finally, we put on 8th Grade Promotion, continuing our commitment to great sound & décor, creating a 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. 

Your PTSA Executive Board is so proud & honored to have served this community and we can’t wait for next year. We hope those of you who are returning will join us in whatever capacity you can.​

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